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Welcome to Alberta
Capital: Edmonton
Motto: (Strong and Free) Fortis et Liber
Flower: Wild Rose
Population, 1998: 2,913,350<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Roughly half of the southwestern section of the province is dominated by mountains and foothills - striking reminders of the glaciers that, over millions of years, formed, moved and receded in the area. Peaks of the Rocky Mountains located in Alberta range from 2 130 to 3 747 metres in elevation.
Over one-half of the province of Alberta, or approximately 350 000 km2, is covered by forests. Of the total forest area, 216 000 km2 are classified as commercially productive forest land and contain both hardwood and softwood species.
The Edmonton Alberta Capital Region features more than 40 attractions of interest, including galleries, museums, zoos, and historical sites. These attractions, including West Edmonton Mall, Odyssium (formerly the Edmonton Space & Science Centre), Fort Edmonton Park and the Alberta Legislature Building, offer enjoyment and entertainment value for all.
Alberta has one of the world's most productive agricultural economies, producing about 25 percent of the value of Canada's annual output. Approximately 22 million hectares of cultivated and uncultivated land are used as pasture and forage for livestock. While wheat remains the primary crop, the production of new crops continues to expand as the industry diversifies. The province maintains the largest livestock population in Canada.
Long known as Canada's "energy province," Alberta has more than 65 percent of the country's reserves of conventional crude oil, over 80 percent of its natural gas, and all of its bitumen and oil-sands reserves.
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Indoor Navigation 101 - An introduction to Indoor Navigation and Mobile Wayfinding
Mobile Wayfinding a.k.a. Indoor Navigation is hot. However, when you start searching on the internet, you notice quickly how different the images are that people perceive when discussing indoor navigation. And don’t even mention the huge mountain of terminology you are confronted with such as ‘beacons, blue dot, SLAM, inertial sensors, BTLE, routing, triangulation, dead-reckoning’... Are you still following? We have spelled it all out in our blog ‘Mobile Wayfinding 101’.
The two most important components that you need to differentiate between are:
Indoor Positioning
Indoor Navigation
Indoor positioning is simply determining the location of the cellphone of the user who moves into a building. Outside that is very easy. Outdoors your location can be determined by GPS satellites with an accuracy of about 10 -2 0 meters. Inside buildings, however, GPS does not work, so we have to find other ways to determine the location of a cell phone
Determining a location inside a building. How can you do that?
There are several ways in which you can determine the location of a cellphone inside a building.
The most important distinction in indoor positioning is:
Geo-fencing / Proximity
Sub-meter-positioning
Geo fencing is the virtual delimitation of an area within a building. That can be done for instance with a beacon. A beacon sends a signal (blue tooth signal) and the phone can pick up this signal at a distance of 10-75 meters. This distance depends on how strong you set the signal strength of the beacon. If you set this to a radius of 25 meters, it means that you would fall within a diameter of 50 meters (2 x 25 m) within the virtual delimitation of this beacon. So it is not an exact determination of location, but that is probably not necessary anyway. More about this later.
Sub-meter positioning is determination of location that is much more accurate. An average accuracy of 2-7 meters can be achieved. Some claim an even higher accuracy, but that is nonsense and not even relevant. Following are a number of indoor positioning methodologies. There are tens of those, but most can be classified in the following categories or are a hybrid form of those.
Sub meter positioning with beacons
Instead of using just 1 beacon for an accuracy of approximately 50 meters, you can also install 3 x as many beacons, to realize a more accurate positioning of the cellphone.
The phone receives a radio signal from 3 beacons and can measure the strength of these 3 signals (RSSI). The signal strength has a more or less linear relation to the distance of the beacons, so with some calculations the location of the cellphone can be determined.
Radio signals are messed up
In a lab or an ideal building with just four exterior walls, this will perfectly work. However, the accuracy of the signal is strongly influenced by objects in open areas, such as inner walls or pillars. These objects reflect and absorb the signal. But objects without a set location cause even more problems, such as doors, furniture, people, etc. They cause an unpredictable interruption of the signal, which makes it very difficult to receive true radio signals and therefor to determine the location.
Sub-meter positioning with Wi-Fi stations
The same applies for Wi-Fi stations. The only addition is that the radio signals that are sent from here are also not constant. That makes location determination using Wi-Fi stations even more complicated. Devices running on iOS 4.3 and higher will not be able to provide client based positioning via WiFi. That means that almost the total population of iPhones will be excluded.
However, server side positioning will work up to 10 meter accuracy for all devices. In that case the building needs acquire additional hardware that is very expensive. For example Cisco MSE, includes a location server that can provide location data to smartphones.
Sensors in the phone
Every smartphone contains sensors, such as a barometer, a compass, an accelerometer, a camera, etc. These sensors can be used when determining the location of a phone in the area indoors. Data originating from these sensors is often used in combination with signals from beacons or Wi-Fi stations and is therefore referred to as fusion technology: a mixture of several elements that have to lead to accurate indoor positioning. Objects in the inner space often disrupt indoor positioning by for example beacons. The detrimental effects of those disruptions can be resolved by using for instance also the information from the accelerometer. The accelerometer indicates moving behavior of the user. So, with some physics and mathematics you can still easily determine the most probably position if the user starts to move and the beacon signal is disrupted, exactly at that moment.
Indoor positioning using ambient magnetic fields
This is a system that has been developed by a university in Finland. This system has now been commercialized in the form of the company IndoorAtlas. Every building has its own magnetic 'fingerprint'. IndoorAtlas has developed a tool with which you can create this magnetic fingerprint of every building and then the compass (together with some other sensors) can determine the location within the building. The huge advantage of this system is that you do not need to place external positioning hardware inside the building.
SLAM (Simultaneous localization and mapping)
This is a term from robotics and artificial intelligence. Robotic mapping is a way to have an autonomous system construct a map or floor plan (finger printing) from all kinds of signals (e.g. blue tooth beacons, Wi-Fi, camera, etc.) and localize itself at the same time. Currently there are too many practical problems such as computational power, to have SLAM available and bring value to mobile indoor wayfinding.
What's the use of indoor positioning?
In principle, with just the location information, you can do nothing that has any value. Providing indoor positioning for your building is not an objective unto itself. Location determination is a means to an end. But what would be the objectives you have in mind?
Indoor positioning is embraced by the commerce as being the next big thing. With indoor positioning it is possible to send messages to people or to filter information based on their indoor location. The question only is: How exact does your indoor positioning have to be for the content to be filtered relevantly? Is it actually necessary to pursue a sub-meter positioning? It depends on the application you choose that utilizes the location of the user. For marketing purposes there is no single use case and/or business case yet, that necessitates sub-meter positioning.
Another application that can utilize indoor positioning is indoor navigation. The question here is, again, how exact your indoor position needs to be. This, again, depends on which type of application you choose.
Indoor Navigation, an historic perspective
The Dutch information scientist Edsger Dijkstra came up with the routing algorithm in 1959. Eventually this algorithm was named after him. Shortest route calculations are usually executed using the Dijkstra algorithm.
Route planner CD-ROM in 1992
This system is actually not a real navigation, because the only thing it does is calculate a route and show this in a list of instructions to the consumer. So it doesn’t provide insight into which instruction should be read at what moment. So the content is not being filtered by the context of the consumer; in this case, his actual location. Route planners only show a global image to the user regarding the route he or she has to drive or walk.
Philip CariN in 1995
CARiN stands for CAR information and Navigation. This was the first commercial turn-by-turn navigation system for the outdoor environment. It set a complete new standard and it is still valid today. Apple and Google now dominate this market for turn-by-turn outdoor navigation.
Indoor Navigation; the various concepts
What we see is that indoor navigation is still very much in its infancy. For the moment the outdoor navigation concept is just being copied to an indoor environment, because suddenly possibilities arise to utilize indoor positioning. (Scientific) research is still needed before we can determine with certainty which indoor navigation concept is going to provide the best consumer experience.
There is one important aspect within the indoor navigation and that is the automatic routing. The automatic calculation of routes is a must. To enter all routes manually is an enormous job. Imagine a hospital with 150 destinations (policlinics, restaurant, shops, chapel, nursing stations, etc.). Your goal is not just to be taken from the main entrance to those 150 locations (150 routes). You also want to navigate from all 150 locations to all the other locations. That means a total of 150 x 149 = 22.350 routes. The manual defining of these routes is a lot of work. But, suppose that a P.O.I. relocates, or that a corridor has to be closed off or an elevator is out of order? Then you have to able to intervene fast and you can only do that if all routes have been calculated.
Several concepts claim to be indoor navigation instruments. Here we will list the most common concepts.
Route descriptions
This is the equivalent of the outdoor route CD Rom. The consumer receives a set of navigation instructions so these can make the correct decisions underway to reach his end destination. This is a method that is being utilized if there is no automatic positioning present in the building. The consumer has to be aware himself of where he is and will have to retrieve the correct instruction that relates with that position in order to be able to navigate. This navigation concept occurs with automatic route calculation, but also with hand-defined routes.
Maps with walking route
These are digital maps where the walking route has been marked on a map from start to finish. The consumer has to be very good at reading a map and has to be able to translate his own position and the 2D information to the real environment. The consumer has to understand where his position is and has to try and follow the marked route. This navigation concept occurs with automatic route calculation, but also with hand-defined routes.
Maps with a blue dot (blue-dot navigation)
This is the best known indoor navigation variation. The reason for this is that people think of maps and a blue dot when they think of navigation because that is what they are used to in outdoor navigation. Many startups worldwide try to imitate outdoor navigation with navigation inside buildings.
For so-called 'blue dot' navigation you always need sub-meter location determination. It has to be visible where you are at all times. Continuous location determination is therefore needed during the entire navigation process. This demands the installation of an indoor positioning system that can provide sub-meter location determination.
This variety of indoor navigation we can also call turn-by-turn navigation. At every decision point the consumer receives a navigation instruction. In this case too, the user has to relay 2D information into the real environment. This navigation concept occurs with automatic route calculation, but also with hand-defined routes.
Photo landmark navigation is a set of navigation instructions whereby the consumer sees pictures of the environment with the correct navigation instruction in words and images. The user can see exactly on which location the indicated navigation instructions have to be followed. You only have to compare the picture on the phone with what you see around you.
For this system, external location determination is not necessary because the user himself does this without realizing this. External location determination can be utilized to warn users when they deviate from the correct route so that the user can have a new route calculated fast and be presented with it. This navigation concept occurs with automatic route calculation, but also with hand-defined routes.
Indoor Navigation and Wayfinding
An indoor navigation system does not ensure that you can easily find your way inside a building. Indoor navigation is a concept which makes mobile wayfinding possible. First we have to determine a definition for 'wayfinding'. Wayfinding encompasses all of the ways in which people (and animals) orient themselves in a physical space and navigate from place to place (Wikipedia).
Wayfinding design seeks to provide structure and organization to build environments by providing the appropriate tools to enable self-guidance. It seeks to reduce complexity in spatial problem solving as people work their way through a given environment.
There is a lot more to it than just the use and the combining of the techniques for indoor positioning and routing. It takes a lot more to let people actually find their way inside large buildings. Therefore, indoor navigation does not guarantee good wayfinding. Technics is never the starting point. It’s all about consumer experience. That has to be perfect and technology should only fulfill a helping role with that.
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Epiq Announces Executive Leadership Changes
ATLANTA and NEW YORKJANUARY 9, 2019
Epiq, a global leader in the legal services industry, today announced David C. Dobson has joined the company as the new chief executive officer and John Davenport, Jr., current chief executive officer of Epiq, will move up to executive chairman of the board.
Davenport founded Epiq, then known as Document Technologies, in 1998 and grew the business from a handful of employees and clients to a billion dollar global organization.
“We have found a remarkable leader that embodies our core values and client-centric focus to assume leadership of Epiq,” said Davenport. “After a thorough search process, I’m looking forward to my new role as chairman and to working with David, who will continue to execute on our vision and strategy of being the premier global legal services partner to clients around the globe. I believe that he is the right person to lead Epiq into the future.”
“I am very excited and honored to be joining such an incredible team at this important time in our company’s history,” said Dobson. “I look forward to building on the momentum that John and this team have created. We have a tremendous opportunity to further extend our leadership position in delivering high value services to our clients around the world.”
Dobson previously served as the chief executive officer of Digital River, a global eCommerce platform and services company. Prior to Digital River, Dobson held senior leadership positions at IBM, Corel, Pitney Bowes and CA Technologies. Dobson has a degree in electrical engineering and management from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada.
About Epiq
Epiq, a global leader in the legal services industry, takes on large-scale, increasingly complex tasks for corporate counsel, law firms, and business professionals with efficiency, clarity, and confidence. Clients rely on Epiq to streamline the administration of business operations, class action and mass tort, court reporting, eDiscovery, regulatory, compliance, restructuring, and bankruptcy matters. Epiq subject-matter experts and technologies create efficiency through expertise and deliver confidence to high-performing clients around the world. Learn more at www.epiqglobal.com.
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LHV / July 2019 / It’s all about Inclusion at Inclusion Festival and Everyone is Invited!
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It’s all about Inclusion at Inclusion Festival and Everyone is Invited!
Jermyn, PA – Mountain Sky Festival Grounds will be transformed into an event that is the only one of its kind in the United States because it is sensory-friendly and designed for people of all ages and abilities.
The event will feature wellness workshops, live music performances, yoga, crafts, nature walks, hula hooping, food, vendors, and more. Inclusion Festival’s founders had a vision – to make it possible for everyone to feel welcome in a supportive community that is sensitive to the needs of others.
Last summer Inclusion Festival attracted hundreds of people who experienced the joy of connecting with others who typically avoid crowds and loud music. This year, Inclusion Festival will attract people of all walks of life, with and without special needs, for an event that will impact them positively far beyond the festival gates as they see first-hand the potential contribution of all people that make up a community.
In one of several interviews with local and national media outlets last year, Amy explained, “We all have special gifts and talents and we all have a purpose. I believe it is our responsibility as a society to support one another with love, understanding, respect and compassion. Along our path, our challenge is to identify, cultivate, and actualize our purpose so that individually, and collectively, we can experience true happiness and be free from fear and anxiety.”
Inclusion Festival is presented in partnership with Accessible Festivals, a non-profit founded by a young attorney who was paralyzed as a result of a serious car accident. The joy and freedom he experienced after attending his first music festival spurred him to ensuring that music festivals and recreational events are fully accessible. Amy and Leah are now embarking on creating sensory supportive spaces at festivals and events throughout the country. One of their most successful initiatives is Inclusion Dining.
Inclusion Festival takes place at Mountain Sky Festival Grounds, 63 Still Meadow Lane, Jermyn, PA (just 10 miles North of Scranton) on August 9-11, 2019. Gates open 10 a.m. daily. Workshops and activities take place 11am-5pm daily with live music from 11am-11pm. Friday and Saturday and 11am-4pm. Sunday. Tickets can be purchased for 1, 2, or 3 days with onsite camping available. Kids 12 and under are free, with reduced rates for teens and young adults ages 13-21. See InclusionFestival.com for information on sponsorships, volunteering, and vending opportunities or call 609-954-8245. For group ticket purchases contact inclusionfestival@gmail.com.
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Massive Vs. Small Universities
The Reflections on Studying curiosity group will meet at 1pm, Thursday, September 7, to discuss Amor Towles’ novel A Gentleman in Moscow. Bangalore University, nevertheless, is another favourite within India, and is a public university set in the state of Karnataka, in Bangalore, once more in India. The FASIE fund is working in this path however the effect has not been noticeable as a result of lack of native professionals at the native university degree which may very well be counted upon to help the undertaking directly of their efforts.
From Englewood and Merrimac on the west to Lisbon and Minnesota on the east, the primary few blocks in from Most important Street have been in fairly rough shape. The University has a single-campus and supplies easy access to all amenities and services inside the capital area.
University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel mentioned his faculty’s status of educating out-of-state college students and then sending them to the east and west coasts of the country simply isn’t true. Toronto University welcomes worldwide students and has a dedicated office that caters to international pupil to assist them combine into the city tradition and scholar life on the University of Toronto.
To help efforts to control the millions of mosquitoes that hatched during recent flooding in the Houston area, two University of Wisconsin-Madison students have flown to Texas to help entice and identify them. Kenyatta University is accredited by the following: Kenya Fee for Increased Education; Inter-university Council for East Africa; Africa Association of Universities; Worldwide Affiliation of Universities; Commonwealth Universities.
Egerton University is one of the public universities in Kenya, with important campus positioned at Njoro. Moi University was established in 1984 because the second public university in Kenya. This department of The American Association of University Girls was organized in 1928.…
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Has digital technology created a new labor movement?
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The labor movement in the U.S. is finally starting to go online. It was born from the shifting economic environment created by the Industrial Revolution—and we are, once again, at a technological turning point: this time, change is driven across transistors rather than by steam engines. Labor issues are as much in flux as any part of the economy, with Uber and other “on-demand economy” companies creating both new opportunities and new perils for workers. Workers’ rights are struggling to keep pace with technological progress.
Responding to this tumultuous new environment, in June a report from the Century Foundation advocated the creation of an online platform for labor organizing.
“We’ve seen how technology can change an industry overnight,” said Mark Zuckerman, president of the Century Foundation and one of the report’s authors. “We’ve seen that with Uber, we’ve seen that with Amazon. Why can’t this technology that’s helping millions of people in the consumer realm be deployed to help individuals who want the choice of joining a union?”
The process of joining a union might seem straightforward. If a sufficient percentage of employees in a bargaining unit at a workplace indicate interest in joining a union, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) schedules an election. A polling area is set up, often on the employer’s property, and paper ballots are cast. The bargaining unit becomes part of a union if the majority of votes are in favor.
But difficulties arise when employers try to halt or delay the process, as they often do. They employ any number of tactics, for instance punishing organizing workers or spreading misinformation about the union. Zuckerman’s report cites a 2007 study that found that although 60 percent of workers that year indicated they wanted to join a union, only 12 percent were union members. Union membership in the private sector has decreased steadily since the 1950s, when nearly a third of American workers were unionized: currently, only about 7 percent of private sector workers are members of a union.
“The problem with organizing unions,” said Zuckerman, “is it’s the same way we’ve been organizing unions since the ‘30s. It’s not organic, it’s not making use of technology.”
An NLRB-backed online platform, he argues, would bolster unionization. It would alleviate much of the paperwork friction that discourages efforts to unionize and also could connect workers more readily with union representatives. Streamlining the process is important: low wage workers often view joining a union as too much of a hassle to gain better conditions at what they see as a temporary job. Getting the federal NLRB to endorse such a platform would be a highly political process and would surely encounter fierce resistance from business and its many allies in Washington. It’s hard to see it happening anytime soon.
But even without such a dedicated online tool, using Internet technology for labor organizing has already achieved significant victories for low-wage workers. The “Fight for $15” movement, funded by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and propagated across social media, has successfully mobilized thousands of fast-food workers, who historically have never unionized. The movement has won increases in minimum wage in cities across the United States, from Los Angeles to Chicago. Now Governor Cuomo has decreed that fast-food workers across New York State will begin receiving $15 per hour by 2021.
And there is a problem that the Century Foundation’s report does not address: traditional unions are simply not an option for an growing number of Americans. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which gives private sector employees the right to join a labor union, has undergone relatively few changes since its passing in 1935. It also excludes certain categories of workers—like independent contractors, whose proportion of the American workforce has steadily risen since the 1970s.
An official platform for digital unionizing, such as the one Zuckerman’s report suggests, would be restricted by the limited reach of the NLRA. “Unions have gotten smaller and smaller within this unchanged carapace of the NLRA,” said Joel Rogers, a professor of law, political science, public affairs, and sociology at the University of Wisconsin. “The technology’s not going to change the law. The technology’s just going to help you organize better within the frame of the law.”
But there are other ways digital technology can benefit workers seeking representation. According to Coworker.org cofounder Michelle Miller, future models of workplace advocacy will shift away from traditional labor unions and towards decentralized networks. “I hope that the future of labor organizing is more than just one thing, or one solution,” she said.
While unions have declined, nonunion labor groups—known as “alt-labor”—have stepped in to fill the void. Workers excluded from NLRA protection have found means to improve their lot in organizations like the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Freelancers Union, and the Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC).
There are significant drawbacks for workers in resorting to alt-labor organizing. Without union protection, workers who participate in a strike risk being fired. There’s also the challenge of continuous engagement: without a regular cycle of union contract renegotiations, workers aren’t prompted to take an active stance in labor conditions unless a specific problem has arisen. A group of employees might come together and win one workplace dispute, but the next time their employer introduces an unpopular policy, they would have to once again coordinate an opposition.
Having previously worked on digital engagement at the SEIU, Miller is trying to tackle this problem by building communities through the Internet. In 2013, she and Jess Kutch launched Coworker.org, a petitioning platform that resembles Change.org but is focused entirely on labor issues. Users who sign a Coworker.org campaign have the option of identifying themselves as employees of the relevant company, which allows them to continue receiving community-oriented messages even after the campaign is over.
“We have a network of about 20,000 Starbucks baristas in 17 countries, who joined initially in a campaign against the company’s policy against visible tattoos,” said Miller. That particular petition resulted in Starbucks revising its dress code to allow non-offensive visible tattoos; Some Starbucks employees continue to use Coworker.org for ongoing campaigns regarding sick leave and higher wages.
“Every month, we send updates about what’s going on at Starbucks Corporate, and we share tweets and stories from baristas that we’ve collected,” said Miller, who hopes that perpetuating a community will help the baristas remain in solidarity with each other even when they aren’t fighting for a cause. “We’re testing the ways sharing content can help folks feel more connected through a network.”
Internet communication is also vital for labor organizing when some people may never share a physical space with their coworkers. Niloufar Salehi, a computer science Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University, is researching how online workers could join together. As part of her research she created Dynamo to mobilize Turkers, the people who fulfill assignments on Amazon’s crowd labor platform, Mechanical Turk.
“Our initial assumption was that we were going to help them build a union,” she said. “The way unions generally work is that there’s a committee of people, and the goal for that committee is a single voice that represents all the workers.”
This doesn’t work quite so well with a group as heterogeneous as Turkers, according to Salehi. Some treat Mechanical Turk as a full-time job, others as a source of merely supplemental income. Turkers are from around the world, keep their own hours, and rarely come face-to-face with each other. “It’s really hard for them to get together and decide, ‘this is what our single voice should say,’” said Salehi.
On Dynamo, users post ideas on how to improve Mechanical Turk for Turkers. Other users then upvote or downvote these ideas Reddit-style, so that popular ideas rise; after a certain threshold of upvotes is reached, an idea evolves into an actionable campaign. One of Dynamo’s early accomplishments has been standards for academic researchers who use Mechanical Turk: 23 pages of ethical guidelines, including appeals for reasonable time estimates for completing work and fair wages. So far, 56 researchers have signed the guidelines—Salehi, naturally, was the first.
“I find it really fascinating to think about how we can use the resources we have to change the world for the better,” she said. “I think we could use technology as a tool, but we just don’t know how to do it yet.”
As organizers continue to experiment with new methods and approaches towards labor activism in the digital age, we may be seeing the glimmerings of a revived labor movement.
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1935:The beginning: An invitation
Percival Marshall, editor of the “Model Engineer and Practical Electrician”, in his “Smoke Rings” column of the issue dated 19th December 1935 issued an invitation to form a new Society of Model Engineers in Harrow. He wrote:
“To Harrow and District Readers. I am asked to say that it is proposed to form a Model Engineering Club at Kenton for the benefit of those residing in the districts of Harrow, Kenton, Hendon, Edgware and Wembley. My correspondent who is initiating this movement lives at 92, Morley Crescent East, Stanmore, Middlesex, and would be glad to hear from those interested. His name is inadvertently omitted from his letter, but I hope readers will be able to get in touch with him.”
The writer of the original invitation was a Mr H Bingley.
1936-39: The Boy’s School Harrow
Most of these memories suggest that the first meetings of the Society were held at The Grange, Kenton but records exist which prove the first meetings were held at Mr Bingley’s house. Then, from March 1936, they were held at the Club’s first HQ which was established in the Boy’s School, Sheepcote Road Harrow. During the time of the links with the Society 1936-39 the headmaster was Mr L J Thompson. This independent school closed in 1986 when the land was sold for building new flats. An early reference was made to “room for about 120ft of locomotive track” suggests that there was an intention to provide facilities for running model locomotives. In the first years this was accomplished by laying a temporary track on the lawn of the Boy’s School. This portable track probably belonged to a founding member Arthur Pole. He was keen on running his model 5″g Tilbury Tank at local fetes and fairs and had his own track.
From the first days one of the prime functions of the Society was to provide information on model engineering topics. This was achieved through meetings when experienced members passed on their wisdom. On special occasions invited speakers were invited and one of the first was a regular contributor to the “Model Engineer” a Mr T E Westbury. His talks seem to have been particularly well received and he was made the first honorary member. As time went on short local visits, related to the hobby, were arranged. Although these were early days there is some evidence that members were already interested the national scene of model engineering.
Three groups of interest developed – the live-steam locomotives; the marine enthusiasts; and a “00” gauge model railway group. There are passing references which hint at friction developing between the groups. The main problems seems to have been those in the “00” railway group who tried to dominate the direction of the Society. Members, especially those interested in live-steam locomotives, were dismayed by this turn of events. Strong views were finally expressed that the Boy’s School was not big enough for three factions – someone had to move. However, it may be that the temporary track arrangements in the school grounds were not satisfactory and the locomotive team were keen on a permanent arrangement. It seems unlikely that permission would have been given to build a fixed track in the school grounds. Prominent member Ron Emery talking about the 1938 period remembered that he and Arthur Pole were asked to find a new location for the Society’s HQ. After much searching someone suggested The Grange in Kenton which had a 7¼” g miniature railway in the garden.
1938: The Grange, Kenton
Ron Emery had moved to Pinner not long before the Society was established. His first contact with model engineering was when he met Arthur Trollope. Arthur was displaying a 3½”g Mogul 2-6.0 locomotive at the local Women’s Institute Arts and Crafts Exhibition. The two became friends and later joined the Harrow Society of Model Engineers in 1936. Ron, searching for local model railway contacts, remembered a “gentleman who ran a portable track for my junior Sunday school”. This turned out to be Arthur Pole who subsequently joined the Society in 1937.
Ron recalled that in 1938, when he (as marine representative) and Arthur Pole (loco representative) were on the Committee they were given the task of finding a new HQ for the Society. The suggested move to a “more central” position was not the real reason behind the plans. The developing conflict of interests between the model railway group and the other two sections was the likely cause. There was also the need to find a location for a permanent “test track” for the steam locomotives. Ron and Arthur discovered a 7¼”g railway which was run by Mr Joseph R Jeffress, in his garden, at The Grange, in Kenton. At the time of their visit, The Grange consisted of a medium sized double fronted manor house, with two lodges and two cottages, fronting Kenton Road between Woodgrange Ave and Gooseacre lane. In a separate building, the entrance to which was through an archway under a clock tower, were the stables and workshops.
Ron and Arthur were given an extensive tour of the railway, including the engine sheds, complete with six locomotives, and a magnificent workshop with two full-time resident engineers who built and maintained stock and track. After rather long and difficult discussion Mr Jeffress offered a large room over the archway entrance to the stables as a new HQ for the Society – rats and all. Entry to the new HQ was by very steep loft steps and in the winter, even with a number of electric fires, it was bitterly cold (clearly no concern about fire regulations in those days!). Members often sat around in their overcoats clutching tepid cups of tea. However, each meeting brought new faces and, as the weather improved, thoughts turned to building an elevated track in the garden. During the winter meetings the plans were drawn up for a raised multi-¬gauge track inside the existing 7¼“g garden railway.
1939: The first track
In February the Society presented Mr Jeffress with their plans for the elevated track in 2½”, 3½” and 5″ gauges. They were delighted when Mr Jeffress gave his permission. Work started in March. A drawing of the Club track superimposed on a present day map gives a good impression and shows it was an oval of about 600 feet. The construction was long wooden beams resting on cast concrete posts. Building work was completed in just five months. The accounts show that, from available funds of just over £40, a total of £38.11.8d (£38.64p) was spent on the new track. The first running week-end was a great success, held in glorious summer weather with, as the “ME” Club Notes record, “many fine engines” present – but the clouds of war were close at hand.
September 1939 saw the start of the Second World War so the track was never officially opened. This had to await the end of hostilities in 1945. Later, during the war years, allotments were dug inside the area encircled by the track. There was always some aggravation from the allotment holders because everyone had to climb across the railway. Before running, the track had to be checked for clods of soil – where the rails had been used to scrape spades clean.
1939-45: The war years
Naturally membership dropped off as the call-up for duty in the armed forces took some of the younger ones away. The squirrel-like qualities of model engineers to store materials are well known so it is likely that bits and pieces, put aside in the past, were available during those dark days. Some activities, therefore, would have been possible but they were no doubt severely restricted. The Club track largely reverted to the sole kingdom of the allotment holders and their efforts to “Dig for Victory”.
At one of the rare Society’s evening meetings a man in Auxiliary Fire Service uniform arrived, he was Bob Jeffries who with Arthur Pole, kept the Society running during the war. In later years, at the 4th Annual Dinner of the Society in 1948, Arthur Pole was asked to talk about the history of the Club and he said that during the war years the organization virtually closed down. At the end of the war, when street parties were the order of the day, Arthur Pole’s portable track was in great demand. To-day, with the wide use of the vans and cars, there are few difficulties in transporting all the necessary equipment for such an event. In 1945 things were different. For local Harrow events a Boys Scouts two wheeled push cart was borrowed. With a rather unstable load of track, loco and trolleys, etc. it was trundled by hand through the streets to the venue.
All clubs have, from time to time, wonderful characters. One of the earliest and best remembered was Wally Herridge. Wally took a leading role in the construction of the Kenton track. He built a number of models and he also had his own portable track which was used for school fairs, etc. There were problems. Firstly, his only transport was a motorcycle and sidecar. Secondly, he was very short-sighted. Wally always arrived at the track with his loco and equipment balanced on the flat sidecar. It is hard to imagine how he found room for the loco; track; tools; coal and passenger trucks when going out to a school fete! Wally’s loco driving technique caused some amusement. Driving at “breakneck speed” his loco on “jelly-like” springs hugged the track. He thrashed around the circuit using amazingly small amounts of coal – and woe betide anyone who held him up. When forced to stop he simply picked up his loco and dumped it in the grass – to return to it when the track became clear. His friends and family are reminded of him when EIi (the short-sighted character) appears on BBC TV’s “Last of the Summer Wine”.
Although there is a wealth of written material for the period after 1960s there is little from the early days. In gathering material for this history we are grateful to a few long-serving members who have searched their memories to provide valuable information.
1947: Members appear on TV
The existing links to the model engineering world multiplied in 1947 when the Society came onto the national scene – members appeared on television. Messrs Pole and Jeffries represented the Society with their locomotives on a television broadcast from Alexandra Palace. Although this was an important step it should be recorded here that, before he became a member, Fred Cottam appeared on TV ten years earlier. As a teenager, he made a 3½” GWR 2-6-2T which he entered for the 1937 GWR Staff Art & Handicraft Exhibition. He was awarded a rare gold medal and was asked to go on TV. He went to Alexandra Palace for a live broadcast of an “In Town To-night” type of programme with his loco. Also on the programme was the retiring Captain of the Mauritania.
In October 1947 a party of members were given an extensive tour of the Camden locomotive sheds which was followed by lavish refreshments provided by member Laurie Earl – a well known driver of the Royal Train. A number of local Kodak employees became members of the Society one of whom was C R l Coles. Samples from his vast collection of photographs appear in many railway publications which feature locomotive pictures.
1948: Wembley joins Harrow
The success of publicity in the previous year broadcast the existence of the Society. This led to a wider catchment area for membership. On the 28th April, 1948, the Club became the “Harrow and Wembley Society of Model Engineers”. The Chairman, Bob Jeffries, and an increasing number of members lived in the Wembley area and this probably influenced a change of name. Membership reached 106. The annual exhibition moved away from the regular Harrow venue to the Wesley Hall, Wembley on the 8th and 9th October, reflecting the wider coverage following the change to the Club’s name.
Another important national event for the Society was their participation at the SMEE Affiliation Exhibition held at the Imperial Institute, South Kensington.
1950: Farewell to Kenton Grange
The official closure of the club’s Grange track was on the 31st May, 1950. So ended an 11 year chapter in the Society’s history. Mr Jeffress had taken the Club under his wing generously providing a temporary meeting room and a site for the first track. Sterling work by members had kept everything safe during the war years so it was readily available after hostilities ended. After the celebrations of 1945 the Society took off like a rocket to become one of the major clubs in the hobby. The skilled members began to make an important mark on the national scene with their successes at exhibitions.
1951: Headstone Lane: The second and third tracks
The Society had already thought about moving to a new site and in 1949 when rumours suggested the Grange would be sold. The Kenton Miniature Railway was run down and the Society realised it would have to move out. For the Jeffress family and the cost of maintaining the property had become too great. For the Society the move had become a reality in 1950. Fred Sedcole came to the rescue. He offered to open negotiations to use a corner of the British Railways Sports Association’s Headstone Lane Sports Ground.
These negotiations were successfully completed and a lease was agreed. The new track was designed by John Knights (surveyor for Wm Old) who had been responsible for the building of the Wembley Stadium “Olympic Way”. On the 18th March, 1951, the first holes were dug for the brick pillars which would support the concrete beams of the raised track. A popular member Tom Clark, a local builder, worked hard on the building of the new track. However, brick laying was not a skill held by all members and the new pillars had to be vertical and soundly built. A metal jig was fabricated so that bricks could be accurately laid. The layout was kidney shaped with a high point of approximately 6 feet. Regular visits were made by working parties and a steady output of 4 large concrete track beams were completed each week. The cost of the new track was expensive, but the more wealthy members provided a subsidy. For example Fred Sedcole paid for all the new sleepers.
On 26th May the completed track was officially opened by R A Riddles, Chief Motive Power Superintendent for British Railways. A photograph of the ceremony shows Mr Riddles at the highest point of the track with the first train. This high point was dreaded by some members and at least one was to fall off here. One member observed that when building a railway the designers tried to smooth out gradients with cuttings, tunnels and embankments. When you let a group of model engineers loose they will create a track with massive gradients to make their small locos struggle with their loads.
1957: “Model Engineer” reports the loco trials
The cover of the 12 December issue of the “ME” carried a picture of the Harrow & Wembley SME members preparing for their annual efficiency trials. Alan Tyler’s 0-6-0T No2 and Bob Jeffries 0-6-0 GWR tank featured. On page 807 a report gives a wonderful impression of the Arthur Pole trials. Arthur had a nasty accident when a “slam door” was opened on a train entering Harrow-on-the-Hill station. He never really recovered and the annual trials were named in his memory.
1962: Jimmy Hobson’s dynamometer car
Just before the annual efficiency trials Jimmy completed his dynamometer car. Construction had taken many years and was the culmination of the members’ interest in making the trials more accurate. The chassis was 52” long by 10” wide carried on two bogies.
The recording mechanism occupied the centre and there was a seat at each end for the driver and an observer. A pen recorded train speed (up to 10mph) on a revolving drum. The pull of the loco was taken by a drawbar which compressed a spring from 4” to 2” which in turn drew, through a dampened rod, a second graph on the drum. The kit included three sets of drawbar for the different gauged models and included special arrangements to reduce friction on the drawbar through the curves.
The Observer, on the rear seat, was responsible for starting and stopping the mechanism, and to note other events: slacks, firing times, boiler pressures, blowing off, etc. The Society has tried to find the Hobson Dynamometer Car without success. One dead end lead pointed to the Chingford SME. Any Information would be appreciated to complete the history of this remarkable vehicle. (contact Eric L Basire 01202 897158)
1986: Problems at Headstone Lane
Right from the outset there was always some friction between the Society and the Ground Staff of the BR Sports Ground. Club members had to transport their locomotives from the car park around two sides of the ground, avoiding the hallowed cricket pitch. The smallest infringement caused great resentment. In 1966 the Society was given notice to quit the site. BR explained that a proposed road, to give access to a new pavilion by the bowling green, had to cut through the area occupied by the Club track. Negotiations were started and eventually it was agreed that the Society would construct a smaller track avoiding the line of the new road.
The new track, about three quarters the size of the original, was approved. The old track was removed in a single day and work on the new commenced. The building of the new track took virtually a year so in April 1968, on a cold but bright afternoon Mr Baldwin Chairman of the BR Sports Association declared the track open. Interestingly BR never built the road round the field – and there was more trouble to come.
1971: Bigger locos need ground level track
While at Headstone Lane the Society had little opportunity to give passenger rides. Children of the British Rail players were given rides, with a box for donations on hand, but the only fare paying customers were those using the Society’s portable track at local Fetes and Carnivals during the summer months. Wally Wiseman made a generous offer by a virtual permanent loan of his 7¼”g “Midge” loco which could only be used on the portable track. (It is thought this loco is now in the Railway Museum at North Woolwich station.) It may be that this more powerful engine in a larger gauge sparked off the interest of some members to move towards a ground level track with good passenger hauling capabilities. In addition, around the ear1y seventies interest was growing, within the model engineering community, in new 7¼”g locos. The “Model Engineer” series about building a “Highlander” 7¼”g LMS 2-6-0 loco was an important spur. In 1971 some members suggested that the Society should build a ground level track to accommodate larger locomotives with the intention of providing a passenger service. Because the Headstone Lane track was on private land it would be necessary to seek an additional site where a new ground level track could be constructed. Initially there was some resistance – a lot of time and effort had been spent on re-building the track. The quiet private location and the “comfort” of operating on a raised track was seen by many as ideal. The pressure for change continued and it was finally agreed in principle that a new track would be built, if a suitable site could be found. It was intended that this project, while remaining a part of the Society’s activities should be self-sufficient through revenue from fares.
1973: Roxbourne Park
After two years of correspondence with Harrow Council, a tentative offer was made for a site in Roxbourne Park, near Eastcote. It was fortunate that the Council had decided to develop a former rubbish tip as an extension to an existing recreation ground. This long strip of land borders the Yeading Brook which, in other parts of the Borough, had been developed as a stream-side walk. Roxbourne Park was a natural extension of this facility and Harrow planned extensive works.
On the 26 September 1973 an Extraordinary General Meeting was called which was attended by a large proportion of the membership. The Chairman, Bob Hines, outlined the negotiations and explained the purpose of the meeting was to get the Club’s approval to continue negations with Harrow Council. The Treasurer, Tom Mallett, set out the conditions of lease at Headstone Lane and assured the meeting that the new arrangements would not replace the existing – but simply add to them. It was hoped that Harrow Council would provide some financial help since the Club had limited funds. Phil Hains explained that rides would be given at agreed times on the multi-gauge track (ground level 3½ “, 5″ and 7¼”). The long discussion which followed shows the strength of resistance that remained. A debate ranged over a number of issues; comfort of ground/raised level driving; vandalism; the fine existing site facilities; and finances. In the end the Chairman had to remind everyone that no final decision was needed. A simple mandate on whether or not the negotiating team should go ahead was required. On the vote virtually everyone approved with none against. Thus ended what, in the view of some members, was a momentous evening in the Society’s history.
1975: A new home is agreed
After a further two years of negotiations with numerous Council departments, and a mountain of correspondence, agreement was close. A final meeting was arranged between Harrow Financial Department and the Society’s negotiating team of Tony Challans (Chairman), Peter Reed (Secretary) and Peter Rainger. Towards the end of the year a tenancy agreement and financial terms were finally agreed. In September 1975, the following was reported to members: “The Council have agreed to excavate the site and to prepare the foundations for the track. To erect a garage building for use as a workshop and storage, and to lay on water and electricity services. The Council Valuation Department have suggested certain financial terms which the Committee consider to be fair and reasonable. We have, therefore, indicated our willingness to accept these terms and it now remains for the Legal Department to draw up a formal agreement.” Phil Hains agreed to lead in site meetings with staff of the Council Parks and Works Departments. His main task would be to ensure the work carried out by the Council was in line with the Club’s plans. This was very important for the laying of the track bed foundations.
1976: Track building starts – again!
In March 1976 final agreement with the Harrow Council had been achieved. The lease was accepted and work was started by Harrow Council workers on the site close to the western end of Roxboume Park. A new access road was constructed from Field End Road leading to a car park. The track foundations were excavated and laid with “hoggin” (a clay/gravel mixture which is traditionally used for path foundations). The workmen, more familiar with laying paths, included a number of sharp comers. Phil Hains had to persuade them to return and realign the foundations with gradual curves suitable for a railway. The “back straight” still retains a dog-leg kink which was not in the original design. The Club had purchased quantities of fine ballast which was laid loose on the “hoggin” foundations. The track, constructed of aluminium rail fixed, with screws, to sleepers was laid in the ballast. At a later date the sections of track were secured with long spikes driven down into the foundations.
On the 6th June 40 feet of new track was laid with the permanent way team, with a toast of orange squash, wishing good running to all those who would pass this way! The aim was to have 300-400 feet down in the season so running could begin. Hard work by all concerned resulted in 600 feet in place by late September. The concentrated efforts on the new track did not stop the running a Headstone lane where many of those working at Roxboume were seen running their locos throughout the fine summer Sunday afternoons. The Friday track building volunteers were set the task of completing the final 125 feet of track to complete the circuit on Sunday 17 October. The first running took place during the afternoon – a week before schedule.
As recorded afterwards: “The assortment of driving positions adopted were, to say the least, quite interesting but none the less the drivers seemed happy. Those who practice the art of yoga were quite comfortable.” Developing the art of ground level driving was described graphically at a later date: “The top curve was first for treatment (super elevation), and providing you round it in excess of twenty miles per hour you will remain on the track; ‘bum puckering’ I believe describes the situation best.”
The capacity of “Midge” to pull passengers at ground level no doubt encouraged members who had suggested that bigger locomotives would be ideal at Roxbourne Park. The construction of larger passenger carrying carriages was in hand and a group of members were engaged in building six 7¼”g Class 5 “Highlanders”.
1976: Roxbourne Park officially opened
The year was to be a busy one, especially those “active” members. The Model Shop in Harrow moved to new premises near Bonnersfield lane. The Club was asked if it could take part in a model engineering exhibition on the 3rd to 17th April. Eleven models were loaned and displayed in the window, it was a great success. A friendly relationship has continued to the present day and members can still get a discount by showing their club badge.
During the winter months work on the Roxbourne track went into overdrive with development of the station wooden platform and fencing, a level crossing, four steaming bays and services for the hut. Plans were in hand for the Mayor of Harrow to officially open the track on the 8th May. Work on the track continued during the year and Brian Heard, and other members, were seen with wires and little black boxes. Plans for the new signalling system were well in hand. Jim Bowler commented on the existing signalling arrangements, which had a manual facing point and signal allowing drivers the choice of the main line or the station loop. He wrote: “At the moment we have quite a good system; the driver sticks either his left or right arm out when approaching the points and, if the chap there likes you, you go that way. Often you find nobody there so you lean to the left in anticipation, the loco goes to the right and you fall off”
Just seventeen days after the opening of the Roxbourne Park Railway an Extra Ordinary Special Meeting was called. The Chairman explained the current negotiations with BR Sports Association for the renewal of the 10 year lease at Headstone Lane. The Association insisted on an increase in rent from £50 to £300 + £15 affiliation fee) with no security of tenure and rent increases at any time. Members were very aware of the time and effort that had been expended on building the second raised track so many were reluctant to give it up. A one-year trial was narrowly defeated and the Society decided to leave Headstone Lane at the end of the current lease. A year later the final track run was held on 8th June 1977.
1979: Passenger services
The pressure of running passenger services was beginning to bear on the Society. The development of the track created more hard work for the working parties during the winter months. A request went out to members to volunteer for Station Master; Track Steward; Signalmen; Guards; and Ticket sellers to help organise the running of the railway on public days. It was hoped that members would bring their families along to join in the activities. A set of basic rules was provided to ensure safe and efficient running.
Brian Heard planned to install the first two electric signals during the summer. Also planned was a ramp for off-loading locos from cars onto the steaming pit via a new siding and point. The raised steaming bays were joined to the track, via a traverser, down a new ramp to another point near the level crossing. In early January, following contacts made at the “Model Engineering” Exhibition, the track was opened for visitors from Switzerland, France and Germany. The Chairman, Tony.Challans, completed a 7½”g narrow gauge Romulus 0-4-0 loco in six months which was seen at the track on test. After some minor teething difficulties, which were quickly fixed, Tony had his first drive. He only managed three circuits of the track before a number of members stepped up to try their hands at narrow gauge driving.
The final social meeting of the year was held on 13th October with the Night Run and Barbecue. Problems with hand signals to the signalman in the dark were resolved by the use of locomotive’s whistle. One for right and two to go left into the station! During the afternoon Peter Steadman found that vandals had damaged the track. After a few phone calls a number of regular helpers were assembled and the track repaired before the evening activities. The ease with which vandals were able to lift sections of the aluminium track, laid in ballast, was one of the reasons which later caused members to think about design changes to the track.
1980: Early developments
The increased activities at Roxbourne Park with the regular passenger services appear to have created an upsurge in model building. The pages of the Club magazine “Con-Rod” had numerous references to new projects for building locomotives. There was an increased interest in Narrow Gauge models. The testing of boilers had, by this time, become compulsory and a total of seven members were listed as official club testers. A duplicate set of testing equipment was made available at the track.
Space in the Club Hut had become a premium and Harrow Council gave approval for the erection of a second sectional building. Construction of the signal box, extending from the side of the hut, was well in hand at the start of the year. Work was started on building more passenger cars and volunteers were requested for making signal brackets and point levers. An ex-display sectional garage was purchased, dismantled, transported to be rebuilt next to the existing hut. By June the new coach shed had been completed with four roads for storage connected to the track by a series of points. A communicating door to the original hut was knocked through. The signal box finished with a gantry of manually operated semaphore signals.
On 6th September the Southern Federation held its Autumn Rally at Roxbourne Park. There was a small ceremony when the Society’s Club flag (the Club badge on a pale blue silk background) was raised on a new flagpole. The event was a great success with 29 visiting locomotives from clubs throughout the southern counties. In the late afternoon the gathering was treated to a flying display by the RAF Memorial flight of Lancaster Bomber, Spitfire and Hurricane which, by chance, was visiting the nearby Northolt airfield. The event required great efforts by members but, although exhausted at the end of the day, many hoped the Southern Federation would re-visit in the future.
1990: More accommodation
The activities of the Society had outgrown the hut accommodation again. Storage of passenger cars was difficult and any official meetings had to be held in hired church halls. Plans were prepared for a purpose built building and the London Borough of Hillingdon eventually passed them – after insisting modifications to provide massive foundations. Tony Baker and Basil Weait had taken on the task of negotiating the plans through the Council and they now turned to organising the construction. One main consideration was to maintain security of the Club’s equipment while the work was in progress. After much thought a scheme was developed to build around and over the existing hut complex. One end and part of the back were completed during the winter 89/90.
Members maintained the general operations of the railway but the main attention was concentrated on the building work. Throughout the year working parties were seen attacking this major project. One of the existing sectional buildings was dismantled and rebuilt outside the site of the new building. This allowed the construction of the new foundations to go ahead. During 1991, every effort was made to keep control of the normal routine tasks of maintaining the track and passenger service. As in the previous year construction of the new hut was the main interest and by April the foundations, skeleton steel work and 50% of walls were complete. The physical size was impressive and a credit to those who had toiled so far. There was still a lot of work to do.
1992: The roof goes on
During the winter months there was a blitz on the building work. The Signal Box, which extended over the building line of the new hut, was demolished. When the new walls were complete the remaining sectional building was demolished. Then in the same weekend the roof was added to the new Club building. In the following weeks internal walls were erected and areas designated for the workshop, carriage storage, two toilets, signal box, kitchen and general meeting space. Now that the new accommodation was weatherproof work was concentrated on fitting out the interior. Plans were made to use it instead of the local church hall for the 1992/3 winter meetings which started in October.
>At the end of the year the Society was approached with a request to take the portable track to the studios of London Weekend TV for their Staff Children’s Christmas Party. Alan Storer’s 7¼”g 0-4-0 Romulus provided the motive power and trains carried children through a tunnel into Santa’s Magic Grotto. Many celebrities and their children joined the long queues to ride on the train.
1993 “Playdays” at Roxbourne
Negotiations had been going on to feature the Roxbourne track on television. Alan Storer led the Society’s team of members who agreed to take part. On a very cold wet day, in February, the BBC cameras came to the track to record sequences for the children’s TV programme “Playdays”. Children from the nearby Field End Road Primary School, with their teachers and interested parents, arrived in the drizzle to be greeted by one of the programmes presenters. Alan Storer’s 7¼”g Romulus 0-4-0 loco was to perform the major part in the filming but Norman Burgess’ 7¼”g 0-4-0 “Invicta”, Graham Clack’s 7¼”g Black Five and Eric Basire’s 5″g Metropolitan Electric Loco N° 8 “Sherlock Holmes” also played a part. The programme also started a regular link between the school and the Society which led to special rides for whole classes as an end of year (June or July) treat. The programme was a great success and has been repeated many times by the BBC. After every re-showing the Leisure Department of Harrow Council offices are regularly contacted with inquiries about the Harrow and Wembley. Recent editions of the London A-Z street map included the location of the track.
1994: The signal gantry
The Youth Group, of five members, were asked if they would be interested in undertaking a special project. The Committee agreed to provide a task which the Youth Members would manage on their own. The existing electric signals around the track were operated from the signal box. A former manual signal gantry, close to the signal box, had been removed when the new hut was built. It was suggested this feature should be replaced and rebuilt in another location. The Group were given a series of tasks.
Firstly, to design the new gantry which would span three tracks (exit from carriage shed; exit from club siding; and main line).
Secondly, to design a semaphore signal which would operate on the existing electric two wire signalling system. After these designs were agreed the Committee wanted a costing for the whole project.
Next, if accepted, the construction of the gantry and a prototype signal arm would begin.
Finally, three semaphore arms would be made for the gantry.
It was essential that all the work on the project was undertaken by the Youth Group alone. When they required advice, or teaching of specific skills, it would be given by senior Members – who were not allowed to do construction work. Welding played a major part in the fabrication of the gantry and Jack Vizard provided the necessary tuition. His involvement later developed into taking on the lead of the Youth Group.
At the Midlands Model Engineering Show the Youth Group won a Commended award for their project which was represented by the working semaphore arm. The gantry was successfully completed for the start of the season. At 6ft 6ins high it made a fine new feature on the track. The working prototype semaphore signal arm performed well, and visitors gave their seal of approval. Work was started on four more signal arms but school examinations and entry to university and/or college have slowed this work down. In fact the Youth Group are now all full members.
In May 1994 the Society arranged the first Steam Vehicle Day. Jim Davidson took control of the organisation, aided by Malcolm Saytch, and it was a great success. Visitors took great delight in the open spaces in which they could run their vehicles. The splendid meal, provided for all, was well received and there were many requests for a repeat the following year.
Refurbishment of the Club’s rolling stock was started. The years of wear on wheel profiles, roller bearings and brake mechanisms were corrected. The ends of each carriage replaced and new padded and softer seat was added. As each car emerged the public were treated to a smart new black and maroon livery complete with a large yellow club logo on each side.
1996: Diamond anniversary
The Society started off the celebrations for its 60th anniversary with a bang by winning the “Best Club Stand” in the 1996 Model Engineer Exhibition. The stand displayed a range of locomotives and boats representing model building from 1940’s to the present day. It was appropriate that Arthur Pole’s 5″g “Cornwall” was included in the historic loco display. A display board of club photographs provided a pictorial history of the Society. Traction engines were represented by Mike Pavey’s Fowler and junior modelling by his son’s model aircraft. A range of smaller gauge locomotives and a working semaphore signal provided additional interest. The main display was a “street repair” diorama with John Cousins’ road roller complete with workman’s hut, brazier, oil lamps and pole barriers.
2000: The new millennium
The Harrow and Wembley Society of Model Engineers maintains a major position in the National Model Engineering scene. The Club regularly takes part in National Exhibitions and many of the 100+ members are still actively involved in making new models. The members are keen to find new recruits and young blood is essential to the future of the organisation. Anyone interested should see details elsewhere on this website.
Running passenger services every summer Sunday afternoon (weather permitting) from 2.30 – 5.00pm creates its own problems. Not the least is maintaining the Club Loco and passenger cars, the track, and general infrastructure. Annually the Society holds two special events when fare receipts are donated to charity. The special Open Weekends (see elsewhere) are popular and many friends for all over the country attend. These special weekends cater for members interested in marine models when a temporary pond is built for them and our visitors.
2001: The millennium extension
A group of members determined to mark the new millennium completed an extension to the track. The original plans for the site were never fully completed and it was decided to press ahead with providing an extra 800ft of track. This work not only increases the interest for passengers but it also improves the safety aspects for running trains. The extension includes a long section where trains pass in opposite directions and on busy passenger running days the signal staff do not have to constantly change the facing points leading to the terminus. The Youth Group’s Signal Gantry created an interest in semaphore signals and a new one was added for the exit from the extension track.
To-day: Club activities
The Society continues to provide a public amenity in Roxbourne Park, Eastcote by running passenger services every Sunday afternoon throughout the summer months. On Wednesday afternoons senior members gather for non-public running to reminisce and try out their new, or recently repaired, models. This group also find time to provide “Educational” visits for local schoolchildren. Usually this involves a short talk on the history of railways followed by free rides on the trains.
One of the other main social activities of the Society is the Winter Programme of events. The meetings take place on the second and fourth Wednesday evenings of every month from October to April. Held in the Club hut these usually start at 8pm. These consist of talks or film shows by outside or club speakers. There are also Club events including competitions, and displays of members’ current work. Normally the programme is published in the “Model Engineer” magazine – Club News section and of course on this website. Non-members interested in a particular event are welcome (members only at the AGM). Anyone interested in joining us will be most welcome – contact Secretary.
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‘World Refugee Day’: Palestinians keep their right of return alive through hope, resistance
Jun 19,2019 - Last updated at Jun 19,2019
The United Nations’ World Refugee Day, observed annually on June 20, should not merely represent a reminder of “the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homeland under threat of persecution, conflict and violence”.
It should also be an opportunity for the international community to truly understand and actively work towards finding a sustainable remedy to forced displacement, for no woman, man or child should be forced to endure such gruelling, shattering and humiliating experience in the first place.
Palestinians who have withstood the degradation of exile for over 70 years embody the harshness of this collective experience more than any other group.
To be a refugee means living perpetually in limbo, unable to reclaim what has been lost, the beloved homeland, and unable to fashion an alternative future and a life of freedom, justice and dignity.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are currently 68.5 million people around the world who have been forced out from their homes, with 25.4 million of them classified as refugees.
Of the officially listed refugees, 5.4 million are Palestinians, registered with the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
For Palestinians, the grim reality of being a refugee is compounded through the absence of any political horizon, enough to convey a sense of hope that, 70 years after the genesis of the Palestinian refugee crisis, a remedy is at hand.
Abandoned in this seemingly eternal quest for a homeland, Palestinians hold tighter onto hope, because it is hope alone that feeds their own sense of determination, which neither time nor distance will stand between them and their right of return. This internationally-honoured right is etched in the hearts and minds of millions of Palestinians everywhere.
The archetypal image of a refugee, a man, a woman, a child holding on to the pole of a tent, charting a path of exile to no specific place, imploring UN officials for help, and the world for mercy, is, by itself, not enough to deconstruct the complexity of that identity. To belong to a place that has ejected you, yet to seek an alternative home in places to which you do not belong, culturally and in every other way, confuses one’s sense of being. The psychological trauma alone is shattering.
While Palestinians continue to hold on to a sense of identity in their various spaces of exile, refugee camps across Palestine and the Middle East, their prolonged odyssey is seen as a “problem” to be haphazardly fixed, or entirely dismissed, in order for Israeli Jews to maintain their demographic majority.
The mere fact that the Palestinian people live and multiply is a "demographic threat" to Israel, a “demographic bomb”, even. This unmistakably racist notion is wholly embraced by Israel’s allies in Washington and elsewhere.
When Israel and its friends argue that the Palestinians are an "invented people", not only are they aiming to annihilate the Palestinian collective identity, but they are also justifying in their own minds the continued killing and maiming of Palestinians, unhindered by any moral or ethical consideration.
Israel and the US will do anything in their power to trivialise the centrality of the Palestinian refugee question and its relevance to any future just peace in Palestine.
Nearly a million Palestinian were made refugees following the establishment of Israel on the ruins of historic Palestine in 1948. Hundreds of thousands more acquired that dismal status in subsequent years, especially during the Israeli war and occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza in 1967.
The 5.4 million refugees registered with UNRWA are those original refugees and their descendants.
Israel has never agreed to take responsibility for the consequences of its violent inception, the ethnic cleansing, the untold destruction of towns and villages and the very erasure of historic Palestine.
Even during the Oslo Peace Process, Israel refused to discuss the core issue of refugees, relegating it to the “final status negotiations”, which have never taken place and will, most likely, never actualise.
In the meantime, Palestinian refugees have been sentenced to subsist in this unfair status, neither here nor there. If there was such a status as second, third and fourth time refugees, Palestinians would have acquired that, as well.
Indeed, millions of Palestinian refugees have been exiled more than once, from Palestine to Jordan or Lebanon; from there to Syria, and back and forth.
The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the current war in Syria have taught us that Palestinian refugees with relatively better living conditions are not safe, either.
The small Palestinian refugee community in Iraq was persecuted after the invasion, to the point that they were forced to leave, en masse, to any country willing to take them. Many of them ended up as refugees in South America.
The same sordid scenario was repeated in Syria and will, tragically, be replayed elsewhere in the future.
Instead of remedying the crisis with a degree of moral and legal accountability, successive US administrations have tried to marginalise the importance of the right of return.
Israel, on the other hand, has targeted refugee communities through wars and massacres, most notably during the 1982 war and invasion of Lebanon, and the subsequent Sabra and Shatila Massacre in September of that same year.
Now, with the help of the President Donald Trump’s administration, Israel and the US are orchestrating even more sinister campaigns to make Palestinian refugees vanish through the very destruction of UNRWA and the redefining of the refugee status of millions of Palestinians.
By denying UNRWA urgently needed funds, Washington wants to enforce a new reality, one in which neither human rights, nor international law or morality are of any consequence.
What will become of Palestinian refugees seems to be of no importance to Trump, his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner and other US officials. The Americans are now watching, hoping that their callous strategy will finally bring Palestinians to their knees so that they will ultimately submit to the Israeli government's dictates.
The Israelis want the Palestinians to give up their right of return in order to get "peace". The joint Israeli-US "vision" for the Palestinians basically means the imposition of apartheid and keeping Palestinian exiles in a never-ending ordeal.
The Palestinian people will never accept this injustice.
The right of return remains a driving force behind Palestinian resistance, as the Great March of Return demonstrated in Gaza, starting March of last year.
All the money in Washington's coffers will not reverse what is now a deeply embedded belief in the hearts and minds of millions of refugees throughout Palestine, the Middle East and the world.
Palestinian refugees may not top the political agenda of the Middle East at the moment, but it is their persistence, determination and undying hope that will keep their cause alive until international law is respected and human rights are truly honoured.
Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and editor of Palestine Chronicle. His latest book is “The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story”
(Pluto Press, 2018)
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Let the Walls Speak! Political Poster Exhibition
Thursday, September 6, 2007 - 4:00am to Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 2:00am
Art for struggle! Struggle for art!
Picture this: a government smashing student unions, big business crushing workers, police beating up anti-war protesters. But at the same time there are people are fighting back: women marching against violence, students shutting down uranium mines and Aborigines re-claiming their land. This isn’t just 2007, it’s 1997, 1987, and 1977. And at key moments, art has played a crucial role in the struggle - illustrating and inspiring the power of social movements.
In 2007 Jura Books turns 30, and this exhibition is part of the celebration. For three decades Jura has been a base and an expression of many campaigns and movements, and has been collecting political posters. Let the Walls Speak: 30 Years of Passionate Dissent will be an exhibition of the best of political posters from the last thirty years of social struggle in Australia. Jura is co-presenting the exhibition with the University of Sydney Union over the APEC period – to bring art to the protest, and the protest to the art gallery.
The poster collection was re-discovered a few years ago gathering dust in the archives of the Jura Books. This will be the first time they have been exhibited outside of Jura. There are now over 3,000 in the collection, from a diverse range of struggles ranging from early Aboriginal Land Rights struggles, the feminist movement, the Green Bans, anti-uranium mining, anti-Fraser and many many more. We’ll be showing a careful selection of about 100 posters.
Some of the most stunning posters are from the artist collectives which operated in the 1980s out of the (then squatted) Sydney Uni Tin Sheds. Powerful, eloquent and moving, these full colour posters use silk screening craft and artistic techniques unique to Australia and which have rarely been used since.
The collection contains many Earthworks pieces - the seminal group of activist political artists in Sydney. There are also posters from Lucifoil, Without Authority Posters, Redback Graphix, Toby Zoates and many others.
Not only are the subjects of the posters political, but the method used to produce them was democratic and non-elitist – anyone could produce a poster with a little training and a lot of passion and dedication. The Earthworks Poster Collective would invite student and community groups to use the facilities, and often shared their skills with those who were just starting out using the silk screen processes.
At the same time as APEC politicians discuss prolonging the war, profiting from environmental devastation and silencing dissent, come and feast your eyes on the alternative: art which demands action and envisages a better world. Let the walls speak!
When? From the 5th September to the 19th. The opening night is on Wednesday 5th September from 6pm, with talks by some of the original artists at 6.30pm, food and drinks available. After that it will be open 10am till 7pm weekdays, and 10am to 4pm weekends, except closed on the 7th, 8th and 9th.
Where? Sydney University Holme Building, the Bevery (on the Parramatta Rd side of the campus)
How much? Entry is by donation. And all proceeds will go to preserving the posters, which may not survive for another thirty years otherwise.
440 Parramatta Rd
www.jura.org.au
For more posters go to images.
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Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy > Research Groups
Sunday, March 03, 2019 The department for Political Jurisprudence
Politics in Islam has various areas of study it is possible to investigate the Islamic political approach based on numerous Islamic sciences such as jurisprudence, philosophy, and theology or Qur'anic interpretation. Political jurisprudence as one of the most fundamental areas of Islamic politics can be considered due to the focus of jurisprudence on the understanding of Islam, with a greater backgroud and double influence in Seminaries than other areas of Islamic politics. Therefore, the topic of Wilayat-e Faqih(guardianship of the Islamic jurist) as the central political system of Islam in the era of occultation(of Imam Mahdi a), has been discussed in Shiite jurisprudence and jurisprudential issues.
The emphasis on political jurisprudence in the seminaries, the existence of a strong legacy of political discussions in the jurists' books and the focus of the Islamic Republic of Iran system on political jurisprudence basis has led the Research center for Political Sciences and Thought to establish the department for political jurisprudence. Thus, the department for political jurisprudence and the Research center for Political Sciences and Thought were established at the same time. Perhaps the department for political jurisprudence in this research center could be regarded as the first department for political thought with a focus on political jurisprudence in Iran after the revolution.
The efforts of young and concerned scholars of the Seminary for the need to explain the jurisprudential foundations of Islamic Republic of Iran system, and reproducing the jurisprudential legacy of Shia has led to form the epistemic structure of departments of this research center and therefore, the designers of this research center, in addition to paying attention to political jurisprudence, shifted some of the responsibilities of research in the field of political Islamic studies to the department for political jurisprudence.
The research department which currently has three faculty members and one permanent researcher who not only are they supported by a group of researchers connected to the seminary but also they have academic education degrees.
The great and effective number of the books and articles produced in this scientific department, was the reason to put it on a positive and efficient level, and the selection of twenty-five works from the department's products confirms this claim.
In this research department, in addition to political jurisprudence issues, political interpretation of the Holy Quran and compiling political narratives focusing on reliable narrative associations of Shia are also considered and some studies in these areas are being conducted.
The Research Domain of the Department for Political Jurisprudence
A. Research Areas
1. The philosophy of political jurisprudence (descriptive and prescriptive)
2. The sociology of political jurisprudence
3. The history of political jurisprudence
4. Pathology and critique of political jurisprudence
5. Comparative studies
6. Issues and topics of political jurisprudence
7. Political interpretation of the Holy Quran
B. Thematic priorities
1. The political system of Shia
2. Wilayat-e Faqih(guardianship of the Islamic jurist)
3. Identification and critique of the existing identity of political jurisprudence
4. The issues of Islamic republic of Iran
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MainAll NewsMiddle EastReport: Russia Ordered Deaths of Turkish Pilots
Report: Russia Ordered Deaths of Turkish Pilots
Turkish pilots killed in Syria were reportedly taken alive then killed after consultation with Moscow.
Maayana Miskin, 29/09/12 22:39
Putin in Israel
Turkish pilots killed in Syria were deliberately executed following consultation between Damascus and Moscow, Saudi Arabia’s Al-Arabiya news reported Saturday. The news station says it has obtained classified Syrian documents proving the story, that will be published online, true.
In June, Syrian forces shot down a Turkish plane, sparking outrage in Turkey. The plane’s pilots were believed to have been killed instantly.
However, according to the report the two survived, after their jet was shot down, and were taken into custody by the Syrian Air Force. A letter, allegedly sent by Syrian President Bashar Assad’s office to a top commander, states that the pilots were captured “after their jet was shot down in coordination with the Russian naval base in Tartus.”
Russian military involvement in the shooting down of the plane was suspected for some time.
A subsequent file, also alleged to have been sent by Assad’s office, says, “Based on information and guidance from the Russian leadership comes a need to eliminate the two Turkish pilots detained by the Special Operations Unit in a natural way and their bodies need to be returned to the crash site in international waters.”
In July, Turkey found the bodies of the two pilots and the plane wreckage in the Mediterranean Sea.
The second letter printed by Al-Arabiya suggests that the Assad regime apologize, while at the same time threatening the Turkish government with Syria’s ability to mobilize Kurdish forces on its border. Assad did apologize for the incident in early July, saying his forces had thought the plane was Israeli.
Tags:Bashar Assad, Syria-Turkey, Syrian bloodshed, Syria-Russia
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MainAll NewsMiddle EastPLO to Hamas: Cut Ties with Muslim Brotherhood
PLO to Hamas: Cut Ties with Muslim Brotherhood
Leaders in the PLO say Hamas should dissociate itself from the Muslim Brotherhood and confirm loyalty to "Palestine."
Elad Benari, 29/12/13 04:05
Muslim Brotherhood supporters
Several leaders from various factions in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday urged Hamas to dissociate itself from the Muslim Brotherhood, some calling the Egyptian organization a "terrorist group," according to the Ma’an news agency.
A Fatah representative in the PLO executive committee was quoted as having said that Hamas should detach itself from the Brotherhood, warning of political, economic, and security consequences if Hamas remained "subordinate" to "this banned terrorist group."
"Confirm loyalty to the Palestinian people and the question of Palestine," Jamal Muheisin urged Hamas, according to Ma’an.
A representative of the Arab Liberation Front said that Hamas has always prioritized the Muslim Brotherhood's interests over the interests of the “Palestinian people.”
"The (Hamas) movement's subordination to the Muslim Brotherhood organization has weakened the Palestinian position," Mahmoud Ismail charged.
He called Hamas' takeover of Gaza in 2006-2007 "a military coup" that "split the Palestinian homeland into two parts."
Ahmad Majdalani of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front said Hamas was viewed as a terrorist organization by many countries including the United States due to its affiliation with the Brotherhood.
Representatives of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Palestine People's Party echoed the calls for Hamas to declare itself independent from the Brotherhood.
Other PLO executive committee members accused Hamas of interfering in the affairs of other Arab countries, "especially Egypt and Syria," reported Ma’an.
Hamas should "respect the will of Arab peoples, especially the Egyptians who ousted the Muslim Brotherhood regime," the Secretary-general of the Palestinian Democratic Union Fida said.
Representatives of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the PPSF reiterated this sentiment.
Hamas is an offshoot of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood. It enjoyed close ties to Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and has been “feeling the heat” from Egypt's new army-backed leadership, which deposed Morsi in July.
Since Morsi’s ouster, Egypt has been clamping down on the smuggling tunnels which are used to smuggle goods but also arms and terrorists between Gaza and the Sinai.
Egypt has also accused Hamas of being involved in terror attacks in the Sinai Peninsula and of teaching Islamists in Egypt how to carry out attacks. Hamas has denied the allegations.
The comments by the PLO officials reflect the tension between Hamas and its rival faction Fatah, headed by Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
Shortly after Morsi was ousted, Fatah accused Hamas of being responsible for Egypt closing the Rafiah border crossing with Gaza, saying this was done because Hamas had intervened in Egypt's internal affairs in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Responding to Saturday’s remarks, Gaza government spokeswoman Isra Almodallal told Ma'an that while Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood may share ideology, they should not be seen as one and the same movement.
"We are in completely different circumstances," Almodallal said. "We don't want people to think Hamas is the same as the Muslim Brotherhood."
"We don't want Egypt to punish us the way the Muslim Brotherhood is punished in Egypt," she added.
Almodallal said Hamas agreed that "at this particular time" it is best to remain neutral in the affairs of other Arab countries.
When asked to comment on the PLO's accusations that Hamas prioritizes its Muslim Brotherhood interests over Palestinian national interests, she said she had no direct response.
Tags:Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood, PLO, Fatah-Hamas, Egypt, Egypt Unrest
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Kalyani Kala Mandir
A unique combination of expression…
Rashmi Khanna
Analyse Jatiswaram Dance
Anchita
Angiga Abhinaya
Bharatnatyam
Devadasis
Drishti Bheda
Greeva Bheda
Karanas
Lasya
Nayika Bheda
Rasa and Bhava
Role of Nattuvanaar
Sabdam
Sapta Tala System
Shiro Bheda
Sthanaka
Tillana
Tillana with Pallavi Anupallavi
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Utility of Instrumental Music
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Kalyani Kala Mandir | Resources | Jayadeva
Jayadeva, the renowned Sanskrit poet and lyricist was born in Kenduli, Orissa in the 11th century AD. The works of Jayadeva have had a profound influence on Indian culture. It forms the basis of the Indian classical dance form, Odissi, and has strongly influenced the Bharatanatyam classical dance as well as Carnatic music.
Jayadeva was instrumental in popularizing the Dasavatara, the ten incarnations of Vishnu in another composition, Dasakritikrite. Furthermore, the classic Tribhangi (three-fold) posture of Krishna playing the flute gained popularity due to him.
The illustrious poet also institutionalized the Devadasi system in Orissan temples. Devadasis were women dancers specially dedicated to the temple deity, and as a result of the great poet’s works, Orissan temples began to incorporate a separate Natamandira, or dance hall, within their precincts for Odissi dance performances.
The Gita Govinda is the best known composition of Jayadeva. It is a lyrical poetry that is organized into twelve chapters. Each chapter is further sub-divided into twenty four divisions called Prabandhas. The prabandhas contain couplets grouped into eights, called Ashtapadis. In this work, the author has tried to combine religious fervour with eroticism. It belongs to the medieval Vashnavism and describes the love sports and pangs of separation of Radha and Krishna. In this poem, according to the author, he has shown his mastery in music and dance, his devotion to Vishnu, his understanding of science of erotica etc.
These ashtapadis are preceded and followed by verses in different meters, numbering about thirteen. By this he has shown his mastery over the science of metrics and his choice of words are appreciated by all the later poets. There are more than forty commentaries on this work, apart from regional versions and imitations. From this one can understand the popularity of this work. The lyrics of Gitagovinda have been set to devotional music throughout India. They have been adapted in dance and also in painting.
All this was due to its capacity to arouse the emotions of the audience. This is the very reason for its translations in all the Indian languages and in modern times into European languages. When you hear the Gitagovinda song or see its depiction by way dance postures, it invokes the interest and conveys a literary flavour and religious significance. It gets mingled into the cultural ethos of the hearer. It lends itself to be adapted to the different musical versions and dance performance. Because of its religious fervour, it was adapted by temple dancers. Originating in Orissa, it has traveled to Bengal, Gujarat, South India and even Nepal. Raga and tala came to be assigned to these lyrics and they used for different occasions to be sung or danced.
The first English translation of the Gita Govinda was published by Sir William Jones in 1792, where Kalinga (ancient Orissa) is referred to as the origin of the text. Since then, the Gita Govinda has been translated to many languages throughout the world, and is considered to be among the finest examples of Sanskrit poetry.
Jayadeva wrote Piyusha Lahari, a Sanskrit Goshti Rupaka. It was based on the romantic love between Radha and Krishna similar in line to Gita Govindam. It was translated into Telugu language by Vavilala Somayajulu and published in 1993 by Telugu University in 1990.
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Bhupendra Hooja – An Obituary
Jaipur Lahore
Editor's note: This obituary was written by Hooja sahib's son, Rakesh, and edited at that time byt Rakesh's brother-in-law Subodh Mathur.
Bhupendra Hooja. London. Late 1940s.
Bhupendra Hooja (1922-2006) came to Rajasthan in the beginning of 1959, which, as he wrote in a 2002 article "Life at Eighty", became his "Karmbhumi" as he became "a small petty agent" in the sustained efforts for the development of the State. By the end, Jaipur and Rajasthan had adopted him as its own.
As regards the influences of his youth, he once wrote "having been born in an active and committed Arya Samaj family (I was) baptized by the mantras of social change, freedom and revolution as preached by Gandhi and Nehru and Subhash on the one side, and the revolutionary youth like Shaheed Bhagat Singh and his brave and young Comrades on the other". His older brother G.B.K. Hooja, who preceded him into the IAS via the undivided Punjab Civil Service, was a major source of inspiration to him, as was Marxist Socialism until the Soviets crushed the Hungarian uprising in 1956. Both in his youth and later as an adult, he could never appreciate the growing consumerism and commercialization in society. As a student he is known to have more than once given away his woollen clothing to poorer friends, and helped many others with their studies.
Born in Dera Ismail Khan on the day of Guru Govind Singh's birthday in December 1922, he lost, at the early age of four, his father late Goverdhan Shastry, who amongst other things, had taught at Gurukul Kangri Haridwar, at Ramjas School Delhi and at schools in Taunsa Sharif and Sanghar in the first quarter of the 20th century. From then on, his maternal aunt's Gauba family household became his second home. His early years were spent in areas that were to be subsequently divided between India and Pakistan.
During the course of his student days in Lahore in the 1940s, he was a student leader with communist sympathies. Here he came to the adverse notice of the British rulers, and had to give up his place at Government College Lahore, and, after a gap, join Dayal Singh College in Lahore itself. In his college days, he edited the Hindi section of the Government College magazine Ravi.
After his studies were completed, he had a short stint as a bilingual - Hindi and English- editor at Sangam Publishers Lahore. Then, Bhupi, as many of his contemporaries called him, worked at Peshawar, New Delhi and Nagpur radio stations of All India Radio from March 1946 to January 1949 as Programme Assistant, Supervisor, Producer and Broadcaster. During this assignment, at the time of partition, he endured a dangerous and adventurous train journey from Peshawar to Lahore, when a colleague, who was a Sikh, let down his hair and lay down on an upper bunk pretending to be a lady accompanying him to avoid becoming a victim of the mindless partition violence.
In January 1949 he moved to London (U.K.), where he worked for BBC in the Eastern Services as broadcaster, newsreader and feature writer and producer in Hindi, where, among other things, he covered the UN Assembly Session at Paris (Winter 1951), commentated at the England-India cricket test matches (including one where the touring Indians had a disastrous start of being 0 for 4 wickets), and also produced and scripted radio plays.
The assignment with BBC and stay in England also enabled him to visit many western European countries. During the period he also voiced or dubbed the commentary in Hindi for some documentary films like Blue Lagoon, and British Information Service documentaries. He also helped the U. S. Information Service in editing the Hindi version of an Illustrated History of America, and contributed articles to newspapers in India.
In London he also ran a Hindi Goshti of fortnightly get-togethers for local residents, both Indian and British, and for Indians passing through. That, in addition to his earlier Lahore contacts like former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral, ensured that he knew many who would become the literary, artistic, media, and even political elite of India including, for example, Krishna Menon, Khushwant Singh, Mulk Raj Anand, Ramesh Sanghvi, Maheshwari Singh Mahesh, Ramesh Thapar of Seminar, D.P. Singhal and Dev Ahuti.
While in London he met and married in 1949 Usha Rani, who was from a Christian Delhi family. She was studying sculpture at Regent Street Polytechnic and was later to become Rajasthan's leading sculptor.
Returning to India in May 1954 along with wife and young son Rakesh, who was born in London in 1950, Bhupendra Hooja started freelancing as a journalist, writing numerous articles and some documentary film scripts, including that of Gangu Teli in which actor Manoj Kumar faced the camera for the first time.
He soon joined Delhi Administration as an Information Officer, with Rural Development and Planning as his special interests. While wife Usha Rani was starting on her sculpture creation odyssey, his daughter Rima was born during this phase.
During this period, he remained intimately associated with Delhi's leading theatre, media and art related personalities as well as academics and intellectuals. A reference to this period is available in the autobiography of artist Satish Gujral who mentions the role of Bhupi and Usha in his meeting and marrying his wife Kiran.
At this time, he also authored a book, A Life Dedicated (1956), which was a biography of Seth Govind Das.
He toyed with the idea of accepting an offer to join Radio Moscow in Russia but the Soviet treatment of the Hungarians in 1956 and stories of totalitarianism within the Soviet Union caused him to desist.
He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1958 after passing the 1956 special recruitment examination of the UPSC. He opted for Rajasthan cadre since his elder brother was already there, and he was given his choice. After training at Simla, Delhi and Jodhpur (some extracts of his Jodhpur training diary are still available), his first posting in Rajasthan was as Secretary to Chief Minister from 1959 to 1962, working with the late Mohan Lal Sukhadia.
In 1962 he went on deputation to Himachal Pradesh where he had his first district posting as Deputy Commissioner cum District Magistrate, Mahasu. He was to describe his experiences there 25 years later in a volume Collector's Recollect (1987), edited by Mohan Mukherjee and Ramesh Arora. By continuing to work while unwell, he strained his heart resulting in the end of his posting and deputation, and return to Rajasthan. The heart problem also contributed to his turning down a possible posting in the Delhi Government where he was offered the chance of looking after the Union Territory's industrialization.
In Rajasthan, he served as Collector and District Magistrate in two districts: Chittorgarh and Ajmer. Later, he was Commissioner and Secretary State Enterprises, Commissioner and Secretary PWD, Irrigation and Power, Commissioner Transport, and served as Secretary in various departments including Agriculture Production, Medical and Health, Education and Culture, Food and Civil Supplies. The corporations that he headed included those related to agro industries, land development and Ganganagar Sugar Mills. He also served as Chairman, Rajasthan Canal Board and as Area Development Commissioner, CAD Kota. He also worked as Special Secretary institutional finance, agriculture, animal husbandry, cooperatives, etc. and Deputy Secretary in social welfare and labour departments.
Throughout his service as an IAS officer, he continued to encourage and advise various students, academics, administrators and activists in their various endeavours. Amongst those who over the years have acknowledged that he encouraged and positively affected their lives is Dr Yogendra K. Alagh. Bhupi also kept up his interest in reading and writing, including the writing of academic articles in nationally known journals like Indian Journal of Public Administration and also writing for popular magazines like The Illustrated Weekly of India. He was also involved in many literary and cultural activities and in the organization of Jaipur's first film society - now long defunct.
His mother Lajwanti Hooja (generally referred to as Mata Hooja), who had been involved in the relief work during the partition days, and later as a social worker in Rajasthan, suffered a paralytic stroke in 1959 and continued to live with him till her death in 1974. The fact that his mother was bedridden appears to have been one of the reasons that he did not avail of a chance to go to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in Government of India at New Delhi.
During his service career itself he had the satisfaction of seeing his son Rakesh first becoming a university lecturer and then joining the IAS and marrying the civil servant daughter of a colleague, his daughter Rima proceeding to Cambridge University (UK) for higher studies, and wife Usha Rani Hooja developing as a sculptor, first in Delhi and then in Jaipur, and winning national and state level awards.
In 1975 he underwent an aorta bypass surgery at AIIMS New Delhi. The fact, that his surgeon had indicated that he had only about 5 more years to live, was not known to many. Luckily, he was to live for more than thirty more years.
Retirement from government in 1980 did not mark the end of Bhupendra Hooja's contributions. Since 1985, he was the Chief Editor of Indian Book Chronicle (IBC), a monthly journal about books, reviews and communication arts originally started in the early 1970s and continued so till his last day. In fact, many across India know him only as Chief Editor of IBC. In the last few months of his life, he often expressed the wish that, like his son and daughter, his grandson Rakshat would also associate himself with the editing of IBC.
He has been a founder member of the board of directors of Institute of Development Studies Jaipur (and in the early 1980s wrote reports, articles and notes for IDS on rural development, rural credit, desert development, livestock management, and the effect of reservations on Rajasthan), member of Syndicate of Rajasthan University and was actively associated with bodies like Hindustani March, Citizens Forum, Rajasthan Paryavaran Manch, Rajasthan Regional Branch of IIPA (he was its Vice Chairman from 1980 to 1986), Local Committee of DAV Centenary School, Maulana Azad Memorial Society, Society for Legal Awareness, Research and Training, the Jaipur chapter of Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan (where he taught papers on Mass Communications and the Role of Various Media Tools in PR, and on Public Relations in the Corporate Sector), Indian Institute of Rural Management, Rajasthan State Unit of All India Council of Science Reporters and Promoters, Shodhak journal, etc, and was associated both formally and informally with many of the centres and departments of University of Rajasthan.
The State Government nominated him to various five-year-plan working groups related to more than one five-year-plan period and pertaining to many different development sectors. He was also involved in the preparation of a strategic plan for Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner; in reviewing a number of activities of the Canadian CIDA funded Rajasthan Agriculture Drainage Project at Chambal Kota; and in the writing of a history of the Indira Gandhi Canal Project.
He edited and published, with intensive annotations, the diary of jottings that Shaheed Bhagat Singh had kept in jail before his execution, under the title A Martyr's Notebook (1993). This book has undergone more then one Hindi translation as well as translation into a couple of South Indian languages and has also been reprinted once in English.
A keen pamphleteer, he kept penning booklets and pamphlets on diverse subjects and also contributed liberally to numerous books, journals, magazines and seminars/workshops/conferences as well as to Souvenirs. Over the years, he also published on behalf of Sanghar Vidya Sabha, IBC, Hindustani Manch and some other NGO institutions a large number of booklets, pamphlets, leaflets, and supplements. In 2001, he published the English book Shahadatnama, which was an account of the Indian martyrs of the freedom struggle from 1857 to 1947. The original version of A Martyr's Notebook had also been published by him.
He also participated in discussions on T.V. and Radio and delivered many radio talks.
In the last couple of years of his life, he took over the management of Sanghar Vidya Sabha Trust, following the death of his older brother G. B. K. Hooja, and had also made it his mission to get published the various writings that his brother had left behind.
At the time of his death he was completing Safarnama, a book in Hindi on the life and times and related places of his, and associated, families linked to Sangar Vidya Sabha (having links to Sanghar district and the river Indus in present day Pakistan) and their journeys into the modern era. He had just completed and published pamphlets /booklets on the R(oyal) I(ndian) N(avy) Mutiny of 1946, on the legacy and heritage of the martyrs of India's national movement, on Bhagat Singh, and on India's language policy; and has left behind numerous unfinished essays, articles, notes, and an edited but unpublished volume of material on Jaipur and its history including that of Amber.
His special interests included matters of citizen concerns, administrative reforms, higher education, environment, rural development and panchayati raj, desert development, agriculture, consumer movement, land and water management, management of state enterprises (a post retirement unpublished study on this subject is hopefully available in the hordes of papers that he has left behind), tribal development, history and culture, social movements, the origin of civilizations, political trends the world over, the arts and the media .
He was inquisitive and ever thirsty for new knowledge and information. He devoured more than 6 newspapers each day, flicked serious and news channels on TV for long hours, and subjected serious magazines to intense scrutiny: but not for him any light reading, or films and film music, or the TV sitcom. The family house in Jaipur, constructed in 1967-68, where he lived for almost 40 years, was full and overflowing with books and related papers.
While his IAS career enabled foreign travel to the Philippines, South Korea, Japan, and Washington, retired life saw him visiting England, Europe and Pakistan. He particularly relished visiting the places he used to frequent during his youth in England and present day Pakistan. Wherever he went, he collected brochures, booklets, pamphlets, newspaper cuttings and other reading material regardless of the weight that had to be carted at airports.
In the last years of his life he was in touch with numerous persons in Jaipur, throughout Rajasthan and even outside the State. Face to face, on the telephone, and through the post, he encouraged and advised them, offering new ideas and motivating them, suggesting activities for them to carry out. The receipt of post cards from him was looked forward to by many. (However, the internet and computers left him bewildered and thus he never used e-mails.)
Along with encouraging all and sundry, he liked to discuss the writing and contents of the many books and articles that his son Rakesh authored and edited, and that his daughter Rima wrote, often debating points and issues that were proposed to be included in the writings. He always had encouraging words of comment for the poetry (and cooking) of his daughter-in-law Meenakshi Hooja nee Mathur, and was ever happy to discuss the M. Phil and PhD related works and articles of his grandson Rakshat, as also to compare the official work related experiences of his son and daughter-in-law with those of his earlier IAS days. While often involved in debates with his older grandson, Rajat, he however did not fully comprehend nor appreciate the new world of business, multinational companies, the stock market, IT etc. that interested Rajat.
In his youth, B. Hooja had run away to Bombay to join films, but soon returned home. Filmdom's loss was Rajasthan's and the country's gain.
Reproduced below are two small pieces written by B. Hooja on his life.
1. From Sampark, the magazine of the All India Services Rajasthan Pensioners Association, writing in December 2002 on ‘Life at Eighty'.
"Life at Eighty is as charming and full of challenges as it was at eighteen, when one was young and hopeful with golden dreams in the mind and bright horizons in the distance. However, old age has sobered me quite a lot and I have no need for dreams or ambitions. The inevitable can happen any day when the invisible bonds with life will snap. The dice is loaded, and one knows the odds are all against.
But beyond eighty - one has to live with dignity and die with dignity; if possible. A paltry pension to manage life with, heavy dosage of medicines and careful dieting, with movements outside the home rather restricted due to several handicaps- one can be as content as possible with the turn of fate. Content yes, but not smug!
Already the golden and sand castles of ones youthful dreams lie shattered and scattered; all around the land is burning with fires of hate and mistrust, social and economic inequalities have increased and multiplied and exploitation including corruption which is also a form of "exploitation", continues unchecked rather intensified. The queues of hungry, helpless, desperate down-trodden millions below the poverty line bear testimony to the hard and tragic fact that all our dreams, our visions, five year plans and nation building activities have failed, may be gone of the track because their force was lost. Yet what can one do; one lone, ailing and old man?
However I have the complacent satisfaction that I tried to face my challenges in life from the early awakening of childhood, all through the youthful student days and years of growing up to maturity in the best possible manner keeping intact my commitments in life towards family, towards the fraternity of friends and towards society at large. And it has been a wonderful, many splendoured eventful life, under the rainbow colours of some small personal achievements and contributions to the march of humanity towards a better and more harmonious future.
I have been fortunate to serve as a small petty agent of development in the State of Rajasthan as it was emerging from under the dark heavy shadows of a static social order, a feudal system supported by foreign colonial masters. Having been born in an active and committed Arya Samaj family, baptized by the mantras of social change, freedom and revolution as preached by Gandhi and Nehru and Subhash on the one side, and the revolutionary youth like Shaheed Bhagat Singh and his brave and young Comrades on the other. I did not have to find a new mission in my life or go in search of my own battlefield, my "Karmbhumi". There was the state and society of Rajasthan calling for stupendous and sustained efforts to emerge from darkness into the new bright sunshine of democracy and progress once the latent and inherent power of the people was unshackled. That metamorphosis took shape right under my eyes, in my presence as an active witness.
As I look back, I consider that modern and contemporary Rajasthan has been an active theatre of a series of man made miracles, miracles of change. The accession of state Rulers to the newly made Dominion of India and the subsequent Integration of various States into one composite unit, Rajasthan, for the first time in history was the first such miracle.
Then come to the introduction of democracy, and all its infra structure, votes for all, elected Assembly and local bodies, changes in the political system and the emergence of political representatives as the new rulers. A whole series of new laws, rules of conduct and government policies- a virtual transformation of the old society through land reforms, economic development, industrialization, improved communication system, irrigation network and expansion in the education, health and social services including social security and so on. The list is long and endless, but at the end of the day one has the satisfaction of not only being a witness but a small participant in this crusade of social emancipation and welfare.
Of late the direction seems to have been lost or confused, the thrust is no longer bold and determined, and other new goals/targets or directions have superseded the old masterly comprehensive vision of our pioneers. Yet not everything is lost. There are still hopes and the lost directions or the thrusts forward for the unfinished political, social and economic revolution will yet be reclaimed and resumed.
Strangely enough, much beyond my expectations, I have survived the prescribed age of superannuation by more than two decades, which means that I have been a pensioner, perhaps as long as I was on active service duty in the state from 1959 to the end of 1980. These last 20 and odd years have also been fortunate for me, in spite of my health problems and other handicaps. I have been often called upon to share my experiences in several working groups for successive plans and other official committees in the fields of agriculture, rural development, water management, education, etc. Among other things I have been active in some social commitments of the day in the fields of environmental and consumer's protection, in maintaining social peace and harmony during sudden crisis and keeping worthwhile intellectual dialogues and open through frequent and repeated interactions with the University faculty and scholars and with other knowledge seekers, media persons, book-lovers, and Artists and art lovers, through their various forms. Life has indeed been rich and colourful and rewarding.
Active on the varied development, social and literary fronts, I have been fortunate enough to serve since 1985 as chief editor of the 27 year old Indian Book Chronicle, English monthly devoted to the culture of books and communication arts. I have also had the privilege to edit and publish A Martyrs Notebook based on the notes kept by Shaheed Bhagat Singh during his last days in prison, when he never ceased in his passion for books and took copious notes from the books that he could read.
Also I have been able to contribute scores of papers and articles on various topics related to development etc. and actively participated in scores of seminars. I have also had the fortune to belong to the first batch of founding Directors of the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur. Active in the fields of public administration, rural development and Panchayati Raj, South Asian Studies, Centres for Gandhian and Women's Studies and other wings of Social Sciences in the University of Rajasthan, and other similar institutions, I have not only enriched my mind and enlarged my mental horizons, but have also contributed my best in a small, humble way. There are about a dozen voluntary social platforms (NGOs) like Hindustani Manch, Citizen's Forum, Paryavaran Manch and upbhokta sangathans and literary or cultural societies with which I have been involved. And the involvement continues, uninterrupted by physical handicaps or financial limitations, or restricted movements outside my little castle- my humble abode.
I take this opportunity to thank and bless all my companions and comrades in action, including fellow pensioners and others, who have kept me company or/and guided or supported me on my journey of life through its several phases. I am beholden to my generation walas here in town or in Rajasthan or elsewhere for their love and affection and understanding. Every small step taken in common with them has been worthwhile and memorable. I thank them all for this rare privilege."
2. From a symposium on Perceptions of Administration published in RIPA Academica April-June 1986, where he replied to a question related to work done which had given him greatest satisfaction in his service period.
"I have had a chequered career right from my student days when I was politically active and had my grooming in some of my future commitments. Then, radio and writing gave me welcome opportunities to reflect upon and communicate my ideas on socio-economic, political and cultural issues.
As an administrator, with all too frequent transfers (almost two dozen in that many years) I found that in spite of personal inconvenience and some loss in status( as well as emoluments), my postings in the district (as a trainee and SDO in Jodhpur from January to October 1959, and as Collector and DM in Mahasu H.P. from June 1962 to December 1963, Chittorgarh from February 1966 to July 1967 and Ajmer from July to October 1967) were perhaps the most rewarding, because of the opportunities I had for direct contacts with the people and for helping in the process of their awakening or securing their just and prescribed rights, or facilities
A similar feeling of satisfaction was there when I worked as Commissioner Chambal Command Area Kota (1973-74) or earlier as Director in charge of Ganganagar Sugar Mill and Commissioner State Enterprises (1967-69).
My postings as Commissioner -Secretary respectively for Medical & Health & Family Welfare (1969-71), Education (1975), Agriculture Production (1977), Irrigation, Power and PWD (1976) also afforded me different types of opportunities to participate in the process of people striving for their educational, physical or economic betterment.
I have also been closely connected with the management of cooperatives, or the public sector, or expanding the role of nationalized banks, and of departmental undertakings, or with command area and land development programmes during which there have been periods of challenge and need for managerial skills or fulfilling targets and, though I could claim with some satisfaction of being "an active unit" in the process of change and development, the satisfaction of doing something concrete and real came to me mostly during my field postings, even though sometimes the ignorance (or innocence) of the average people and the complexity of government rules and procedures, or the indifference and callousness of some colleagues and subordinates did appear to be exasperating and frustrating.
But as I look back in this evening of my active life, I feel privileged to have been born and alive at a time when the people of India (Rajasthan) have been on the move."
© Rakshat Hooja 2019
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BB 2012-01-24 Growing with global production sharing in Malaysia-Part 1
Growing with global production sharing in Malaysia
THE PENANG EXPORT HUB - PART 1
Global production sharing – the division of production processes into geographically separated stages – has been an increasingly important facet of economic globalization over the past few decades. This study seeks to broaden understanding of global production sharing and explore policy options for developing countries to engage effectively in production networks as part of a national development policy.
The export production hub in the State of Penang, Malaysia, with more than four decades as a major hub in global production networks, provides a valuable laboratory to study government policies and global sourcing strategies of MNEs in determining developmental gains from global production sharing.
This study focuses on the role of public-private partnerships in forging links between MNEs and local firms to achieve self-sustained growth through enhanced local capabilities. It probes the role of public-private partnerships in Penang in the context of rapid changes in global production networks and increased competition faced by existing production locations as production networks expand to new locations with greater relative cost advantages.
The policy lessons from the Penang experience are relevant for other developing countries. Countries that seek to use technology to move up the value chain and increase national income will also find insights from this case study.
The study first provides an overview of initial economic conditions in Penang to set the stage for the ensuing analysis. Next it discusses the policy context, key elements of policy reforms and the institutional setting in which export-oriented development strategy was implemented. The Penang state government made innovative efforts to gain policy space and financial autonomy within the Malaysian federal system. Next, evolution of the export hub is discussed. Investment patterns and export performance are then examined, followed by a discussion on the economy-wide implications of export-led growth. Key findings and policy lessons are presented in the conclusion.
The rise of global production
With a modest start in the electronics and clothing industries,
multinational production networks have evolved and spread into many industries such as sports footwear, automobiles, televisions and radio receivers, sewing machines, office equipment, power and machine tools, cameras and watches, and printing and publishing. At the formative stage, production sharing involved assembly of small fragments of the production process in a low-cost country and re-importing the assembled parts and components to be incorporated in the final product.
Subsequently, production networks began to encompass many countries engaged in the assembly process at different stages, resulting in multiple border crossings by product fragments before they were incorporated in the final product. As international networks of parts and component supply have become firmly established, producers in advanced countries have begun to move the final assembly of an increasing range of consumer durables to overseas locations to be closer to their final users and in some instances to take advantage of cheap labour. These consumer goods include computers, cameras, televisions and automobiles. There has been a steady rise in trade in parts and components and assembled final products – ‘network trade’ – in global production networks. In 2007, network trade accounted for 51% of total world manufacturing exports, with 41% of these exports originating in developing countries.
Global production sharing in consumer goods such as garments and footwear normally takes place through arm’s length relationships, with international buyers playing a key role in linking producers and sellers in developed countries. However, the bulk of global production sharing in electronics and other high-tech industries still takes place under the aegis of MNEs. This is because the production of final goods requires highly customized and specialized parts and components whose quality cannot be verified or assured by a third party. In addition, it is not possible to write a contract between the final producer and input supplier that would adequately specify product quality.
This is particularly the case when establishing production units in countries that are newcomers to export-oriented industrialization. As the production unit becomes well-established in the country and it forges business links with private and public-sector agents, arm’s length subcontracting arrangements with local firms can develop, leading to firm-level upgrading of technology and management capabilities.
Global production sharing creates opportunities for developing countries to participate in a finer international division of labour and specialize in production processes in vertically integrated global industries depending on relative cost advantage. Because parts and components, capital and production technology are mobile within global production networks, relative unit labour cost determines a country’s success from engaging in global production sharing. However, in addition to labour abundance, several factors impacting the business climate are important in attracting MNEs to set up assembly plants and deepening their engagement with local enterprises.
Penang’s origin as an export hub
Penang, a state located on the northwest coast of Malaysian Peninsula, is divided into two parts: Penang Island (Pulau Pinang, in Malay), an island located in the Strait of Malacca; and Seberang Perai (formerly Province Wellesley). Penang is the second smallest among the 13 states in area, but the eighth most populous at 1.52 million, according to the 2010 census. In terms of natural resources relative to its population, Penang is the least favourably endowed of all the states of Malaysia.
Penang’s modern history began with the arrival in August 1786 of Captain Francis Light to set up an East Indian Company trading post. Under British rule, Penang became the first port of discharge for ships sailing from Europe and India to the Strait of Malacca, and a trade centre for the northern Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Burma, South Thailand and the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. British protection drew merchants and migrants from neighbouring countries, with Chinese immigrants soon becoming the largest community. From the early 20th century, Penang was a regional centre of Islamic, Chinese and English education.
At independence in 1957, Penang’s economic status was healthier than other Malay states and comparable to Singapore and Hong Kong SAR. Trade-related infrastructure, including its airport, container port and sea-cargo terminal, was the best in Malaysia. There were well-developed banking, insurance and freight forwarding services, water supply, electric power, telecommunication services and transport facilities. Penang had a relatively well-developed network of small enterprises evolved around warehouse activities. People in Penang were relatively well educated; most of them had at least nine years of schooling, with a substantial number proficient in English.
When Malaysia attained independence in 1957, attention focused on the new national capital, Kuala Lumpur, which became the country’s main port. Penang’s trade from Thailand, Burma and Indonesia dwindled as each country developed its own ports. Indonesia’s confrontation with Malaysia from 1963-1965 cut off lucrative trade. The final blow came with the revocation of its free port status in 1967. Consequently throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Penang’s trade-dependent economy slid while the population grew rapidly due to the post-war baby boom.
In the early 1960s, the Alliance Party state government attempted to avert the collapse of Penang’s economy through a programme of import substitution industrialization. An industrial state was set up in Perai in 1964 to produce goods for the domestic market, but most of these industries failed within few years. By the end of 1960s, Penang’s per capita income was 12% lower than the national average. The unemployment rate reached 9% – 16% when underemployment is considered – and the population’s general mood was rebellious. Penang was plagued by frequent strikes, social unrest and racial tension.
In this volatile climate, revitalizing the economy was the dominant issue of the May 1969 general elections. The newly formed Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Malaysian People’s Movement Party), led by Dr. Lim Chong Eu, won by promising to revitalize the economy through export-oriented industrialization. This new political leadership ushered in an era of policy reforms that set the stage for the emergence of Penang as an export hub.
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One Killed, Six Injured in Single-Vehicle Nevada Rollover Accident
Man in Stopped Delivery Truck Hit and Killed in Las Vegas Car Accident
Published by Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyer at May 10, 2012
Whenever someone makes the terrible decision to consume alcohol before getting behind the wheel of a vehicle, that person places anyone who could be affected by his or her conduct in a position of immediate and extreme risk. Unfortunately, alcohol is suspected to be a factor in a recent Las Vegas car accident that seriously injured a woman who was attempting to get into a parked vehicle at the time she was hit.
According to the authorities, this suspected Las Vegas DUI accident occurred on Monday night evening at approximately 6 p.m. An unidentified woman was attempting to get into a vehicle that was parked on the 4300 block of East Harmon Avenue near U.S. Highway 95 when she was suddenly hit and crushed into that vehicle by a driver who had crossed the median coming from the other direction. The woman was rushed to a nearby hospital in serious condition.
Nevada Car Accident Statistics
First and foremost, we’d like to offer our most sincere thoughts and support for the woman who was badly injured in this suspected Las Vegas DUI accident, and we hope that the police investigation leads to a fast and accurate result. In addition, this Las Vegas accident will now become part of the overall statistics regarding Nevada car accidents. Every year, thousands of people are injured and nearly 400 people are killed in these occurrences.
Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyers
If the available facts regarding this suspected Las Vegas DUI accident are accurate, then it seems possible that the driver involved could be at fault for this crash. As a result, it’s also possible that the woman who was seriously injured could file a Nevada personal injury lawsuit in response. If she does and her case is successful, it could lead to an award of damages that compensates her for her losses.
If you or someone you love has been injured by a negligent driver, you need to seek the help of Las Vegas personal injury lawyers who have been fighting for the rights of those harmed for many years. Contact the Sam Harding Law Firm today to schedule a free initial consultation.
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Bride Burning falls under 'Rarest of Rare' cases : Supreme Court
This snippet may be read in continuation of our previous post on the Law relating to Dowry Death. The Supreme Court, in a recent Judgment has stated that Bride Burning falls under the category of 'rarest of rare' cases and deserves the death penalty.
The Bench comprising Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra, opened their judgment with the words "The hallmark of a healthy society is the respect it shows to women. Indian society has become a sick society. This is evident from the large number of cases coming up in this Court (and also in almost all courts in the country) in which young women are being killed by their husbands or by their in-laws by pouring kerosene on them and setting them on fire or by hanging/strangulating them. What is the level of civilsation of a society in which a large number of women are treated in this horrendous and barbaric manner? What has our society become - this is illustrated by this case."
The Bench went on to hold;
"We have carefully perused the impugned judgment and order of the High Court and the judgment of the trial court and other evidence on record. We see no reason to disagree with the judgment and order of the High Court convicting the appellants. In fact, it was really a case under Section 302 IPC and death sentence should have been imposed in such a case, but since no charge under Section 302 IPC was levelled, we cannot do so, otherwise, such cases of bride burning, in our opinion, fall in the category of rarest of rare cases, and hence deserve death sentence. Although bride burning or bride hanging cases have become common in our country, in our opinion, the expression "rarest of rare" as referred to in Bachan Singh Vs. State of Punjab, AIR 1980 SC 898 does not mean that the act is uncommon, it means that the act is brutal and barbaric. Bride killing is certainly barbaric.
Crimes against women are not ordinary crimes committed in a fit of anger or for property. They are social crimes. They disrupt the entire social fabric. Hence, they call for harsh punishment. Unfortunately, what is happening in our society is that out of lust for money people are often demanding dowry and after extracting as much money as they can they kill the wife and marry again and then again they commit the murder of their wife for the same purpose. This is because of total commercialization of our society, and lust for money which induces people to commit murder of the wife. The time has come when we have to stamp out this evil from our society, with an iron hand."
Find the Entire Judgment here.
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Jurisdiction and Ouster Clauses in Agreements : The Law
The Delhi High Court recently examined the law relating to ouster clauses in Agreements vis-a-vis jurisdiction of a Court to try and entertain a matter. Very often, one finds agreements which contain specific ouster clauses, limiting the jurisdiction of courts to try a matter. Per contra, agreements may contain clauses which actually confer jurisdiction on courts, which otherwise do not have jurisdiction to entertain a matter.
The law on this aspect is fairly well settled.The Supreme Courts in its judgment in ABC Laminart Pvt. Ltd. v. A.P. Agencies, Salem has upheld the validity of contracts ousting or conferring jurisdiction on courts. The findings may be summarised as under;
(a) Ousting jurisdiction of a court, which otherwise would have jurisdiction, by a contract, is void.
(b) Conferring jurisdiction on a court, which otherwise does not have any jurisdiction, by a contract, is void.
(c) Where 2 or more courts have jurisdiction to try a matter, then limiting the jurisdiction to a particular court is valid. However, such contract should be clear, unambigous and specific. Ouster clauses may use the words 'alone', 'exclusively' and 'only' and the same pose no difficulty in interpretation. Even in the absence of such words, the ouster may be inferred from the terms of the contract.
Following the above Judgment, the Delhi High Court in Khosla Machines Pvt. Ltd. v. Deepak Verma, while dealing with two interim applications has held;
17. Having considered the submissions of the counsel for the parties, it appears to this Court that the defendant will succeed in these applications. The question of jurisdiction has to be decided on the facts and circumstances of every case. In A.B.C. Laminart Pvt. Ltd. v. A.P. Agencies, Salem, Supreme Court in para 21 explained the position concerning the ouster clause as under (SCC @ p.175-76): "From the foregoing decisions it can be reasonably deduced that where such an ouster clause occurs, it is pertinent to see whether there is ouster of jurisdiction of other Courts. When the clause is clear, unambiguous and specific accepted notions of contract would bind the parties and unless the absence of ad idem can be shown, the other courts should avoid exercising jurisdiction. As regards construction of the ouster clause when words like 'alone', 'only, 'exclusive' and the like have been used there may be no difficulty. Even without such words in appropriate cases the maxim 'expressio unius est exclusio alterius' - expression of one is the exclusion of another - may be applied. What is an appropriate case shall depend on the facts of the case. In such a case mention of one thing may imply exclusion of another. When certain jurisdiction is specified in a contract an intention to exclude all others from its operation may in such cases be inferred. It has therefore to be properly construed."
18. In the instant case, the agreement to sell as well as the Non Compete Agreement both dated 19th November 2003 contain an identical clause which reads as under:-
"That both the parties irrevocably and unconditionally consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Chandigarh."
19. What is significant is that an undertaking was given by the defendant not to design or develop a similar prototype/machine as was "an essential and fundamental condition of this agreement" and formed the basis of the present suit. Mr. Lal tried to impress upon the court that even irrespective of such an agreement to sell containing a negative covenant, the plaintiff would still be able to sue the defendant for violation of copyright. In a given case such a contention could be accepted. However, in the present case, the plaintiff has itself placed these documents on record and has come to the court claiming violation of the agreements by the defendant. The plaintiff cannot be heard to say that the court should now ignore the said two documents in determining whether the court has jurisdiction to try the suit.
20. The next contention of Mr. Lal is that a part of the cause of action arose within the jurisdiction of this court and therefore in terms of Section 20(c) CPC this Court has jurisdiction to entertain the suit. It requires to be noticed that the only averment in this regard is that the defendant has received a purchase order from Fena Pvt. Ltd., which has its office in Delhi. It is not in dispute that the allegedly offending machine made in Mohali to be delivered at Surajpur (UP). Mr. Lal states that this Court should not go by the place from where the machine is dispatched or even the place where it is delivered, it should only go by the address of the company which purchased the machine from the defendant.
21. There are two difficulties in the way of the plaintiff. The first is that by accepting the above plea of the plaintiff, this Court would be turning a blind eye to the two documents which have been included by the plaintiff in the list of documents being relied upon by it. Both these documents contain clauses, which have been inserted obviously at the instance of the plaintiff itself, conferring on the exclusive jurisdiction on the courts in Chandigarh. In light of the law explained by the Supreme Court in A.B.C. Laminart Pvt. Ltd. v. A.P. Agencies, Salem, the wording of the ouster clause is unambiguous particularly when it uses words like "exclusive". In those circumstances, no option is left to the court to still assert its jurisdiction. Once an ouster clause is clear that it is only the court in Chandigarh that will have the jurisdiction, it is not possible to ignore such a clause and still say that since a part of the cause of action has arisen within the territorial jurisdiction of this court, this suit should be entertained. This is what distinguishes the judgments of this Court in LG Corporation v. Intermarket Electroplasters (P) Ltd., Pfizer Products, Inc. v. Rajesh Chopra and of the Madras High Court in Base International Holdings N.V. Hockenrode 6 v. Pallava Hotels Corporation Ltd. in their application to the present case. Those cases seem to find jurisdiction on the basis that either a sale or a threatened sale was to take place within the jurisdiction of this Court. None of those decisions were rendered in cases where there was an ouster clause which conferred exclusive jurisdiction on some other court.
22. As regards the plea of estoppel, this Court is unable to appreciate how the plaintiff can seek to take advantage of the defendants averments in its written statement. The submission of Mr. Lal was that unless the defendant admitted the genuineness of the two documents which contained the ouster clause, the ouster clause cannot be used to estop the plaintiff from approaching the court. In the first place, this Court does not have to look into the written statement to see whether the suit is maintainable. At this stage this Court has to determine whether on the basis of the averments in the plaint, this Court has jurisdiction or not. The plaint has to be examined along with the documents for that purpose. It is incumbent on the plaintiff to satisfy the court that it has jurisdiction to entertain the suit. In the considered view of this Court, the question of estoppel does not arise. It is the plaintiff that maintains that its case on the basis of the two documents which are part of its reliance. As long as these documents remain on the record, it is not possible for this Court to ignore them. Therefore, it is not possible to accept the plea of the plaintiff that this Court has territorial jurisdiction to entertain the suit.
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The Ministry of Law and Justice has announced the appointment of Sh. Gian Parkash Mittal as an Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court. Sh. G.P. Mittal is the presently serving as the District Judge I & Sessions Judge of Delhi. Before taking over the charge of District & Sessions Judge he served as the Law Secretary, Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Additional District & Sessions Judge, Delhi.
Meanwhile, the much talked about judicial transfers have finally been confirmed and the transferred judges shall assume their respective offices with immediate effect.
The eleven Judges transferred are:
Justice Vijay Manohar Sahai, transferred from Allahabad HC to Gujarat HC
Justice Poonam Srivastava, Allahabad HC to Jharkhand HC
Justice Toom Meena Kumari, Andhra Pradesh HC to Patna HC
Justice Dantuluri Srinivasa Ranganatha Varma, Andhra Pradesh HC to Allahabad HC
Justice Ashutosh Mohunta, Punjab and Haryana HC to Andhra Pradesh HC
Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma, Punjab and Haryana HC to Madras HC
Justice Harjinder Singh Bhalla, Punjab and Haryana HC to Orissa HC
Justice Sri Niwas Aggarwal, Delhi HC to Madhya Pradesh HC
Justice Aruna Suresh, Delhi HC to Orissa HC
Justice Muttaci Jeyapaul, Madras HC to Punjab and Haryana HC and
Justice Bhabani Prasad Ray, Orissa HC to Kerala HC.
Exemption from filing Original Documents in Suits: Delhi High Court
Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw in a recent unreported Judgment has dealt with the power of the Court with relation to permitting a party to a civil suit to file only photocopy of the document and exempt such party from placing the original document on the file of the court and merely to give inspection thereof to the opposite party at the time of admission/denial of documents and at the time of tendering the document into evidence and to put the Exhibit mark again on photocopy on the file of the court.
While discussing the advancement of science and technology, the Court held;
7. At the outset, I must state that, to hold that there is no power whatsoever in the court to exempt placing of the original document on the file of the court on the condition of the party offering the same for inspection in the court as and when required, is not found by me to be in consonance with the principles of convenience and expediency and with the times. The courts, increase in number whereof has not kept pace with the increase in population and development of trade and commerce which also leads to increase in litigation, are today over loaded and facing a crunch not only of manpower but also of shere physical space and infrastructure. The court buildings/premises/infrastructure which were built and designed for a certain volume of litigation, are falling far short of the number of legal cases transacted therein. The persons handling the court files and/or the papers filed in the court work under tremendous time constraints and pressure and cannot be expected to take care or safety and preservation of the papers in the court file, as one would of his own. The papers filed, for being retained on the court file are punched not once or twice but several times. Often the papers are found to come loose from the court file and/or on repeated handling with torn corners. The documents which may be required to be filed in a lis may not merely be magazines or invoices as in this case but may be title documents to the immovable properties of the parties or of financial investments of the parties or as to educational qualifications/experience of parties and which may be irreplaceable qua the parties and loss/damages whereto may depreciate the value of the property/financial investments of the parties. The question posed above has to be adjudicated keeping all the said factors in mind and not merely the documents in the present case.
8. The courts today have undertaken an e-project, the vision whereof is a paper less court. Of course, the same is still a far cry. However, that being the vision, the law must evolve in consonance therewith and not to create impediments/obstacles in the same. In many countries, the filing of lis/claims in the court is through electronic media only without the advocate or the litigant physically visiting the court or filing a single paper therein. All this is not possible if insistence is made on filing of the original documents. It is possible today to scan the document and e-file it with the court and to simultaneously serve it on the opposing parties.
9. I am, therefore, of the view that if the provisions of the codified law so permit, it would be expedient to, where the court finds that the original document is such, the loss or damage whereto could cause irreparable loss or inconvenience to a litigant, to allow such original to remain in the safety of its owner/possessor and to allow filing of photocopy thereof only, with a condition on the party to produce the original for inspection as and when required.
10. Yet another reason which prevailed on me for even before considering the provisions of law find the aforesaid to be more reasonable, was the advancement in science and technology which today allows the photocopy of the original to be as good/clear as the original, if not clearer. A number of times, it is difficult to distinguish between the original and the photocopy. Gone are the times when copies of the original were made manually either in hand or in type with inherent possibility of differences between the two. In those times, seeing the copy could not be the same as seeing the original. One could not have the impact of seeing the original by seeing such a copy. However, the process of photocopying has changed all that. The ocular inspection of a photocopy of a document is as good as of the original. The laws which were drafted in those times have to be interpreted in consonance with the present times and technology.
While discussing the relevant provisions of law, the Court observed that;
20. The next questions which arise are, as to whether under Order 13 Rule 1 of the CPC the original document has to be placed on the file of the court or to be merely given inspection of for admission/denial of documents; whether the Evidence Act while providing for proof of documents by primary evidence requires filing/placing of the original document on the record of the court.
21. There can be no manner of doubt that the Evidence Act providing in Section 64 thereof of proof of documents by primary evidence only means proof of the original document. Even though Section 62 defining the primary evidence as meaning the document itself, does not state original document but since Section 63 while defining secondary evidence includes "copies from the original" and "copies made from and compared with the original" it necessarily follows that only the original is primary evidence.
22. However, most importantly, Section 62 is as under:
62. Primary Evidence - Primary evidence means the document itself produced for the inspection of the court.
Thus even at the stage of proof, the requirement is only for production of the original for inspection of the court and not of filing of the original in the court. It cannot be argued that production for inspection of the court has to be necessarily by placing it on the file of the court. It can also be by producing it as and when directed by the court for inspection thereof.
23. When at the stage of proof of documents, the requirement under Section 62 of the Evidence Act is only of production of original for inspection of the court, Order 13 Rule 1 of the CPC requiring production of originals has to be necessarily meant as production of original for inspection of the court and not as filing of the original. Significantly, Order 13 Rule 1 also uses both expressions "produce" in connection with original and "filed" in connection with the copies. The different expression used, together with definition/meaning of produce cited by Counsel for plaintiffs also lend me to hold that the original documents are only intended to be produced i.e. to be given inspection of while the copies are to be filed.
24. I, therefore, find that the scheme of the aforesaid legislative provisions also permits production of originals for inspection only and filing of copies only.
25. However, Order 13 Rule 4 CPC and the practise directions in the trial of suits issued by this court, also provide for making of endorsement on documents admitted in evidence. The document which is admitted in evidence is the primary document i.e. the original. Is the endorsement of exhibit mark to be made on original only which would again mean placing it on court record? In my view No. These provisions are procedural. When the substantive law permits only production for inspection of original, once that has been done, the endorsement/exhibit mark can be put on copy on court record also.
26. The aforesaid should not be understood as laying down that in all cases the filing of photocopies is enough. If the document is doubtful or for any other reason required by the court to remain in original on the file of the court, the court can always direct so and a party cannot insist on filing of copy only. There may be other instances where filing of the original is necessary, as in the case of documents like Will, Agreements which may be terminated/cancelled by destruction. The courts can in such cases insist upon the original being filed on the record.
27. I, therefore, answer the question posed by me in opening paragraph in the affirmative and in law there is no impediment to granting the application.
28. The next question is whether in the facts and circumstances of the present case the application should be granted. Though the arguments of the Counsel for the defendant of it being possible to file magazines/article in original in as much as several copies of the same can be available is attractive but impractical. In the normal course, a litigant may not retain a large number of copies of the magazines/articles and may retain a single or a few copies only for future use. It is very difficult for a litigant to long after the date of publication approach the publisher for other copies of the newspapers, magazines and articles. The same is the position of the invoices. The various laws i.e. the Income Tax Laws and the Companies Act provide for the duration for which the records are to be preserved. The parties may beyond the said terms retain a few/sample records for further use. It thus cannot be said that same invoices can be filed in each court.
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Category Civil Procedure Code, Practice and Procedure
Source : NDTV
Paving the way for the trial court to pronounce its verdict in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases, the Supreme Court today vacated its stay order.
The Court, however, said the trial court shall not pronounce its judgement in the case relating to the killing of former Congress MP Ehsan Jaffrey in which Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been questioned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
A three-judge special bench of Justices D K Jain, P Sathasivam and Aftab Alam passed the order while vacating its May 6 stay on pronouncement of judgement.The bench said that the court can proceed with the trial in Jaffrey case as the SIT is still in the process of examining certain witnesses.
The Court had on May 6 stayed the pronouncement of judgement in the Gujarat riots cases following allegations of botched up investigation and demand for re-constitution of SIT that had been subsequently effected pursuant to the bench's earlier direction.
Meanwhile, amicus curiae Prashant Bhushan recused himself from the case following an application moved by the Gujarat government.
The application sought Bhushan's recusal alleging that he was biased and had strong views against the Chief Minister and the BJP government in the state.
The Court accepted Bhushan's plea for recusal and recorded the same in an order.
The bench also issued notice to the Gujarat government on the plea for transfer of the judge dealing with the Gulberg society case relating to the killing of Ehsan Jaffrey.
It was alleged that the judge was biased, favouring the accused and humiliating the witnesses including Zakia Jaffrey, wife of the slain former MP.
The Court had passed the stay order after allegations were made about lapses in investigations being conducted by SIT into the 2002 Gujarat communal riots cases.
The Court had then appointed A K Malhotra, a former DIG of CBI, to verify allegations of lapses in investigations by SIT in the case.
The Court had passed the direction while dealing with the plea of NGO Citizen for Justice and Peace of Teesta Setalvad and some rights activists who sought a stay of the trial and sought reconstitution of SIT for its alleged bias.
The Court has directed Malhotra to verify the allegations after examining the reply filed by SIT on the issue and submit his report.
The 10 cases being monitored by SIT on the earlier directions of the Court are--Gulberg Society, Ode, Sardarpura, Narodao Gaon, Naroda Patya, Baranpura, Machipith, Tarsali, Pandarwada and Raghavapura.
This article can be found at http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/supreme-court-vacates-stay-on-godhra-trial-62514
Source: Times of India
The Supreme Court today cancelled the bails granted to Satyam Computer founder B Ramalinga Raju, his brother B Rama Raju and four others by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in the Rs 14,000-crore accounting fraud.
Hearing the CBI plea, a Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma today cancelled the bails and asked all six persons to surrender by November 10.
Observing that the case involved the biggest scam in the history of India, which had affected large number of shareholders, banks and financial institutions, the bench said that the High Court order of grating bail cannot be sustained.
The SC also directed the special court in Hyderabad, which is conducting the trial in the Satyam case, to conclude its proceedings by July 2011.
Earlier this month, the bench had issued a notice to Raju, directing him to file his reply on CBI's plea.
In its petition for cancellation of the bail granted to Raju by the Andhra Pradesh High Court, CBI had said that Satyam's founder and former chief "misused" the bail by meeting one of the witnesses in the case and tried to "influence" him.
CBI had filed the chargsheet running into over 10,000 pages, naming more than 250 witnesses. Such a huge volume was criticised by the court in the last hearing on October 19.
Besides the two Raju brothers, the High Court had granted bail to the four employees of the IT firm, namely Srinivas, Ramakrishna, Venkatapathi and Srisailam.
CBI had approached the apex court on September 13 and said that Raju might influence the witnesses majority of whom were his former employees.
The High Court on August 18 had allowed Raju's bail on the ground that all other accused in the case, including his brother Rama Raju, former Satyam CFO V Srinivas and three other former IT company employees G Ramakrishna, Venkatapathi Raju and Srisailam were granted bail by it.
This article can be found at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Satyam-case-SC-cancels-Ramalinga-Rajus-bail/articleshow/6814979.cms
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Many a times Power of Attorneys enter the witness box on behalf of their Principals and depose facts, either based on their personal knowledge or knowledge derived from records. Questions have often been raised about the evidentiary value of depositions by such Attorneys, more so in cases where they do not possess personal knowledge of the facts of a case.
The Supreme Court in Janki Vashdeo Bhojwani v. Indusind Bank Ltd. 2005 (2) SCC 217, held as follows:
"Order III, Rules 1 and 2 CPC, empowers the holder of power of attorney to "act" on behalf of the principal. In our view the word "acts" employed in Order III, Rules 1 and 2 CPC, confines only in respect of "acts" done by the power of attorney holder in exercise of power granted by the instrument. The term "acts" would not include deposing in place and instead of the principal. In other words, if the power of attorney holder has rendered some "acts" in pursuance of power of attorney, he may depose for the principal in respect of such acts, but he cannot depose for the principal for the acts done by the principal and not by him. Similarly, he cannot depose for the principal in respect of the matter which only the principal can have a personal knowledge and in respect of which the principal is entitled to be cross-examined."
In the case of Shambhu Dutt Shastri v. State of Rajasthan 1986 2 WLN 713 (Raj) it was held that a general power of attorney holder can appear, plead and act on behalf of the party but he cannot become a witness on behalf of the party. He can only appear in his own capacity. No one can delegate the power to appear in witness box on behalf of himself. To appear in a witness box is altogether a different act. A general power of attorney holder cannot be allowed to appear as a witness on behalf of the plaintiff in the capacity of the plaintiff.
The aforesaid judgment was quoted with the approval in the case of Ram Prasad v. Hari Narain AIR 1998 Raj 185. It was held that the word "acts" used in Rule 2 of Order III of the CPC does not include the act of power of attorney holder to appear as a witness on behalf of a party. Power of attorney holder of a party can appear only as a witness in his personal capacity and whatever knowledge he has about the case he can state on oath but be cannot appear as a witness on behalf of the party in the capacity of that party. If the plaintiff is unable to appear in the court, a commission for recording his evidence may be issued under the relevant provisions of the CPC.
In a recent decision, Man Kaur (dead) by LRS. v. Hartar Singh Sangha, the Supreme Court has summarised the above position, as follows;
12. We may now summarise for convenience, the position as to who should give evidence in regard to matters involving personal knowledge:
(a) An attorney holder who has signed the plaint and instituted the suit, but has no personal knowledge of the transaction can only give formal evidence about the validity of the power of attorney and the filing of the suit.
(b) If the attorney holder has done any act or handled any transactions, in pursuance of the power of attorney granted by the principal, he may be examined as a witness to prove those acts or transactions. If the attorney holder alone has personal knowledge of such acts and transactions and not the principal, the attorney holder shall be examined, if those acts and transactions have to be proved.
(c) The attorney holder cannot depose or give evidence in place of his principal for the acts done by the principal or transactions or dealings of the principal, of which principal alone has personal knowledge.
(d) Where the principal at no point of time had personally handled or dealt with or participated in the transaction and has no personal knowledge of the transaction, and where the entire transaction has been handled by an attorney holder, necessarily the attorney holder alone can give evidence in regard to the transaction. This frequently happens in case of principals carrying on business through authorized managers/attorney holders or persons residing abroad managing their affairs through their attorney holders.
(e) Where the entire transaction has been conducted through a particular attorney holder, the principal has to examine that attorney holder to prove the transaction, and not a different or subsequent attorney holder.
(f) Where different attorney holders had dealt with the matter at different stages of the transaction, if evidence has to be led as to what transpired at those different stages, all the attorney holders will have to be examined.
(g) Where the law requires or contemplated the plaintiff or other party to a proceeding, to establish or prove something with reference to his 'state of mind' or 'conduct', normally the person concerned alone has to give evidence and not an attorney holder. A landlord who seeks eviction of his tenant, on the ground of his 'bona fide' need and a purchaser seeking specific performance who has to show his 'readiness and willingness' fall under this category. There is however a recognized exception to this requirement. Where all the affairs of a party are completely managed, transacted and looked after by an attorney (who may happen to be a close family member), it may be possible to accept the evidence of such attorney even with reference to bona fides or 'readiness and willingness'. Examples of such attorney holders are a husband/wife exclusively managing the affairs of his/her spouse, a son/daughter exclusively managing the affairs of an old and infirm parent, a father/mother exclusively managing the affairs of a son/daughter living abroad.
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Category Civil Procedure Code, Evidence, Legal Concepts, Practice and Procedure
Institution of Suit and Sole Proprietorship Concern : The Law
This snippet deals with the law relating to the institution of suits and proceedings by a Sole Proprietorship concern. A Proprietor ordinarily means a person who carries on trade or business in a name other than his. The law on this aspect is fairly well settled. No suit can be instituted by a Sole Proprietorship concern in its own name unless there are specific averments stating that the Proprietorship sues through its Proprietor.
It has been recognized in a number of decisions that a Proprietorship concern, unlike a company or a partnership, is not a legal entity and therefore any proceedings initiated by it would be a nullity. Some of the important decisions on this aspect are compiled in the foregoing para.
It was held by the Delhi High Court in P.C. Advertising v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi 73 (1998) DLT 259 / 1998 (III) AD Delhi 133 (Click here for the Judgment) that;
"Suit filed in the name of proprietorship firm which was neither a registered company nor joint family nor a partnership firm, in the absence of any prayer to seek amendment to allow sole proprietor to sue in his own name was not maintainable"
In Miraj Advertising Corporation v. Vishaka Engineering 115 (2004) DLT 471 (Click here for Judgment) it was held that;
"A proprietorship firm has no legal entity like a registered firm. A suit cannot be instituted in the name of an unregistered proprietorship firm and the said suit is to be instituted in the name of the proprietor."
The above view was fortified in Svapn Construction v. IDPL Employees CGHS 127 (2006) DLT 60 (Click here for the Judgment)
Category Civil Procedure Code, Legal Concepts
Principle of Waiver under Arbitration Act, 1996
"A party who knows that a requirement under the arbitration agreement has not been complied with and still proceeds with the arbitration without raising an objection, as soon as possible, waives their right to object."
The Supreme Court has re-iterated the age old concept of waiver and applied the same in its Judgment, BSNL v. Motorola India Pvt. Ltd. 2008 (7) SCC 431. (Click here for entire Judgment)
This concept has previously been upheld by the Supreme Court in Narayan Prasad Lohia v. Nikunj Kumar Lohia AIR 2002 SC 1139 (Click here for entire Judgment).
On similar lines, the Supreme Court in J.G. Engineers Pvt. Ltd. v. Calcutta Improvement Trust AIR 2002 SC 766 (Click here for entire Judgment) held, inter alia, that Respondents not having taken the objection with regard to the non arbitrability of the claim before the arbitrator, or any objections that the claims were 'excepted matters', and having contested the claims on merits, is estopped from raising such an objection after having suffered the award.
While relying on the above stated Judgments the Delhi High Court recently in Satish Kumar v. Union of India & Ors. 152 (2008) DLT 475 (Click here for the entire Judgment) held that a party not having taken a plea/objection as to a certain fact before the tribunal is estopped from raising the same at a later stage.
The Delhi High Court, recently held in S.N. Malhotra & Sons v. Airport Authority of India 149 (2008) DLT 757 (DB) (Click here for the entire Judgment) that;
27. Applying the test laid down in the aforesaid case and the statutory provisions referred to hereinabove, and also keeping in mind the fact that the respondent at no stage of the arbitral proceedings chose to raise a challenge to the assumption of jurisdiction by the arbitral tribunal on a matter falling in the category of "excepted matters" under Clause 25 of the agreement between the parties, we are of the considered view that the respondent is now debarred from raising such a plea for the first time under Section 34 of the Act. A conjoint reading of Section 16(2) and Section 4 shows that an objection to the arbitrator having exceeded his jurisdiction falls in the category of case covered by Clause (b) of Section 4. The respondent knew that in respect of the non-compliance of any requirement under the arbitration agreement, it was free to raise challenge. It chose not to do so. As laid down in Narayan Prasad Lohia (supra), if a party chooses not to so object there will be deemed waiver under Section 4. Lohia's case pertained to a statutory prohibition. In the present case, it is the requirement of a clause in an agreement which has not been adhered to. The respondent was all along aware of this non-compliance and participated in the proceedings without demur. The award in respect of the same is not to its liking. The challenge now sought to be raised by the respondent flies in the face of its tacit approval of the matter being dealt with by the arbitrator. Allowing the respondent to resile from his position at this stage without its laying any foundation for the challenge when it was free to raise the same, would be inequitable to say the least.
Category Arbitration, Legal Concepts
Live In Relationships & Alimony : Supreme Court View
A Supreme Court Bench has said, “An unmarried woman will not be able to claim maintenance by merely spending weekends together or a one night stand would not make it a domestic relationship. Not all live-in relationships will amount to a relationship in the nature of marriage to get the benefit of the Act of 2005 (The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005) . To get such benefit the conditions mentioned must be satisfied, and this has to be proved by evidence. If a man has a ‘keep’ whom he maintains financially and uses mainly for sexual purpose and / or as a servant it would not, in our opinion, be a relationship in the nature of marriage”.
The Supreme Court stated that a ‘relationship in the nature of marriage’ is akin to a common law marriage. For the purposes of claiming benefits under the domestic violence law, the claimant must satisfy four requirements i.e. (a) the couple must hold themselves out to society as being akin to spouses; (b) they must be of legal age to marry; (c) they must be otherwise qualified to enter into a legal marriage, including being unmarried and (d) they must have voluntarily cohabited and held themselves out to the world as being akin to spouses for a significant period of time.
The entire text of the Judgment is available here.
Category Women and Law
Accused has no right to file Affidavit of Evidence in Cheque Bounce Cases
Justice Tarun Chatterjee
The Supreme Court in M/s Mandvi Co-op Bank Ltd. v Nimesh B. Thakore ruled that in cheque bouncing cases, the right to give evidence on affidavit, as provided to the complainant under section 145 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, is not available to the accused for expeditious decision in such mounting cases which are chocking the administration of criminal justice system in the country.
A bench comprising justices Tarun Chatterjee and Aftab Alam said it is not difficult to see that sections 143 to 147 were inserted in the Act by the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002 to do away with all the stages and processes in a regular criminal trial that normally cause inordinate delay in its conclusion and to make the trial procedure as expeditious as possible without in any way compromising on the right of the accused for a fair trial.
16. It may be noted that the provisions of Sections 143, 144, 145 and 147 expressly depart from and override the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the main body of adjective law for criminal trials. The provisions of Section 146 similarly depart from the principles of the Indian Evidence Act. Section 143 makes it possible for the complaints under Section 138 of the Act to be tried in the summary manner, except, of course, for the relatively small number of cases where the Magistrate feels that the nature of the case is such that a sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding one year may have to be passed or that it is, for any other reason, undesirable to try the case summarily. It is, however, significant that the procedure of summary trials is adopted under Section 143 subject to the qualification "as far as possible", thus, leaving sufficient flexibility so as not to affect the quick flow of the trial process. Even while following the procedure of summary trials, the non-obstante clause and the expression "as far as possible" used in Section 143 coupled with the non-obstante clause in Section 145 allows for the evidence of the complainant to be given on affidavit, that is, in the absence of the accused. This would have been impermissible (even in a summary trial under the Code of Criminal Procedure) in view of Sections 251 and 254 and especially Section 273 of the Code. The accused, however, is fully protected, as under Sub-section (2) of Section 145 he has the absolute and unqualified right to have the complainant and any or all of his witnesses summoned for cross-examination. Sub-section (3) of Section 143 mandates that the trial would proceed, as far as practicable, on a day-to-day basis and Sub-section (4) of the section requires the Magistrate to make the endeavour to conclude the trial within six months from the date of filing of the complaint. Section 144 makes the process of service of summons simpler and cuts down the long time ordinarily consumed in service of summons in a regular civil suit or a criminal trial. Section 145 with its non-obstante clause, as noted above, makes it possible for the evidence of the complainant to be taken in the absence of the accused. But the affidavit of the complainant (or any of his witnesses) may be read in evidence "subject to all just exceptions". In other words, anything inadmissible in evidence, e.g., irrelevant facts or hearsay matters would not be taken in as evidence, even though stated on affidavit. Section 146, making a major departure from the principles of the Evidence Act provides that the bank's slip or memo with the official mark showing that the cheque was dishonoured would by itself give rise to the presumption of dishonour of the cheque, unless and until that fact was disproved. Section 147 makes the offences punishable under the Act, compoundable.
17. It is not difficult to see that Sections 142 to 147 lay down a kind of a special code for the trial of offences under Chapter XVII of the Negotiable Instruments Act and Sections 143 to 147 were inserted in the Act by the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002 to do away with all the stages and processes in a regular criminal trial that normally cause inordinate delay in its conclusion and to make the trial procedure as expeditious as possible without in any way compromising on the right of the accused for a fair trial.
18. Here we must take notice of the fact that cases under Section 138 of the Act have been coming in such great multitude that even the introduction of such radical measures to make the trial procedure simplified and speedy has been of little help and cases of dishonoured cheques continue to pile up giving rise to an unbearable burden on the criminal court system. The Law Commission in its report number 213 sent to the Union Minister for Law and Justice on November 24, 2008 advocated the setting up of Fast Track Magisterial courts for dealing with the huge pendency of dishonoured cheque cases. In paragraph 1.5 of the report it was stated as follows:
1.5. Over 38 lac cheque bouncing cases are pending in various courts in the country. There are 7,66,974 cases pending in criminal courts in Delhi at the Magisterial level as on 1st June, 2008. Out of this huge workload, a substantial portion is of cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act which alone count for 5,14,433 cases (cheque bouncing). According to Gujarat High Court sources, there are approximately two lac cheque bouncing cases all over t he State, with the majority of them (84,000 cases) in Ahmedabad, followed by Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot. 73,000 cases were filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (cheque bouncing) on a single day by a private telecom company before a Bangalore court, informed the Chief Justice of India, K. G. Balakrishnan, urging the Government to appoint more judges to deal with 1.8 crore pending cases in the country. The number of complaints which are pending in Bombay courts On the date of the report, there were 5,91,818 cases pending in sub-ordinate courts of State of Maharashtra, 1,57,191 cases pending in the sub-ordinate courts of State of Karnataka, 1,10,311 cases pending in the sub-ordinate courts of State of Kerala and 5,14,433 cases in the sub-ordinate courts of the State of Delhi under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act. seriously cast shadow on the credibility of our trade, commerce and business. Immediate steps have to be taken by all concerned to ensure restoration of the credibility of trade, commerce and business.
19. The situation arising from the mounting arrears is so grave that in the `Vision Statement' presented by the Union Minister for Law and Justice to the Chief Justice of India in course of the National Consultation for strengthening the Judiciary towards reducing pendency and delays held on October 24, 2009, cases of dishonoured cheques were cited among one of the major bottlenecks in the criminal justice system. In paragraph 2 under the heading `the Action Plan' it was stated as follows:
2. Identification of Bottlenecks: Clearing the System
1. Studies have shown that cases under certain statutes and area of law are choking dockets of magisterial and specialised courts, and the same need to be identified.
2. Bottlenecks shall be identified as follows:
a) Matrimonial cases.
b) Cases under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
c) Cases under Section 143 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881.
d) to (i) xxxxxxxxxx
20. Once it is realized that Sections 143 to 147 were designed especially to lay down a much simplified procedure for the trial of dishonoured cheque cases with the sole object that the trial of those cases should follow a course even swifter than a summary trial and once it is seen that even the special procedure failed to effectively and expeditiously handle the vast multitude of cases coming to the court, the claim of the accused that on being summoned under Section 145(2), the complainant or any of his witnesses whose evidence is given on affidavit must be made to depose in examination-in- chief all over again plainly appears to be a demand for meaningless duplication, apparently aimed at delaying the trial.
21. Nevertheless, the submissions made on behalf of the parties must be taken note of and properly dealt with. Mr Ranjit Kumar, learned Senior Advocate, appearing for the appellant in appeal arising from SLP (Crl.) No. 4760/2006 pointed out that Sub-section (2) of Section 145 uses both the words, "may" (with reference to the court) and "shall" (with reference to the prosecution or the accused). It was, therefore, beyond doubt that in the event an application is made by the accused, the court would be obliged to summon the person giving evidence on affidavit in terms of Section 145(1) without having any discretion in the matter. There can be no disagreement with this part of the submission but the question is when the person who has given his evidence on affidavit appears in court, whether it is also open to the accused to insist that before cross-examining him as to the facts stated in the affidavit he must first depose in examination-in-chief and be required to verbally state what is already said in the affidavit. Mr. Ranjit Kumar referred to Section 137 of the Indian Evidence Act, that defines "examination-in- chief", "cross-examination" and "re-examination" and on that basis sought to argue that the word "examine" occurring in Section 145(2) must be construed to mean all the three kinds of examination of a witness. This, according to him, coupled with the use of the word "shall" with reference to the application made by the accused made it quite clear that a person giving his evidence on affidavit, on being summoned under Section 145(2) at the instance of the accused must begin his deposition with examination-in-chief, before he may be cross-examined by the accused. In this regard he submitted that Section 145 did not override the Evidence Act or the Negotiable Instruments Act or any other law except the Code of Criminal Procedure. He further submitted that the plain language of Section 145(2) was clear and unambiguous and was capable of only one meaning and, therefore, the provision must be understood in its literal sense and the High Court was in error in resorting to purposive interpretation of the provision. In support of the submission he relied upon decisions of this Court in Dental Council of India v. Hari Prakash and Ors. MANU/SC/0509/2001 : (2001) 8 SCC 61 and Nathi Devi v. Radha Devi MANU/SC/1071/2004 : (2005) 2 SCC 271. Mr. Siddharth Bhatnagar, learned Counsel for the appellant in the appeal arising from SLP (Crl.) No. 1106/2007 also joined Mr. Ranjit Kumar in the submission based on literal interpretation. He also submitted that ordinarily the rule of literal construction should not be departed from, particularly when the words of the statute are clear and unambiguous. He relied upon the decision in Raghunath Rai Bareja v. Punjab National Bank MANU/SC/5456/2006 : (2007) 2 SCC 230.
22. We are completely unable to appreciate the submission. The plea for a literal interpretation of Section 145(2) is based on the unfounded assumption that the language of the section clearly says that the person giving his evidence on affidavit, on being summoned at the instance of the accused must start his deposition in court with examination-in-chief. We find nothing in Section 145(2) to suggest that. We may also make it clear that Section 137 of the Evidence Act does not define "examine" to mean and include the three kinds of examination of a witness; it simply defines "examination-in- chief", "cross-examination" and "re-examination". What Section 145(2) of the Act says is simply this. The court may, at its discretion, call a person giving his evidence on affidavit and examine him as to the facts contained therein. But if an application is made either by the prosecution or by the accused the court must call the person giving his evidence on affidavit, again to be examined as to the facts contained therein. What would be the extent and nature of examination in each case is a different matter and that has to be reasonably construed in light of the provision of Section 145(1) and having regard to the object and purpose of the entire scheme of Sections 143 to 146. The scheme of Sections 143 to 146 does not in any way affect the judge's powers under Section 165 of the Evidence Act. As a matter of fact, Section 145(2) expressly provides that the court may, if it thinks fit, summon and examine any person giving evidence on affidavit. But how would the person giving evidence on affidavit be examined, on being summoned to appear before the court on the application made by the prosecution or the accused? The affidavit of the person so summoned that is already on the record is obviously in the nature of examination-in-chief. Hence, on being summoned on the application made by the accused the deponent of the affidavit (the complainant or any of his witnesses) can only be subjected to cross-examination as to the facts stated in the affidavit. In so far as the prosecution is concerned the occasion to summon any of its witnesses who has given his evidence on affidavit may arise in two ways. The prosecution may summon a person who has given his evidence on affidavit and has been cross-examined for "re-examination". The prosecution may also have to summon a witness whose evidence is given on affidavit in case objection is raised by the defence regarding the validity and/or sufficiency of proof of some document(s) submitted along with the affidavit. In that event the witness may be summoned to appear before the court to cure the defect and to have the document(s) properly proved by following the correct legal mode. This appears to us as the simple answer to the above question and the correct legal position. Any other meaning given to Sub-section (2) of Section 145, as suggested by Mr. Ranjit Kumar would make the provision of Section 145(1) nugatory and would completely defeat the very scheme of trial as designed under Sections 143 to 147.
23. Mr. Ranjit Kumar next submitted that Section 145(2) was identical to Section 296(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and this Court, in its decision in State of Punjab v. Naib Din MANU/SC/0597/2001 : (2001) 8 SCC 578 dealing with Section 296(2) of the Code made the following observation:
8. ...If any party to a lis wishes to examine the deponent of the affidavit it is open to him to make an application before the court that he requires the deponent to be examined or cross- examined in court. This is provided in Sub-section (2) of Section 296 of the Code. When any such application is made it is the duty of the court to call such person to the court for the purpose of being examined.
24. Mr. Siddharth Bhatnagar representing the appellant in the appeal arising from SLP (Crl.) No. 1106/2007 also joined Mr. Ranjit Kumar in the submission based on Section 296(2) of Code. Mr. Bhatnagar submitted that since Section 145(2) is identical to Section 296(2) of the Code, it should be interpreted in light of the legislative history of Section 296(2) and he tried to take us into the details of the legislative history of Section 296 of the Code.
25. In our view the submission is wholly without merit. Neither section 296(2) of the Code nor the decision in Naib Din has any relevance or application to the trial concerning a dishonoured cheque under sections 143 to 146 of the Act. The decision in Naib Din was rendered in a totally different context and the issue before the court was not, whether on being summoned on the application made by the accused, the person giving evidence on affidavit must begin his deposition with examination-in-chief. The appellants are reading into the passage from the decision in Naib Din something that was not said by the court. Moreover, the crucial difference between section 296(2) of the Code and section 145(2) of the Act is that the former deals with the evidence of a formal nature whereas under the latter provision, all evidences including substantive evidence may be given on affidavit. Section 296 is part of the elaborate procedure of a regular trial under the Code while the whole object of section 145(2) of the Act is to design a much simpler and swifter trial procedure departing from the elaborate and time consuming trial procedure of the Code. Hence, notwithstanding the apparent verbal similarity between section 145(2) of the Act and section 296(2) of the Code, it would be completely wrong to interpret the true scope and meaning of the one in the light of the other. Neither the legislative history of 296(2) nor any decision on that section can persuade us to hold that under section 145(2) of the Act, on being summoned at the instance of the accused the complainant or any of his witnesses should be first made to depose in examination-in-chief before cross-examination.
26. Mr. Ranjit Kumar next submitted that in giving evidence on affidavit, the deponent (the complainant or any of his witnesses) can introduce hearsay or irrelevant facts in evidence to which the accused could have objected if the deposition was made in court as examination-in-chief. Hence, the accused must have the right to call the complainant (or his witness giving evidence on affidavit) into the witness box for examination-in-chief so as to get the inadmissible parts in the affidavit excluded from his evidence. Once again the submission is devoid of merit. It is noted above that the evidence given on affidavit by the complainant is "subject to all just exceptions". This simply means that the evidence given on affidavit must be admissible and it must not include inadmissible materials such as facts not relevant to the issue or any hearsay statements. In case the complainant's affidavits contain statements that are not admissible in evidence it is always open to the accused to point those out to the court and the court would then surely deal with the objections in accordance with law.
27. Mr. Ranjit Kumar lastly submitted that when the complainant gives his evidence on affidavit, then the documents produced along with the affidavit(s) are not proved automatically and unless the accused admits those documents under section 294 of the Code of Criminal Procedure the documents must be proved by oral testimony. We find no substance in this submission either and we see no reason why the affidavits should not also contain the formal proof of the enclosed documents. In case, however, the accused raises any objections with regard to the validity or sufficiency of proof of the documents submitted along with the affidavit and if the objections are sustained by the court it is always open to the prosecution to have the concerned witness summoned and get the lacuna in the proof of the documents corrected.
28. Mr. Ranjit Kumar also made a feeble attempt to contend that the provisions of sections 143 to 147 inserted in the Act with effect from February 6, 2003 would operate prospectively and would not apply to cases that were pending on that date. The High Court has considered the issue in great detail and has rightly taken the view that the provisions of sections 143 to 147 do not take away any substantive rights of the accused. Those provisions are not substantive but procedural in nature and would, therefore, undoubtedly, apply to the cases that were pending on the date the provisions came into force. We are fully in agreement and in order to buttress the view taken by the High Court we will only refer to a decision of this court.
29. In Gurbachan Singh vs. Satpal Singh and Ors., 1990 (1) SCC 445, the court was called upon to consider whether section 113A of the Evidence Act that created a presumption as to abetment of a suicide by a married woman would operate retrospectively or prospectively. The court held:
"37. The provisions of the said section do not create any new offence and as such it does not create any substantial right but it is merely a matter of procedure of evidence and as such it is retrospective and will be applicable to this case. It is profitable to refer in this connection to Halsbury's Laws of England, Fourth Edition, Volume 44 page 570 wherein it has been stated that:
"The general rule is that all statutes, other than those which are merely declaratory or which relate only to matters of procedure or of evidence, are prima facie prospective, and retrospective effect is not to be given to them unless, by express words or necessary implications, it appears that this was the intention of the legislature..."
38. It has also been stated in the said volume of Halsbury's Laws of England at page 574 that:
"The presumption against retrospection does not apply to legislation concerned merely with matters of procedure or of evidence; on the contrary, provisions of that nature are to be construed as retrospective unless there is a clear indication that such was not the intention of Parliament.""
(emphasis added) 30. Coming now to the last question with regard to the right of the accused to give his evidence, like the complainant, on affidavit, the High Court has held that subject to the provisions of sections 315 and 316 of the Code of Criminal Procedure the accused can also give his evidence on affidavit. The High Court was fully conscious that section 145(1) does not provide for the accused to give his evidence, like the complainant, on affidavit. But the High Court argued that there was no express bar in law against the accused giving his evidence on affidavit and more importantly providing a similar right to the accused would be in furtherance of the legislative intent to make the trial process swifter. In paragraph 29 of the judgment, the High Court observed as follows:
"It is true that section 145(1) confers a right on the complainant to give evidence on affidavit. It does not speak of similar right being conferred on the accused. The Legislature in their wisdom may not have thought it proper to incorporate a word `accused' with the word `complainant' in sub-section (1) of section 145 in view of the immunity conferred on the accused from being compelled to be a witness against himself under Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India...."
Then in paragraph 31 of the judgment it observed:
".... Merely because, section 145(1) does not expressly permit the accused to do so, does not mean that the Magistrate cannot allow the accused to give his evidence on affidavit by applying the same analogy unless there is just and reasonable ground to refuse such permission. There is no express bar on the accused to give evidence on affidavit either in the Act or in the Code..... I find no justified reason to refuse permission to the accused to give his evidence on affidavit subject to the provisions contained in sections 315 and 316 of the Code."
31. On this issue, we are afraid that the High Court overreached itself and took a course that amounts to taking-over the legislative functions.
32. On a bare reading of section 143 it is clear that the legislature provided for the complainant to give his evidence on affidavit and did not provide for the accused to similarly do so. But the High Court thought that not mentioning the accused along with the complainant in sub-section (1) of section 145 was merely an omission by the legislature that it could fill up without difficulty. Even though the legislature in their wisdom did not deem it proper to incorporate the word `accused' with the word `complainant' in section 145(1), it did not mean that the Magistrate could not allow the accused to give his evidence on affidavit by applying the same analogy unless there was a just and reasonable ground to refuse such permission. There are two errors apparent in the reasoning of the High Court. First, if the legislature in their wisdom did not think "it proper to incorporate a word `accused' with the word `complainant' in section 145(1)......", it was not open to the High Court to fill up the self perceived blank. Secondly, the High Court was in error in drawing an analogy between the evidences of the complainant and the accused in a case of dishonoured cheque. The case of the complainant in a complaint under section 138 of the Act would be based largely on documentary evidence. The accused, on the other hand, in a large number of cases, may not lead any evidence at all and let the prosecution stand or fall on its own evidence. In case the defence does lead any evidence, the nature of its evidence may not be necessarily documentary; in all likelihood the defence would lead other kinds of evidences to rebut the presumption that the issuance of the cheque was not in the discharge of any debt or liability. This is the basic difference between the nature of the complainant's evidence and the evidence of the accused in a case of dishonoured cheque. It is, therefore, wrong to equate the defence evidence with the complainant's evidence and to extend the same option to the accused as well.
33. Coming back to the fist error in the High Court's reasoning, in the guise of interpretation it is not permissible for the court to make additions in the law and to read into it something that is just not there. In Union of India and Anr. vs. Deoki Nandan Aggarwal, 1992 Supp. (1) SCC 323, this court sounded the note of caution against the court usurping the role of legislator in the guise of interpretation. The court observed:
"14. ...it is not the duty of the court either to enlarge the scope of the legislation or the intention of the legislature when the language of the provision is plain and unambiguous. The court cannot rewrite, recast or reframe the legislation for the very good reason that it has no power to legislate. The power to legislate has not been conferred on the courts. The court cannot add words to a statute or read words into it which are not there. Assuming there is a defect or an omission in the words used by the legislature the court could not go to its aid to correct or make up the deficiency. Courts shall decide what the law is and not what it should be. The court of course adopts a construction which will carry out the obvious intention of the legislature but could not legislate itself. But to invoke judicial activism to set at naught the legislative judgment is subversive of the constitutional harmony and comity of instrumentalities...."
34. In Raghunath Rai Bareja and Anr. vs. Punjab National Bank and Ors., (2007) 2 SCC 230 while observing that it is the task of the elected representatives of the people to legislate and not that of the Judge even if it results in hardship or inconvenience, Supreme Court quoted in affirmation, the observation of Justice Frankfurter of the US Supreme Court which is as follows:
"41. As stated by Justice Frankfurter of the US Supreme Court (see "Of Law and Men: Papers and addresses of Felix Frankfurter")
"Even within their area of choice the courts are not at large. They are confined by the nature and scope of the judicial function in its particular exercise in the field of interpretation. They are under the constraints imposed by the judicial function in our democratic society. As a matter of verbal recognition certainly, no one will gainsay that the function in construing a statute is to ascertain the meaning of words used by the legislator. To go beyond it is to usurp a power which our democracy has lodged in its elected legislature. The great judges have constantly admonished there bretheren of the need for discipline in observing the limitations. A judge must not rewrite a statute, neither to enlarge nor to contract it. Whatever temptations the statesmanship of policy- making might wisely suggest, construction must eschew interpolation and evisceration. He must not read in by way of creation. He must not read out except to avoid patent nonsense or internal contradiction."
35. In Duport Steels Ltd. vs. Sirs, [1980] 1 All ER 529, 534, Lord Scarman expounded the legal position in the following words:
"But in the field of statute law the judge must be obedient to the will of Parliament as expressed in its enactments. In this field Parliament makes and unmakes the law. The judge's duty is to interpret and to apply the law not to change it to meet the judge's idea of what justice requires. Interpretation does, of course, imply in the interpreter a power of choice where differing construction are possible. But our law require the judge to choose the construction which in his judgment best meets the legislative purpose of the enactment. If the result be unjust but inevitable, the judge may say so and invite Parliament to reconsider its provision. But he must not deny the statute."
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Mecca: Arab Extraordinary Summit Opens in the Presence of HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, who Represents HM the King
The Arab Extraordinary Summit kicked off on Thursday in Mecca in the presence of HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, who represents HM King Mohammed VI.
Chaired by the Sovereign of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, this Summit is marked by the presence of several Arab leaders and presidents, including King Abdullah II of Jordan, the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, the presidents of Egypt, Abdelfattah Al-sissi, of Tunisia, Béji Caïd Essebsi, of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, the Sovereign of Bahrain, King Hamad Ben Isa Al Khalifa, in addition to Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit.
The Summit is being held at the invitation of the King of Saudi Arabia to consult and coordinate on issues of concern to the Arab region and to discuss ways to strengthen peace and stability in the region.
The agenda of the Summit includes a review of attacks on merchant ships in the territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates and two oil pumping stations in Saudi Arabia, in addition to the impact of these events on regional peace and stability.
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Environmentally Conscious Construction Contractors
Earth Day is about bringing awareness to our environment and introducing new ways that we can protect and preserve our world. After witnessing the devastating oil spill in Santa Barbara, California in 1969, Wisconsin U.S Senator Gaylord Nelson was inspired to raise awareness to the public consciousness of air and water pollution, and he forced environmental protection onto the national political agenda. Through Senator Nelson’s efforts, 20 million Americans across the country held rallies that taught opportunities and demonstrations for a healthy, sustainable environment in the inaugural Earth Day on April 22, 1970.
It is 49 years later, and Senator Nelson’s vision to raise awareness and education on the environment continues to be shared generation after generation. Construction contractors are continuing to research and find new ways to building eco-friendly, economical buildings that limit pollution. As an 18 year member of the Wisconsin Geothermal Association, General Heating and Air Conditioning is in the forefront in developing and installing geothermal technology. For companies looking into options for heating and cooling that will utilize non-carbon resources, General Heating and Air Conditioning brings extensive design, development, and installation experience in geothermal mechanical systems.
What exactly is a geothermal mechanical system? It uses the difference between the air temperature and the earth’s ground temperature to either extract heat in the winter months or reject heat in the summer months. This allows the HVAC system to operate at efficiencies that are 25-50% more efficient than conventional electric and fuel burning HVAC systems.
The new Verona High School is being built as a “green” building with geothermal technology by General Heating and Air Conditioning. The 586,000 square foot school facility will have its environmental needs met by a geothermal borefield producing an equivalent 727 tons of heated or cooled air. The high school’s borefield is comparable in scale to Epic’s geothermal project, which was the largest geothermal installation in the Midwest as of 2018.
Noteworthy Facts about Verona High School’s Geothermal System:
· Drill rigs took four months to drill 220 bores, 500 ft. deep each.
· The 1-1/4” bore piping was drilled in a 20 ft. by 20 ft. grid pattern, and connected together by circuit piping in groups of 10 bores.
· 4” horizontal distribution piping brings the closed loop circuit piping back to the central pumping plant in the high school.
· The geothermal system produces 8,724 MBH (727 tons) of cooling in the summer and 8,667 MBH (722 tons) of heat in the winter.
Building eco-friendly buildings and projects is not the only environmentally friendly initiative that contractors are doing to help the environment. 1901, Inc. has implemented several in-house actions, from new paper and technology to eliminating the use of plastic, to protect the environment. They switched over to new paper that does not tear easily and is water resistant, which has prevented them from reprinting drawings for their Foremen due to wear and tear on the jobsite, and has reduced their paper waste.
1901, Inc. has also implemented a construction software called eSub. This new software has allowed them to move all of their submittals, drawings, requests for information, and employee time sheets to digital platforms, eliminating more paper waste. They also use a program called Bluebeam which marks up documents digitally, so they no longer have to markup hard copies of documents.
Eliminating plastic has also been an important initiative by 1901, Inc. The first step was by reducing the use of plastic in the office by providing silverware instead of plastic utensils, coffee mugs instead of Styrofoam, and a water cooler service so their employees can refill their water bottles. Over the past year, 1901, Inc. has reduced their plastic use by a third.
Lastly, 1901, Inc. participated in the inaugural Kids Building Wisconsin – Waukesha Expo with a reusable straws exhibit. Kids got to cut the stainless steel tubing to the size they wanted, then deburred the inside of the tube with a deburring tool, and then bent it with a tube bender. By creating these reusable straws, they were able to replace the plastic straws that would normally get thrown into a landfill or end up injuring animals in nature. It is also healthier to drink out of a stainless steel straw than a plastic one.
Whether it is out on the job or in the office, contractors are continuously working to make our planet safer and healthier.
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The most unique Mercedes-Benz W124 in Europe
Mercedes W124 History
Mercedes E-Class W124 – a young classic
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Mercedes E-class W124 – Young Classic Car
Mercedes-Benz introduced the name in the Mercedes E-Class W124 series
A wide variety of models and body variants
Innovations range from 4MATIC to clean diesel engines
When Mercedes-Benz introduced the W124 series sedan in November 1984 they caught the attention of dealers and the public. But this premiere 25 years ago will be the last for the time of production until 1997 Series invariably apgreidvana of firsts. And for the first time in the winter of 2009, the 124 took its first steps towards becoming a Young Classic. Since 1993, the W124 series was designated the first Mercedes E-Class, this is the first car Mercedes-Benz 4MATIC function with automatic all-wheel drive back in 1985, and in 1990, Mercedes-Benz E 500 was the first midsize model equipped with a V8 engine. These stages provide the framework for a biography of this model series, which appeared not only as Sedan, wagon, coupe and convertible, but also as chassis Sedan long wheelbase versions, and as such served six major players – Mercedes model initiative -Benz.
The first generation of this midsize sedan made its debut at the end of November 1984 in Seville, Spain. Mercedes-Benz presented the eagerly awaited new saloon (W 124 series) in the upper midsize segment 200 D, 250 D, 300 D, 200, 230 E, 260 E and 300 E. In addition, 200 E version for export to Italy. In terms of design and engineering the number of elements of the 190 model (W 201), the predecessor of the C-Class from 1982. Parallel to the compact class was evident, for example, the use of high-strength steel and other materials to reduce weight.
Despite the lightweight design engineers Mercedes-Benz, made further safety improvements – thanks in part to innovative methods of design and development. For example, the 124 series is the first model of the vehicle, subject to the Mercedes-Benz not only classic crash tests, but also the computer accident simulation. The passenger cell is extremely rigid in terms of side impact and sustainability and resistance to rollover and is equipped with ingenious front and rear crumple zones. Salon midsize series also meets the criteria for an asymmetrical frontal collision with 40 percent overlap at 55 km / h In addition, potential areas of contact with pedestrians and cyclists were designed to absorb the energy of impact should the situation arise.
Elegant lines enhanced environmental performance
Developed by Bruno Sacco (Bruno Sacco), Galitzendorf Joseph (Joseph Gallitzendörfer) Pfeiffer and Peter (Peter Pfeiffer), the logic of the design of the saloon was pragmatic and functional. Characteristic rear end, for example, is particularly advantageous in terms of drag. Aerodynamic optimization of the new sedan (drag coefficient of Cd = 0,44 in the W 123 series to Cd = 0,29 or 0.32 in the W 124 series, depending on engine type) reduces fuel consumption significantly compared to previous model. In 1984 there were few differences in design between the powerful six-cylinder models and the four-cylinder variants with moderate power. Externally all models are identical except for the rear silencer with a six-cylinder models with two tailpipes, and additional air vents in the front spoiler and 300 D models equipped with air conditioning.
Engineers develop from scratch a number of W124 series engines. All new, for example, six-cylinder engines with direct injection models 260 E (kV/170 125 hp) and E 300 (140 hp kVt/190). All three diesel engines for the new Diesel generation of 124 – 200 D (53 kVt/72 hp), 250 D (66 kW / 90 hp) and 300 D (80 kVt/109 hp) – were designed as a modular series. Eccentric-sweep windshield wiper to clean the panoramic windscreen made its debut in the W 124. She cleans 86% of the windscreen – the largest swept area in the world of cars during the launch of the W124. Outstanding ride characteristics on the other hand, are provided by the tried and tested front and rear axle design from the compact class. This incorporated a shock another nest independent front suspension with feature anti-dive control and an independent multi (multi-link/multi-link) rear suspension.
Saloon’s big brother: the Estate
Mercedes E-Class W124 E500
The history of the 124 series is characterized by a previously unrivaled variety of models, body styles and innovations. Presentation of the Estate (S124 series of Mercedes E-class) in September 1985 at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt is an important step towards expanding 124 family. Estate was largely identical to the Saloons in terms of technological and stylistic design. In addition to changes in the back of the roof and other concomitant changes, there were no differences to the body. The only changes to the major assemblies, braking system and chassis were to adapt to the increased payload, otherwise they are taken from the Saloons virtually unchanged. Depending on the engine, the drag coefficient of the Estate model ranged from Cd = 0,34 to 0,35.
If possible, the designers incorporated into the Estate the safety standards achieved in the Saloons. In particular, they use the latest findings from research into the safety of the development of the rear overhang of the body of the wagon, a critical area rear ends. One example is the fuel tank, which featured slanting abutting surface. This ensures that in the event of a rear impact in deformation of the rails will bring the tank and it will be displaced downwards cables will be secured cables to avoid contact with the road.
The close relationship between the sedan and wagon is evident in the engines fitted to them. Genuine Estate range consists of eight models, which – with one exception – used engines that also featured in the sedan. 3.0 – liter six-cylinder turbodiesel engine with 300 TD TURBO output of 105 hp kVt/143 was developed by engineers at Mercedes-Benz based aspirated Saloon unit. In this modified form, the turbocharged compression ignition engine was used in the export version of the 300 SDL from the S-Class.
Mercedes E-class W124 – Driving elegance with two doors: Buy
Mercedes E-Class 300CE 24V
In 1987 Mercedes-Benz expanded the model of the 124 series even more. First, in March, two Coupé models made their debut at the Geneva Motor Show, thus the number of body variants on three. As with the 123 series, there were close technical and stylistic similarities with the limousine. However, the basic assembly of these new models was modified so that the coupe wheelbase is shorter by 8.5 cm. This serves to emphasize the sporty character and make the two-door version of a fully independent body, in terms of design and form.
Reinforced A-pillars, side sills and doors, and a particularly high proportion of high-strength steel is used to compensate for the lack of B-pillars. One characteristic design element that differs from other coupes body variants were the rub strips with integrated chrome strips. Positioned between the wheel arches at bumper height, thus creating a visual link between the front and rear aprons are painted in contrasting colors – metallic.
Model range initially included the 230 and 300CE. Their engines, a 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine and a 3-liter six-cylinder with mechanically / electronically controlled fuel injection are the same as in the saloon versions. And to all other mechanical components are identical compartments with four doors colleagues. The only visible features that distinguish them from other models were the twin tailpipe of the six-cylinder and place the rear cover plate.
For the joy of driving in the open: Convertible
Mercedes E-Class W124 Convertible
In September 1991 Mercedes-Benz launches premiered another body variant, the 300 CE-24 Cabriolet, production of which began in 1992. After a break of about 20 years, the middle class once again available four-seater convertible. The car is based on the Coupé, although preparation for the role of a vehicle with a retractable roof has taken significant investment projects. About 1000 parts must be redesigned just to strengthen the chassis. For example, the A-pillars were welded to interior sections of the weakest areas for achieving high strength and hardness.
Complete safety system is achieved by combining these pillar with an automatic roll bar. Designed specifically for the 300 CE-24 Cabriolet and located behind the rear seats, this linear bar goes almost vertically upwards within 0.3 seconds of turning. Fully retractable soft top incorporates the wealth of ingenious technical detail – including, for example, heated rear windscreen made of safety glass and with a double frame mounted to the outer skin, providing a secure rear view.
For special purposes: chassis with partial body
As was common with models of Mercedes-Benz in the previous decades, the Mercedes E-class W124 series chassis is also provided for equipping a specific body depending on the needs of the local or foreign bodies. It could develop into an ambulance and a hearse or other vehicle with special functions. The novelty here is that these chassis were based on the station wagon produced in the same factory in Bremen. In addition to the normal length of the vehicle had a longer long-wheelbase version. Since 1989, there have been long-wheelbase Saloon. This six-door version is 80 centimeters longer than the series Saloon in overall length and wheelbase.
Milestones in safety and environmental
Mercedes E-Class W124 T-Model – Wagon
W124 series introduced numerous technological achievements. Among the notable premieres was the introduction of the 4MATIC automatic four-wheel drive in 1985. This system of all-wheel includes complex electronic control unit and an additional front-wheel drive with transfer case and differential. In addition to automatic 4MATIC-wheel drive, the concept of “Mercedes-Benz Dynamic Governance” also includes an automatic locking differential (ASD) and control system acceleration skid (ASR) – which means that in this package Mercedes- Benz offers three speed automatic electronic dynamic control systems – each system uses signals from the anti-lock braking system ABS.
Also in 1985, the Stuttgart optional system for emission control with three-way catalytic converter for all petrol-engined models in the 124 series except the 200 model equipped with a carburetor. From September 1986 the catalytic converter became standard, and even the carburettor model 124 series is available now on this system to control emissions.
Development of the series
Mercedes E-Class W124 interior
During the twelve years of producing the W124 series was regularly improved and further developed by engineers at Mercedes-Benz. This manifested itself in the emergence of new models and technical innovation. They include, for example, 300D Turbo and 300D Turbo 4MATIC saloons, introduced in 1987, with turbodiesel units from the corresponding station wagon models. Then in 1988 at the Paris Motor Show, the 200E (hitherto produced only for the Italian market) and 250D (featuring a modified version of the turbocharged 2.5-liter engine in the compact class-W201).
In September 1988 Mercedes-Benz introduced diesel engines for the Mercedes E-Class W124 250D and 300D Turbo with redesigned prechambers and oblique injection for more efficient combustion. This reduces emissions of particulate matter (soot), while increasing power. Furthermore, in September 1988, all models are enhanced with standard equipment package, including anti-lock brakes (ABS) and a heated right exterior mirror.
As part of the “Diesel ’89” in February 1989 turbocharged diesel passenger cars were equipped with revised engines. They also include new prechambers with oblique injection, which has led to improved levels of emission and power. Emissions are further reduced by using a complex system of emission control (AGR), which combines the oxidising catalytic converter specially designed for diesel engines with a carefully tuned exhaust gas recirculation unit. This highly effective system is available from October 1990 as an option for models with diesel engines and weather six months later for turbocharged models.
The first facelift model
In September 1989 Mercedes-Benz presented a completely revised model for the midsize category at the IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt. The focus of the model refinement of stylistic changes in housing and redesigned interior. The most distinctive feature of the facelifted models have plastic side moldings with chrome strip integrated. The new interior design is centered around the new seats and numerous improvements in various details.
Revised model program for the Mercedes E-Class W124 series offers five brand new models. Now for the saloon, coupe and wagon was the 3-liter, six-cylinder engine with four valves per cylinder and variable camshaft incoming valves taken from model 300 SL-24. But given the different installation conditions it was not possible to install the same catalytic converter in the SL 300 E-24, 300 CE-24 and 300 TE-24 models. Therefore, output was 162 hp kVt/220 – KVt/11.01 8.1 hp less than the sports car (170 hp kVt/231).
Along with these top models in the series, the Stuttgart company also introduced a fourth body variant in the midsize class – the long wheelbase Saloon. This restored the sales program long version after an absence of four years. Long body was developed in close cooperation with the firm Binz bodies based in Lorch (Lorh) who then care for series production. The wheelbase has been increased by 80 centimeters to 3.60 meters, while also increasing the total length of 80 cm Unlike the preceding models with a long wheelbase version of the 250D and 260 E are six full-size doors and center seat in terms of depth of seat and backrest height nearly matches that of the rear. Serial production of the long saloons began in May 1990.
Super sports car from the midsize series
Mercedes E-Class W124 AMG
Exclusively as a saloon, 500E made its debut at the Paris Motor Show in October 1990 – this is the new top model in the 124 series, and the first E-Class equipped with V8 engine. Series production began in February 1991. External 500E at first glance no different to its sister models. It can not be said for the point. The newcomer is equipped with a V8, 5-liter, four-valve engine that produces 240 hp kVt/326.4, which was based on and-tested power unit from the 500 SL and delivered a breathtaking performance. The Saloon mated to a four-speed automatic transmission can reach 100 km / h, a place for 5.9 seconds, top speed is automatically limited to 250 km / h Standard equipment includes skid control (ASR) to prevent slippage of the drive wheels even at full acceleration.
To improve the quality of the emissions, the amount of double catalytic converter was increased from 3.9 to 5.8 liters, the system is supported by secondary air injection and exhaust gas recirculation. 500E for the first time used a new version of the four-valve V8 engine, featuring a different injection system, fuel injection, modified crankcase, Bosch LH-Jetronic system electronically controlled fuel injection and engine block the same height as the engine block the 4.2 liter version.
Distinctive features of the 500E include subtly increased overhang wheel arches, fog lamps integrated into the front bumper and 16-inch alloy wheels with eight holes with tires 225/55 ZR 16. The chassis is 23 mm lower than the other models, and to compensate for spring load, the rear axle is equipped as standard with hydropneumatic self-leveling rear suspension.
Sold two million copies of the Bestseller – Mercedes E-Class W124 before second facelift
Mercedes E-Class W124 Coupe
Two millionth car from the W124 series rolled off the production line in June 1992. Just a few weeks later, the midsize series is subjected to a second treatment. This time Mercedes-Benz focuses on engine and equipment. The petrol versions are completely revised engine range, now completely to four valves per cylinder. This meant that the four and six-cylinder units now have the same bore, making production more flexible and economical.
Apart from the new range of petrol engines for model refinement also includes greatly enhanced standard equipment package for all midsize models. In October 1992, standard equipment includes airbags, central locking and electrically adjustable exterior mirrors on both sides. In addition, the four-cylinder models are equipped with five-speed transmission at no extra cost.
The new model 400E appeared on the European market at the same time as the facelifted midsize models. This variant of the W 124 was produced in September 1991 for export to the U.S. and Japan. As the new top of the range car in the large-displacement models, the car boasts the familiar 4.2-liter V8 engine with four valves per cylinder and 205 kW. / 279 hp.
In 1993 for the first time in the world of technology has been used four valves per cylinder in five and six-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine. This not only provides increased torque and power, but also reduces fuel consumption at full load up to 8%. Furthermore, optimization of the combustion process meant that exhaust particulate emissions are reduced by 30 percent.
Change the name for the W124 series: the first Mercedes E-Class
Mercedes E-Class W124 Tuning
New nomenclature came into effect for the 124 series from the start of sales of the new revised models in June 1993. According to the S-Class and the new C-Class, the midsize category henceforth renamed the Mercedes E-Class. This means that the model designations were now also change the class to which the vehicle belonged to is represented by a letter of the alphabet. This letter was followed by a three-digit number based as previously on the engine. Coding of body as a coupe and wagon was now abandoned, as they are distinct. In the case of models powered by diesel engine, the words “Diesel” or “Turbodiesel”, placed in three-digit number replaces the earlier cuts. Thus D is 250 E 250 Diesel.
Along with the change in nomenclature, the most striking feature of the modified vehicles was the radiator grille, redesigned in line with the Mercedes S-Class. The so-called integrated radiator is much thinner chrome frame compared with the previous design, and the Mercedes star was positioned – the saloons of the S-Class – the bonnet. Lighthouse also changed: the front turn signals with colorless lenses are the rear with bi-chromatic coating.
There were also changes the shape of the boot lid, wheels and bumpers. Steel wheels with six holes and the bumper moldings are now the same color as the rest. The rear bumper molding has come to the rear wheel arch.
Around that time, a stage E60 AMG as the new top model of the range offered by the company owned tuner has a 6-liter V8 M 119. This sports saloon developing 280 kW / 381 hp at 5600 / min AMG, also revised Coupé and Convertible models: they also appear on the market in 1993 as the E 36 AMG, delivering 200 hp kVt/272 at 5750 / min
End of production, beginning a career as a Young Classic
In June 1995, two years after the last facelift, Mercedes-Benz introduced the E-Class saloons of the W210 series, the successor to the 124 series. Production of the W124 series Saloons ended shortly thereafter, depending on the model between June and August 1995. Production of the wagon continued until 1996. Mercedes-Benz also continues to produce CKD (“completely knocked down” – “completely disused”) parts of the Mercedes E-Class E250 and E220 Diesel until 1996 and shipped them for installation of Pune in India. The last of the production line down convertible in 1997.
For a period of more than eleven years, the production amounted to 2,058,777 sedan, wagon 340,503, 141,498 coupes, convertibles 6343, 2342 sedan with a long wheelbase and 6,398 chassis with partial bodies for special purpose vehicles – a total of 2,555,861 cars.
With the end of production, the Stuttgart company opened a new chapter in the “auto”-biography of their 124 series. With its classic lines and multiple body variants, the series has begun to establish itself as an attractive young Classic.
And on his 25th birthday in 2009, the first cars in the series will officially receive the rank of “youngtimer” or recent classics – a piece of automotive heritage with youthful radiance. This is reflected in the information collected by Mercedes-Benz Young Classics collection where dream cars such as the E500 and 300 CE waiting for enthusiasts on a trip down memory lane to relive the history of the Mercedes E-Class W124 series.
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Grundy County Sheriff's deputy dethrones defending hot dog champ
12th annual charity event a success
By ROB OESTERLEEmail
Rob Oesterle – roesterle@shawmedia.com
Greg Butterfield (right) of the Grundy County Sheriff's Department shows that he is finished with his hot dog in a competition with four-time defending champion David Valdivia at the 12th annual contest sponsored by Grundy County Bank and WCSJ/WJDK radio.
Contestants struggle to eat their hot dogs Friday in the 12th annual event, sponsored by Grundy County Bank and WCSJ/WJDK radio.
Executive director of United Way Karen Nall (from left), Morris Herald-News news editor Kevin Solari and Grundy County Bank President and CEO Kevin Olson show off the check given to United Way for raising the most money Friday at the hot dog eating contest.
MORRIS – A little rain couldn't stop the 12th annual Grundy County Bank-WCSJ/WJDK Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday.
The event normally is held on the courthouse lawn, but inclement weather forced it to be moved to the Fraternal Order of Eagles' hall across the street from the courthouse.
"We had a pretty good turnout, even with the weather," said Kevin Olson, Grundy County Bank president and CEO. "It was good to see so many people show up and donate."
The goal of the event was to raise money for charity, and eight contestants combined to bring in more than $3,000.
Morris Herald-News news editor Kevin Solari, raising money for United Way, won the prize for the most money raised with $1,499. It was the seventh straight year United Way has raised the most money.
Next was Mike Wickkiser, who raised $578 for YMCA, followed by Patrick Barrins ($525 for Just Animals Shelter), David Valdivia ($320 for Morris Soccer Boosters), Jason Helland ($139 for Habitat for Humanity), Eric Fisher ($122 for We Care), Greg Butterfield ($103 for Grundy County Explorers) and Jason McNabb ($79 for Grundy Resource Organization).
WCSJ's Mike Williams, the event's emcee, explained the rules of the contest. Each contestant had two minutes to eat as many hot dogs as they could. If the last bite of the hot dog was in the contestant's mouth at the end of the allotted time, it would count. In the event of a tie, there would be an eat-off, in which those tied would try to eat another hot dog the fastest.
The contestants had differing strategies. Four-time defending champion Valdivia and Butterfield ate as quickly as they could, gulping water to help them swallow. Solari came to the table with a tackle box filled with condiments. Both he and Helland seemed more concerned with quality over quantity, and each ended up with a fully loaded Chicago-style dog before the event was over.
"I wasn't going to win the eating contest, so I figured I could at least make the hot dog taste good," Solari said. "Hot dogs are serious business."
After two minutes, Butterfield and Valdivia were tied with five each. Butterfield finished his hot dog first in the tiebreaker and emerged as the new champion.
"I'm not going to lie," said Butterfield, a Grundy County Sheriff's deputy. "I have been practicing at home a little bit. I did five in two minutes. I figured I would have a decent chance with that number. I really didn't think I would be able to win in the eat-off, though. I was a little nervous about that."
The contest provided fun for participants and the crowd, but the real winners of the day were the charities that benefited.
"The Explorers are a great group of kids," Butterfield said. "It's an off-shoot of the Boy Scouts. ... They will ride with us, do traffic stops, stuff like that. It lets them know what law enforcement is about and gives them a chance to see if they want to pursue it.
"The money we raise for them will help them go to camps, like FBI camp and others. There were four of them here in the crowd today, so that was fun."
Heidi Litchfield, founder and director of Grundy Resource Organization, was glad to be part of the event.
"For GRO, this is not about hot dogs," she said. "It's about getting our name out there and letting people know what we do. ... Earlier this week, we gave out hot dogs and bacon and other groceries at Saratoga Tower and fed 60 residents. Events like this can help put us on the map and let people know what we are trying to do."
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Bieber addresses surplus gun issue
WWPD Chief Scott Bieber. Photo via linkedin.
WALLA WALLA, Washington – As the Walla Walla City Council is considering whether to destroy or sell old surplus police guns, Police Chief Scott Bieber shared more information on the subject. Bieber says that the department’s weapons were purchased by the Walla Walla Police Department from gun dealers and the weapons have been in the possession of the WWPD the entire time of their life span.
“We do not sell back or trade in for credit guns that come in or weapons that come in to evidence or property,” Bieber said. “We destroy those guns. Few reasons: No. 1, I don’t know the history of that gun. I don’t know where it’s been or what it’s done. All I know is the last part of it — is that it came into evidence/property. We destroy those guns.”
According to Bieber, the old surplus police guns are guns that were purchased by the WWPD. The department knows the history and the ordinance.
“We can trade those in to a federally licensed firearms dealer who will give us credit,” Bieber said. “And we can use that credit to buy other guns or other equipment that we may need in the police department.”
Bieber explained how in 2015 the WWPD traded in rifles that were in the patrol cars and the department used all of that credit to purchase new rifles. In that case, the WWPD received about one-third of the price.
“We received about $2,000 out of the $6,000 bill,” Bieber explained.
That same year, Bieber said the WWPD changed all of its older .40-caliber Glocks ranging from 10 to 12 years old to 9 mm Glocks.
“The price to outfit the entire police department with the new 9 mm Glocks was roughly $22,500 and we received a credit trading in our old .40-caliber Glocks of about $17,500,” Bieber said. “It was a substantial savings to the city’s budget and the police department’s budget and, of course, the citizens.”
As described by Bieber, the WWPD currently has roughly nine shotguns and two handguns that are no longer used and are, as Bieber described “collecting dust in our armory.” It was decided to put them on the schedule to be declared as surplus on Jan. 23 in front of the Walla Walla City Council. Bieber estimates this collection of surplus firearms would earn about $1,500 worth of credit.
At that time, council decided to table that decision pending a discussion on what to do with those firearms once listed as surplus. Council members wanted to know more about the options of trading the firearms in to a federally-licensed dealer and getting credit versus having the WWPD destroy them.
Bieber hopes to put the surplus issue regarding police firearms back on the council’s agenda. While trading them in or destroying them has been brought up, another option Bieber described was possibly transferring them to an individual at the local gun club. There’s a cost of $25 per gun to have a federally-licensed firearm dealer complete the paperwork for a transfer.
As for the process of destroying the firearms, Bieber says the option of having them melted down is not available in this area, so the firearms are cut into thirds and thrown away. The process of cutting the firearms, which is performed by police staff, is done in a way that renders the firearm unusable. Two people have to be present to cut up the guns which is a process taking between 20 to 30 minutes of total staff time for each weapon.
The next time this issue goes in front of Council, Bieber said he will recommend they allow the WWPD to trade in their guns in for credit with a federally-licensed firearms dealer.
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New Jersey Attorney General suing DOJ over Wire Act opinion
Staff Writer, May 9, 2019 11:12 pm
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal wants answers from the Department of Justice (DOJ) about lobbying that may have led to the new opinion of the Wire Act.
And he wanted it yesterday.
Grewal has sued the DOJ to get that information. In March Grewal, on behalf of the state of New Jersey filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for all DOJ records pertaining to the Wire Act from 2011 to 2018.
This include everything from memos, to communications to meetings. Specifically, Grewal was looking for any connections between the DOJ, the Wire Act and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.
Why Sheldon Adelson?
New Jersey and many other state organizations believe Adelson had a hand in the new Wire Act opinion through extensive lobbying against online gambling. A fierce opponent of online gambling, Adelson has spent millions of dollars supporting political candidates that were also against online gambling and would bring in laws banning it nationwide.
When Grewal filed his FOIA request in March he filed it as an expediated processing request. He also specified a 90-day window in his request, which passed earlier this week. Grewal was actually being quite generous to the DOJ, as expediated FOIA requests made in US District Court are required to be filled within 20 days.
“Online gaming is an important part of New Jersey’s economy, and the residents of New Jersey deserve to know why the Justice Department is threatening to come after an industry we legalized years ago,” Grewal said in a statement.
“It’s especially important that we figure out whether this federal crackdown is the result of a lobbying campaign by a single individual seeking to protect his personal business interests.”
Other news: New Jersey joins lawsuit against Wire Act change
As New Jersey’s new lawsuit against the DOJ begins, it is still awaiting a result on the lawsuit joined with New Hampshire and other states looking to have the new opinion dropped. The hearing on that lawsuit took place on April 11, with the judge demanding the DOJ give a clear picture of what the Wire Act covered.
District court strikes down Wire Act opinion
In a decision released earlier this week, U.S District Court Judge Paul Barnadoro has overturned the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new opinion on the Wire Act. The Wire Act makes the transmission of wagers across state line illegal. Earlier this year the DOJ released a new opinion on the Wire Act that stated it applied
DOJ fails to have Wire Act lawsuit dismissed
The road to the final opinion on the Wire Act began on Thursday, as arguments were heard regarding the lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ). In what came as a surprise to no one, the DOJ tried unsuccessfully to have the lawsuit dismissed during arguments. Most experts saw this coming after a memo issued
New Jersey joins lawsuit against Wire Act change
New Jersey’s public outcry against the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new opinion of the Wire Act grew to a public fight earlier this week after they formally joined a lawsuit against the DOJ. After the DOJ released their new opinion on the Wire Act, the state of New Hampshire was the first state to launch
New Jersey Threatens Wire Act Lawsuit Over Late Change
New Jersey has fired another shot at the Department of Justice (DOJ) over their recent opinion reversal of the Wire Act. A previous opinion decided by the DOJ during the Obama administration was recently changed. Under the old decision it was determined that the Wire Act, which relates to the illegality of transmission of betting
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Casablanca’s Hilarious Alternative Final Scene Featuring Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnon: Pragmatism Carries the Day!
in Comedy, Film, Television | December 11th, 2015 1 Comment
The classic film Casablanca is perennially ripe for parody, but for some reason, its spoofs usually confine themselves to Rick's Café Américain. It’s rare that anyone gets funny with the famous final scene, where (spoiler!) Humphrey Bogart's Rick sacrifices his personal happiness, insisting that his beloved board a plane that will safely carry her and her husband, a leader of the Czech Resistance, away from Vichy-contolled Casablanca.
There are exceptions of course.
Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnon bests them all with a dewy-eyed Ingrid Bergman impression nailing the Swedish-born actress’ gloriously cinematic middle Atlantic accent, described by writer Trey Taylor in The Atlantic as a learned “hybrid of Britain's Received Pronunciation and standard American English as it exists today.”
It’s a refreshing change to see the Ilsa character driving the laughs.
McKinnon’s scene partner, J.K. Simmons, gives an equally credible performance as Bogart’s Rick. The award-winning actor has demonstrable comic chops, but for this sketch, the writers wisely had him play it dead serious.
The players are further abetted by the design team’s faithful execution of the original, including costumes by Tom Broecker and Eric Justian. Who wouldn’t want to wear that hat?
Much of Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, and Howard Koch’s original dialogue was left intact. It’s reproduced below for your scrutiny, along with Bogart and Bergman’s performance.
You'll notice one significant line reassignment, necessitated by this Ilsa’s pragmatic response to the possibility of winding up in a concentration camp.
As in the original, love does not triumph, but they’ll always have Paris.
INT./EXT. AIRPORT HANGAR - NIGHT
Rick takes the letters of transit out of his pocket and
hands them to Renault, who turns and walks toward the hangar.
If you don't mind, you fill in the names. That will make it even more official.
You think of everything, don't you?
(quietly And the names are Mr. and Mrs. Victor Laszlo.
Renault stops dead in his tracks, and turns around. Both Ilsa and Renault look at Rick with astonishment.
But why my name, Richard?
Because you're getting on that plane.
(confused) I don't understand. What about you?
I'm staying here with him 'til the plane gets safely away.
Rick's intention suddenly dawns on Ilsa.
No, Richard, no. What has happened to you? Last night we said —
Last night we said a great many things. You said I was to do the thinking for both of us. Well, I've done a lot of it since then and it all adds up to one thing. You're getting on that plane with Victor where you belong.
(protesting) But Richard, no, I, I —
You've got to listen to me. Do you have any idea what you'd have to look forward to if you stayed here? Nine chances out of ten we'd both wind up in a concentration camp. Isn't that true, Louis?
Renault countersigns the papers.
I'm afraid Major Strasser would insist.
You're saying this only to make me go.
I'm saying it because it's true. Inside of us we both know you belong with Victor. You're part
of his work, the thing that keeps him going. If that plane leaves the ground and you're not with
him, you'll regret it.
Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your life.
But what about us?
We'll always have Paris. We didn't have, we'd lost it, until you came to Casablanca. We got it back last night.
And I said I would never leave you.
And you never will. But I've got a job to do, too. Where I'm going you can't follow. What I've got to do you can't be any part of. Ilsa, I'm no good at being noble, but it doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. Someday you'll understand that. Now, now…
Ilsa's eyes well up with tears. Rick puts his hand to her chin and raises her face to meet his own.
Here's looking at you, kid.
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Reps investigate imported Chinese drugs made from human flesh
The House of Representatives have ordered immediate investigation into claims that Chinese drugs manufacturers are smuggling medicines containing human parts into the country.
The National Intelligence Agency (NIA), had alerted Nigerians to alleged importation of the bizarre substances from China.
The South Korean Customs Service on September 30, 2018, revealed that it had seized 2,751 Chinese drugs/capsules, containing human remains from foetuses, infants and flesh imported into the country by some Chinese nationals. It stressed that the making of the human remain drugs and consuming them are crimes against humanity, which can also lead to serious health challenges,” NIA wrote in a memo sent to Nigeria’s watchdog agencies.
Adopting a motion under matters of urgent national importance sponsored by Emmanuel Agbonayinma (Edo, APC), the House stressed the need to identify persons behind the trade with a view to making them face the wrath of the law.
The green chamber mandated committees on Health Services, Women Affairs and Social Development, Information, National Orientation, and Ethics and Values to interface with officials of the Nigeria Customs Service (NIS), the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the NIA, to look into the matter.
The motion was taken by unanimous consent, in spite of effort by Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business Orker-Jev Yisa (Benue, PDP) to stop its passage. Yisa had argued that a fresh investigation was unnecessary, since bodies like NAFDAC and security agencies were already working on the issues.
“I am in contact with my counterpart in China and she told me (it’s) Placenta Hominis that they know about and that it has been used in South East Asia for a long time. It is the same placenta discarded after a woman delivers.
“But if that is the case, the drugs may be adulterated. So, the first thing is that it is likely traditional medicine. Secondly, if it is human remains, it is adulterated. Thirdly, we have to be on the lookout because we have never approved anything like that. We still have to be more vigilant,” NAFDAC Director General Prof. Christiana Moji Adeyeye told The Guardian.
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Nov 2017–Feb 2018: Catherine Story
SHADOW is a new site-specific installation and the most ambitious work to date for Catherine Story in her first solo exhibition for a public gallery. 25 November 2017 – 10 February 2018
Catherine Story
25 November 2017 – 10 February 2018
Private view: 24 November from 6 to 8pm
#SHADOW Instagram: @PEERgallery Twitter: @PEER_UK
SHADOW is a new site-specific installation and the most ambitious work to date for Catherine Story in her first solo exhibition for a public gallery. Commissioned by PEER to respond to its distinctive public-facing exhibition space, SHADOW melds the artist’s long preoccupation with the staging and lighting of 1930s films and Cubism, with a new interest in the dramatic landscape and geometric architecture of North Africa.
Constructed across two thirds of PEER’s ten-metre wide gallery space, SHADOW converges Story’s diverse influences in a precisely illuminated three-dimensional topography of backdrop, painting and sculpture. During the day the installation is open for visitors, but on dark winter evenings it transforms into an enigmatic mise-en-scene, with elements of the work creating a playful shape-shift between interior and exterior, film set and streetscape.
Story’s practice explores the intersections of two and three dimensionality, and the space between sculpture and painting, informed by the complex approaches of Cubism and film lighting as pioneered in the early twentieth century by Picasso, Charlie Chaplin, Joseph von Sternberg and other film directors. A recent visit to the Sahara and the epic eighteenth century fortifications used as film sets for Laurence of Arabia and Gladiator, has led to the experimental development of the artist’s work for SHADOW.
Based in London, Catherine Story’s work featured in Painting Now: Five Contemporary Artists (Tate Britain, London, 2013) and Recent British Painting (Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam, 2012); and Astoria (2014), Angeles (2012), Cinema (2010) and PYLON (2009), all at Carl Freedman Gallery, London. In 2015 she was awarded an Abbey Fellowship at the British School in Rome. Her work is included in both private and public collections.
January Film Programme: CATHERINE STORY & CINEMA
In January, Catherine Story will host three screenings and informal discussions, focusing on different areas of film which have been influential to her work. Invited speakers are writer and former Curator of Public Programmes at Tate Andrew Brighton (17 Jan), Professor of Film and Media Studies at Birkbeck, University of London Laura Mulvey (24 Jan) and artist and writer Jonathan Allen (31 Jan). Places are free but limited. Find out more and book here.
SHADOW is supported by the Paul and Louise Cooke Endowment, PEER Group Patrons and Carl Freedman Gallery.
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This exhibition has been generously supported by the Henry Moore Foundation
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Q&A: Suzanne Singletary
Suzanne Singletary received her Ph.D. from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, in 2007. She is Professor in the College of Architecture and the Built Environment, Thomas Jefferson University, where she teaches the history and theory of art, architecture, and photography. Currently she serves as Associate Dean for New Academic Initiatives and Graduate Studies and is Director of the M.S. in Historic Preservation and of the Center for the Preservation of Modernism. Her research interests include interdisciplinary aspects of art, architecture, literature, and music. She has participated in international symposia and been an invited speaker at the National Gallery of Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of London, the Tate Britain, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She has published articles on Eugène Delacroix, French Symbolism, and Francesco Goya and has contributed essays to Impressionist Interiors (National Gallery of Ireland 2008), Perspectives on Manet (Ashgate 2012), and Rival Sisters (Ashgate 2014). Her book James McNeill Whistler and France: A Dialogue in Paint, Poetry, and Music was published by Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group (2017).
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Q&A: Andrea Henderson
Andrea Henderson is professor of English at the University of California, Irvine. She is the author of Romantic Identities: Varieties of Subjectivity, 1774-1830 (Cambridge University Press, 1996) and Romanticism and the Painful Pleasures of Modern Life (Cambridge University Press, 2008). Her most recent book, Algebraic Art: Mathematical Formalism and Victorian Culture (Oxford University Press, 2018), is a study of formal abstraction in Victorian mathematics and literature.
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Q&A: Ani Kokobobo
Ani Kokobobo received her B.A. from Dartmouth (2005) and Ph.D. from Columbia University (2011). She is currently Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Slavic Department at the University of Kansas as well as editor of the Tolstoy Studies Journal. She has published a monograph, Russian Grotesque Realism: The Great Reforms and Gentry Decline (Ohio State University Press, 2018), as well as two coedited volumes: Russian Writers and the Fin de Siècle—The Twilight of Realism (Cambridge University Press, 2015); and Russia’s Regional Identities: The Power of the Provinces (Routledge, 2018). She has written over 20 academic articles, and her writing for the public has appeared in The Washington Post, Salon.com, The New Republic, Business Insider, and the Los Angeles Review of Books.
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Q&A: Shana Klein
Shana Klein is Assistant Professor of Art History at Kent State University. She is trained in the history of American art, with sub-specialties in African-American and Native-American art. Klein holds a Ph.D. in Art History from the University of New Mexico, where she completed her dissertation—and now book project—The Fruits of Empire: Contextualizing Food in American Art and Culture. Klein has been awarded fellowships for her research at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Henry Luce Foundation, and Huntington Library, among others. She has published research in journals such as American Art and Southern Cultures and has served as Managing Editor of the journal Food, Media, and Culture. Klein’s research interests combine studies of American visual and material culture with food and social justice.
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There is some good news and bad news about suicides in the U.S. Across the country, suicides have increased nearly 30 percent since the turn of the century. That’s the bad news. But there’s good news for Hispanics, at least in California. Although Latinos face economic disadvantages and other stress in their lives, their suicide rate is less than one-third that of non-Hispanic whites, according to research compiled by Kaiser Health News.
In California, the suicide rate for whites was 19 per 100,000 people in 2016, and the rate for Hispanics was 5.5 per 100,000, according to the state Department of Public Health. (Hispanics can be of any race.) The overall suicide rate in California in 2016 was 10.9 per 100,000.
Experts attribute the relatively low suicide rate among Latinos to the culture’s strong family and community support systems, which appear to bolster emotional resilience.
Latinos in California and across the U.S. face obstacles that can affect their health and well-being. They earn less than non-Hispanic whites, and are more likely to lack health insurance coverage. And recent immigrants face the stresses of moving to a new country, and, though there is no research to gauge how this affects them, an Administration hostile to immigration.
It’s practice of “colectivismo,” the or relationships built through extended family, work colleagues and friends, that gives Latinos an emotional safety net, experts say.
But that’s not the whole story. As Latinos become more assimilated, the more their risk of suicide goes up. A study published in 2014 in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry found that suicidal thoughts and attempts increased as Latinos spent more years in the U.S. and started losing fluency in Spanish and connections to Latino social networks and identity.
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Dundee squad has its own emergency
DUNDEE—Dundee Emergency Squad answers between 50 and 60 calls every month. This service is more amazing when you realize this is just a small number of people are currently doing all the work.
Captain Lori Miller spoke about the emergency squad, commenting, “We are running with about 13 members and are slowly losing members.” She said she thinks some people don’t have time for the squad due to work or because they don’t have the time to retrain.
Lori Miller is closing in on nearly 20 years with the squad. Asked why she does it, she said, “I like doing what I’m doing. I like the people and dealing with the public. It’s kind of in my blood to help people.” She said her husband Doug got her into the work originally. She loves the work because, “Having the medical background, you help family, friends and neighbors.”
Although members receive no pay, there are some benefits other than the satisfaction of a job well done. The Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) was adopted by the village of Dundee a few years ago. This program provides a small monthly stipend for members who qualify after they reach retirement age. Another benefit is the exercise room which is open to all members.
Raymie Miller has been a member of the Dundee Fire Department for 52 years, and has the distinction of being the oldest member of the squad. He said he was an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) for about 30 years, but now serves as a driver.
The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training is valid for three years. This training involves a commitment of approximately 120 hours. Other training sessions are held in-house once a month. They usually last a couple of hours and focus on keeping up defibrillator skills, reviewing ambulance equipment and retraining on materials used for asthma or allergic reactions.
Lori said there is a pilot program for people who have EMT training lasting about 40 hours. Classes are offered in the county which make it unnecessary to go through the entire process again.
Squad members must be active, going on runs and attending training. Lori said this is difficult for people who are working. She said some younger members stay active for about three years and then seem to lose interest. Lori didn’t know why, with all the training they completed, that some lose interest.
One of the most difficult times is during the day. The squad has one medic who takes a lot of calls. Lori said, “I’m worried she will get burned out.” There is a second medic who is available during the day two days a week, but if one of the medics is sick the department has to call in mutual aid.
Raymie said, “We’re running with very few people now. Days are tough.” He said he thinks the problem is all over with ambulance services due to the lengthy courses that are required to serve. He said the local squad does not charge for their services, but if Advanced Life Support (ALS) or Medic 55 responds to assist, there is a charge. These specialists can offer some care that the local squad cannot provide.
One of the more recent issues that has affected the local service is the shift in destinations for some cases. Raymie said, “So many of the trauma cases have to go to Arnot in Elmira or to Geneva. This makes us be out of town longer.” People who have suffered strokes, heart attacks or bad fractures are some examples of patients who have to be sent further away for treatment. The use of helicopters for medical evacuations has become more common. Raymie added, “That’s the way it is now.”
Patti Miller, Emergency Squad First Lieutenant, said, “In 2008 there were 478 runs and of that there were only 32 that did not have transport.” Members estimated runs to either Soldiers & Sailors Hospital in Penn Yan of Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls average nearly one and a half hours total.
Ray spoke about his concerns regarding the number of members in the Dundee Emergency Squad, noting, “The last couple or three years have been hard. The scary part is that we don’t get a lot of new people in and some eventually get burned out.” The increase in calls for service during the past few years has compounded the problem.
Doug had a sobering comment near the end of the conversation. He said, “If we don’t get anything soon I don’t know how much longer we can do it.” A possible option, if more willing volunteers don’t step up and stay with the squad, would be paid employees, an option that would most likely be financially impossible.
Ray added, “I don’t know what the solution is. We’ve got to get some more volunteers.” He is hopeful that will happen.
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“Whatsits,” says Costas, giddy on his fourth glass. “Exponents! Even if they only feed once a month, well, boom, thirty months and ‘smore than the population of the planet.”
“That’s your mathematical disproof of vampires?” asks Schreck.
“Good enough for Internets,” winks Costas.
“Those assumptions, though,” says Schreck. “Even in Stoker, it takes months to turn a victim.”
Costas shrugs. “Exponents,” he says. “Say it takes a year. A decade!” He doodles sums. “Everybody’s bloodsuckers by about… uh… last June.” The whole bar is staring. “And I’m not,” he adds uneasily.
“We’ve been waiting,” drools Schreck, “for someone to say that.”
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UPDATE 8 / 7 / 17
Volume 2 is being printed this month, July 2017, and will be delivered and posted to subscribers.
Volume 3, and a final signing session, will be announced soon afterwards.
Subscribers will be emailed more details in the w/c 10/7/17, from our new email address, so please check your spam folders.
The Historical Almanac
This project, which covers the first 150 years of Nottingham Forest, will be published in three volumes and contain a wealth of unpublished information about the club, especially concerning the early days.
Attention Subscribers!
UPDATE 25/4/16: PDFs of tickets are being sent out this week for the adjusted date (see below).
The Historical Almanac has taken several years to prepare and, after a few hiccups, will be printed soon. All subscribers will be invited to a special event where they will be able to collect their books and meet Forest players from the past to sign their copies. We are now happy to confirm that this event will be held at the Southbank Bar on Trent Bridge on Wednesday 8th June. If you live outside Nottingham and / or cannot attend, your books will be posted / hand delivered as usual. Each subscriber will be offered a free ticket plus one to bring a guest with them on the night. It will be a ticket only event and you can email us at the usual address to confirm your attendance.
In order to try and keep everyone up to date with developments, all communications will now be done through this website and / or via direct emails to subscribers only. The FaceBook page will be re-launched when the books are printed and ready for collection / posting out.
Founding Forest
Not much has been published about the actual founding of Nottingham Forest. Most histories cover similar, vague, ground and there have been inconsistancies over who, when and even where the first meeting took place. A taste of what the Almanac has uncovered will be posted on Christmas Eve.
The name of William Hickling doesn’t appear in any books on the history of Nottingham Forest. Until now. He might be something of a tangential figure in the club’s history but in the early days it was a lot of these tangential stories that came together and led to the formation of the club. So who was Hickling, and what did he do?
(to be continued)
A Victorian Christmas Tale
Please come back soon for a Victorian tale, and the closest actual date of Forest's founding published to date.
Then we will be posting the real story behind the myth that Forest wore Derby shirts for their 1898 FA Cup winning team photo.
Records Published in the Almanac
Many books have previously attempted to document all of Nottingham Forest's results, games and line-ups and some heroic efforts have been made to gather this information together. In 2006 we were lucky enough to work with the late Ken Smales on the Official Statistical History of the club, but since then we have unearthed a massive amount of further information which will make the Almanac the most detailed Forest record ever published.
Details of previous Forest books will be posted here in the future.
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‘Prophet’ Mark Taylor: Former Presidents May Be Executed By Military Tribunals For Treason
By Kyle Mantyla | January 22, 2018 3:33 pm
Last Thursday, self-proclaimed “firefighter prophet” and right-wing conspiracy theorist Mark Taylor made yet another appearance on Sheila Zilinsky’s “Weekend Vigilante” podcast, where he claimed that former presidents might be executed as punishment from God for criticizing President Trump.
Citing his previous prophecy that of the five living former presidents, “two will be taken, three will be shaken” as retribution from God for supposedly attacking Trump when they gathered for an event to raise money for hurricane relief last year, Taylor linked that to his other prophecy that America will soon see the establishment of “military-style tribunals to deal with the treasonous acts that are being committed right now in the United States.”
Taylor claimed that these five presidents, whom he referred to as “the evil crew of 32,” based on the number of years they collectively held office, had made a covenant with Baal and the “New World Order/Illuminati” and now would be punished for attacking God’s anointed leader, Donald Trump.
“God’s judgment is literally falling,” Taylor said. “It’s not coming, it’s falling right now on these leaders across America and the church, these wicked leaders, and so the Lord is dealing out this righteous judgment.”
“You are going to see these high-level leaders who have been attacking Trump, who are standing in the way of his agenda,” he said, “you will see them removed from authority, number one. You will see them go to prison, number two, [and] you will see some of these leaders, including church leaders, be removed from the face of the earth.”
“All of the stuff that these guys have been into,” Taylor continued, “these five presidents, it’s going to be exposed for the entire world to see. And this is what I have been saying with these military tribunals that are coming … When they start really digging into this, the length, the depth, the breadth of this thing, it is going to be so big people aren’t going to be able to wrap their minds around it. So it’s like I tell people again and again, strap in, get your seat belt on because we’re going to be in for this for years to come. This is going to be going on for years. And when you have military tribunals, they have a whole different set of rules, there are no appeals … justice is served right then and there. There is not a country on earth where if you commit a treasonous act that, in times past, it wasn’t followed by a death sentence, even here in this country it used to be death by hanging. What they do to these people, I have no clue, but if they start executing people, there is going to be a whole lot of executions going down.”
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Towards a South-East European Quantum Network
Last Friday the first major meeting to of the Quatipal project took place, the meeting was titled “Towards a South-East European Quantum Network”. The aim of the Quatipal project is to plan for a international quantum internet in South-East Europe. The meeting discussed plans for such a network and the state-of-the-art for quantum communications technology. For more information see the Quapital project website.
See the video. See Article on Il Piccolo - 17/05/19.
Il Piccolo article
Opening of the Trieste Institute for the Theory of Quantum Technologies (TQT)
A new institute the Trieste Institute for the Theory of Quantum Technologies (TQT) was formally opened this week, on 25th March, at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics with a keynote lecture from Professor Cirac. The institute is a collaboration between the University of Trieste, the International Centre for Theoretical Physics and la Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA) and it aims to become an international reference point for training and research on quantum technologies, such as supercomputers, precision sensors and cryptography. See Article on Il Piccolo - 25/03/19
Bassi interviewed by Tele4
Angelo Bassi was hosted on Tele4 and interviewed about the research work, relations between the academic world and the general public, the University of Trieste and the Italian brain drain.
Here the link to the interview.
TEQ on the cover of New Scientist
How does the world crystallise from quantum weirdness? We might just have the answer, says a new article on the cover of the July 14, 2018 issue of the New Scientist. And that answer could be given by the TEQ project, lead by Angelo Bassi.
Despite the spectacular success of quantum mechanics accounting for the bizarre behavior of subatomic particles, it is not clear how, or even if, it can explain why much larger bodies do not behave in the same way. The TEQ project is called to understand this discrepancy in a 4-year time frame with a substantial grant from the European Commission. The article explains how the TEQ project will cool and levitate a virus-sized glass spheres in a magnetic field, monitoring their motion with lasers and observing the results which could lead to the establishment the ultimate bounds to the validity of the quantum framework, if any.
This article on the well-known English science magazine is doubtlessly another clear acknowledgment of the important work of TEQ.
Click here to read about TEQ on New Scientist
Prof. Bassi interviewed by Scientific American
The TEQ teams work to establish the large-scale limit of quantum mechanics trying to answer questions that are so far unaddressed: why we have no evidence of non-classical behavior in the macroscopic world? How is quantumness lost as we abandon the microscopic domain? To find answers, TEQ partners are undergoing tests of quantum effects for systems whose mass is orders of magnitude larger than that employed in the most successful quantum experiments to date.
The PI of the TEQ project, Prof. Angelo Bassi, has been recently interviewed for the cover article of the July issue of Scientific American, the prestigious American popular science magazines, in which he talks about the efforts to understand the true nature of the matter in between the micro and the macro. “We know the microworld is quantum, and we know in one way or another, we are classical—whatever that means,” says Angelo Bassi […] “We are ignorant about the true nature of matter in between the micro and the macro.”
The article explains how the microscopic and macroscopic worlds do not blend seamlessly: the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics reigns over the first, whereas the second observes more logical “classical” rules. World top researchers in the field have a say in the piece and share their findings and opinions. “Some people will tell you quantum mechanics has taught us that the world is strange, so we have to accept it,” Bassi says. “I would say no. If something is strange, then we have to understand better.”
Click here to read Bassi on Scientific American
Improved noninterferometric test of collapse models using ultracold cantilevers
A new paper by A. Vinante, R. Mezzena, P. Falferi, M. Carlesso, and A. Bassi, to appear in Physical Review Letters, describes an improved experiment aiming at probing collapse models. The tiny oscillations of a very cold microcantilever have been accurately measured, leading to new stringent limits on the collapse parameters. Notably, the experiment shows evidence of a residual noise, in principle compatible with collapse models’ predictions.
ScienceNews announced the result: Minuscule jitters may hint at quantum collapse
General Galilei Covariant Gaussian Maps
A new paper by G. Gasbarri, M. Toros and A. Bassi has been published in Physical Review Letters. The authors analyze Galilean symmetries in non-Markovian Gaussian Completely positive maps.
They provide the specific mathematical structure that Completely Positive Gaussian Maps should have in order to satisfy Galilean symmetries.
Next they apply the results to discussing measures of macroscopicity based on classicalization maps, specifically addressing dissipation, Galilean covariance and non-Markovianity.
In the Letter they further propose a possible generalization of macroscopicity measure first defined by Nimmrichter and Hornberger.
Kick-off meeting of the COST Action on Quantum Physics
The Management Committee of the newly approved COST Action MP1006 "Fundamental Problems in Quantum Physics" meets in Brussels, for the kick-off meeting. During the meeting. A. Bassi has been elected Chair of the Action.
School of Quantum Mechanics at ICTP
Article on the local newspaper "Il Piccolo" (in Italian). The local media repotred about the success of the School "New Trends in Quantum Dynamics and Quantum Entanglement" held in Trieste, which was attended by over 100 students.
UniTs on Air - radio interview to A. Bassi (Radioattività)
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Visit to Kimberley by Joel Tjornehoj, President of Hope in South Africa (USA) (12/13 March)
Visit to Kimberley by
Joel Tjornehoj, President of Hope in South Africa - HiSA - (USA)
12th and 13th March 2015
Thur 12th Mar (afternoon). Arrive in Kimberley from visiting Bloemfontein Rotary Club
Thur 12th Mar (evening). Dinner at Kimberley Club?
Thur 12th Mar (Overnight). Accommodation at The Solomon
Fri 13th Mar. (8am-9am). Breakfast meeting with Rotary FASD Committee members at The Solomon
Fri 13th Mar. (9am-11am) Introduction to Grassroot Soccer. Visit to Tshiamo Primary School in Galeshewe.
Fri 13th Mar. (11am – Noon). Visit to the Big Hole
Fri 13th Mar. (12.30am – 14.00pm). Guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Kimberley South
Fri 13th Mar. (14.30pm). Joel departs for HiSA's flagship project in Richmond
(Joel will have an SA cell phone from morning of 11th March: 0725667172)
Joel Tjornehoj, President HISA, Board of Directors
Joel, as an active member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Poolesville, Maryland, the founding supporting organization of HISA, became involved with HISA from its inception in 2005. His involvement with HISA’s work includes leadership and oversight of HISA’s programs, budget, and day to day operations.
Joel currently serves as the President of Hope in South Africa, Inc. and has traveled regularly to Richmond, South Africa, for the last eight years. Joel is a graduate of the University of Denver and has a master’s degree in International Relations/Economics from the American University. His experience is in education, banking, and non-profit work. Joel is married and has two daughters, all of whom are actively involved in Hope in South Africa.
The Rotary Club is really looking forward to hosting Joel and having him as guest speaker at the Club on Friday 13th
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RIGHT-TO-KNOW-LAW REQUEST POLICY
Right to Know Officer: Mr. Travis Waters, Superintendent
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Aceable Raises $4 Million to Fuel its Driving Education App
September 23, 2016 by lalorek 1 Comment
Like a lot of educational programs, driver’s ed hasn’t changed much in the past 30 years.
For the most part, it’s still taught in a classroom with an instructor, worksheets, quizzes, videos and some time spent driving with an instructor.
That’s where the founders of Aceable saw an opportunity to disrupt the driver’s education industry. They created classroom materials and videos and put all the original, up to date, content into a mobile phone app.
That app has resonated with the teenage market and on Friday, Austin-based Aceable announced it has raised an additional $4 million to fuel its growth. Silverton Partners and Floodgate led the Series A funding round. The company previously raised $4.7 million in seed stage funding last year and $1.1 million in 2014.
Aceable currently has more than 300,000 users in Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, and maintains a 98 percent pass rate for the course.
With the money, Aceable plans to continue to expand its driver ed app state by state but also plans to branch into new industries that require professional certifications such as real estate, corporate HR, nursing and food safety.
“The rapid adoption of our drivers ed app proves that demand exists for not only engaging but also cutting edge mobile learning experiences,” Blake Garrett, Founder and CEO, Aceable, said in a news release. “Astoundingly, 1 in 3 jobs in the United States require some form of professional certification; however, despite that opportunity, the number one complaint we hear from professionals in the fields we’re exploring is that course content is boring at best – and irrelevant at worst. We know we can fix both of these problems the same way we did with driving.”
Already, Aceable, which launched in 2014, has captured more than 35 percent of the market for online drivers ed courses in Texas and California. It now plans to expand into Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Indiana.
“The future of professional education is in mobile learning. Aceable’s outstanding app store reviews and user growth prove their product is best-in-class, making them well poised to continue tremendous growth into new fields,” Morgan Flager of Silverton Partners, said in a news release. “It’s rare to see a company reach profitability with such explosive growth.”
Silicon Hills News did this profile on the company last year.
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Charles Augustus Sehlbrede
Reverend Gus (he was also a minister) came to Skagway in 1898 from Oregon.
Born on this day, December 10, 1851 in Louisville, Kentucky, Gus was one of ten children. After college, he took the train to Oregon in 1877 and passed the Oregon Bar the next year. He married in 1883 in Salem, Oregon.
Because of the recommendation of U. S. Senator George W. McBride, Sehlbrede was appointed as U. S. Commissioner at Skagway, Alaska by President McKinley. While on that appointment, he presided over the coroner’s inquest for Soapy Smith. He was also appointed town recorder after John U. Smith left. (Smith was a crooked U.S. commissioner for Dyea from August 1897 to May 1898 who disappeared the night that Soapy was shot.)
Sehlbrede brought his wife, Ianthe, and his two daughters, Bertha Lucille and Emma Lucrecia to Skagway. However, Ianthe and daughters left in 1901 to go back Corvallis (wimps). Judge Sehlbrede joined them soon after in sunny Oregon.
The photo above is from a 1947 magazine article.
Sehlbrede died in 1922 in Corvallis also and is buried in Oak Lawn Memorial Park there.
1900 census;Pioneer History of Douglas County, Oregon; Pennington; 1902 directory;Portrait and Biographical Record of Western Oregon, published by Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago. 1904
CategoriesAlaska, Dyea, Faith and Religion, Law men Tagscommissioner, Marshal
One Reply to “Charles Augustus Sehlbrede”
Jeff Smith says:
Wow, two new pieces of information I did not know…
1.) Sehlbrede was a man of the cloth.
2.) U.S. Commissioner Smith left the night Soapy Smith was killed.
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SAILING SOUTH by Sir Bob Watson
Chief Scientific Advisor, UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Strategic Director for the Tyndall Centre, University of East Anglia
HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU WANTED to vacation and see one of the true natural wonders of the world only to be disappointed? Well the trip to Antarctica aboard a National Geographic ship captained by Sven Lindblad did not disappoint. It was not only the majestic icebergs, the tens of thousands of penguins, the dozens of seals, the glimpse of whales, the soaring birds that made this trip memorable, it was my fellow travelers to the far end of the world. Eight days with politicians including former Vice President Al Gore; Olafur Grimsson, President of Iceland; Hasan Mahmud, Environment Minister, Bangladesh; and Mosima “Tokyo” Sexwale, Minister of Human Settlements, South Africa; music stars including Jason Mraz and Mona Tavakoli, and Kathy Mattea and Jon Vezner; Industry giants including Richard Branson and Ted Turner; Venture capitalists including David Blood; Film Producers such as Jeff Skoll; Foundation founders, Scott and Christy Wallace, and Petter and Gunhild Anker Stordalen; Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Framework Convention on Climate Change; and of course my fellow scientists Rosina Bierbaum, Jim Hansen, Chris Rapley and Kevin Trenberth, and Sven-Olof Lindblad, Founder of the Lindblad Expeditions.
Why did such an eclectic and very busy group of people get together? Al Gore, and his Climate Reality Project, organized the trip to highlight the issue of human-induced climate change in a location that is one of the most vulnerable in the world. Every individual aboard the ship truly cared about the issue of human-induced climate change and the adverse consequences for life on Earth, both for humans and ecosystems.
The aim of the trip was to experience Antarctica, but also to educate each other, to share ideas and discuss climate change – the science, the impacts, the solutions, the politics, the ethics – and how to tell the story. We had over forty hours of lectures and discussions in the eight day trip – and almost everybody attended every session and fully participated in truly stimulating question and answer sessions.
We all met in Buenos Aires, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and then flew by a chartered plane to Ushuaia, the most Southerly city in the world. As we flew South we saw majestic ice-covered mountains. We then boarded the ship, set sail and prepared ourselves for the vagaries of the Drake Passage, noted for some of the most turbulent and rough seas in the world. Most fellow travellers took pills or placed little sticky patches behind their ears to avoid being sea sick, but — what an anticlimax! it was truly disappointing! — we crossed the passage as if it was a mill pond, flat as a pancake.
The two days crossing the Drake Passage were filled with lectures, about the history of Antarctica, about how the brain works, and the science of climate change. More about the lectures later.
After two days of sailing we had our first glimpse of Antarctica: vertical ice cliffs several hundred feet tall, and the next four days were spent hiking on the islands near Antarctica, zodiac rides among the icebergs, and kayaking. The zodiac rides chasing whales, observing seals, and viewing the most incredible icebergs, with caves deep blue almost purple in colour were, truly, breathtaking. The temperatures were warmer in Antarctica — just above freezing — than the past few weeks in London had been. However, one of the most amazing things to me was the silence, once we had hiked beyond the seals and penguins and birds, the silence was almost deafening. One evening, with the moon shining down, we sailed through a field of broken ice. The experience was truly awesome [it was very reminiscent of Titanic (the movie of course) except that we did not crash into any unexpected icebergs and sink. Everyone was running around with their cameras, smiling like kids on Christmas morning. Then Sven (the captain), a few drinks in, I’m sure, made an announcement on the loud speaker “Everyone, we have an EMERGENCY. BEAUTIFUL VIEW. Please make your way on deck or to the bridge.” Best night of the trip. Definite bonding experience. – ed.] We stopped at the Palmer Station on the continent of Antarctica and met some of the scientists who were studying the biology of Antarctica [one such being Ari Friendlaender, FYI. – ed.] and the surrounding seas. A desolate outpost, but one of scientific importance.
The lectures started with Al Gore giving a broad overview of the causes and effects of human-induced climate change and challenges facing the world to adapt or mitigate, using an incredibly sophisticated power-point presentation, which was an updated version of “An Inconvenient Truth”. Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuro-anatomist, discussed how our left and right sides of the brain operate and how we can truly connect with the reality of the climate crisis. Tom Ritchie, a National Geographic Naturalist, and Chris Rapley, former Director of the British Antarctic Survey, discussed the geology, biology, climate and history of the continent. This was followed by a series of in-depth presentations on all aspects of climate change, with the basic message being that the Earth’s climate is changing, future changes are inevitable and these changes are in large measure due to human activities, the use of fossil fuels in the production and use of energy, agricultural practices and deforestation.
Rosina Bierbaum and I talked about the stark reality of the climate crisis. My presentation focussed on the how human-induced climate change threatens food, water and human security, with poor people in developing countries being the most adversely affected. Projected changes in temperature, precipitation and sea level rise will decrease the productivity of food in areas where people are already suffering hunger and famine, decrease water availability where people currently have little or no access to clean water, threaten tens of millions of people who live in low-lying Islands and low-lying deltaic areas, and potentially increase conflict and migration depending on the socio-economic-political conditions. I also discussed how projected changes in climate will lead to dramatic losses in biodiversity and the degradation of many ecosystems and their provisioning (e.g., food, fibre and energy), regulating (e.g., climate, air and water quality, pollination, pests and diseases, and storm surges), supporting (e.g., soil formation and biogeochemical cycling) and cultural services (e.g., religious, aesthetic, recreational, tourism). I then argued that the political goal of limiting human-induced climate change to no more than 2oC above pre-industrial levels was extremely unlikely and that the world’s current commitments to reduce emissions are consistent with at least a 3oC rise (50-50 chance) in temperature: a temperature not seen on the planet for around 3 million years, with serious risks of 5oC rise: a temperature not seen on the planet for around 30 million years. I then briefly argued that it was essential to transition to a low carbon economy as soon as possible, but it will require significantly more political will than shown to date, and that adaptation strategies need to be developed as soon as possible, but we need to recognize that there are financial, technological, behavioural and physical limitations.
My presentation was immediately followed by presentations on “hot spots” of the climate crisis, where there are locations of particular public health and security concerns. Afterwards, Christiana Figueres discussed the “bleak reality” of the global politics of climate change and the challenges of obtaining a meaningful global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit the magnitude of human-induced climate change. Major issues include what is affordable and “what is equitable”. It is well recognized that the industrialized countries, which grew their economies by exploiting cheap fossil fuels, have largely caused the problem, but it will take concerted action by all countries to protect the climate system by transitioning to a low carbon economy. Issues include: to what degree should historical emissions be taken into account when allocating future national and regional emissions targets? Should allocations be based on per capita emissions or emissions per unit of GDP? and many other difficult and ethical considerations. A series of presentations then covered issues such as sustainable capitalism, women as leaders and agents of change in a warmer world, the enduring power of storytelling that inspires change, building a movement through traditional and new media, and a vision for the future: solutions to the climate crisis.
In the evenings we enjoyed incredible entertainment by Jason and Mona, and Kathy and Jon and by other guests, including Sam Branson who played the guitar, and Robert Wallace who played classical music on the piano.
Before we left Antarctica to return to Ushuaia, the captain announced the opportunity to have a polar dip. My initial reaction was to pass. Why one would want to jump into close to ice-cold water and freeze one’s extremities? Well peer-pressure is an amazing phenomenon. At first, a dozen or so brave individuals ran to their cabins to change into swim wear; Well, I couldn’t be left out and feel like a wimp, so off I went to change. It really was a great experience. Truly refreshing and not as cold as I imagined. Of course we only stayed in for less than a minute and were helped out by the crew. More than half the hundred-fifty guests participated in the experience, a larger percentage than almost all previous cruises.
As disappointing as the trip across the Drake Passage was on the way to Antarctica, the return did not disappoint at all. The return trip had thirty feet swells, whipping winds into my face as I held tightly onto the rails of the deck. It was truly amazing to experience the power of nature to such an extent.
As our journey on the ship came to a close we discussed the wonders of what we had experienced and took time to reflect on how each of us could assist in the path forward. It is clear that business-as-usual will lead to an unsustainable world with dire consequences. Cost-effective and socially acceptable solutions do exist, but political will and moral leadership is needed, and the changes in policies, practices and technologies required are substantial and not currently underway. There was a recognition that everybody on the ship could, in their own way, contribute to the solution.
Unless we act now to limit human-induced environmental degradation, history will judge us as having been complacent in the face of compelling scientific evidence that humans are changing the Earth’s environment with predominantly adverse effects on human health, ecological systems and socio-economic sectors. Do we really want our heritage to be that of sacrificing the Earth’s biodiversity for cheap fossil fuel energy, ignoring the needs of future generations, and failing to the meet the challenge of providing energy in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner when so many choices were available? Leaders from government and industry must stand shoulder to shoulder to ensure that the future of the Earth is not needlessly sacrificed.
PROFESSOR SIR ROBERT WATSON’s career has evolved from research scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory: California Institute of Technology, to a US Federal Government programs manager/director at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to a scientific/policy advisor in the US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), White House, to a scientific advisor, manager and chief scientist at the World Bank, to a Chair of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia, the Director for Strategic Direction for the Tyndall centre, and Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. In parallel to his formal positions he has chaired, co-chaired or directed international scientific, technical and economic assessments of stratospheric ozone depletion, biodiversity/ecosystems (the GBA and MA), climate change (IPCC) and agricultural S&T (IAASTD).
Professor Watson’s areas of expertise include managing and coordinating national and international environmental programmes, research programmes and assessments; establishing science and environmental policies – specifically advising governments and civil society on the policy implications of scientific information and policy options for action; and communicating scientific, technical and economic information to policymakers. During the last twenty years he has received numerous national and international awards recognising his contributions to science and the science-policy interface, including in 2003 – Honorary “Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George” from the United Kingdom; 2010 – the Blue Planet Prize and 2011 being elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society and in 2012 being honoured with a Knighthood.
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Look Beyond the Capital: The Geography of Political Openings in Eurasia
Pepm335_McMann_August2014.pdf
Policy Memo:
Kelly McMann
In the last decade and a half, the ousters of numerous national leaders and mass street protests in Eurasian and Middle Eastern capitals have taken scholars and policymakers by surprise. Political outcomes are challenging to predict, but by examining events in Kyrgyzstan in 2005 and 2010 and Ukraine in 2004 and 2013, we can see that attention to subnational influences helps. By introducing new leadership or reviving civil society, these events create political openings for greater democracy. By improving their ability to anticipate such events, local and foreign activists and policymakers could be better prepared to take advantage of these openings.
Events outside of national capitals can be precursors and facilitators of national political openings. They can be precursors in the sense that they contribute to later national upheavals. Subnational precursors include early local protests, framing of demands, local elite defection, and local election fraud. Other subnational developments, such as simultaneous local protests and the recruitment and movement of protestors, are facilitators of national political openings. These subnational developments do not precede extraordinary events in the capital but coincide with them and help fuel them. Monitoring concurrent subnational developments may help indicate when events in the capital will escalate into national political openings.
Precursors of National Political Openings
Of the precursors, local protests are particularly important because they can encourage mass demonstrations in the national capital. Combined, local and national protests can revive civil society and possibly remove national leaders.
Consider Kyrgyzstan in 2010. There were local protests in outlying towns before demonstrations in the capital resulted in the ouster of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. In February, two months prior to the ouster, an estimated 1,500 protestors filled the streets of the remote eastern town of Naryn demanding the government reverse price increases and plans to privatize energy firms. The numbers had grown to 3,000 by the time people returned to the streets in March. A month later, a protest erupted in the northern region of Talas and demonstrators occupied the regional government building. A wave of demonstrations followed with protestors taking over district and regional government buildings in the regions of Chui, Jalal-Abad, and Issyk-Kul. Protests also spread to the capital Bishkek and Bakiyev fled.
These demonstrations in outlying regions shaped the public’s political demands, offering clues as to what might later transpire on the streets of the national capital. As local protests grew in number and size, demands escalated from specific economic solutions to political overhauls. In addition to the economic demands, protestors insisted that the president’s son, Maksim Bakiyev, who was widely believed to be profiting personally from his father’s rule, be expelled from Kyrgyzstan. Ultimately, protestors called for the president to step down. Before the opposition in the national capital even had a chance to react, protestors in outlying regions had set the trajectory.
The actions of elites outside the capital can also be precursors of national political openings. In particular, local elite defection can portend the ouster of an incumbent regime, as occurred in Ukraine in the Orange Revolution of 2004 and Kyrgyzstan in the Tulip Revolution of 2005. In Ukraine, governments of the capital Kyiv and some western cities refused to recognize then-Prime Minister Victor Yanukovych as the new president, recognizing instead opposition candidate Victor Yushchenko. The fact that major parts of western Ukraine would refuse to recognize the government if Yanukovych took office may have encouraged the regime to negotiate to repeat the second round of the election, rather than try to thwart protestors’ wishes. Large protests—300,000 in Kiev; 200,000 in Lviv; 30,000 in Kharkov; and 60,000 in Ivano-Frankivsk—provided additional encouragement. The regime’s decision enabled Viktor Yushchenko to win the election and take office.
Local elites also defected prior to the ouster of Askar Akayev in Kyrgyzstan in 2005. The defectors were centrist and pro-government parliamentary candidates whose actions were prompted by court decisions to deregister them as candidates. On flimsy evidence, courts ruled that these individuals had engaged in vote buying and prohibited them from running. The real reason for their ejection from the races, however, was that they were slated to run against candidates favored by Akayev or his allies, including, for example, his wife’s sister. The deregistered candidates protested the decisions and mobilized supporters to demonstrate in the streets. The protest in Kochkor was one of the most colorful, with thousands of supporters demonstrating in the streets, setting up roadblocks on the main road to China, and ultimately forcing the regional governor to flee by jumping over a fence and running out of town. The defectors’ tactics of blocking roads and removing local incumbents inspired the larger post-election protests that followed. Later demonstrations used these tested tactics to protest the defeat of favored candidates.
Another elite action, local election fraud, can also be a precursor of a national political opening. In this scenario, national government officials test fraud techniques in local elections before using them in a national contest. Ukrainian opposition leaders viewed the government’s rigging of local elections in 2004 as a rehearsal for the regime’s planned presidential election fraud, according to political scientist Nathaniel Copsey. Whether the local election fraud sparks a national political opening depends, of course, on the response of the masses and any organized opposition.
Facilitators of National Political Openings
In addition to subnational developments that are precursors of national political openings, there are also subnational factors that facilitate these openings. Even when local protests coincide with, rather than precede, national ones, events outside the capital can broaden the revival of civil society across the state. The spread of protest also signals to national leaders that the crisis they face is not limited to the capital but is, in fact, countrywide and thus more serious. Consider events in Ukraine that resulted in Yanukovych fleeing the country in February 2014. After the national government passed anti-protest laws, demonstrations escalated in Kyiv but even more so outside the capital. Between January 24 and 26, protestors took over eleven regional administrations and forced a wave of resignations of government officials. Police typically retreated quickly when buildings were being stormed. Such contentious activity spread from opposition strongholds in western Ukraine into the east of the country. Where governments fell, opposition executive committees formed and challenged Yanukovych’s authority.
The regional government takeovers likely encouraged Yanukovych to offer a concession, albeit an ineffective one, on January 25. The occupations signaled to him that he was losing control of parts of the country—not only those historically more sympathetic to the opposition but also those he thought supported him. Yanukovych reacted by offering to share power with opposition leaders Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Vitali Klitschko by appointing them to the posts of prime minister and vice prime minister for humanitarian affairs, respectively. The concessions failed to mollify the protestors, however, as the government takeovers had signaled to the opposition that its position had strengthened. By rejecting the power-sharing agreement, Yatsenyuk, in fact, indicated as such.
Outlying areas can also influence national actions by sending demonstrators to the capital. In Ukraine in 2004 the influx to Kyiv of protestors from outside the capital appears to have helped the demonstrations there succeed. The numbers of protestors grew to nearly one million in Kyiv with hundreds of thousands thought to have come from outside the capital. The protest grew large enough that it discouraged the regime from using force to quell demonstrators because of its fear of heavy bloodshed. Likewise, in Ukraine in 2013 thousands from most regions of the country joined protests in Kyiv on November 24 after the government’s reversal on agreements to integrate with the European Union. Following the November 30 Berkut crackdown, approximately half the protestors in Kyiv came from outside the city, according to a poll of 1,037 demonstrators in early December by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization. Providing further indication of the geographic diversity of the demonstrators were the signs they held bearing the names of their hometowns.
Active mobilization of demonstrators from outside the capital can increase their impact. This was especially evident in Kyrgyzstan in 2005. As political scientist Scott Radnitz has described, wealthy individuals who lost in the first round of elections provided transportation from villages so that their supporters could protest the electoral losses in regional capitals. Their campaign teams were redirected to mobilize demonstrators. Villagers were responsive, in part, because many of the losing candidates were their patrons, providing them assistance and the promise of assistance. After several regional government buildings were taken over, the losing candidates organized protests in Bishkek. They provided buses so that their supporters could demonstrate in the capital and ultimately these protests, coupled with the events in the regions, resulted in Akayev’s ouster. The failed attempts of major opposition coalitions to mobilize people in Bishkek earlier underscore the importance of the regional patrons’ mobilization efforts. National opposition leaders did ultimately direct the protests in Bishkek that toppled the regime, but by then the government had lost control in the south, and the regime was likely already close to collapse. Moreover, the national opposition was not responsible for most of the mobilization, which had made the effort successful.
National opposition leaders acknowledged the importance of this subnational mobilization in 2005 when they planned protests against Bakiyev’s regime in 2010. These leaders reached out to regional elites and organized provincial protests, according to political scientist Kathleen Collins. However, their plans were nonetheless overtaken by subnational developments, namely the spontaneous demonstrations that took place in Naryn months before the planned protests.
Subnational mobilization of protestors has played an important, but less significant, role in Ukraine. In the 2013 events, an estimated 92 percent of protestors came to Kyiv on their own, rather than being organized by a political party or other organization, according to the Ilko Kucheriv poll. In 2004 national organizations were important to recruiting protestors from the provinces, but they did not need to rely on subnational elites as much as their Kyrgyzstani counterparts did. These groups reached out through their own organizational structures to recruit demonstrators from outside of Kyiv. This was particularly true of the Ukrainian youth organization Pora, whose leading activists were from Galicia and which had cells in all provinces except some in the south and east. The aim of the national organizations was to recruit at least 100,000 individuals from each western province as well as a large number from Yushchenko’s home region Sumy in northeastern Ukraine, according to political scientist Taras Kuzio. The western city Lviv served as a recruitment and transportation hub for the protests in Kyiv. Subnational protestors, whether recruited or acting on their own, helped fuel the protests in the capital city.
Looking beyond the capital can help local and foreign activists and policymakers be better prepared for national political openings. With greater lead time, they can more effectively provide assistance th will foster democratic outcomes. What are the telltale signs in outlying regions that a national leadership change may be on the horizon? Observers would be wise to monitor the demands of local protestors and shifts in those demands over time, the availability of infrastructure and networks to mobilize citizens from outlying regions to protest in the capital, and the defections of subnational elites. Political outcomes are difficult to predict, but an eye to subnational developments can help activists and policymakers be better prepared to nurture democratic initiatives.
McMann
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When British newspapers apologized to Saudi princes
Mohammed Al-Saaed
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IN 2007, a British newspaper published a false report about Prince Bandar Bin Sultan. This report was one of a series of lies and rumors spread by Western newspapers in retaliation against Prince Bandar's role in confronting the Iranian terror in the region, which is supported by Qatar and carried out by the Hezbollah militia.
Prince Bandar at that time was the head of the Saudi national security and the Saudi Arabian intelligence. He was involved in a security and intelligence war against the forces of evil in the region and against the terrorist nexus led by Iran.
This was to protect the Saudi Judiciary against Iranian infiltration after the fall of Iraq and the emergence of the Shiite political crescent, which started in Tehran and passed through Baghdad, Damascus and then Beirut, which has a heavy concentration of Shiites in the southern part of the city.
Before the reports in the Guardian and BBC, the Hezbollah militia and Syrian mercenaries had assassinated more than 75 Lebanese politicians, most prominent among them former prime minister Rafik Hariri.
Prince Bandar was the number one enemy of the nexus that was controlled by Iran. Qatar controlled the character assassination campaigns, which is a role it has been playing for a long time targeting kings and princes.
Qatar has special capabilities in engaging in illegitimate wars. The Qataris carry it out through foreign media networks, which they bought with their dirty money.
The roles were coordinated between Damascus, southern Beirut, Doha and Tehran. The Hezbollah terrorists were getting help from their minions in the Arab region to spread lies and rumors through newspapers controlled by the group in Beirut. Qatar's role was to recycle these reports through its Al-Jazeera channel, which then were picked up by Western newspapers. They are playing the same game today.
Prince Bandar, in line with media regulations prevailing in the West, assigned a legal office to file a libel lawsuit against the British newspaper. The newspaper did not expect such a move from the part of the prince. It thought he would not go beyond the threat of taking action and to engage in a legal battle with a newspaper of its size. Prince Bandar was confident of his innocence and knew very well who was behind fabricating this news and who bribed the newspaper to publish it. He insisted on following up the case himself until he won and forced the newspaper to apologize and pay financial compensation.
This was not the first time a Saudi prince won a case against a major Western newspaper. Prince Naif Bin Abdulaziz, then crown prince and interior minister, filed a lawsuit against another British newspaper, The Independent, after it published a fake document claiming that the prince had issued orders to security forces to crush demonstrations in the Kingdom. There were no demonstrations taking place anywhere in Saudi Arabia at that point.
Prince Naif won the case against the newspaper, and according to BBC, it apologized for publishing a column by Lebanon-based British writer Robert Fisk. It retracted the fake news that was attributed to Prince Naif. The newspaper was also forced to publish the apology and rebuttal in their print and online editions.
According to BBC, the lawyer of Prince Naif said the British writer and the newspaper acknowledged that the document was fake, apologized in court and agreed to retract the report. The newspaper was made to bear the court expenses and it paid Prince Naif a financial compensation, which the prince transferred to charity organizations.
The lawyer added that even celebrated journalists made mistakes but what was important was their willingness to apologize when the mistake was detected.
Today, Saudi Arabia and its leaders face the same old battle with the same enemies through the same mechanism of spreading fake news and rumors. I wish a lawsuit was filed against these dishonest people, who are bribed by Qatari money, and the same judicial tools were used to hold them accountable.
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ELP / New reissues and anthology
June 22, 2016 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1970s, emerson lake & palmer, vinyl
New ELP deluxe editions and vinyl
BMG will kick off an Emerson Lake & Palmer re-issue programme next month, which spotlights ELP’s nine studio albums, as well as their live recordings and compilations.
Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer enjoyed massive ‘prog’ success throughout the 1970s and have sold over 40 million albums worldwide. The albums will be reissued across different formats, including CD and newly cut vinyl LPs and HD digital downloads.
The group’s first three albums, Emerson Lake & Palmer (1970), Tarkus (1971 and Pictures At An Exhibition (1971) are scheduled for re-release first, alongside a new 39-track, three-CD Anthology with material approved by all three band members. The Anthology is presented in special ‘casebound’ book packaging with detailed sleeve notes by Chris Welch, illustrated with rare band photographs.
The two-CD deluxe of the 1970 debut comprises the original album and the 2012 Steven Wilson stereo mix, with bonus tracks. This is the same as the 2012 reissue without the surround sound DVD. However, according to BMG, the vinyl LP edition is newly cut for the first time from 24 bit/HD 2012 remasters. Similarly, Tarkus mirrors the 2012 deluxe (original and SW remix+bonus tracks) and the vinyl LP version is newly cut from the 2012 remaster, with original gatefold sleeve and artwork faithfully reproduced.
CD 1 (and the LP) of Pictures… is a new remaster from the original master tapes, with bonus tracks. CD 2 has another live performance of the work, recorded at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, on December 9th, 1970, complemented by live performances of ELP favourites The Barbarian, Knife Edge, Rondo and Nut Rocker.
Interestingly, following a ‘special request’ from Greg Lake, the LPs will be presented on 140g vinyl to ensure a superior high quality sound. Apparently, Mr Lake doesn’t buy into the 180g-means-it-must-sound-better school of thought. His reasoning is explained on the LP inner bag!
These are all released on 29 July 2016. Later in the year BMG will reissue Trilogy (1972), Brain Salad Surgery (1973) and the live album Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends (1974).
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1. The Barbarian
2. Take a Pebble
3. Knife-Edge
4. The Three Fates
5. Tank
6. Lucky Man
1. The Barbarian (2012 Stereo Mix)
2. Take a Pebble (2012 Stereo Mix)
3. Knife-Edge (With Extended Outro; 2012 Stereo Mix)
4. Promenade (2012 Stereo Mix)
5. The Three Fates: Atropos (2012 Stereo Mix)
6. Rave Up (2012 Stereo Mix)
7. Drum Solo (2012 Stereo Mix)
8. Lucky Man (2012 Stereo Mix)
9. Take a Pebble (Alternate Take; 2012 Stereo Mix)
10. Knife-Edge (Alternate Take; 2012 Stereo Mix)
11. Lucky Man (First Greg Lake Solo Version; 2012 Stereo Mix)
12. Lucky Man (Alternate Version; 2012 Stereo Mix)
Tarkus 2CD deluxe
1. Tarkus
2. Jeremy Bender
3. Bitches Crystal
4. The Only Way (Hymn)
5. Infinite Space (Conclusion)
6. A Time And A Place
7. Are You Ready Eddy?
1. Tarkus (i. Eruption, ii. Stones of Years, iii. Iconoclast, iv. Mass, v. Manticore, vi. Battlefield,
2. Jeremy Bender (2012 Stereo Mix)
3. Bitches Crystal (2012 Stereo Mix)
4. The Only Way (Hymn) [2012 Stereo Mix]
5. Infinite Space (Conclusion) [2012 Stereo Mix]
6. A Time and a Place (2012 Stereo Mix)
7. Are You Ready Eddy? (2012 Stereo Mix)
8. Oh, My Father (2012 Stereo Mix)
9. Unknown Ballad (2012 Stereo Mix)
10. Mass (Alternate Take; 2012 Stereo Mix)
Pictures at an Exhibition 2CD deluxe
1. Promenade (Pt. 1;Live At Newcastle City Hall, 26.3.71; 2016 – Remaster)
2. The Gnome (Live At Newcastle City Hall, 26.3.71; 2016 – Remaster)
4. The Sage (Pt. 3;Live At Newcastle City Hall, 26.3.71; 2016 – Remaster)
5. The Old Castle (Live At Newcastle City Hall, 26.3.71; 2016 – Remaster)
6. Blues Variation (Live At Newcastle City Hall, 26.3.71; 2016 – Remaster)
8. The Hut of Baba Yaga (Pt. 1;Live At Newcastle City Hall, 26.3.71; 2016 – Remaster)
9. The Curse of Baba Yaga (Live At Newcastle City Hall, 26.3.71; 2016 – Remaster)
10. The Hut of Baba Yaga (Pt. 2;Live At Newcastle City Hall, 26.3.71; 2016 – Remaster)
11. The Great Gates of Kiev (Live At Newcastle City Hall, 26.3.71; 2016 – Remaster)
12. Nutrocker (Live At Newcastle City Hall, 26.3.71; 2016 – Remaster)
13. Pictures At An Exhibition
1. Promenade (Pt. 1;Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, UK, 09/12/70)
2. The Gnome (Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, UK, 09/12/70)
4. The Sage (Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, UK, 09/12/70)
5. The Old Castle (Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, UK, 09/12/70)
6. Blues Variation (Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, UK, 09/12/70)
8. The Hut of Baba Yaga (Pt. 1;Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, UK, 09/12/70)
9. The Curse of Baba Yaga (Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, UK, 09/12/70)
10. The Hut of Baba Yaga (Pt. 2;Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, UK, 09/12/70)
11. The Great Gates of Kiev (Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, UK, 09/12/70)
12. The Barbarian (Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, UK, 09/12/70)
13. Knife-Edge (Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, UK, 09/12/70)
14. Rondo (Pt. 3;Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, UK, 09/12/70)
15. Nut Rocker (Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, UK, 09/12/70)
The Anthology
10. A Time And A Place
1. The Sage (Live At Newcastle City Hall, 1971)
2. The Great Gates Of Kiev (Live At Newcastle City Hall, 1971)
3. Nutrocker (Live At Newcastle City Hall, 1971)
4. The Endless Enigma, Pt. One (Remastered)
5. From the Beginning (Remastered)
6. The Sheriff (Remastered)
7. Hoedown (Remastered)
8. Abaddon’s Bolero (Remastered)
9. Jerusalem (Remastered Version)
10. Toccata (Remastered Version)
11. Still… You Turn Me On (Remastered Version)
12. Karn Evil 9 1st Impression, Pt. I (Remastered Version)
13. Karn Evil 9 1st Impression, Pt. 2 (Remastered Version)
14. Toccata (Live In Anaheim, 1974)
1. Piano Concerto No. 1 (1st Movement)
2. Fanfare for the Common Man
3. Brain Salad Surgery
4. I Believe in Father Christmas (Greg Lake)
5. Honky Tonk Train Blues (Keith Emerson)
6. Peter Gunn (Live 1977/1978)
7. C’est La Vie (Live At Olympic Stadium, Montreal, 1977)
8. Love Beach
9. Canario
10. Pirates (Live in Nassau, 1978)
11. Affairs Of The Heart
12. Romeo And Juliet
13. Hand Of Truth
14. Paper Blood
15. Tiger in a Spotlight (Live – Now Tour ’97/ ’98)
29 responses to ELP / New reissues and anthology
Jeremy Bender says:
@Philip Birtwistle – they DId record the pictures encore in 1974. I read an interview a while back with one of their sound guys and he said that he was involved in mixing “welcome back my friends” and that they mixed the whole show, inc. the encore, then edited it down to what was released on vinyl in 1974.
I suspect that either the original tapes are lost, or they just can’t be bothered going back to the tapes and remixing from scratch to give us the full show. It is easier to just keep reissuing with a tweak of the EQ to call it a new remaster.
The holy grail dream would be the full “Welcome back” show, with the pictures encore and with the songs in the correct order as they were performed on the night/tour, AND with the missing “Benny The Bouncer”. C’mon Greg and associates, make us old hippies happy before we die, do the right thing :)
Chris Hampton says:
But then those fuckers wouldn’t keep making money now would they. It’s like when will they finally release a box set of the Beatles Pepper Era with ‘
Everything from 1966 to 67. Let’s face it nothing else musically matters.
Lazarov says:
I prefer : new remix in triple CD and exelent art WELCOME BACK MY FREINDS TO THE SHOW THAT NEVER ENDS.
In concert.
EMERSON LAKE & POWELL 5.1 whit the HD touch and go video MTV .
3…to the power of the three ( Emerson berry & Palmer ).
And :
A new REMIX complete IN THE HOT SEAT ,,,,,,,, the real ELP ,,,,
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Unknown Ballad isn’t even ELP. It is widely known that this was a balls up first time round, yet here it is again. There is nothing new here at all that we haven’t seen before, and tragically it looks like we will never see the rest of the Newcastle concert at which Pictures was recorded. It’s never been known whether the whole show was recorded, but it now looks certain that it wasn’t. As for the Lyceum material, how many more times ???
Available at pledgemusic too.
Tha Anthology one… such a ugly, generic cover… remind me those compliation albums of Earth, Wind & Fire…
Right ……… No art for ELP,,,,,,,,,,, Sad .
AndyP says:
Hi Paul, as stated above the ‘widget’ is showing vinyl pricing against the CD versions. Both CD versions currently showing £10.65 on Amazon UK. Needs to drop lower than that in my opinion.
andrew R says:
Iam sorry to say this looks like an attempt to shift product on the back of Keith
Emerson’s death. Plus as others have stated there are plenty of earlier versions to be picked up at reasonable cost.
Even the originals can be obtained fairly cheaply!
Take that back please. The announcement was out months before Keith’s death. I know it because I read about it in the eclipsed magazine.
“looks like an attempt” if you read it clearly, nothing to take back
imho and its a very mild criticism to get huffy about. Most of these endless re-re-
releases are merely cash grabs and yes i was a massive fan of the band in my youth
and was very saddened to hear of his death and the manner of it .Ok?
Simon F says:
Hmm. I would of preferred a complete anthology box set along the lines of what Rhino did with the Yes catalogue a couple of years ago. These days I simply can’t be bothered to go picking up each album individually! Good remastered sound with plenty of bonus material on each disc and (almost) complete original sleeve art work. It’s only down side was the non inclusion of the two live albums. Looking forward to the Free vinyl set, Bowie box 2 and the Man live albums set.
peter chrisp says:
As what Zeppelin would say How Many More Times? Reissues,best of’s deluxe, super deluxe, vinyl sets, i guess the best one for me when it first came out their debut album is a minor classic and the 42 anniversary edition is the one to have a 3disc selection the original album, the alternative, the 5.1 mix and the high res stereo mix all in all you get an extra 30 tracks excellent stuff & from what i have heard “Brain Salad Surgery” again, after it’s initial 6disc box set. Talk about overkill. Oh well i guess we all have to milk a cow every so often.
I just noticed it’s the vinyl that’s £16.39 for the self titled album not the 2CD deluxe also those two the debut and tarkus with the DVD’s are going for really silly money now on amazon.
Nicholas Love says:
So Manticore CD issues about 94 or so, Rhino around 96 or 97, Castle around 2002, Shout Factory in 2008 I think, Sony in 2011 and Razor and Tie Remix/Remasters from about 2012-2015. This has to be the most used and abused catalog in the CD era. 7 series of remasters in about 22 years.
Also, did everyone notice that Unknown Ballad, which is now pretty much universally agreed upon that it’s not actually ELP performing, is back in the Tarkus track listing?
Jay Kranz says:
disappointed that it means we will have to wait even longer for deluxe versions of the post BSS stuff. this one will probably stall after BSS too before they start over again in 4 years.
I have the previous ‘deluxe’ versions of ‘ELP’, ‘TARKUS’ & ‘BRAIN SALAD SURGERY’ (the very decent 2008 release, not the 2014 dog’s breakfast) & am at a loss as to why ANY more variants of these albums are needed.
Yes ‘Welcome Back…’ with improved sound & running order would be er welcome, but other than that (& possibly ‘Works’ upgrades) ENOUGH ALREADY !
Wasn’t Welcome Back My Friends 2007 Shout! remaster the correct order?
Before I get to that though – on the 180g Vinyl issue, Lake is perfectly correct. This has been known for some time, and has been reported in various places. Sound wise, there is no difference between 140g and 180g. The 180g weight is purely a marketing exercise. As I say, this has been known for some time, so not sure why this is a surprise, other than the fact that Lake is being more honest about it.
As for the releases, talk about crazy. The Tarkus set from a couple years back is available very cheaply new, with the surround. The deluxe editions are all excellent, the last thing they need is a reissue.
The one complaint ELP fans would like to see rectified is for the surround sound mix of Brain Salad Surgery to be available in a two or three disc set. However, given what they’re doing here, it’s safe to assume that won’t be happening.
So…. easy to skip these. I’ll check out Pictures… but other wise there’s nothing they could do to tempt me to side-grade (?!) or down-grade to these versions,
…can’t believe Love Beach was included on any compilation.
Wrt surround mixes, perhaps they will get a separate bluray release? Would sound reasonable to me, but what do I know…
The mind boggles as to who on earth is going to buy those first two albums again without the DVD’s and looking back when i bought these originally in 2012 from amazon they were both £9.99 each. Just shows how much a joke amazon are now with their pricing asking £16.39 for these and that’s without the DVD’s.
That’s great and all, but I was really holding out for a continuation of the multi-media (cd and dvd-a) edition series we’ve been treated to over the last 3 0r 4 years. I really wanted Pictures, Works I & II and Welcome in Hi-RES, just like the reissues of ELP, Tarkus Trilogy and Brain of late. Seems like Pictures is just a repackage of 2008’s 2 cd Deluxe edition, with 2016 remastering?! I can only hope that these 2016 remasters of the albums that haven’t already been released in HD in recent years, will find there way to a site like PONO or HD Tracks in 24/96 or higher. I’m just saying!
Agreed on the WORKS albums; they would benefit for a good remastering (and I mean a good one)
Philip Birtwistle says:
How many more times can these be reissued?? I hope that they finally “do” Welcome Back My Friends….. properly by reinstating the correct running order (and putting the Take A Pebble suite on one disc whilst they’re at it) and adding a Pictures…. encore. they must have one recorded!!!
ken.e says:
I hope they are better then some of the vinyl pressings released to date. I have BSS which reproduces the cover very well however the vinyl sounds and looks like crap!
ELP must be going for a reissue world record these were for the most part all just reissued a few years ago and a few years before that. Steven Wilson did a great job on the first few but seemed to want to separate himself from ELP remixing moving forward. Not sure what happened but I believe that he was not inspired enough to do more of them and passed the torch to Jakko from King Crimson and plays who also played with Steven Wilson.
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February 11, 2014 Taylor C. Noakes Leave a comment
Coming haphazardly to a neighbourhood near you!
This article was originally published by Forget the Box and can be read here.
There’s really no other way to put it; Canada Post is being sabotaged. It’s politically expedient for the Tories to do so as recently announced cutbacks to door-to-door mail delivery can be spun as a government effort to modernize an ineffective old crown corporation. Lisa Raitt, the minister responsible for Canada Post, has even gone as far as telling opposition MPs critical of the announced cuts that they need to ‘get with reality’ and then sarcastically welcomed honourable members ‘to the 21st century’.
The Tories are pitching this as a sensible method to cut costs and return Canada Post to profitability. They further argue that the elimination of mail carriers won’t have any dire effects on Canada Post’s customer service and that community mailboxes are already the norm in most of the country anyways. Further still, the head of Canada Post, a Tory appointee who scrapped previous revenue-generating schemes developed by his Liberal-appointed predecessor, has referred to market research of dubious quality to back up the decision.
It’s ironic.
The social-media surveys used to justify the government’s position excluded precisely the people who would interact with mail couriers the most. The data’s flawed – Canada Post’s express parcel delivery service is doing just fine. Moreover, the argument that community mailboxes are already the norm is heavily biased towards those living in small communities and rural areas. Of course door-to-door delivery isn’t practical when neighbours live more than a kilometre away from one another. Cities are a different story altogether. Mail couriers play an important social role in large urban areas. It’s not just outreach to seniors and shut-ins; home mail delivery puts a mass of proud government employees on our city streets throughout the day. Eyes and ears walking past your home while you’re off at work. Call it a kind of social security.
We should question the need of our government agencies and corporations from time to time, and the Conservative argument is an enticing one, no doubt, because it has the appearance of modernity, of cost-effective progress. I would argue it’s the Tory approach to nation-building, but rather than giving us something to work towards, the Harper administration is instead telling us what we no longer need or what appears to be impractical. The promise is paradoxical – economic growth by a thousand social cuts.
But here’s the problem. Cuts don’t lead to growth. Reducing government services serves no one better than before. And waste is almost exclusively gathered at the top, rather than the bottom, of these organizations. It’s not the thousands of unionized jobs that need to be eliminated, it’s corporate-level severance packages and executive compensation schemes for the all-too-often unimaginative and incompetent people chosen by equally unimaginative and incompetent government officials to run our government revenue generators and essential services.
The post office is an essential service, even if less mail is being delivered. If less mail is being delivered then perhaps we don’t need quite as many mail couriers, or perhaps they could work less, but eliminating all home mail delivery (and thousands of jobs) without any plan in place to replace them is so unbelievably careless and unnecessary it leads to believe, sincerely, that we are witnessing an act of sabotage.
Canada Post isn’t failing, it’s being set up to fail.
The purported reason for the cuts, that the post office it needs to be ‘returned’ to profitability is a bit of a stretch. It recorded 16 years of profitability before recording one of loss in 2011. The service could afford to cut overhead costs, but could further stand to develop new revenue generation streams. Again, it’s ironic that Canada Post CEO Deepak Chopra once stated that his plan was to develop e-commerce solutions for small business as a new Canada Post business venture, yet scrapped a plan to re-develop postal banking in Canada. Many nations (including the UK, France, Germany, Japan, China, Brazil, Korea etc.) have postal banking services which can serve to generate revenue for the postal system, in addition to providing a kind of ‘no-frills’ banking service for people who, for whatever reason, don’t or can’t use private banking services. Crucially, postal banking has been used to promote savings among the poor. Instituting a postal banking scheme in this country would be immensely beneficial not only because it would enshrine access to ‘cheap’ banking as an essential service, but would likely further serve to put predatory pay-day loan operations out of business. Who knows, maybe it would serve to get the banks to lower their fees too. A little bit of competition is good for the economy, especially our banking sector.
There are other ways to make the post office more useful to the public and avert the potentially destabilizing effects of eliminating home delivery in urban areas. Why not partner with Service Canada to include passport services at post offices? Why not develop a scheme to share the costs of home delivery with the cities that need the service the most? If one province wants home delivery in its cities and another doesn’t, shouldn’t they each get a chance to negotiate with Canada Post one-on-one?
Unfortunately this isn’t part of the Tory strategy because it’s not congruent with their overall political beliefs. The Conservative Part of Canada and its forebears have followed a strict program designed to eliminate or transfer responsibility of the nation’s essential services, whether via a series of fatal cuts or through privatization. In their opinion government is completely incapable of running a for-profit company and that such crown corporations only serve to undermine the government’s efforts to eliminate debt and deficit. Thus, since the first efforts in this respect by the Mulroney administration, we’ve lost our national airline, our state oil company, our national aircraft manufacturers, our national railway, our uranium mines and have hacked away mercilessly at just about every other service provided by the federal government – including our military, despite all the rhetoric. In almost all cases taxpayer-funded state assets were sold off at a loss with no real return on investment. Worse still, we lost all the intellectual capital that went with it.
Today many of these former crowns continue to exist as private entities, but their current success would never have come about if it weren’t for the incredible investment made by so many Liberal governments of the last century. Though these firms continue to contribute to the Canadian economy, profits aren’t returned to the state. We’ve sold off the former assets of our state oil firm to foreign state oil firms, Canadian National Railways is now officially known as CN for marketing purposes in the United States and Air Canada has a near total monopoly on air travel in Canada. Privatization is always spun as being beneficial to the taxpayer, but winds up hitting the consumer especially hard. It astounds me how often Tories don’t realize taxpayers and consumers are all the same people.
Gutting the state’s ability to sustain essential services and operate an economic foundation of crown corporations has been Tory policy for a very long time, and it contrasts strongly with the economic theories and models put forth by both the NDP and federal Liberals for most of our post-Second World War history. The effects of this policy have only ever been negative. Vital jobs are lost, and the wealth generated by unionized pension plans disappears entirely as it’s not in the private sector’s interest (or ability) to provide anything as competitive in the long-term. Our oil industry isn’t as well regulated, accidents happen and profits go anywhere but here.
In many ways the greatest damage has already been done.
Perhaps this might explain the lack of public outrage at the proposed cuts. We’ve already lost so much of what we invested in, who cares about the post office? We’ve been conditioned into believing the government is incapable of successfully running a business, and yet our economy was considerably stronger, our dollar more valuable and we were far more politically sovereign when our government not only ran multiple, massive crown corporations, but planned and regulated the national economy.
On a closing note, I mentioned earlier that Canada Post provides an unintended social service in that letter carriers provide a kind of a ‘lifeline’ to people living in urban areas who may, for one reason or another, have limited access to the outside world. Letter carriers are responsible government employees with access to trucks and cell phones and they spend most of their time walking around quiet residential areas while residents are off at work. Their presence alone is enough to deter a thief from committing a ‘B&E’. If someone’s calling for help they’ll likely hear it. If they see smoke, they can put in an emergency call and prevent a whole house (or block) from going up in flames. And though the data isn’t available, I wonder how many lost dogs and cats (and even children) have been found by postal workers simply because they happen to be walking the streets of our neighbourhoods. It’s the kind of responsibility, of going the extra mile, that we associate with government employees. The private sector doesn’t have the same social responsibility. Consider the Lac Mégantic disaster (or any other recent derailment or pipeline explosion). There’s a reason this didn’t happen nearly as often (or as severely) back when pipelines and the railway was a strategic federal government interest. The Fed paid for inspections, the Fed organized and operated a better delivery system. Its employees were paid to make absolutely sure there would be no fuck-ups and we got precisely what we paid for. When privatized, the first cuts are always to safety standards and inspections. And when an accident happens, it is the taxpayers who must attend to the bill.
It’s not fair, it’s not right, and the Tories would like you to believe it helps the economy. The announced cuts to Canada Post are unnecessary and overkill considering the nature of the problem and are quite simply a transparent effort to eliminate public sector unions in a misguided sense of ‘getting even’ with people who generally don’t vote Tory. It’s sad, petty and juvenile, and for those reasons an excellent example of the character of our nation’s befuddled government.
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Mass Effect 3, 2012
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Available on: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
In 2007, Bioware started something special when they released the first Mass Effect game. They released the first of what was to be three games chronicling an ambitious, high-stakes epic set in a deep, fleshed-out version of the Milky Way galaxy in the 22nd century. An odyssey which would find its way into the hearts of many a gamer. Two years later, Mass Effect 2 came out, and while the game brought about a slew of improvements in areas where the original was lacking, it didn’t do a lot to move the overall narrative forward. This left Mass Effect 3 with a daunting task; to tie up loose ends, give us some kind of pay-off for all the hype that has been built up about the final battle with the Reapers and provide a fitting end to what has so far been an amazing trilogy. All while being a kick-ass game.
Mass Effect 3 starts off with a bang. Commander Shepard is on Earth, sans Normandy, after being court-martialed for “the sh*t you’ve pulled” (or for destroying a mass relay along with a bunch of planets depending on how much money you spent on DLC for Mass Effect 2) when the Reapers (surprise motherf**ker!) suddenly land on Earth and proceed to lay waste to everything. Humanity is nowhere close to ready, despite constant warnings from Shepard about the imminent invasion. As a result, Shepard is ordered to evacuate the planet (aboard the Normandy yay!) and get help from the other Council races at the Citadel. Before that however, Admiral Hackett tasks Shepard with investigating a Prothean ruin on Mars. It is here where (s)he uncovers plans left behind by the Protheans for a superweapon capable of defeating the Reapers (turns out the Reapers do this “destroy all life in the galaxy” thing every 50 000 years and the Protheans were the last race to catch that L). This leaves Commander Shepard with a precarious mandate: get all the help (s)he can from the other races’ militaries and finish building the superweapon in time for the final battle vs. The Reapers.
Humanity, taking the L for not listening to Commander Shepard
The tutorial on Earth gets newcomers into the swing of things quickly enough, while those who have been here before can take the time to upgrade their character with all the skill points earned from previous games, provided you imported your Mass Effect 2 save game. When Shepard is finally dropped on to Mars and the game begins proper, expect the same tight, well-executed formula for combat that Bioware spawned in Mass Effect 2. The control still feels Gears-esque, which works in Mass Effect’s favour. Bioware have tightened up the system with improved AI and more variation in enemy type. The game does its best to throw these varied enemy types your way at a frenetic pace; you will be dealing with shields, armor and barriers a plenty which forces players to constantly change tactics and firepower on the fly. This makes squad selection (more on the squad later), choice of weaponry and power upgrades all the more important. New to combat is the power combo system. It allows you to combine with a squadmate (or you can set yourself up, or even have squadmates set each other up) to do massive damage with powers, a skill that adds a new dimension to firefights and is essential in the higher difficulties.
To help alleviate some of the pressure, weapons are no longer locked to specific classes; you can now choose to carry a single weapon or any and all from the five categories with the trade-off being that more guns you carry, the longer it takes for powers to recharge. ME 3 boasts the largest arsenal to date in the series; from assault rifles to shotguns, sniper rifles and more, all with unique properties so you’re bound to find a favourite. In classic Mass Effect fashion, these weapons, as well as your armour are customizable in both aesthetic and functionality to really define your playstyle. This allows for some interesting and potent setups with the right amount of tinkering. An Adept sporting armour that gives a boost to power recharge speed and armed with only a pistol can throw out power moves at an alarming rate and, paired with the right squad members can dish out heavy damage through power combos. On the other hand, a Vanguard with increased weapon damage can use the class-specific Biotic Charge power to get up-close in an instant before surgically removing head from body by way of shotgun. This combined with the branching trees of the level system allows for a level of specialization you won’t find in many a game.
Sentinel Shepard, going to work
The story unfolds beautifully in Mass Effect 3, but admittedly this is provided you have imported a save game from Mass Effect 2 (which was in turn imported from the original Mass Effect). I’ve played it both ways and I have to say playing ME 3 without an import does the game a huge disservice. The game tries to keep references to past events to a minimum (which is understandable if you did not play through those events in the first place). This however defaults the game to what I believe is the worst possible timeline and is a flat experience overall. This makes Mass Effect’s detailed system of cause and effect something of a strength and a weakness. If you haven’t played the first two games, Mass Effect 3 is your run-of-the-mill third-person shooter, and while it is an enjoyable shooter with good gameplay, it really isn’t the definitive experience.
If you DO import however, you are in for a treat with ME 3. The game is chock full of references to both small and big events from past games. Resolutions to deep storylines like the Genophage and the Quarian-Geth War are on the cards and when all is said and done, one can’t help but look back at past decisions and wonder whether they made the right choice. Between reunions with old friends (provided they made it this far and are not dead) and alliances forged with new ones, Mass Effect 3 feels like the third season of an entertaining series except you are a character in the series making up your own story as you go.
The squad is smaller than last time, with a few familiar faces and some new ones too. Ashley Williams/Kaidan Alenko make a return from Mass Effect 1 (which one returns depends on who you chose to let die back on Virmire) along with Liara T’Soni the the former asari archaeologist turned full-time asari badass (and Shadow Broker depending on how much money you spent on DLC for Mass Effect 2). Some other familiar faces include Garrus Vakarian and Tali’Zorah vas Normandy though their return is dependent on whether they survived the final mission of ME 2. New to the squad is James Vega, human marine with a big heart and bigger physique, EDI, the AI in-charge of running your ship, the Normandy (how she becomes a member of your ground squad is a surprise) and Javik, the last living Prothean, who’s availability is dependent on how much money you spend on DLC for Mass Effect 3. All have their own talents, abilities and personalities. These personalities can be further fleshed out through conversing with them on the Normandy and it is through these conversations where you can truly see the character development Bioware has worked on. Some characters change over the course of this game or the trilogy, others just go through difficult situations and some just never waver. All however feel like real people (do we call aliens people?) with real ambitions, opinions and problems. One of the writers promised before the release of ME 3 that players would get emotionally attached to certain characters the depth of the characters begs for that sort of attachment.
Lieutenant-Commander Ashley Williams, full-time Spectre, part-time space racist
The aim of the game is to gather war assets for the final battle and you will be doing this throughout the game. There will be times where races will be on opposing sides and Shepard will have to make a choice between one or the other. Do you gift the krogan with a cure to the Genophage (a sterilizing illness forced upon them by the salarians as punishment for rebelling) at the cost of salarian support for the war, or do you try to play both sides by tricking the krogan? Can such a thing even be done? SHOULD such a thing be done, if it is to save your planet? These are the types of questions the game constantly asks you. And while the larger war assets are gained through these decisions made on main missions, other war assets can be acquired through side quests as well as the returning planet-scanning mini-game. All these war assets add up and are multiplied by your Galactic Readiness score, which is determined by your performance in the new online multiplayer mode. All of this comes together into one Effective Military Score, which determines just how ready you are for the Reapers; higher is better obviously so you will want to spend time going through all the content of the game. The decision to make multiplayer a factor in this score however is questionable, as it is impossible to gain the best ending in the game without playing at least a bit of multiplayer.
The ending though leaves much to be desired. Despite all the weight your previous decisions had in coming this far, the final decisions put to you don’t take any of your previous actions into consideration. Some of them even contradict actions that you have taken in game, and not only that, there is very little closure given to the player. You make your choice, some stuff blows up, the Normandy lands on some planet (or doesn’t) and you get a flash forward where Buzz Aldrin tells your story to a kid. THAT’S IT. No information on the fate of your friends, humanity, other races or the galaxy at large. You are meant to fill in the gaps with your imagination I suppose. It’s very sad that a game that placed so much emphasis on narrative and player agency would end in this fashion. And despite Bioware and EA’s attempt to rectify their mistakes with the release of the free “Extended Cut” DLC, the fact that they would put the game out like this in the first place is really disappointing.
The Mass Effect trilogy can be likened to the best road trip of all time that ends with your arrival in a dump of a town. Sure the end is more than a little lacklustre but the journey there is nothing short of spellbinding. It would be harsh to judge the trilogy as a dud for 10 minutes of mediocrity when the 40+ hours that preceded it are genre-defining and worthy of being deemed classic. I cannot discount the moments of triumph I felt, like when I made it back from the Collector Base with most of my crew still alive (sorry Jack _) or the time I helped Grunt through his initiation into his clan or the time Thane saved my ass despite suffering from stage 17 of space cancer or the time I helped two races find peace where none was thought to exist. I could go on and on and that is the beauty of Mass Effect. It is for this reason that I can still say playing the Mass Effect trilogy is one of the best experience I have ever had with a gaming system.
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Tedder, Arthur William
Atlantic Wall
July 11th, 1890 (Glenguin/Scotland, Great Britain)
July 3rd, 1967 (Surrey, Great Britain)
British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Arthur William Tedder was born in Glenguin, Stirling, Scotland to Commissioner of the Board of Customs Sir Arthur John Tedder and Emily Charlotte Bryson. He joined the Dorsetshire Regiment in 1913 and was transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1916. During WW1, he served in France between 1915 and 1917 and then in Egypt until 1919. After the war, he was transferred to the newly formed Royal Air Force as a squadron leader. He was promoted to the rank of group captain in 1931, and served as Director of Training from 1934 to 1936. Immediately before the outbreak of the European War, he was the commander of the RAF Eastern Forces and was director general for research in the Air Ministry.
After Britain entered WW2, Tedder served as the head of the RAF Middle East Command, which also covered the battlefields in the Mediterranean Sea and in North Africa. While the forces under his command experienced both victories and defeats, his reputation as an effective air commander grew. He was increasingly known for the deployment of "Tedder Carpet" tactic, which involves multiple bombers committing a rolling barrage with high explosive and napalm bombs ahead of advancing friendly forces. He was knighted in 1942 and was promoted to the rank of air marshal by the end of the Desert War. He was heavily involved in the planning of the invasion of Sicily and then Normandy. He was named Deputy Supreme Commander in the latter campaign, though he at times found himself without resources because commander of the Allied Air Expeditionary Force Trafford Leigh-Mallory at times deployed forces for objectives that were tactically different than that of Tedder's for the campaign in Normandy. In the last year of the war, he was sent to Russia seeking greater coordination between Russia and the Western Allies, particularly during the Ardennes offensive in the winter of 1944 to 1945. In May 1945, he signed the German surrender instrument on behalf of General Dwight Eisenhower.
Tedder lost two family members during the war. His son Richard Tedder died in combat in France during the German invasion. His first wife Rosalinde Maclardy, who was beside him during the Desert War, died in an air crash in Egypt in 1943.
After the war, Tedder gained peerage as First Baron Tedder. He served as the Chief of the Air Staff between 1946 and 1950. In 1950, he served as the British representative on the military committee of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Washington, DC, United States. On the civilian side of his life, he was the chancellor of Cambridge University between 1950 and 1967, served some time on the board of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and authored his memoirs and a historical study of the Royal Navy.
After several years of struggle with Parkinson's Disease, Tedder passed away in Surrey, England, at the age of 76.
-Army
2nd Lieutenant: September 2nd, 1913
Lieutenant: January 110th, 915
(T) Captain: March 21st, 1916
Captain: June 13th, 1916
(T) Major: January 1st, 1917
- RAF
Major: April 1st, 1918
(T) Lieutenant-Colonel: June 24th, 1918 - April 2nd, 1919
Squadron Leader: August 1st, 1919
Wing Commander: January 1st, 1924
Group Captain: January 1st, 1931
Air Commodore: July 1st, 1934
Air Vice-Marshal: July 1st, 1937
Acting Air Marshal: November 29th. 1940
(T) Air Marshal: June 1st, 1941
Air Marshal: April 14th, 1942
(T) Air Chief Marshal: July 1st, 1942
Air Chief Marshal: June 6th, 1945
Marshal of the RAF: September 12 th, 1945
Medaglia d'argento al Valore Militare
No. 70 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)
Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB)
Air Marshal
Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB)
Air Chief Marshal
Commandeur de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Legion of Merit - Chief Commander (LoM - CC)
Nicham Iftikar, Grand Cordon
Wissam Alaouit Cherifien - Grand Officer
Order Odrodzenia Polski Komandorski z Gwiazda
Orden Kutuzova 1
Grand Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)
Grootkruis in de Kroonorde
Croix de Guerre 1940
Basilikon Tagma toy Georgioya A - Grand Cross
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.1)
Marshal of The RAF
British War Medal 1914-1920
Victory Medal 1914-1918
Royal Flying Corps cap badge
Flying Badge
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- Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 35399 published on the 30 December 1941
- Third Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 35801 published on the 24 November 1942
- Third Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 36192 published on the 28 September 1943
- Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 37242 published on the 24 August 1945
- Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 37610 published on the 11 June 1946
- Second Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 37614 published on the 14 June 1946
- The London Gazette Issue 38113 published on the 31 October 1947
- Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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2019 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
Thursday, May 2, 2019 4:00 PM
ROCHESTER, New York—The games in the 2019 class of The Strong’s World Video Game Hall of Fame traversed dark tunnels, played their cards right, fended off mighty foes, and sped across the finish line to win their esteemed places in the hall. Colossal Cave Adventure, Microsoft Windows Solitaire, Mortal Kombat, and Super Mario Kart have been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. They emerged from a field of 12 finalists that also included Candy Crush Saga, Centipede, Dance Dance Revolution, Half-Life, Myst, NBA 2K, Sid Meier’s Civilization, and Super Smash Bros. Melee. The four inductees span multiple decades, countries of origin, and gaming platforms, but all have significantly affected the video game industry, popular culture, and society in general:
About Colossal Cave Adventure: Text-based Colossal Cave Adventure debuted in 1976 and conjured up an immersive, interactive fantasy world despite the limits of primitive computer technology. While the game had no graphics and relied on players typing written commands, it still offered a fully-realized realm to explore, with treasures to find and puzzles to solve. It laid the foundation for an entire genre of fantasy and adventure games, and it directly inspired other pioneering titles, such as Adventureland and Zork, which helped launch the commercial computer game industry. “The best games fire the imagination,” says Jon-Paul Dyson, director of The Strong’s International Center for the History of Electronic Games. “Anyone who first typed a command like ‘get lamp’ into Colossal Cave Adventure could see the power of electronic games to create magical worlds of the imagination.”
About Microsoft Solitaire: Based on a centuries-old card game, Microsoft Solitaire debuted in 1990 on the Windows 3.0 computing platform and became ubiquitous around the world. Since then, Microsoft Solitaire has been distributed on over a billion computers and is now played 35 billion games per year in over 200 markets around the world and is localized into 65 languages. “The game proved that sometimes analog games can be even more popular in the digital world and demonstrated that a market existed for games that appeal to people of all types,” says Jeremy Saucier, assistant vice president for electronic games and interpretation. “In many ways, it helped pave the way for the growth of the casual gaming market that remains so popular today.”
About Mortal Kombat: Mortal Kombat brought cutting-edge graphics and unique fighting styles to the arcade when it launched in 1992. The game’s over-the-top depictions of violence also spurred international debate, including Congressional hearings in the United States that spurred the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) in 1994, and provided that games weren’t just for kids. By pushing the boundaries in terms of content and what players could do with their in-game characters, Mortal Kombat spawned an entire franchise—including games, music albums, action figures, a theatrical stage show, and Hollywood movies. Says Digital Games Curator Andrew Borman, “Beyond its controversial content and role in triggering debate about the role of violent video games in society, Mortal Kombat’s compelling gameplay, iconic characters, and many sequels have kept players coming back again and again.”
About Super Mario Kart: Nintendo’s Super Mario Kart combined the thrill of racing games with the beloved characters of its Super Mario Bros. franchise. Released in 1992, the game built on previous racing games and popularized the go-kart subgenre. Super Mario Kart has sold millions of copies on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and generated a dozen other titles across consoles, handhelds, and arcade games that have sold more than 100 million units. “Super Mario Kart truly excelled as a social game that appealed to players of all skill levels, especially with its engaging multi-player settings,” says Julia Novakovic, archivist. “It invited friends, family, and gaming fans of all ages along for an unforgettable ride that has made it the longest-running racing series in gaming history.”
About the World Video Game Hall of Fame
The World Video Game Hall of Fame at The Strong was established in 2015 to recognize individual electronic games of all types—arcade, console, computer, handheld, and mobile—that have enjoyed popularity over a sustained period and have exerted influence on the video game industry or on popular culture and society in general. Inductees were announced at The Strong museum in Rochester, New York, on May 2, 2019 and are on permanent view on the museum’s second floor. Anyone may nominate a game to the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Final selections are made on the advice of journalists, scholars, and other individuals familiar with the history of video games and their role in society.
About The Strong
The Strong is a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play. It is one of the largest history museums in the United States and one of the leading museums serving families. The Strong houses the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of historical materials related to video games and play.
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Daily Content Archive as of Wednesday, June 5, 2019
(as of Wednesday, June 5, 2019)
Definition: (noun) An oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water.
Synonyms: calean, chicha, hubble-bubble, kalian, narghile, shisha, water pipe
Usage: Though I constantly lecture him about the dangers of smoking, my Iranian grandfather refuses to get rid of his hookah.
Daily Grammar Lesson
Adverbial Nouns
Adverbial nouns are nouns or noun phrases that function grammatically as adverbs to modify verbs and certain adjectives. What are adverbial nouns sometimes called? More...
A lahar is a destructive mudflow that travels down the slopes of a volcano when water, often from a heavy rainfall, lake breakout, or water body or glacier displaced or melted by an eruption, mixes with rocky debris and volcanic ash. Lahars can travel up to 60 mph (100 km/h) and are similar to concrete in consistency. In 1985, lahars created by the eruption of Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz buried 22,000 people in 26 ft (8 m) of mud. What places are considered to be particularly at risk for lahars? More...
Denmark Becomes a Constitutional Monarchy (1849)
After a flowering of literature and philosophy in the early 19th century, plans for a liberal, centralized constitution led Danish King Frederick VII to become involved in a war with Prussia over the status of the duchy of Schleswig-Holstein. Denmark was defeated and a new constitution was adopted, ending the absolute monarchy, securing civil rights for citizens, and establishing a bicameral parliament and wide suffrage. How many times has the constitution been rewritten since 1849? More...
Pancho Villa (1878)
Villa was a legendary Mexican guerrilla leader. He fought for land reform and joined with revolutionaries against dictator Porfirio Díaz as well as his successor but was forced to flee after breaking ties with Venustiano Carranza, who had assumed power in 1914. Angered by US support for Carranza, Villa raided a New Mexico town in 1916. A US force was sent to apprehend him, but he managed to evade capture. Three years after he was finally pardoned, he was assassinated. What was his real name? More...
History fades into fable; fact becomes clouded with doubt and controversy; the inscription molders from the tablet; the statue falls from the pedestal. Columns, arches, pyramids, what are they but heaps of sand—and their epitaphs, but characters written in the dust?
Washington Irving (1783-1859)
to (one's) heart's desire
— As much as or to the point that one wants; to the point of contentment, satiety, or surfeit. More...
Eid al-Fitr (2019)
Also known as the Feast of Fast-Breaking, or the Lesser Feast, Id al-Fitr marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan and the beginning of a three-day feast. It is the second most important Islamic holiday after Id al-Adha. The Id prayer is performed by the whole community at an outdoor prayer ground (musalla) or mosque. Then people put on new clothes, children are given presents, and everyone visits relatives and friends. It is the time when everyone asks pardon for all the wrongs of the past year. Village squares have carnival rides, puppet shows, and candy vendors. More...
Word Trivia
Today's topic: utterance
dixit - An utterance. More...
affective - Describing the emotional meaning of an utterance. More...
curse - First an utterance of God or other deity. More...
preceding, previous - Preceding means "occurring immediately before the time of the utterance," while previous means "occurring at some time before the utterance." More...
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Bravo Announces "Top Chef Masters" Host and Judges
Kelly Choi will host the spin-off, with Gael Green, Jay Rayner and James Oseland as judges.
[via press release from Bravo]
Food Journalist Kelly Choi To Host; Renowned Restaurant Critic Gael Green, Food Critic Jay Rayner And Culinary Expert James Oseland To Judge
World-Renowned Chefs Compete For Charity Of Their Choice
NEW YORK � February 11, 2009 � As previously announced and on the heels of the highest rated season yet for the Emmy and James Beard Award-winning No. 1 food show on cable, "Top Chef," comes the spin-off "Top Chef Masters," produced by the Magical Elves with consulting producer Tom Colicchio. Food journalist Kelly Choi will serve as the series' host, and renowned restaurant critic Gael Green, culinary expert James Oseland and food critic Jay Rayner will serve as judges. The show will feature 24 world-renowned chefs competing against each other in a series of weekly challenges, as only one chef will make it to the finals to compete for the title of "Top Chef Master" and a prize for the charity of their choice.
"Top Chef lovers rejoice, Bravo and the Magical Elves are teaming up again to bring more of what our fans love most, fabulous food and tasty competition � and this time we're adding world-renowned chefs competing against each other to the menu," said Frances Berwick, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Bravo Media.
Kelly Choi, food journalist and creator, producer and host of NYC TV's weekly restaurant show, "Eat Out NY," will host this highly competitive spin-off uniting some of the brightest stars in the world of food, showcasing the often cutthroat world of the culinary arts. A former model, Choi recently finished her book called "The 20 Most Delicious Dishes in New York," which is set to hit stores in spring of 2009.
Joining the judges' panel is Gael Green, New York Magazine's famed restaurant critic for over 40 years, a best-selling author and co-founder of Citymeals-on-Wheels, which provides food to the homebound elderly. Along with Green is James Oseland, culinary expert and Editor-in-Chief of Saveur magazine, and British journalist, writer and broadcaster Jay Rayner, who will also serve as regular judges for the series.
Each episode of "Top Chef Masters" holds two challenges for the chefs. The first is a twist on the classic quickfire challenge which tests their basic abilities and the second is a more involved elimination challenge designed to test the versatility and invention of the chefs as they take on unique culinary trials such as working with unusual and exotic foods or catering for a range of demanding clients. The food will be tasted and evaluated by the judges and a wide range of tasters for whom the challenge is aimed, whether it is patrons at a five-star restaurant or a room full of hungry kids � the food has to appeal to the diner as well as the critics if the chef is to survive.
"Top Chef Masters" is produced by the Emmy-nominated Magical Elves. Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz and Shauna Minoprio serve as executive producers. "Top Chef" head judge, renowned culinary figure and chef/owner Craft Restaurants, Tom Colicchio serves as consulting producer.
Bravo is a program service of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Bravo has been an NBC Universal cable network since December 2002 and was the first television service dedicated to film and the performing arts when it launched in December 1980. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com.
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The Wilderness Pushes the Brown Family to New Limits in All-New Season of Discovery Channel's "Alaskan Bush People" Premiering Sunday, August 4
After six months on the mountain, the Wolfpack has fully re-dedicated themselves to the goal of total self-sufficiency they began in Alaska.
"South Park" Season 23 to Premiere on Wednesday, September 25 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT on Comedy Central
All-new episodes from season 23 will be available to stream in HD exclusively on South Park Studios and Hulu the day after they premiere.
Investigation Discovery Unveils Upcoming Original Digital Series Line-Up, With Seven All-New Series Releasing Across Multiple Digital Platforms
Never-before-seen offerings include both original series as well as digital short-form pieces made to accompany linear programs.
Documentary "Unmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy of a Terrorist," Debuts July 31 on HBO
The revealing documentary examines what propelled Mohammed Emwazi's journey down a violent path despite US and British authorities being aware of his extremism.
FOX Entertainment Acquires U.S. Rights to International Format "LEGO(R) Masters"
12 teams of two will compete against each other in ambitious brick-building challenges to be crowned the country's most talented amateur LEGO builders.
ABC's "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." to Conclude After Thrilling Seventh Season, Set to Air Summer 2020
"Agent Coulson is one of the most beloved cinematic heroes of our time, and we're so glad to have spent seven seasons with him and the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they saved the world from countless unimaginable big bads," said Karey Burke.
Spectrum Originals to Make All 164 Episodes of the Classic 1990s Sony Pictures Television Series "Mad About You" Available on August 1 in Advance of Limited Event Reunion Series This Holiday Season
Spectrum Originals reunites stars Paul Reiser and Emmy(R) Award winner Helen Hunt for a new limited series, debuting for the Holidays in late 2019.
"I Was Prey" Returns for an Exhilirating and Dramatic All-New Season This Summer
The all-new season premieres Wednesday, August 14 on Animal Planet.
Denise Richards Headlines "The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders" Kicking Off Lifetime's Cheer, Rally, Kill End-of-Summer Movie Line-Up This September, Starting on Labor Day
Four additional movies will air on back-to-back weekends as the dog days of summer wane.
"Fargo" - FX Announces Year Four Cast
Jack Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw, Jessie Buckley, Salvatore Esposito, Andrew Bird, Jeremie Harris, Gaetano Bruno, Anji White, Francesco Acquaroli, E'myri Crutchfield and Amber Midthunder join the previously announced Chris Rock.
The Kennedy Center Announces Its Honorees for 2019
"The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors" airs Sunday, December 15 on CBS.
Erin Krakow and Ryan Paevey Celebrate Summer Fun When They Host "2019 Summer Nights Preview Special" Premiering July 28th, on Hallmark Channel
The special had been previously scheduled for this Saturday, July 20.
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E! Delivers Ratings Highs Led by "Keeping Up with the Kardashians: About Bruce" Special and Season Finale of "The Royals"
E! further spins the numbers for Sunday, May 17.
E! Scores Biggest Week in Primetime Since August 2014 and Ranks Among Top 15 Ad-Supported Cable Entertainment Networks A18-49; Network Currently Pacing 60% Year-on-Year Growth for the Month Above May 2014
Los Angeles, CA, May 22, 2015 - E!'s "Keeping Up with the Kardashians: About Bruce" special, which debuted part one on Sunday, May 17 at 9pm, delivered 2.8M P18-49 and 4.2M Total Viewers in L3s for the most-watched premiere since September 2012. The special finished as the #1 ad-supported cable program for the night with P18-49, W18-49, P18-34 and W18-34 ahead of the series finale of Mad Men. Among W18-34, the special finished ahead of pay cable series Game of Thrones. L3 ratings for part-two of the special, which aired Monday, May 18 at 9pm, will be available on Tuesday, May 26. "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" continues to air in its regular timeslot on Sundays at 9pm with the mid-season finale on May 31.
On Sunday, May 17, the special was followed by the season finale of E!'s first original scripted series "The Royals" at 10pm, which delivered 1.1M P18-49 in L3s, consistent with the overall season one average. The series ranks as the top new scripted series in cable for the year (excluding spin-offs) and will return in its second season this November.
Also contributing to E!'s momentum is season two of Botched, which currently averages 886K A18-49 on Tuesdays at 10pm in L3s. The series helped launch a new night of original programming on E! and currently ranks as a Top 5 program on Tuesday nights with W18-34 and Top 10 among A18-49, W18-49 and A18-34.
For the week (5/10/15-5/17/15), E! scored its biggest primetime delivery (374K P18-49) since August 2014. The network's momentum also includes monthly year-on-year ratings growth, currently pacing 60% ahead of May 2014 in P18-49 ratings.
E! is the only global, multiplatform brand for all things pop culture. The network is currently available to 98 million cable and satellite subscribers in the U.S. Eonline delivers breaking entertainment news and in-depth coverage on television, movies, music, celebrities, fashion, beauty and lifestyle. One of the fastest-growing, most influential digital properties, Eonline is a leader in online video and mobile and a leading entertainment brand across social. E! programming includes core franchises "E! News," "The Soup" and "Fashion Police," popular series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," "Total Divas," "#RichKids of Beverly Hills," "Botched" and "House of DVF," as well as the network's first original scripted series "The Royals." Additionally, E!'s "Live from the Red Carpet" signature events keep fans connected to their favorite stars on pop culture's biggest nights. E! is a network of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. E! Entertainment is a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. For more corporate information, visit www.nbcuniversal.com.
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Minister for Government Policy Oliver Letwin Concedes Defeat: Nigel Lawson Wins Climate Policy Bet
Oliver Letwin, David Cameron’s chief policy adviser, has conceded defeat in a £100 climate policy bet with Nigel Lawson which they had agreed four and a half years ago. Towards the end of a climate debate between the two Conservative heavy-weights in the July 2008 issue of Standpoint, the following exchange took place: Oliver Letwin: […]
GWPF Calls For New BBC Seminar On Global Warming And Climate Policy Coverage
London, 17 December: Lord Lawson (Conservative), Lord Donoughue (Labour) and Baroness Nicholson (Liberal Democrat), three Trustees of the all-Party and non-Party Global Warming Policy Foundation, have called upon the BBC’s new Director-General Designate to convene a new high-level seminar in order to re-assess the BBC’s treatment of global warming and climate policy issues. Over many […]
Peter Lilley Accuses BBC Of Systematic Bias In Its Handling Of Climate Change Evidence
London, 30 October: Lord Lawson, the chairman of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) has written to Lord Patten, the Chairman of the BBC Trust, to personally investigate a complaint by Peter Lilley, MP regarding the BBC’s systematic bias in its approach to climate change. Peter Lilley’s complaint, published today by the GWPF, refers to […]
New Energy Bill Is A Disaster
London, 23 May: With the publication of its draft Energy Bill, the government has announced its intention to reverse the course of energy deregulation. The Global Warming Policy Foundation warns that any attempt to turn back the clock to the dark period of centralised energy planning will not only damage Britain’s economy, but will almost […]
No Global Warming For 15 Years
New UK Met Office global temperature data confirms the world has not warmed in the past 15 years. Analysis by the GWPF of the newly released HadCRUT4 global temperature database shows that there has been no global warming in the past 15 years, a timescale that challenges current models of global warming. The graph […]
New Report: Economic Analysis Reveals Wind Power ‘Worse Than a Mistake’
One of the UK’s leading energy and environment economists warns that wind power is an extraordinarily expensive and inefficient way of reducing CO2 emissions. In fact, there is a significant risk that annual CO2 emissions could be greater as a result of Britain’s flawed wind policies when compared with the option of investing in efficient and flexible […]
Royal Society Urged To Restore Culture of Open-Mindedness on Climate Science & Policy Debates
London, 9 February: The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) is calling on the Royal Society to restore a culture of open-mindedness and balanced assessment of climate science and climate policy. In a new GWPF report, written by science author Andrew Montford, the Royal Society is urged to ensure that genuine controversies are reflected in its […]
New Report: The BBC and Climate Change: A Triple Betrayal
London, 8 December. A new report, published today by the Global Warming Policy Foundation, reveals that the BBC has failed in its professional duty to report accurately and objectively on the issue of climate change, one of the biggest scientific and political stories of our time. Written by Christopher Booker, one of the UK’s most […]
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Thunderstrike
As you all know, I'm a Thor guy. I came onto the character with Walt Simonson, but I stayed for quite awhile. One of the periods that I was there for was the Tom DeFalco/Ron Frenz run, which introduced the character of Eric Masterson.
Masterson was to become the new "Donald Blake" in that he was an alter ego for Thor, but his time it was due to Thor and Masterson being merged in order to save Masterson's life. This led to some really great stories, and eventually Masterson took over the role of Thor when the original was banished.
Once Thor came back, and the two were separated again, Odin gave Masterson a cane of his own. This transformed into the enchanted mace named Thunderstrike, and gave Masterson some measure of Thor's power. That was something I was all about. This wasn't someone else usurping Thor's place, but an ally that could be called upon to help out the Thunder God, or the occasional Protector of the Universe.
It was also, quite frankly, wish fulfillment. No one could be Don Blake, since that was a creation of Odin. Someone could, however, prove themselves worthy of an enchanted weapon of their own. Much like Billy Batson saying "Shazam!" and being changed into Captain Marvel, Thunderstrike showed that anyone could obtain fabulous power, if they showed that they could wield it.
In addition to the solid writing, by Mr. DeFalco, was the great art by Mr. Frenz. Again, as you all know, I like comic art that is clean and doesn't go all wonky with the anatomy. Ron Frenz has that in spades. He, like John Romita, Sr., John & Sal Buscema, John Byrne, George Pérez, and José Luis García-López (pbhn), has a great sense of figure and storytelling. Plus, his characters all look like they're in the middle of doing something rather than standing around posing. Not to mention his wonderful facial expressions, which give you a glimpse of what the character is thinking. It's just great stuff.
At one point I had the entire run of Thunderstrike but, sadly, that went as part of the Great College Comics Purge. Unfortunately it looks like the series hasn't been collected, so I might just have to hunt down some issues.
Labels: Marvel Comics, Thor, Thunderstrike
Vacation Recovery
What If ... Attack of the Clones
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Magic Johnson, Larry Bird to get Lifetime Achievement Award
AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, whose coast-to-coast rivalry in the 1980s propelled the NBA to a new level of popularity, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Hall of Famers and 1992 U.S. Olympic teammates will receive the award on June 24 at the NBA Awards, the league and Turner Sports announced Wednesday.
The honor comes on the 40th anniversary of their meeting in the 1979 NCAA championship game, when Johnson’s Michigan State team beat Bird’s Indiana State squad. That is still the highest-rated game on television in college basketball history.
The two would see plenty more of each other across the next decade after Johnson went to the Los Angeles Lakers and Bird to the Boston Celtics. The Lakers won five championships in the 1980s and the Celtics won three, and the interest they drew forged a friendship and helped the NBA move past its struggle for mainstream attention and set the stage for basketball to become one of the world’s most popular sports.
Both players won three MVP awards, earned spots on the league’s list of 50 greatest players and were two-time Hall of Fame inductees, first as individuals and then with the Dream Team that captured the gold medal in Barcelona.
Bird went on to serve as both coach and president of the Indiana Pacers and is the only person in NBA history to be voted MVP, Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year.
Johnson also held both roles with the Lakers, though not with the same level of success. He served a short stint as coach (1993-94) and recently stepped down as team president after two seasons. His larger achievements since his playing days have come in the business world as CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises.
Bill Russell was the first Lifetime Achievement winner in 2017 and Oscar Robertson was honored last year.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mobbed at Burnaby’s Hats Off Day
Beer brings new Metro Vancouver moms together for support, reassurance
What’s stopping people in B.C. from buying an electric vehicle?
As gas prices continue to climb in British Columbia, some drivers in the province are taking advantage of existing programs to acquire a “zero emission” vehicle.
By combining provincial and federal rebates, British Columbians can be eligible for up to $16,000 to assist in the purchase an electric car.
People are worried they’ll be stranded without charging stations. buffaloboy/Shutterstock
This month, Research Co. asked British Columbians about the provincial government’s decision to pass legislation to ensure that, by the year 2040, all light-duty cars and trucks sold in the province will be “zero emission,” as well as their views on becoming owners of an electric vehicle and what – if anything – is stopping them from taking this step.
Across the province, seven in 10 residents (70%) agree with the course of action designed by the provincial government. Support for the new regulations is highest among women (74%), residents aged 18 to 34 (also 74%) and Metro Vancouverites (also 74%).
British Columbians who voted for the BC Green Party in the 2017 provincial election are overwhelmingly in favour of the government’s plan (87%), along with 76% of those who supported the BC NDP and 60% of those who cast a ballot for the BC Liberals (60%).
The results are a bit more contentious when residents are asked to look into the future. Practically half of British Columbians (49%) say the goal that has been established by the provincial government is “definitely” or “probably” achievable. This leaves 42% of residents who do not foresee all light-duty cars and trucks sold in the province being “zero emission” by 2040.
Skepticism towards the feasibility of the government’s pledge is highest among men (46%), residents aged 55 and over (49%) and those who live in the Southern Interior (61%).
A theme develops quickly when looking at these numbers. The core constituencies of the governing BC NDP (women, young voters, Metro Vancouverites) are more likely to endorse the proposal and to think it will come to fruition. Conversely, groups that have traditionally supported the BC Liberals in this century (men, older voters, residents of the Southern Interior) are not particularly fond of the idea or its viability.
Setting aside the political divide, the views of drivers suggest that change may be in the air. More than half of British Columbians who rely on their own vehicle for transportation (51%) say the next car they acquire for themselves or their household is “very likely” or “moderately likely” to be electric.
In this future purchase consideration question, men who drive are more likely to be ready for a switch than their female counterparts (53% to 48%). In addition, Those in the 18-to-34 age group are significantly more likely to think of their next vehicle as a plug-in (59%) than those 35 to 54 (52%) or 55 and over (43%).
Metro Vancouver, which has tackled endless discussions about fuel taxes, leads all regions with 55% of drivers saying they would eventually trade in their current car for an electric one.
In other areas of the province, the situation is more complex. Only 40% of drivers in the Southern Interior are “likely” to purchase an electric car next. The proportion in Northern B.C. is 37%, with no respondents choosing the “very likely” option.
When drivers were asked the main preoccupation that would make them less likely to switch to electric, 24% mention price, 24% are fearful of becoming stranded if they cannot find a charging station and 23% say they do not have enough places to charge the vehicle in the areas where they usually drive.
The perception that electric vehicles are too expensive compared to non-electric ones does not go through any substantial fluctuations across the province. But outside of Lower Mainland, the issue that seems to stop drivers from going electric is infrastructure.
While only 23% of drivers in British Columbia say their main hindrance in acquiring an electric vehicle is not having enough charging spots, the proportion jumps to 35% in the Southern Interior and 45% in the North.
Most British Columbians back making all light-duty cars and trucks sold in British Columbia “zero emission” by 2040. However, to ensure this initiative is fully embraced, it will be imperative to inform the public about existing and future infrastructure related to electric vehicles.
Some drivers say there are not enough charging stations in their neighourhoods. Ensuring that every driver gets a chance to charge near home, work or leisure spots could go a long way in turning some of the skeptical drivers into electric vehicle owners.
Mario Canseco is president of Research Co.
Results are based on an online study conducted from May 20 to May 22, 2019, among 800 adults in British Columbia. The data has been statistically weighted according to Canadian census figures for age, gender and region in British Columbia. The margin of error – which measures sample variability – is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
The post What’s stopping people in B.C. from buying an electric vehicle? appeared first on Vancouver Is Awesome.
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BBC South East news 7th November 2013
UK soldier killled in Afghan suicide attack named
A British soldier killed in Afghanistan has been named as Warrant Officer class 2 David Philip Green. The 42-year-old, from Dagenham, East London, was part of the 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment.
The Ministry of Defence said he died in a suicide attack on the final day of an operation to disrupt insurgents in the Kamparack area, 25 miles (40km) north-east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand.
His widow Gillian said: “David will always be the centre of my life, he will be remembered as a doting father, loving husband and a true professional soldier.”
He had two sons, aged seven and five.
Lancaster Guardian 15th February 1915
Lancaster Soldier Killed In Action
Corporal Bernard Daly 35, serving with “B” Coy. 2nd Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry of 13 Bradshaw St, Lancaster died on Friday, 12 February, in the trenches of the St Eloi sector, Ypres.
His commanding officer, Captain Skinner described Corporal Daly, husband of Jane Frances Daly and father of two as a model soldier who had just completed 20 years service. He was well-liked by all the men and was a keen hockey player. He was shot in the head by a sniper’s bullet and would have died instantly.
By a cruel twist of fate, the post that brought the family this devastating news also contained a letter from Corporal Daly especially for his young son on the occasion of his birthday.
My Great Grandfather
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Thirteen Days in September by Lawrence Wright
Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David
Recommendation from: Maphead’s Book Blog
A few years ago, I read Lawrence Wright’s book on Scientology called Going Clear. I was impressed by his writing and research, and later took the opportunity to see him speak at the National Book Festival in 2015. At the Festival, he focused his talk on his most recent book, Thirteen Days in September which is about the 1978 Camp David Accords, a peace agreement struck between Egypt and Israel. This pushed up the book in my priority for reading (I had already had it on my to-read list from Maphead’s Book Blog – see link above).
In Thirteen Days in September, Wright provides details of what happened in the nearly two weeks that led up to the agreement, as well as historical context for the agreement. He provides profiles of the three very different men at the center of the negotiations (U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israel’s Prime Minister Menachem Begin) as well as for members from their respective delegations.
Though the book may sound like it has a narrow focus chronologically, Thirteen Days in September in effect covers the whole sweep of the Middle East conflict from the 1940’s to the present-day. Begin and Sadat’s experience during World War II shaped who they would become as political leaders. For example, Begin’s family and community were all killed during the Holocaust, and this horrific tragedy was a motivating force behind his extreme, uncompromising stances when it came to Israel.
Egypt and Israel had been engaged in war and hostilities with each other since 1948, but it was a drain on both of their countries’ resources. Carter hoped that by sequestering the two leaders and their delegations at Camp David (the U.S. presidential retreat in Maryland), a peace might be struck between the two countries. All three leaders were risking their political careers to be there, and there were many times during the thirteen days that either Israel or Egypt’s delegation were on the verge of calling it quits. The U.S. delegation team ended up drafting a peace agreement that was then painstakingly modified based on feedback from either side. Names and wording had deep significance for all those involved, and creative solutions had to be made. (For example, slightly different wording in the Hebrew translation of the agreement compared to the English-language version.)
In the end, a historic and lasting peace was made between Egypt and Israel, and Begin and Sadat were later awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their part in it. (Carter won a Nobel Peace Prize many years later for different work and the Nobel committee acknowledged then that he should have received it earlier for his work on the Camp David Accords.) As historic as the agreement was, unfortunately the fate of the Palestinians was not resolved by the agreement. Based on the information in this book, this failure seems to lie mostly at the feet of Begin, who backtracked on part of the Accords soon after the meeting at Camp David. The lack of resolution for the Palestinians is a problem that continues to prevent peace in the Middle East to this day.
I found the passages about the Palestinians very helpful as a frame for understanding where we are presently in the Middle East conflict:
Arab refugees flooded into neighboring countries, and Israel locked the door behind them. Instead of being digested by other Arab societies, the refugees became a destabilizing presence and a source of radicalism and terror that plagued the whole world. Except for Jordan, the Arab states have avoided absorbing the Palestinian refugees in order to keep the conflict alive. The numerous attempts to bring this conflict to an end have failed because of the absence of political courage on both sides to accept the sacrifices that peace would entail.
The last phrase “the sacrifices that peace would entail” really caught my eye. I feel like public discourse is more used to discussing the sacrifices of war (the loss of human lives) than the sacrifices required for peace (e.g. the loss of power).
And this quote also connects the Camp David Accords to where we are today:
In signing the treaty with Israel, Egypt severed its link to the Palestinian cause. Without a powerful Arab champion, Palestine became a mascot for Islamists and radical factions who could only do further damage to the prospects of a peaceful and just response to the misery of an abandoned people.
In addition to being highly informative and well-researched, Thirteen Days in September is written in a very engaging style, capturing the high-stakes drama of diplomacy. If you have an interest in this topic, or are a fan of Lawrence Wright’s previous books, I highly recommend reading Thirteen Days in September. Reading this book at the end of December proved very timely, as the United States had just controversially abstained from using its veto to stop a U.N. resolution condemning the continued building of Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory. I was able to follow this news story with increased understanding thanks to this book.
Alan Chong (2/25/15 review from Goodreads) – “Lawrence Wright turns what sounds like a snore fest – the story behind an ultimately failed accord – and turns it into a political thriller, filled with intrigue, deeply compelling characters, and a rich, violent history that stretches deep into the mythologies of three religions. This is deeply interesting stuff, giving me a new respect for Carter, and a complex look into the deeply flawed characters of Sadat and Begin.”
Christian (1/16/15 review from Goodreads) – ““Thirteen Days in September” is a blow-by-blow behind the scenes account of what happened during the negotiations. All the research he did was truly amazing. The conversations between all the leaders were told. Many were based on interviews with leaders who took part in the combative negotiations. He got a lot of reliable information on what happened through a variety of sources.”
John DiConsiglio (10/12/15 review on Goodreads) – “It doesn’t hit the heights of Wright’s masterpieces, Looming Tower & Going Clear. Sometimes feels cluttered & wonkish. Mideast-lite perhaps, but still a page-turner.“
4 responses to “Thirteen Days in September by Lawrence Wright”
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Glad I’m not the only one who enjoyed this book! It ended up making my year end bet of list. Here’s a link to my review:
https://maphead.wordpress.com/2015/05/09/thirteen-days-in-september-by-lawrence-wright/
I clicked over to your review and realized that I had commented on it at the time, and that your review was what put it on my to-read list to begin with! I have updated my post accordingly, as I like to give a shout-out to whoever I got the recommendation from.
Cool! Thanks! Glad I could help!
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April 20 ,2017
BY Mohsen Abdelmoumen
Dr. Jean Bricmont: Today NATO Is Totally Obsolete
Mohsen Abdelmoumen: What is your analysis of the situation in Syria and Iraq?
Dr. Jean Bricmont: It is confusing, because the US wants to support the Iraqi government, which is supposed to be its ally - although it is closer to Iran than the United States - against the Islamic State, but also wants to use the same Islamists, at least in their so-called moderate form, against the Syrian government.
Do you not think that President Trump's decision to strike Syria is a serious precedent? Is not the only solution for the resolution of the Syrian conflict political and not military?
It is military in the sense that it calls for the insurrection defeat. The US attack is not really a precedent - the United States has already killed Syrian soldiers. Is it serious? This is obviously a violation of international law and of the Constitution of the United States, but this is not the first time that this happens, nor the last. We must see what happens next in order to appreciate the gravity of the situation. These recent attacks will not change the balance of power on the spot, unless they are followed by massive attacks against the Syrian army, which could lead to a world war. We'll see.
You are a physicist and you taught in American universities. In your opinion, can American public opinion tolerate another imperialist war?
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It depends on what is called opinion: "educated" opinion, i.e. media and established intellectuals are almost all for the war. They obviously have an influence on the population, which depends on the media for information and thereby undergoes their constant propaganda. But popular sentiment expressed in the election of Trump is tired of this perpetual war policy. Indeed, many Trump supporters are infuriated by the bombing.
The American strikes against Syria were unilateral action. What is the usefulness of the European Union, the ally of Washington, NATO and especially the UN?
The European Union claims to be a counterweight to the United States, but as member States can't agree on anything whatsoever, the European Union carries no weight. NATO is the armed wing of the United States. As for the United Nations, it has been so exploited by the United States that it has become powerless. Recently the Russians and sometimes the Chinese are obliged to use their veto, because the resolutions advanced by the United States are unilateral.
At the time where everyone has his eyes fixed on the Syria, there is a military redeployment of United States to East Asia. Do not you think that North Korea is a potential target of US imperialism?
I don't see what interest the United States would have to attack North Korea. And such an attack would be risky, given that North Korea has nuclear weapons. But it is possible that their threats are intended to intimidate China.
Some of my sources have confirmed to me that the terrorist groups that suffer major losses in Syria and Iraq are redeploying to Europe and Africa. According to you, is Europe prepared for such a wave of terrorists?
I don't have such sources, so I don't know what happened in this redeployment. But it is clear that Europe is not able to confront the terrorist phenomenon, if it becomes systematic. There are two ways to counter terrorism: one is the classic police method, by infiltration of terrorist movements or by blackmail and pressure on the terrorists arrested. But the infiltration becomes complicated if there are enough independent terrorist cells. The other way is a really widespread surveillance, but society is not yet ready to accept that.
Are not the "returnees" a permanent threat in a Europe that will have hard to fight them, especially with the lack of coordination in the fight against terrorism, particularly with Syrians and Russians?
I do not know to what extent the terrorists are "returnees" or people who have grown up here. But obviously the lack of coordination with other countries fighting terrorism is a complete absurdity.
Another country devastated by NATO, Libya has become a sanctuary for terrorists and a launching pad for terrorist operations targeting Algeria and the entire Sahel region. In your opinion, is the involvement of regional players the only way to avoid a new adventurous intervention by the United States and NATO, especially as there is information about an American military redeployment in Africa?
I have no advice to give to regional actors. As for a new intervention by the United States and NATO, why would it be able to stabilize the region more than the previous intervention?
You have probably heard the statements of Emmanuel Macron on the colonization of Algeria by France. Do not you think that this candidate used this file for electoral purposes? How this business banker at the Rothschilds, defender of Israel and Zionists, of big capital and globalization, can he claim to defend the Algerian people which underwent the colonial oppression?
I think that political men and women should limit themselves to making political proposals, and not make grand declarations one way or the other on history, morals, religion, and so on. I do not see how a declaration on colonialism defends the Algerian people in any way. The country is independent and has to solve its own problems (which are not slight). Nobody in France wants to re-colonize Algeria. Macron's statement serves maybe to attract the vote from the "suburbs", but it is a very bad reason to vote for him, since this statement has no real effect.
In these French elections, there was an absence of substantive debate, a multiplication of cases and false polemics. Does the political offer in France live up to the expectations of the French people?
For me, it is related to the fact that France is now only a province of Europe. The important decisions are made in Brussels, Frankfurt or Washington. Hence the lack of substantive policy debate. Nevertheless, each in their own way, Mélenchon and Marine Le Pen ask questions of substance but they should know that no other policy is possible within Europe. There is a lucid candidate on these issues: François Asselineau, of the Union Populaire Républicaine (People's Republican Union). He is the only one to propose leaving the European Union, the euro, and NATO. But he is little known and very marginal.
We have seen that the mass media failed in the United States during the American presidential election, same during the Brexit in United Kingdom, and in France they continue to talk about the polls and the favorites of the presidential elections. Do not you think that the mainstream media has lost all credibility and that the real information is to be found in the alternative media?
For the polls, I do not know; they are wrong but not by large percentages and I don't think they are manipulated. For the media, I think that they are not credible, but a part of public opinion continues to trust them. Unlike the United States and the United Kingdom, in continental Europe there is a great pressure linked to the "memory" of war and fascism that pushes people to accept the established order. I think that this memory is principally mystifying, but that is another story.
In your opinion, what does Europe gain by demonizing Vladimir Putin and ceasing any partnership with Russia? Don't you think that Russia is a major power and that Europeans have an interest in stopping their policy of following the United States?
Yes, they have such an interest, but it’s here that there is a difference between the well-understood interests of the capitalists and the world view promoted by the media. It is the latter who wage a constant ideological war against Russia. It is also why this "war" has more success in the left, which is often more influenced by the dominant media than the right, at least the right that thinks in terms of national interests.
I interviewed and exchanged with various high-ranking military personnel who told me that NATO should disappear because it was originally created to fight the Soviet Union. What is your opinion?
First, there was no need to fight the Soviet Union, because it wanted to keep the positions obtained at the end of the war, but never sought to go beyond. It did not support the Communists in the Greek Civil War and left Finland independent, although it was defeated and had fought USSR alongside the Germans. On the other hand, NATO never intervened directly during the invasion of Hungary or Czechoslovakia. Today NATO is totally obsolete, Russians having no intention to invade anyone, but the bureaucracies have a consummate art of lasting for a long time beyond their limit of expiry by waving imaginary threats, from which they are supposed to protect us.
If, with Killary Clinton, a total war was imminent, do you think that the Trump administration will not commit the irreparable against Russians and Chinese?
In a way, Clinton won the election. At least, the pressures of the neo-conservative-imperialist humanitarian axis, which includes a good part of the Republicans and the Democrats, as well as media, led Trump to a Clintonian policy. As for the irreparable, time will tell, and if the irreparable happens, we will not see it because we will not survive.
Interview realized by Mohsen Abdelmoumen
Who is Dr. Jean Bricmont?
Jean Bricmont is a Belgianphysicist. He teaches theoretical physics at the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium) and he is a member of the Royal Academy of Belgium. He obtained his Ph D in 1976 at the Catholic University of Louvain. He worked as a researcher at Rutgers University and then taught at Princeton University, in United States. His research has earned him two distinctions: the J. Deruyts Prize of the Royal Academy of Belgium in 1996 and the five-year FNRS prize (A. Leeuw-Damry-Bourlart) in 2005.
Jean Bricmont is also known as a rationalist activist who associates with American intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky, Alan Sokal, etc. He is the author of several books, including: Intellectual Impostures (2003) with Alan Sokal; Humanitarian Imperialism: Using Human Rights to Sell War (2007); Making Sense of Quantum Mechanics (2016) ; Chomsky Notebook (2010) with Julie Franck and Noam Chomsky ; Hidden Worlds in Quantum Physics with Dr. Gérard Gouesbet (2013) ; Occupy with Noam Chomsky (2013 ); Raison contre pouvoir : Le pari de Pascal with Noam Chomsky (2009) ;Le monde qui pourrait être : Socialisme, anarchisme et anarcho-syndicalisme with Bertrand Russel (2014) ;A l'ombre des Lumières : Débat entre un philosophe et un scientifique with Régis Debray (2003), etc.
Mohsen Abdelmoumen
Mohsen Abdelmoumen is an independent Algerian journalist. He wrote in several Algerian newspapers such as Alger Républicain and in different sites of the alternative press.
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Larry Fine
Full Name Louis Feinberg
Role Comedian
Name Larry Fine
Years active 1923–1970
Cause of death Stroke
Children Phyllis Fine, John Fine
Born October 5, 1902 (1902-10-05) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Occupation Actor, comedian, musician
Spouse(s) Mabel Haney (m. 1926–1967; her death)
Died January 24, 1975, Woodland Hills, California, United States
Buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
Music group The Three Stooges (1925 – 1969)
Movies and TV shows The Three Stooges Collection, The New Three Stooges, Disorder in the Court, Soup to Nuts, The Three Stooges Meet Her
Similar People Moe Howard, Curly Howard, Shemp Howard, Joe DeRita, Ted Healy
Rare recording of larry fine at woodstock
Louis Feinberg (October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975), known professionally as Larry Fine, was an American actor, comedian, violinist and boxer, who is best known as a member of the comedy act The Three Stooges.
Larry fine of the three stooges falling in love
Larry's hair
Three Stooges features
Final acting years and death
Fine was born to a Russian Jewish family at 3rd and South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 5, 1902. His father, Joseph Feinberg, and mother, Fanny Lieberman, owned a watch repair and jewelry shop.
In his early childhood, Fine's arm was accidentally burned with acid. His father used the acid to test jewelry for its gold content. On one occasion, the young Fine mistook the acid for a beverage and raised the bottle to his lips. Before he could drink any, his father knocked the bottle from Fine's hand, splashing Fine's forearm with acid and causing extensive damage to it.
His parents later gave Fine violin lessons to help strengthen the damaged muscles in his forearm. He became so proficient on the violin that his parents wanted to send him to a European music conservatory. However, that plan was thwarted by the outbreak of World War I. Fine later played the violin in the Stooge films. In scenes where all three Stooges are playing fiddles, only Larry is actually playing, while the other two are pantomiming.
To further strengthen his damaged arm, Fine took up boxing in his teens, winning one professional bout. His father, opposed to Larry's fighting in public, put an end to his brief career as a boxer.[1]
At an early age, Fine started performing as a violinist in vaudeville. In March 1928, while starring as the master of ceremonies at Chicago's Rainbo Gardens, Fine met Shemp Howard and Ted Healy. At the time, Healy and Howard were performing in the Shubert Brothers' A Night in Spain. Since Howard was leaving the play for a few months, they asked him to be a replacement 'stooge. Fine joined Ted's other stooges, Bobby Pinkus and Sam 'Moody' Braun. Howard returned in September 1928 to finish Spain's national tour.
In early 1929, Healy signed a contract to perform in the Shuberts' new revue A Night in Venice. Healy brought Fine, Shemp Howard, and Moe Howard together for the first time as a trio. "Moe, Larry and Shemp", with Fred Sanborn, appeared in Venice from 1929 through March 1930. Fine, Shemp Howard, and Moe Howard toured as "Ted Healy & His Racketeers" that spring and summer, and then went to Hollywood in the summer to film Fox Studio's Soup to Nuts (1930).
Fine and the Howard brothers broke up with Healy after Soup to Nuts and toured as "Howard, Fine and Howard: Three Lost Soles" from the fall of 1930 to the summer of 1932. In July 1932, Fine and Moe Howard teamed up with Healy again, adding Curly Howard to the group. The new lineup premiered at Cleveland's RKO Palace Theatre on August 27, 1932. Shemp Howard split off to pursue a solo career.
Fine was easily recognized in the Stooge features by his hairdo, bald on top with lots of thick, bushy, curly red hair around the sides and back; Moe called him "Porcupine". Fine's trademark bushy hair had its origin, according to rumor, from his first meeting with Healy. Fine had just wet his hair in a basin, and it dried oddly as they talked. Healy encouraged Fine to keep the zany hairstyle. On a 1973 TV interview on The Mike Douglas Show, Moe Howard recounted:
"So Healy said 'Would you like to be one of the stooges and make three instead of two?' And Larry said 'Yes, I would love that.' Healy said, 'I'll give you ninety bucks a week.' 'Fine.' He also said, 'I'll give you an extra ten dollars a week if you throw that fiddle away.'"
This is presumed to be a fictionalized account, as Moe Howard wasn't present for that moment in March 1928, having "retired" from show business in July 1925 to go into real estate with his mother. He did not return to performing and Ted's act until December 1928. Fine's backstage visitors that day were Ted Healy, Shemp Howard and Bobby Pinkus.
Beginning in 1932, the Three Stooges made 206 short films and several features, their most prolific period starring Fine, Moe Howard and Curly Howard. However, their career with Healy was marked by disputes over pay, film contracts, and Healy's drinking and verbal abuse. Fine and the Howard brothers finally left Healy for good in 1934.
In many of the Stooge shorts, the Larry character did more reacting than acting, staying in the background and serving as the voice of reason in contrast to the zany antics of Moe and Curly. He was a surrealistic foil and the middle ground between Moe's gruffly "bossy", and Curly's childish personae. Like the other Stooges, Larry was often on the receiving end of Moe's abuse. His reasonableness was the perfect foil to Moe's brusque bluntness and Curly or Shemp's boyish immaturity, but Larry would sometimes propose something impossible or illogical and be quickly put down by Moe, both verbally and physically, who would often react by pulling a handful of hair out of Larry's head.
In early 1945, Curly began suffering minor strokes, though he suffered a more serious one on May 6, 1946. This forced Shemp to temporarily join the Stooge act again until Curly could recover. Curly recovered enough appear in Hold That Lion! (1947), in a cameo appearance (the only Three Stooges film to contain all three Howard Brothers: Moe, Curly, and Shemp). Curly did another small role in Malice in the Palace (1949), but his scenes in that short were deleted due to his illness. Curly died on January 18, 1952, at 48 years old.
On November 22, 1955, Shemp died of a heart attack while returning home from a boxing match, at age 60. Joe Palma played a fake Shemp role until Joe Besser succeeded him. When the Stooges left Columbia in 1958, Joe DeRita replaced Besser.
In the earliest Stooge two-reelers (and occasionally the later ones), the Larry character frequently indulged in utterly nutty behavior. Fine would liven up a scene with a random improvised remark or ridiculous action. In the hospital spoof Men in Black (1934), Larry, dressed as a surgeon and wielding a large kitchen knife, chortles: "Let's plug him... and see if he's ripe!" In Disorder in the Court (1936), a tense courtroom scene is interrupted by Larry breaking into a wild Tarzan yell. Of course, after each of his outbursts, Moe would gruffly put him down. According to Fine's brother, Fine developed a callus on one side of his face from being slapped innumerable times by Moe.
The Larry character's on-screen goofiness has been described as an extension of Fine's own relaxed personality. Director Charles Lamont recalled: "Larry was a nut. He was the kind of guy who always said anything. He was a yapper." Writer-director Edward Bernds remembered that Fine's suggestions for the scripts were often "flaky", but occasionally contained a good comic idea.
The Three Stooges became a big hit on television in 1959, when Columbia Pictures released a batch of the trio's films, whose popularity brought them to a new audience and revitalized their careers.
Offstage, Larry was a social butterfly. He liked a good time and surrounded himself with friends. He and his wife, Mabel, loved to party, and every Christmas served lavish midnight meals. Some of his friends called him a "yes man" since he was always so agreeable, no matter what the circumstances.
Larry's devil-may-care personality carried over to the world of finance. He was a terrible businessman and spent his money as soon as he earned it. He had a significant gambling addiction, leading him to gamble away all the money he had on him either at racetracks or high-stakes gin rummy card games. In an interview, Fine even admitted that he often gave money to actors and friends who needed help, and never asked to be repaid. As Joe Besser and director Edward Bernds recall, because of his constant and free spending and gambling, Larry was almost forced into bankruptcy when Columbia stopped filming new Three Stooges films in December 1957.
Because of his profligate ways and Mabel's dislike for housekeeping, Larry and his family lived in hotels—first in the President Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where his daughter Phyllis was raised, then the Knickerbocker Hotel in Hollywood. He did not own a house until the late 1940s, when he purchased one in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, California.
On May 30, 1967, Mabel died of a sudden heart attack at age 63. Larry was on the road and about to take the stage for a live show at Rocky Point Amusement Park in Warwick, Rhode Island when he heard the news. He immediately flew home to California, leaving the other two Stooges to improvise their remaining shows at the park.
Mabel's death came nearly six years after the death of their only son, John, in a car crash on November 17, 1961, at age 24. Their only daughter, Phyllis, died of cancer on April 3, 1989, at 60.
Fine is sometimes erroneously reported to be the father of sportscaster Warner Wolf, who is in fact the son of Jack Wolf, one of several other "stooges" who played in Ted Healy's vaudeville act at one time or another. Fine is the father-in-law of actor and Los Angeles television personality Don Lamond, best known for hosting the Stooges shorts on KTTV for many years.
In 1965, Fine, Moe Howard, and Joe DeRita started a new TV comedy show entitled The New Three Stooges, a mixture of live and animated segments. While the show produced good ratings, the men were too old by this point to do slapstick comedy well. Fine began showing signs of mental impairment, such as frequent trouble delivering his lines properly.
A few years later, the men started working Kook's Tour, a new TV series. On January 9, 1970, Fine suffered a debilitating stroke that paralyzed the left side of his body. This event marked the end of his performing career.
Fine eventually moved to the Motion Picture Country House, an industry retirement community in Woodland Hills, where he spent his remaining years, and used a wheelchair during the last five. Even in his paralyzed state, Fine did what he could to entertain the other patients. Fine also completed his "as told to" autobiography Stroke of Luck, Fine received visits from his old partner Moe Howard. Fine remained accessible to Stooge fans, regularly hosting them despite his disability. When asked if spending his life as a Stooge was enjoyable, he would comment "it wasn't fun: it was work — but it paid off good, so I enjoyed it."
Like Curly Howard, Fine suffered several additional strokes before his death on January 24, 1975, at the nursing home in Woodland Hills, at age 72. He was interred with his wife, Mabel and son, John in a crypt at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in the Freedom Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Liberation. Fellow Stooge Joe Besser is interred in a grave a short distance away from the Freedom Mausoleum. Moe Howard died over three months after him.
The Three Stooges have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in honor of their contributions to the motion-pictures industry at 1560 Vine Street in Hollywood, dedicated on August 30, 1983, with ex-stooge Joe Besser in attendance.
In the 2000 made-for-TV movie, Larry Fine was played by Evan Handler.
In a 2004 New Yorker feature on the Farrelly Brothers's attempt to write a script for a new Three Stooges movie, Peter Farrelly offered his theory of Stooge appreciation: “Growing up, first you watched Curly, then Moe, and then your eyes got to Larry. He’s the reactor, the most vulnerable. Five to fourteen, Curly; fourteen to twenty-one, Moe. Anyone out of college, if you’re not looking at Larry you don’t have a good brain.”
A large mural of Larry Fine appears on a wall at the busy intersection of 3rd and South Streets, near his birthplace in Philadelphia. The effort to create a mural on that site began when a local weekly newspaper suggested that the city should somehow honor him. Dedicated on October 26, 1999, with Fine's sister in attendance, that mural showed Larry with a peculiar look on his face. In May 2006, a similar mural showing Larry with a more animated expression and playing a violin was painted over the original mural. This mural stands over Jon's Bar and Grill with a sign reading "Birthplace of Larry Fine."
On October 15, 2009, the Associated Alumni of Central High School in Philadelphia inducted Fine into that venerable school's Hall of Fame, even though he never graduated. A member of the Central Alumni Hall of Fame Committee pointed out, "Many people are not even aware that Mr. Fine was a Philadelphian and that is a part of what we’re trying to do."
In the 2012 Farrelly brothers' film The Three Stooges, Larry is portrayed by Sean Hayes of Will & Grace fame. Young Larry is portrayed by Lance Chantiles-Wertz.
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Marin Mersenne
Nationality French
Name Marin Mersenne
Role Theologian
Born 8 September 1588 (1588-09-08) Oize, Maine
Known for Acoustics, Mersenne primes
Died September 1, 1648, Paris, France
Books Harmonie Universelle: The Books on Instruments
Influenced by Rene Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Euclid
Similar People Rene Descartes, Pierre Gassendi, Blaise Pascal, Pierre de Fermat, Christiaan Huygens
Marin Mersenne, Marin Mersennus or le Père Mersenne ([mɛʀsɛn]; 8 September 1588 – 1 September 1648) was a French polymath, whose works touched a wide variety of fields. He is perhaps best known today among mathematicians for Mersenne prime numbers, those which can be written in the form Mn = 2n − 1 for some integer n. He also developed Mersenne's laws, which describe the harmonics of a vibrating string (such as may be found on guitars and pianos), and his seminal work on music theory, Harmonie universelle, for which he is referred to as the "father of acoustics". Mersenne, an ordained priest, had many contacts in the scientific world and has been called "the center of the world of science and mathematics during the first half of the 1600s." He was also a member of the Minim religious order, and wrote and lectured on theology and philosophy.
French philosopher marin mersenne 1588 1648 a video by lalit rao
Quaestiones celeberrimae in Genesim (1623)
L'Harmonie Universelle (1636)
Battles with occult and mysticism
Marin Mersenne was born of peasant parents near Oizé, Maine (present day Sarthe, France). He was educated at Le Mans and at the Jesuit College of La Flèche. On 17 July 1611, he joined the Minim Friars, and, after studying theology and Hebrew in Paris was ordained a priest in 1613.
Between 1614 and 1618, he taught theology and philosophy at Nevers, but he returned to Paris and settled at the convent of L'Annonciade in 1620. There he studied mathematics and music and met with other kindred spirits such as René Descartes, Étienne Pascal, Pierre Petit, Gilles de Roberval and Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc. He corresponded with Giovanni Doni, Constantijn Huygens, Galileo Galilei, and other scholars in Italy, England and the Dutch Republic. He was a staunch defender of Galileo, assisting him in translations of some of his mechanical works.
For four years, Mersenne devoted himself entirely to philosophic and theological writing, and published Quaestiones celeberrimae in Genesim (1623); L'Impieté des déistes (1624); La Vérité des sciences (Truth of the Sciences against the Sceptics, 1624). It is sometimes incorrectly stated that he was a Jesuit. He was educated by Jesuits, but he never joined the Society of Jesus. He taught theology and philosophy at Nevers and Paris.
In 1635 he set up the informal Académie Parisienne (Academia Parisiensis) which had nearly 140 correspondents including astronomers and philosophers as well as mathematicians and was the precursor of the Académie des sciences established by Jean-Baptiste Colbert in 1666. He was not afraid to cause disputes among his learned friends in order to compare their views, notable among which were disputes between Descartes and Pierre de Fermat and Jean de Beaugrand. Peter L. Bernstein in his book Against the Gods: the Remarkable story of risk writes: "The Académie des Sciences in Paris and the Royal Society in London, which were founded about twenty years after Mersenne's death, were direct descendants of Mersenne's activities."
In 1635 Mersenne met with Tommaso Campanella, but concluded that he could "teach nothing in the sciences (...) but still he has a good memory and a fertile imagination." Mersenne asked if René Descartes wanted Campanella to come to Holland to meet him, but Descartes declined. He visited Italy fifteen times, in 1640, 1641 and 1645. In 1643–1644 Mersenne also corresponded with the German Socinian Marcin Ruar concerning the Copernican ideas of Pierre Gassendi, finding Ruar already a supporter of Gassendi's position. Among his correspondents were Descartes, Galilei, Roberval, Pascal, Beeckman and other scientists.
He died September 1 through complications arising from a lung abscess. Some history scientists suggest he died for having drunk a huge quantity of fresh water, along with Descartes, on a hot summer day.
It was written as a commentary on the Book of Genesis and comprises uneven sections headed by verses from the first three chapters of that book. At first sight the book appears to be a collection of treatises on various miscellaneous topics. However Robert Lenoble has shown that the principle of unity in the work is a polemic against magical and divinatory arts, cabalism, animistic and pantheistic philosophies. He mentions Martin Del Rio's Investigations into Magic and criticises Marsilio Ficino for claiming power for images and characters. He condemns astral magic and astrology and the anima mundi, a concept popular amongst Renaissance neo-platonists. Whilst allowing for a mystical interpretation of the Cabala, he wholeheartedly condemned its magical application—particularly to angelology. He also criticises Pico della Mirandola, Cornelius Agrippa and Francesco Giorgio with Robert Fludd as his main target. Fludd responded with Sophia cum moria certamen (1626), wherein Fludd admits his involvement with the Rosicrucians. The anonymous Summum bonum (1629), another critique of Mersenne, is an openly Rosicrucian text. The cabalist Jacques Gaffarel joined Fludd's side, while Pierre Gassendi defended Mersenne.
Harmonie universelle is perhaps Mersenne's most influential work. It is one of the earliest comprehensive works on music theory, touching on a wide range of musical concepts, and especially the mathematical relationships involved in music. The work contains the earliest formulation of what has become known as Mersenne's laws, which describe the frequency of oscillation of a stretched string. This frequency is:
Inversely proportional to the length of the string (this was actually known to the ancients, and is usually credited to Pythagoras himself).
Proportional to the square root of the stretching force, and
Inversely proportional to the square root of the mass per unit length.
The formula for the lowest frequency is
f = 1 2 L F μ ,
where f is the frequency, L is the length, F is the force and μ is the mass per unit length.
In this book, Mersenne also introduced several innovative concepts that can be considered as the basis of modern reflecting telescopes:
Much earlier than Laurent Cassegrain, he found the fundamental arrangement of the two-mirror telescope combination, a concave primary mirror associated with a convex secondary mirror, and discovered the telephoto effect that is critical in reflecting telescopes, although it is obvious that he was far from having understood all the implications of that discovery.
Mersenne invented the afocal telescope and the beam compressor that is useful in many multiple-mirror telescope designs.
He recognized also that he could correct the spherical aberration of the telescope by using aspherical mirrors and that in the particular case of the afocal arrangement he could do this correction by using two parabolic mirrors, though a hyperboloid is required.
Because of criticism that he encountered, especially that of Descartes, Mersenne made no attempt to build a telescope of his own.
Mersenne is also remembered today thanks to his association with the Mersenne primes. The Mersenne Twister, named for Mersenne prime, is frequently used in computer engineering, and in related fields such as cryptography.
However, Mersenne was not primarily a mathematician; he wrote about music theory and other subjects. He edited works of Euclid, Apollonius, Archimedes, and other Greek mathematicians. But perhaps his most important contribution to the advance of learning was his extensive correspondence (in Latin) with mathematicians and other scientists in many countries. At a time when the scientific journal had not yet come into being, Mersenne was the centre of a network for exchange of information.
It has been argued that Mersenne used his lack of mathematical specialty, his ties to the print world, his legal acumen, and his friendship with the French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes (1596–1650) to manifest his international network of mathematicians.
Mersenne's philosophical works are characterized by wide scholarship and the narrowest theological orthodoxy. His greatest service to philosophy was his enthusiastic defence of Descartes, whose agent he was in Paris and whom he visited in exile in the Netherlands. He submitted to various eminent Parisian thinkers a manuscript copy of the Meditations on First Philosophy, and defended its orthodoxy against numerous clerical critics.
In later life, he gave up speculative thought and turned to scientific research, especially in mathematics, physics and astronomy. In this connection, his best known work is Traité de l'harmonie universelle (also referred to as Harmonie universelle) of 1636, dealing with the theory of music and musical instruments. It is regarded as a source of information on 17th-century music, especially French music and musicians, to rival even the works of Pietro Cerone.
One of his many contributions to musical tuning theory was the suggestion of
2 3 − 2 4
as the ratio for an equally-tempered semitone ( 2 12 ). It was more accurate (0.44 cents sharp) than Vincenzo Galilei's 18/17 (1.05 cents flat), and could be constructed using straightedge and compass. Mersenne's description in the 1636 Harmonie universelle of the first absolute determination of the frequency of an audible tone (at 84 Hz) implies that he had already demonstrated that the absolute-frequency ratio of two vibrating strings, radiating a musical tone and its octave, is 1 : 2. The perceived harmony (consonance) of two such notes would be explained if the ratio of the air oscillation frequencies is also 1 : 2, which in turn is consistent with the source-air-motion-frequency-equivalence hypothesis.
He also performed extensive experiments to determine the acceleration of falling objects by comparing them with the swing of pendulums, reported in his Cogitata Physico-Mathematica in 1644. He was the first to measure the length of the seconds pendulum, that is a pendulum whose swing takes one second, and the first to observe that a pendulum's swings are not isochronous as Galileo thought, but that large swings take longer than small swings.
Two German books which circulated around Europe in 1614-15, Fama fraternitatis and Confessio Fraternitatis, claimed to be manifestos of a highly select, secret society of alchemists and sages called the Brotherhood of Rosicrucians. The books were hoaxes, but obviously written by a small group who were reasonably knowledgeable about the sciences of the day, and their main theme was to promote educational reform (they were anti-Aristotelian). However, these books also promoted an occult view of science containing elements of Paracelsian philosophy, neo-Platonism, Cabalism and Hermeticism. In effect they sought to establish a new form of scientific religion with some pre-Christian elements.
Mersenne led the fight against acceptance of these ideas, particularly those of Rosicrucian-promoter Robert Fludd who had a lifelong battle of words with Johannes Kepler. The Rosicrucian ideas were defended by many prominent men of learning, and some members of the European scholarly community boosted their own prestige by claiming to be among the selected members of the Brotherhood. However it is now generally agreed among historians that there is no evidence that the order of Rosicrucians ever existed.
During the mid-1630s Mersenne gave up search for physical causes in the Aristotelian sense (rejecting the idea of 'essences' which were still favoured by the scholastic philosophers), and taught that true physics could only be a descriptive science of motions (Mécanisme) which was the direction set by Galileo Galilei. Mersenne had been a regular correspondent with Galileo and had extended the work on vibrating strings originally developed by his father Vincenzo Galilei.
An air attributed to Mersenne was used by Ottorino Respighi in his second suite of Ancient Airs and Dances.
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I took part in a discussion a while ago that arose from a grammatical survey on which of two sentences sounded correct. These were the sentences:
A) Mary was seen entering the building last night.
B) Mary was seen to enter the building last night.
It was an entirely casual survey given to a group of assistant English language teachers (ALTs). The complaint that brought this survey to us was that one ALT was sure that sentence A was correct but all of her Japanese, English teaching co-workers, were equally sure that sentence B was correct. Thus, she posed the question to an audience of ALTs to get their opinion. Unsurprisingly, all 84 of the ALTs who responded to the survey selected sentence A as being correct. It’s unsurprising because ALTs are all native (or near native) speakers of English (NES). But why are we dismissing the opinion of the Japanese teachers of English, who are undoubtedly all non-native English speakers (NNES)? Is their use of English less valid or somehow deficient in comparison to a NES’s English? Who is right? If you’re correcting a student’s writing for grammar, and they use sentence B, do you mark it wrong or not?
A discussion on this topic will quickly involve prescriptive and descriptive grammar teaching. As Wikipedia puts it, prescriptivism is the practice of championing one variety, or manner of speaking a language, against another. It’s a way of recommending how a language should be used. This is contrasted by descriptivism, which is an objective describing of how a language is used. In regards to our above sentences, saying that one is correct and the other isn’t, is prescriptive grammar. Saying that both are correct and are used by different groups of people in varying frequency is descriptive.
Prescriptive and descriptive grammar teaching is not inherently good or bad. In fact, I would say that almost all language teaching is predominantly prescriptive, due to the fact that each language teacher has their own idiolect from which they will make subconscious choices on what they say, teach, or deem as correct in the classroom. But a good teacher is an aware teacher; and awareness that your specific style of English is not ‘more correct’ than a different style is what separates the good teachers from the bad ones.
Some of the teachers who participated in the discussion about the survey said that they wouldn’t want to teach something that would sound awkward to a native speaker. Well, that’s a valid point. If something sounds awkward to you, perhaps you shouldn’t teach it. But if the ‘awkward’ sentence appears in the student’s textbook, should you tell them that it’s wrong? Absolutely not. Unfortunately, I fear that many teachers are telling their students that that sentence is wrong. This comes from what I believe to be a culture of native-speaker elitism.
But it’s in the book!
If you look at job postings for English language teachers, 90% of them will ask specifically for a ‘native speaker’. There is an unfortunate, long running belief, that NESs possess flawless English and are held as the prime example of how a learner should speak. But let’s look at the numbers. There are 1.2 billion people in the world that speak English, only 350 million of those are native speakers. That means that there are 850 million non-native speakers, outnumbering the native speakers by well over double. The odds are that a NNES will use their English with other NNESs much more frequently than they will with NESs. Yet despite this, the native speaker’s English carries the most prestige. This prestige comes from the fact that most NESs come from America, the UK and Australia; all highly developed countries that have a lot of socioeconomic power and influence in the world. Somehow this fact bleeds over to how our language is perceived, despite the fact that the Englishes of those three countries are extremely different; they are even very different within the countries themselves, just look at American southern English and American mid-west English for example.
Despite the reproachful preference for native-speaker English, the fact remains that native speakers are held on a pedestal, and this has unfortunately, for a few of us, gone to our heads. What baffles me even further is how a NES teacher can be blind to just how varied their language is. Far too few of us understand that English is a living language; perhaps due in part to the false authority given to grammar books as all-encompassing rule books. Actually, English grammar books are typically produced by one or two Ph.D.’s who have compiled an extensive list of linguistic observations on English. No two grammar books will agree on everything, the best will provide reasons (not rules) why English functions the way it does, and some will actually provide opinion polls on certain constructions that are used by different groups of English speakers.
Darn office workers and their preference to use ‘family’ as a plural noun!
This lack of standardization is very different from other major languages in the world. French has the Académie Française, which is in charge of publishing the French standard dictionary and is the ultimate decider on what’s ok in the French language. The Academy of the Arabic Languages does much the same thing with Arabic for the Arab League nations. In fact, there are over a hundred languages that have some kind of regulating body; this is a form of what is known as linguistic purism. Linguistic purism is recognizing one variety of a language as being the best. Some cultures feel this is important for maintaining cultural identity, or for religious reasons, as with Modern Standard Arabic which is based on the language of the Qur’an. But this is impossible for a global language like English. There can’t be an authorized standard form of English because nobody owns English, or more specifically, everybody who uses English has ownership of it.
With this topic, it’s easy for me to go on for quite some time, I think it’s very interesting because it deals with so many different aspects of language teaching, but I’m going to conclude here leaving a lot unsaid. But let’s look back at our original problem of sentences A and B. Will using either sentence lead any competent user of English into a misunderstanding? Extremely doubtful, so let it be. If you see something in your student’s text book that sounds weird, awkward, or unfamiliar, it doesn’t mean it’s wrong. So what’s a language teacher to do? We can’t say that anything goes in the classroom. I like how Diane Larsen-Freeman puts it: It’s up to the learners to decide what’s important for them.
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Community Builders: Survivors reclaim their voices at the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre
By Stephanie Dong on August 8, 2018
Content Warning: The following may contain triggering and/or sensitive material. Sexual violence and sexual assault are some topics mentioned.
Stephanie Dong is one of Apt613’s correspondents at United Way Ottawa. With its Community Builder Award program, United Way Ottawa honours Ottawa’s outstanding volunteers: the organizations, partnerships, agencies, neighbourhood groups and individuals who work tirelessly to make our city a better place for everyone.
Survivors can be anyone, and they are everywhere.
Folks who have experienced sexual violence are, in so many ways, ordinary people living their everyday life, just like anyone else. The difference is that they move through their lives as survivors of sexual assault, harassment, or abuse. And survivors of sexual violence often face a multitude of challenges: victim blaming, flashbacks, mental health challenges, and more. The harm they have experienced can live in their bodies for years, sometimes unrecognized, and each survivor responds in their own time, and in their own way. But they all share one thing in common: not one of them should feel alone.
A beacon of hope.
The Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre provides support and a confidential and secure space for sexual assault survivors. A safe haven for women, gender-fluid, non-binary and trans survivors, the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre offers a 24 hour crisis line, as well as accompaniment to and from hospitals, police stations, and any other location where survivors may not feel safe or comfortable.
When a survivor reaches out, the ORCC makes sure someone is there to answer.
The ORCC serves survivors who have experienced childhood sexual abuse, recent assault, rape or sexual harassment. Many people who contact the Centre struggle with not being believed, or have been blamed for the sexual violence they have experienced. This is a perspective the ORCC works to change.
By survivors, for survivors.
Created by survivors, for survivors, the centre offers a wide array of programs and services to meet each client’s diverse needs. In addition to their 24-hour crisis line, the ORCC has various counselling services and public education programs.
“There’s been a pretty exponential and immediate change over the last few years of survivors supporting one another to feel empowered to talk about their experiences and to self-identify,” says Sunny Marriner, Executive Director at the ORCC, “And that’s what we want to see, we want to see a space where survivors can reach out.”
“For me it’s been about giving hope–that life can be better, that people’s lives matter, that they can be whole again.”
“I came to the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre as a survivor of sexual violence,” says Josephine Basudde. Now a Crisis Line and Volunteer Coordinator at the ORCC, Josephine has seen how the transition of other women has reflected her own.
“My experience is that our work is about hope,” says Josephine. “For me it’s been about giving hope–that life can be better, that people’s lives matter, that they can be whole again.”
On May 31, 2018 at its annual gala, United Way Ottawa was honoured to present the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre with the “Healthy People, Strong Communities” Community Builder of the Year award. Recognizing a person or organization whose work focuses on the improvement of the lives of those most vulnerable in our community, the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre fully embodies the values of this award.
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Carnegie Performing Arts Center prepares for holiday classic
Dona S. Dreeland
Wed., November 5, 2014 9:00 p.m. | Wednesday, November 5, 2014 9:00 p.m.
Adrienne Elion, now a Chartiers Valley High School junior, danced the role of the Snow Queen in last year’s performance of “The Nutcracker.” The ballet showcases students from Carnegie Performing Arts Center. This year’s show is scheduled for Dec. 5 through 7 and Dec. 12 through 14 at the Andrew Carnegie Music Hall.
Hanna Brandebura, from Carnegie, has been with Carnegie Performing Arts Center for 13 years. She was one of the Chinese dancers last year. She will play the Dew Drop Fairy, a Snowflake and one of the Ponchinelles in “The Nutcracker” this year. This year’s show is scheduled for Dec. 5 through 7 and Dec. 12 through 14 at the Andrew Carnegie Music Hall.
The costumes are elaborate for the performance of “The Nutcracker,” the holiday classic, as presented in its 39th year by students of the Carnegie Performing Arts Center at the Andrew Carnegie Music Hall in Carnegie.
What: "The Nutcracker," performed by Carnegie Performing Arts Center ballet students and others from area dance schools.
When: Dec. 5 through 7 and Dec. 12 through 14. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8 p.m. Sunday performances start at 2 p.m.
Where: Andrew Carnegie Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie
Details: Tickets at $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and children will be available at the door. Raffle and Chinese auction will be held during intermissions. Call the arts center at 412-279-8887 or visit carnegie performingartscenter.com.
Carnegie Performing Arts Center students will treat audiences to a magical holiday with another performance of “The Nutcracker.”
The Andrew Carnegie Music Hall stage will showcase more than 70 dancers from the center and area dance schools on Dec. 5 through Dec. 7 and Dec. 12 through 14.
“It’s like an old-fashioned Christmas card,” said Monica Ryan, the center’s director for 14 years. “It’s very traditional, but we have more candy than most productions. It’s a big Candy Kingdom.”
This will be the center’s 39th production with the elegant music of Tchaikovsky and Ryan’s original choreography.
Ryan graduated from San Francisco Conservatory of Ballet, studied in Brussels and Germany and mounted ballets for companies in California. Today, she and her husband Ray, who teaches music and is a musical theater accompanist, live in Sheraden.
“There are no divas here,” she said of the 85 dancers, ages 3 to 18, who attend her classes.
Students learn all phases of production, including costume resizing, props and set design.
Adrienne Elion, a Chartiers Valley High School junior and a Scott resident, will dance the Sugar Plum Fairy role.
“I watched others dance it since I was 3,” said Adrienne, now 16. “You wait. You hope and here you are.”
She stretches, takes time to relax, walks through her steps and prays to prepare for every performance.
“It’s so fantastic to add an audience,” Adrienne said. “They add energy to the performance. They want to see something wonderful, and you want to give it.”
Hanna Brandebura, 18, of Carnegie, has danced since she was 5. “When I dance, everything in the outside world goes away,” she said.
In all 13 years at the center, she’s been in “The Nutcracker’ nine times. This season, she’ll play the Dew Drop Fairy, a Snowflake and one of the Ponchinelles.
“Many of the dances are en pointe, and your feet get tired, but you have to keep up the pace with everyone,” the Bishop Canevin High School senior said.
In the Snow Scene, the music, dancing and scenery come together.
“You’re feeling it, and (the audience) is feeling it,” she said. “It’s a ‘wow’ moment.”
Sloan Armbruster of Whitehall will dance the Nutcracker Prince role. A few years ago, his brother Nigel, now 18, played the part.
The eighth-grader at Harrison Middle School tried dance because of his sibling. At the center for the past three years, he’s tried tap, jazz and ballet and finds ballet the most fun.
“I like the moves better,” he said.
He was surprised and happy when he was chosen for the lead.
Sloan appreciates the center’s teachers working to make each dancer better. As one of seven male students there, he has advice for those who hesitate to learn dance: “Don’t care what others think about you. It’s your fun, and you meet a lot of cool people.”
Ryan said “The Nutcracker” is a “magical production year after year. It has nostalgic charm.”
Dona S. Dreeland is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-388-5803 or [email protected].
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the news never stops. ♪ . >> this is a al. >> hello there. this is the news hour, live from london. thank you for joining us. coming up on the program. >> the use of starvation as a weapon of war is a war crime. >> ban ki-moon condemns the treatment of the people of syria. indoner sha attack, isil says that it was question hind the series of explosions that killed seven people in the capital. attack on turkish security forces at least six people are killed and in the
province. a former president of the world athletics governing body is in the line of fire, as the extent of corruption in the organization is layed bear. survival the residents leave the oscars race with 12 nominations, leonardo dicaprio finally win his first academy award? >> i will have all the days sport, including south africa has a tough time on the opening day of the test in johannesburg. >> ban ki-moon said all sides in the conflict has committed atrocious acts prohibited under international law. badgeky moon says the people are in desperate need of
humanitarian assistance. where at least five people have died of starvation. our diplomatic editor joins us live now from the united nations, in new york, where of course ban ki-moon made that speech. how significant is it that he used the words war crime? >> them, clearly ban ki-moon is the head of the united nations, his words carry real weight. very very careful the language they use, it is nearly five years of the war, i have heard, numerous speeches by the u.n. secretary jeb, and i think this is some of the strongest language we have heard any time in the last five years. they have been talking about ma dire, clearly, and the operation to get aid here for days. and using phrases like may amount to war crimes today ban ki-moon went much further. >> the use of starvation as a
weapon of war is a war crime. war sides including the syrian government which has the primary responsibility. and harbor atrocious prohibited under international humanitarian law. it is worth noting, of course, ban ki-moon saying that he believes it is war crimes which is then the stated position of the united nations does not mean any action is taken. there are only certain ways that war crimes can be proud to the tribunal that is the one that would try them. the criminal court, and the only one that is really applicable in the case of syria. is a referral by the u.n. security council we know throughout five years one thing that is pretty certain, it's been slightly different on some initiatives but only
something like referring to the international criminal court, russia and china would be deeply opposed because the security council on issues like that is deeply divided. >> and there is also this meeting on the twenty-fifth of january, the have syrian geneva talks. now we know it will be complicated at the best of times, if nothing else, because of saudi and iran not getting on, but how difficult do you think will it be to come to any kind of solution, and try to come to some resolution when it comes to this war crime? >> they are still trying to make that happen, those peace talks, in fact, ban ki-moon has been speaking to his special envoy, the man who must convene these talks has been in the region, he has been consulting with the
country's that are the five polar members of the u.n. security council, and for the moment, that date is still on. now, what is interesting is how what is going on regarding these i asked him that question, and whether these areas are so difficult to get in aid, perhaps could be the first item on the agenda, when you get the sides around the table, if that happens on the twenty-fifth, and he said yes, it would be discussed in parallel with the political situation. and said perhaps a break through on some of these could be what he described as confident building measures, of course the main talks are about the future governance of syria, a very tricky issue, when you get to that thorny issue, which has been the sticking point in the past. >> our diplomatic editor,
james, thank you. for more on this story, let's go to lebanon and speak to us from beirut, caroline marrone, caroline, obviously being based there you go to the refuge camps where literally thousands or millions of refuges from syria. when it comes to the use of starvation, certainly a weapon to intimidate, how damaging do you think it is? how many stories do you hear that mention the use of starvation? >> unfortunately, we have heard far too many. one is too many, but we have heard many stories. multiple families we have spoken to have just escaped from different areas being held under siege, and have very traumatic stories. for example a young boy and girl, a brother and sister, they were talking about how there was such little food they hadn't been able to eat for weeks. but also they would go to school, but there is no point
in it because none of the kids could even concentrate because they were so hungry, and some of them were sick at school as well. the boy that was talking about this, he was 13, and his younger sister was ten, she was talking about the lack of food, and when we ask her about what it was like, she froze. she was clearly in shock and traumatized by what is happening and probably psychologic cliff scarred as well. we are talking about 400,000 people who are under siege across syria right now. a far bigger disturbing story then just the examples we are hearing. >> caroline, thank you. even as supplies make they way, we heard of the death of a three-month-old baby in a town nearby, four u.n. vehicles have entered ma die yeah and are checking on 400
people in hospital. >> bun of the many areas under siege in syria. may share the story of what life has become there, and how they escaped. >> our heart is telling us we will get killed. i ate liking a starving person. >> zuma is under siege by government forces and is frequently the target of air strikes. the little that does get in is controlled by those controlling the area that charge money for it.
if you have money, come and get it. if you don't, die from hunger. this is what happened to us. no one has mercy on anyone. >> madaya is on the outsecurities of damascus. people there are receiving aid this month. because government forces and their allies have blocked off that area too. the u.n. aid deal is helping to bring many trucks of aid to the more than 40,000 people there. as well as to the villages in idlib under siege by rebel forces. brother and sister have been smuggled out and into lebanon, but their father was taken from the car by syrian authorities. >> madaya is under siege. we will go for three days without food, and then we would go and get a grasp. >> we would go around to school in madaya. but it wasn't really a school. we wouldn't write or read.
all the kids would go starving been their head spinning, throwing up. no one able to write or read. no one comprehending anything. >> as well as 170 people held in government surrounding areas there are 200,000 people under siege by isil. those who escaped from syria know just how bad it can get when people don't get supplies of food and medicine. >> our heart is still there. there are kids still under siege and hungry. we know people that sold their homes to just eat. living in the streets in return for food. >> at the moment, very few syrians are able to travel to this side of the border. the es that have been able to have escaped from desperate situations. there is still more than 400,000 syrians living in areas held under siege by all sides in the war. >> caroline malone, al jazeera, on the syria lebanon border. >> isil says it was behind the series of coordinated attacks on the indonesia capitol.
seven people were killed including five of the suspects. they struck at the heart of the city where six explosions rocked a busy district. now it's not the first time that indonesian has come under attack. in october of that year, bombing on the resort island ofballly killed 202 people, more than half of them foreign tourists. almost two years late ear car bomb was set off outside the australian embassy killing nine people. in 2005, ballly was wasn't against targeted who kills 20 people in a series of bombings. seven people dies again, most of them foreigners. the blast tore through the area, at least six separate explosions and then gunfire.
a multipronged attack close so the popular shopping mall for about ten minutes there was mass killing. >> they have released these pictures of a suspect carrying a gun. one bomb is known to have gone off. and the police post was destroyed in one of the blasts. indonesia's president cut short a visit to oversee operations. >> we cannot be afraid. >> isil has now claimed responsibility for this attack, police chief that according to him there's a competition going on, among isil, took control in southeast asia, and that's why this attack has happened today. >> the attacks were concentrated around the street.
a busy thorough fair. which is close to the u.n. offices and the presidential palace. the traffic and people which normally clog these streets are gone. replaced with security, al jazeera. wayne, what more details if any have the police released about the attackers. >> well, about the attackers themselves who carried out the incidents on thursday morning in the heart all five of those were killed. what they have said, is that they believe this was coordinated by an indo niche sean national. they have named him a a manage who left about a year ago, to go to syria to fight. and with isil, and indeed he is believed to still be in
racca. in syria, and from there they believe that he coordinated the attack that we saw on thursday morning. obviously, he has had quite a bit of support on the ground here, other than perhaps those five that were killed in the attack. so no doubt we will see some more raids perhaps over the next few days by counter terrorism police in indonesia as they try to round up. have a crack down as we have seen over the past few months on suspected terror networks around the country. >> quite interesting is that actually indonesian has been on high alert. christmas and the new year period, they have had some other countries some internal intelligence fearing that some attack was going to happen, and it didn't happen over that period, it happened now a lot of soul searching from the intelligence, from the authorities as to how this happened now?
you are right, they did receive intelligence reports prior to the new year, prior to the christmas, the holiday period that there could be attacks over the period. and they arrested several people, with groups that support publicly declared their support for isil, and they were expecting there to be some sort of incident over that period. we haven't heard from the police as to why perhaps there may have been a delay as these attackers are connected to those terror groups. but you have to say as far as intelligence goes the indonesia police and other security forces have done a good job at rounding up some of these terror cells p p they have arrested hundreds of people, certainly in the last six years since we saw those twin attacks on the american hotels here in yeah cat that. they also killed more as well in that process.
so it's been sometime, but there's always a worry since the emergence of isil, and since we learned that perhaps hundreds of indo nearby seans have gone off to join isil. that perhaps it would only be a matter of time before those people came back, and at least attempted to stage an attack. >> wayne with the latest, thank you. and for more on this story, we are joined in the studio by the deputy head of asia analysis. here on al jazeera, and it is interesting just before we were reading a list of the attacks that indonesian suffered. bali, and then jakatar, of course, those days there was no isil, now there is, do you think this is a new development that we are seeing a lot of these groups swearing allegiance for isil? >> yes, what we have seen in the past year or so, has been a number of militant groups.
the most active for the team, or the eastern indo nearby sean, and a number of leading mill at that particular times pledging allegiance. before today, we haven't seen isis reciprocated their support for these militant groups. and it is interesting today, earlier, there was a statement put out by isis, in one of the -- in one of the news agency links to isis, taking responsibility for this. so this is an increase of the kind of risk that we have seen no incident that isil has provided material support to the domestic militant groups. >> that's interesting, because this wasn't a particularly fist skated attack.
do you note any kind of change of tactic, now that these groups are aligned with isil? >> in terms of technical capacity, as you mentioned, it is similar to the kind of attacks we have seen since 2009. in the sense there are small arm attacks directing at police and other security personnel. what is strange is that there is a return to the kind of attacks we saw pre2009, directed against commercial premises. and particularly i think we are seeing attacks against international renowned brands that would give militant groups perhaps a feeling that isil, great international exposure. so that would be a new development. return to the kind of attacks we have seen. >> when it comes to the specific aims what difference are we likely to see between groups that are allying
themselves to isil now as before isil? from 2002, to 2004? >> well, it is now -- if isil gets it's way -- i think it is important to note, that southeast asia is probably the only major region in the world with a significant muslim population. >> these are the most popular muslim country many the world. >> yes. >> where isil has not been active or set up a relier, it stills han't. the fact that they are claiming responsibility for them for the attacks earlier today, shows sort of a friend towards that goal. and we heard a few weeks ago, the attorney general talking about isil's desire to set up a distant state, in indonesian and perhaps other parts of out southeast asia? >> do you think this is a turning point? >> it is an important turning . >> deputy head of asia
analysis, thank you. >> still a lot more to come here on the al jazeera news hour, including as the world health organization declares the end of the ebola outbreak, we meet the men whose lives were destroyed by the epidemic. driving ahead in the opinion polls a woman hoping to betaiwan's first foe meat. and in sport, real madrid and in big trouble over the illegal transfer of underage players. first, the world governing body must have been aware of drugs cheating in russia, but did nothing to stop it. that's according to the second part of an independent report commissioned by the world anti-doping agency. within the sport developing
body, although the head of the commission has backed sebastian. >> as far as the -- the ability of the code to remain at the head it is a fabulous opportunity for the i.a.a.f. to seize this opportunity and under strong leadership to move forward out of this. there's an enormous amount of reputational recovery that has to occur here. and i can't -- i can't think of anyone better than lord code to lead that. >> lee wellings is keeping a close eye on events in munich, let's speak to him now. this is the second part of this independent report, the first part was particularly train to russia, how bad was it this time? >> yet the levels of
corruption, the collusion mainly between the russian authorities and we are talking head coaches whether we are talking about international associations even the accusations that go up against president putin, with the international athletic federation, that ease are the people that are meant to protect the sport, but it centers on the president of 16 years. his reign seemingly completely corrupt. he has now left the and he is co lewding with the russians to cover up the doping. particularly for a major championship coming up like the word athletics champion. so it is a sorry state of affairs for athletics fans who want to watch and trust, with russia, there is a bit of light, because they were saying as well as other people the international olympic committee as well they want russia to find a way back in. >> the president sebastian,
have we heard from him in the past few hours. i think he was back on some kind of form, because he too was backed who said i put together this report, it doesn't make them look good, because he was vice president, and the corruption was happening all around him, why didn't he see it. but he has always been very bull story the point of stubborn, about the fact that yes this happens, he wasn't the only one that failed but he is the man to lead them forward. he won't outright accept that he did wrong, and should have seen what was going on, but he was sleeping on the job, he won't admit that, what he does i think realizes is that
speaking of the public, and the actual athletes because real medals are effected in this scandal, so real people, and everyone who cheered them on, and then i guess may have been deceived really doesn't rely on the deception, and it is a breach of trust. >> that's what is happening about this. they watch the sport whenever it is on, but there's also so many millions around the world, who will watch an olympics and they need to trust what they see. they need to be able to cheer for people from their own country. people can finished fourth because gold, silver, and prones have been treated it just isn't good enough. that's why some people will say that this is worst than the fifa scandal that's bad news, that this effected medals and effected what we are seeing in the sporting arena. >> six people have been
killed in the a bomb blast, kurdish rebels are accused with a truck bomb that brought down a nearby building housing police families. andrew simmons has the story. >> it was an attack on security forces. here civilians are rescued from what remains of their homes. one adult and two children were killed rescue workers had searched looking for survivors, those that escaped serious injuries were in shock. this woman overcome after being guided to safety. daylight shows how devastated the damage has been. this is what remains of the complex tarted by explosives. one officer was killed the wife another another in h the
residential part of the building died along with her five-month-old baby. the authorities blame the kurdistan workers party, the p.k.k., the turkish government two year cease fire that the group fell apart last july. now strict curfews are in place in selected districts of towns and cities across the southeast of turkey. >>ish strongly condemn the attack in our town last night. 39 citizens were wounded including six police officers. the prime minister says the commitment to what he called counter terrorism remains steadfast. >> this latest conflict in which 30,000 people have die misdemeanor the past three decades showed what turkey is still up against. and it comes less than 48 hours after the isil attack right after the heart of the old city. in turkey right now, no one really feels easy.
andrew simmons, al jazeera, in istanbul. >> still ahead on the al jazeera news hour, marching in hope, the parents and supporters of more than 200 school girls kidnapped by boko haram in nigeria continue their campaign to find them. the british actor allen griffman who starred in the harry potter filmed has died of cancer, and in sport, despite another stark performance, the golden state warriors lose their third game of the nba season.
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during the blast, and police are hunting for others who were involved. the former head of world athletics stanes accused of organizing and enabling conspiracy and corruption within the sports governing body the i.a.a.f. that's according to the second part of an independent report, commission bed i the world anti-doping agency. it claims the lives of more than 11,000 people, but now the worldealth organization has formally declared the end of the ebola outbreak in one of the country's worst hit. that means that the west african epidemic is officially over. many people though are still living in the shadowing of the virus, mohammad reports. >> the county, what is left of it, with great reluctance of the height of the outbreak, as well as piling up in the streets.
frankly a group of other young men did what few have done before. they set fire to the dead. for four months they burned close to 2,000 bodies. >> we just have to live with it. >> many liberians continue to blame other ebola banners as they are known for cremating the dead. experts recommended cremation to stop the spread of ebola. in these nations they believe the dead will come back to haunt the living if they are not well buried. >> that is not what the young
men expected they thought they would be hailed as heros and receive apologies. they are still waiting. >> the banishment back in what is already a terrible time for them. a year of the cremations was stopped, their lives remain destroyed. take time is tense, drinking alcohol and taking drugs. they say to get through the task. >> i did it for my country. i did that for my country. if -- the men are now forced to live together, sharing the same room in a house. the place they hated so much has become a home of sorts. nowhere else will accept them.
al jazeera. >> on saturday, taiwan will go to the polls to elect a new legislature and president. a history call impact on the young nation. >> it is only 20 years since taiwan became a democracy. now the political landscape could be about to change again. if opinion polls are correct, then they are about to become the first woman president in an ethnic chinese society. politics in this country has been dominated by men for so long, what difference will it make if you become president? >> well, at this -- if we prove that this is a place where we stress, and then we achieve gender equality. >> she leads the opposition pro independent democratic progressive party. trailing behind her, is eric
whichro of the tea party that has dominated politics here. a symbol of that improving relationship, the her toric hand shake last november between the outgoing president, and china's president china stimregards taiwan as a break away province, the chances of that happening any time soon, remain remote, especially if he becomes the next president. >> a victory for both the parliamentary and presidential elections would be a set back, by she insists she wants to maintain a stable relationship. >> how would you do with the president? >> well, it's a matter of communication. communication, communication. >> some kind of a stay she now appears to been moderating her anti-beijing stance. >> maybe she has come to realization that in order so win, you have to be more
pragmatic, and also be low key, in terms of particularly those sensitive issues. >> like independence. >> but for many, the real issue in this election is the splattering economy, growth of just 1%, wages stagnated. >> i think the economy is a priority for the elections. so i don't care who will be elected. >> i hope the new president can promote the economy. >> this could still be a close election, with one been poll suggesting up to 25% of voters remain undecided. adrian brown, al jazeera, taiwan. >> for more on this let's go live to andrea, who is a senior fellow for the the china institute.
the ones that have answers it is remarkable the support they have, the second many the running is it 16% so what is the secret of her apparent popularity? >> we have learned the lesson of her first run at the presidency, in 2012. and i think the key to the success is when she traveled to the u.s., and subsequently to japan she actually proved that she could get the support of both washington and tokyo. and she actually voting for politician. >> all the though of course we heard in that report that for a lot of the voters the main issue, like anyone in the world really is the economy stagnating and wages,
fewer jobs and it is interesting taiwan was an economic miracle when you think about it. especially enwith it comes to technology, so what could she or whoever the next president is do to try to resuscitate the economy? >> it is a very good question, and indeed, it is really all about the economy this time. the incumbent president, really thought he could reignite the economy by forging these very close ties with mainland china. but as you can see, from the societal resistence to the service trade packet in 2014, a lot of taiwanese people didn't buy it. they couldn't feel the positive effects of that ever growing economic integration into mainland china's market. so what we can actually expect to see in the first couple of years of the
possible thai administration, is she will be hedging power. she is going to clearly divest more from mainland china to southeast asia, she is going to strengthen the relationship with japan, and with the u.s. and bear in mind, the u.s. really is a very key training partner the 12 most important trading from the u.s. perspective taiwanese, they are 12 most important trading partner and therefore, they are still quite a lot of leeway if you think about tip for example. >> speaking to us from the university of nottingham, thank you for your views. is parents and supporters of more than 200 school girls have been marching in the capitol. the girls have been missing for nearly two years now. the nigerian government has ordered a new investigation, it's been credit sized for failing to find them.
her caughtser more than 100 school girls kidnapped nearly two years ago. she and the others are still missing. they are demanding more information about what the government is doing to find them. for how long have they been working on this? to fear for your child. >> there have been many felon strayses like this, calling for the government to do more. many thought the new government which came to power last may, would find the girls.
during the campaign, they promised to make their rescue if elected but that has not happened. >> many of these family members and supporters are angry, they think the president recently admitted that the government has no firm intelligence or information on where the school girls are. tom government officials and military personnel addressed the family, they say they are still looking for the girls and have rescued over 3,000 people in the last few months. campaigners say not enough is being done by the administration. >> if i have to use one word, i would use the word disappointed. in the sense that we expect much more from this particular administration. the rescue of the girls, while efforts are on going, can we ensure that the
communication and feedback between the government and the people who are the victims of this issue. the parents and the community communication has been nothing. >> the girls have not been seen or heard since they appeared in this video in 2014. many of the families are saying they are trying not to lose hope, but with every day that passes mothers become more worried that their girls will never be found. refugees are waiting to see if they will be evented from their tents in a makeshift camp. aid workers say the french authorities preparing to dismantle a third of the camps. reports now from the camp a
sense of urgency has spread. they are helping refugees to move their homes. they have heard local authorities want to clear away the tents. and want to reclaim the lan used it's all very up in the air, we want to move as fast as we can so we aren't wasting time. >> these are among those effected. they took down their home, and now they are in the process of transferring their stuff. a few days ago they told me they must move your house, because three days later, and you must moving your house.
and we say okay, there is no choice for me. >> many are forced and move into new accommodations. but some are afraid they think it looks like a detention center. we are given a guided tour. 125 containers with heating and electricity, designed to provide shelter for about 1500 people. the center opened on monday, and the first people have started moving in including several families. the containers are still being fitted out, and they hope many people will choose to move in as the word spreads. there's a separate area for women, children, and families. but many refugees are not convinced each person needs to register a palm print in order to get an access code. they fear which can be youd
to com or even deport them. so despite the rain and freezing mud, many prefer to stay in the shacks free for the chance to make their way to the united kingdom. >> coming up, roll up, how three lucky wins have scoops millions of dollars each. and in sport, how this former international has landed himself in trouble.
>> the findings were revealed in the second part of the commission. it claimed that the i.a.a.f. council could not have been unaware of the doping and athletics, they also said corruption was embedded in the organization. >> acknowledge. if you can't acknowledge it you will never get past it. we get documents dicing and
slicing just a few rogue individuals that were doing this. it wasn't the i.a.a.f. which is consisted of nothing but loyal servants this started with the president. >> a sports writer of the huffington post, and joins us now. is this as dams a what -- how deep rooted the corruption was. when you see how high up this went, it starts to add more. is this something taken seriously, or is this simply
a facade for the public. >> i think it is hard to know about him, pause obviously if the report is correct, he should have known, he should have had knowledge, they came to that conclusion. but at the same time this seems to go a lot deeper so simply removing him won't be enough, they should go on a full scale revaluation of waythey are doing. >> how badly do you have the scandal will cast a shadow over the olympics? >> there was already going to be questions about it, and the suspension of russia right now, again, i think fans of the olympics and other sports given what we have known from other organizations that al
jazeera is reported and others, need to step back and look at this, and wonder if these organizations are addressing this in the right way. fen, if there are countries that are left out, and big questions around track and field, then you almost wonder if you can't help but cast a shadow over the olympics. there's been reports other countries were on pins and needles waiting for this, it is hard to imagine that it is just russia. >> okay, we will live it there for now. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> then took two, including
the prize scalp of a former captain, and also producing the host to 185 for five at one stage, although they lost a couple more, south africa avoidedded total collapse, finishes on 267 for seven at the close. former south african -- he is accused with fixing games and a domestic 2020 competition. he didn't play in the tournament. responds to the challenges bodey plays two o.d.i.s and 20 for his country. world football governing body
and athletic madrid. it means that both clubs are banned from taking part in the next two transfer windows. the new coach and athletic boss won't be able to sign any new players until july 2017. currently third and first in the league respectively are accused of breeching the rules over the transfer of under 18 players both have the right to appeal. that's despite their reigning mvp. scoring 38 points. for the warriors as they loose 112 to 110. that's all your sport for
now, that's back to barbara in london. >> the british actor has died of cancer at the age of 69, he was best known for playing snape in all eight films he shows his more sensitive side in truly, madly, deeply, and of course love actually. he was nominated for four winning his role in robin hood prescription of thieves in 1992. >> for the contenders for this year's oscars has been announced you will see some names that you recognize. they have been faking a look. >> we are well into award season, now we know who is up for what. uh no there are loads of categories 24 to be exact. these are the ones that will get the most attention. and of course, best film or best picture. so first of all, let's take a
look at best director. will it be two years running for him, george miller, fury road, for spotlight, and many for this, this is rue. >> for five years you made life in that small room, that prison, as nurturing and normal as you could. >> you are five. >> you are so old now. >> do you know what we are going to do today? >> what. >> we are going to bake a birthday cake. >> and then there is best actor up for his portrayal of the late apple founder. for his role and again there's the marshals matt david, he survived being stranded on mars. getting an oscar. two very strong -- he is seen last year's golden boy.
>> this is not my body, i have to let it go. >> so did best actress, brie larsen, jennifer lawrence back at the oscars once again. they are there for her role in brooklyn. not just up this year, now an oscar as well. >> . >> what a strange girl you are. >> why? >> and then there is best
film, this is the one. some familiar names we have seen in other categories but there are two that are getting critics extra excited. this is the one to watch. >> and so the count down is underway, the nominees are now known, and there are just six weeks to wait. and a lot of predictionses and a lot of excitement still to come. >> look at some amazing films. the power ball jackpot has been won by three ticket holders. each of the winning tickets is worth get this, $528 million.
that's if the winners decide to have it paid out in annual installments al ternively they can have a lump sum payment of $327 million. the tickets were purchased in tennessee, california, and florida, and the winners are yet to be announced. pretty amazing. much more on that, and everything else that we have been covering on our website. you can see the top story there, isil claiming responsibility for those attacks as far as we know, seven people are dead, five attackers and two passers by. in the capitol, will be talking about that in more depth, in just a few minutes lauren taylor is going to take over for me, that's it for me and the rest of the news hour team, we will see you soon, thank you for watching, bye bye.
let me be clear. the use of starvation as a weapon of war is a war crime. >> u.n. chief ban ki-moon blasts all sides of the syrian conflict as a second convoy reaches the besieged town of madia. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, isil claims responsibility for coordinated attacks in central jakarta. seven are dead, and five are attackers. a baby and child among the dead after a police station was bombed in southeast
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i'm kasia madera in london. the headlines: it looks like a fourth term in office for angela merkel, but her party is punished by german voters. translation: let's not heat about the bush. of course we'd hoped for a better result. but let's not forget, we've just had a very challenging four years. for the first time, the right—wing nationalist afd wins seats in parliament. it becomes germany's third party. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: defying donald trump, american football players kneel in protest against racism and police violence. and elmo takes a vacation from sesame street tojoin me right here in the studio. good morning.
it is 1:00am in london, 8:00am in singapore, and 2:00am in berlin, where the german election has redrawn the country's political landscape, and the effects are likely to be felt right around the world. chancellor angela merkel will serve a fourth term in office. her christian democrats are the biggest party. but her authority has been weakened, and the right—wing afd, strongly anti—immigrant, have won seats for the first time. there were some elements of this election result that were widely predicted. angela merkel continuing as chancellor, the social democrats getting a tough time at the ballot box, and the alternative for germany, the right—wing nationalists, getting a place in the bundestag. the bit that people didn't pick was that angela merkel and her cdu party would get such a difficult time from voters, a significant drop
from the last election. let's have a look at the latest projections that we've got, kasia. these are not official results, but they are projections, and we expect them to be very close to eventual outcome. the cdu/csu projected 33, that's down from 41 at the last election. the spd down to 21%, its worst performance in an election. and those four smaller parties have all outperformed four years ago, so they will be pleased with that. let's translate that into projections for the bundestag itself, and by far the biggest story here is that figure of 94 at the bottom. the alternative for germany had no representation in the bundestag before this election. now, they will have 94 members of parliament. let's see the latest report from the bbc‘s berlin correspondent jenny hill. it has been a frustrating night for angela merkel. a brave face, though, for the cameras, and for
the party faithful. mrs merkel has won the election for them, but it is not the victory that they had hoped for. support for her conservatives is lower than it has ever been under her leadership — a verdict perhaps on her decision to open germany's doors to a million refugees. translation: let's not beat about the bush. of course we'd hoped for a better result. but let's not forget we've just had a very challenging four years. that's why i'm happy to say we achieved the strategic goal of ourcampaign. we are the strongest party. mrs merkel casts herself as a symbol of stability — security in a shifting world. for many, a vote for angela merkel is a vote for the status quo. her campaign has focused on her familiarity, her experience,
and yet it seems that alone is no longer enough. because this is today's real success story. anti—islam, anti—immigrant, anti—euro — afd, the far—right, is now part of the establishment in europe. translation: we will hunt them down. we'll hunt mrs merkel down, and we'll take back our country and our people. it is a profound shift in postwar german politics. today, running together in berlin. but, in the heart of this country, there is division, discontent. translation: they are like the nazis under hitler. i was born in ‘39. i'm a war—child. i grew up in the ruins. and now we get this again. they're criminals. translation: it's difficult.
there aren't many alternatives to angela merket. translation: she doesn't do much on her own initiative. she reacts a lot to what others do, and that's a kind of stagnation. angela merkel must now find coalition partners, win back voters, persuade her country, perhaps some in her party, she is the right woman for the job. exhausted, bruised — the end a long campaign. mrs merkel‘s conservatives may be the winners, but it doesn't feel much like victory. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. and, if this election were a political card game, today was the day that the electorate gave the parties their hands. now, though, they have to start playing, they have to start negotiating, because asjenny was saying, a coalition needs to be constructive. the most likely appears to be the greens and the free democrats working with angela merkel
and the cdu, though we will see. and these negotiations are not going to be quick. they may well go into weeks, if not months. a little later on newsday, i'll be speaking to a very well—known commentator about what this reveals about germany and its people. some new breaking just in the last half—hour: the united states has included citizens from north korea and venezuela in a new travel ban. restrictions remain on five of the muslim—majority countries from its original list. sudan has been removed from the list, leaving eight nations with complete or partial blocks on travel to the united states. full travel bans have now been placed on nationals from north korea and chad, while the restrictions for venezuela are limited to officials from a long list of government agencies and their families. other countries included in the ban were iran, libya, syria, somalia, and yemen. in the last few minutes, president
trump has been tweeting. we will expect reaction, of course, and we will bring that to you. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the us treasury secretary says america will do everything it can to avoid nuclear war with north korea. in a television interview, steve mnuchin also talked about economic sanctions, and said president trump had authorised him to cut off financial institutions anywhere in the world that support north korea. i can assure you, the president's number one priority is the safety of the american people and our allies. the president doesn't want to be in a nuclear war, and we will do everything we can to make sure that doesn't occur. 0n the other hand, the president will protect the american people and our allies, and having a country like this have nuclear weapons, testing them, using them, sending rockets over our allies, that's unacceptable behaviour. also making news today: un agencies in bangladesh say there has been
a notable drop over the past two days in the number of rohingya refugees fleeing violence in myanmar. but a spokeswoman for the international 0rganisation for migration told the bbc it was too soon to say that the influx is over. more than 400,000 rohingya have fled to bangladesh since a crackdown by myanmar‘s military. filippo grandi is the unhcr chief, who has been to visit the rohingya refugees. what you sense when you talk to the people that have just arrived is this terrible trauma that they have, that they carry with them from myanmar, from what they have seen, from what they have gone through, killings, intimidation, rape, and loss of everything, often in burnt
villages. and the combination of trauma and deprivation is really overwhelming. the president of the regional government of iraqi kurdistan has vowed to press ahead with monday's referendum on independence, despite increasing international opposition. masoud barzani said it was only through independence that kurds could secure their safety, and promised to seek talks with iraq's government to carry out the result of the vote. and this extraordinary scene from the back of a moving train in perth has stunned australians. a man was filmed clinging on to the windscreen wiper with one hand, while the train moved at 110 km/h. local australian police detained a 23—year—old after the train arrived at the next station. you might think that donald trump has quite enough arguments going on, what with north korea
and other global tensions. now, the us president has become embroiled in a row with leading us sports stars. several have refused to stand during the national anthem, as a protest against racism in america. the president has called them unpatriotic, and wants them fired. jon donnison reports. # 0 say, can you see... you might think only a fool would pick a fight with these guys, but president trump is not shy of punching above his weight. today, though, at wembley, by refusing to stand for the star—spangled banner, dozens of players defied him. it came just days after president trump had this to say. wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, "get that son of a bitch off the field right now. 0ut, he's fired. he's fired!"
but, in today's later games across the us, the defiance spread. taking a knee, as it has become known, has been used mainly by african—american players, in protest at cases of police brutality towards america's black communities. and it is notjust american footballers who are clashing with the president. steph curry is one of the world's best basketball players. as part of the nba championship team, it is tradition that his golden state warriors should visit the white house. i don't want to go, that's really it. the things that he's said, and the things that he hasn't said, in the right times, that we won't stand for it. but the president was not best pleased. 0n social media, he said going to the white house was a great honour, and that steph curry‘s hesitation meant the invitation was withdrawn. today, as american football came to the uk, the controversy
came with it. this morning, president trump was up at dawn to take to twitter, to urge fans not to turn up at matches if the players continued to disrespect the flag and the country. but here at wembley, for today's nfl match, the fans have clearly ignored him. it's not criminal. it's their right, and i think it's symbolic of... it's very similar to what martin luther king did. a peaceful protest of things that are going wrong. once again, donald trump doesn't seem to mind who he upsets. by stirring up controversy on issues such as nationalism, patriotism and race, he is playing to his base. and, from many of them, he still gets a standing ovation. jon donnison, bbc news. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme:
goodness knows we need it. elmo from sesame street drops in to share the laughter with the newsday team. also on the programme: a warning from bali this volcano could be ready to blow for the first time in half a century. ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service
which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. welcome back everyone welcome —— welcome back everyone. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: after the german election, angela merkel is set to serve a fourth term in office but her party has lost support to the right—wing nationalist afd. many american football stars have
again kneeled during their national anthem, protesting against racism in the us. president trump has called them unpatriotic. now, let's take a look at some of the front pages from the international newspapers. the online edition of the south china morning post poses the question "what if the worst comes to the worst with north korea 7 " it says china must be ready for war but should also come up with back up plans to deal with north korea's nuclear arsenal and the influx of refugees. singapore's straits times reports on what it says is the first recruitment video by so—called islamic state featuring a singaporean fighter. it says the security services have been keeping tabs on the man who identifies himself as "abu uqayl from singapore". and finally, you can't miss the giant robot on the front page of the japan times. let's bring this up, now. there it is. the 20 meter statue is a tribute
to the hugely popular gundam japanese science fiction franchise, and was unveiled by the singer tielle on tokyo's waterfront on sunday. fantastic fa ntastic stuff. fantastic stuff. you up—to—date with all the papers. —— you are. more than 35,000 people have fled their homes on the indonesian island of bali amid fears that a volcano could erupt for the first time in more than 50 years. the evacuations come after two days of heightened seismic activity. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. it looks relatively peaceful, but it seems mount agung may be waking up. increased seismic activity has sent tremors through the area, a warning that this will can no may soon erupt for the first time in more than 50 yea rs. translation: this morning, we observed sulphuric smoke spewing from the crater, and we have never
seen this before. this smoke spewed from the crater about 200 metres high. to protect the public, and exclusion zone has been put in place, and thousands are being told to leave their homes. they are given food and shelter. legend has been taken. the food and shelter. legend has been ta ken. the last food and shelter. legend has been taken. the last time it erupted, more than 1000 people were killed. 0thers gather at local temples, hoping for divine intervention. see this village, said this man. i hope god will protect and say this village from the gokhan inler. 0fficials village from the gokhan inler. officials have urged people to remain calm. —— from the volcano. but there is no telling if and when the eruption will come. tim allman, bbc news. let's return to the german elections, that will redraw the political landscape now that a far right, anti—immigrant party has won seats in the bundestag for the first time. ros is in berlin gauging reaction. first of all, what are the core
reasons that have driven this rise in right—wing nationalism? reasons that have driven this rise in right-wing nationalism? the first reason is the refugee wave that started in 2015 and continued in 2016, and brought about almost1 million refugees into germany. especially from muslim countries. and i think the second reason is an anti—muslim sentiment that is very strong. the feeling that the composure of germany will change and the population will change. there is a big fear of this change in certain parts of the population. how relevant do you think is germany's history is to this result, particularly the fact that it was once divided into two countries? well, ithink, you know, the history of the second world war and the old regime,
it still plays a role. but the separation of germany into east and west germany, the communist government plays a major role. i think the afd, they have mainly gained in the east. the federal state has gained more than 30%. i think that in east germany, you don't have many foreigners or germans with foreign origin living and you don't see many refugees. there are thousands of stray dogs in pakistan — many view them as a public health risk, whilst others hold cultural beliefs about all dogs being unclean. but fishermen working off the coast of the country's biggest city karachi have adopted a group of stray dogs living on an uninhabited island where there's barely any water or food. for the first time sesame street's elmo is in singapore as part of a campaign to spread kindness. it's called share the laughter
and there was plenty of that when elmojoined me here in the studio hi, elmo! oh my gosh! this is a moment, elmo, that i have been waiting for since i was a kid! wow, really? well, elmo is really happy to be here with mr rico. how are you, and what brings you here to asia? i am here in asia to spread kindness! because it is very important! you know, that is what we need in the world today, kindness. we need love, we need laughter, happiness. look at the news we delivered today, there is not a lot of it. well, elmo is here to tell everybody that it is very important to be kind to one another. absolutely, and of course there has to be peace in the world. tell me, elmo — i mean, you are just three years old. can i touch you again?
it is really you! it is really you. do you discuss the news with your parents? well, you know, sometimes, sometimes elmo watches the news with elmo's mummy and daddy. yeah? sometimes i am sure it gets too serious and not funny, and no laughter and kindness happening in the news today? yes. elmo doesn't really understand what! what about your friends? some of my favourite characters on sesame street, like what i have on this coffee mug, 0scar the grouch. here is a very good friend, but he's very grouchy. we also tried to bring in big bird and snuffalupagus in, but they wouldn't fit in. too big — they are waiting outside right now. what about your friends, big bird, mr snuffalupagus and the count?
we like to have fun on sesame street, and learn and play. yeah, you know, cookie monster is in the movie business now! he's in the movie businesss, and you are as well! you have such a big community in sesame street, who has visited you in sesame street over the past two years? elmo has met some really cool people. we talk to the first lady, mrs michelle 0bama. she was really wonderful. we had emily blunt and michael buble. .. can you add me to the list of celebrities who will eventually visit to sesame street? look at me, elmo, i am wearing a tie dedicated to you. it is red. it is red, and even my socks are red. is it difficult being red?
no. elmo's proud of being red! you love being red? yeah, baby! you are in the movie business, but i know you love to sing. could you do a song for our a50 million viewers right now? yes, i am going to do a special version of my elmo song. la la la la, la la la la, rico's song! that's rico's song! wonderful! that is amazing. we have about 45 seconds left before we end this exclusive interview with my furry friend, so you would probably like to greet our millions of fans around the world, and tell them about happiness and laughter in this world? for sure!
elmo want everybody to spread love, and be sure to use the hash tag, #sharethelaughter and tell elmo online! hi there. most of us will have enjoyed some fairly warm weather for late september over the weekend. the highest temperatures, in a few spots, up to 23 degrees celsius in the warm spots, about five degrees higher than it is at this stage of september. we have also had a weather front with us, for some that has brought outbreaks of rain. the rain has been getting a little bit more widespread. this weather front has wiggles of cloud all over it, parcels of rain working along the front. certainly not an even spread, some getting more than others. some dampness around to start today for much of scotland, england and wales, it will be a mild start. through monday, this weather front finding it difficult to move east because of this locking area of high pressure a cross scandinavia and europe. the weather front is weak and going nowhere fast. for the far west of wales
and parts of south—west england, some brighter spells worsening. many areas, rather cloudy to start the day. mild with the risk of some rain. northern ireland is different. a mix of sun and dense patches of fog. it could cause problems on the road. scotland damped to start the day. through the west, the weather front staying in the same area. rain fizzling out as it continues to weaken through the rest of the day. by the afternoon, most of us will have dry weather, perhaps brightening up across east anglia and south—east england. the best of the sunshine further west, especially in northern ireland after we get rid of the fog. here is the chart for tuesday. the front is still with us across england and wales. rarely any rain left on it at all. today, cloud thinning and breaking up. increasing amounts of sunshine coming through. in the sunshine, pretty warm for this time of year. highs 16—21 for most of us. some changes towards the middle part of the week. this weather front moves in from the west and will bring some heavy and persistent rain across ireland and northern ireland. could get around 30—a0 millimetres of rain. perhaps even more over the hills. coupled with that, some gale force gusts extending through irish sea coast.
to the east, bright, dry and relatively warm. temperatures peaking into the low 20s. for this week, generally more unsettled with more rain at times. quite windy, and those temperatures coming back down to normal. that's your weather. i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story: exit polls suggest chancellor angela merkel has been re—elected for a fourth term, and that her cdu party has won most votes in germany's federal election, but with a sharp fall in support. the alternative for germany party has made big gains, entering parliament for the first time. dozens of american football players have protested against racism during the playing of the us national anthem before games, as the row between sportsmen and president trump escalates. and we have had a special visitor into the newsday studio. elmo from sesame street joined rico in the studio. it is part of a global campaign to spread kindness. it is called share the laughter.
that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: a decision by the labour party leadership not to have any separate motions debated on the party's position on the european union's single market has prompted anger among some of its members.
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last point? >> well, that video was everything, between citizens, and without the first amendment, frankly, and the "chicago tribune" pushing to get that video, we'd never know. so look for these kind of developments in any kind of excessive force claims, particularly this one in chicago. >> yeah, so horribly disturbing! richard, thanks so much for helping to recall your commitment. the two of you that have been with us. and of those 15 years, come january, well, it will be a little over 15 years, i will have been with you all as our little trio here for 15 years. >> you're the captain. >> i don't know about the captain. i am following y'all's lead. we really appreciate your commitment. avery, richard, thank you so much. >> thank you, fred. >> we have so much more straight ahead in the newsroom and it all starts right now. thanks so much for joining
me. i'm fredricka whitfield. new developments in that shooting in colorado springs, colorado, where a gunman killed three people and wounded nine others at a local planned parenthood clinic. 57-year-old robert lewis dear fist opened fire in the parking lot wearing a trench coat and carrying an assault rifle. he caused a neighboring shopping center and hospital to go on lockdown for six hours. he surrendered to police and is now in custody. but not before barricading himself inside an office. listen to some of this gripping police scanner dispatch as officers attempt to extract the gunman without injuring any hostages. >> there are three people hiding in the bathroom, where they think they hear the suspect. they say somebody's knocking. >> is anybody in the safe room? >> we are in contact with one of the party, one of three hiding inside planned parenthood. >> they're going to hide in the back closet until -- >> we have people hunkered down in the northwest corner of the
building. >> confirm, we have people still insid inside. >> trying to find how many doors there. we haven't checked yet. >> there's at least one, maybe two. one was shot twice in the clhes. >> i need the bear over here on street, asap. >> joining me right now, cnn's dan simon, who is live for us in colorado springs. so how did the clinic's patients and staffers stay safe like that during this very horrifying ordeal? >> hello, fredricka, we're continuing to hear some of the firsthand accounts of those who are inside the building. those who saw the building and darted into some of the offices and back rooms and ultimately waited for s.w.a.t. team officers to rescue them. one such person was katanya crayon, she's 22 years old, i spoke to her a short time ago. she was at the planned parenthood clinic to get an ultrasound. she was there with her boyfriend, they had the ultrasound and they were preparing to leave and then she
heard the gunshot and saw the gunman outside and she ran into one of those back rooms and hid for several hours. this is how she described the situation. do you immediately recognize those as gunshots? >> no, i didn't. it took someone to tell me to get down, that there's a gunshot, even then, i couldn't register, because it felt so surreal. you could clearly tell it was in the building. it was near -- it was close. one of the ladies besides me started screaming, i had to tell her, remain calm, everything's fine, because the gunshots were there, as clear as day, we could hear it. we had a gun bullet go through our wall, it came through one and went through the other, and you could see the gun powder and smell it. and it was just frightening at that point. we all just wanted to get out. and that tanya has been re-living the trauma ever since. and adding to all the grief, she
still hasn't heard from her boyfriend. somehow they got separated during this ordeal. she has called police, but they haven't been particularly helpful. and at this point, they are not releasing the names of the two people who were killed. they have released, of course, the name of that police officer, but those two civilians who also lost their lives, those names have yet to be released. fredricka? >> all right. still all very unsettling, for so many there. thank you so much. dan simon. so to talk more about this with cnn law enforcement analyst, jonathan gilliam and art ratteric. you've actually done some security assessments at the past at other planned parenthood locations after they received threats. so do you think the staff is, in general, somewhat trained for these kind of scenarios? is there, you know, some -- there are drills that they go through to know what to do, how to help save lives. >> i mean, the mere fact that they had a safe room at that facility just goes to show you that they did have some pre-planning involved.
since 1994, when president clinton signed the face act, kiss freedom of access to clinic entrances act, there have been several assessments done at all these planned parenthood facilities around the country and usually the u.s. marshals would go out and handle these assessments and make recommendations to the clinics and if anything did happen at these particular clinics. and it goes towards arson bombings and threats towards these threats. >> so jonathan, a situation like this, law enforcement would know, would they not, that there is a safe room. that might impact the way in which they enter this building. is that the case? how they would know how to delicately extract these hostages, at the same time pursue this gunman, and then knowing that there may be this safe space?
>> well, fred, the possibility is that the law enforcement officers knew, but i've done threat assessments all over this country for the department of homeland security, as a part of an assault team that went all over the country making suggestions, and it's really up to the company to take those suggestions, because it's a private entity. and then communicate that to law enforcement. but the other breakdown i see a lot of the times is, planned parenthood, there's no secret that there's people that absolutely hate planned parenthood, so it's a target. so law enforcement should be reaching out, doing walk-throughs, and knowing that particular property. and let me just give you one other thing for everybody out here, fred. you had a guy on a minute ago earlier that was talking about how he was sitting in the car, the guy was shooting at him and he backed up. people in this country have to start realizing, it's 17 degrees outside there last night. they sheltered in place. that was a good -- that was
good, because if they left, they could literally freeze to death. when this individual saw this guy and they made contact and he had ten seconds, sometimes you got to think, is going forward better than going backwards? because he ended up getting shot. if he had gone forward and ran over the guy, maybe not. while i'm pointing that out is, we have to start realizing that these are real possibilities in this country. >> yeah, it was extraordinary to hear his kind of process of thinking how for a second he thought, i'm not going to do anything, then he thought, no, i have to do something. >> that is a reaction versus an action. we have to be ready for action when that time comes. >> that was an extraordinary moment that he was detailing for everybody. so art, also, it appeared an invaluable tool were these closed-circuit cameras that were there at that clinic. how instrumental was it for law enforcement to carry out, you know, the duties that they did there, and be able to save lives? >> well, the video camera, the video feed was key.
obviously, when you've got an individual like this who's not only sniping at people from a distance, but also shooting inside the clinic, to know where he is at any given moment is the key part of this. because sometimes you can get a shot externally from outside the building, internally to take the individual out, and i think that's exactly what they were looking at. >> art roderick, jonathan gilliam, thank you both to you gentleman, appreciate pinpoint and of course we want to take time out to remember the victims of that clinic shooting. two civilians and one police officer with the university of colorado and colorado springs were killed. and wihile we try to identify te civilians, we know a bit more about the 44-year-old officer. garrett swasey was a husband, a father of two, and was once a champion ice skater. he was also a friend to scott dantenville, who i spoke to last hour. >> he might not be in alignment with the abortion industry, but he'd be willing to go in and lay
down his life for those people. and that's just a testimony to me of the kind of man that he is. not just courageous, but christ-like, because that's what christ has done for us. and so that is the man, and that's the impact. and i think it's going to have a real positive impact on our community of bringing us together. garrett wasn't a guy that boasted in himself. he was talented. i always thought that garrett was like a utility fielder on a baseball team. he could do all kinds of things. and he was good at them, he was bright, intelligent. last week, we played together, music together on a worship team, and i just got -- he got a kick out of when we had finished, we had gone through a song before the congregation and i had played the wrong chords through the whole song. and he just followed me in that. and afterwards, he said, bro, we just took a huge train wreck here, but just laughing. and i will miss garrett's affectionate laugh. >> officer garrett swasey grew up in melrose, massachusetts,
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republican presidential candidate ben carson says the united states needs to do more to help to solve the refugee crisis. carson is in northern jordan visiting refugee camps. he released a statement moments
ago saying the united states must do more, bringing 25,000 refugees to the united states does nothing to solve the crisis. all right. let's talk a little bit more about all of this. joining me right now, republican strategist kaley mckennedy and democratic strategist nomiki konst. so kaley, carson's campaign says his trip to jordan is a listening and learning trip. but in recent weeks, carson has come under criticism for his knowledge or lack thereof of his knowledge of foreign affairs. will this trip be what he needs to kind of bolster his foreign policy chops? >> it definitely can be the first step. you know, if you think back to obama's campaign in 2008, people were really questioning his foreign policy credentials. so what did he do? in 2008, he went to jordan, he went to iraq, and he kind of buffed up those foreign policy credentials. and that's what carson is trying to do. this is the first step.
i don't know if it's enough to have him keep up with the likes of ted cruz or donald trump or others who are perceived to be good on foreign policy, but it's a good step. >> so nomiki, you agree, a good first step, especially since he has fallen into first place in iowa according to the most recent quinnipiac poll, he is losing to some evangelical supporters. so one has to wonder whether this overseas trip might assist or gain some attention among some of the supporters that have kind of perhaps shown that her -- he is losing favor with them? >> yeah, i think that, you know, obviously, the humanitarian side of this argument speaks well to evangelicals. the difficult thing here is that it's too little, too late in my opinion, and i think all republican strategists would say it's a good step in the right direction for him, but he does have to compete with ted cruz, as kaley said, who has a strong foreign policy background. and ted cruz is focusing on four different things right now. he's focusing on small government, christian values, his experience fighting for
these values in washington as opposed to ben carson and donald trump, and for foreign policy, because he has a strong foreign policy record. and i just don't think at this point, carson can really step up his game, no matter how many trips he takes, no matter how many times he changes his position. just last week, ben carson said middle eastern countries should be taking in more refugees, even though the u.n. even says that saudi arabia has accepted 500,000 refugees. they're just not part of the u.n. convention, so they're not going through the visa process. even though these camps are where those 18 to 24 to 34-month waiting periods are happening, and that's all around syria right now. that's in turkey, syria, jordan, lebanon. a third of lebanon's population right now is made up of syrian refugees. so these arguments he's been making over the past few weeks, they're crumbling. and i think ted cruz, who does have the facts -- may not agree with his -- you know, he agrees with that program to put more refugees on the middle east, but
at least he understands -- >> his point with refugees are well taken. there are more than 180 countries in the world, so why do the refugees need to come to the one place that is the number one target of isis. he's absolutely right to say that there are other places where these refugees can go, and it's also good he's going and seeing firsthand the strife of the refugees, the hardship of the refugees and coming up with this solution. he understands the problem that the solution is not to take in tons of refugees to the number one target of isis. >> but -- >> -- not the target one target of isis. >> but kayleigh, when ben carson says the u.s. needs to do more, what is he talking about if not taking in syrian refugees after he is already on record as sayi saying we shouldn't take them in and made his comparison to rabid dogs, et cetera? what does he mean, in your view? >> his comparison to rabid dogs was not the comparison of refugees to rabid dogs, he said among the refugees, there are terrorists and he was comparing the terrorists to rabid dogs. but there are solutions like
setting up refugee camps in turkey. these are steps president obama could have taken, if he was concerned about the refugees, he should have set up camps in syria, should have put his foot forward there and he chose to not do so. there are plenty of things that can be done, but taking those who could be terrorists into the united states is not the solution. >> let's switch gear and talking about donald trump in the spotlight, taking on some heat for some words and behavior, you know,, with we know the list is growing. he has been criticized for calling mexicans rapists, saying john mccain was not a war hero, calling for the surveillance of mosques, claiming that he saw muslims in new jersey cheering when the world trade center fell and now he is in hot water for mocking "the new york times" reporter who went to, you know, look into that further and said, you know, law enforcement, no one has found that allegations are true. er serge covelessky suffers from a congenital condition and this was donald trump most recently
and some are saying he went a bit too far. >> right after a couple of good paragraphs, talking about northern new jersey draws the prober's eye, written by a nice reporter, now the poor guy, you ought to see this guy, uh, i don't know what i said, i don't remember! he's going like, i don't remember! maybe that's what i said. this is 14 years ago, they didn't do a retraction. >> so nomiki, you know, can anyone explain how even that latest, you know, display doesn't seem to impact donald trump's popularity or at least we're not seeing that it is. so, what is the message that donald trump is sending with this latest. how do we describe that? >> insult? >> behavior.
i'll leave it at that. >> i'm taking great liberty to try to interpret that latest outburst. i think the challenging of his media is one of the messages he puts out there. i think he likes to be the non-pc guy who, you know, calls things like it is. and that speaks to his base. you know, to the rest of the population, beyond, you know, the 75% of voters that are not siding with trump right now, that's an insult. but to the 25% of voters who have made up their minds, they're really not going to change them at this point. and he talks about the same issues over and over. he's anti-media, anti-government, anti-politician, he wants to improve the economy and strengthen national security, bombing everybody. and it doesn't go far past that. he doesn't get into any details. and these are the kind of comments he makes every day so he can get in the press and continue his lead in the republican primary. >> kayleigh, what's your response to that? is he teflon and how is it that like nomiki said, he likes to get away with no -- with divulging very little detail?
>> you know, donald trump is conveying something that our current president is not. that's strength. when he says that i'm going to attack those terrorists, voters who are scared, who look to paris, who look to where almost 150 people died, more than 400 have died, i think, isis in the last two months, people look and they are scared. they look at donald trump and they see strength and resolve and executive decision making and a history of executive successful decision making. they trust him and it's materializing in the polls. and he could very well be our next president if america continues to be scared of terrorists and nothing is done about it from the white house. >> we'll leave it right there, ladies, because something tells me we'll have this conversation again. a continuation at another time. just not right now. nomiki konst, kayleigh mcenny, thank you so much, ladies, appreciate it. straight ahead, intelligence officials in kenya arrest two men they say were planning to carry out terror attacks. we'll tell you who they were, allegedly working for. ♪
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a mortar attack in northern mali overnight. mortars launched at a united nations base killed two peacekeepers and a contractor and wounded other people. and intelligence officials in kenya say they have uncovered what they call an iranian-sponsored spy ring in the country's capital. they also say the operatives were planning on carrying out terror attacks. cnn correspondent robin krooel is live for us from nairobi on some exclusive information about this. robin, what do we know so far? >> well, fredricka, what we know is that counterintelligence officials here in kenya told cnn that the two men, both kenyan nationals, were plotting terror attacks on soft targets, such as western hotels frequented by businessmen, tourists, and diplomats. i'll read you the names of the men. 69-year-old abubakar zeke louw
and yassin sambai juma have confessed to working with the quds force and they were working with an iranian official. his code name was parsa. we understand a manhunt is also underway for other people, these two individuals, kenyan nationals could have recruited to join them, as i said, they were picked up just a few days ago, and police say that they were working for iran's state intelligence, spying, and they had traveled to iran several times to receive military training and spy craft training. fred? >> dennian officials also mentioned that they have an active manhunt underway for a british national. also suspected in some sort of terror plot. what do we know about that? >> well, yes, so he is -- it's almost -- it's a completely different story, we believe, from the police, but they are --
they do have an active manhunt, as you said, for a british national. they believe he is part of al shabaab. they've released his picture, malik yassin, to the media and to the public, asking the public if they have seen him. they say he could have shaved his beard, he has brown eyes and a light skin complexion. they believe he is part of al qaeda-linked al shabaab. the kenyan defense forces are fighting the al qaeda-linked al shabaab across the border in somalia. al shabaab sometimes does launch terrorist attacks here in kenya, such as the westgate terror attacks in 2013 and the griese terrorist attack in april that killed 137 people. they are asking the public to be aware of this person and if they see him to alert the police. >> robin krill in nairobi, thank you so much. and we'll be right back.
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thank you for joining us again. i'm fredricka whitfield. let's get back to the developments surrounding a shooting at a planned parenthood in colorado springs, colorado. the suspected gunman, robert lewis dear, is due in court on monday. he's accused of opening fire at that clinic yesterday, killing three people and wounding nine others. police say the suspect barricaded himself in the clinic for nearly six hours, putting the surrounding community on lockdown. peggy mesias was grocery shopping next-door to the clinic when gunfire erupted outside.
she hid inside her car in the parking lot during this terrifying ordeal. peggy now joining me on the phone. peggy, so glad you're okay. i'm still you were still pretty shaken up about what happened less than 24 hours ago. how are you holding up? >> i'm doing fine. certainly, my heart breaks for our community and you keep replaying it, so -- >> yeah. and tell me about what you -- tell me what you are replaying in your mind. where were you, at what point did you hear the gunfire? and you know, your reaction? i mentioned that you were, you know, at the grocery store next-door, but then you hid in a vehicle, so, give me an idea the sequence of events as it pert n pertains to you and your actions. >> well, i stopped at the grocery store real quick on my way home, ran in, got a couple of things, went through self-checkout. as i was exiting, there was a
group of people right there at the starbucks and i did overhear someone say there was a shooting and i went ahead and went through the doors, the glass doors were kind of pulled closed, i went ahead and went through them, and at that time, i saw a number of police cars over by chase bank. someone from king super said, i wouldn't stand around, i would get to my car and get out of here. so i started running to my car and at that point i saw a fake patrol officer, pulling into the parking lot to blockade an exit. and then i heard someone -- just as i got to my car, someone yelled to get down, and there was a pop, pop, pop, pop. a series of gunshots and then someone yelled, get in your car, lock the door, stay down. soy got in my car -- got around and got in my car and got down on the floorboard and started trying to call my husband.
and on and off, there were pop, pop, pops of gunfire. anyway. >> oh, my goodness. did you feel like that gunfire was getting closer to you? could you even tell -- you know, what were you thinking at that mome moment as you were couched down on the floorboard and hearing this gunfire? >> well, i've heard gunfire before, but i've not heard so many. and i knew, because someone had mentioned planned parenthood, i knew the direction it was coming from, but i didn't know if they were there or if -- i just didn't know. i was -- i was afraid, i was worried about, you know, being there and something happening, me and my family not knowing where i am. >> and how long did you stay crouched down in your vehicle? >> i -- it seems a lot longer,
but i think about from the time i called my husband to the time i got home was about 20 minutes, so it was -- and i live maybe five minutes from the store. so, probably 15 minutes until i didn't hear any gunshots and i heard a couple of cars pass behind my car, so i just got up, started it, and followed them out of the south parking lot. >> but you still had to be so incredibly fearful to get up, get in that, you know, get in the driver's seat, behind that wheel, and crank up the car. tell me what you were thinking and feeling at that very moment. >> i just kept looking around, and surprisingly, there was a man walking -- he was going into the grocery store. i mean, i can still see him with his shopping bags under his arm. like, and people pumping gas. they had no idea what was going
on and what kind of danger they were in. >> oh, my gosh. >> just wanting to get home and be safe. >> so now the day after, how are you feeling about your personal safe safety, about the assessment of what happened, how narrowly you came to what became a deadly encounter with this gunman. three people in all killed, including a police officer >> how does this impact, in your view, what it is to move about in your community, go to a grocery store you're very familiar with, knowing the planned parenthood, all that took place, how do you think this has impacted you now? >> well, i had a conversation this morning with my husband. i don't think i'm going to be shopping there, even though i used to shop there two or three, four times a week, picking up this or that. we have planned to go to a tree
lighting ceremony tonight. we're not going to do that, because i just don't want to be in the crowd. my daughter is feeling badly the police officer was killed was from uccs, where she goes. i'll take it day by day. >> yeah. >> well, peggy mesias, thank you so much for joining us and sharing this very personal experience. again, we are glad you're okay, but of course, our hearts go out to you. everyone there who has been directly impacted, particularly those three people, including that police officer who lost their lives as a result. all right, thanks so much. and we'll be right back. all: milk! milk! milk! milk! milk! okay! fun's over. aw. aw. ♪ thirsty? they said it would make me cool. they don't sound cool to me. guess not. you got to stick up for yourself, like with the name your price tool.
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all right. turkish president erdogan is calling on russia to open a dialogue over the downing of a russian fighter jet. in a statement a short time ago, erdogan said he wanted to settle the issue, saying, quote, let's not make others happy by escalating it to a level that could hurt all our relations, end quote. turkey's president has already extended an invitation to russian president vladimir putin to have a side meeting at this week's climate summit in paris. putin has not responded and just in the last hour, reuters is reporting new economic sanctions are being taken by russia against turkey. they include restricting travel
and the hiring of turkish workers for some companies. all right, let's take a closer look at the escalating tensions. with me now, lieutenant general mark hertling, and lieutenant colonel tony -- i laugh, because we joke all the time. i'm like, your title gets longer and longer. you have an incredible, you know, repertoire of experience. congratulations on that. lieutenant colonel tony shafer, a retired army intelligence operative. good to see you as well. >> you as well. >> so turkey is taking a more conciliatory tone, but vice president vice president, so far giving the cold shoulder, i just explained the other things, like visa restrictions, et cetera. but now do you worry, lieutenant colonel shafer, that this is a prelude to something else, far more serious, far more, i guess, nerve wracking, as it pertains to russia and turkey, that relationship, and maybe russia and its positioning with bashar
al assad in syria? >> well, it's very clear, turkey is essentially no one's ally except itself right now, it's playing its own game. nato is very quick to distance itself from the downing of the russian jet. and frankly, they have not been our best ally regarding isis by the fact they left the back door open, they have been one of the main trading partners with isis. so i think putin's actions will be measured on two things. putin's long game has designs on essentially trying to recapture power. going through 60% of the world oil through the iranians. he will not sit quietly and let things go by. he will be doing things -- you already have seen sanctions in place. you will not see a direct response, but i think both sides will want to keep this as contained as possible as they go forward. >> hmm. then, general hertling, so what is behind or is there a way of explaining from perhaps a military strategic, you know,
point of view, what is it about russia being so committed to bashar al assad and syria in that respect, while also, you know, carrying out air missions in the northern portion of syria, which would supposedly be targeting isis, but then vice president vice presideladimir p he's not not supporting isis. can you have it both ways or is it one and the same? >> you can't fred, this has been an interesting dynamic. you have to consider that both mr. putin and mr. erdogan have often posed themselves as irrational actor ossen the world scene. you know, to start, the first thing they've done is thrown around economic sanctions. it's bizarre, when you think about it. when i was in europe, russia and turkish economy were the two worst in all of europe. and turkey is the only country in europe that's not supporting the sanctions against russia against ukraine. so for mr. putin to say, hey,
we're going to throw sanctions up against turkey is just -- it's just crazy. but when you take a look, as tony said, the russian long game, their long game is to buy strategic objectives, they've done it in the black sea, they're trying to do it in the mediterranean, and that's one of their biggest reasons for having this friendship with mr. assad. they have bases that give them access to the mediterranean. and they want that. they really don't care who's in power. they supported him in the past. you'll see a wavering of this, but you talk about the combination of russia with iran, russia with syria, russia against the united states and using syria and iran to do that, russia against the nato expansion. he'll do the same thing there. so this is a very strange strategic game mr. putin is playing, and he's playing it without an economy or a military that truly supports his objectives. that's the problematic piece. >> and colonel shafer, how do you interpret russia also
deploying large missiles to syria. the kremlin saying these missiles will stop something, like the shoot down from happening ever again, or is there something else here? >> mark is correct. this is part of the long game. everything that they're doing, essentially, is trying to reestablish the influence they lost in the '70s, for the purpose of essentially having what they're calling expanding. we're calling what they're doing in syrian and iran, the damascus pack. they're trying to establish these condominiums that will benefit his activities here. what you're seeing, these new weapon systems will not deter or stop turkey from what they did last time, but stop the resources he wants to protect. and again, i think what we have to recognize here is putin is playing his own game. he's been on this game for a while. and he will align himself with anybody he thinks will benefit his objectives. bashar al assad, i think, will be cashiered before too long. the russians have telegraphed their willingness to gosht his departure. the biggest thing that's beneficial to us right now is
the fact he has to help us to retain syria as governed space. terrorists are drawn to ungoverned space. like we saw in libya, we don't want to see the chaos caused by the removal of a leader and see everything fall apart. that would help isis much more. >> right. as we know, that's been the argument of how they've been able to take advantage of space in iraq and somalia and also in libya, as you say. all right, thank you so much, gentleman. colonel tony shafer and general mark hertling, appreciate it. >> thank you. all right, the city of chicago is at a boiling point. [ chanting ] protesters shutting down black friday shopping in the city, expressing outrage over a teen's killing and alleged cover-up. that is next. this holiday season, get ready for mystery. what's in the trunk? nothing. romance.
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a largely peaceful, very diverse protest, but chicago police arrested four people in the protest over the fatal shooting of a teenager. demonstrators packed the streets and payrollized black friday shopping. claiming there was a yearlong cover-up of a police dash cam video that shows an officer shooting 17-year-old mcdonald. ryan young joining me now from chicago with the very latest. ryan, what are the demonstrations looking like today? >> good afternoon, fred, how are you doing? i think the highlight of yesterday's protests should be the fact they remained peaceful. if you look at the streets here, they're back to normal. everything's opened back up. this street was completely shut down yesterday afternoon as protesters marched from 11:00
all the way through 5:00 in the afternoon. in fact, at one point, even at 7:30 at night, they were still blocking several stores down the way here. they would stop at intersections like this one and say 16 shots, 16 shots, and walk to the next block and do the same thing over and over. then around 1:00 in the afternoon, we saw people standing in front of stores, interlocking their arms throughout all races chanting, you can't come in the store or 16 shots. we heard it over and over. and people were denied access to several stores. i talked to a manager who told me his sales flat lined yesterday in the chicago area because of the protests. in fact, we talked to a protester who was excited about what was happening in the streets of chicago. >> they thought we would respond by burning it down. the precious magnificent mile would be up in flames. but look at the city. we're out here peaceful. we want peace, we want justice, we want opportunity. to see people locking their arms together, a lot of these folks don't know each other and making sure they're chanting.
how does that make you feel? >> it's beautiful. i mean, it makes my eyes well up with joy. look at the diversity. old, rich, young, white, black. we love this city. >> this is the international city. you have people all over enjoying the weekend here. as we walk out here and you look up and down the sidewalks, you can see all these people moving freely. that wasn't the case yesterday. the headline last week was people were worrying about the protesters. this week, it's a different story. yes, they were able to make their voices loud and heard. but at the same time, nobody got hurt. >> okay. and, so those are the positive outcomes that your guests even just described. why the four arrests, why are four arrested. >> they asked him to get out of the street. i believe he tried to push that police officer. he was taken down.
most of the times, we saw police officers giving orders of protesters and they abided by those. in fact, if you asked the public for the most part, the police officers and the protesters didn't have confrontations. that's something everybody was watching and waiting for. but they were all being very smart. but the other three were not. usually comes from an officer making a lawful order and that person not abiding by it. >> appreciate it. thank you so much in chicago. >> and we'll be right back.
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hello, again, and thanks so much for joining me. the mayor of colorado springs, colorado, just wrapped up a visit to penrose hospital where victims were treated. after a gunman killed three people and wounded nine others at a local planned parenthood clinic. >> and i'm absolutely convinced i monitored the whole thing yesterday from the command center that the way they handled it saved lives. the there's no question about it. it was quite remarkable. >> absolutely. >> you bet. >> you're welcome. >> police say 57-year-old robert lew lewis carrying an assault rifle. he caused a neighboring shopping ce
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and rex bradford. tune in thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. tonight you've been watching some of our american history tv programming in prime time. we'll take you live to conferences, symposiums and historical sites. on american artifacts, go behind the scenes with us to museums and archives, and travel with us to the nation's classrooms, where you'll hear from college and university professors on lectures in history. watch past presidential campaigns on road to the white house rewind. and journey with us through the 20th century on real america, which showcases documentaries and other archival films. over the next few weeks, watch for our airings of portions from the 1975 church committee
hearings, investigating the intelligence activities of the cia, fbi, ins and nsa. look for our programming every weekend on c-span3. >> coming up next, a discussion with two men at the center of the events known as watergate. alexander butter field fle flekts on the subject with bob woodward. the event was co-hosted by the harry ransom center in texas and the lyndon b. johnson presidential library. it's an hour. >> good evening, i want to welcome you to this conversation with alexander butterfield and bob woodward which will be
conducted by my friend and colleague, mark updegrove. my name is steve ennis, i'm director of the harry ransom center which is pleased to be co sponsoring this evening's progr program. bob woodward has a special tie to the university of texas. in 2003 he and his wraug post colleague carl bernstein, placed their watergate papers here at the university's harry ransom center. it was a historically excite in acceptance. the identity of deep throat was made public. many hours of white house recordings had been released by the national archives, and the
ransom center has continued to supplement its watergate holdings most recently with the generous gift of papers of legendary washington post editor ben bradley. which we look forward to opening for research use early in 2017 in the intervening years, the watergate papers themselves have been heavily consulted by our students and historians while collectively, the country as a whole has continued to come to terms with that national crisis in its continuing impact on our political life today. the watergate archive continues to give up new insights into the nixon presidency, and for years to come, it will continue to ground those histories in an historically verifiable record. but tonight we're not here to read documents. but to hear from a participate
an in the day to day workings of the nixon white house. alexander butterfield served as bob halderman's deputy and it was he who changed history by first divulging the presence of a taping system in the oval office during testimony in the senate judiciary committee i believe we have a brief clip of that testimony. >> the installation of the listening devices in the oval office of the president? >>. >> i was aware of listening devices, yes, sir. >> when were those devices placed in the oval office? >> approximately the summer of 1970. i cannot begin to recall the
precise date, my guess mr. thompson is that the installation was made between -- and this is a very rough guess, april or may of 1970, and perhaps the end of the summer or early fall 1970. >> alexander butterfield also is the primary source for bob woodward's highly readable account of this history the last of the president's men. this promises to be a wide ranging and engaging conversation, and i've been assured one without gaps, certainly not as long as 18 1/2 minutes. watergate as we know, changed the relationship of the press and the presidency looking back on events, we know that one of the historical ironies is that the press arguably may have
exercised its greatest power on the eve of a digital revolution which has profoundly reshaped the news industry. >> before our time, before the era of big data, before public debate over government surveillance, it was an era of magnetic tape. the public debates then were about the separation of powers and the public interest and the workings of our democratic institutions of power. suffice it to say our notions of executive authority and the public interest were profoundly shaped by the final years of the nixon presidency. the last of the president's men is the story of that pivotal time in american history, but i would add, it's also a deeply human story about the nature of the presidency itself. and the loneliness of power. and, of course, the anxieties, fears and motivations of our 37th president.
please join me in welcoming to the stage, alexander butterfield, bob woodward and mark updegrove. [ applause ] >> alex, bob -- welcome back both of you have graced this stage before. you were here for an evening with alex butterfield, and bob, you were here with your partner carl bernstein, robert redford and me as we celebrated the 35th anniversary of the film, all the president's men. >> i want to start with you. we saw that clip of you revealing the white house taping system. >> i saw it sideways but i
recall the incident. >> it was you. >> it was you. >> i saw it. you ought to tell them why you hesitated. >> there was a pregnant pause there? >> yeah, the pause is because fred thompson said, are you aware? during the time of that testimony, i had already come to the faa, i had been there four months so i thought to myself, we might as well be accurate here about everything we say in this testimony, and i didn't have a clue if they still had listening devices. i just paused and said i was aware rather than i am aware. >> let's talk about that moment. how did you come to work for richard nixon? >> i do tend to -- i can't be brief. but i will say this, i had just learned, i was in australia as
the senior u.s. military officer in the country. with my office in the american embassy, i had just heard, before the nixon election, in '68 when nixon squeaked by hubert humphrey to win the presiden presidency. i just received word that i was to be extended for two years. that was like the kiss of death to me, it seemed that way. i was going to be coming up on eligibility for brigadier general. i was a career officer. i admit i was fairly ambitious and if i was going to stay in australia, which was a wobderful place, it's not where you want to be when you're coming up for general officer or admiral in the navy. i was desperate, i didn't know what to do. the ambassador and i went up to new begin any. a rainstorm came along, i grabbed a paper and read it, it
was about nixon's election. i was reading this toktok. i saw the name, they're talking all about nixon winning the election. a flame i knew very well, bob hal de man. we were at ucla together and i thought, a light went on. i'm stupid, but i'm not that stupid. if i could somehow attach myself to this california mafia coming into washington, i realized they wouldn't have a lot of washington experience. i did. i worked for mcnamara during the johnson days, i spent roughly 20 hours a week in the johnson white house. i felt as though i was almost a staff member there.
i felt i had some things to offer. you. >> had a wonderful phrase which you told me about. being in australia was not the smoke as you called it? that you wanted to be in the smoke which meant to be in vietnam or the white house? >> yes. bob latched on to that term. i said you need to be where the smoke is if you're going to be noticed. >> bob's done a lot of smoke himself he knows all about smoke. >> so anyway, it worked. i wrote a letter to bob and attached all kinds of little things, bells and whistles and planned my trip to washington, so i would arrive roughly when the letter did. made a call to the richard nixon transition headquarters. talked to his aide and got an appointment with him for two days later.
>> talk about your experience in the white house for a moment. while that clip is still fresh in our minds. clearly as steve said, that changed the course of history. it also changed the course of your life? >> yeah. >> how did your life change after you gave that testimony? >> well, i was an enigma in washington, i think i lost a lot of friends. i didn't want to testify, i had come to like nixon. i worked very closely with him. that's how i gathered some of these anecdotes that i passed on to bob. you would never know this if you weren't working with him. pretty much constantly all day, i didn't go home until 10:00 or 11:00 at night. i was there saturday and sunday. even i saw some of these oddities you might say. or instances of paranoia, only one, two, or three times.
. i understood it, military people are the hardest guys to understand something that redowns the disfavor of the president. my revealing the tapes began this inquiry i was sort of an enigma i didn't let that bother me -- well, it did bother me, but i hope it didn't affect my work. >> the word enigma i think a lot of people in the nixon entourage, white house supporters didn't think of you as an enigma, but as a son of a bitch. >> yeah, yeah. and the interesting thing is, they meet every year # including cheney, rumsfeld, this whole
group, and many of them still feel that way, i don't think i would be welcome in that group. >> right. >> bob, many of us have followed the -- >> thank you for mentioning that. >> just wanted to get the record straight. >> by the way, i think the nixon people feel pretty much the same about you? >> you're a little more of an enigma to many of the nixon folks. >> yeah. >> many of us thought that the epic story of watergate more or less ended with the revelation of deep throat, one of your most important sources on the story. anonymous sources at the time. it came out it was the deputy director of the fbi. >> and then we get the last of the president's men. talk before how this book came to fruition. >> well, it was a number of
years ago, alex and i were here when you had redford for all the president's men movie discussion, and we chatted and i said, next time you're in washington call me and we'll spend the day together, and -- maybe i'm going to start calling you the enigma, the enigma said there's more to the nixon story. and so when i was in california, visited him at his apartment in la jolla. what really blew me away, going into your apartment there, you had all these boxes of documents, which you had taken out of the nixon white house. >> awaiting your arrival. >> no, no, i did that for you. >> not only that, but he had lunch also ready.
i was more interested in the documents, a lot of them were new and then you told stories, let me give an example. you made the important point. you think history's over. and with these documents and your personal story, the odyssey in the nixon white house are many added dimensions, i particularly was struck. you told me the story about christmas eve 1969, you went over to the executive office building next to the white house with president nixon and he saw that some of the staff people had pictures of john f. kennedy on the wall. and then he came back and said to you, he said, this is an infestation.
this is disloyal. i want those pictures out and so you launched an inquiry, and you told me about this, i kind of thought, well, you know -- and then in your documents are these memos that you wrote to the president saying, with pride, describing how you got all the kennedy pictures out of the staff offices and the title of this memo was sanitization of the staff offices, you went through what you had done to get make sure there were no kennedy pictures in the staff offices and they had all been replaced by nixon pictures. and to see the documentation of this and your firsthand story as
witness, and in the book, there is incident after incident of this kind of angry behavior on the part of nixon. and what really struck me and hit me emotionally, not all -- but also as a reporter, you see this isolation of nixon. >> that's right. >> this nixon who walls himself off intentionally time after time and that picture which you describe of him leaving the white house the oval office at night, alone going over to his executive office building, sitting there keeping his suit jacket on, putting his feet up, having a scorch, having his man servant manola make dinner for him alone. >> of course.
you kind of say, gee, he can have dinner with anyone in the world, probably. who does he have dinner with? himself and his yellow legal pad where he's sitting there going. it's sad. >> it's sad, and pat was over at the residence by herself, unless the girls were having dinner that night, or one of them, at the white house. >> talk about the nixon marriage in a moment, but bob you write in the introduction of the book, abouty experience with alex and the stories he told as well as the documents he handed over to you. seen up close through his eyes and documents nixon is both bigger and smaller. i think we got a glimpse of why he might have been smaller a moment ago how was he bigger in your view? >> there were memos in there and
there were incidents. you put it together, because we have the tapes and you can hear nixon talking about some of these things. and nixon knew how to bring people close. there is -- alex described this, and there are documents and there actually is a tape recording of a cabinet dinner nixon had before the '72 election at camp david, you listen to this nixon, he's funny. not something you normally associate with richard nixon. he described his chief fund-raise fund-raiser maurice stands. he said maury has this responsibility. and he's accused of all kinds of illegal activities and he's not guilty of most of them and then
he said at the end. we've got helicopters. the cabinet's there we've got helicopters out there four of them, to take you back to washington get on the helicopters fast, those are the only four that have not been shot down in vietnam. >> and you see this -- he knew how to charm people actually. something he probably didn't do enough. >> right, incidentally the jokes were written for him. and he didn't tell them very well. no, he couldn't, he dn. he was very awkward. >> you had very intimate access to this president. frequently you are the most staff person to see him in the morning and the last at night. describe richard nixon that you saw? >> well, yes after the 11th
month of the first year. november or december. the president called me in and pop and he thought we should change. not change offices. >> bob haldeman, make that clear. >> i was bob's deputy from the start. he thought that maybe bob was getting sort of -- what do i want to say, detoured during the day by all of the trivia which is a part of the operation of the oval office throughout a day. and not sit back and think. the president said, i want you to be more like the assistant president. let alex take your office and deal with the minute to minute stuff. we had just been given the
sherman adams office in the end, as a gesture to the vice president agnew. the last guy you want to give an office to, because he has a beautiful office up on the hill as president of the senate and he's got one across the street bob just went over and said ted, to spiro agnew, we're going to have to take it back. he only used it for a few ceremonial things and he was happy to do it. bob took that grand office. and bob was bob haldeman, the grand mogul. >> you had the office right next to the oval office, with a special door that went from your office to the oval office to nixon's office. >> right, through a little passageway and small room, which president clinton made favorite.
>> it's the private office off the oval office. >> it's not even a private office. there is a cot in there and a desk and a little hot plate and a toilet. >> well, it was private when president clinton used it, i guess. >> well, yeah, it's always been there, and it's always been private. you do have to go through that marvin watson had it i think when you all were in the white house. it's that office on the west side of the oval office. from late december i guess on. for the other three years and a month or two into '73 i had that office, that put me in very close touch with the president. now i am the first one to see him every morning every day. and then i never went home until he went over to the residence to bed. he always did that around 10:30 from the eob. sometimes he went directly home, it was usually when something was happening.
some family event in the white house. he loved that solitude and we worked much differently in the nixon white house. the senior people there, price harlow -- henry not so much, henry worked directly with the president. the other senior people had to work, i'm sure they didn't like this. they had to work through haldeman and/or me, nixon didn't like -- that's why i had so much trouble -- >> can i suggest he tell the story about the state dinners? nixon calls you in and says, i'm sick and tired of those sob's that come to the state dinner sticking their face in mine and bothering me. and he had a solution. tell them what the solution was and what you did. >> do you mind, is this okay?
>> no, this is all good. >> this was almost unbelievable. at a normal state dinner, for those of you who don't know, there's a big cocktail party in the east room for about 30 or 40 minutes. the waiters are passing drinks on trays. ready made drinks of all kinds. and then the receiving line forms and you go through the receiving line, the president, mrs. nixon and the state guest. the head of government or the chief of state that's being hosted on that occasion. and then people file right on down through the cross hall to the state dining room and they have dinner. when they come out of the state dining room, they go into the three rooms, the green room, the red room. >> you see why he was such a great source. he has almost a cinematic memory of things. you do, now, get to the point.
>> first i have to ask, what was the question? >> no, i. >> so he got all excited one day, and he hated that -- he hated that 30 minute period after dinner and before the entertainment started back in the east room. that's where everyone ends up, back in the east room. there's a 30 minute coffee and cordials period. congressmen, everyone who wants to talk to the president. people are sometimes neglecting the state guest he got all excited one day, and said i thought what we can do. he gets out the guest list. incidentally, this is about 10 after 7:00 for an 8:00 state dinner. he's very quick about changing.
henry and i are down there shining our shoes. and i hope that he would get to the point pretty fast because i had a lot to do. he said, here's what we're going to do. i'm looking at this guest, and i don't want to talk to any of these except arnold palmer. and i remember -- >> claire booth fp. >> these are republican people he knew, some from california, some big businessman he picked out five, he said, i don't want to talk to another soul, just those five i said, you mean tonight? we start tonight? he said yes i immediately called lucy winchester, the social secretary and said, send me five of your best social aids quickly. they came over and they looked fine, they're all alert.
these are first lieutenants of all services, men and women. i said, now, look, tonight lieutenant so and so. arnold palmer is your man, you get -- attach yourself to them when they come in the door, stay with them, so when they come out of the dining room later, you know them and they know you. stay with them and bring them to the green room, where i will be with the president. at that time i was introducing guests to the president's state dinners. he somehow didn't like the state department guy i never should have been doing this but that was my job i forget who the other people were. i assigned someone to each of them. and then i called don hughes, an air force guy i had known in the air force. briefed him, he's standing there looking resplendent in his air force general's uniform. he didn't introduce people, he
stands there with the president like he's part of the presidency. well, it worked. >> but what you -- with all that detail, the job he had to elbow people out of the way. somebody you know -- >> i was coming to that. >> okay. okay. >> and you, you -- you were like a group of linebackers, keeping people away from nixon. >> listen, we had to do it. this thing had to work. but as they came in, i said, i'll make i contact hold it a little bit and talk to your guests, until i give you the nod. when i give you the nod, come over, the timing wasn't perfect. they introduced the person to me, i took them to the president. someone was still there don hughes. >> you were out. >> yes. >> i might be in medicine tense.
here comes our arnold palmer, he's on the list. and then some jokers would come up, there's the president, i want to talk to him. >> not a chance. >> they would get an elbow. the next day you would do a critique with him? >> he didn't know about the rough edges on this thing, we got good at that. >> he said, that's the way it's going to be, and he said, talk to pat, maybe she likes to do the same thing so tell what happened? >> i mentioned it to her, and she said, alex, i can't believe that he really said that. did he she said, i love to talk to people. she was a dear person. i was crazy about pat, a very grounded nice nice person the two didn't see eye to eye on
many things p.m. >> you were in his words the principle intermediary between president nixon and mrs. nixon. he quotes you as saying, i felt sorry for her being married to this guy. i could see what she was going through. describe their marriage and what she was going through? >>. >> we would be on the helicopter and my position on the helicopter, or haldeman's, one of the two of us went on every trip. we sat right across from the president or the president and mrs. nixon if she was along. you could hear everything. the secret service and the physician. the president's physician and the aides are in the back of the helicopter, so they don't hear any personal talk. one day she said, i think it's in the book about christmas, this could have happened on any
other -- she said, dick, it's almost christmas, why don't you just take off, it would be so good for you. we could take the girls up to new york. new york's fun at christmas, it would do you good to get away. he's writing in the yellow pad, which he did constantly. she's talking all this time, i'm sitting there, i can't help but hear. and when she finished she gets no answer. he's silent. i wanted to seance her! that's what i'm thinking, i wanted to shake him and say, answer her. that's just upsetting, she had to endure that kind of treatment. >> as she kept saying, we'll go to a musical, it's going to be fun. and the whole time he does not look up, he does not acknowledge, he does nothing.
she goes through about three requests. and he doesn't say no. he just is -- you know, totally focused on his yellow legal pad and god knows what he's planning. >> she had to be embarrassed, because she knows that i hear this. it was hurtful. 1234 you also write about -- >> incidentally he loved her dearly. he broke down at her wedding. he needed her in the worst way. >> you write about a memo he writes to her. >>. >> i think the first week we're in that office, haldeman comes up and says -- my wife charlotte was there, he knew my wife well when we were all at ucla together. can you see yourself writing a
memo like this to charlotte? he read the memo to me. he's got it right there. nixon writes to pat. pat, the president has been thinking about a bedside table. and he's wondering if he should have an oval shaped table or a square. and he keeps talking about himself in the third person. it's just -- it's hilarious to read and it's a real memo. >> it's not just that, but rn wants this, and rn wants that. this is a memo from nixon to his wife. >> remarkable. it's cliche and a bit of an understatement to say that nixon was an introvert in an extrovert's business. what drove him in your view many you've been covering this man for 40 years. writing for more than 40 years.
in your view what drove him? >> it was -- watergate and all of those crimes were -- as senator sam irvin who headed the watergate committee said 2 was a lust for power, and a sense and this is the tragedy of nixon beyond the crimes. and that is, he almost developed a sense of entitlement. that he was entitled to be president. and he could do anything, include i including watergate and sabotage and the break-ins and the wiretapping and so forth. that he was immune. and it. it -- and at the same time, i mean, if i may, the -- the thing that really blew my mind was in your files, this memo, it's on a top secret memo that kissinger
has written nixon, it's typed out and then there's the handwriting of nixon. >> let me read what that says. many this is a note from nixon to kissinger, and it reads "k, we have had 10 years of total control of the air in laos and vietnam, the result equals zilch. there is something wrong with the strategy or the air force. >> and that this is a failure, and if you dig into this, the night mr. nixon had done an interview with dan rather on cbs and rather asks -- there's an escalation of the bombing now. nixon said, it's very effective. and then the next day in his own handwriting, he tells kissinger, that they've achieved nothing.
not only his time as president. but lyndon johnson's time. we've had ten years of failure, and achieved zilch. and he had -- it takes some of vietnam and it turns it on its head. because here he is, i mean, you're -- this is the johnson library. that -- to bomb, to the extent nixon did, 2.9 million tons of bombs dropped in southeast asia, the first three years of his presidency. he wrote this note to kissinger, the beginning of 1972 when he's running for re-election and i read that, and alex and i went over that, it's mind bobbling that the president would think this but worse is in '72 he
continued and escalated the bombing, dropping another -- ordering the dropping of another 1.1 million stones of bombs in southeast asia. >> because the polls said the american people liked him better, his popularity went up when he was bombing, to the american public, it's like, we're getting something done in vietnam. but the american public didn't know that it wasn't working the supplies continued to come down the ho chi mihn trail. he doubled down because of the polls, that was the crime. presidents make mistakes. misjudgments. this is as one person looked at this and said, this is the definition of evil that a leader
would do this and continue this and make this assessment and we now know that the bombing -- he was right. it it achieved zilch. except it killed lots of people. >> lots of the wrong people, too. a lot of those big stratto fortresses went down. >> yeah, exactly. so you -- you know, there is this nixon who wanted to retain power at all costs, and this is a component of it, that we will escalate and bomb our way to victory. you know, that for me is equivalent to the crimes of watergate. >> let me go back to him as commander in chief. please, alex. >> your question was what possessed him, what drove him.
and bob is right. the power, the sense of power or wanting power is there. but also, nixon was not stupid at all. and all his life he had been put down. he grew up poor. he couldn't play football. yet he went out, he was getting knocked over in practice. i don't think he ever got in a game. he was not one of the boys. he knew what whittier was as compared with the bigger and better schools in the east. he was put down. he knew what other people said. he actually knew deep down inside probably how ike really felt about him, which wasn't highly complimentary. he was a capable guy and ike knew that and gave him credit for being perhaps a good politician. but ike was not in love with that guy. nixon picked up all of that stuff. and steve bull and i to ourselves would say that nixon was -- he presented an aura of -- and he never lost it.
i'll get those bastards. i'll get those bastards. and even on the day of his re-election to the presidency by an overwhelming vote he wasn't happy at all. everybody's celebrating around town that are republicans and they're in the white house, and he called haldeman and he said now the gloves are coming off, now we're going to get them. who's he talking about? all those sons of bitches that put him down. for years. and he was possessed with that. so that was a big part of it. he showed them. the only thing is he never mellowed out. he got older but he never -- he was just as intense and he was the president of the united states. on a re-election. now he'd achieved the ultimate. but he's still mad. he's going to get them. >> and slights never went away. there's a scene where don kendall who's a big supporter of
nixon comes to the oval office and they're sitting up there by the fireplace and you come in and nixon is telling kendall -- he's head of pepsico at that time. >> chairman of pepsico. >> nixon says, you know, when i was congressman, i was senator, i was vice president, and then i went to work at this law firm in new york. and then he just kind of tensed up and he said those son of a bitches, those partners of mine, did any of them ever invite me to play golf at their fancy country clubs? did any of them invite me to their clubs? and he just goes on and on -- >> not a goddamn -- his lip was quivering. you say it's not on the tapes, but i know it is. the reason i know it is, i was so taken with the visceral hatred that was demonstrated there that i called the secret -- i knew the tapes were already running there. i called the secret service and asked for that. i didn't tell you that.
>> you didn't. [ laughter ] >> no, well, i told you the true story. >> history's never over. >> well, i told you -- >> that's the next book. >> no, you just said you checked and you said the tapes were not in it. but i heard it again. and that's how i remember it. and that's one of the few times in all those 3 1/2-plus years that i was so close to him th that -- he was a very well-contained, disciplined man, very disciplined. and he knew how to keep this in. but he erupted then when he was talking to don. and he was just saying "not a goddamn time." and he hated them for it. those people that had been -- had it given to them. that's the way he used it. those who could go to harvard and yale and princeton and brown and that sort of thing. >> bob, what you talked about, a sense of entitlement that nixon had. where does that come from?
>> well, he'd struggled through everything and he'd attained the presidency. and the sadness of it is he didn't realize when he was elect ed presidential the goodwill that people, even democrats, felt, gee, we want the president to succeed because if the president succeeds people succeed. and he could not leverage that goodwill which was out there. he would hate -- and if you spend time listening to the tapes, it just comes up again and again that nixon is using the presidency as an instrument of personal revenge. score settling. rewards for people who give lots of campaign contributions. and it was the day -- it was the day nixon finally resigned in august 1974. and you're watching this from
the faa. where you were the administrator. you were no longer in the white house. nixon, it was televised live. he had no script. his wife and two daughters and son-in-laws standing behind him. and he's sweating and talking about his mother -- >> it was painful to watch. >> it was very revealing. >> psychiatric hour all the way. my father owned the poorest lemon ranch in california. no one will write a book about my mother because there had been a book about kennedy's mother. rose kennedy. and then at the end, and this is one of the most stunning moments i think in certainly the nixon presidency, waves his hand. like this is why i called you
here. and he had his cabinet and his staff and friends there. and he looks at her and says, always remember. others may hate you. but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. and then you destroy yourself. and think of the wisdom in that because hate was the piston here. and at that moment it was as if he understood what had happened. >> and gerald ford said later if he had only given himself that advice earlier on in his presidency the course of history might have changed. >> but what a great lesson for all human beings in politics or out, and that is hate does destroy you. >> right. >> you have to get over things. you have to move -- i was talking to somebody the other day, currently in the government in a very high place.
and some issue came up and he said it's time to move on. and that -- nixon could not move on. >> a good example of that is when he wanted to see -- he asked haldeman one day, do we have a list of these god damn reporters going on this china trip? they're getting agood deal, you know. that's going to be a historic visit. so we're sitting around talking about the china trip only a week before and haldeman said yeah, i have the list. these are the media people who are going on the trip. and again with relish he takes it. oh. he loves this kind of thing. like assigning people to state dinners. and he goes through here and about the eighth or tenth name and he looks at bob in wonderment. what is this son of a bitch doing here? and he takes his pen, doesn't wait for an answer, and we're using onion skins then. the carbon -- whatever they're called. skinny paper. and he rubs it out and tears the paper. haldeman runs around to look to see before the name is
demolished. and haldeman said, oh, he's a bureau chief now at someplace. this guy had risen. and the prison said, i don't give a damn. don't you remember that article he wrote back during the gubernatorials? this is when nixon lost to pat brown in '62. he's harking back to '62 because of an article. so he didn't forget. the hatreds were still there. >> because nixon was smart. and he had immense capacity. and to not let go of some of those things, and there is incident after incident in the book. and what stunned me is some of this is on the tapes and you get a flavor of it. but it's where you were kind of
the secret sharer. you are there witnessing this and it's going on and on and on. and the day nixon resigned when he gives that speech about hate and people are in the audience crying. >> a lot of them are crying. >> weeping. >> i was in -- i couldn't believe it. i couldn't believe it. >> and tell them what you were thinking. >> bob quotes you in the book, to remind you, alex. as saying about that speech in the east room of the white house on august 9th, 1974, before nixon's departure from the presidency, "i could not believe that people were crying in that room. it was sad, yes. but justice had prevailed. inside i was cheering." >> yeah, i was cheering. i need to say one thing on my own sort of defense here. during that 3 1/2 years when i was so close to nixon, getting
closer every day, it was a good relationship. and i got to like him a lot because i felt sorry for him. that seems odd, feeling sorry for a president. but the guy was so social ly stunted that i really did feel sorry for him. i tried to help him do things. you needed to do that. but i did see myself getting in trouble there. i saw the potential. so i asked to leave the white house. and i asked haldeman. hard to do because he was my sole benefactor in the white house. and i had to say -- but i'd been there four years. so i did leave and they assigned me to the faa. i didn't pick that. but i was glad to go to the faa. i felt comfortable there. and was an aviator. had been one. what was my train of thought? oh. so when i testified on the
tapes, and he had a lot to do with that, no one outside the white house understood that i was the sole deputy white house chief of staff, that half of the offices there reported to me. and i was the deputy white house chief of staff. but nobody outside the white house knew that because i had adhered to haldeman's advice on the first day of the nixon administration where he said we want a silent staff, we don't want any stars. the president is the star and we're the silent advocates of the president. i had always believed in that. i'd heard that before. and that's the way you try to be in the military. it's the same way. and he said apart from henry kissinger, who's going to be in the news a lot, and zigler, who's the press secretary, giving two briefings today, the rest of us are going to be the silent -- and i adhered to that. >> until the end.
and this is what you can't quite tell, but i can. disclosing the tapes on one hand was kind of the obvious thing. it was necessary. you were called before an official body. your wife at the time believes you wanted to tell. you almost -- you were determined to do it. so there's ambivalence there. but as an outside observer and having spent 4 1/2 decades trying to understand the white house from nixon to obama, what happens to most people in the white house, unfortunately, they get co-opted. they become part of the system. and they are not -- they lose their independence and they lose their intelligence and they lose
their courage. and for you to disclose the taping system, you knew because nixon had told you when he ordered it installed, he said no one is to ever know about this, this is the biggest secret we have. and nixon actually in his memoirs wrote he believed that it would never be revealed. so what was interest iing to mes when you made that decision to disclose that taping system that was an act of courage. you knew how it was going to come down on your head. but i would argue and i think history shows that it was in the national interest that we know what happened in the white house and the extent of the corruption and the extent to which we -- i
always said if i wrote another book on nixon the title would be "the wrong man." he was the wrong man. >> well, before you interrupt d interrupted -- [ laughter ] i was en route to saying when i was called, and i was only called because bob -- there was a point about being quiet about being the white house -- deputy white house chief of staff. nobody knew. but when john dean testified in june of '73 and told the world that nixon was complicit in watergate, he's the first person that had said that. so that was huge. so the members of the watergate committee, fred thompson and the staff there, sam dash and their minions, were trying to find someone who could -- what do i want to say? support john dean's -- >> or refute him. they were in a neutral -- >> right. because the nation -- i think
the nation sided roughly -- i've said to people, maybe 60-30 or maybe more on balance than that believed in the president and not this young 32-year-old upstart who was already mad at nixon because he'd just been dismissed unceremoniously on april 30th, just two months before john dean testified before the watergate committee. so they're looking around. i'd been haldeman's department for four years. but noib's finding me. bob is calling his friend on the committee. he put a guy on the committee. that was his avenue to learning what's happening over in the watergate committee. and he called scott armstrong and said this guy butterfield, he's got to have something to do with -- and they went to sam dash. he did. and he said there's a guy named butterfield over there, i think he works in haldeman's office. and he says we don't have time, we don't have time. and then -- anyway, i guess in a
way that served me well, not being known at all. >> they called you on a friday afternoon. >> well, because you insisted. you made two calls to scott armstrong. so he is really -- if there's any hero worship to be done about the revelation of the tapes, i can swear to you i never would have -- you know i didn't volunteer. i had almost escaped because i was leaving the day after the testimony to go to the soviet union for almost three weeks. you are the guy. you should be sitting -- >> but i didn't know. and people on the committee were simply asking -- and the term was the satellite witnesses who will either verify or refute what dean said. and i said one of our sources
had said there's a guy named butterfield who was in charge of internal security, which in a way you were. you had liaison with the secret service. you did lots of those security functions. and i went to your house one night and knocked on your door. no one came to the door. but somebody was at the drapes peeking through. i don't know if it was you or charlotte or -- >> no. >> -- one of the kids or something. i told him, you have security. so they called you. >> bob, let me go back to that date. august 9th, 1974. and the speech that you just made reference to. nixon's farewell speech to his staff after his resignation. you watched that too as an outsider. alex watched as an insider. we heard about his feelings. but you had ignited the spark with your partner carl bernstein
that led to the downfall of the most important person in the world. what was that like for you? what did you feel at that moment? >> another day at the office, right? >> yeah. another day at the office. and there was our editor ben bradlee saying what have you got for tomorrow? and that was the atmosphere. in which it occurred. but my thought was quite honestly, and it has to do with now, 2016, and it's relevant, and that is what we didn't know about nixon. he became president. if you go back and look at the experiences you were having. if we'd known this, i would argue he was the wrong man. he should not are have been in the presidency. he abused the office. and he had to resign not because
of the media. not because of democrats. but because of the republican party. in the end the republican party in the person of barry goldwater went to him and told him it's over. and that's the night before nixon announced that he was going to resign. and what i'm haunted with quite frankly is what we don't know about presidents. if you talk to lots of people in the country and in washington they'll say gee, we didn't know -- yeah, we didn't know enough about nixon but we didn't know enough about a lot of people feel this, about bill clinton before he became president. that we didn't know enough about george w. bush before he became president. we didn't know enough about barack obama. before he became president. and i think right now in march
2016 the obligation on the shoulders of the media is to do an exhaustive in-depth biographical examination, excavation of it looks like it's going to be trump, looks like it's going to be hillary. 16 parts, 18 parts. go into every part of their background. talk to as many people as you can who have dealt with them. >> but what would you do? would you put them on a gurney and -- i'm serious. >> you would do all the research and then go to them and say the press would be and ask hillary or trump we have some questions we want to ask. i did this for george w. bush.
four books i wrote on him. i interviewed him exhaustively for hours and hours and hours. what happened here? cheney said this. colin powell took this position. the war plan for iraq was the following. and presidents and candidates will answer if you want to go about it in a neutral way. and i think we have that obligation. and i don't want -- speaking for the "washington post" where i'm still one of the associate editors, i don't want anyone to go to the polls in november this year and say you know, we really didn't get the full story on these people. i think we -- the lesson from nixon to obama is we have an obligation to find what carl bernstein and i always called -- we never called it the full
story because you never get it. but the best obtainable version of the truth. >> would you start these campaigns another half year earlier? >> no. >> i mean to get all this -- >> no. we have a lot of work to do. the new owner of the "washington post" jeff bezos has made it clear that we will have the resources to do our job. and not get dazzled and sidetracked by polls. yeah, we have to cover the polls. we have to cover what the candidates say, what the speeches are, what the policy positions are. but the best index -- look, we know when charlie rose interviewed putin a couple of months ago the president of russia, he asked -- one of the great moments, he said to putin,
you were a kgb officer. there's a saying, once you're in the kgb you're always in the kgb. and putin sat there and gave this answer. he said, not a stage of our life passes without a trace. the most interesting way for putin to say yes. not a stage of our life passes without a trace. that's true. we know that. that's a truth about these candidates. and it's our job in the media to track down everything. >> but if you look at nixon. and i understand the importance of scrutinizing one's history and one's character. but if you look at nixon, nixon was on the national stage. by the time he became president in 1969 and was inaugurated, we had known a lot about richard nixon. he'd been in congress since
1947. he'd been vice president in 1953 through 1961 under eisenhower. he'd gone through vicious campaigns with voorhees and douglas. we'd seen him with the pumpkin papers. we knew about as much about nixon it seems to me -- >> no. but we missed the story. and the story is character. we did not -- i mean, in the first weeks you're in the nixon white house and haldeman starts telling you things about nixon. you know, he's weird, my god, he doesn't know you're here. >> don't let him see your face, it'll spook him? >> yes. your deputy chief of staff. there's a picture there of you standing next to nixon the day the whole staff is being sworn in. and he's kind of looking at you, who the hell is this?
maybe he did know. he suspected this is the guy who's going to do me in. but then haldeman says oh, i've got to introduce you in a way when he's in the right mood at the right time. don't let him see -- and you're running around hiding behind pillars because you're afraid nixon might see you. >> i was going from pillar to pillar. >> for weeks. >> yeah. zemtly, one word about the haldeman diaries. i have some doubts about the haldeman diaries. for little things like this. haldeman says i took butterfield in to meet the president five days after the inaugural, which means january 26th. i was hiding behind columns until february 18th. and this is a diary you'd write daily? i don't think so. >> bob, let's go back to 2016.
have we ever seen anything like the presidential race that's playing out right now? >> obviously it's interesting. and there are things going on that are gathering lots of attention. but you know, instead of wringing our hands -- the editorial writers and the columnists of america are having a nervous breakdown about trump. because they're so worried. and it certainly is grounds to worry, grounds -- but then you have to say what's our job? and our job is to explain who these people are. you can gather -- i feel very strongly about that. and if we don't do it -- i was talking to some people about trump and new york real estate. and the new york real estate world, as people describe it, it makes the -- understanding the
cia easy. somebody who knows something about the new york real estate world. it is complex. and god knows how many deals he was in. hillary clinton. her whole life. what did she do? what did she do in the senate? what did she really do as secretary of state? what's this whole e-mail thing and so forth. so we've got a lot of work to do. >> it's said that we get the government we deserve because we go to the -- we go to the polls and we register our choice. you talked about the job that the media has to do with the current crop of candidates. what should we as voters be doing? what is our responsibility to make the right choice when we go to the polls on election day? >> well, i think we should demand a lot of the candidates and that there should be not
just debates and food fights but you know, you should really have discussion of policies and there should be a demand, hey, we want to know who these people are. >> we have a pretty sleepy and uneducated electorate. that's one of our problems. which is a shame to say. >> but the job of educating, providing the facts, is yes, the candidates and the parties and so forth, but the media. we've got a big burden here. big burden. >> any predictions, bob, for what the future holds in the election cycle? >> yeah. i have it written down here. oh, i forgot that bring that piece of paper. no one has -- i called one of the elders in the republican party. and asked that question. what's happening and what do you think? and he said there are no elders
in the republican part y. so i found another elder. really an elder. everyone would know who he is. he's not to be quoted on the record. and i asked, said is it possible there would be a deadlocked convention? and he got off one of the great lines. he said, in 2016 anything is possible. >> let us end the evening where we began it, with the 37th president. and just -- it's been over four decades since nixon left office and two decades since he died. what will nixon's legacy look like? how will he look in history four decades from now? alex. >> it's a shame to have to say
this. but i do think the -- people don't know. i mean, some of the criminal acts that occurred during his administration are going to carry the day. which is such a shame to say because the guy did well in so many ways, especially domestically. where he's known as an expert in foreign fairs, he did so many great things on the domestic side that gets buried a lot. and he had so many good ideas. if you read some of the papers that were written during the transition period prior, right after the '68 election which put him in office until the inaugural, january 20th of '69, things that he wanted to implement, to reorganize the executive branch of the government, many things. and a lot of those ideas, give
the 18-year-old the vote, and on and on. i mean, he had so much promise. and that's the tragedy. that's one of the tragedies of watergate, is that he tripped himself up. he really did. >> but then you listen to the tapes. there are thousands of hours of tapes. i have them on cassettes in my car. i don't listen to the radio. i listen to nixon tapes. >> old habits? >> well, it's a stunner. again and again. the venom. the hate. the let's get the fbi on so and so. let's get the cia on them. let's do this. >> or let's firebomb the brookings institute. >> yeah. and at one point -- i mean, it is literally a year before watergate. june 17th, 1971 there's a tape of nixon and kissinger and
haldeman and there is a bombing study from the johnson administration that supposedly the brookings institution, one of the think tanks in washington, has that nixon wants, and he says let's get this. and haldeman and kissinger kind of say, well, we can't get it. and nixon says, break in. blow the safe. blow the safe. >> blow the goddamn safe. >> yeah. blow the goddamn safe and get the goddamn papers. i mean, it's just -- and he won't let it go. and they're resisting -- >> i don't care what it takes, he said. >> i don't care what it takes. and do it on a thievery basis. and then you follow the tapes and several days later he's -- who's going to do the brookings? who's going to break in? who's going to do this? and they won't do it or it doesn't happen. he's on fire about it. now, i think we've had
presidents who've made mistakes. but i am hopeful that barack obama as president is not ordering the break-in, the firebombing of anything. and, you know, maybe -- but -- >> you mean there should be a little more of that? >> no. i'm against break-ins and firebombings. but you know, this is -- and this is the great mystery of this democracy, and that is we don't know enough about what goes on. you've spent your -- you know, years and years on this library and all the documents and the history. we know a lot about johnson, but there are still mysteries.
there still are things that are unanswered. and i think the secrecy, the hidden nature of government is the thing we should worry about as much as anything in this count country. and the judge who said it got it right. democracies die in darkness. >> one last note. >> yes. i know you're trying to close down here. and this is not a historic thing but another thing about nixon. because i went from not liking him at all for the first three da days, then forgiving him immediately when i saw what he couldn't say to me but what he meant. then i started liking him and had that romance for 3 1/2 years. then after i testified on the tapes, that next year i saw another nixon and i changed my mind. and by the time i testified before the impeachment inquiry, the house judiciary committee, exactly a year after the tapes, july of '74, i was a different mind then and it was primarily because he exploited the
loyalties of all these people that loved him dearly. he began by letting haldeman and ehrlichman go on april 30th when he dismissed john dean and kleindienst. but he exploited those two top guys. and haldeman seemed to take it like a soldier. ehrlichman never forgot it. but ehrlichman died shortly after that. and then all these young guys, you know, bud crow, those were terrific guys. they were all young, eager. thought the president hung the moon. he really couldn't have cared much because he was self-centered. i just saw a different nixon. as much as i liked him before. >> but you say all of these wonderful kids and so forth were exploited by nixon. and that's true. but where were they when he was saying let's firebomb, let's break in, let's go sabotage the
muskie campaign -- >> they weren't privy -- >> but they were. lots of them were involved in this and were aware of it. and what always struck me is where were the no votes from the staff? where was somebody -- where was the lawyer saying -- i mean, for god's sakes, john mitchell as attorney general had the watergate meetings in his office at the justice department and gordon liddy, one of the strangest people to ever put on a pair of pants, brought up these charts that were made by the cia. first we're going to spend a million dollars on wiretapping and sabotaging people and then mitchell's sitting there smoking his pipe. his objection was it was too expensive. and so liddy brought back the
$500,000 plan. too expensive. no one ever saying hey, wait a minute, isn't this all illegal? isn't this corrupt? and then finally apparently the $250,000 plan was approved. and that was watergate. >> but those young guys. those young guys. there is such a thing as the glitter to the presidency. and a lot of people, even i, that's why my plan to stay in the air force and go back to vietnam, i even caught a little of the fever when i was talking to haldeman in new york. there's a certain glitter to the presidency. all these young people excited. they've just won the campaign. they're going to washington. what's better than that? >> and it can be intoxicating. >> i said that on something i wrote. they were ensnared by the glitter and the deception of the nixon presidency. >> tonight is proof positive that the last word of history's never written. i would strongly recommend the last of the president's men,
which only enhanced my great respect for alex butterfield and bob woodward. please give them a hand. and thank you all so much for coming tonight. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> thank you. on american history tv on c-span 3. >> we're here to reveal the major findings of our full investigation of fbi domestic intelligence, including the cohen tell program and other programs aimed at domestic
targets. fbi surveillance of law-abiding citizens and groups. political abuses of fbi intelligence. and several specific cases of unjustified intelligence operations. >> the 1975 church committee hearings convened to investigate the intelligence activities of the cia, fbi, irs and the nsa. saturday night at 10:00 eastern. the commission questioned former associate counsel and staff assistant to president nixon tom charles huston on a plan he presented to president nixon to collect information about snabt war and radical groups using burglary, electronic surveillance and opening of mail. >> black bag jobs for a number of years up until 1966 that had been successful and valuable again particularly in matters involving espionage, and that they felt this again was something that given the revolutionary climate they thought they needed to have the authority to do. >> and just
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>> bill: the different melody. that's what we talk about. >> shannon: we are back on tv now. >> bill: a big welcome to shannon's parents. they are seeing everything. you are being a great host. >> shannon: they were blushing when they met you, my mom was so excited. >> bill: have a great monday, everybody. "happening now" starts right now. >> jon: a new era for the trump administration. a new studio for "happening now" as we look around. brand-new studio. he still has the new studio smell. >> no fingerprints everywhere yet. >> jon: lots of bells and whistles. we hope to bring you the news the old-fashioned way, and give you the stories "happening now." this as a general john f. kelly takes the reins as white house chief of staff, good morning to you on this monday. i am jon scott. >> i am molly line, sworn in and attending his first meeting as chief of staff. expressing confidence in him, but the direction that the country is taking as well.
>> we have a tremendous base, a tremendous group of support. and i think the general will just add to it prior to the country doing well. the strong start method -- dock market on friday. business is very enthusiastic. and we will proceed and keep going. but we have a fantastic leader, chief of staff. going to do a really great job. >> molly: chief white house correspondent is live with the story. >> good morning, a brand-new studio there in new york, same backdrop here at the white house. every day something brand-new. the president hoping to turn the page with the naming of john f. kelly as the new chief of staff. the president just a short time ago praising his brief tenure at the department of homeland security. listen here. >> what he has done in terms of homeland security is record
shattering. you look at the border and the tremendous results that we have had. you look at the spirit, and with a very controversial situation, there has been very little controversy. that is pretty amazing by itself. so i want to congratulate you on doing a fantastic job, general. and we look forward to if it is possible and even better job as chief of staff. >> the president replaced reince priebus with kelly in and they intend to bring more order and discipline to a white house that some outside observers have noted as chaotic. one that has competing power centers led need a tough wrangler in the middle to keep everybody in line. kelly is an old hand in washington, d.c., he knows the politics here. but also has his work cut out for him, no question. not only does he have to wrangle the white house staff, but he comes into the job with increasing pressures abroad. russia dispelling u.s. diplomats in the last few days. north korea firing another
ballistic missile. in the cabinet meeting, i asked the president what he could do about the increasing threat from north korea. listen here. >> we will handle north korea. we are going to be able to handle them. it will be handled. we handle everything. thank you very much. >> one thing the president will not be doing is seeking new sanctions at the united security council. his ambassador nikki haley, the former governor of south carolina saying that any u.n. sanction that does not put increasing pressure on the international community to try and get north korea to rein in the nuclear program is useless. in one thing the white house is not letting go of is the ideal of repeal and replace obamacare. they do not expect that they will get anything done before the august recess, but some officials are hopeful that are in september after they have all heard from their constituents during the august break and getting the pressure from the governors as well on their desire to see block agreements
for medicare and medicaid that there might be enough pressure brought to bear that repeal and replace could fly in september. still a tall order. >> molly: it will be an interesting august. and a fantastic week in washington. thank you. >> jon: president trump expressing confidence in his new chief of staff. will the administration get the fresh start it needs? that could be up to the president himself. >> inside the white house, the chief of staff's power comes from the president. if the president sends a strong message to the staff that if you want to talk to me, you come through the chief of staff, that will really empower the new chief of staff. >> jon: joining us now is bret baier, the anchor of "special report." there were a lot of people saying that reince priebus might go, but i did not hear john kelly's name as chief of staff, something about friday surprise. what does he bring to the office? >> good morning.
i think that if you believe the inside talk. the president was thinking about this for some time, had talked to general kelly about it for some time. what the time is, we do not really know. but what they are hoping is what you heard there. that it will bring some structure, some organization, some grounding of a military type of structure that general kelly is use to bringing and being empowered to be the gatekeeper. and that's really is the question. well the president to empower general kelly to be the gatekeeper in the oval office? those are the best chiefs of staff, those are the ones that control how the trains move in and out of the white house. and what kind of access is granted to the president. we do not know the answer to that he had to. there are a lot of powerful figures. anthony scaramucci has his own relationship with the president. kellyanne conway, obviously,
ivanka trump, her father, jared kushner, and who gets access to the white house is the crucial question. >> jon: another crucial question, not only does he have control over everybody on the staff, but does he have control over the twitter machine? who is going to be monitoring the president's twitter use? >> i think of general kelly had his say, probably they would go over a policy decision coming out in 140 characters or less. but i think today you saw a tweet storm that was kind of the intro to john kelly's time as chief of staff. but the policy issues have not been batted around before hand arguably, and the trends genders in the military that has now to move forward as far as policy. the pentagon has not moved forward on implementing it, no
sense that the defense secretary is moving forward with orders. so as of today, that tweet is still in limbo. i wonder if the policy part of twitter is going to be analyzed by the new chief. >> jon: as you know over the weekend, the president tweeted that he wants another attempt at an obamacare overhaul. and again, that kind of caught washington by surprise. is this and it's ready for that? is the house ready for that? >> there are things bouncing around. lindsey graham has a proposal. other proposals, the democrats would like to get back to the committee and started from the beginning and a bipartisan way. that's what senator john mccain said he wanted to do. he voted "no" go back to regular order. that is a process that takes a long time. it means obamacare in of itself would stay intact. they would try to fix what is there. >> jon: mick mulvaney, the
president's budget director said that the president warms more discipline and more structure in the white house. if so, i mean, i'm military general who is clear, used to clear chains of command and decision making from the top is the right choice. if the president witnesses the campaign style. he is a freewheeling kind of guy. he enjoys the freewheeling interaction. you have to wonder whether he will allow general kelly to impose a kind of discipline that most people seem to think it's necessary for the chief of staff to be effective. >> this is the president's choice. he has chosen general kelly for a reason. kelly was a senior aide to both defense secretaries liam panetta and bob gates. he has a lot of experience in washington. he used to be the head of southern command. he knows the regimented way to move forward on things, whether
he will be empowered to do that in the oval office is really the question. clearly the president has trust in kelly. you heard that in some of the remarks this morning at the cabinet meeting. we will see if he is empowered to put all of the gates on the oval office that perhaps need to be there. >> jon: we are six months end. we have a new team coming in. it's going to be fascinating to watch. we will be watching "special report" tonight. bret baier the anchor. >> molly: new information on north korea in the wake of friday's test on an interim continental ballistic missile. >> jon: testing that they had defense missile systems, flying b-1 bombers over over the koren peninsula. vice president pence talking about a global response. >> the continued provocations by the rogue regime and north korea are unacceptable. and the united states of america is going to continue to marshal
all the support of nations across the region and across the world to isolate north korea economically. >> jon: senior foreign affairs respondent is live in london with more on that. greg. >> well, that is right. we heard from the vice president some strong words. we have been stealing some muscle flexing at the very least from the united states following the missile test by north korea on friday. as you noted, some bombers buzzing a south korea base, the b-1 bombers which are nuclear capable to actually drop some dummy bombs at a test range not far from the base. also significant that these stylistic test will be set up in south korea to defend it against north korea, the missile launched over the weekend and actually coming from a u.s. base in alaska. experts are still examining that to missile launch by north korea. it is the second believed to be
the second intercontinental ballistic missile launched by pyongyang in july alone. experts told me, i told other people that this one theoretically could hit the lower 48 united states, the west coast may be deep into the midwest. this of course prompting a lot of high-level discussions in washington. this morning resident trump speaking by telephone to japanese prime minister, coming out of that saying that more action is required. into the statement white house saying that north korea is a grade and a growing direct threat. not just to the united states, but to south korea, japan, and other countries. china is hitting back. it was getting some tweet attacks from the president over the weekend. the president saying that the u.s. is disappointed and when china has been doing. china saying, hey, not just us. other countries need to get involved. but over the weekend we heard from u.s. ambassador nikki haley
saying that the cheap is not going to call for the u.n. security council meeting. without more action coming from china. basically there would be no point in that. to some tough words. again, a little bit of muscle flexing. back to you. >> jon: closer to the boiling point. greg, thank you. >> molly: a man that pleaded not guilty and the sexual abuse and murder of an 11-year-old goal girl appears to have changed his mind. and general john kelly, sworn as the new chief of staff. and also great for -- great reviews in the press prior to taking a key role in an administration that has had more than a few dust ups with the press. can he change the tone? the media panel weighs in.
♪ >> molly: right now, new information on some crime stories we are following. a plea change by this man.
accused of assaulting and murdering a 11-year-old girl. previously said not guilty. but struck a deal with prosecutors. deliberations begin today, and former grow, national attention in 2016 for hiking drug process and compresses 5000%. if convicted of fraud, he could face 20 years in prison. and a new search this weekend for 7-year-old who vanished in 2010 without a trace. still no sign of him despite the largest search and rescue ever conducted in the state of oregon. police get test from all over the nation. no arrests have been made in the case. >> jon: general john kelly experiencing a bit of a honeymoon with the media as he takes over the new white house chief of staff position. from "the washington post" reading that he will bring some plainspoken discipline to an often chaotic west wing.
and the headline in "the new york times" reads john kelly, new chief of staff is seen as a beacon of discipline. let's take it up to the media panel today. a duty miller, author and fox news contributor. joe contra is with us. media reporter for the hill. thank you for being with us in the brand spanking new studio credited i say that before? it is a trivia question now. so if it is a honeymoon, judy, how long can it last? >> well, we will see. i look at my old paper, "the new york times" and i see the word "square jawed," you know that they are in love. that is definitely in love, because square jawed equals tough. my question is, will h.r. mcmaster, is he going to report to kelly? is scaramucci going to report to kelly? is the president's going to
listen to kelly? or is the president going to be the president in which case, yes, general kelly will have his work cut out for him. >> jon: joe, he is the first general to serve in that role since al haig. during the nixon administration. >> 1973. i went back and watched mr. kelly, general kelly during some of his interviews. and what i see, the exact notes, authentic, sober, no nonsense. he does not sound like a politician. >> joe, you could write for "the new york times" ." >> jon: he was a top aide ted two secretaries of defense, and you have to sort of know the political ways of washington, don't you? >> you do, but being the secretary of defense level is different from being in the white house. different sets of skills. and by the way, remember, military people are not supposed to be involved in policy into
they are not supposed to be involved in politics. now he is going to find himself in the middle of both. >> and he does not like the political end of the job. he has said, he actually admitted that i don't like that particular part of the job. but you talk about a love affair. all i remember is john mccain used to have a love affair with the media as well. then he ran for president. everybody turn on him. and we saw last week, the address aggressive form of brain cancer, and then he votes for the health care debate to happen, until he voted against it, then the media loved him again. it's all about access. >> jon: so how long will the square jawed general kelly enjoy the love affair with "the new york times"? >> it all depends on president trump. he has his own chief of staff, communications advisor, president trump is use to running the show. is he going to sit down and to listen when general kelly says, mr. president, tweeting is not a
policy and it doesn't help you? is that going to happen? if not, we are looking at basically, "game of thrones" washington style, it won't be different. >> jon: our media expert howard kurtz had some thoughts on the new chief of staff at the white house. here's what he has to say. >> there is no question that the press has been consistently and almost relentlessly negative to the president since he took office. but you cannot blame it on the press if republicans could not pass the health care bill. or the congress, both of the houses, led by republican state passed a tougher sanctions bill. and on and on and on. i would caution that these things can sometimes be a femoral in the constantly changing climate of washington. >> jon: it could be a short honeymoon. very much considering the 93% of
the trump administration is negative. 91% on cbs. 81% in "the new york times." could one man behind the scenes change that? >> trump will always be the star, and the coverage will dictate that regardless of the chief of staff. >> john kelly will not tell the congress to shut up. that is not going to be a winning strategy for the president or for him. >> jon: the media panel today. thank you both. >> molly: dangerous inmates breaking out of jail, a massive manhunt for one prisoner still at large. we are live with that story. and injuring several people, and to the driver appeared to be trying to get away. the charges that he now faces. >> everybody is in panic mode. and he was on the corner there on the other side. chances are, the last time you got a home loan,
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♪ >> jon: fox news alert, chaos on a sidewalk after the van driver plows into a group of drivers. the diners, i should say. police say he ran a red light, hit another car at an intersection. and careening onto the sidewalk striking the crowd. eight people injured, one of them critically. witnesses say that the driver came out of the van and seemed disoriented. before he tried to jump back in. some officers arrived at the scene. arresting him on suspicion of hit-and-run. >> molly: this just in, on the massive manhunt, 12 inmates from the alabama jail broke out last night. 11 quickly recaptured leaving one still on the run. jonathan following the story. paid alive from atlanta. >> hello, molly, have been in
walker county alabama after the escape, the sheriff activated off-duty personnel, getting assistance from neighboring law enforcement agencies. right now authority us are still searching for one remaining escapee, identified as 24-year-old brady andrew kilpatrick, he faces notable drug charges, investigator say that he and 11 other prisoners escape from the walker county jail on sunday. authority is offered $500 reward for information leading to the recapture. the escapees were in jail for crimes ranging from disorderly conduct to attempt a mourner. most of them, including the violent crimes rounded up overnight near walker county. the deputy used capture two that of the truck stop, authorities are asking anyone with information to call the walker county sheriff's office at the number we are showing on the screen.
205-302-6464. they would like to reunite him with the other prisoners behind bars. >> molly: i'm sure that there is quite an assessment going on as how this happened. thank you so much. we appreciated. >> jon: north korea's latest missile test with a swift response from the united states. testing the missile defense system, but the next guest says that we still need to do more. an illegal immigrant accused of attacking two women in portland deported from the u.s. 20 previous times. why they let him walk for you despite the federal request to keep them behind bars. >> it is an awful case of political correctness run amok. (grunts of effort) can we do this tomorrow? if you have heart failure symptoms, your risk of hospitalization could increase, making tomorrow uncertain.
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>> jon: breaking here in "happening now," an illegal immigrant accused of attacking two women in portland, oregon, last week. apparently he has been deported from the united states, get this, 20 times. as agents issuing a detainer last year, but portland being a sanctuary city releasing him without notice. steve cortez, a spokesman for a hispanic advocacy group is furious about the situation. listen. >> this is an outrage. political correctness is sometimes not just dumb, downright dangerous or deadly as
we have seen in some cases. >> jon: dan springer is following the story from seattle. dan. >> hello, if you are an eagle illegal immigrant, no matter how many times reported, no saver placed in portland, oregon, part of the city, and the county, and to legislator all run by democrats, passing laws declaring himself a sanctuary for people in the city irregularly. a sergio martinez is being held without bail on charges of robbery, kidnapping, sexual abuse. one of the victims is a 65-year-old woman who was brutally attacked at knife point in her home. the other woman was attacked in a parking garage at her apartment. telling portland police that he was high on meth at the time and uses drugs every day. at home in oregon for over a year. enforcement saying he has been removed from the u.s. 13 times since 2008. a lengthy criminal record
including battery, felony illegal reentry out of removal. in the jail and the service department to letting him know before he was released. they ignore that request as they do with all immigration retainers. the organ party was on "fox and friends" this morning. >> he was given preferential treatment in oregon. part of the governor and the mayor of portland have created a productive class for illegal aliens that commit serious offenses. >> one month after martinez was the least, mike reese launching an investigation into one of the deputies for contacting i.c.e. before having a pretrial meeting. and around the same time, the judge was accused of letting an illegal immigrant slip out of the back of a courtroom to escape i.c.e. agents out in the hallway. she was later found to do nothing wrong. as per sergio martinez, taxpayers may actually pay for his defense. the portland city council
awarded $50,000 to launch a project aimed at helping immigrants fighting deportation and other legal issues. >> jon: unbelievable. that is the word for it. dan springer and calmly keep us updated. thank you. >> molly: this just in, the u.s. testing the missile defense system with the threat from north korea launching its second. and kim jong-un saying he can strike the entire u.s. mainland. a former special operations intelligence analyst, the expert, and thought author of "drone warrior." thank you for being here. let's start with this. there are many analysts that have moved up the timetable into how quickly north korea could get a shrinking nuclear warhead and be able to fire, they claim to the distance hit the american heartland. now the thaad has been tested here in america, a successful
test. the director, sam greeson is trying to stay ahead of the evolving threat. how great are our capabilities to intercept a potential missile headed into our direction from that distance? >> we have some pretty strong capabilities, right now the thaad system is 15 for 15 when blowing the rockets out of the sky. important in my opinion is to continue to expand this program. one, the south koreans need to be utilizing in conjunction with the japanese as well. president trump had a phone call with the japanese prime minister. let's hope that that discussion was also to get them to utilize the thaad system and linked outs with south korea so that we have a strong defense showed the regime fire a rocket at us. >> molly: the u.s. deploying the thaad system on the missiles. even shorter range missiles, is a more effective they are at that short range?
>> yes, absolutely it can be, but the biggest issue here is north korea's ability to build upon their success and the fact that all we have been doing for the most part is talking about it. really there has been no action. i speak for a lot of people when i say that it is time to do something. we are the strongest country in the world. it is time to start acting like it. the whole idea that we are going to bring the north koreans to the negotiation table when this is a regime that will starve its own people when it is letting its leader sit out there and play with rockets is absolutely ridiculous. we have to take action. we need to start utilizing our covert capabilities. we need to do more than simply trying to get china to help out. obviously china has absolutely no interest in helping us out, considering u.s. troops are so accused lehman close to the are area. they do not want to have a unified korea, and we need to take actions quickly before it
is too late. >> molly: as we mentioned before, they talk about the timetable moving up so considerably. what are the good options here? the military option could seriously resolve innumerable lives lost, american lives included? how big is the threat if that is the direction that we take to american lives here at home and they are in south korea? >> it is a huge threat. we don't want to bore north korea anymore than they want one with us, but we have to do something about it before it ge. when i think about the problem, i think about how did north korea just create a fully functional icbm and test them twice in 30 days? that's very interesting. they are deftly getting help from somebody else in china or russia, potentially expertise from iran, and so one of the things that is incredibly important is if we are not going to conduct military
intervention, just about the only thing that will really stop the north koreans from continuing their nuclear ambitions, continuing the ballistic missile program. if we are not going to do that, we have to focus on defense. the thaad system being able to defend the homeland is the biggest thing that will help with that. apart from that, we really need to look at going at some of the chinese banks, some of the front companies. and even the companies that are allowing the export of materials going into north korea. because you have to remember, the north koreans, they make a lot of the money from doing illicit dealings, drug smuggling, counterfeiting, weapons trafficking, and if we do not hit those organizations that are allowing that to happen, we are going to have some problems sooner than later. >> molly: the president has had that he is disappointed in china. china could solve this problem. is that the one road to take? could it be a broader approach
as far as diplomacy is concerned? >> it has to be a broader approach, for sure. but at this point nothing is working. we get another u.n. security resolution, all talk. unfortunately, we want to rely on the international partners to help, but they are not many people that can enforce this, and so it is kind of a waste of time for ambassador haley to be working with the u.n. unless they are actually going to do something about it. so china is one piece of the puzzle, we also have an incredible cyber covert capability that should be utilized, that surpasses our enemies, but we do not to use it to the extent that we can. we need to only show cyber warriors and let them do the job that they were trying to do. that is another piece as well. >> molly: a difficult situation, ambassador haley sang the time for diplomacy with north korea is coming to a close. thank you for joining us with her insight. >> thank you again. >> jon: a fire tearing through
a historic downtown district. at the terrible loss one community is feeling as investigators try to learn what caused it. plus the president is keeping up the pressure on congress to get a health care bill on his desk. even warning lawmakers that their benefits could be on the line if they do not act. so tax reform next on the agenda, will health care make another comeback? >> again, the presidents passion about this is that he understands that this system may be working for washington, and may be working for insurance companies, but it is not working for patients. boris grows mind-blowing coffee. and because we pay him a fair price, he improves his farm and invest in his community to make even better coffee. all for a smoother tasting cup. green mountain coffee. if you have bad breath and your mouth lacks moisture, you may suffer from dry mouth. try biotène®, the #1 dentist recommended dry mouth brand. it's the only leading brand clinically proven to soothe,
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>> molly: fox news alerts, award-winning actor and playwright sam shepard has died from complications to lou gehrig's disease. won a pulitzer prize for playwriting. nominated for his oscar role in "the right stuff." he was 73 years old. >> jon: historic buildings
going up in flames in oklahoma pray to the fire started sunday in a residential building in downtown wagoner, a small town east of tulsa, but it spread so nearby buildings. we are told no one was hurt, but a pharmacy business for 115 years, nothing but ashes this morning prior to the cause of the fire under investigation. >> molly: president trump keeping up the pressure on republicans to try again to repeal and replace obamacare, even taking to quit delimiting twitter to say that if americans have to live with it, maybe congress should also. if obamacare's hurting people, and it is. why should the insurance company and congress not to be paying what the public plays? his approach on getting health care fixed? >> the president reflecting the move of the people. pull the american public and find out what their most important clinic important issuers, and at it as health care, so they cannot move
on in the senate, and the peopls view, they should not move on, they should stay and work and figure out a way to fix the problem. >> molly: a former communications director for senator marco rubio coming at a professor at john hopkins university. thank you both for joining me. is the president essentially doing here what the american people already see? the hypocrisy that the lawmakers get the sweet deal, but not getting things accomplished for the american people on both sides, whether it is like acting repeal and replace, or setting up a system that is far, far short? >> well, he is absolutely right. congress' approval ratings are lower than the president's approval ratings these days. because republicans have promised that they would fix americans health care system, and so far they have not done that. we see the markets bailing all over the country. but there are a lot of reasons for that. but one of the reasons it is the uncertainty over the future of
obamacare. the extent that the white house can work with republicans and democrats and come up with a bipartisan solution to bring stability will help consumers around the country. that's what everyone's goal is. that's what the president is talking about in those tweets. >> molly: what do you think? senator schumer has said it is time to sit down and trade ideas with democrats at this point. is that the way forward? washington has been pretty tough as far as reaching across the i will. >> i absolutely agree. what is crystal crazy glue and unclear health care has been more uncertain then ever. in one breath the president saying he will gleefully watch as it implodes, and the same breath, calling members of congress quitters, we know that mcconnell worked for two months to come out with a proposal, but the skinny repeal cutting the medical device tax. what needs to happen, we need to stop wasting the time of the american people and come together in a bipartisan manner
to create a bill that is good for all americans. >> molly: what do you think? allowing obamacare to implode? does not seem like anyone would like to see it happen, but is it an approach like a work? what is the strategy there? >> that is a very good question. republicans own health care whether they like it or not. we run three branches of the government part of the house, the senate, and the white house. and we said we would do something about obamacare for the last seven years. if the president stops insurance subsidies which are passed directly onto consumers. if he stops those coming you will see premiums go up for millions of americans. you know who they are going to hold accountable? the people that are running the government right now. when president trump was running for office, he said he did not want to hurt people, he wanted to help them get more affordable health care insurance. having a bipartisan solution, you now see them working on it bringing stability to the markets and bring down premiums is really in everyone's best
interest, especially the american people. >> molly: it's interesting to hear you say republicans own and, because in a sense now, they have to work at a certain structure. does everybody really owned this and have a responsibility to the american people? >> i think the elective officials have a responsibility to the american people no matter what side of the aisle you are on. the republicans have the house, the senate, the presidency. ownership is a little bit up in that realm. the american people do not have to feel like they are watching "hunger games" and made the odds everybody in their favor when they are talking about health care. we need to make sure that everybody has affordable health care pretty and we need to do it in a bipartisan manner and reach across the aisle. >> molly: it will be interesting to see if that is possible. this is interpretive as a mood to cut subsidies that are used by millions of people, a lot of them low income. your thoughts on that possible approach to that interpretation? >> i work with a lot of
health care clients, what they say, if you stop the payments passed on to consumers, you will see premiums increasing for low income americans. and that is trunk space. so effectively raising premiums on his own base. that does not make a lot of sense. he should work with the congress to bring stability to the market places. to call it a bailout to the insurance agency is not accurate, because those payments are going to bring stability to the marketplace and bring down premiums for consumers. >> molly: that is a big question. where can we find the stability? that is what everybody is watching right now. if they do not make changes, then things stayed the same and they do not get better, it could feasibly get course. >> one thing that alex mentioned is the level of uncertainty. i think that is what is driving this, it is not going to help anybody whether we are looking at members of congress, or everyday americans as far as the
health care concern if there is a level of uncertainty as to what is going to happen without health care. we need to have a clear path, a clear sense of where we are going in the direction to better the american people. and it needs to be something that is clear to everyone. not just politicians, but your everyday american. the people who will be impacted are the people that voted for trump to go into office. so he needs to keep the promise and let them know what he is going to do. >> molly: not just the people that voted for him, but all of us. thank you for joining us today. we appreciate it. >> jon: one candidate is among the dead, as election protests in venezuela turned violent. what yesterday's vote means for u.s. relations with the south american nation. and australia beefing up security at its airports after stopping a terror plot to take down an airliner. what we are learning about the suspects. >> we might know making safety
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>> molly: who is not ready for a little monday "outnumbered," new day, new white house chief of staff coming up. a style and substance. the john kelly code to bring discipline to the west wing, and will that help jump-start president trump's agenda? >> we will have to see. and words from nancy pelosi on the democrats chances in the 2018 midterms as she responds to the growing criticism within her own party. do the dems need new leadership? >> all of that plus #oneluckyguy, "outnumbered" at
the top of the hour. >> jon: some new information now on the chaos in venezuela. a deadly violence breaking out at protests over the weekend so called election to give president power to rewrite the country's constitution. the u.s. dismissing the sham vote as a move towards dictatorship. life for us now in miami with the latest. >> some brutal scenes on the streets of caracas this weekend. if ten people killed and stumbles between security forces and protesters among the dead. one of them running for office, shot point-blank range inside his home. ten police officers wounded. they were hit by what may be the first improvised explosive device used in this conflict. it has been going on for the past four months. several people on the street appeared to cheer when those police officers were blown up. this was a vote that outraged a lot of people inside venezuela and around the world. as u.s. officials have called
it, a sham vote. no way you could vote against the government. basically selecting a list of candidates to rewrite the constitution paid only choosing from among those candidates. despite that, people took the risk of going out on the street to protest, they face possible 10-year jail terms if they were called over the past four months. more than 120 people have been killed, the real question, what is the government's next move? maybe shutting down the assembly, such a move could spike violence further. >> jon: what is happening there? thank you very much. >> molly: the next hour of "happening now," the opioid crisis starting reaction with states, cities, counties filing suit, who they are suing and why. the car bombing wrapping up, the embassy targeted, who was behind it in a live report coming up. ♪ p of an american favorite, alice.
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. >> coming out of belgian. authorities have new information that isis sent more fighters to europe. security officials believe they have destabilized the terror network that carried out the attacks. but the country will be on the second highest alert level because the threat is still there. >> right now, president obama is preparing for a trip to saudi arabia. he's scheduled to depart the white house a short time from now. the president's trip comes as he is caught up in a debate that could declassify documents. they are live with an update on that, rich. >> reporter: the white house is deferring to the office of the intelligence. they are from a 2002 congressional report and investigation in the 9/11 attacks. the co-- chair of the commission that authored that report said that the administrations in the u.s. down played saudi involvement in the attacks. this is while democrats and republicans in congress will push a bill to allow americans to sue foreign enitties over terrorist attacks in the united states. the white house and president oppose that effort. >> if we open up the pos
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not what they claim to be yet they're in the ghettos of europe, the enclaves of europe. and they're preaching their mantra to a bunch of impressionable young men and they're picking up their bags and they're going to syria and we're learning from the desse deserters that the living conditions are gross. i don't know what they had in their minds when they've seen cut off heads. they're messed up in the head. when they get there they find out it's nothing like the promotional videos. >> this one is the real thing and it's very revealing. captain chuck nash, always good to see you. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >>> controversy is growing over a new push by the white house for gun control. president obama announcing requirements for smart gun for police agencies manufacturers would have to meet and for sharing mental health records across facilities. gun activists said he should focus on crime. >> indeed, the president outlined the progress being made to curb gun violence. as you mentioned. the included requirements on the smart guns that would mandate sharing mental health
not what they claim to be yet they're in the ghettos of europe, the enclaves of europe. and they're preaching their mantra to a bunch of impressionable young men and they're picking up their bags and they're going to syria and we're learning from the desse deserters that the living conditions are gross. i don't know what they had in their minds when they've seen cut off heads. they're messed up in the head. when they get there they find out it's nothing like the promotional videos. >>...
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europe in the afternoon which is when you shop and everything is shutdown it is frustrating. spain has always been the s on pigs which is a term for portugal, ireland, greece and spain. these are unproductive countries that have three-hour siestas and they can't support their own economies because not only do people want to work less, but they want to work fewer years and retire when they are 50. how can you possibly afford to support an entire population when you don't have younger workers. >> do you this so kennedy can shop once a year? >> i like how they are watching "red eye" at 3:00 a.m. they must be on eastern time. i agree with everything kennedy said as usual. my whole life is a fiesta. the whole problem is is the union. what happens is these hard working countries like germany have to subsidize all of the lazy countries and now they have to get them to pick it up because the others will get pissed. >> i don't know if the siesta is causing the lack of productivity, but it may be how they approach work. do you think it will help that much? >> here is where i am confused. 20%
europe in the afternoon which is when you shop and everything is shutdown it is frustrating. spain has always been the s on pigs which is a term for portugal, ireland, greece and spain. these are unproductive countries that have three-hour siestas and they can't support their own economies because not only do people want to work less, but they want to work fewer years and retire when they are 50. how can you possibly afford to support an entire population when you don't have younger workers....
The Kelly File : FOXNEWSW : April 2, 2016 1:00am-2:01am PDT
getting nukes. he's said we will pull back from nato and europe and now pulled that back. cr trump knows that losing wisconsin would make it real hard to reach the needed 1237 majority delegates for the nomination. but he actually left wisconsin to visit washington to meet with his new foreign policy team and start straightening his policy positions out. he met with rnc officials yesterday as well and assured them he is not going to break his pledge to support another nominee despite what he said earlier this week. trumps going to miss a big candidate forum tonight in milwaukee that both cruz and kasich are aattending. kasich has been boasting about the positive tone of his campaign to months. this week he definitely shifted gear. today while in pennsylvania he suggested the problem with cruz is a counterproductive record because other than shutting down the government, he upsets the people he works were. he has no other solutions. megyn. >> carl cameron, thank you. joining me now, frank luntz. and howard kurtz, the host of media buzz. good to see you both. frank, it hasn't been a
getting nukes. he's said we will pull back from nato and europe and now pulled that back. cr trump knows that losing wisconsin would make it real hard to reach the needed 1237 majority delegates for the nomination. but he actually left wisconsin to visit washington to meet with his new foreign policy team and start straightening his policy positions out. he met with rnc officials yesterday as well and assured them he is not going to break his pledge to support another nominee despite what he...
power that is willing to exercise its presence in europe and they had better start covering the deals with the russians. and ralph peters was saying that this is trying to collapse nato and putin understands that he has nine months of a president who will not do anything. he will try to provoke a response so he has full credibility with the russian people to take a strong effort in the baltic states. >> i was going to ask you about colonel peters, this is the most provocative move by russia since the cold war. >> i do agree. it is not just one event. putin is not stupid. he realizes that we have withdrawn from the world scene. we may put 300 people in a country in europe. that is nothing. hash tag save europe. give me a break. look at the world stage and chinese in the east and south china seas and building islands and threatening their neighbors and russian took over crimia and invaded ukraine and all we are absorbed with is our election cycle and other things where we are so self absorbed, we took our eye off of the ball, not unintentionally, but intentionally and given up. >>
power that is willing to exercise its presence in europe and they had better start covering the deals with the russians. and ralph peters was saying that this is trying to collapse nato and putin understands that he has nine months of a president who will not do anything. he will try to provoke a response so he has full credibility with the russian people to take a strong effort in the baltic states. >> i was going to ask you about colonel peters, this is the most provocative move by...
Justice With Judge Jeanine : FOXNEWSW : April 2, 2016 6:00pm-7:01pm PDT
the islamist terrorists to start striking in europe. what was that about and who told them to strike and where are they supposed to strike? >> right, judge. the isis media organ which includes their english language jihadi magazine dabiq has called specifically for isis jihadis to attack soft targets in europe. we know from unclassified reports that there's at least 6,000 westerners who have been recruited by isis and the estimates from european security is between 400 and 500 are actually back on the continent so this is a real threat, so the brussels attack is unlikely to be a stand-alone unique event, unfortunately. >> what do you mean, what do they mean by soft targets? >> so what we are looking for for over a decade, they have been very clear, whether it's al qaeda, the magazine inspire or dabiq magazine, they want a high concentration of unarmed civilians. that's a soft target. we don't want to go after the military or the police. that's difficult. we want mass transit hubs, metros, airports, bus stations, shopping malls. that gives them the most lucrative target, if you will,
the islamist terrorists to start striking in europe. what was that about and who told them to strike and where are they supposed to strike? >> right, judge. the isis media organ which includes their english language jihadi magazine dabiq has called specifically for isis jihadis to attack soft targets in europe. we know from unclassified reports that there's at least 6,000 westerners who have been recruited by isis and the estimates from european security is between 400 and 500 are...
Fox Report Sunday : FOXNEWSW : April 17, 2016 4:00pm-5:01pm PDT
, making certain that putin knows that eastern europe is hands-off. and if he moves on it, the united states and nato is going to respond. >> so there's now been two incidents, just two days apart involving russian jets getting far too close to u.s. military ships or aircraft. the pentagon says it is very concerned. harris? >> i've been reading some of russia's response. it gets this from me -- hmm. >> right. the russian military admits that it did scramble fighter jets after spotting a high speed target heading for its borders. but they deny that any aggressive maneuvers took place. they say any reports that suggest otherwise are "not consistent with reality." >> thank you very much. >>> marines apparently don't have what they need to fight a war. is that true? >> imagine taking like a 1995 cadillac and trying to make a ferrari. you're trying to make it faster, more efficient. it's still an old airframe. it's constantly breaking. >> why is our great military using 30-year-old planes in combat zones? fox news takes an in-depth look at our nation's preparedness to face our enemies. and
, making certain that putin knows that eastern europe is hands-off. and if he moves on it, the united states and nato is going to respond. >> so there's now been two incidents, just two days apart involving russian jets getting far too close to u.s. military ships or aircraft. the pentagon says it is very concerned. harris? >> i've been reading some of russia's response. it gets this from me -- hmm. >> right. the russian military admits that it did scramble fighter jets after...
Happening Now : FOXNEWSW : April 5, 2016 10:00am-11:01am PDT
thousands of miles south where they were trading and in asia and in europe. they also travelled westward and expanded and settled the north atlantic. and so what this discovery really suggests, when we look back and think of the viking realm, it spans the entire length of the north atlantic a thousand years ago, and that is just astonishing. >> what happened to their culture and the affect when they landed here especially with the natives that they encountered? >> we know very little at this point as to what happened and how long they were here. these are answers that were, you know questions that we are hoping to answer. we know that at least from the viking sagas and the legends that were written centuries later, that the vikings up north did encounter native peoples and did not have a good encounter. but woef also found evidence that they traded with the indigenous peoples. >> did you go out there yourself? what was your reaction when you wrote the story? >> i was there and in newfoundland last june and there when the archaeologist were digging and lo, and behold, they found this hear
thousands of miles south where they were trading and in asia and in europe. they also travelled westward and expanded and settled the north atlantic. and so what this discovery really suggests, when we look back and think of the viking realm, it spans the entire length of the north atlantic a thousand years ago, and that is just astonishing. >> what happened to their culture and the affect when they landed here especially with the natives that they encountered? >> we know very...
America's Election HQ : FOXNEWSW : April 24, 2016 10:00am-11:01am PDT
deal and one that we'll be hearing a great deal about throughout our trip here in europe. shannon? >> all right. safe travels to kevin corke. thank you, kevin. >>> germany's last stop in president obama's three-country tour. he began the week with a tense trip to saudi arabia as that region faces numerous critical challenges. tucked into the middle of the trouble is jordan. they are waging a constant battle against the threats from isis. there are growing questions about why the u.s. and in that region more arab nations aren't stepping up to do more for the man viewed as our most faithful sunni arab ally. they met days ago with king abdullah and came away with insight. welcome to you, joel. >> great to be with you, shannon. >> let me ask you, you had an unbelievable amount of access. special invitation from king abdullah. tell us what you saw and what viewpoint it gives you now on what jordan and that region is facing? >> it was fascinating. king abdullah in january was given a copy of my recent novel "the first hostage" which is about isis, the islamic state, trying to capture ch
deal and one that we'll be hearing a great deal about throughout our trip here in europe. shannon? >> all right. safe travels to kevin corke. thank you, kevin. >>> germany's last stop in president obama's three-country tour. he began the week with a tense trip to saudi arabia as that region faces numerous critical challenges. tucked into the middle of the trouble is jordan. they are waging a constant battle against the threats from isis. there are growing questions about why the...
. and europe. >> that has already happened. >> thank you. >>> the trial of an ohio man accused of plotting an attack on the home land is on hold. he is accused of travelling to a terrorist base to train and returning home with a plan to attack a military base. the judge rescheduled the case. a lysse is a fox news alert and yodi is a criminal attorney. thank you for joining us. yodi. i will start wu. and put the on your defense attorney hat and how would you defend himself? >> there was probable cause to indict mohammed. but not a plan of how he would plan the attack on u.s. soil. was there weapon's possession or explosives in his possession. we don't have the detailed account. before his arrest what was his plan on how to do this? all we have is a substantial amount of evidence to support the charge that he was in support of a terrorist group but we are lacking the details of how he would attack. >> just comments on facebook, is that enough to prosecute? >> yes, it is. i don't need a detailed plan and i don't need those details. all i need under the law is a substantial step. did
. and europe. >> that has already happened. >> thank you. >>> the trial of an ohio man accused of plotting an attack on the home land is on hold. he is accused of travelling to a terrorist base to train and returning home with a plan to attack a military base. the judge rescheduled the case. a lysse is a fox news alert and yodi is a criminal attorney. thank you for joining us. yodi. i will start wu. and put the on your defense attorney hat and how would you defend himself?...
America's Election HQ : FOXNEWSW : April 9, 2016 1:00pm-2:01pm PDT
to me. turkey as you point out has had more terror attacks than all other countries in europe combined in the last year alone. so when we hear about these credible threats in turkey, obviously, they must be taken very seriously. so what should you do if you are an american traveling in turkey right now? >> that's correct, julie. anyone who's watching right now who has family members traveling in turkey needs to contact them and ask them if they've seen the warnings through the media or through state department. and are they aware they should avoid public squares and docks in the cities of ankara and antal ya. that's one thing people need to do right now. the state department encourages americans to sign up for alerts while they're traveling, but that's to be seen if everybody does that. if you have family there now, please contact them and make sure they're okay. >> absolutely. a lot of people are vacations, not there for business, aren't necessarily watching the local media or the news. you would hope they're on their phones and see it electronically, but certainly mentioning
to me. turkey as you point out has had more terror attacks than all other countries in europe combined in the last year alone. so when we hear about these credible threats in turkey, obviously, they must be taken very seriously. so what should you do if you are an american traveling in turkey right now? >> that's correct, julie. anyone who's watching right now who has family members traveling in turkey needs to contact them and ask them if they've seen the warnings through the media or...
Fox and Friends First : FOXNEWSW : April 4, 2016 2:00am-3:01am PDT
month limited the amount of migration and possible threats to europe. jerry brown expected to sign a bill raising it to $15 an hour. that would be the highest in the country. there are places like new york which could jump from 9 to $15 an hour within the next three years. some california business owners say this forced them to consider layoffs. taxpayers will also be slapped with a $3.6 billion a year bill to cover raises for government employees. >> it was a super hero stumble in theaters this weekend after a highly anticipated success. cheryl casone from our sister network a look at the weekend box office. good to see you. after financially sales plunged nearly 69 percent on the second weekend. it makes it one of the biggest falls of the second weekend for any major comic book movie. my big fat greek wedding 2 took in 11 million. the sedan topped 253,000 in the first 36 hours it went on sale. that's the best ever for tesla. uber fans environmentally conscious celebrities can usual will i a i ford. t -- usually afford. >>> chariots the brand new service for women. based in massachu
month limited the amount of migration and possible threats to europe. jerry brown expected to sign a bill raising it to $15 an hour. that would be the highest in the country. there are places like new york which could jump from 9 to $15 an hour within the next three years. some california business owners say this forced them to consider layoffs. taxpayers will also be slapped with a $3.6 billion a year bill to cover raises for government employees. >> it was a super hero stumble in...
Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace : FOXNEWSW : April 17, 2016 3:00pm-4:01pm PDT
career, and there are reports the president is considering her to lead navy forces in europe. once she retires, she says she looks forward to trout fishing back home in colorado. now this program note. be sure to tune to fox news channel tuesday for full coverage of those big new york primaries. and that's it for today. have a great week. and we'll see you next "fox news sunday." >>> we are entering a critical new week in the race for the white house. the candidates fighting for support less than 48 hours from the new york primary, as republican party leaders are gearing up for a big meeting this week, which could determine how a contested convention would play out. the convention rules committee is going to get together for several days. and earlier today, rnc chairman reince priebus urged them to "take it easy." >> i don't think that it's a good idea for us next week, before the convention, to make serious rules changes or recommendations of changes right now. i think we're in a politically charged
career, and there are reports the president is considering her to lead navy forces in europe. once she retires, she says she looks forward to trout fishing back home in colorado. now this program note. be sure to tune to fox news channel tuesday for full coverage of those big new york primaries. and that's it for today. have a great week. and we'll see you next "fox news sunday." >>> we are entering a critical new week in the race for the white house. the candidates fighting...
Kennedy : FOXNEWSW : April 16, 2016 2:00pm-3:01pm PDT
united states. europe, the united states, the gulf region itself has got to help out people who are now in absolute desperation who literally have nothing in their lives but the shirts on their back. >> we get more now from bryan llenas live in our new york city news room. >> reporter: hi. senator bernie sanders believes this two-day trip to the vatican was simply something he could not miss. his campaign manager saying it simply transcends politics. so when asked to go speak toe vatican for a conference on the importance of a moral economy, he went. the surprise was that he met with pope francis for about five minutes this morning. some thought the pontiff wouldn't meet for fear of meddling in u.s. politics. the vermont senator says he thanked the pope for his advocating of morality in the economy. the holy father said the meeting was, quote, nothing more than good manners and had nothing to do with getting mixed up in politics. sanders with amy kellogg agreed. >> oh, no. no. absolutely not. this was -- he's not political. seeing him up close was a very wonderful experience. he's a
united states. europe, the united states, the gulf region itself has got to help out people who are now in absolute desperation who literally have nothing in their lives but the shirts on their back. >> we get more now from bryan llenas live in our new york city news room. >> reporter: hi. senator bernie sanders believes this two-day trip to the vatican was simply something he could not miss. his campaign manager saying it simply transcends politics. so when asked to go speak toe...
Your World With Neil Cavuto : FOXNEWSW : April 8, 2016 1:00pm-2:01pm PDT
, mohammed abrini. trained by isis. on europe's most wanted list foss their presume role in the paris attacks in november which killed 130. he was seen with the arrested suspect abdeslam, driving him down two days before the attack. what police are now looking at is whether in fact, you're right, he was the third suspect at the airport bombing. the one that got away two other people blew themselves up. according to cower contacts in brussels, almost certainly is but not confirmed yet himself dna and fingerprintes have been found at a couple of apartments used by the terrorists. all told five people were arrested, including another man who authorities believe might have had something to do with the met fro bombing. that was the bombing at the subway station which left another 16 people dead. they're not for sure on that either but they do know that he has had terror contacts as well. we should get more information tomorrow. that's what was promised by the authorities, neil. right now it looks like a couple of very bad fellas off the street, maybe another blow for isis. >> on the phone
, mohammed abrini. trained by isis. on europe's most wanted list foss their presume role in the paris attacks in november which killed 130. he was seen with the arrested suspect abdeslam, driving him down two days before the attack. what police are now looking at is whether in fact, you're right, he was the third suspect at the airport bombing. the one that got away two other people blew themselves up. according to cower contacts in brussels, almost certainly is but not confirmed yet himself...
America's Election HQ : FOXNEWSW : April 10, 2016 9:30am-11:01am PDT
idea that put wasn't corrupt. i think that's a well-known fact most of eastern europe is corrupt. is there a chance we'll learn how corrupt or how they are doing it, how they are moving money. those kinds of things? >> we're seeing for the very first time -- it's always been rumored he's very wealthy. his name is not on these documents. but people close to him but the godfather of his child is in here. and ski resorts where putin's daughter got married. so we're seeing a paper trail. >> when you find the end of the paper trail come back and tell us about it. >>> after the break, in new orleans people are mourning the loss of saints will smith after a tragic accidents took a violent turn. we'll update you on that story. >>> last night, they got into some fun featuring one brave service member. >>> best place to experience the city is by foot. does that hold true for north korea? that story ahead. ♪ in the last two years, quicken loans has paid a year's worth of mortgage payments to 48 lucky winners, thanks to the quicken loans hole-in-one sweepstakes. this year, you could be next. e
idea that put wasn't corrupt. i think that's a well-known fact most of eastern europe is corrupt. is there a chance we'll learn how corrupt or how they are doing it, how they are moving money. those kinds of things? >> we're seeing for the very first time -- it's always been rumored he's very wealthy. his name is not on these documents. but people close to him but the godfather of his child is in here. and ski resorts where putin's daughter got married. so we're seeing a paper trail....
Happening Now : FOXNEWSW : April 22, 2016 8:00am-9:01am PDT
signals showing isis has continued to send fighters into europe so although he didn't elaborate on that, fears very much exist. heather: benjamin, thanks so much. jon: some of your favorite stores could be closing this summer. we will tell you why dozens of sears and kmart stores across the country have to shut down. and there are growing questions about the death of a ♪ ♪ superstar. ♪ as we await the results of ♪ an autopsy on prince and the ♪ world mourns the passing of ♪ a groundbreaking musician. ♪ why do we scream at each ♪ other? ♪ this is what it sounds like ♪ when doves cry. >> once driven, there's no going back. heather: troubling reports about the death of a music legend. an autopsy will be performed today on prince's body after he was found dead in his home in minnesota yesterday. dmz reporting the superstar had allegedly been treated for an overdose of the painkiller percocet just six days before his request. we cannot confirm that report but that report is out there. prince's representatives say he had been battling the flu earlier this month. you w
signals showing isis has continued to send fighters into europe so although he didn't elaborate on that, fears very much exist. heather: benjamin, thanks so much. jon: some of your favorite stores could be closing this summer. we will tell you why dozens of sears and kmart stores across the country have to shut down. and there are growing questions about the death of a ♪ ♪ superstar. ♪ as we await the results of ♪ an autopsy on prince and the ♪ world mourns the passing of ♪ a...
America's Newsroom With Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum : FOXNEWSW : April 27, 2016 6:00am-8:01am PDT
materials used to make explosives and drove across europe to pick up other suspect. after the attacks he disappeared. finally arrested in brussels a month ago, just days before those brussels attacks, only 500 yards from his parents home. it is being said his arrest is brought forward from the belgium attacks himself. his belgium lawyer is more after follower than leader. lived in video payment world. anyone who saw the carnage will know how real they were. high time he returns to face justice. good day for them. martha? martha: benjamin, thank you very much. bill: ed rollins managinged reagan-bush re-election campaign. joe trippi howard dean's campaign manager. both fox news contributors. good morning to both of you. on the map here behind us, a little results. let's start in pennsylvania. ed, you start, almost every county is purple for trump except for this one here, mckeen county. this indicates the vote is not in. i don't know why. i can't explain why. it appears trump won every county last night. you have information on the unpledged delegates which there are 54. go. >> there are 5
materials used to make explosives and drove across europe to pick up other suspect. after the attacks he disappeared. finally arrested in brussels a month ago, just days before those brussels attacks, only 500 yards from his parents home. it is being said his arrest is brought forward from the belgium attacks himself. his belgium lawyer is more after follower than leader. lived in video payment world. anyone who saw the carnage will know how real they were. high time he returns to face...
Happening Now : FOXNEWSW : April 1, 2016 8:00am-9:01am PDT
off the table. >> you're going to use in europe? >> no, i don't think so. i'm not taking cards off the table. heather: let's talk about it for the institute of war and the fox news military analyst. thank you for joining us. i think i should include what the original question was in doldrums conversation and the question that was asked was, if somebody hits us within isis, you wouldn't fight back with a nuke? that's what he said and that's what is responses. are we doing enough to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of people like isis? we heard president obama moments ago saying we are doing everything we can. is that true question mark >> not even close. let's look at facts on the table. the radical islam as walked into a global jihad and is expanding into more countries , the casualties and killing they have done has increased dramatically and in 2010, a little over 3000 people were killed that year as a result of terrorist attacks. in 2015, last year, it's just a little short of 30,000. and the reason for that is more countries, more frequency and the weapons they're getting are
off the table. >> you're going to use in europe? >> no, i don't think so. i'm not taking cards off the table. heather: let's talk about it for the institute of war and the fox news military analyst. thank you for joining us. i think i should include what the original question was in doldrums conversation and the question that was asked was, if somebody hits us within isis, you wouldn't fight back with a nuke? that's what he said and that's what is responses. are we doing enough to...
that brought ukraine into europe i was the person who worked with the europeans to negotiate it because he was committed and a long history lesson that we have a cup of coffee on but role i played was to help bring ukraine into europe the we did. we succeeded. ted cruz is not persuaded by this and went after you and the team that you have assembled. here he is yesterday. >> the entire campaign apparatus is a washington lobby apparatus. you are happy with the corruption of washington, with the bipartisan corruption of big government, that donald trump's campaign is for you. >> director response? all the people he was talking about have not lobbied for 10-20 years. did they once hobby? yes. have they been lobbying for 10-15 years? no. they have been in private sectors outside of washington. >> the larger point you are an insider, the people you bring in are insiders and trump's talk that he is an outsider is for longer the case and he is the real outsider. >> anot running for president, donald trump is. donald trump is which arely an outsider and donald trump is clearly establishi
that brought ukraine into europe i was the person who worked with the europeans to negotiate it because he was committed and a long history lesson that we have a cup of coffee on but role i played was to help bring ukraine into europe the we did. we succeeded. ted cruz is not persuaded by this and went after you and the team that you have assembled. here he is yesterday. >> the entire campaign apparatus is a washington lobby apparatus. you are happy with the corruption of washington,...
Red Eye : FOXNEWSW : April 9, 2016 8:00pm-9:01pm PDT
, the press in europe and the u.s. went on the beautifully prof their point. the observer announced that charlie hebdo is shocked with the anti-islamic headline, and this one from the french magazine is finding its catharsis in bigotry, and charlie hebdo finally admits its racist prejudices. and come on, you would almost excuse them if somebody ran into their office and murdered them for writing cartoons. but that kind of thing never happens, so when people say, charlie hebdo, stop being so racist, i mean, the ones that are still alive. moynihan, i feel like europe is worse than the u.s. with this stuff. >> well, most of the backlash has been in the u.s. and not france. in drove me crazy, and to their point by the way, i thought about writing about this, because i have written a lot about it. >> and you said, i am going to write about this. >> well, no, to charlie hebdo's point, i didn't, because i did not want to deal with, and i wanted to defend them, and not the deal with the backlash to be honest, and i'm being a wimp and i don't have time for it at the moment, and the editorial
, the press in europe and the u.s. went on the beautifully prof their point. the observer announced that charlie hebdo is shocked with the anti-islamic headline, and this one from the french magazine is finding its catharsis in bigotry, and charlie hebdo finally admits its racist prejudices. and come on, you would almost excuse them if somebody ran into their office and murdered them for writing cartoons. but that kind of thing never happens, so when people say, charlie hebdo, stop being so...
Kennedy : FOXNEWSW : April 2, 2016 2:00pm-3:01pm PDT
, maybe a year's worth already, can prepare for the invasion from the iraqi forces or infiltrate europe and build their bombs in their laboratories having been taught how to do it in the most controlled environment. >> what would it take to stop this operation? >> well, as we know, they announced last fall the specialized expeditionary targeting force, he called it. we have a unit in northern iraq that's dedicated to conducting raids against these high value targets like the isis chemists and the bomb makers. intelligence is the most important thing, to find out who and where these guys are and have the iraqi forces go kill them. but also monitor that university and with the least amount of collateral damage as possible, continue to deny isis those campus facilities and do the best we can to limit civilian casualties. >> of course. the nuclear security summit wrapped yesterday. i'm hoping those leaders, the president discussed this particular problem. but talk to me again, because i want to get a sense of what the power hyped the kind of devices or chemical weapons that these terrorists
, maybe a year's worth already, can prepare for the invasion from the iraqi forces or infiltrate europe and build their bombs in their laboratories having been taught how to do it in the most controlled environment. >> what would it take to stop this operation? >> well, as we know, they announced last fall the specialized expeditionary targeting force, he called it. we have a unit in northern iraq that's dedicated to conducting raids against these high value targets like the isis...
Outnumbered : FOXNEWSW : April 6, 2016 9:00am-10:01am PDT
alarming the report, terrorists exploiting the migrant crisis allowing isis to infiltrate europe. what should be done? is the us facing similar dangers with the white house trying to bring more migrants here? a fake student visa scam being uncovered which allowed 1000 foreign nationals to stay in the us but the bogus school was part of a sting operation. more on that next. i'm terrible at golf. he is. people say i'm getting better. no one's ever said that. but i'd like to keep being terrible at golf for as long as i can. he's just happier when he's playing. keep doing what you love,rgy to try new ensure enlive. only patented ensure enlive has hmb, plus 20 grams of protein to help rebuild muscle. and its clinically proven formula helps you stay you. oh. nice shot. new ensure enlive. always be you. and you're talking to yourevere rheumatorheumatologistike me, about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira giving me new perspective. doctors have been prescribing humira for ten years. humira works for
alarming the report, terrorists exploiting the migrant crisis allowing isis to infiltrate europe. what should be done? is the us facing similar dangers with the white house trying to bring more migrants here? a fake student visa scam being uncovered which allowed 1000 foreign nationals to stay in the us but the bogus school was part of a sting operation. more on that next. i'm terrible at golf. he is. people say i'm getting better. no one's ever said that. but i'd like to keep being terrible...
America's Townhall : FOXNEWSW : April 24, 2016 8:00pm-10:01pm PDT
country. jordan, saudi arabia, egypt, the gulf states. we need to get them combined with europe. we need to mean what we say, say what we mean. we have to destroy isis, both in the air and on the ground. when the situation settles down, then i think we should come home and let the regional powers figure out what the map will look like. we need to bring turkey closest to us, and i couldn't believe the president would not meet with the president of turkey. he's not the greatest democrat in the world, but he's a strategic and key element to what happens there in that part of the world. in addition to that i would have joint policing and intelligence gathering by the entire civilized world so we can target these people who want to kill us, these radical islamists. in addition to that, we should let putin know that we're going to arm the ukrainians. we will not tolerate him coming into eastern europe and disrupting the baltics. we will make that message clear to him. the chinese need to understand they don't own the south china sea. we need to mean what we say, say what we mean, and here
country. jordan, saudi arabia, egypt, the gulf states. we need to get them combined with europe. we need to mean what we say, say what we mean. we have to destroy isis, both in the air and on the ground. when the situation settles down, then i think we should come home and let the regional powers figure out what the map will look like. we need to bring turkey closest to us, and i couldn't believe the president would not meet with the president of turkey. he's not the greatest democrat in the...
Your World With Neil Cavuto : FOXNEWSW : April 13, 2016 1:00pm-2:01pm PDT
for sweden, it's worked like a charm for much of europe. they're on fiscal fire? >> did it not work like a charm during the great depression or throughout our history when we invested much more money in infrastructure than we do today? did it not work like a charm when eisenhower -- >> i'm just mentioning an example. if that were the answer, you have europe that has been guaranteeing and giving more and more coming to the tragic realization in one defaulted budget after another you can't continue that route so it's dialing things back and we have a host of problems there. >> come on. >> no, no. those same investors, where are they going right now? by comparison up to now they've been going to the united states. today is a example. >> because the euro is in crises and the euro is in crises because of that are monetary policy. you're talking apples and oranges. >> what is the difference between greece and italy and portugal and spain? they're spending far more money than they have and the piper is coming home and unlike us they can't print money to get out of it. >> you look at the st
for sweden, it's worked like a charm for much of europe. they're on fiscal fire? >> did it not work like a charm during the great depression or throughout our history when we invested much more money in infrastructure than we do today? did it not work like a charm when eisenhower -- >> i'm just mentioning an example. if that were the answer, you have europe that has been guaranteeing and giving more and more coming to the tragic realization in one defaulted budget after another you...
man. in fact, he was initially picked um in surveillance footage in december. he's been europe's most wanted man because he was caught in footage with a gentleman who was responsible for the paris attacks and they were caught on their way to paris. what makes me concerned about this arrest is that it's taken so long to roll up this network and that reportedly there is still 20 people at large who are part of this network. so by no means have they actually found everybody and i'm very concerned that there is going to be another attack. >> what does that say to you about this network? and going back to the bomb maker, why would a bomb maker kill himself as the suicide bomber? >> suggests to me that there are many other bomb makers in europe, that there is probably a master bomb maker. in fact, french and belgian authorities have been talking on television there about a palestinian member of isis who has infiltrated into europe and maybe the master bomb maker who is training other bomb makers. otherwise there is no way they would be risking a sole bomb maker for a suicide attack for
man. in fact, he was initially picked um in surveillance footage in december. he's been europe's most wanted man because he was caught in footage with a gentleman who was responsible for the paris attacks and they were caught on their way to paris. what makes me concerned about this arrest is that it's taken so long to roll up this network and that reportedly there is still 20 people at large who are part of this network. so by no means have they actually found everybody and i'm very concerned...
Fox Report Sunday : FOXNEWSW : April 11, 2016 1:00am-2:01am PDT
, hunting down islamic state terror suspects in a suburban neighborhood in one of europe's most prestigious cities. it seems hour by hour investigators are connecting the dots between two men you see here, both wanted in the blood bath in paris and the vicious attacks in brussels last month. and a former super bowl star and his wife gunned down. he's dead. she's injured. and the national football league in shock and mourning. this is "the fox report." i'm harris faulkner. >>> the world watching closely. new details unfolding into the terror attacks in belgium. officials there are saying brussels was not the original target. investigators say the terrorists were planning a second assault in france. like that carnage we saw last november. but they say they were closing in and the terrorists reportedly moved up their plot, bombing the brussels airport and a subway station instead, killing 32 people, as you know. that was last month. the new details coming after a recent series of raids. authorities arrested the so-called man in the hat. remember him in that airport video? mohammed
, hunting down islamic state terror suspects in a suburban neighborhood in one of europe's most prestigious cities. it seems hour by hour investigators are connecting the dots between two men you see here, both wanted in the blood bath in paris and the vicious attacks in brussels last month. and a former super bowl star and his wife gunned down. he's dead. she's injured. and the national football league in shock and mourning. this is "the fox report." i'm harris faulkner. >>>...
The Kelly File : FOXNEWSW : April 14, 2016 1:00am-2:01am PDT
the cold war, east europe was safely in the western camp. they were now in nato. they would be protected. they have seen what has happened in georgia and ukraine. they've seen the response to all the provocation. and they want to show you cannot count on the united states. they want to show they can do anything to us while we are conducting exercises with the poles who are our strongest in the region. it would be to do the same thing to them. they operate in the russian enclave. heavily armed. and show them we aren't afraid. the russians are responding to a minor increase in our military presence in the baltic states and poland. we should respond by upping that response. doubling it and making it a permanent one as a way to say, if you want to play, we'll play harder. >> you heard former defense secretaries talking with russia. when i talked to the ukrainian president, he said they should be worried. that putin has a vision of an old soviet empire. he thinks they will move. >> people around putin have made it clear. i think he's right to say they're worried. this is in response
the cold war, east europe was safely in the western camp. they were now in nato. they would be protected. they have seen what has happened in georgia and ukraine. they've seen the response to all the provocation. and they want to show you cannot count on the united states. they want to show they can do anything to us while we are conducting exercises with the poles who are our strongest in the region. it would be to do the same thing to them. they operate in the russian enclave. heavily armed....
America's Election HQ : FOXNEWSW : April 30, 2016 10:00am-12:01pm PDT
spectacular attacks, including ones all the way in western europe. that's exactly what senator john mccain has been talking about. >> isol has taken the strategic offensive launching sophisticated attacks into the heart of western civilization and deepening its presence in libya with thousands of terrorists in training camps and reports of external attack plotting in that country. we see all the warning signs that existed in afghanistan on september 10th, 2001. once again, the president's response has been reactive, slow, and unsufficient. >> republican congressman will herd served ten years. under cover with the cia. recently returned from a congressional trip to the middle east joins us. pleasure to have you here. >> thanks for having me. >> as we looked at the video of isis fighters who at best looked like a cub scout troop scared, disorganiz disorganized, unable to fight, then you juxtaposed that with their ability to launch these attacks in western europe, where's the disconnect? >> isis only has to be correct once, right? when you're defending against these kinds of attacks, y
spectacular attacks, including ones all the way in western europe. that's exactly what senator john mccain has been talking about. >> isol has taken the strategic offensive launching sophisticated attacks into the heart of western civilization and deepening its presence in libya with thousands of terrorists in training camps and reports of external attack plotting in that country. we see all the warning signs that existed in afghanistan on september 10th, 2001. once again, the...
Fox Report Sunday : FOXNEWSW : April 3, 2016 4:00pm-5:01pm PDT
year. >> all right, will. thank you. officials in europe are warning people sympathetic to the islamic state savages, may still work at the airport in brussels, making the bombing attack there last month aided by inside help. could it happen here? the answer might be yes. ahead, a closer look at the so-called insider attacks and how safe our airports are. stay with us. you feel like you're trying to wrangle a hurricane. the rest of the time, they're asleep. then one day, hr schedules a meeting with you out of the blue. and it's the worst 19 minutes of your career. but you don't sweat it because you and your advisor have prepared for this. and when the best offer means you're moving to the middle of nowhere, the boys say they hate the idea. but you pretend it's not so bad. and years later at thanksgiving, when one of them says what he's thankful for most, is this house, you realize you didn't plan for any of this you wouldn't have done it any other way. with the right financial partner, progress is possible. because you can't beat zero heartburn! i take prilosec otc each morning
year. >> all right, will. thank you. officials in europe are warning people sympathetic to the islamic state savages, may still work at the airport in brussels, making the bombing attack there last month aided by inside help. could it happen here? the answer might be yes. ahead, a closer look at the so-called insider attacks and how safe our airports are. stay with us. you feel like you're trying to wrangle a hurricane. the rest of the time, they're asleep. then one day, hr schedules a...
in europe. so critics of the president's foreign policy are piling on. >> 9 months left in this presidency mr. obama decides to go to the cia about isis, this should have happened years ago. in my opinion this is a publicity stunt that shows the president does not have a strategy to deal with isis. >> we allowed the russians and iranians to prop assad up. it should have been done years ago. nobody in the region believes obama has their back. reporterback.report. martha: there are also some new signs of aggression from russia. there is a lot of video as jets buzz by our u.s. navy destroyers in the baltic sea. they came as close as 30 feet away earlier this week. while the aircraft did not appear armed, the white house says the fly-biz are a serious concern. >> there have been repeated incidents when the russian aircraft have come close enough to each other or other air traffic to raise serious concern. martha: the white house saying this is classic putin. this is an increasing escalation we have seen and the statement there is a new cold war going on with the west. bill: putin is
in europe. so critics of the president's foreign policy are piling on. >> 9 months left in this presidency mr. obama decides to go to the cia about isis, this should have happened years ago. in my opinion this is a publicity stunt that shows the president does not have a strategy to deal with isis. >> we allowed the russians and iranians to prop assad up. it should have been done years ago. nobody in the region believes obama has their back. reporterback.report. martha: there are...
eastern europe is hands-off. and if he moves on it, the united states and nato is going to respond. >> the russian military is denying any wrong doing. they have dismissed the quote as running counter to reality. they admit they scrambled fighter jets after detecting a target. they deny any aggressive maneuvers took place. that's a direct contrast to the description provided by the european command. they say this u.s. plane never crossed into russian territory and only operated in international air space. >> it really looks hazardous and provocative. >> certainly does. >> kristin and eric, a flurry of behind the scenes activity this weekend concerning syria with the european union's top diplomat pressing her iranian counterpart to use iranian's influence to force syrian president assad into a political process aimed at constitutional reform and free lexes. this is after five years of bloodshed. meanwhile, iran is reportedly looking for a quid pro quo. specifically, eu assistance in urging the u.s. to give teheran more access to the global financial system. this as "the wall street
eastern europe is hands-off. and if he moves on it, the united states and nato is going to respond. >> the russian military is denying any wrong doing. they have dismissed the quote as running counter to reality. they admit they scrambled fighter jets after detecting a target. they deny any aggressive maneuvers took place. that's a direct contrast to the description provided by the european command. they say this u.s. plane never crossed into russian territory and only operated in...
the boundaries in eastern europe and ukraine after they had taken criteria and what interpreted in that is, the americans are going to do anything about it. they're going to talk about it, pursue diplomatic channels but it shows him he can continue to push theenvelope. that was in the southern part of the eastern border and up in the balticstates he is trolling. they continue to probe, they continue to push. a barrel roll is 50 feet off the side of the plane and rolled over the top of it to the other side. this is not accidental. this is on purpose to send a signal that the cd americans are not willing to stand up to them .especially with our allies in ukraine . martha: bill: is this more of a signal toward us or toward our nato allies question mark. >> i think we are inextricably linked at this point. and russia understands that nato's mission has fractured the commitment to that mission. you've seen presidential candidates question the validity alliance and i think, most certainly he sees the united states as the linchpin of nato as it is and we are the ones doing the policing on
the boundaries in eastern europe and ukraine after they had taken criteria and what interpreted in that is, the americans are going to do anything about it. they're going to talk about it, pursue diplomatic channels but it shows him he can continue to push theenvelope. that was in the southern part of the eastern border and up in the balticstates he is trolling. they continue to probe, they continue to push. a barrel roll is 50 feet off the side of the plane and rolled over the top of it to...
Hannity : FOXNEWSW : April 27, 2016 7:00pm-9:01pm PDT
in western europe, by saying things like we would allow central asian countries to nuclearize because it would be cheaper for us, it's short-sighted. it discounts the fact that this is how we project power, how we project influence across the world. it's how we gather intelligence. there is a lot of unseen benefits or benefits that he is discounting when he says things like that. >> i'm going to talk to donald trump tomorrow about the foreign policy situation. and it's going to be quite an interesting interview, i think because i'm very interested in this. but, real quickly, you both agree with his main point that america is perceived around the world as much weaker than we were eight years ago? you both agree with that. >> yes, i do. >> i would. >> i think the obama administration has taken us there. >> right. so we are going to start with we are weaker now and how specifically is mr. trump going to make us stronger? tomorrow on the factor and we appreciate you coming on tonight. thank you. next on the rundown, hillary clinton preparing to run against donald trump. ed henry h
in western europe, by saying things like we would allow central asian countries to nuclearize because it would be cheaper for us, it's short-sighted. it discounts the fact that this is how we project power, how we project influence across the world. it's how we gather intelligence. there is a lot of unseen benefits or benefits that he is discounting when he says things like that. >> i'm going to talk to donald trump tomorrow about the foreign policy situation. and it's going to be quite...
America's Election HQ : FOXNEWSW : April 24, 2016 9:00am-9:31am PDT
time when terrorism worries continue to be extremely high in europe in wake of the attacks in paris and brussels, the president emphasizing the need for us to work together. >> we agree the united states and germany will remain a strong counterterrorism and we're committed to use the tools at our disposal and that includes improved information sharing between our countries and within europe. >> can more tax be prevented? john bolton joins us as always, sear yor fellow and fox news contributor. what do you think the important message is? >> i think it's its fair well trip. i don't think he's going to say anything smu with the european leaders over the next few days, the biggest bombshell was in england where he threatened not to without a trade agreement but as you heard him say, nothing new to say on the suspect of terrorism other than let's do better at a time when europe is facing an enormous influx of refugees is that even experts in the arab world say are heavily infiltrated with potential terrorists. i think the risk remains high and we'll see what leaders thrash out tomorrow.
time when terrorism worries continue to be extremely high in europe in wake of the attacks in paris and brussels, the president emphasizing the need for us to work together. >> we agree the united states and germany will remain a strong counterterrorism and we're committed to use the tools at our disposal and that includes improved information sharing between our countries and within europe. >> can more tax be prevented? john bolton joins us as always, sear yor fellow and fox news...
Fox Report Saturday : FOXNEWSW : April 23, 2016 4:00pm-5:01pm PDT
protestors spoke out about the free-trade agreement between the u.s. and europe. kevin is following all of. this kevin, what did the president accomplish in this visit? >> reporter: that's a great question. if anything an uneven visit for the president of the united states. most observers said he struck out in his comments about the possibility that the uk could lead the eu. if they did that in relate to trades, they would be at the back of the line. how far he was it was fair to say lean forward in the upcoming trip in germany by talking about two issues with david cameron and we are talking about trade. on on the subject of trade, going to hanover is a taller issue for the president. there in germany there is more skeptism when it rehates to it the large scale deal that president obama and merkel will want to discuss. they will talk about the massive refugees. he talked to uk youth today and he told them, he was proud of what he accomplished as president obama. >> there is things i am proud of and the basic principle in a country as wealthy as the united states. and access to high qua
protestors spoke out about the free-trade agreement between the u.s. and europe. kevin is following all of. this kevin, what did the president accomplish in this visit? >> reporter: that's a great question. if anything an uneven visit for the president of the united states. most observers said he struck out in his comments about the possibility that the uk could lead the eu. if they did that in relate to trades, they would be at the back of the line. how far he was it was fair to say...
The O'Reilly Factor : FOXNEWSW : April 18, 2016 8:00pm-9:01pm PDT
people's money to spend that's where europe is today and where we are approaching with our $18 billion. >> listen -- >> -- trillion dollars. >> it's my contention that the politicians do not care to solve the fundamental economic problem in this country, which is some in the workforce don't have the ability to do anything. they can't do anything. they don't want to do anything. all right? for a variety of reasons it cuts across all races and colors and creeds. the way to do that is to revamp an educational system to demand performance in even the poorest precincts. okay? and you can do it. i did it myself. i did it in the classroom. you never hear that. all you hear is a litany of excuses and false promises a guy like bernie sanders is making and when you say how are you going to do it? he has no blanking clue. why aren't americans getting fed up with this. >> well, because i think it's very hard for people to come out, for example, against the teacher's union. >> why? >> why is it hard to come out against the teacher's union? how many decades deterioration. >> they own the democratic
people's money to spend that's where europe is today and where we are approaching with our $18 billion. >> listen -- >> -- trillion dollars. >> it's my contention that the politicians do not care to solve the fundamental economic problem in this country, which is some in the workforce don't have the ability to do anything. they can't do anything. they don't want to do anything. all right? for a variety of reasons it cuts across all races and colors and creeds. the way to do...
America's Election HQ : FOXNEWSW : April 9, 2016 10:00am-12:01pm PDT
in europe. one of the suspects arrested by police says he is the elusive man in the hat. we'll go live to brussels where police launched new raids today. >>> brand-new hour here on this saturday. thanks for staying with us. i'm elizabeth prann. >> i'm leland vittert. >>> republican presidential candidate ted cruz is bucking the trend today while his rivals stay east in new york where cruz himself spent most of the week. today he is out west. in colorado springs cruz will address the state republican convention. >> reporter: hi, elizabeth. senator cruz is set to take the stage here at the world arena in colorado springs in about 30 minutes. he is the only 1 of the 3 gop contenders to come in colorado in search of delegates. today 13 will be chosen for the national convention but all during this week cruz won 21 out of the 21 available at the district level. cruz's support here is overwhelming in comparison to trump. this week the "colorado springs gazette" wrote all indications point to colorado going solidly to texas senator ted cruz making trump's previously assumed coronation ev
in europe. one of the suspects arrested by police says he is the elusive man in the hat. we'll go live to brussels where police launched new raids today. >>> brand-new hour here on this saturday. thanks for staying with us. i'm elizabeth prann. >> i'm leland vittert. >>> republican presidential candidate ted cruz is bucking the trend today while his rivals stay east in new york where cruz himself spent most of the week. today he is out west. in colorado springs cruz...
The O'Reilly Factor : FOXNEWSW : April 5, 2016 5:00pm-6:01pm PDT
threatens women's rights and what you see happening in europe. >> you say no personal stuff at all. just stay away from it. >> is he using melania and that's a win for him. bill, every time he goes off message and starts talking about petty things, he loses. it's an uphill battle for him but it's an uphill battle for anymore republican. >> women process that differently than men. >> they don't want their looks annualized and talked about and denigrated on national tv. no woman wants that. >> mary ann, you are advising him. >> he has to do something proactive. he can't stop doing something. he has to start doing something. what would that be. >> i think his only chance is to sell his version of equal pay for women. his version of it is if a woman does as good a job as a man then she will get paid as much as he does. the way to get traction on that is he has to show that the women he has hired in his business because his reputation with voters is as a successful businessman, that he has hired women and paid them as much as men. not anyone relate to do him or married to him, but if he has d
threatens women's rights and what you see happening in europe. >> you say no personal stuff at all. just stay away from it. >> is he using melania and that's a win for him. bill, every time he goes off message and starts talking about petty things, he loses. it's an uphill battle for him but it's an uphill battle for anymore republican. >> women process that differently than men. >> they don't want their looks annualized and talked about and denigrated on national tv....
, as europe's most wanted man is arrested. and now abdeslam will be extradited to paris france to answer for the paris attacks. and as north korea is rathing the nuclear sabre, who else may be making the bomb? the dangers of nuclear terrorism? and the harbor cruise turns terfoying. >> you can't stop. >> out of control with more than 100 passengers on board. >> it was just unreal. >> plowing in to a pier. it is all "happening now". >> but we begin with the battle for wisconsin. republican candidates gearing up for a final weekend of campaigning before the primary on tuesday. i am jon scott. >> and i am heather childers in for jenna lee. it is a couple of big tuesdays and another one might be on the way. donald trump trying to put a bad week behind him. stand nothing the way to the road of the nomination is a speed bump named ted cruz ten points ahead of him according to two poll ones and now the gop establishment is looking at the state as a critical juncture to stop trump to the nochlination in november. >> we start with carl cameron who is following the republicans live from dc.
, as europe's most wanted man is arrested. and now abdeslam will be extradited to paris france to answer for the paris attacks. and as north korea is rathing the nuclear sabre, who else may be making the bomb? the dangers of nuclear terrorism? and the harbor cruise turns terfoying. >> you can't stop. >> out of control with more than 100 passengers on board. >> it was just unreal. >> plowing in to a pier. it is all "happening now". >> but we begin with the...
Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo : FOXNEWSW : April 10, 2016 7:00am-8:01am PDT
interior minister that there are still elements of these cells at large in europe. >> and in fact, officials found a whole cache of weaponry as well indicating that perhaps the planning continues. what should we know about these secret cells, whether it be throughout europe and importantly in the u.s. as well? >> what we need to do, just the facts of the case. so at our company threatknowledge.org, we have the report on how many isis arrests in the u.s. more than 98 people arrested. we know that 6,000 westerners have been recruited by isis. so that includes americans, frenchmen, germans, and the security services of europe say at least 500 of them have come back into europe. they went to syria and iraq to fight, but at least 500 are back on the continent. the big question is, how many of those 6,000 are americans and are going to come back to u.s. soil to do a paris or brussels type attack. >> you would think that as these arrests are happening, officials are finding out more and more about the background plans that these terrorists have in place. >> well, yes, i mean, from the in
interior minister that there are still elements of these cells at large in europe. >> and in fact, officials found a whole cache of weaponry as well indicating that perhaps the planning continues. what should we know about these secret cells, whether it be throughout europe and importantly in the u.s. as well? >> what we need to do, just the facts of the case. so at our company threatknowledge.org, we have the report on how many isis arrests in the u.s. more than 98 people...
Outnumbered : FOXNEWSW : April 26, 2016 9:00am-10:01am PDT
state department workers as the us spy chief warns of isis's growing strength in europe and donald trump coining a new nickname for john kasich targeting hillary clinton, whatever happened to presidential? is trump's a blunt talk helping? catch more from the couch on the web and join us for outnumbered over time by logging on to foxnews.com/outnumbered and click on the overtime tab. secrets from doctor carson you may have never heard before. don't -- you may not have realized, we will answer your question. this is brad. his day of coaching begins with knee pain, when... hey brad, wanna trade the all day relief of two aleve for six tylenol? what's the catch? there's no catch. you want me to give up my two aleve for six tylenol? no. for my knee pain, nothing beats my aleve. >> a pro isis group is claiming it hacked into state department records and is distributing a kill list with personal information on dozens of us government workers, the hackers posted this cryptic message, quote, usa, you are on our primary goal, your system failed to tackle our attacks, now we will crush you again. al
state department workers as the us spy chief warns of isis's growing strength in europe and donald trump coining a new nickname for john kasich targeting hillary clinton, whatever happened to presidential? is trump's a blunt talk helping? catch more from the couch on the web and join us for outnumbered over time by logging on to foxnews.com/outnumbered and click on the overtime tab. secrets from doctor carson you may have never heard before. don't -- you may not have realized, we will answer...
FOX & Friends : FOXNEWSW : April 26, 2016 3:00am-6:01am PDT
chief james clapper confirming fears about the terror group's presence across europe saying isis has active cells operating in u.k., germany, as well. >> sad news to bring you overnight. kid rock personal assistant was killed in an atv crash on the singer's property in nashville. the detroit rocker found michael sasha's body hours after he went missing. he lost control, crashing the atv somewhere along the way back to the house. kid rock releasing a statement on his website saying i'm beyond devastated. he was a member of our family and one of the greatest young men i've had the pleasure to not only work with but also become friends with. >>> when it comes to needy kids, uncle sam is picking favorites. there is a new government report that shows refugee children get more federal benefits than poor american children. food stamps, welfare, cash, and social security payments as well. now, across the board refugee families get more taxpayer funding than americans do. if you are wondering why, the report says refugees typically get more help because they arrived in the united states p
chief james clapper confirming fears about the terror group's presence across europe saying isis has active cells operating in u.k., germany, as well. >> sad news to bring you overnight. kid rock personal assistant was killed in an atv crash on the singer's property in nashville. the detroit rocker found michael sasha's body hours after he went missing. he lost control, crashing the atv somewhere along the way back to the house. kid rock releasing a statement on his website saying i'm...
On the Record With Greta Van Susteren : FOXNEWSW : April 25, 2016 11:00pm-12:01am PDT
the united nations. the effort he made in europe is great but the saudis won't sign on because the russians made a far greater commitment with their sa 300s that are being sent into iran. the iran elephant in the room is the real problem here. >> if you and i were having a conversation about this in the middle of the summer what would you expect that conversation to be looking into the future. >> you have 4,000 american troops on the ground in iraq. 10,000 parked in of all places kuwait. you now have 300 and more by the end of the summer inside syria. what really has to happen is this president has got to -- the courage of these young americans who are now on the ground out there have to be matched by kurds with a commander-in-chief. so all this about his spokesman saying this is not combat there was a marine staff sergeant killed a few weeks ago who wasn't going to be in combat. he was killed by incoming isis rocket fire. you can't tell me you go to war and not be in combat. >> thank you, sir. the sudden death of music icon prince is still under investigation. tributes continue to
the united nations. the effort he made in europe is great but the saudis won't sign on because the russians made a far greater commitment with their sa 300s that are being sent into iran. the iran elephant in the room is the real problem here. >> if you and i were having a conversation about this in the middle of the summer what would you expect that conversation to be looking into the future. >> you have 4,000 american troops on the ground in iraq. 10,000 parked in of all places...
these people are hiding out in the enclaves in europe as we saw in brussels. >> so you have targeting of oftentimes second generation, sort of more vulnerable disillusioned muslims. how do we stop this? >> well, we have to start fighting the war of ideas. we're not doing it. you know as a vet, when it comes to applying force, nobody comes close to us, but we have to stop people wanting to become jihadis. like during the cold war we have to have counterpropaganda. we have to push back in that domain. >> talk about a massive problem we haven't addressed also -- refugees and migrant crisis. how do we go about addressing their ability to infiltrate? isis has used that effectively to hide amongst those. >> we have to deal with the refugees and whether it's disillusioned muslim, let's take politics out of it. trump got a lot of exposure when he talked about the rives. if you were in the middle east and you see the footage, there's 800,000 coming out of the war zone, what would you if you're bad guy. you're going the say, wow, that's an opportunity. i'm going to put my people into the refuge
these people are hiding out in the enclaves in europe as we saw in brussels. >> so you have targeting of oftentimes second generation, sort of more vulnerable disillusioned muslims. how do we stop this? >> well, we have to start fighting the war of ideas. we're not doing it. you know as a vet, when it comes to applying force, nobody comes close to us, but we have to stop people wanting to become jihadis. like during the cold war we have to have counterpropaganda. we have to push...
potential allies in europe. so i'm going to keep on pushing and pushing and pushing. >> but at the same time, you can't shoot those things out of the sky. >> no, but there's a huge range between shooting and doing nothing. that's the problem. we did nothing. >> this is a pattern. the "uss donald cook," was conducting flight operations when two attack aircraft appropriated from a safe distance. today, the baltic members have called on additional protection from nato nations because they believe the russians are rattling their cages and the poles are asking for more protection. >> russia has been doing this for years. they have been doing this off the california coast with the long range bombers. remember the baltic states members of nato now they were taken over by the soviet union. they were forced to be part of the ussr. >> would this happen under a different administration? >> yeah, if we had somebody who was really interested in national security and treated our allies as real friends, this would not happen. >> all right, dr. gorka, thank you. >>> coming up on a thursday, take a look
potential allies in europe. so i'm going to keep on pushing and pushing and pushing. >> but at the same time, you can't shoot those things out of the sky. >> no, but there's a huge range between shooting and doing nothing. that's the problem. we did nothing. >> this is a pattern. the "uss donald cook," was conducting flight operations when two attack aircraft appropriated from a safe distance. today, the baltic members have called on additional protection from nato...
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europe. his comments attracted bipartisan criticism. listen. >> it's clear that he is really unprepared to be commander in chief, leader of the free world. >> it would be catastrophic were the united states to shift its position and indicate that we support somehow the proliferation of nuclear weapons to additional countries. >> reporter: but trump's statement on abortion is what continues to make headlines today. watch. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion, yes or no, as a princele? >> the answer is, there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yeah. >> how long, ten months, ten years? >> i don't know. >> reporter: the trump campaign then tried to clarify by issuing two new statements, first saying the states should handle abortion issues, then saying health providers are the ones who should be punished. the clarifications did not placate either side or the gop rivals. watch. >> that comment was wrong, and it really is the latest demonstration of how little donald has thought about any of the serious issues facing this country. >> reporter: you menti
europe. his comments attracted bipartisan criticism. listen. >> it's clear that he is really unprepared to be commander in chief, leader of the free world. >> it would be catastrophic were the united states to shift its position and indicate that we support somehow the proliferation of nuclear weapons to additional countries. >> reporter: but trump's statement on abortion is what continues to make headlines today. watch. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion, yes...
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healthing. ♪ yeah, click >>> time now for "the mix" and there's a couple in florida getting married on october 10th, and you know, there's been people crashing weddings, they're saying bring it. take a look at the couple. he's a sheriff's deputy down in florida. they put out an invite on their facebook saying wedding crashers are welcome. they say dress up in your old bridesmaid dresses, funky tuxedos and other wedding finery and you're welcome to be there. >> wow. >> they're expecting up to 1600 people. you pay for your own food and drinks. ey say just come on. >> wait, so they say the 1600 people but are they their friends or wedding crashers? >> no, these are 1600 wedding crashers that people will just say come, party with us. they haven't invited people to the honeymoon yet. >> i would hope not. i'm obsessed with this. i don't want to show up to a wedding and not eat. >> you pay for the food. you pay for it in the end anyway with the gift. >> you've got to bring a gift. cannot show up without a gift, crashers. >>> you know the ucf football team had a kind of rough year. the 2014 fi
healthing. ♪ yeah, click >>> time now for "the mix" and there's a couple in florida getting married on october 10th, and you know, there's been people crashing weddings, they're saying bring it. take a look at the couple. he's a sheriff's deputy down in florida. they put out an invite on their facebook saying wedding crashers are welcome. they say dress up in your old bridesmaid dresses, funky tuxedos and other wedding finery and you're welcome to be there. >> wow....
biden bid. in these key battleground states, ohio, pennsylvania, and florida clinton now winning more than 50% of the primary vote, far ahead of senator bernie sanders but watch that lead shrink if biden jumps in. >> we are hearing his decision could stretch well into october. of course, that would be past next week's debate. the first filing deadline comes soon on november 6th. if bide is going to decide to run, he needs to decide soon in order to raise that cash to seriously compete. cecilia vega, abc news, cedar rapids, iowa. >> president obama has picked up the phone to personally apologize for last weekend's air strike on an afghan hospital. the president expressed his condolences to the head of doctors without borders for the 22 people killed in the attack that the military says was a mistake. but the aid group reiterated it's called for an independent investigation into what happened. >> turning now to a major escalation in syria as russia steps up its aerial assault on what it claims are isis targets, but the u.s. says many of those targets are not isis. and it's putting
biden bid. in these key battleground states, ohio, pennsylvania, and florida clinton now winning more than 50% of the primary vote, far ahead of senator bernie sanders but watch that lead shrink if biden jumps in. >> we are hearing his decision could stretch well into october. of course, that would be past next week's debate. the first filing deadline comes soon on november 6th. if bide is going to decide to run, he needs to decide soon in order to raise that cash to seriously compete....
everyone. >> reporter: the ntsb heading here to florida to begin investigating what went wrong. linzie janis, abc news, miami. >> we turn our focus now to the other major story, the historic flood disaster in the carolinas. rivers still rising this morning after five straight days of soaking rain. the death toll has climbed to at least 13 and search teams in south carolina are still scouring submerged homes and apartment buildings for anyone who may still be trapped inside. hundreds of roads and bridges remain closed and 40,000 people have no drinking water. in the meantime, president obama has signed a disaster declaration for the most hard hit counties in south carolina clearing the way for federal aid to help in the recovery effort. fema has been rolling out trucks loaded with food, water, cots and blankets. the supplies were being kept at a is takening area in fort bragging in preparation for hurricane joaquin but most of it is now being sent to south carolina. >>> the aid is welcome news for hundreds displaced by the flooding. some towns cut off as the water rose faster than anyon
everyone. >> reporter: the ntsb heading here to florida to begin investigating what went wrong. linzie janis, abc news, miami. >> we turn our focus now to the other major story, the historic flood disaster in the carolinas. rivers still rising this morning after five straight days of soaking rain. the death toll has climbed to at least 13 and search teams in south carolina are still scouring submerged homes and apartment buildings for anyone who may still be trapped inside....
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retiring effective immediately. a surprise for many. he won a national championship at florida and he won the heisman trophy in '6'6. he's leaving a team that struggled this season going 2-4 so far. an interim coach will be named today. at the university of southern california has fired steve sarkisian just halfway through his second season as head coach. sark was put on leave on sunday after showing up to practice while reportedly under the influence of alcohol. offensive coordinator will lead the team in its rivalry game this weekend against notre dame. >> so coincidental two copes at the same time. >>> the bride wanted to keep things small. with a brief ceremony at sfe hall. the groom wanted a big lavish wedding. what did stephanie reinhard and mark do? they compromised and got hitched at the mile marker 8 of the chicago marathon. >> she got her short and sweet ceremony. he got 40,000 guests. the nuptials lasted less than four minutes. afterwards, they had 18 more miles to run. they toasted with gatorade and the reception was held at a steakhouse. >> as a guy how had to help pay fo
retiring effective immediately. a surprise for many. he won a national championship at florida and he won the heisman trophy in '6'6. he's leaving a team that struggled this season going 2-4 so far. an interim coach will be named today. at the university of southern california has fired steve sarkisian just halfway through his second season as head coach. sark was put on leave on sunday after showing up to practice while reportedly under the influence of alcohol. offensive coordinator will...
florida. >> we've gotten some new video from fort lauderdale that show the black smoke billowing from the plane while passengers exit on emergency slides, then sprint away from the burning aircraft. frightening images as an intense investigation gets under way. abc's linzie janis has the details. >> reporter: passengers frantically fleeing this burning jetliner, sliding down emergency evacuation chutes. >> i heard a loud bang, turned around, saw the lights, saw flames. ran for the front of the aircraft. >> reporter: at that point, the jet was still moving toward takeoff. flight attendants springing into action. >> he calmly as soon as the plane stopped, he opened the door, let the chute out, the chute opened to the side where the flames were. >> reporter: the call coming just after 12:30. within two minutes, broward sheriff fire and rescue are there. a minute later all 101 on board are off the jet. within another 60 seconds, foam has knocked down the largest flames. >> all passengers are off the aircraft and the engine fire is out. >> reporter: i was scared, says this passenger who hu
florida. >> we've gotten some new video from fort lauderdale that show the black smoke billowing from the plane while passengers exit on emergency slides, then sprint away from the burning aircraft. frightening images as an intense investigation gets under way. abc's linzie janis has the details. >> reporter: passengers frantically fleeing this burning jetliner, sliding down emergency evacuation chutes. >> i heard a loud bang, turned around, saw the lights, saw flames. ran...
florida inmates serving life for murder faked a judge's signature in 2013 and were released. captured three weeks later. and another louisiana inmate facing murder charges was captured in california after a paperwork mitchup allowed him to go free. and we are told that prison noishl made the mistakes feels terrible about it but it's not clear what her punishment will be. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> the number of close calls involving drones is soaring. more than 700 cases reported this year so far. more and more we're hearing about jets forced to make last second maneuvers to avoid a collision. so did he ever international airport is teaming up with the faa to launch a crackdown. it's aimed at all illegal drone users from potential terrorists to unwitting families thinking they're just playing with toys. >> to get rid of the grandparents with their grandkids out there operating just because they don't know the where they are the in proximity to the airport or populated areas. >> the faa law prohibits any recreational drone use within five miles of an errant. it's also illega
florida inmates serving life for murder faked a judge's signature in 2013 and were released. captured three weeks later. and another louisiana inmate facing murder charges was captured in california after a paperwork mitchup allowed him to go free. and we are told that prison noishl made the mistakes feels terrible about it but it's not clear what her punishment will be. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> the number of close calls involving drones is soaring. more than 700 cases...
interstate 40 for hours. >>> got some new details now in the fatal police shooting of a south florida man. he was killed while pulled over when his car broke down. the police chief is speaking out for the first time about the incident and says a handgun registered to the victim was found at the scene. here's abc's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: for family and friends of corey jones he did not deserve to die, let alone at the hands of police. >> i can't explain it. i cannot understand it. >> reporter: they say jones was a church drummer, a peaceful man, so they want answers as to how and why the 31-year-old was shot dead by police when his car broke down arly sunday morning. >> clean record. no criminal anything attached to him. he's just been a lovely grandchild. >> reporter: according to palm beach gardens police in florida, at the time officer nouman raja was not in uniform, driving an unmarked police car. >> he stopped to investigate what he believed to be an abandoned vehicle. >> reporter: police say officer raja was in the area investigating a string of burglaries and he opened fire
interstate 40 for hours. >>> got some new details now in the fatal police shooting of a south florida man. he was killed while pulled over when his car broke down. the police chief is speaking out for the first time about the incident and says a handgun registered to the victim was found at the scene. here's abc's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: for family and friends of corey jones he did not deserve to die, let alone at the hands of police. >> i can't explain it. i cannot...
. >>> turning to a courtroom in florida, a judge appearing to berate a victim of domestic violence. >> she initially failed to testify against her alleged abuser but when she tried to explain herself, that's when the judge really gave a tough response. here's abc's linsey davis. >> you disobeyed a court order. >> reporter: this florida judge is on the hot seat tonight, accused of revictimizing a victim of domestic abuse. >> i'm just -- my anxiety is like -- and this is every day for me. >> you think you're going to have anxiety now? you haven't even seen anxiety. >> reporter: tense exchanges during this contempt of court hearing in july from a woman who failed to show up to testify against her husband who had a prior domestic battery conviction. >> i'm, like, homeless now. i'm living at my parents' house. i'm not in a good place right now. >> reporter: her husband was accused of strangling her at knifepoint while she held their 1-year-old child. he pleaded no contest to simple battery and spent 16 days in jail. she says she told the state she wanted to drop the charges and move on with her
. >>> turning to a courtroom in florida, a judge appearing to berate a victim of domestic violence. >> she initially failed to testify against her alleged abuser but when she tried to explain herself, that's when the judge really gave a tough response. here's abc's linsey davis. >> you disobeyed a court order. >> reporter: this florida judge is on the hot seat tonight, accused of revictimizing a victim of domestic abuse. >> i'm just -- my anxiety is like -- and...
nudity, alcohol and even crack smoking as the two tool around florida in a pepto pink mini cooper. "dirty grandpa" hits theaters january 22nd. we've got wait for that. >> that looks funny. does it not? >> it looks hilarious. >> one of the artists who defined the sound of the '80s is set to launch a big comeback. >> talking about phil collins. hasn't released a new album in 13 years and has recently been battling medical issues. he lost nearly all the hearing in his left ear in 2000. in 2007, during the genesis reunion, a spinal problem caused nerve damage in his hands, leaving him unable to play the drums. >> but a recent surgery is giving him new hope. now he's no longer retired telling "rolling stone" magazine "the horse is out of the stable and i'm raring to go." good for him. >> it would be great to see him back. finally our latest edition of celebrity real estate porn. >> just a couple weeks ago, dr. oz plunked down 1 million bucks for this estate in palm beach, florida and now he's renting it out for 90,000 bucks a month. the landmark oceanfront mansion was built in 1923. it
nudity, alcohol and even crack smoking as the two tool around florida in a pepto pink mini cooper. "dirty grandpa" hits theaters january 22nd. we've got wait for that. >> that looks funny. does it not? >> it looks hilarious. >> one of the artists who defined the sound of the '80s is set to launch a big comeback. >> talking about phil collins. hasn't released a new album in 13 years and has recently been battling medical issues. he lost nearly all the hearing...
. >>> the search continues for a gunman who opened fire at a street festival in fort myers, florida. a 20-year-old man was killed and five others wounded at zombie con saturday night. the shooting sent revellers dressed as zombies running for their lives. so far no word on a possible motive. >>> some new rules for those who operate drones in the u.s. will be flounced today. a move by the government to bring some law and order to what's been an unregulated activity. aditi roy has the details. reporter. the the government is set to unveil new rules for the drone owners across the country requiring those operating the gadgets to register their devices. the registry, just the latest move to regulate an exploding market in unmanned aircraft. some of those drones posing real danger in the air and on the ground. >> someone will fly their drone and we'll lose an airplane. >> it just popped up neath our nose. >> reporter: from close calls with commercial jets, to whizzing drones forcing no-fly zones for firefighters out west. the rest of us on the ground, on guard too. just last month, drones c
. >>> the search continues for a gunman who opened fire at a street festival in fort myers, florida. a 20-year-old man was killed and five others wounded at zombie con saturday night. the shooting sent revellers dressed as zombies running for their lives. so far no word on a possible motive. >>> some new rules for those who operate drones in the u.s. will be flounced today. a move by the government to bring some law and order to what's been an unregulated activity. aditi roy...
right in the path of hurricane joaquin. the 790-foot vessel was travel ing injacksonville florida, destined for puerto rico. the captain making a distress call from crooked island saying the ship had lost power. had taken on water, and was listing 15 degrees. in an area known as the bermuda triangle. >> reporter: among those onboard the ship, jeremy riehm from florida. and danielle randolph, 34, from maine. >> i'm very hopeful. until they find a reason for me not to be, i'm going to remain hopeful. >> reporter: the coast guard has now searched 70,000 square naught call miles and will be back at it the monday morning at first light. linzie janis, abc news, miami. >> college student being held north korea is expected to be released today. he was caught in april crossing from china, north korean officials released this video last month in which he told his parents that he was healthy. >>> pope francis has given a forceful defense of traditional marriage. a union between a man and a woman. but he also asked for acceptance and mercy. here's abc's terry moran >> reporter: pope francis s
right in the path of hurricane joaquin. the 790-foot vessel was travel ing injacksonville florida, destined for puerto rico. the captain making a distress call from crooked island saying the ship had lost power. had taken on water, and was listing 15 degrees. in an area known as the bermuda triangle. >> reporter: among those onboard the ship, jeremy riehm from florida. and danielle randolph, 34, from maine. >> i'm very hopeful. until they find a reason for me not to be, i'm going...
. >>> and an ugly scene at a youth football game in florida. take a look at this one. you see it here. it's a man in a black t-shirt who is a coach for one team now accused of punching a referee. he is identified as leo davis and a coach with the lakeland destroyers. >> there was a play that was made that parents and coaches did not agree with. so those parents and coaches began coming onto the field. a coach approached him, struck him on his face. and attempted to leave the area. >> police say davis was speeding away from the game when he was stopped. he's now facing battery charges. davis was told authorities he was trying to break up a fight and that he didn't intentionally hit the ref. i don't know why parents have to get involved. >> i have no idea. you see those scenes all the time. let's move to fun sports right now because it is time for sports with reena. >> monday night football. >> exactly. >> the seahawks up to their old tricks again. >>> there's some controversy how this one ended. the lions calvin johnson about to score a go ahead touch with less than two minutes to go,
. >>> and an ugly scene at a youth football game in florida. take a look at this one. you see it here. it's a man in a black t-shirt who is a coach for one team now accused of punching a referee. he is identified as leo davis and a coach with the lakeland destroyers. >> there was a play that was made that parents and coaches did not agree with. so those parents and coaches began coming onto the field. a coach approached him, struck him on his face. and attempted to leave the...
. cory jones' family said prosecutors in palm beach county florida, told him the undercover officer never showed his badge and jones never fired his gun which i was licensed to carry. the 31-year-old musician was shot three times by officer nouman raja after his car broke down on a highway ramp. >> he called his big brother, cj. his brother offered to come and get him. he said no, i really need my car because i have to perform in church with the choir the next morning. >> police say officer raja stopped to investigate what he believed was an aabandoned car and confronted by an armed man. he's now on paid leave. >>> flash flood warnings are in effect for north texas overnight as the region is hit with the first rain in weeks. this was the scene at an rv park in the town of rankin. several travel trailers and rvs floating away and travel delays were reported at love field in dallas. the morning's commute expected to be a major challenge. >>> and those rains do not look to be letting up anytime soon. >> for a look at the forecast including a major hurricane in the pacific, let's head o
. cory jones' family said prosecutors in palm beach county florida, told him the undercover officer never showed his badge and jones never fired his gun which i was licensed to carry. the 31-year-old musician was shot three times by officer nouman raja after his car broke down on a highway ramp. >> he called his big brother, cj. his brother offered to come and get him. he said no, i really need my car because i have to perform in church with the choir the next morning. >> police say...
board. mourners gathered on long island, new york and jacksonville, florida, for vigils in honor of the victims lost in that disaster. >>> south carolina's governor is urging residents of coastal areas to evacuate as soon as possible. homes and businesses that were spared by the flooding from all that record-breaking rainfall are now in the path of storm swollen rivers rushing toward the coast. here's abc's elizabeth hur. >> thousands in the danger zone urged to evacuate. >> the sun is out but the water is coming. we need you to get out. >> reporter: this is why. rivers already swollen with storm water cresting to record levels are on the move down stream toward south carolina's coastal communities. >> we have been through the first big wave. we are about to go through the second big wave. >> reporter: meanwhile, across the state, the work of reinforcing the breached canals and dams still on going. so far at least 14 dams have failed. dozens more threatening to burst and this a collapse at the fragile columbia canal. the area's crucial source of water but officials are maintaining t
board. mourners gathered on long island, new york and jacksonville, florida, for vigils in honor of the victims lost in that disaster. >>> south carolina's governor is urging residents of coastal areas to evacuate as soon as possible. homes and businesses that were spared by the flooding from all that record-breaking rainfall are now in the path of storm swollen rivers rushing toward the coast. here's abc's elizabeth hur. >> thousands in the danger zone urged to evacuate....
south florida searching for this man. take a look at the surveillance camera here. he reached into the basket of a woman's motorized shopping cart, stealing her purse. the woman uses crutches to get around after a fall in the spring and says he got away with $500 cash from her wallet and even her new cell phone. >>> wow. and they get this one. in san francisco a 39-year-old man seen here was arrested after staying at a long-abandoned mansion and selling pieces of art that were inside. he had sold ten works and had another one ready to go. those pieces were valued at more than $300,000. the guy claimed to have bought the multimillion-dollar mansion that's been vacant for years. neighbors were suspicious. they called the cops. which led to his hair-raising arrest. >>> now to some new numbers from the retail world. the average american shopper will spend about $805 on christmas gifts this year. that sounds like a steal to me. >> that is a steal. that is one pair of shoes for reena. but there's a new warning about those popular credit cards that are offered to you right at check-out. a
south florida searching for this man. take a look at the surveillance camera here. he reached into the basket of a woman's motorized shopping cart, stealing her purse. the woman uses crutches to get around after a fall in the spring and says he got away with $500 cash from her wallet and even her new cell phone. >>> wow. and they get this one. in san francisco a 39-year-old man seen here was arrested after staying at a long-abandoned mansion and selling pieces of art that were inside....
southeast with downpours from louisville down to the florida panhandle. here's abc's rob marciano. >> reporter: rain and wind pounding the gulf coast states. 50-mile-per-hour gusts overnight. near baton rouge, that school bus getting stuck on a flooded bridge. the sheriff's department using a pickup to bring 20 children to safety. south of new orleans, whole neighborhoods submerged. and south of dallas, more than 70 rescues over the weekend, including this man and his dog. floods even derailing the cars on that freight train. in part from the remnants of the most powerful storm ever recorded in the western hemisphere, hurricane patricia, striking mexico with winds gusting over 200 miles an hour. our matt gutman right there. >> those winds so powerful, they pulverized concrete power lines like this. ripped off rooftops like this one here. brick walls came tumbling down. anything that wasn't nailed down, sent flying. even boats like that. but the reason so few people we hurt? look around you. for dozens of miles around, forest. >> reporter: the country getting lucky. the compact, fa
southeast with downpours from louisville down to the florida panhandle. here's abc's rob marciano. >> reporter: rain and wind pounding the gulf coast states. 50-mile-per-hour gusts overnight. near baton rouge, that school bus getting stuck on a flooded bridge. the sheriff's department using a pickup to bring 20 children to safety. south of new orleans, whole neighborhoods submerged. and south of dallas, more than 70 rescues over the weekend, including this man and his dog. floods even...
from the family of a black man who shot and killed by police in florida. he was waiting for help after his car broke down. his family now suggesting he had no way of knowing the man approaching was an undercover officer here's abc's gio benitez >> reporter: questions from the family of corey jones, after an undercover officer shot and killed the musician. the family attorneys saying they spoke with prosecutors, who told them the officer never displayed ught.is gun, which was legally and that jones was shot three times. so, why did officer nouman raja kill jones? >> he would not ever, ever, ever, ever, ever pull a gun on a police. >> reporter: the family, side-by-side thursday with their attorneys at a rally. they say jones was just waiting for a tow. >> he called his big brother, c.j. his brother offered to come and get him. >> reporter: police telling us officer raja's account. >> he stopped to investigate what he believed to be an abandoned vehicle. he was suddenly confronted by an armed subject. >> reporter: the questions, diagnosis officer raja who was in an unmarked car ever
from the family of a black man who shot and killed by police in florida. he was waiting for help after his car broke down. his family now suggesting he had no way of knowing the man approaching was an undercover officer here's abc's gio benitez >> reporter: questions from the family of corey jones, after an undercover officer shot and killed the musician. the family attorneys saying they spoke with prosecutors, who told them the officer never displayed ught.is gun, which was legally and...
. >> five airline passengers taken to a florida injury for minor injuries caused by turbulence. flight 9 2 was on its way to miami when it hit a patch of turbulence at about 36,000 feet. on board, some passengers were thrown from their seats. the airline says the seat belt light was on at the time. >> residents of an small southwest with michigan town are trying to figure out who is their new best friend, the person holding the winning powerball ticket worth $310 million sold at the shell gas station in three rivers. the station, by the way, is just minutes from the indiana border. so the healeder of the ticket could technically be someone from out of state. that person is gaining new relatives this morning, as well. >>> while the american workday is getting longer, sweden moving to a six-hour workday. employers say their workers are more productive during the shorter period. >> trying to say that for years. they say it's hard to concentrate on a single tacking for eight hours straight. after all, most of us take lunch, chat at the coffee machine or sneak a peek at facebook once in awhile.
. >> five airline passengers taken to a florida injury for minor injuries caused by turbulence. flight 9 2 was on its way to miami when it hit a patch of turbulence at about 36,000 feet. on board, some passengers were thrown from their seats. the airline says the seat belt light was on at the time. >> residents of an small southwest with michigan town are trying to figure out who is their new best friend, the person holding the winning powerball ticket worth $310 million sold at the...
florida church group were on their way to a weekend retreat when a tire blew and the driver lost control of the van. ten-two adults died, ten teenagers were hospitalized. investigators say the church never got the word that that tire had been recalled a year earlier. investigators for the national transportation safety board said it happens all the time. millions of tires are under safety recall, but the vast majority of owners never find out about it. >> that system's not working. it's completely broken. >> somebody lost control of their vehicle. >> reporter: the ntsb investigation also found motorists are in the dark about the potential dangers of tires that look new but are actually quite old. the tire that failed in this california accident was eight years old. killing a young mother. >> my grandson's growing up without his mother. >> reporter: safety engineers say tires can begin to break down after six years even if it's been in storage and never driven on and it's not easy to figure out a tire's age. it's actually hidden in a code on the tire's sidewall. 4105 means this ti
florida church group were on their way to a weekend retreat when a tire blew and the driver lost control of the van. ten-two adults died, ten teenagers were hospitalized. investigators say the church never got the word that that tire had been recalled a year earlier. investigators for the national transportation safety board said it happens all the time. millions of tires are under safety recall, but the vast majority of owners never find out about it. >> that system's not working. it's...
giant beehive. it's been plaguing an orlando, florida, family. it's now gone from their backyard. the expert called in to remove the hive says he was impressed with its size, thought to weigh about 100 pounds and swarming with tens of thousands of bees. they'll all be relocated. the wax recycled and the honey harvested. i wonder if it's really good honey. >> i don't know, but yuck. >> you'd rather not know. >> i'd rather not. wait for it in a jar. >>> a consumer alert about a fire risk in millions of toyota cars and trucks. the automaker is recalling 6.5 million cars worldwide because of power window switches that can overheat, melt and cause a fire. most of the cars are in north america and they include toyota's most popular compacts, sedans, pickups and suvs. the problem is blamed on a factory error. one injury has been reported. >> another auto recall involving jen motors vehicles is at the center of a lawsuit against the company. >> the woman who filed it claims gm's recall notice beak got her too late. gio benitez has the details. >> reporter: 45-year-old kristin hopkins sur
giant beehive. it's been plaguing an orlando, florida, family. it's now gone from their backyard. the expert called in to remove the hive says he was impressed with its size, thought to weigh about 100 pounds and swarming with tens of thousands of bees. they'll all be relocated. the wax recycled and the honey harvested. i wonder if it's really good honey. >> i don't know, but yuck. >> you'd rather not know. >> i'd rather not. wait for it in a jar. >>> a consumer...
swing in one of our favorite places. that, of course, is key west, florida. everyone got right into the spirit for the annual zombie bike ride. >> we love key west. some 8500 people took part. the crowd included seniors all the way down to families with children, their dogs all dressed up in their best ghoulish threads. >> nice. jamming out. the ride was part of key west's annual fantasy fest which continues through sunday. >> i wish our show was broadcast live from key west. i think our -- >> i do think we have to take it on the road once in awhile. one of these days. >> should start with key west. >> yes. coming up, it is baseball history in the making at tonight's game 1 of the world series. >> also ahead, it looked like a movie location but it was a real bank robbery playing out in front of a los angeles film crew. the incredible scenes right out of hollywood. >> and later, halloween costumes that are all the rage for kids and adults this year. it's a scary fashion show. gametime temperature for the world series by the way is going to be 671 degrees in kansas city. >> you're into we
swing in one of our favorite places. that, of course, is key west, florida. everyone got right into the spirit for the annual zombie bike ride. >> we love key west. some 8500 people took part. the crowd included seniors all the way down to families with children, their dogs all dressed up in their best ghoulish threads. >> nice. jamming out. the ride was part of key west's annual fantasy fest which continues through sunday. >> i wish our show was broadcast live from key west....
that. >>> another crash in florida, where at least three people have reportedly died. the tragedy happened late yesterday afternoon in the palm beach county town of palm springs. witnesses say the plane suddenly dropped out of the sky, hit two mobile homes, and then burst into flames. one resident says he fears his daughter was killed in the crash. >>> kansas city is mourning the loss of two firefighters killed when a burning building collapsed. abc's alex perez reports on the grief and the investigation. >> reporter: more than 50 firefighters battling this monstrous blaze near downtown kansas city. then ordered to evacuate. the firefighters make it out. >> command did you copy? major collapse on the west side. major collapse. >> reporter: but not far enough away. one of the walls pushing out 30 feet. trapping four firefighters in the rubble. kansas city's bravest racing to save their own. 17-year veteran larry leggio and 13-year veteran john mesh pronounced dead at the hospital. >> firefighter leggio leaves a wife, a mother and many immediate family members. firefighter mesh leav
that. >>> another crash in florida, where at least three people have reportedly died. the tragedy happened late yesterday afternoon in the palm beach county town of palm springs. witnesses say the plane suddenly dropped out of the sky, hit two mobile homes, and then burst into flames. one resident says he fears his daughter was killed in the crash. >>> kansas city is mourning the loss of two firefighters killed when a burning building collapsed. abc's alex perez reports on...
. strong is beautiful. >>> a florida baby not expected to survive is getting a second chance in boston. abigail jones was born with a brain tumor, but even before birth her parents knew that she probably would not survive. but she began to eat and gained weight. so her parents had a second opinion. boston children's hospital doctors said the tumor might not be malignant and operated. and it turned out that it was not cancerous. >> we were telling people, and i mean, people just couldn't believe it. it's just -- what? huh? >> so sweet. her mother says the surgeon said that they got it all and it was almost like when she heard that abigail was reborn again. the baby has already been discharged from the hospital. what a great recovery story. i love this one. >>> now to a unique case involving a family relative suing an 8-year-old boy after he left to greet her at his birthday party. >> i don't know about this. his overzealous show of affection caused her to break her wrist and now a required has been reached in that case. abc's linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: a one of a ki
. strong is beautiful. >>> a florida baby not expected to survive is getting a second chance in boston. abigail jones was born with a brain tumor, but even before birth her parents knew that she probably would not survive. but she began to eat and gained weight. so her parents had a second opinion. boston children's hospital doctors said the tumor might not be malignant and operated. and it turned out that it was not cancerous. >> we were telling people, and i mean, people just...
ordeal for a florida man recovering after coming face to face with an eight-foot alligator. doug brown was fixing a backyard pump near orlando when the huge gator jumped from a canal and chomped down on his arm. brown managed to yank his arm away and the alligator fell back into the water. his injuries, thankfully, are not serious but he's, of course, still rattled saying that it felt like a horror movie. >>> and a group of migrants hoping to get a free ride from france to england got quite a surprise when they opened the back of a truck only to find there was a caged polar bear inside. that made some of them think twice but three of them climbed in anyway. police were called and the truck was pulled over so officers could get the would be stowaways out from behind the bear's cage. >> but the bear made it to the location? >> crazy. i don't know. >> oh, boy. >> that's crazy though. >> well, attention, fans of lucky charms. if you've ever wanted a box of your favorite cereal with just the marshmallows, you are in luck. >> the time has come. the maker of lucky charms general mills i
ordeal for a florida man recovering after coming face to face with an eight-foot alligator. doug brown was fixing a backyard pump near orlando when the huge gator jumped from a canal and chomped down on his arm. brown managed to yank his arm away and the alligator fell back into the water. his injuries, thankfully, are not serious but he's, of course, still rattled saying that it felt like a horror movie. >>> and a group of migrants hoping to get a free ride from france to england got...
south florida man. that man, corey jones, was waiting by his broken-down car about ten days ago when he was shot and killed by an off-duty officer who stopped to investigate. phone records show jones made a call to at&t's roadside assistance line at 3:10 a.m. now, that call lasted 53 minutes, but police say the shooting happened at 3:15 a.m. if the call was recorded, it may have captured the confrontation. jones's body was found about 100 feet from his vehicle. >>> and here in new york funeral services today for the new york city police officer killed in the line of duty. dozens of officers saluted yesterday as randolph holder's coffin was brought into the church. holder was shot to death while chasing an armed robber last week. he'll be buried in his native guyana. >>> just hours before tonight's republican debate more signs of donald trump in trouble. a national poll from the "new york times" and cbs finds ben carson now in the lead with more than a quarter of republicans preferring the retired neurosurgeon. trump is a few points behind, and marco rubio, jeb bush, and carly fiorina
south florida man. that man, corey jones, was waiting by his broken-down car about ten days ago when he was shot and killed by an off-duty officer who stopped to investigate. phone records show jones made a call to at&t's roadside assistance line at 3:10 a.m. now, that call lasted 53 minutes, but police say the shooting happened at 3:15 a.m. if the call was recorded, it may have captured the confrontation. jones's body was found about 100 feet from his vehicle. >>> and here in new...
lot. >> reporter: flash flood watches remain in effect from eastern texas to the florida panhandle. elizabeth hur, abc news, new orleans. >> those watches and warnings cog soon extend across a much wider area of the country. >> as the storms move from the gulf region to the north and east, our coverage continues with accuweather's justin pov k povick. good morning to you. >> thanks and good morning to you. another day packed full of heavy rain with the likelihood of additional flash flooding. more so the case a little further east this morning into this afternoon from mobile along i-10 into northwestern florida. i'm also concerned about gusty thunderstorms in the afternoon and what's going to happen is this wet weather will advance further north and east back into the tennessee valley as we head toward tuesday. reena and kendis, back to you. >> justin, our thanks to you. crews are still checking on isolated areas in mexico slammed by hurricane patricia. the historic category 5 storm caused no deaths and much less destruction than expected when it blew ashore friday night. more than
lot. >> reporter: flash flood watches remain in effect from eastern texas to the florida panhandle. elizabeth hur, abc news, new orleans. >> those watches and warnings cog soon extend across a much wider area of the country. >> as the storms move from the gulf region to the north and east, our coverage continues with accuweather's justin pov k povick. good morning to you. >> thanks and good morning to you. another day packed full of heavy rain with the likelihood of...
, tampa, florida. a waterspout wreaking havoc. it moves over the skyway bridge, startling drivers. then the funnel cloud lifts a u.s. postal service semi truck into the air. breaks it apart. amazingly the driver was not injured. mail was scattered across the highway. it looked like a toy truck. >> that's near downtown, right? >> it is, not too far. >>> part of south carolina still underwater this morning after last week's historic floods. the death toll stands at 19. at least 17 dams have failed so far as water recedes in some towns, thousands of families are now battling a new enemy. abc's phillip mena is there. >> reporter: with waters receding in some parts of south carolina, the race to save what's left of these homes. >> you tear it all out. get the house dried out, and build it back. >> reporter: volunteers in columbia helping homeowners as the city halls away debris. >> if you get to the point where the mold gross so rapidly, it could be a complete demo. >> reporter: the goal, getting the water-damaged drywall and furniture removed before mold starts growing. farther east,
, tampa, florida. a waterspout wreaking havoc. it moves over the skyway bridge, startling drivers. then the funnel cloud lifts a u.s. postal service semi truck into the air. breaks it apart. amazingly the driver was not injured. mail was scattered across the highway. it looked like a toy truck. >> that's near downtown, right? >> it is, not too far. >>> part of south carolina still underwater this morning after last week's historic floods. the death toll stands at 19. at...
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6-year-old boy with diabetes sells pumpkins, raises nearly $24,000 for new service dog
becky perlow
Oct 16, 2018, 6:19 PM ET
PlayCourtesy Katrina Christensen
WATCH News headlines today: Oct. 17, 2018
When 4-year-old Ian Christensen was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2016, his devastated family quickly turned to one of their own -- Ian’s uncle Aaron, who was diagnosed with the disease in his teens and ultimately lost both his eyesight and a kidney in 1996.
"You can’t let the diabetes control you," Aaron recalled telling his nephew. "You have to control it."
So when Ian, now 6 years old, found out he wouldn’t be allowed to ride the school bus this year with his friends due to his disease, he decided to take action.
It all started a few months ago, when the Tri-County Area School District in Sand Lake, Michigan, explained to Ian’s parents that due to the extremely sensitive fluctuation of his blood sugar Ian couldn’t ride the school bus alone.
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His parents asked the school to provide an aide but were denied, and the two parties then went back and forth over other options for Ian, including a private bus ride, according to Ian’s mom, Katrina Christensen. But that last option would have meant her son had to travel on a private bus and arrive at school after all of the other kids -- something that didn’t sit right with Katrina Christensen.
"You’re not doing that to my kid. He’s not gonna be any different than he already he is," the mom told ABC News.
"This is my kid and I got to do what I got to do," she added.
Courtesy Katrina Christensen
6-year-old Ian Christensen of Sand Lake, Mich., poses for a photo with his younger sister.
Katrina Christensen and her son ultimately came up with the idea to send him on the school bus with an alert dog who can quickly sense when Ian’s blood sugar drops or spikes. It was an idea that stemmed from a year ago when Ian started pestering his parents for a "regular" dog.
"I mentioned it to Ian... and we said, 'if we’re gonna get a dog, let’s get one that is trained,'" Katrina Christensen said.
To prepare, the family spent time watching YouTube videos on how alert dogs are trained, hoping to impress upon Ian how much time and money it takes to get these dogs up to snuff. The family also met with another diabetic child in the district who was raising money for her own alert dog so that Ian could ask questions and learn more about her experience. Regardless of their preparation and research, Katrina Christensen and her husband had to explain to their son that it would take time -- a few years at least -- to raise the $25,000 they needed to buy the dog.
6-year-old Ian Christensen of Sand Lake, Mich., who suffers from type 1 diabetes, poses for a photo with his younger sister.
So while his family sold backyard vegetables from their garden outside their home, Ian started selling lemonade, eagerly telling everyone he could about why he was the raising money. And when the summer season turned to fall, Ian decided he was going to continue his family’s tradition of selling pumpkins -- a seasonal item his family has sold for decades -- to further contribute to his fund.
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His smile and can-do attitude quickly won over his customers, who were stopping and giving him $20 or $50 bills for pumpkins that the family usually only sold for $5 or $8, depending on the size.
"We were expecting to raise a few hundred, and do a few fundraisers over the next year," explained Katrina Christensen, who said her personal Facebook post quickly got picked up and shared 1,500 times in the first 24 hours.
Within days, the post was shared over 10,000 times, encouraging Katrina Christensen to create a fundraising page to facilitate the inundation of donation requests she was receiving.
"I wasn’t prepared at all," she said.
"The first night we raised almost $2,000, and I said 'I’ll be happy if it’s over $2,500 tomorrow.' And when I woke up it was $15,000!" she exclaimed.
"You can’t even imagine what it feels like to have so many people show you so much support and love," she said. "There’s one person who donated $1,000. I don’t know who this person is. I’ve never met this person. But someone felt in their heart to donate $1,000 to a boy they never met. How do you even fathom that?"
6-year-old Ian Christensen who suffers from type 1 diabetes poses for a photo with his younger sister while selling pumpkins outside his home in Sand Lake, Mich., in hopes of raising money to buy an alert dog that can help him with his disease.
People have driven from four or five hours away, insisting on waiting in line to ensure they get to speak to Ian themselves, said the mom. His story has also reached other families in the district struggling with their own school battles.
One parent, whose child also wasn’t allowed to ride the school bus due to medical conditions, even dropped off a letter to her home thanking the Christensen family for their “bravery and determination” and for inspiring others to “make changes to our schools."
Katrina Christensen received this note from another parent at her son's school whose 5-year-old daughter suffers from seizures.
District Superintendent Al Cummings explained to ABC News he was unable to comment due to a federal law that prohibits any disclosure of personally identifiable information about students, but released the following statement:
"In order to protect family and student rights (FERPA), we are not able [to] comment in regards to specific students and/or their personal needs. Tri-County Area Schools is dedicated to supporting our students in all that they do and helping them to achieve their goals. The well-being of our students always comes first."
Ian’s fundraising page, which has raised nearly $24,000 as of Tuesday afternoon, successfully secured Ian’s new dog, who will be coming from Alert Service Dogs in Indianapolis confirmed Katrina Christensen.
So how did the parents break the good news to Ian?
"When we picked him up from school yesterday, I said 'Daddy wants to tell you something,'" Katrina Christensen said.
"Guess what?" Ian’s dad, Jeff Christensen, asked.
"What?" Ian responded.
"You raised all your money. You’re getting your dog," his dad said.
6-year-old Ian Christensen who suffers from type 1 diabetes is selling pumpkins outside his home in Sand Lake, Mich., in hopes of raising enough money to buy an alert dog that can help him with his disease.
Ian started hollering and cheering, according to his mom, but he didn’t stop there. When he learned their fundraising page had raised more than they could ever need, Ian insisted on spreading the wealth.
"Any money left over," Katrina Christensen said, "Ian plans to donate so that another child like him can get a dog or a pump or whatever it is to make diabetes easier because he knows how hard it is."
6-year-old with diabetes sells pumpkins, raises nearly $24,000 for new service dog
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Amazon to Add Third Fulfillment Center to Maryland
Filed Under:Amazon Fulfillment Center
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Amazon announced Wednesday that it plans to open a 1.2 million-square-foot fulfillment center in North East, Maryland.
Amazon employees at the North East fulfillment center will pick, pack and ship larger customer items such as big-screen televisions, kayaks and patio furniture.
“Creating jobs and growing Maryland’s economy is a top priority of our administration,” said Governor Larry Hogan. “Amazon’s continued investment in Maryland, which includes thousands of jobs for our citizens, is a great example of companies that choose to locate and expand their business right here in Maryland – a testament to our state’s growing economy.”
“Economic development is a major priority of my administration and the attraction of Amazon, the 18th largest company in the US, is a great example of the type of projects I’d like to see and bring to Cecil County in the future,” said Cecil County Executive Dr. Alan McCarthy. The new facility is a joint venture of Trammell Crow Company and Diamond Realty Investments.
“We’re excited to open a new, state-of-the-art fulfillment center in North East, creating hundreds of full-time jobs that offer wages 30 percent higher than traditional retail stores and include comprehensive benefits on day one, bonuses and stock awards,” said Akash Chauhan, Amazon’s vice president of North America operations.
Amazon currently employs more than 3,000 associates at its fulfillment and sortation centers in Baltimore and plans to create 700 new positions at its third Maryland facility.
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Richard "Gene" Rishel
Richard E. "Gene" Rishel, 68, of Kittanning, PA, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Kittanning Care Center.
He was born on March 19, 1951, in Kittanning, PA, the son of Richard "Dick" Rishel and June (Mosbaugher) Rishel Cravener.
Gene was a 1969 graduate of Elders Ridge High School and was a lifetime resident of the Spring Church area. He was a member of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Girty. He retired from U.S. Steel in Vandergrift as a tractor operator. Gene's favorite sports teams were the Pittsburgh Pirates and Steelers and could always be found cheering them on. He enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson and listening to music.
His memory will be cherished by his mother, June Cravener and companion, Art Morrison; aunts, Laura Mosbaugher of Apollo, Sandra Sturiale of Avonmore, and Shirley Rishel of Vandergrift; and cousins, Stacey Hankey and husband, Sheldon, of Ford City, Regina Schrecengost and husband, Mark, of Avonmore, David Rishel of Vandergrift, and Nancy Rymut and husband, Tom, of Connecticut.
He was preceded in death by his father, Richard "Dick" Rishel.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Bauer Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 515 N. McKean St Kittanning, PA.
Additional visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at the funeral home with the Rev. Ed Walters officiating.
Interment will be held in Spring Church Lutheran Cemetery, Apollo, PA.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Gene's memory to the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 449 Girty Road, Shelocta, PA 15774; or to the St. Luke's United Church of Christ, 333 N. McKean St., Kittanning, PA 16201.
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Home / Fiction in Translation / The AUC Press Book of Modern Arabic Literature
Look Inside The AUC Press Book of Modern Arabic Literature
The AUC Press Book of Modern Arabic Literature
The Best Fiction and Short Stories from the Arab World
Edited by Denys Johnson-Davies
Although the Arabs of the Middle Ages gave the world one of the great classics of imaginative writing, The Arabian Nights, modern Arabic literature ha
Although the Arabs of the Middle Ages gave the world one of the great classics of imaginative writing, The Arabian Nights, modern Arabic literature has its beginnings little more than half a century ago. From early experimentations with the novel and the short story in the 1930s and 1940s, through Naguib Mahfouz’s Nobel prize in 1988 and beyond, Arabic fiction writing is now very much alive and very well indeed. This new anthology of the range of Arabic fiction in English translation, compiled by the man described by Edward Said as “the leading Arabic–English translator of our time,” samples the novels and short stories of seventy nine writers from Morocco to Iraq, from the 1930s to the 2000s. Denys Johnson-Davies has himself produced more than twenty-five volumes of translation from modern Arabic literature, and has followed the progress of this movement from its earliest days when its foundations were laid down by such writers as Taha Hussein, Tewfik al-Hakim, Yahya Hakki, and others. He was the first to translate the writings of Naguib Mahfouz, and introduced the Sudanese writer Tayeb Salih to the world. The short stories and extracts from novels in this anthology range from the experimental to the masterful, from fantasy to social realism, and give the reader the broadest possible picture of the state of Arabic writing today.
Denys Johnson-Davies
The American University in Cairo Press was very saddened by the passing of the leading and award-winning Arabic–English translator Denys Johnson-Davies, one month before his ninety-fifth birthday. Born in Canada in 1922 and raised in Cairo, Sudan, Uganda, and Kenya, Johnson-Davies returned to Cairo as a young man in the 1940s and began a literary career that spanned some seventy years and resulted in more than thirty volumes of translated Arabic novels, short stories, plays, and poetry, bringing the works of a host of writers from across the Arab world, including his friends Naguib Mahfouz, Tawfiq al-Hakim, and Yusuf Idris, to an ever-widening English readership. In his autobiography, Memories in Translation: A Life between the Lines of Arabic Literature (AUC Press, 2006), he told the story of a life in translation, and gave intimate glimpses of many of the Arab writers who are becoming increasingly known in the west. In the 1960s he started an influential Arabic literary magazine, Aswat, which published the leading avant-garde writers of the time, and in 1967 he put together the first representative volume of short stories from the Arab world. Then he really put Arabic writing on the international literary map with the establishment of the Heinemann Arab Authors series, after which he continued to select and translate the best of Arabic fiction. He also translated several books of Islamic Hadith (with Ezzeddin Ibrahim) and other books of Islamic thought, and wrote a large number of children’s books of Middle Eastern history and folktales. His last book, Homecoming: Sixty Years of Egyptian Short Stories (AUC Press, 2012), was a unique selection of some fifty stories representing several generations of Egypt’s leading short story writers. [embed]https://youtu.be/JG0eyQd31aQ[/embed] Johnson-Davies was described by the late Palestinian intellectual Edward Said as “the leading Arabic–English translator of our time.” He was “a pioneer in the project of translating works of modern Arabic literature into English and in the complex process of persuading publishers of the value of publishing such works in the Anglophone market,” according to Roger Allen, translator and emeritus professor of Arabic and comparative literature at the University of Pennsylvania. And Paul Starkey, translator and professor of Arabic at Durham University credits him with “putting modern Arabic writing on the map.” Naguib Mahfouz wrote in 2006 that Johnson-Davies, whom he had “known and admired since 1945, was the first person to translate my work,” and had “done more than anybody to translate modern Arabic fiction into English and promote it.” In 2007 he received the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Personality of the Year in the Field of Culture.
The Anchor Book of Modern Arabic Fiction Reviews
"Rendered into English, these stories are compelling, hilarious, rich and sometimes heartbreaking. In contrast to the circularity of some novels in Arabic, many of the selections here do not waste words."—John Freeman, San Francisco Chronicle..
Also available by this author
In a Fertile Desert
Modern Writing from the United Arab Emirates
Selected and translated by Denys Johnson-Davies
The Essential Tawfiq al-Hakim
Great Egyptian Writers
The Naguib Mahfouz Reader
Being Abbas el Abd
Ahmed Alaidy
Translated by Humphrey Davies
As Doha Said
Bahaa Taher
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Translated byPeter Daniel
A Certain Woman
Hala El Badry
Translated by Farouk Abdel Wahab
Translated byFarouk Abdel Wahab
Cairo Swan Song
Mekkawi Said
Translated by Adam Talib
Translated byAdam Talib
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Business » Corporate
Investment Report Finds Many Companies Wanting on Climate
by Frank Jordans .
Many companies in high-emission industries aren't doing enough to respond to climate change, according to a report produced for some of the world's biggest institutional investors that was published Wednesday.
The London-based Transition Pathway Initiative examined 274 publicly listed companies in sectors such as automobiles, mining and steelmaking. It concluded that almost half don't adequately consider the risks of climate change when making business decisions. A quarter of the companies examined don't report their greenhouse gas emissions at all.
The report also found that, out of 160 companies studied, only one in eight is reducing emissions in line with the 2015 Paris climate accord's goal of keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century compared with pre-industrial times.
"Broadly speaking we see more progress than we see backsliding," said Simon Dietz, a professor of environmental policy at the London School of Economics who co-wrote the report and a similar study published last year. "But most companies are not progressing."
In addition to examining companies' record on cutting carbon emissions, the report also assessed the quality of management when it comes to addressing climate change. The authors found that mining, utility and oil and gas companies appear particularly focused on the effect climate change will have on their business.
Climate change and the way companies are responding to it is becoming an increasingly important factor for large funds trying to decide which shares to buy. Some investors are concerned about the possibility that limits on corporate carbon emissions could affect the value of businesses that aren't taking steps to reduce their emissions. Others, particularly those with ethical and environmental criteria for investing, see transparency on climate-related issues as a way of putting pressure on companies to do more against global warming.
The Transition Pathway Initiative, or TPI, is backed by investors that together manage over $14 trillion in assets, including the California Public Employees' Retirement System, British insurer Aviva and Swiss bank UBS.
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The Comprehensive Guide to the 2013 Auto Dealer’s Coverage Form: “Acts, Errors or Omissions” Coverage for Violations of Federal and State Consumer Protection Statutes Affecting the Auto Dealer’s F&I Department Operations.
Posted on August 19, 2014 by Gregory J. Johnson
By Greg Johnson. In 2013, Insurance Services Office (“ISO”) rolled out its new Auto Dealers Coverage Form (CA 00 25) (“ADCF” policy) The ADCF policy replaces the Garage Liability (“GL”) policy which had been available for decades and retains the complexity of the GL policy. Unlike most commercial policies, the ADCF policy is specifically tailored to meet the insuring needs of a specific industry, auto dealers. Its liability coverages are based on, and restricted to, liability arising out of “auto dealer operations.” Because of the myriad liability risks flowing from an auto dealer’s business operations, the ADCF policy, like the former GL policy, rolls several different coverage forms into one. In addition to its dealer-specific coverages, the ADCF policy incorporates liability coverage parts typically found in a Business Auto policy, Commercial General Liability policy and Personal Injury & Advertising policy.
One of the most significant differences between the GL policy and the new ADCF policy is the addition of “Acts, Errors or Omissions” coverage in Section III of the policy. This optional liability coverage is primarily designed to protect the auto dealer against claims resulting from the dealer’s negligent violation of certain specified consumer protection laws that regulate the dealer’s finance and insurance (“F&I”) operations. The need for “Acts, Errors or Omissions” coverage is readily apparent. Unlike most commercial insureds, franchised auto dealers operate three discreet businesses: vehicle sales, vehicle servicing and vehicle financing and the dealer industry is one of the most heavily regulated in the nation. The auto dealer’s marketing activities, role as a “creditor” or “lessor” in connection with dealer-arranged financing transactions and use of consumer’s private financial information subject the dealer to numerous consumer protection statutes and laws. At the federal level alone, auto dealers must comply with over a dozen laws. These federal laws include, among others, the Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”) and Regulation Z, its implementing regulation, Consumer Leasing Act (“CLA”) and Regulation M, its implementing regulation, Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”) and Regulation B, its implementing regulation, Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), Magnusson Moss Warranty Act (“MMWA”), Title IV Odometer Requirements of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (Federal Odometer Act (“FOA”)), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLB”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Privacy and Safeguards Rule, Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), Junk Fax Prevention Act (“JFPA”), CAN-SPAM Act and various FTC rules and regulations. The 2010 passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) — an 828 page law that has thus far produced over 14,000 pages of implementing regulations — adds yet another layer of complexity to the already complicated area of consumer financing. In addition to these federal laws and regulations, auto dealers must also comply with a variety of laws and regulations at the state level which impose additional legal requirements. Prior to the passage of the federal TILA in 1968, the vast majority of states adopted their own retail installment sales acts which also require that certain credit information be provided to consumers prior to consummation of a credit transaction. Other notable state acts include the Uniform Commercial Credit Code (“UCC”) and statutes intended to prohibit deceptive trade practices such as the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“DTPA”).
The “Acts, Errors or Omissions” coverage of the ADCF policy obligates the auto dealer insurer to “pay all sums that an ‘insured’ legally must pay as damages because of any ‘act, error or omission’ of the ‘insured’ to which this insurance applies and arising out of the conduct of your ‘auto dealer operations’, but only if the ‘act, error or omission’ is committed in the coverage territory during the policy period.” For purposes of the coverage, an “act, error or omission” is defined as “any actual or alleged negligent act, error or omission committed by an “insured” in the course of your “auto dealer operations” arising:
1. Out of an “insured’s” failure to comply with any local, state or federal law or regulation concerning the disclosure of credit or lease terms to consumers in connection with the sale or lease of an “auto” in your “auto dealer operations”, including, but not limited to, the Truth in Lending and Consumer Leasing Acts.
2. Out of an “insured’s” failure to comply with any local, state or federal law or regulation concerning the disclosure of accurate odometer mileage to consumers in connection with the sale or lease of an “auto” in your “auto dealer operations.”
3. In an “insured’s” capacity an insurance agent or broker in the offering, placement or maintenance of any “auto” physical damage, auto loan/lease gap, credit life or credit disability insurance sold in connection with the sale or lease of an “auto” in your “auto dealer operations”, but only if the “insured” holds a valid insurance agent or broker license at the time the “act, error or omission” is committed, in the jurisdiction in which your “auto dealer operations” is located, if required to do so by such jurisdiction; and
4. Out of a defect in title in connection with the sale or lease of an “auto” in your “auto dealer operations”.
While auto dealer insurers offered similar coverage prior to 2013 (usually referred to as “statutory errors and omissions” coverage), it was typically only available by manuscript endorsement to the GL policy and the scope of the coverage, and the extent of the insurer’s defense and indemnification limits and obligations, varied from one auto dealer insurer to another. See e.g., Automax Hyundai S., L.L.C. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co., 720 F.3d 798, 801-11 (10th Cir. 2013) (policy provided $25,000 of coverage for statutory errors and omissions defined to cover suits related to violations of the “odometer law,” “truth-in-lending or truth-in-leasing law,” “auto damage disclosure law,” “competitive auto parts law,” and “used car ‘Buyers Guide,’ including federal regulation 455”).
In subsequent articles, I will address in detail the protection afforded by the “Acts, Errors or Omissions” of the ADCF policy (as well as coverage which has historically been provided to auto dealers under “statutory errors and omissions” provisions). However, three general observations are in order. First, the coverage does not provide a form of “all-risk” liability coverage protecting the auto dealer against violations of all consumer protection statutes. Rather, “act, error or omission,” only provides protection against three types of consumer protection laws: truth in lending, truth in leasing and odometer disclosure. Thus, claims under the federal Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”) and Regulation Z, the federal Consumer Leasing Act (“CLA”) and Regulation M and the Federal Odometer Act (“FOA”) fall with the insuring clause. It will also protect the auto dealer against violations of state laws or regulation “concerning the disclosure of” credit or lease terms or accurate odometer mileage. Courts have interpreted similar insuring clause language to embrace state laws and regulations which have a “purpose” and “objective” similar to the federal statutes expressly mentioned. The “arising out of” language in the definition of an “act, error or omission” is sufficiently broad to also include liability under state laws which include “borrowing” provisions. Many state consumer protection statutes make the violation of another statute independently actionable under the borrowing statute. (Some auto dealer insurers have attempted to avoid this result by limiting coverage to liability resulting “solely” by operation of the specifically referenced statutes).
The “Acts, Errors or Omissions” coverage does not apply to several notable consumer protection statutes that are applicable to an auto dealer’s F&I operations. I will address the exclusions in detail in subsequent articles. However, there are several notable exclusions. The insurance does not apply to liability under the FCRA, TCPA and CAN-SPAM Act. It also excludes for “[a]ny federal, state or local statute, ordinance or regulation “that addresses, prohibits, or limits the printing, dissemination, disposal, collecting, recording, sending, transmitting, communicating or distribution of material or information”. Further, the coverage will not apply to damages which can arise under the ECOA for “the violation of a person’s civil rights with respect to such person’s race, color, national origin, religion, gender, marital status, age, sexual orientation or preference, physical or mental condition, or any other protected class or characteristic established by any federal, state or local statutes, rules or regulations.”
There are also two types of consumer protection laws which have historically been covered but which are noticeably absent from the “Acts, Errors or Omissions” coverage. The first involves prior damage disclosure laws. Many states have enacted statutes which require auto dealers to disclose prior damage to consumers in writing before consummation of the transaction if the prior damage exceeded a certain percentage of the vehicle’s fair market value at the time it sustained the damage. The percentage is typically quite low in the case of new vehicles and much higher in the case of used vehicles. Some statutes only require disclosure if the prior damage was “material” or affected certain components. In the past, many auto dealer insurers have extended coverage for “prior damage” claims under policy provisions obligating the insurer to pay, in the event of a non-wilful violation of the law, the difference between (1) the retail price paid by the consumer, and (2) the fair market value of the vehicle in its actual (damaged) condition at the time of sale. See e.g., Automax Hyundai S., L.L.C. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co., 720 F.3d 798, 801-11 (10th Cir. 2013) (dealership policy provided coverage for “statutory errors and omissions” which were defined to include the violation of an “auto damage disclosure law”). Although claims alleging prior damage represent a significant and not infrequent liability exposure for auto dealers, the “Acts, Errors or Omissions” coverage does not cover such claims. The other law that has historically been insured by auto dealer insurers is the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Used Car Rule (a/k/a “window sticker” rule). While violations of the rule are typically pursued by the FTC under its regulatory enforcement powers, as opposed to individual consumers, a violation of the Used Car Rule is actionable by consumers under the Magnusson Moss Warranty Act (“MMWA”).
Second, the “Acts, Errors or Omissions” coverage does not specify what damages are covered. Rather, the insuring clause obligates the auto dealer insurer to “pay all sums that an ‘insured’ legally must pay as damages because of any ‘act, error or omission’ of the ‘insured’ to which this insurance applies.” Generally speaking, the laws and regulations which fall within the definition of an “act, error or omission,” (thereby satisfying the insuring clause), identify the remedies available to an aggrieved consumer. While virtually all provide for the recovery of actual damages, most proscribe additional remedies because actual damages are often non-existent, difficult to prove or nominal. Many consumer protection statutes authorize a consumer to seek a variety of remedies including actual damages, statutory damages, liquidated damages, civil penalties, equitable relief such as rescission and restitution and injunctive relief, together with an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. Some also authorize the recovery of treble damages or punitive damages.
The “Acts, Errors or Omissions” coverage identifies, in its exclusion section, damages that are not covered. Unlike most commercial liability policies — which obligate the insurer to defend and indemnify the insured against claims for “bodily injury” and “property damage” — the “Acts, Errors or Omissions” coverage does not. Indeed, claims for “bodily injury” and “property damage” are specifically excluded. (On occasion, a consumer will allege that the auto dealer’s violation of a covered consumer protection statute resulted in mental distress with accompanying physical manifestations (“bodily injury”). To ensure the other liability coverages of the ADCF policy do not likewise pick up any “bodily injury” or “property damage” or “personal injury” resulting from an “act, error or omission,” the same are specifically excluded in those separate coverage parts). Also excluded are “[c]riminal fines or penalties imposed by law or regulation, punitive or exemplary damages or demands for injunctive or equitable relief” as well as any damages “based upon, attributable to or arising in fact out of the gaining of any profit, remuneration or advantage to which [the dealer] was not entitled.”
Third, the “Acts, Errors or Omissions” coverage not only obligates the insurer to indemnify the auto dealer for all sums the dealer “legally must pay as damages,” but also requires the insurer to defend the dealer against a “suit” (which includes arbitration) asking for covered damages. Having defended auto dealers for over twenty years in consumer finance-related litigation under a host of federal and state consumer protection statutes — which are frequently alleged on a class action basis or in a regulatory enforcement context – the defense obligation provides valuable “litigation” protection. In many cases, the costs of defending the auto dealer will exceed, and sometimes dwarf, the dealer’s ultimate liability to the consumer. More often the not, the consumer has no actual damages and the litigation only involves statutory damages. Historically, and particularly during the period of 1995-2005, auto dealer insurers sought to reduce their exposure for defense costs by either limiting the defense to a stated limit or by including defense costs within the indemnity limits of liability. Absent a modifying endorsement, the “Acts, Errors or Omissions” coverage appears to obligate the insurer to defend the auto dealer on an unlimited basis.
Representing auto dealers and auto dealer insurers in coverage-related matters is a niche practice area. Among other things, coverage counsel must have extensive, in depth knowledge of the automotive retail industry and risks flowing from auto dealer operations, experience in evaluating and litigating coverage issues under a variety of commercial coverage forms and intimate familiarity with all federal, state and local laws and regulations impacting auto dealership operations, particularly those regulating the auto dealer’s consumer financing activities.
Mr. Johnson grew up in the automobile industry. His father owned an American Motors-Jeep-Chrysler dealership in Rapid City, South Dakota. He has represented auto dealers and auto dealer insurers in insurance coverage disputes and defended consumer finance litigation under the TILA, CLA, ECOA, FCRA, MMWA, FOA, MVRISA, UCC, DTPA and CFA for over 20 years. He defended all 542 Minnesota dealerships in litigation with the Minnesota Attorney General and has served as lead counsel and as a consultant to dealers and insurers on class-action litigation inside and outside of Minnesota.
This blog is for informational purposes only. By reading it, no attorney-client relationship is formed. The law is constantly changing and if you want legal advice, please consult an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction. © All rights reserved. 2010.
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Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says series may not have double-points race in 2015
2014 finale at Abu Dhabi may be a one-time gimmick
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The 2014 Formula One finale at Abu Dhabi could go down in history as the first -- and last -- double-points race in series history.
Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has admitted his double-points innovation for the final race of the season may be axed after the 2014 finale.
This year, in a bid to keep the championship alive until the final race, F1 will allocate double points in the Abu Dhabi finale. That makes the final race worth 50 points to the winner. Currently, Nico Rosberg leads Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton by 22 points.
However, the scheme has been controversial and almost universally criticized, prompting F1's chief executive to admit it may fall by the wayside in 2015.
"[Originally}, I wanted it to be for the last three races," Ecclestone said in Singapore, "but everyone said I was mad, so we won't do it. As for keeping it for the last race, I don't know. Probably not. We can't yet see whether it has worked."
What is definitely staying in F1, however, is Singapore's popular night race, with some saying it is the sport's “Monaco of the East.”
"It's unique. It's beautiful," Ecclestone said. "We will keep coming back here forever. Some places are simply unique."
Also unique is the FIA's all-new electric single-seater Formula E series, but Ecclestone said he is not worried it will rival true Grand Prix racing.
"It's completely different. It's a bit like the Red Bull Air Race," he said. "It's dramatic, but it's not Formula One."
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America finds the leader it needs in Teddy Goalsevelt
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Tony Gwynn
Teddy Goalsevelt
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Teddy Goalsevelt (Photo: Jed Leicester/Action Images)
The goalie pulpit
If there’s one thing a diverse American sports audience can get behind, it’s beating the Germans—at anything. One need look no further than reports of the word “nazi” or “nazis” being tweeted more than 30,000 times during the course of a the two-hour World Cup match between the U.S. and Germany last Thursday. (I’ve been doing my jingoistic part by running up a sizable Nazi body count in the new Wolfenstein game.) Forget for a minute that most of these innocent German players probably don’t remember the fall of the Berlin Wall, let alone World War II. What’s important is that we licked the Hun once, and we’ll do it again. Because America!
But what is the World Cup for, if not mindless nationalist insults? The de facto leader of U.S. soccer fandom in Brazil is, in fact, a man colloquially known as “Teddy Goalsevelt.” This guy—a Chicago ad man named Mike D’Amico—dresses up like America’s greatest mustachioed imperialist president, and, along with Will Ferrell, rallies the drunken American crowds currently milling around Brazil. San Juan Hill or the bar? What difference does it really make, so long as we’re all having a good time?
But even this so-called Goalsevelt wasn’t enough when Jurgen Klinsmann’s boys faced off against the U.S. coach’s Nazi countrymen on the Group Of Death’s final day of play. The Germans, it turns out, are as good at soccer as they are imposing fiscal austerity. America’s one hope was that the German team would be content to play conservatively for a draw—a tie would be good enough for both teams to advance. But from the outset, it was clear that Merkel’s Marauders were looking to win outright.
Fortunately for the Americans, they would have to botch things good in order not to advance to the next round. The team could still progress in the tournament even if it didn’t win or tie the Germans. The U.S. team put up a strong effort but was ultimately defeated 1-0. Yet thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese, the Americans will take on Belgium today. It’s time for Teddy Goalsevelt to invade the Low Countries.
Stray World Cup observations
Uruguay’s Luis Suárez was suspended for nine games after biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during his team’s 1-0 win over the Italians. This is apparently an activity he undertakes with some regularity. In a letter to FIFA, Suarez claimed innocence, stating “I lost my balance, making my body unstable and falling on top of my opponent.” Chiellini must’ve slipped and hit a serrated doorknob.
Hulk (Photo: FIFA)
Brazil has a guy named Hulk. That’s not his Christian name, but it is nevertheless the way everyone refers to him. He got the moniker due to his resemblance to Lou Ferrigno. I love South American naming conventions.
After the opening round, ties are no longer things that happen in the World Cup. The tournament becomes a single-elimination affair. Instead of giving each team a point for tying, a game deadlocked in regulation will go through two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by a penalty kick SHOOTOUT. It’s the best—like if NBA playoff games came down to a three-point contest, or baseball games were decided by a home run derby. In the second round’s opening match, Brazil and Chile deadlocked at one goal apiece and lined up to settle matters the old Navy way. In the shootout, Chile fought back from a 2-0 penalty deficit, and it came down the final shots between Neymar and Gonzalo Jara. Neymar made his, Jara did not, and Brazil was spared millions in property damage.
You stay classy, Mr. San Diego
Tony Gwynn (Photo: MLB)
It has been a rough few decades for the San Diego Padres, but recent weeks have been especially trying. On June 16th, “Mr. Padre” Tony Gwynn died. In an era of free agency, cheaters, and divas, he was a rarity—a genuine, down-to-earth guy who played the game the right way and stayed on the same team for his whole 20-year career. In a particularly heartwarming moment, Phillies outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. received a standing ovation from the notoriously flinty Philadelphia faithful. It was a beautiful gesture.
Adding insult to injury, Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum threw his second no-hitter in as many years, both of which came against the Padres. There’s no way that happens if Gwynn is still on the team, even at 54 years of age. The guy struck out like five times in two decades. He will be missed.
Someday, we’ll all have our own personal El Guapo to face
The NBA Draft went down about as expected. Prospective No. 1 pick Joel Embiid dropped to third overall, where he was taken by the Sixers, a team looking to contend some time in the late 2430s. Replacement first pick Andrew Wiggins, Embiid’s teammate at Kansas, was prepared to go to Cleveland, and he certainly dressed the part. Sartorially, he took a page from the 1986 classic The Three Amigos, to a degree that compelled Steve Martin to comment on Twitter that “You gotta have the hat.”
To paraphrase Martin’s character, for some people, El Guapo is shyness. For others, it’s a lack of education. For Wiggins, his El Guapo will be problematic backcourt chemistry and the specter of LeBron hanging over Cleveland until the King decides to go back in 10 years for a meaningless career victory lap.
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Pocket reference to half-rhyme
Woke up this morning — Solstice Day — to the distinctive sound of Tom Waits‘s voice singing his own “Ol ’55”, with the haunting chorus:
Now the sun’s coming up,
I’m riding with Lady Luck,
Freeway cars and trucks,
Stars beginning to fade,
And I lead the parade.
Words that seem to suggest all sorts of interpretive possibilities, but certainly begin with a kind of pocket reference guide to types of half-rhyme: the first three lines, rhyming up, luck, and trucks, illustrate feature rhyme (up vs. luck, with /p/ vs. /k/, two voiceless stops differing only in the feature of point of articulation and so “sounding alike”) and subsequence rhyme (luck vs. trucks, with /k/ vs. /ks/, the first being a subsequence of the second and so, again, “sounding alike”).
On the song:
“Ol’ ’55” is a song by American rock musician Tom Waits. It is the opening track and lead single from Waits’ debut studio album, Closing Time, released in March 1973 on Asylum Records. (link)
Here it is in a 1999 live performance by Waits:
and in a well-known cover version by the Eagles, on their 1974 album On the Border:
Waits is said to have found this cover by the Eagles “antiseptic”. Certainly its soaring tone is very different from Waits’s own growly spareness.
As for the interpretation of the lyrics, there is considerable dispute — ranging from a simple boy-and-girl narrative to a description of a funeral procession. I am not making this up.
(The Ol’ 55 in question is a 1955 car, a Buick Roadmaster or, as Waits suggests in the clip above, a Cadillac.)
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The story behind Rocket Jockey, and the 360 port you can’t play
Ars Technica has caught up with the mind behind the PC cult hit Rocket Jockey …
Ben Kuchera - Jul 27, 2011 2:39 pm UTC
Photograph by Brad Slavin (remixed)
Sean Callahan wasn't expecting to be reading about a game he worked on when he was browsing Ars this week, but life has a way of sneaking up on you—especially when you're responsible for a cult hit on the PC. He e-mailed us and described his involvement in Rocket Jockey. "I came up with the quirky cable gameplay mechanic idea, designed the game, and wrote the physics engine it ran on, back what seems a lifetime ago now," he told Ars. "I didn't think anybody even knew that it existed anymore. Thanks for making my day!"
We couldn't let it end there, so we asked him to share some of his experiences and stories from making the game, from the team's hatred of the logo to the unofficial version of the game he plays on the Xbox 360 with his children.
Callahan said the ideas for the game came from a number of inspirations. "Using a grappling hook and cable to change direction came from one of the Batman movies where the Batmobile used something similar on a streetlight to turn a corner," he explained. "Having fast-moving flying vehicles where the rider was vulnerable came from the speeder bikes in Return of the Jedi." That movie also saw characters clotheslined off their rocket-shaped bikes. He was attracted to the idea of having the riders completely exposed rather than "encased" in a vehicle, making the action feel more personal.
One of the inspirations for Rocket Jockey
The game was prototyped in 1995 on a Macintosh system. The original plan was to release the game on the PlayStation, but "hardware limitations and longer lead times forced the switch to PC as the initial platform." Callahan worked alone until the fall of that year, and then Elliot Fan was hired as the art director, with Denis Fung as development lead. "The rest of the team was filled in over the following months, and by May of 1996 we were showing the game at E3. It finally shipped in October of 1996, with LAN support coming out early in 1997," Callahan said.
It's not surprising that features were left out of the first release: Callahan was working 24-hour days in the weeks leading up to launch, struggling to get the game finished. "By the end, I was so mentally immersed in running people down with rockets and so sleep deprived, that I had moments in a real car seeing real people in front of me, where instinct made me want to either hit the accelerator and steer towards them or veer away to line up a cable shot to take them down," he told Ars. "Luckily I was only a passenger at those moments and never behind the wheel."
Callahan refuses to take credit for the look or sound of the game. Elliot Fan designed the rockets and Chris Thompson came up with the funny rider names—such as Ace Ban Dage— and audio was provided by Tom Hays, who made the decision to go with surf music. He also provided the connections to get Dick Dale involved in the project. We used the game's logo for the first image of our Masterpiece article, but Callahan says everyone involved with the game hated the logo.
"The flaming skull and the tire tread-like pattern behind it had no relationship to the game and we thought it looked like bad tattoo art," he said, bringing up the time someone showed him a tattoo that looked almost exactly like the logo. "The marketing people created the logo and the head of studio approved it without our input. We added the helmet and goggles to the title screen image just to try to tie it to the game."
The game eventually shipped, and had a hard time for the reasons we described in the previous article. Callahan describes "testing" the multiplayer functionality while Rocket Science "circled the drain."
So where's the game now?
Sadly, unless you can track down an old packaged version of Rocket Jockey, there's no legal way to play. "As far as I know, it's never been legally available for download," he said. "The problem is the rights are in limbo with Rocket Science Games. Nobody can obtain the rights because no legal entity exists to license them."
retrothing
Still, Callahan continues to work on the game. "Several years ago, I stripped all the Renderware dependencies out of the game and replaced them with Direct3D in order to get Rocket Jockey running again on PCs with modern 3D hardware," he told Ars. He still looks back with pride on both the single- and multiplayer aspects of the game. "Rocket Jockey is the last game I designed. I went back to software engineering and am currently a software architect in the Xbox group at Microsoft."
Well, he did work on at least one other gaming project, although we'll never get to enjoy it. He ported the game to the Xbox, and then the Xbox 360. "Since I don't have rights to the game, it's only playable in its current form by me and my kids."
I wish I had some happy ending for this story, but it remains hard to track down the original code, and there's little to no hope of a port coming out. There is still nothing like Rocket Jockey on modern consoles or the PC, and the love we've received in comments and e-mail since running the original story has been amazing. If nothing else, we know that the game has made an impact with fans, and learning more about how it was made has been fascinating.
"The love people have been giving the game has been amazing, especially after so many years," Callahan told us. "We always knew we had something cool, but figured that the circumstances of the company, the marketing, and the unconventional gameplay made it something that most people would never know about or play."
I'm happy that we could prove him wrong.
omniron Ars Praefectus
Nobody can obtain the rights because no legal entity exists to license them."
Wouldn't this mean no legal entity exists to sue him for just claiming the rights...?
Couldn't he just form a "trust" and split any profits between all the developers?
Last edited by omniron on Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:51 am
Leaffe Wise, Aged Ars Veteran
Wow, awesome, Ars! I absolutely love "Behind the Game" style write-ups. Also, thanks for wonderful game, Sean...if you are reading this.
Now, just to get the rights out of limbo, and get that 360 port in our hands!
Jeffool Seniorius Lurkius
omniron wrote:
I was thinking the same thing, but, no doubt SOMEONE would step up and sue. They always do.
(Though, obviously, I say screw it and do it anyway.)
Also, I actually enjoyed the cover, for what that's worth. It fits well with the surf-rock style of the music, almost emoting a rockabilly sensibility. Is it like bad tattoo art? Yes. But that's part of the charm. (God, giving props to marketing? I feel dirty.)
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Medic Terrible Ars Centurion
Sweet follow-up article. Really cool to hear back from one of the game devs/designers.
ArmoredCow Ars Centurion
Isn't there the option to use the same game play mechanics to create a game that plays the same but isn't rocket jockey? Heck if he has the code couldn't they basicly just come up with some new graphics and story and call it a new game? Seems like that sort of thing happens all the time.
Using the same design is arguably legal, but using the exact same code (despite upgrades to it) would definitely be illegal, as the code would be owned by Rocket Science.
Besides, despite being fun, it's probably in need of a good update anyway.
With Microsoft's laywers and support and a good contract, I don't know why Xbox wouldn't push for the port (that is mostly already built). I mean, couldn't microsoft create an open licensing scheme, where they set aside a percentage of profits for whomever comes forward to claim licensing rights? I know it's not quite that simple, but there should be some legal way to resurrect abandoned IP's.
j00ce Ars Praetorian
Ah, the joys of orphan works. Nobody knows who owns it, so somebody could pop up and sue anybody who tries to use it. So everybody avoids it....
I'm still not convinced that RJ is a true masterpiece, but it does sound like it would have been a fun game back in the day, and it's a genuine shame that (as with other classics such as System Shock), the IP is effectively lost in limbo!
Often in cases of what would essentially be infringement, the suing party demands all profits, along with a fee on potential damage done to the brand, and often a fee is levied against the offender. The last thing Microsoft wants is to jump into a case where they're willingly opening themselves up to that. That'd just make everyone hate them even more.
Unfortunately, this is just the sort of situation that gets copyright lawyer's lips salivating. It's an easy payday for whomever happens to be sitting on the copyright, even if they've never showed any interest in attempting to do anything with it.
Bagobones Seniorius Lurkius
I don't see why the main concept could not be made into a new game where exposed riders race and fight on flying bikes with cables... New art, new code... Expand the game with some new modes.
jimCA Ars Tribunus Militum
This is a great example of a MAJOR gap in IP laws as well as a MAJOR problem with 75 year and 100 year post mortem provisions.
It preserves the major successes, but sentences those works on the edges to the death penalty as even close family members may not realize the potential cultural value in preserving work. You also run into "Tragedy of the Anti-Commons" cases where because everyone who may own claim to a property wants to maximize their take, the property loses its value as interested buyers are put off.
Sooner or later an indie will redo this game as a spiritual successor and the original developers and owners will be out of luck.
For sake of cultural preservation, I think as soon as a corp goes out of business without someone buying it's IP, all IP should revert to Public Domain. Period. Or at least there should be a procedure for a court to declare the property in the hands of its actual creators.
GrangerX Seniorius Lurkius
Wow. I *loved* the logo.
I own a boxed copy of the game. Well, technically I only know exactly where the box is. The game is in a CD binder somewhere. When I needed to save space a few years back, I threw out all the boxes of every game I owned (which I now feel is sort of sacrilege, and regret ever doing) but I saved the Rocket Jockey box. Loved the logo. It's my favorite logo from a game. It's the only logo I stand a chance of drawing (crudely) from memory.
I even had a vinyl square bumper-sticker version of the logo that I got from somewhere. I had it lovingly affixed to my monster of an AT-motherboard "Server" PC case (from back in the "let's put in 20 fans for overclocking excellence!" days), and it really bummed me out to donate it to the group of college freshmen that served as a sort of "we'll take anything electronic" out-of-sight-out-of-mind/their-problem-now "electronics-recycling" outlet for my friends in years past.
An ironic/poetic balance-of-the-universe to the developers: Rocket Jockey seemed like a great game, but I just wasn't into Dick Dale enough to try and play it. Loved the logo, though.
GrangerX
4 posts | registered Dec 14, 2006
DewJunkie Seniorius Lurkius
Now let's just hope the IP rights holder is an Ars reader too. I would buy this game in a heartbeat on xbox live. This is one of my all time favorite games. You could jump in for 15-??? minutes and have a blast. It shipped on one of the cds to MaximumPC or was it still boot back then?
So here is my plea, if you were an exec at rocket science, or know someone who was, convince them that this is an easy cash grab, that would bring a lot of joy to a bunch of people. If the code is already there, it seems like the cost would be limited to a few hours/day or lawyering to settle on a contract and an xbox developer account. Please, please, please.
5 posts | registered Nov 12, 2008
dawvee Smack-Fu Master, in training
jimCA wrote:
I always thought that copyright really just needed a 'use-it-or-lose-it' stipulation like trade marks have. That way, if you want to use or distribute an orphan work and someone steps up to sue you, the onus is on them to prove that they've actually been doing something with it prior to crawling out from under their rock for a court appearance.
Blue Adept Ars Praefectus
"Nobody can obtain the rights because no legal entity exists to license them."
If this isn't a prime example of an orphaned work, I don't know what is. (An author without a family who dies without a will I guess...)
Masoa Seniorius Lurkius
Updated graphics plus destructible environments in the mix and you got a solid action racer.
9 posts | registered Jun 30, 2011
TomXP411 Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius et Subscriptor
It's a problem with Copyright that this can happen: when a work is orphaned, it can be impossible to find the owner. I think orphaned works should enter the public domain much more quickly, and that Copyright holders should be required to put in at least a minimal effort to assert their Copyright for substantial works.
I've long believed that Copyright needs to be extended in two ways:
1. Copyright should not be "free." Any work that has a substantial commercial value and is not subject to compulsory licensing should be required to be registered with the Library of Congress. A copyright registration number should be included in all registered works, allowing an individual to track down the Copyright holder for licensing purposes. All of an entity's works would be tied to one contact record, so an entity would only need to update its address one time after a move, not once for every registered work.
2. If a Copyright holder doesn't live up to their obligation to keep their information updated, and a potential licencee can show that a good faith attempt to contact the registered owner of the Copyright has failed, and if the contact information is more than 2 years old, then the item should be classified as Orphaned. An Orphaned work may be exploited with no Copyright implications. If the owner later comes forward and claims the work, he will not be able to sue for infringement.
So essentially, it would require people to at least keep the Library of Congress updated with current contact information. Even updating a registration record once a year would be enough to keep a work protected, and it would also allow orphaned works to enter the public domain much more quickly.
Simply put, I don't think Copyright was ever intended to protect abandoned works, and Copyright law should be amended to clarify the status for abandoned works and establish a process to prove a work has been abandoned. Providing a clear policy and contact information for all Copyrighted works would go a long way to solving the problem of abandoned and orphaned works.
Blue Adept wrote:
That's an interesting one... when a person dies without a will or heirs, their property goes to the state. I believe the items are auctioned, and the proceeds go to the state's general fund. I don't think Copyright ownership should apply here, since Copyright was intended to promote creation of artistic works... if the creator is dead, and his heirs are dead, there is no societal benefit to continuing to charge money to license that work.
Jeffool wrote:
Ah, copyright. Showing how much it benefits the public to allow terms of life of the creator + another 75 years.
Oh well. Maybe someone will just make a ripoff game like all the PacMan clones out there.
jnads Smack-Fu Master, in training
j00ce wrote:
Granted there wasn't much of a plot, so yes, it wasn't a true masterpiece.
However, it was one of the more fun games I've played, in a cruel violence sort of way.
Imagine GTA, Star Wars Episode 1: Racer, and Carmageddon all crossed together. If you don't know what Carmageddon is, then go play it.
The racing game is your usually racing game, but to turn corners you usually had to grappling hook poles, which required careful timing. You also had the option, if you were too far behind, to instead aim to maim and disable all the other racers, thereby being able to finish the race uncontested. I mostly settled for a combination of both.
The battle game was somewhat like Harry Potter Quidditch (this was before the books were released). There was a large ball with goals on each end. You grappling hooked the ball, and rocked your rocket left/right to get it going in a circle, then released your hook and the ball flew into the goal. You could also use the ball as a projectile, or if you were really evil, and I had a lot of fun with that, grappling hook another person and tether them to the ball (the tether would eventually break).
So, if you enjoyed frying ants when you were a kid, this game is definitely for you.
Arlondiluthel Ars Scholae Palatinae
Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the copyright expiration on computer software/games 10 years? If so, then if Rocket Science has been shuttered for the past decade (meaning 2001 or earlier), and they took the licensing rights for Rocket Jockey "to the grave with them", doesn't it technically mean that it would become available? Case in point, Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun, which whoever currently represents the former Westwood Studios recently put up on the official site as a free download (albiet with the only change made from the original source code being Vista/7 compatibility). If this is the case, they could do what C&C did, or Microsoft could put out sort of an "open call" for anyone who legitimately owns the rights, if they are still valid, to work out a licensing agreement, or even an outright sale of license.
Arlondiluthel wrote:
IANAL, but I know of no exemption from the general provision of copyright in the US.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_ ... _copyright
"If the work was a work for hire (e.g., those created by a corporation) then copyright persists for 120 years after creation or 95 years after publication, whichever is shorter."
In the C&C case, there's at least someone willing to claim ownership, and perhaps they even are the proper owners.
Timbukto Ars Scholae Palatinae
jnads wrote:
Major fan of the game here, and I do think it is a true masterpiece. Consider for a moment that this game pre-dates all the games you mentioned. In addition the gameplay was just incredibly solid for so many pioneering concepts. I actually got *better* at the game to the point that I can do things you couldn't have imagined doing when you played the first few levels. People who beat the last level know exactly what I mean (at that point I was like WOW they really expect me to be *that* good at this game...RLY?...and yet I was).
Consider for a moment that there are so many sport games out there that are complete drivel and barely playable in controls for things that amount to nothing more than 2d soccer. And here we have a 3d game with very playable controls and game mechanics where you are tossing players and balls around into goals with grappling hooks, etc. It sounds like it'd be an uncontrollable mess when most games can't even get football right, but it absolutely wasn't, and by the end of the game you will be racing, tossing players, bombs, and game balls around like a true pro of a sport that doesn't even exist. Most of the time in sports games you position your player, hope your opponents are in poor positions, and then press a button and hope to make a success 'roll' of some sort to score a point...and its an utterly terrible game mechanic that somehow persists the genre. In RJ if you got better at the game, its simply because you got a whole lot better at the core gameplay mechanics of racing and grappling, etc. Not so much that you predict enemy behavior, or that if you shoot the ball from this location you'll most likely score, etc.
Comparing this game to racing and sports game it absolutely is a masterpiece of those genres especially for the time because lets face it, those genres are typically bottom of the barrel to PC gaming fans. I am *not* a fan of racing games and *hate* sports games as well...but the gameplay in RJ is so solid and fun it is on my short list of favorites.
X-wing would be a series I remember that pre-dates it that also has solid gameplay and far more polish, but its also riding a bit on established and hugely popular IP and isn't really pioneering new gameplay concepts...just evolving it with major flair. And of course there is X-com.
BTW just tried out Hammerfight on the latest humble bundle, and no offense to the indie developers involved but it comes after RJ for more than a DECADE, and IMO falls short of it in many areas. Where indie physics games are all the rage now, RJ pre-dates all of them, was 3d, and was still incredibly playable with fun dynamic and chaotic gameplay mechanics much in the same way 2d physic games are all the rage now.
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JMacGill Smack-Fu Master, in training
The guys at Gog.com need to get on tracking the guys in control of this games rights down, and then getting a modern port out.
ClownRazer Ars Tribunus Militum
As already mentioned, I don't see why he/MS can't just re-build the gameplay from scratch and not use the old name. After all, that name has nearly zero mind-share, even the title of the masterpiece article acknowledged that.
If no game could ever play the same we wouldn't have more than one FPS, or dungeon crawler, or racer, or any other genre that's been done to death.
Just make the same game and call it Rocket Rash or something. Speaking of which we could use a Road Rash reboot -- games were never quite completely right, but it was fun to knock someone of a motorcycle with a pipe...i'm guessing this game left one with similar satisfaction.
ClownRazer wrote:
Speaking of which we could use a Road Rash reboot -- games were never quite completely right, but it was fun to knock someone of a motorcycle with a pipe...i'm guessing this game left one with similar satisfaction.
Except we aren't talking about sprites hitting each other. Your bone-crushing feats are more akin to the carnal pleasures of stair dismount, except its actually a rocket dismount at 100 mph with an actual game context behind it. It is actually interesting to realize how rather recent popular game mechanics (i.e. ragdoll-like damage) was actually done in this game (it might have been far more simplistic and not true ragdoll physics but it still felt quite good when playing, and you definitely could tell when by the laws of physics, how things aren't going to end well for you or your enemies). The fact that it isn't true ragdoll physics (which probably would have been too demanding for the time), is more than made up for the fact that you are truly being ragdolled or ragdolling opponents, if that makes any sense.
Too many games have irrelevant plots/stories. If the game's premise is simple, the plot/story usually should be kept simple or even nonexistant. I'd hate to see a GTA4 or Mass Effect level of plot/story laid on top of a simple combat racer.
As such, I find it hard to agree with your statement. Is Super Mario Brothers anything less than a masterpiece* because it's plot is so simple? What is a masterpiece anyway? Some people think Jackson Pollock produced masterpieces of art. I think he produced large canvasses that looked like a 3 yr old had a tantrum in the local Sherwin-Williams.
notoriousKTR Ars Tribunus Militum
@Sean (If you read the comments): Any way to release the SDK?
epobirs Ars Scholae Palatinae
They need to do an XBLA release titled, 'Not Rocket Jockey, Really.'
I played Carmageddon back in the day And Destruction Derby. And Road Rash. And Joust. And 3D Deathchase, back in the 1980s on the humble 16k Spectrum. Hey hey, 16k...
To be honest, I can't really say much about Rocket Jockey because I haven't played it - and even if the XBLA port was approved tomorrow, it'd be difficult to appreciate it in the same way as I would have done 15 years ago.
But even so, given the time at which it was released (November 1996, according to Mobygames) it sounds a bit too focused on a single gameplay mechanic to be a genuine masterpiece. To put it in context: this is the the same year when on the PC alone, games such as Quake, GTA, C&C: Red Alert (and Warcraft II), Duke Nukem 3D, X-Wing, Syndicate Wars, Tomb Raider, and Wing Commander IV were all released: these were all genuine masterpieces that either perfected existing gameplay principles or experimented with new and interesting concepts, from sandbox gameplay to realistic physic models, AI modelling (especially in the RTS games), exploration of true-3D worlds and the integration of multimedia elements (video, voice actors, etc).
Admittedly, there's something to be said for doing one thing and doing it well - but given the competition and the relatively lackluster reviews at the time (it scored an average of around 70%, according to Mobygames), it really does feel like this choice was driven more by personal nostalgia than anything else.
(not that I'm immune to such things; if I had my druthers - whatever they are - I'd put the original MDK into the Masterpiece list in a heartbeat. However, I'd quite happily defend it's classification against all and sundry: the graphics were amazing, the physics and AI were good, the gameplay was impressively varied and it still looks surprisingly good today; the D3D patch still works under Win7/DX11, though I personally use a 3DFX wrapper, as it's more compatible with FRAPs and I've been trying to put together a full run-through of the game and it's various secrets, in-jokes and set-pieces for Youtube. But I digress...)
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Fully agreed - Tetris doesn't have a plot and that's a masterpiece by anyone's standards. And as for R-Type, the plot consisted of a single phrase: "Blast off and strike the evil Bydo Empire!". S'hardly an oscar-winning script...
cothrun Seniorius Lurkius
If we can't have a sequel how about a spiritual successor? Preserve the gameplay and clean-room the implementation and get that out on XBLA and Steam.
Hooking opponents was one of the most satisfying things I've done in a game.
6 posts | registered Mar 5, 2010
A little homework tells me that Sega owns the rights to Rocket Jockey. If Sean Callahan happens to see this, or if any of you know him, he may be interested in finding that out.
I'm sure Microsoft would be very interested in finding out they had a game almost ready to publish with only a little QA. And it sounds like he'd like to pursue it as well.
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Tamron Feature: Fine Art with Feeling
Read on for highlights on photographing fine art portraits with select Tamron lenses, written by Jenn Gidman. Images By Jessica Drossin.View our full Tamron lens lineup here!
When Jessica Drossin places a model in front of her camera for one of her fine-art portraits, she has one main goal in mind. “I’m trying to create a mood and a story, and a lot of what I’m hitting on is the concept of connection—the connection people have with each other and with their environment,” she says. “I want the viewer to feel something, and part of that is tapping into everyone’s feeling of wanting to be understood.”
The lenses Jessica has been relying on lately to create her emotive imagery: the Tamron SP 24-70mm VC G2 and SP 85mm F/1.8 VC lenses. “The 24-70 has been phenomenal in terms of when I’ve been in tight situations or if I’ve wanted to capture more of the environment to tell the story,” she says. “The 85mm, meanwhile, is absolutely the most gorgeous lens for capturing portraits. I really enjoy shooting with it as wide open as possible. That F/1.8 maximum aperture is quite dreamy in terms of the soft focus it achieves in the background, yet it has a sharp crispness in the areas I do want to highlight. Plus, I live in Los Angeles, where there’s not a lot of ‘dreamy’ environment, so I often rely on that shallow depth-of-field and soft focus to help me tell those kinds of stories.”
Jessica usually shoots handheld during the golden hours (right around sunrise and sunset) and doesn’t use supplementary lighting. “I typically look for soft-light scenarios where I’m not getting a lot of strong shadows and contrast,” she says. “Or I’ll be shooting indoors or in areas where I’m in the shade, so I can have a degree of consistency to my light.”
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Finding the ideal background for Jessica’s shoots means looking for items that help her compositionally. “I want visual elements or some kind of patterning, something that will help me lead the viewer’s eye to my subject,” she says. “That can be anything from details in the leaves to a pathway that’s leading to some unknown destination.”
Jessica doesn’t typically use professional models, instead working with teens and young women in their 20s who may need a little coaxing during the photo shoot. “I try to develop a rapport and a trust with them, because they’re usually quite shy and self-conscious,” she says. “I’ll talk to them about my ideas and concepts for the images, then basically allow them to become active participants in the shoot by offering up their own ideas. That’s when you’ll see the nervousness die down and a true collaboration. They become invested in the process.”
One of her models is a high school student who’d had to change schools due to bullying. “She’s very happy now in her new school, but before we even started taking pictures together, we talked a lot about upheaval and change and what it’s like to see your world turned upside down,” Jessica says. “I wanted this project for her to be about having fun and feeling beautiful. Plus, I feel she has a timeless beauty that doesn’t fit the traditional mold, which I love.”
For her second-ever session with this model, Jessica took her for a drive, and the first stop was at a rest stop surrounded by wildflowers. “I wanted to capture a photo that touched upon the themes of upheaval and blending into the environment, which we’d talked about previously,” Jessica says. “I asked her to stand against a wall of flowers and then flip her hair back. Her hair actually got stuck in the flowers, which makes for a rather unusual image. I like for there to be a sort of question mark in my photos, like maybe something doesn’t quite sync up with its background—it addresses the whole idea of whether we feel like we fit in or not.”
SP 24-70mm, 49mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO 250
The next stop of their journey led them up into the mountains, where Jessica instructed her model to cradle some of the wildflowers that were scattered around, almost like she were cradling a baby. “I wanted to show love and tenderness for the environment,” Jessica says. “I pushed my lens right into the wildflowers on the ground near me for that lovely foreground effect. Having a dramatic sky that evening didn’t hurt, either.”
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The final part of their road trip ended at the ocean, where the waves were crashing onto the shore and the wind was whipping the hair of the young model all around. “Her instinct in this final photo was to keep pushing her hair out of her face, but at some point I told her to just push it off to one side and let the other side go wild,” Jessica says. “I decided we’d be half in charge and nature would be half in charge. I wanted to totally focus on the details of her—the lace of her outfit, her freckles, all of those hairs dancing in the wind—and let the background go very soft.”
SP 85, f/2.8, 1/320 sec, ISO 640
Jessica returned to the theme of connection for a photo at a local park. “I take my kids to this park, and at the edge of it are all of these trees with their roots poking out of the ground,” she says. “I’d been wanting to incorporate those roots into a photo for a while, so I recruited these two girls to be my models. I’d never worked with them before, so I had to build some trust and rapport with them to get them to lie on the ground and do this somewhat bizarre session. People were definitely looking at us!”
SP 24-70mm, 24mm, f/3.5, 1/80 sec, ISO 400
Two matching dresses helped complete the look. “They almost looked like fawns with those spots,” Jessica says. “There’s even detail in the tree trunks that mimic the dots on the dresses. All those different textures and patterns came together so nicely. And when the girls were wearing them, they looked even more attached to their surroundings—lying down, fingers splayed, touching each other fingertip to fingertip.”
To see more of Jessica Drossin’s work, go to jessicadrossin.com.
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Recruiting Trends Show Continued Hiring Streak Through Summer: LinkedIn Workforce Report August 2017
Guy Berger
This summer’s hiring streak continues into the month of July with hiring across the U.S. up 17.3% this July compared to July 2016. The industries that experienced the biggest year-over-year increase in hiring in July are oil and energy which saw a 27.8% increase, manufacturing and industrial with a 16.8% increase, and architecture and engineering which grew 15.5%. This is according to our August LinkedIn Workforce Report.
While we’ve seen specialty medical skills - including OB/GYN, surgery, and cardiology skills - cool in hiring demand since January. We’ve also seen an uptick in demand for mental health skills, particularly in big cities like San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas-Fort Worth. Employer demand for mental health and psychotherapy skills has risen since the beginning of this year. These skills range from neuropsychology and grief counseling, to cognitive behavioral therapy and crisis intervention. We’re seeing that in the biggest U.S. cities, the employers hiring for these skills are hospitals, private practices and local governments.
We also saw notable movement of talent over the last year with New Yorkers moving to Los Angeles in greater droves than to any other city. New York is Los Angeles’ single biggest source of talent and Los Angeles is New York’s biggest brain drain destination. The number of workers coming from the New York area more than double the number coming from Chicago, the next city on the list. New York and Los Angeles have a lot in common, including an abundance of theatre & drama, fashion, and graphic design skills. So it makes sense that we saw that Los Angeles and New York were ranked #3 on each other’s talent migration lists – which means Angelenos are moving to the Big Apple, too.
For more insights on the latest recruiting trends, please read the full August LinkedIn Workforce Report.
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Hiring Trends up from This Time Last Year: LinkedIn Workforce Report September 2017
Soft Skills Crucial To Landing Your Dream Job
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A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors
From the Silent Era to the Present Day
A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors ( )
Author: Jacoby, Alexander
Foreword by: Richie, Donald
Publication Date: Feb 2013
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Book Format: Ebook
For film lovers and scholars, an essential resource and reference guide.
Detailed Subjects: Performing Arts / Individual Director
Performing Arts / Film / General
Jacoby, Alexander (Author)
Donald Richie was born, in Lima, Ohio on April 17, 1924. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Maritime Service as a civilian typist. He explored Tokyo on foot and began to attend the movies, which he wrote about for Stars and Stripes and later for the Japan Times. He received a bachelor's degree in English from Columbia University in 1953 and then returned to Japan. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was a film curator at New York's Museum of Modern Art, but by 1973 he returned to live permanently in Japan.
He wrote more than 50 books about all aspects of Japan including film, food, social customs, fables, gardens, temples, folk art, music, pop culture, tattoos and sexual mores. His works include The Inland Sea, Memoirs of the Warrior Kumagai, The Films of Akira Kurosawa, and Zen Inklings. He died on February 19, 2013 at the age of 88.
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LOVE IT posted by Brian Smith / 0 comments
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Brian Smith’s 25-year career definitely hasn’t been dull. His broad range of work was honed during his 10 years as a news photographer, culminating in being awarded the Pulitzer Prize. “That was my training ground,” he reflects, “Newspaper photography lets you shoot a lot – a lot of times that means three assignments a day. It was almost like grad school. But I realized during these years that I wanted to spend more time with the people I photographed.”
Converting to Digital
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The two biggest things Smith was looking at in considering a medium-format digital back were speed and quality. When working with busy people every second counts. When it comes to capture rate fractions of a second can make the difference between catching and missing a shot. “I tried everything side by side” Smith says, “and the skin tones were much more realistic with Leaf than with anything else. Other backs had a much more ‘digital’ look. Leaf images were more film-like, which matched the look I wanted to achieve without having to fight the files every time.” He adds that, in terms of bit depth, he can take the file and do amazing color adjustments and that the file integrity holds up well under re-touching. “I’m able to get a lot of the look I was used to in film without degrading the image.” He uses a Leaf digital back because of the quality it delivers. “It’s a case of when it’s even more important to me than to some of the clients,” he confides. “In general, photographers can see a huge difference even if clients can’t. I use my Aptus to get the quality I want.”
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Smith is almost always called for bold, dynamic, and colorful images. When photographing a celebrity or an athlete, they’ll dictate the time of the shoot, so he’s found ways to light up his shots, often adding a strobe light. “A lot of what I’m trying to do is somewhat more humorous and playful. Depending on what I’m shooting.” For this he relies on his Leaf back to get the results he needs, even under extreme conditions. Take for example last year’s shoot in the British Virgin Islands for Time Magazine to photograph flamboyant Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin brand empire and who’s now expanding into commercial sub-orbital space travel with Virgin Galactic. “With Branson dressed in a spacesuit, we were able to shoot really quickly just as the sun came up,” Smith describes. With rapidly changing light, the Leaf Aptus 75 kept the rhythm going, adding a lot to the speed and the amount of material they were able to shoot. Smith experienced the same when photographing professional athletes, where just as in sports, fractions of a second make the difference between success and failure. When Smith was assigned by ESPN the Magazine to shoot last year’s Home-Run King, Ryan Howard, before a game against the Florida Marlins, he was told that he had only 10 minutes to shoot before batting practice, and had to be packed up and out of there before any other players took the field. “Shooting with a Profoto 7B strobe, the Leaf Aptus 75 outpaced the recycle of the strobes, and I never had to slow down to wait for the back to catch up,” he explains, “so, when my 10 minutes were up, I had everything I needed and more – tight, medium and loose shots of Howard holding his bat and action shots of his home-run swing and follow-through. The quality was incredible. The 33MP back captures even the finest detail – every thread in his uniform. The gloss of the lacquer on his bat looked like glass. Everything the magazine could ask for – priceless.”
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Welsh Government Take Flak Over Delay to New Broadband Contract
Broadband Delivery UK
The Conservative AM for Montgomeryshire in Wales, Russell George, has criticised the Welsh Government’s lack of explanation over the delay in awarding contracts for their new “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) roll-out project, which aims to reach 88,000 extra premises in poorly served areas and could be worth up to £200m.
At present almost 95% of homes and businesses across Wales are already estimated to be within reach of a superfast network, which is partly due to the original Superfast Cymru programme with Openreach (BT) that has worked to extend the reach of fibre-based FTTC and FTTP ISP technologies to 733,000 premises (here). This contract has now ended.
By comparison the new Phase 2 follow-on scheme, which was put out to tender at the very start of 2018 (here and here), aims to extend 30Mbps+ capable networks to “every property” in Wales (with a focus on FTTP “full fibre” connectivity). Originally the completion date for this phase was pegged as the end of 2020, which wasn’t particularly realistic and the WG has since stopped using it.
The potential value of this new project is up to £200m, although the first tender document only confirmed about £62.5m of that total and is initially targeting an expansion to around 88,000 additional homes and businesses. The investment will be split across three lots and these don’t necessarily have to be won by the same supplier.
Lot 1 — North West Wales (Estimated value: £14.858m)
Intervention Area of 21,125 NGA white premises has been identified with an additional 29820 premises potentially available pending further information.
Lot 2 — East Wales (Estimated value: £21.706m)
Lot 3 — South West Wales (Estimated value: £25.436m)
Back in May 2018 Julie James AM, Leader of the House and Chief Whip, issued an update on the progress of Phase 2 and pledged to “announce the successful bidders before the summer recess, with deployment work commencing as swiftly as possible after that.”
The summer recess has now begun and today a report by the BBC quotes Ms James as saying that their procurement process has been “complex with a number of unforeseen issues arising,” which she pledged to elaborate on in the coming weeks.
A Spokesperson for the Welsh Government said:
“While Superfast Cymru has successfully changed the digital landscape in Wales, we know there is more to do in reaching the remaining premises without access and we are now working on how to do this.
A tender process is under way for the successor scheme to Superfast Cymru, which will be underpinned by significant amounts of public funding, and further details will be provided in the autumn.
Work on the procurement exercise is complex and we will award contracts as quickly as the process allows. It is absolutely essential and right that time is taken on this so the full benefits from the successor scheme can be achieved.”
In fairness complex procurements like this often tend to take longer than expected and we’ve seen the same sort of delays in a large number of other broadband delivery contracts across the UK (what really matters is the end result). As such we tend not to get too worried unless the process drags on for several months past the target without a clear conclusion.
Equally with so much money on the table there’s always the prospect of a possible dispute between prospective suppliers, which is an issue that seems to currently be afflicting the Scottish Government’s similar £600m tender (here). However at the time of writing we’ve no evidence to suggest that the same type of dispute may be causing problems in Wales.
Instead we suspect that the challenge of maximising value vs coverage in such an inherently sparse and rural part of Wales, which will be expensive to reach with FTTP, could be making it difficult to get the finer details agreed with prospective suppliers. The problems that Openreach faced with their FTTP roll-out during Phase 1 (wayleave issues etc.), some of which have been left unfinished, helps to highlight that challenge.
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PG&E misses interest payment; bonds, shares dive
Kate Duguid
FILE PHOTO: PG&E crew work on power lines to repair damage caused by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, U.S. November 21, 2018. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - PG&E Corp (PCG.N) bonds and shares plummeted after the California power company failed to make a $21.6 million interest payment due Tuesday on its 2040 senior notes, as it planned to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Nearly all of the company’s $18 billion in debt was trading down, while the share price has fallen 21.7 percent. In a form filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, PG&E announced its intention to not make the payment.
In response to a request for comment, the company cited the SEC filing, which also noted that “Under the indenture governing the 2040 Notes, PG&E has a 30-day grace period to make the interest payment before triggering an event of default.”
PG&E, which owns the biggest U.S. power utility by customers, said on Monday it was preparing to file for Chapter 11 as soon as this month as it faces a potential $30 billion in liabilities linked to California’s catastrophic wildfires in 2017 and 2018. Its shares and bonds have been falling since.
The 2040 bond 694308GS0=, which is worth $800 million and sports a 5.4 percent coupon, fell by 4.75 points on Tuesday. Its yield spread, or additional compensation demanded by investors to hold a risky bond over safer U.S. Treasury securities, rose by 4.77 percentage points.
Despite losses on the 2040 bond, the largest drops in price and widening of spreads were concentrated in shorter maturities, implying that the market continues to price in some expectation of recovery.
PG&E had three of the 10 most-traded U.S. corporate bonds on Tuesday, MarketAxess data showed, of which the most actively traded was a $3 billion note coming due in March 2034 694308GE1=.
Reporting by Kate Duguid; editing by Tom Brown and Richard Chang
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What is transformer impedance?
Impedance is the current limiting characteristic of a transformer and is expressed in percentage. It is used for determining the interrupting capacity of a circuit breaker or fuse employed to protect the primary of a transformer. The impedance (or resistance to current flow) is important and used to calculate the maximum short circuit current which is needed for sizing, circuit breakers and fuses. This percentage represents the amount of normal rated primary voltage which must be applied to the transformer to produce full rated load current when the secondary winding is short circuited. The maximum short circuit current that can be obtained from the output of the transformer is limited by the impedance of the transformer and is determined by the multiplying the reciprocal of the impedance timed the full load current.
Electrical impedance of the load is expressed in ohms, and the relationship between the current and the voltage in the circuit is controlled by the impedance in the circuit. In general, impedance has a complex value, which means that loads generally have a resistance to the source that is in phase with a sinusoidal source signal and reactance that is out of phase with a sinusoidal source signal. The total impedance is the vector sum of the resistance and the reactance. When a signal source, such as our composite video output, sees a very low-impedance circuit, it produces a larger than intended current; when it sees a very high-impedance circuit, it produces a smaller than intended current. These mismatched impedance redistribute the power in the circuit so that less of it is delivered to the load than the circuit was designed for because the nature of the circuit is that it can't simply readjust the voltage to deliver the same power regardless of the rate of current flow.
The impedance is measured by means of a short circuit test. With one winding shorted, a voltage at the rated frequency is applied to the other winding sufficient to circulate full load current. The most economical arrangement of core and windings leads to a 'natural' value of impedance determined by the leakage flux. The leakage flux is a function of winding ampere turns and the area and length of the leakage flux path. These can be varied at the design stage by changing the volts per turn and the geometric relationship of the windings.
A transformer with a lower impedance will lead to a higher fault level (and vice versa). However, the zero sequence impedance is dependent upon the path available for the flow of zero sequence current and the balancing ampere turns available within the transformer. Generally, zero sequence current requires a delta winding, or a star connection with the star point earthed. Any impedance in the connection between the star point and earth increases the overall zero sequence impedance. This has the effect of reducing the zero sequence current and is a feature that is frequently put to practical use in a distribution network to control the magnitude of current that will flow under earth fault conditions.
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The slippery slope
Katy says: It's always a challenge to write about Venezuela from abroad. Much of what happens in the country depends on moods: the mood of the government, the press, the opposition, the voters, and obviously tapping into them is more difficult when you're not there.
However, I get the feeling that the government is slowly entering into panic mode. Increasingly, the tone I get - from the scandals, from what bureaucrats are saying in public, from what chavista talking heads say on the air - is that the revolution is in trouble, perhaps more trouble than we on the other side acknowledge.
Repeated defeats at the hand of chavismo have taught us not to have high expectations. But it's hard to shake the sense that chavistas are on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Take, for instance, the case of former Finance Minister Tobías Nóbrega. Yesterday the Prosecutor general's office, in an unprecedented move, indicted Nóbrega on some pretty serious accounts. These include paying millions of dollars above budget for hospital renovations and the construction of a market in a poor area, projects that were never completed.
Nóbrega's slimy dealings have been the talk of the town for many years now. What is surprising is that chavismo is willing to open up this can of worms at this particular juncture. There are a lot of important people in the government involved with Nóbrega and in similar schemes (Antonini, anyone?), so this could ignite a turf war that could cause serious damage to chavismo. Can more scandals be on the way? You bet.
Take the fresh new scandal involving Maracaibo mayor Giancarlo DiMartino (PSUV). A video posted on YouTube allegedly shows DiMartino supplying Colombian guerrillas with food and other basic stuffs inside Venezuelan territory.
Whether or not the video is a montage is not clear. However, the Colombian government - all the way up to President Uribe - is taking this very seriously.
I have no doubt that chavismo's knee-jerk reaction will be to blame the opposition or the CIA for this. The underlying story, though, is more likely related to the rivalry between DiMartino and former Finance minister Rodrigo Cabezas. The latter has always wanted to be Governor of Zulia, and effectively resigned from the Cabinet in order to run. However, the mayor - who is popular with independents and moderate chavistas - has hinted at running for years now. This has the look of a smear operation guided from inside chavismo itself.
Chavista heavyweights have been sounding downright panicky as of late. Yesterday, for example, Caracas Mayor Juan Barreto admitted the revolution was "stuck". He even went on to praise the opposition, which he claimed was showing itself as "wide" and "diverse" and willing to put "fresh voices" center stage, whereas chavismo was looking "tired", "sectarian", "uniformed" and "bureaucratic."
This has been echoed in other quarters. Every day, I get in my Inbox the transcripts of the main chavista opinion programs, and some of the things they have been saying are really surprising. Two days ago, on the VTV program "Dando y Dando ("Give-and-take"), Ministers and former Ministers talked about how the government's aggressive stance toward private industry was coming back to bite them, and how it was in part causing scarcity. They were extremely critical of Mercal and the Mercalitos, which are showing serious signs of breakdown. They went on to say that chavismo had to go back to its popular roots because it had lost touch with people's problems.
These developments would have been unthinkable two months ago. The monolithic essence of chavismo and its unreflexive triumphalism were shattered December 2nd, and it's not clear what it's being replaced with. It's extremely unlikely that chavismo can adapt and become a modern, effective, pluralistic, moderate movement. The pile-on of problems and scandals is starting to look like an increasingly slippery slope for the government, and the polls are starting to show it. Trouble is, with a looming world recession in the horizon, it's not clear they will have the means to recover.
Opposition agrees on...
Katy says: Today the opposition to Chavez signed an agreement on 10 points for the future of the country. The 10 points they committed to are:
1. Rescuing public institutions and respecting their autonomy
2. Respect for ideological plurality
3. Descentralization
4. Security, the defense of human life and the end to impunity
5. Respect for private property
6. Fighting against poverty
7. Education without ideology, respect of the freedom to teach and autonomy in universities
8. Foreign policy based on solidarity with neighboring countries and a return to the Andean Community
9. Institutionalization of the Armed Forces
10. Unity to reach changes
Here are my first takes on this:
a) Everything seems awfully vague, so its long-term effects - aside from the effect it may have on public opinion - may not be important.
b) Who was the genius that thought that the first word in the agreement should be "rescue"? Probably some adeco.
c) Weird that the Andean Community is mentioned, weird that solidarity with neighboring countries should be in there given that people are fed up with Presidential "gifts". Perhaps they meant solidarity with Uribe.
d) Where's their oil policy?
Anyway, it is what it is. Not much else in there to quibble about.
Post-Referendum Blues
Quico says: How big a hit did Chávez's popularity take after his referendum defeat last year? According to Datos, by the third week in December just 30% of Venezuelans were expressing confidence in Chávez personally, and a paltry 21% still had confidence in the government. That's just dismal. We haven't seen numbers like these since the height of the hyper-polarization period in 2002 and 2003.
Alvaro Vargas Llosa thinks he knows why that is: the misiones have basically fallen apart.
If this keeps up, OD will be shooting at an open goal in October. Can they miss?
AD/OD
Quico says: I'm on record complaining bitterly about the fragmentation of Venezuela's opposition into more and more tiny and ineffective parties. But recently, I've been wondering how new this structure really is...and to what extent can we think of these little parties as real parties?
It was this story that got me thinking: a spokesman for MAS, one of the parties that has been most comprehensively splintered into insignificance, just announced it wants to negotiate "unity candidates" with the other oppo parties ahead of October's state and local elections.
Hardly earth shattering stuff. Pretty much everyone in the oppo galaxy grasps the arithmetic realities of first-past-the-post elections: it's coalesce or perish. This is not controversial.
But if MAS, Causa R, Primero Justicia, UNT and the others recognize that they will have to put forward a single candidate in most places, in what sense are they really separate parties anymore?
After all, agreeing on a single candidate to represent you in elections is pretty much the defining trait of a political party. That's what parties are for! From the moment all agree to nominate a single "unity candidates" per district, don't they become, de facto, one big meta-party? And, at that point, doesn't each of the "little parties" come to look more like an internal faction within that larger, unacknowledged party?
For the sake of clarity, I think we should give this phantom party a name. I propose "Oposición Democrática". Its internal organization is tacit, yes, and remarkably fluid, (a euphemism, perhaps, for "chaotic".) Its most striking characteristic is factionalism: OD's faction leaders seem to spend nearly as much time trying to outmaneuver one another as they spend fighting the government.
For those leaders, jockeying for internal position is an engrossing blood sport. Anything goes, albeit with one important proviso: when the dust settles, only one odeco gets to be nominated in any one district.
The obsession with internal jockeying is no accident. When it comes right down to it, everyone knows it'll be the OD faction bosses who will decide the unity candidate in any given district. At the end of the day, the backroom horse-trading session that will make or break younger politicos' careers is one only OD faction-heads get to attend.
And so, an aspiring politico's career prospects depend entirely on finding a powerful cacique to fight their corners at that meeting. And a cacique's willingness to fight hard for a given protegé depends on a calculation about how useful the protegé is likely to be to him in the neverending factional fight within OD.
Unless you're clinically brain dead, you catch my drift by now. In many ways, the structure of the current opposition ressembles nothing so much as the heavily factionalized Acción Democrática in the 70s, 80s and 90s. The only difference is that, these days, instead of calling them factions we call them parties. We no longer call the forum where caciques argue the CEN, but we fully realize that it's in that setting that ultimate decisions are made. And we don't have disciplinary tribunals to enforce loyalty to the broader party because we've finally gotten honest enough to accept loyalties are focused on patrons, not on the Oposición Democrática.
The incentives pushing politicos to concentrate on strengthening their clientelistic bonds with patrons hasn't changed one bit. And just as in the era of the AD factions, the current opposition spends so much time obsessing about its relative strength within OD it seems to have totally lost sight of the public. Jockeying for position inside OD is a full time job: it leaves no time for extra-curriculars like articulating a vision for the future that resonates with voters' concerns and wins them over to our side.
The more I think about it, the more I think the virulent anti-party mood in much of the opposition base has to do with this. People intuit the isomorphism between AD and OD. The government exploits that intuition ruthlessly. And oppo politicians are so deeply immersed in the world of OD factional jockeying, they scarcely realize they are repeating the mistakes that destroyed AD in the first place.
Update: As if to confirm my thesis, Copei has just announced that OD will sign an agreement to present a single slate of candidates in October. Note that even to "announce unity" one of the factions gets out ahead of the curve, making the announcement on its own! Happy 23 de enero, everyone...
Confessions of a Militant Heisigista
[Quico warns: I don't usually allow this blog to stray too far from its core subject - Venezuelan politics - but every so often I do indulge one of my subsidiary obsessions. Today, it's Japanese study. If your computer doesn't have a Japanese character set installed, much of the punchline will be garbled - sorry in advance.]
So, I made a New Year's Resolution: this year, I will learn the meaning and writing of all 1945 "general use kanji" - the basic Chinese characters needed for high school level literacy in Japanese.
During my entire first year of Japanese study I avoided the Kanji like the plague. But I realize shooting for illiteracy is no way to learn a language, so this year I'm honkering down and working on the writing system.
Learning the Kanji is easily the scariest part about learning Japanese. For a westerner, there's something deeply alienating about staring at a page of Kanji: a wall of senseless little squiggles that all look pretty much the same. To my eyes, their very look on the page epitomizes foreignness.
You instinctively feel it's impossible to get to grips with kanji, and the strong temptation is to give up before you start. After all, it takes Japanese schoolchildren 9 years of grueling schoolwork to learn to write their own language: what chance could a foreigner possibly have?
Kanji - (or 漢字 - which literally means chinese (漢) characters (字) - since the Japanese adopted them from China about 1350 years ago) work in a fundamentally different way than an alphabet. While each alphabetic letter represents a sound, each Kanji represents a meaning, which is why they're sometimes referred to as "ideograms".
So the relationship between image, sound and meaning is just sliced up in a fundamentally different way. Alphabetic writing links the image of the word on the page with a sound and leaves it up to us to memorize its (arbitrary) meaning. Ideographic writing links the image of the word on the page with a meaning and forces us to memorize an (arbitrary) sound.
The easiest way to explain this is to notice what happens when you run into an unfamiliar word. In English, when you see an archaic word you often have no idea what it means, but you have some notion of how to say it. Take a word like "sibilate". Even if you don't know what it means, you know more or less how it will sound just by looking at it on the page. (Actually, it means "to whistle.")
In Japanese it's the other way around: looking at archaic kanji, Japanese people can more or less figure out their meaning by looking at them. But more often than not, they'll have no idea how to actually say it.
The most conspicuous feature of the Kanji, of course, is that there are a lot of them. How many, exactly? It's surprisingly hard to get a straightforward answer to that.
Studies show that the 500 most common kanji account for 80% of the characters in a typical newspaper, but the subtler you want your writing to be, the more unusual kanji you'll probably use. The most comprehensive dictionary in Japan lists just under 50,000, but the vast majority of those are "dead kanji": archaic scribbles from China that fell out of usage centuries ago. A standard computer these days recognizes about 6,350 kanji, but even most of those are pretty arcane: the kanji equivalent of "sibilate".
Now, I know everybody loves to hate gringo imperialism, but I'll put in one good word: it was the American occupation authorities after World War II that finally brought a measure of order to the madness, drawing up a list of the most commonly used 1,945 kanji and decreeing that compulsory education would include only those. Henceforth, newspapers, official documents and the like would include only these "General Use Kanji". This is some (but not much) consolation to that uncommonly disconsolate bunch: the poor, beleaguered western student of Japanese.
Enter our very own patron saint. His name is James W. Heisig. In 1977, Dr. Heisig pulled off a feat that, as he puts it, "raised more eyebrows than hopes" at the time: he memorized the meaning and the writing of all the General Use Kanji in less than two months.
Though dismissed as a freak with a photographic memory, Dr. Heisig insisted anybody willing to study Kanji full time could replicate his achievement. To prove it, he wrote up his method and published it as Remembering the Kanji I: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters, an instant classic in the torpid world of Japanese literacy acquisition methods.
The key, he said, is to divide and conquer. First, divide the easier task of learning the meaning of Kanji from the harder task of learning their pronunciation, and focus on the former initially. Then, divide the Kanji themselves into their parts, and learn to associate those elements through mnemonics.
Why? Because, though they typically look utterly inscrutable to the uninitiated, Dr. Heisig realized that most kanji are really just combinations of other, simpler kanji. The key, then, is to work from the simple to the complex, learning to take them apart in your mind and understanding them on the basis of the elements that make them up.
Take a typical, initially terrifying kanji:
銘="inscription"
Now, how the heck are you supposed to remember that that means "inscription"!? At first sight, it looks like one big jumble...just weird lines jutting this way and that with no rhyme or reason.
But look at it closely. Notice how the big jumble is actually made up of smaller, simpler jumbles? As it turns out, each of those sub-jumbles has its own meaning:
金 = "gold"
名 = "name"
Suddenly, the big jumble becomes that much less inscrutable.... After all, what's an inscription if it isn't a name written on gold?!
This same process of decomposition works for each of those two elements as well, though you need a bit more of an active imagination to take them apart. Start with the character for gold. Nothing about it immediately suggests "gold", but what if you knew this:
王 = "king"
Suddenly, you can imagine a "king" with two bars of "gold" in his pockets (below his belt) sitting underneath an umbrella. Of course, there's no particular reason why a king should keep his gold in his pockets and sit underneath an umbrella, but the very arbitrariness of the image is what makes it effective as a mnemonic: it "shocks the memory" into recognition, as Dr. Heisig puts it.
Similarly, "name" (名) is really just made up of two simpler kanji:
夕="evening"
口="mouth"
Here, the leap of imagination needed is more challenging still. Why would evening + mouth = name? Dr. Heisig encourages us to think of the customs of the Dinka tribe in Sudan. In order to "name" their children, Dinka fathers sneak into their newborn babies' huts in the middle of the night and whisper their names into their ears. By using their "mouths" in the "evening", they give their babies a "name."
It's a fairly convoluted explanation, granted...but that, Dr. Heisig insists, is its strength rather than its weakness. After all, I guarantee that, having read this, you'll never forget how the Dinka name their babies. And that's the miracle of mnemonics: out of seeming senselessness, a clever mnemonic can establish connections between disparate signs that become actually very difficult to forget.
The Heisig method is all about extending this logic to cover all of Japan's General Use Kanji. Starting from a limited number of simple primitive elements like "mouth", "evening" and "king", it creates silly little stories that build up into Kanji. By the end of the book, initially terrifying monsters like:
驚="wonder"
...completely lose their ability to intimidate you. You just take one glance at 'em and identify the primitives, in this case: "awe" and "team of horses". Then you make up a story to link them, like, "people watch in awe as a team of horses is skillfully driven by Stevie Wonder . 'Wonder how he does it?' they say." With minimal effort, the story and the image are linked indissoluble in memory.
After a while, this way of thinking comes to seem perfectly natural. Flower + bound up + rice? Must mean "chrysantemum" (菊). Soil + reclining + mouth + dish? That's "salt" (塩), of course.
For me, Dr. Heisig is a genius. He makes learning the kanji not just approachable but actually quite fun. His method engages the imagination in a way that renders the whole task more like a game than a chore. Personally, for the last few weeks, I've been "hooked on Heisig" kind of the way I was once "hooked on Tetris". You can spend hours and hours, pencil in hand, going through these little stories and scribbling kanji...there's just something addictively entertaining about it. And, unlike with Tetris, at the end of the session you're left with solid knowledge of how to write a new batch of kanji, instead of that vaguely guilty feeling of the tetris addict.
It's only been four weeks since I've started, and I'm already on Kanji #327. That still leaves lots of kanji to go, but at this pace it should take less than six months to memorize them all.
Of course, learning the "meaning and writing" of Kanji is not the same thing as learning to read and write Japanese. At the moment, what I'm doing is closer to memorizing the letters of a very, very long alphabet. Letters duly memorized, I still face the much tougher task of remembering how to pronounce all these little beasties, to say nothing of learning how they go together to make up words, sentences, paragraphs, etc.
But Rome was not built in a day. Like learning the language itself, Japanese literacy is a long term proposition. It's unlikely I'll be able to read even children's books before the turn of the decade...but hey, the future is long.
[One last note: anyone who stumbles on this write-up as they consider whether to give Heisig a try really must check out Reviewing the Kanji. It's a beaaaautifully designed, free companion website to the book. In fact, though inspired by the Heisig method, Reviewing the Kanji is arguably better than the book...and did I mention it's free?]
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Category: Compliance
Brexit Uncertainity and Resulting Cybersecurity Concerns
by Andy Harcup | Jul 9, 2019 | Compliance
Will it be deal or no-deal? With Theresa May no longer officially the Prime Minister and the race to name her next successer in full swing, British exit (Brexit) deal negotiations have been called further into question while the successor is sought. The previous European Parliament election results further complicated the matter, with both the far-right and liberal parties gaining ground, shaking up the traditional system.
The biggest question surrounding the next phase of changes we are seeing is whether the UK will leave the European Union with an agreement designed to minimise economic disruption and create a beneficial agreement or will they step out with a no-departure pact?
Securing the necessary votes in the House of Commons will require concesssions from the EU around some areas of the deal, and a potential compromise on elements of the backstop agreement with MPs. The clock is ticking and the next Prime Minister, whatever their political stance on the issue, will have a huge task on their hands.
Since UK citizens voted to withdraw from the EU in 2016, Brexit details have been a delicate and complicated dialogue. The resulting fragmented international architecture could have far-reaching impact on business relations, information flow, regulatory standards and of course, cyber-security concerns with many businesses concerned about what this means for their future.
One early concern surrounding Brexit and cybersecurity practices is information sharing, or lack thereof, among intelligence organisations in the UK and the EU. Particularly in the case of a no-deal Brexit, could and would European countries continue to work together efficiently to fight cyberattacks? In the absence of timely information sharing and a cooperative response, cyber-criminals — who regularly sell exploit kits and vulnerability details with other hackers — are at a distinct advantage. That leaves everyone vulnerable to a breach and opens up a problem that doesn’t necessarily need to exist.
While sharing threat intelligence is a real concern, so is GDPR compliance. The new legislation around data protection is only just finding its feet within Europe and Brexit is set to affect this. Both the UK government and the GDPR’s enforcement arm, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) maintain the one-year-old data protection regulation will remain law in the UK post-Brexit.
The challenge, however, is that GDPR contains provisions prohibiting the transfer of personal data to ‘third countries’ outside the EU that do not ensure adequate protection. Post-Brexit, the UK could become a ‘third country’. In this scenario, EU Member states would not be able to transfer personal information to the UK unless an appropriate data transfer solution is in place.
With so many unknown factors around Brexit, most organisations are moving forward with the better-safe-than-sorry principle when it comes to complying with GDPR which is ultimately what we need to see. Smarter security, including heightened visibility over your growing number of endpoints and formalised data breach notification procedures are but two ways they are staying audit-ready.
Whilst many have feared the heafty fines the ICO have set (Up to €10 million, or two percent annual global turnover – whichever is greater or up to €20 million, or four percent of annual global turnover – whichever is greater depending on the seriousness of the breach) we have only now seen an organisation in the UK hit by GDPR, with yesterdays BA fine of £183 million.
Earlier French data protection authority CNIL issued Google a €50m fine for violating GDPR transparency rules and failing to have a legal basis for processing user data in advertising.
Adapting to change
The international business climate can be tenuous at the best of times. It often seems as if there is little we can do about sweeping global change but adapt to it. Continuous endpoint device compliance can be achieved with active compliance checks, sensitive data discovery, and automated workflows to restore protections.
Whilst the road ahead may be complex, ensuring the highest standards of data security across borders and within businesses is paramount. Whatever the final outcome of Brexit, companies need to have the highest standards of data security in place, at all times.
This article was originally published in SC Magazine UK.
Learn more about how Absolute helps organizations comply with GDPR on our website.
Escalating Risks to Healthcare Data
by Josh Mayfield | Jul 3, 2019 | Compliance, Healthcare
The challenges of securing medical devices from cyberattacks made headlines again last week as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that some insulin pumps made by Medtronic MiniMed may be at risk for a cybersecurity breach. In response, Medtronic recalled the affected Minipumps and is providing patients with alternative pumps.
As the healthcare industry quickens its pace toward incorporating more IoT devices and wearables for the sake of improved patient care, there is also a clear downside to the trend. The connectivity inherent in these same medical devices can also pose a serious threat to patients and providers. Device vulnerabilities can lead to security breaches that could potentially impact the safety and effectiveness of the device. Due to the high value of healthcare data, the risks are escalating rapidly.
Weighing Risks and Rewards
Healthcare organizations and patients alike must weigh the risks and rewards of relying on such medical devices the same way they already consider the pros and cons of their network connected endpoints. Laptops, tablets and phones have proven to be a critically important piece to delivering cutting-edge patient care as well as growing organizational efficiency. For large hospitals, small doctors’ offices and every healthcare provider in between, mobile medical technology is how modern patient care is delivered.
But securing patient data — including personal information, payment details, health histories and more — on vulnerable endpoints has long been a real problem for the industry. More than 2 million people saw their information exposed via a healthcare data breach in May alone.
Government regulations that oversee the protection of personal information — including HIPAA and a host of others — are busy trying to keep up with breach investigations. Large fines are regularly doled out, yet the pilfering by hackers continues at a relentless clip. At the same time, security spend is also on the rise, motivated by organizations scrambling to fend off attackers.
Read: The State of Endpoint Health in 2019
A strong security posture must start with unparalleled visibility — because you can’t secure what you can’t see. This is the approach Allina Health, the major healthcare provider for the state of Minnesota took when they implemented Absolute across their more than 10,000 devices.
With Absolute, Allina Health can see all of their devices, whether they are on the network or not, identify devices that are missing or not being used, and prove that security controls such as patch management, antivirus and encryption are always in place. In addition, Allina Health has been able to save over one million dollars by identifying underutilized assets, prove compliance with HIPAA by validating that encryption is in place on all devices, at all times, and achieve 95 percent laptop auditing accuracy.
“I sleep better at night knowing that if a device goes missing, we have the tools and services that Absolute provides to track it down…and validate that encryption was in place [when the incident occurred],” said Danielle Bong, IT Asset Manager, Allina Health.
Healthcare endpoints are key to providing better patient care and improving organizational efficiency – security improvements must be made for the benefit of everyone but the hackers.
To learn more about how Allina Health uses Absolute, download our case study: Allina Health Ensures HIPAA Compliance.
Education & Internet Safety: Prove CIPA Compliance with Absolute
by Surita Bains | Jun 24, 2019 | Compliance, Education
As technology continues to be rapidly adopted in education, the pressure is on to secure and retain the grants that make devices in the classroom possible. Schools must compete to prove effective technology utilization while taking steps to ensure compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), and the E-Rate Program.
E-RATE: TECH ADOPTION & INTERNET SAFETY
The E-Rate Program supports connectivity. Through grants, it provides discounts up to 90 percent to help schools and libraries obtain affordable internet and telecommunication access.
Eligible schools need to certify they have an online safety policy in place that is supported by technology protection measures. These measures must block or filter harmful content, and monitor the activities of minors.
GET VISIBILITY, PROVE COMPLIANCE
While school districts can meet CIPA compliance requirements by installing software that filters web content, it’s another challenge to know and prove these programs remain installed and are effective.
With Absolute’s unique solutions for education, K-12 school districts have uncompromised visibility and remediation of their devices – whether inside or outside the school network. Absolute also gives districts true, layered visibility into data and applications that can’t be removed or tampered with by overzealous students, or malicious attackers.
The self-healing capabilities of Absolute’s Persistence technology helps school districts ensure that critical security features such as web filtering or cyber-attack protection remain in place and stay functional – making it easier to prove CIPA and E-Rate compliance.
STUDENT TECHNOLOGY ANALYTICS, BETTER INSIGHTS
Absolute’s Student Technology Analytics unlocks the door to a host of detailed information that can be applied to contextualize device and end-user activity.
Using data from Student Technology Analytics, schools can better analyze the impact and outcomes of their technology investments. Districts not only see how users interact with technology, but gain insight into online behaviors like application use, websites visited, and device usage.
Absolute is empowering schools globally to deliver safe, secure, and more productive learning environments. Read our whitepaper to learn three important ways that integrating Student Technology Analytics into your technology plans can help your school district.
Read 3 Ways Student Technology Analytics Validate Technology Analytics in Classrooms
What is Regulatory Compliance?
by Mark McGlenn | May 20, 2019 | Compliance
A Brief Definition of Regulatory Compliance
While regulatory compliance is a broad topic, the definition is quite simple – it’s all about making sure an organization is following the rules for its industry. With regulatory compliance, you are required by an outside authority to perform certain obligations or comply with regulations, and there are consequences for not doing so.
Regulatory compliance should not be confused with corporate or internal compliance, as the mandate between an internal and external policy may differ significantly. Essentially, being compliant can save a company from potential legal entanglements.
Why Is Regulatory Compliance Important?
Today, concerns surrounding privacy and IT security are of top importance with regulatory compliance. Especially over the last five years, people are catching on to how often privacy is being abused. While compliance regulations have existed for many years now, they weren’t created with privacy in mind — it’s only recently where we see a merging with IT security.
If you’re fully compliant, it represents a big step in the right direction for data protection. However, compliance should be viewed as a minimum standard — an organization should strive to reach higher.
What does this mean? It means doing the right things and having sound controls. If you’re doing those things, the compliance should come naturally.
If you think about SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley), one of the earlier compliance acts, at the end of the day you’re required to understand the risks, and you need to have controls and processes to address those risks to prevent a financial mistake. It means you need to understand your environment, its associated risks and the controls to mitigate risks. SOX was one of the first regulatory compliance acts in which risk was the main driver — and mitigating risk (especially from a privacy perspective) is prominent in many recent regulatory compliance acts.
The recent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), for instance, was developed with risk in mind and focuses on the need to understand the risks of processing certain types of information.
Once you have your risks and compliance methodologies in place, you can leverage them to not only comply with one regulation but comply with many. Besides, compliance can be used as a stepping stone for your organization as a whole. Further, if there’s a new regulatory compliance law coming up in the future, you may already be compliant.
On the other hand, if you’re not compliant, the costs can be damaging. There may be fines, reputational risks, impacts to stock price or revenue, or a loss of customers. Over and above that, there are industry risks to consider. If you’re not compliant with PCI regulations for credit card processing, for example, your ability to process transactions may go away.
The risk of continuing to do business may even be at stake.
Compliance Challenges
There are numerous challenges companies face in order to remain compliant, but the primary obstacles impact finance, HR, and IT.
It’s unfortunate, but the biggest challenge for compliance is that it can be expensive. Let’s face it: many organizations are running lean as it is, and now they’re faced with an edict of “You shall manage risk.” Then, organizations must decide whether to outsource or dedicate internal resources to compliance. From a human resources standpoint, it can be time-consuming. In some companies, these developments may require the introduction of compliance-centric positions such as Regulatory Compliance Officer or Manager.
For the IT department, the never-ending stream of new technologies creates considerable compliance complications. As employees continue to incorporate their own devices in today’s BYOD (bring your own device) landscape, we must understand that those endpoints store sensitive, compliance-relevant company data. Compounding the issue is the massive growth of IoT — meaning even more endpoints and interconnected devices (which may or may not be secure) on an organization’s network.
Keeping up with updates, patching software quickly, and staying on top of vulnerabilities are all requirements for maintaining compliance.
Endpoint management is a crucial component of regulatory compliance.
Regulatory Compliance Examples
One of the most prominent examples of regulatory compliance, especially today, is HIPAA. Through ongoing regulations, HIPAA compliance is a living entity that health care organizations must implement into their business in order to protect the privacy, security, and integrity of protected health information.
If your organization has anything to do with the healthcare industry, you’ll want to check out our HIPAA compliance checklist.
The Sarbanes-Oxley or SOX Act of 2002 mentioned above was created to oversee corporate fraud from a financial perspective. Along with protecting whistleblowers, SOX banned company loans to executives, and holds CEOs personally accountable for financial missteps.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was created to reorganize and improve financial regulation and also created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It may be one of the most complex pieces of legislation written.
Two new regulatory compliance acts to look out for, especially pertaining to privacy, are the California Consumer Privacy Act and the New York State Personal Privacy Protection Law. The California act, which takes effect in 2020, “gives consumers sweeping control over their personal data. It grants them the right to know what information companies like Facebook and Google are collecting, why they are collecting it, and who they are sharing it with. The New York law “protects you from the random collection of personal information by state agencies. The law enables you to access and/or correct information on file which pertains to you. It also regulates disclosure of personal information to persons authorized by law to have access for official use.”
How Can I Learn More?
As 2020 approaches, protecting privacy is going to be more critical than ever and will be a critical element for regulatory compliance.
Privacy laws give organizations parameters to work within and help ensure accountability. However, in the face of resource constraints and rapidly evolving threats, IT is often caught in the crossfire in choosing where efforts should be focused.
If you need a path for harmonious co-existence between working within the law and advancing technology, we’re here to help.
Watch our IT on Trial — Guilty Until Proven Innocent? webinar to learn legal and ethical considerations for data privacy, the value legal frameworks provide to technological advancement, and get predictions about the direction and increasing importance of privacy laws.
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by Josh Mayfield | Apr 8, 2019 | Compliance, Endpoint Security
What is Encryption?
According to Techopedia, Encryption is the process of algorithmically transforming information to make it unreadable for unauthorized users. The encoded data may only be decrypted or made readable with a key and while it can be used to protect data at rest, it’s most often used during the transfer of information. In 2018, encrypted traffic reached 72 percent of all network traffic – a 20 percent increase over the year prior.
Encryption means data is only readable by senders and receivers, not third parties who may be trying to get their hands on it. In the age of big data, where organizations collect and share information at unprecedented rates, encryption is a critically important tool.
Adoption Driver: Compliance
Along with the need to protect against rising data breaches, another primary driver behind increasing encryption use is compliance. Data protection laws – including GDPR, CCPA, PIPEDA – require organizations to prove that encryption was in place at the time of a security incident or face some hefty fines – to the tune of $3.86 million dollars which is the average cost of a data breach now.
GDPR repeatedly highlights encryption as an ‘appropriate technical and organizational measure of personal data security.’ Under GDPR, organizations must notify regulators and impacted individuals of a data breach within 72 hours of the incident unless the data in question was sufficiently encrypted.
Having encryption in place can save your organization from potentially disastrous reputational damage. More than the cost of the fines, reputational damage caused by losing the trust in the eyes of customers and the public can ultimately be the factor that destroys an organization’s success.
The Human Element
Encryption isn’t without its challenges however and a big one is the very people who use it. Users are often the weak link in your security chain – another new study found employee mistakes continue to be the most significant threat to data security. Encryption may be mathematically guaranteed but it can also be complicated to implement and confusing for users. This often leads to employees disabling it or insecurely sharing decrypt keys which makes the entire program void.
Device Complexity Creates False Sense of Security
Encryption is a powerful tool but it’s still just one ingredient in your overall security mix. It is most often paired with other endpoint security solutions such as patch management, antivirus and antimalware along with firewalls, SIEM solutions and many others. All have their place, but the rising number of solutions deployed on any given device contributes to significant complexity making monitoring them a challenge. Tools don’t always integrate or work well together and/or controls easily become misconfigured.
The high volume of security tools often provides a false sense of security because broken tools can leave big gaps in an organization’s defenses. Instead, IT and security teams need to be able to better understand what’s happening on their devices and respond to suspicious events to reduce security failures. Adding more and more security controls to the endpoint may perpetuate the risk.
It’s imperative that encryption and any other fundamental security tools are working at all times, as intended in order to have visibility and control over devices that contain data or network access.
To learn more about how security tools degrade and how you can analyze the tools you already have to identify blind spots or opportunities to strengthen your defenses, listen to the recent webinar we did with Forrester analyst, Renee Murphy titled The State of Endpoint Security in 2019.
The Role of Dematerialization in Data Privacy
by Josh Mayfield | Feb 28, 2019 | Compliance, Data Visibility & Protection
In the constant push for bigger, better, faster, it’s normal to see products and services evolve to meet shifting customer expectations. What’s different about today though, is how customers themselves are changing. Everyone has a growing digital footprint, regardless of whether or not they want one. What does this mean for personal data privacy?
The Dematerialization of Society
Look around your home today and compare it with a home in the 1980s or 90s. What’s missing? An answering machine, Rolodex, calendar, alarm clock, road maps, vinyl records, VHS tapes, cassettes, CDs, and DVDs, the list goes on. Each of those material goods has been replaced by our smartphones. Digital has “dematerialized” our world —even our money has been digitized, for the most part. It’s safe to say we’re much less dependent on physical stuff.
Digital has also dematerialized people. A person is a person because of the data that exists about them — our digital selves. We have become a collection of individual pieces of data made up of Personally Identifiable Information or PII.
Personal Privacy in a Dematerialized World
When all of our personal data is digital, privacy becomes a much bigger issue, with many more stakeholders. With all the progress society has made during our digital transformation, we have somehow managed to sacrifice our personal privacy along the way.
We shifted from moving physical material that makes up a person’s identity around in space to moving bits and bytes around in the cloud — and somehow this shift made the data seem less valuable for a while.
For more on the three general attitudes people have on data protection, read
Data Privacy in Our Digital World.
New and Updated Regulations to Protect Our Digital Selves
There have been too many stories in the news about organizations and institutions for all the wrong reasons — negligence and loss of personal data, cybersecurity breaches, inadvertent misuse of data by a third party, and so on.
As a result, governments around the world are stepping up to the challenge of protecting the privacy of the individual with strict regulations (backed by law) that govern the use and misuse of digital data, and shift power back to the individual.
Sweeping regulations, such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), are prompting regulators around the world to implement compatible standards and, in some cases, start levying their own fines.
Most recently, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as well as Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) were introduced. Both have been heavily influenced by GDPR and give people more control over the personal information that is being collected about them.
The C-Suite Has an Ethical Responsibility to Protect PII
There are several reasons why organizations should do everything in their power to protect PII. Firstly, it’s the law. Data breaches can be bad for business both in terms of regulatory fines and loss of business due to class-action suits. Not to mention the subsequent reputation damage.
Secondly — and more importantly —there’s an ethical responsibility: it’s the right thing to do. And the public expects organizational leaders to take charge — 76% of those surveyed in the 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer believe that CEOs should take the lead on change, rather than waiting for the government to impose it.
The C-suite has a responsibility to take an active role in ensuring data security and privacy controls are in place — failure to do so puts innocent people at risk and could potentially be the digital world equivalent of reckless endangerment.
In my next post on C-suite responsibility, I’ll discuss the different data privacy considerations that too often go overlooked. In the meantime, if you’d like to learn more, get our new eBook, 3 Overlooked Data Privacy Considerations.
Global Data Privacy Laws in 2019
by Josh Mayfield | Feb 26, 2019 | Compliance
As our personal information becomes digitized and organizations push to collect more and more of it, data privacy has become a critical issue. Regulations are needed to protect the growing volume of data and a majority of nations’ governments are responding with a multitude of global data privacy laws.
The Road to Regulation
According to a new, interactive map by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 58 percent of the 194 UNCTAD member countries report having data protection and/or privacy legislation on the books and another 10 percent have draft legislation in the works. Unfortunately, 21 percent of countries have no legislation or anything in process.
A global map of cyberlaws, the Global Cyberlaw Tracker monitors the state of e-commerce legislation including laws over e-transactions, consumer protection, data protection/privacy, and cybercrime. It’s a helpful tool for organizations as they work to safeguard the personal information of citizens around the globe. However, it’s also a good illustration of the significant challenge organizations face in data protection compliance.
To further complicate matters for the companies that do business with Americans, there is no federal data privacy law in the United States. Instead, companies are left to interpret and comply with a growing patchwork of individual state laws — a movement now gaining momentum thanks to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018.
Read: Will CCPA Pave the Way to a Federal Data Privacy Law?
Is GDPR the Future of Global Data Privacy Laws?
To avoid having to comply with 50 different state laws, big tech companies are calling for a unified law similar to the European Union’s GDPR, though more so in concept than in scope. Most data privacy activists champion the regulation, however many organizations are cautious about what they ask for. GDPR is considered the world’s most stringent data protection law. Since going into effect in May of last year, nearly 60,000 data breaches have been reported but only 91 fines have been imposed to-date. According to one report by international law firm DLA Piper, the three biggest offenders so far are the Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Keeping up with the evolving regulatory landscape requires constant attention – just like monitoring sensitive data that is always on the move. While the world’s lawmakers scramble to keep up with escalating data privacy issues, costly fines and the court of public opinion is already underway. It’s important to understand what data you collect, where it’s shared, and how it’s protected. While many data privacy regulations are still being developed, implementing measures to align with larger privacy frameworks like GDPR can ensure your organization’s data is protected and you’re prepared for forthcoming regulations.
For more information on the global state of data privacy, watch the next episode of our Cybersecurity Insights video below. And while you’re at it, watch and subscribe to or full Cybersecurity Insights video series on YouTube.
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Video Transcript:
Hello again! Josh here from Absolute. In our last episode, we saw how the digital world has made data privacy a top priority. In this episode, we’ll look at some of the laws designed to protect data privacy.
The most obvious place to start is with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which is fashioned as a statement of rights, including:
-The right to rectify
-The right to be forgotten
-And the right to civil action
Rectify simply means when someone requests a change details of her digital self, you must find every place her data could be so that you can rectify the information and comply with GDPR.
The right to be forgotten is also key, a person’s digital identity to be purged; in legal jargon this is called the ‘right to erasure’.
Once again, we need to find it, which means we need to probe every endpoint to discover where the data is so that we can remove it.
Finally, the GDPR guarantees the right to sue for damages when personal data is misused or left unprotected.
Okay… well, now we have to demonstrate safeguards are active, up-to-date, and working effectively,
It’s the only way to prove your innocence and avoid a fine, which can be as high as 4% of your organization’s annual revenue.
Fumbling on data privacy is a costly mistake.
What about outside Europe?
In the US, we find laws like HIPAA (for health information) and S-P and S-ID statutes for personal financial information, enforced by the SEC. But no national privacy standard.
In the meantime, we need to follow state laws like CCPA in California. Some have called CCPA, ‘GDPR-lite’. But that’s only for the penalty amounts. CCPA imposes more restrictions, demands faster reporting and tighter controls than GDPR. If it’s true as they say, ‘As California goes, so goes the country’, then we can expect the US to end up with more stringent standards than the EU.
Then, we come to PIPEDA, Canada’s newly refreshed hammer for privacy. Not only is reporting unauthorized access required (like GDPR), but even if the safeguards – anti-virus, encryption, security agents – have broken, regardless if the attacker was successful.
Wait! You have to prove your security posture was airtight when incident happened, not just if data was stolen? Yep, that’s what we’re sayin'(eh)!
Data Privacy is today’s great challenge for IT and security teams, and with 35% of sensitive data on out-of-sight on endpoints, there has never been a stronger need for persistent endpoint visibility and control.
Next time we will explore the steps you can take to ensure data remains private. Be sure to subscribe and drop your comments below, I’ll see you then.
Will CCPA Pave the Way to a Federal Data Privacy Law?
by Juanma Rodriguez | Feb 21, 2019 | Compliance, Data Visibility & Protection
If GDPR is the unification of data privacy laws across Europe, could the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) serve the same role in the U.S.? While many privacy advocates hope it does, there’s no question that there is still much work to be done on CCPA before the new California law truly paves the way to a federal data privacy law.
What is CCPA?
CCPA was signed into law on June 28, 2018 and will go into effect January 1, 2020. Under California law, citizens can propose new laws and can incite a vote if they have enough signatures. That’s how CCPA was brought into play – and very quickly made into a reality. As it stands, the law currently provides California residents with four basic data privacy rights:
The right to know which personal information a business is collecting about them, where it’s being sourced, what it’s being used for, whether it’s being disclosed/sold and if so, to whom
The right to opt out of allowing a business to sell their personal information to third parties
The right to have a business delete their personal information, with a few exceptions
The right to receive equal service and pricing from a business even if they exercise their privacy rights
Read our blog post about Data Privacy
Unlike GDPR, CCPA comes with a narrower scope to whom the data privacy requirements apply. CCPA impacts any company that does business in the state and meets one of the following criteria:
annual gross revenues over $25 million
receives/discloses the personal information of 50,000 or more CA residents
derives 50 percent or more of their annual revenues from selling CA residents information
Violation comes with a civil penalty of up to $7,500 per incident and gives consumers the ability to seek damages either individually or collectively.
CCPA in 2019
Starting in January 2019, the Attorney General (AG) of California has been holding forums across the state to gather comments from the interested public. The input gathered during this rulemaking process — which is set to end on March 8 — will then be considered as legislators draft CCPA rules in the coming months. The first draft of CCPA regulations is expected to be published this fall whereby another public comment period will be scheduled.
CCPA is by no means final, yet already several copycat laws are popping up across the country —Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Washington and New York have all introduced their own state laws too. Other state AGs have said they will take California’s lead on data privacy. Separately, a couple of data privacy bills have been introduced – one back in December by a group of 15 Senators and another by Florida Senator Marc Rubio last month.
The evolving patchwork of U.S. data privacy laws begs the question – when will federal lawmakers finally step in and address consumer privacy rights as was done in the EU with GDPR? Tech giants Cisco, Apple, Facebook and Google recently joined forces calling for this. CCPA and others like it are building awareness and driving momentum for the effort.
Regardless, it’s increasingly important to pay close attention to the legislative landscape as compliance fees continue to climb. Perhaps equally as important though, companies should be taking a stand on data privacy because it’s morally, ethically and legally the right thing to do. It also makes good business sense. Consumers want to do business with companies they trust. In California at least, they are the ones driving data privacy into law.
If you would like more information on how you can be sure your organization is doing what it can to protect the data in its care, download our new eBook 3 Overlooked Data Privacy Considerations.
Data Privacy in a Digital World
Data privacy is top of mind these days – for good reason. The number of exposed online records has doubled since last year, reaching a total of 446.5 million. International regulations such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the U.S., and the Personal Information Privacy Act (PIPEDA) in Canada have helped to provide standards for governance over our information, but it is not always simple.
We Are Our Data
When all our personal data is digital, privacy becomes a much bigger issue, with many more stakeholders. With all the progress society has made during our digital transformation, we somehow managed to sacrifice our data privacy along the way. We shifted from moving physical material that makes up a person’s identity around in space to moving bits and bytes of data around in the cloud — and somehow this shift made the data seem less valuable…for a while.
When it comes to data protection, most people fall into one of three categories:
Just stay offline.
My data will be used/misused and it’s no big deal.
Wait a second – that data is who I am!
Despite your opinion however, there have been too many stories about organizations mishandling data recently including negligence and loss of personal data, cybersecurity breaches, inadvertent misuse of data by a third party, and on the list goes on.
A Responsibility to Protect PII
There are several reasons why organizations should do everything in their power to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII). Firstly, it’s the law. Data breaches can be bad for business both in terms of regulatory fines and loss of business due to class-action suits. Not to mention the subsequent reputation damage.
Secondly — and more importantly — there’s an ethical responsibility: it’s the right thing to do. And the public expects organizational leaders to take charge — 76% of those surveyed in the 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer believe that CEOs should take the lead on change, rather than waiting for a government to impose it.
The C-suite has a responsibility to take an active role in ensuring that data security and privacy controls are in place. Failure to do so puts innocent people at risk and could be likened to the digital world’s version of reckless endangerment.
3 Simple Aspects of Data Privacy
Data Residency. Your organization is full of sensitive data and, unfortunately, employees unwittingly put it at risk all the time. An organization is responsible for understanding where the data it collects and stores resides, especially if it is stored in another country. However, your data sits out there on more endpoints than you think, not to mention what happens when one of those devices goes missing.
You need the equivalent of Google for your endpoint data — a lexicographical crawler for PII that can alert you to any unauthorized data hiding out there on endpoint devices. Unless you have that, you simply won’t be able to track all the places where the data resides.
Orchestration of Controls. There is no shortage of security controls, whether they be native in the operating system or come as third-party applications like antivirus, antimalware, encryption, or other endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions. These controls help ensure that the place where data resides is secure.
The problem is in ensuring that the third-party controls remain in place and functioning at all times. Native controls can help with this, giving organizations the ability to pull information from the controls and push actions to the device if they are not operating as they should, or if the user of the device is acting suspiciously.
Continuous Monitoring. Annual auditing is only valid on the day the audit takes place. Can you be sure on any day in between audits that data is not residing in the wrong place and, if it is, that security controls are in place to protect it? Without continuous monitoring, you’ll never be able to keep track of all the data copies that exist on all your devices. This can leave you in hot water when the regulators come knocking.
Data privacy affects all of us. As the speed at which the world operates in digital increases, we can expect everyone to take a greater interest in their personal data. The organizations that act now to build data privacy into their company’s mission statement will be the ones that retain customer trust.
For more information on data privacy in our digital world, watch the next episode of our Cybersecurity Insights video below. And while you’re at it, watch and subscribe to our full Cybersecurity Insights video series on YouTube.
Welcome back! Josh here from Absolute. If you’ve been on planet Earth the last couple of years, you know one topic in Information Security is grabbing everyone’s attention: Data Privacy
Look around at a home of 2019 and compare it with a home of 1980s or even the 90s. Take notice of what’s likely missing…
Vinyl records, VHS tapes, cassettes, CDs or DVDs
Each (and there are many more) have been replaced by a smartphone. Digital has dematerialized our world. The things people need are no longer dependent on physical stuff but are satisfied by digital technology.
What this have to do with data privacy?
Well, digital has also dematerialized people. We live in a digital reality. Who we are has become a collection of individual pieces of data; we call it Personally Identifiable Information or PII.
People have always been conscientious about their personal privacy, but now that we’ve been dematerialized, personal privacy takes a new shape. Each person’s right to privacy is more easily overthrown, because we’re not moving physical material around in space, but manipulating bits and bytes that compose a person.
One school of thought says, ‘Just stay offline.’
Another way of thinking says, ‘Hey, my data will be used (or misused), it’s no big deal.’
While others contend this by saying, ‘Wait! That’s my data and that is who I am!’
For starters, just saying ‘stay offline’ isn’t reasonable for a 21st century person: the digital world is where things happen. That’s why we call it The Digital Transformation. Business, government, school, research, and even friend-to-friend interactions, all happen in the digital town square.
For those saying ‘No big deal’, would you say that if you were being harassed or stalked by someone in the physical world? And even if you don’t care about how your data is used, other people do… and they want assurances that their privacy is always secure.
You can see why data privacy is all the rage right now. And it’s not just social media data scraping to create ‘fake news’; we see credit bureaus, city governments, and even hospitals, schools and universities all fail to safeguard individual privacy.
Data privacy goes to the heart of what we value as a society, which demands that we do our best work to protect those digital persons in our care.
Be sure to subscribe and put your comments below. I’ll see you next time, and we’re gonna take a deeper dive into the laws that are designed to protect personal privacy.
Avoid Security Breaches in Healthcare with Data Visibility
by Josh Mayfield | Jan 31, 2019 | Compliance, Healthcare, Industries
Security breaches in healthcare are rampant. Just one month into 2019 and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) already has plenty of new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance violations to investigate. The well-known ‘wall of shame’ data breach portal shows that in January alone more than 350,000 individuals have had their protected health information (PHI) compromised by a data breach. The reported causes of these healthcare security breaches are: hacking, theft of lost/stolen devices, unauthorized access/disclosure, and improper disposal.
The Cost of a Healthcare Data Breach
Healthcare IT security continues to be a growing issue. Not only has the number of victims increased, so has the cost to those involved. According to Ponemon Institute, healthcare data breach costs are the highest of any industry at $408 per record. In 2018, we saw the largest fine ever handed out by the OCR since they began enforcing HIPAA compliance when health insurer Anthem Inc. was ordered to pay $16 million in October.
Read The Cost of a Data Breach in Healthcare
Why is healthcare hit so hard? Healthcare is data and all of it – personal, familial and financial information – is highly valued by cyber criminals. Add to that the organizations themselves are typically large, distributed, and often encumbered by legacy systems and/or inadequate security budgets, making them an easy target in too many cases.
Faced with these and other challenges, it is increasingly important that healthcare organizations make the most of their security investments. But that doesn’t that mean layering on every new tool is the right answer —for strong security or for compliance. Many organizations wrongly assume that deploying a host of security technologies inevitably ensures compliance when, in reality, the safer bet is to start with the data and knowing where it resides.
The Burden of Proof for HIPAA Compliance
To be HIPAA compliant, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requires that covered entities specify “technologies and methodologies that render PHI unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals,” through either encryption and/or destruction. It falls to healthcare organizations to supply proof of data encryption or proof of destruction in order to avoid being liable for non-compliance.
The challenge is that you can’t secure (in this case encrypt) or validate for devices you can’t see. Visibility into the health and efficacy of your endpoints is a key element in remaining HIPAA compliant. Identifying all of your endpoints —even those that are inactive — also happens to be the starting point to a solid security program too.
Devices are re-imaged, users disable apps, registry files become corrupted, and devices leave the protection of the network. All of these ‘dark’ devices remain outside the control of IT, posing a significant threat to data security and HIPAA compliance. Moreover, in the event of a security incident, these devices may no longer have the technology needed to prevent the incident from escalating to a full-scale data breach.
Would you be able to validate your data security at the exact moment of an incident? Quantify the extent of your organization’s dark endpoint problem by starting with this free assessment. And, if you would like more information on effective steps to protect your healthcare data, watch this webinar with Absolute and SANS Institute, 7 Steps to Protecting Data in the Era of Digital Care.
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EXPLORING THE NEXUS OF BIOMEDICINE, BIOTECHNOLOGY, & OUR COMMON HUMANITY
Clinical & Medical Ethics
Disability Ethics
Genetic Ethics
Organ Donation & Transplantation
Reproductive Ethics
Human Dignity Bibliography
Issues:
The following sources do not necessarily reflect the Center's positions or values. These sources, however, are excellent resources for familiarizing oneself with all sides of the relevant issues.
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Human Dignity (General)
Amesbury, Richard, and George Newlands. Faith and Human Rights: Christianity and the Global Struggle for Human Dignity. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2008.
Barak, Aharon. Human Dignity: The Constitutional Value and the Constitutional Right. Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Barilan, Michael. Human Dignity, Human Rights, and Responsibility: The New Language of Global Bioethics and Biolaw. Basic Bioethics. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2012.
Beyleveld, David, and Roger Brownsword. Human Dignity in Bioethics and Biolaw. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
Bransfield, J. Brian. The Human Person According to John Paul II. Boston: Pauline Press, 2010.
Burrow, Rufus, Jr. God and Human Dignity: The Personalism, Theology, and Ethics of Martin Luther King, Jr. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2006.
Dilley, Stephen and Nathan J. Palpant, eds. Human Dignity in Bioethics: From Worldviews to the Public Square. Routledge Annals of Bioethics. New York: Routledge, 2013.
Dolan, Timothy M. True Freedom: On Protecting Human Dignity and Religious Freedom. New York: Crown, 2012.
Dowell, Marcus, Jens Braarvig, Roger Brownsword, and Dietmar Mieth, eds. The Cambridge Handbook of Human Dignity: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Duffy, Regis A., and Angelus Gambatese, eds. Made in God's Image: The Catholic Vision of Human Dignity. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 1999.
Foster, Charles. Human Dignity in Bioethics and Law. Portland: Hart, 2011.
Howard, Thomas Albert, ed. Imago Dei: Human Dignity in Ecumenical Perspective. The Catholic University of America Press, 2013.
Jewett, Paul King, and Marguerite Shuster. Who We Are: Our Dignity As Human: A Neo-Evangelical Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996.
Kaczor, Christopher. A Defense of Dignity: Creating Life, Destroying Life, and Protecting the Rights of Conscience. University of Notre Dame Press, 2013.
Kaczor, Christopher.The Edge of Life: Human Dignity and Contemporary Bioethics. New York: Springer, 2005.
Kass, Leon. Life, Liberty, and the Defense of Dignity: The Challenge for Bioethics. San Francisco: Encounter Books, 2002.
Kateb, George. Human Dignity. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University, 2011.
Kilner, John F. Dignity and Destiny: Humanity in the Image of God. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2015.
Kirchhoffer, David G. Human Dignity in Contemporary Ethics. New York: Teneo Press, 2013.
Kraynak, Robert P. and Glenn Tinder, eds. In Defense of Human Dignity: Essays for Our Times. University of Notre Dame Press, 2003.
Lagon, Mark P. and Anthony Clark Arend, eds. Human Dignity and the Future of Global Institutions. Georgetown University Press, 2014.
Luban, David. Legal Ethics and Human Dignity. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Malpas, Jeff, and Norelle Lickiss, eds. Perspectives on Human Dignity. New York: Springer, 2007.
McCrudden, Christopher, ed. Understanding Human Dignity. London: British Academy, 2013.
Meilaender, Gilbert. Neither Beast nor God. New York: Encounter Books, 2009.
Mitchell, C. Ben, Edmund Pellegrino, Jean Bethke Elshtain, John Kilner, and Scott Rae. Biotechnology and the Human Good. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2007.
Moltmann, Jurgen. On Human Dignity: Political Theology and Ethics. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2007.
President's Council on Bioethics. Human Dignity and Bioethics: Essays Commissioned by the President's Council on Bioethics. Washington, DC, 2008.
Rosen, Michael. Dignity: Its History and Meaning. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2012.
Spaemann, Robert. Love & the Dignity of Human Life. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2012.
Out of Print:
Hocken, Peter. The Banquet of Life: The Dignity of the Human Person. Stoke-on-Trent, UK: Alive, 2004.
Jacobs, Joseph J. The Compassionate Conservative: Assuming Responsibility and Respecting Human Dignity. Oakland, CA: ICS, 1999.
Mason, Ian. The Right to Human Dignity: Sir Thomas Moore Lecture 2003. London: Simmonds & Hill, 2005.
Montgomery, John W. Human Rights and Human Dignity. 2nd ed. Calgary: Canadian Institute for Law, Theology & Public Policy, 2005.
Pellegrino, Edmund D., Adam Schulman, and Thomas W. Merrill. Human Dignity and Bioethics. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2009.
President's Council on Bioethics. Human Dignity and Bioethics: Essays Commissioned by the President's Council on Bioethics.
Soulen, R. Kendall, and Linda Woodhead. God and Human Dignity. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006.
Barry, Robert L. The Sanctity of Human Life and Its Protection. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2002.
Bayertz, Kurt, ed. Sanctity of Life and Human Dignity. New York: Springer, 1996.
Gushee, David P. The Sacredness of Human Life: Why an Ancient Biblical Vision is Key to the World’s Future. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 2013.
Novak, David. The Sanctity of Human Life. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2009.
Rose, Nikolas. The Politics of Life Itself: Biomedicine, Power, and Subjectivity in the Twenty-first Century. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006.
Tada, Joni Eareckson, and Nigel M. De S. Cameron. How to Be a Christian in a Brave New World. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.
Francis, Joseph W. The Biblical Basis for the Sanctity of Life and the Inviolability of Man. N.p.: Cedarville College, 1996.
Kuhse, Helga. The Sanctity-of-life Doctrine in Medicine: A Critique. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987.
May, William E. Sex & Sanctity of Life. Front Royal, VA: Christendom, 2004.
Sproul, R.C., Charles W. Colson, Ronald J. Sider, Kay Coles James, Virginia Ramey Mollenkott, Abigail Rian Evans, Lewis B. Smedes, John Howard Yoder, and Richard J. Mouw. The Evangelical Round Table: The Sanctity of Life. 1988.
Sweeney, Kathleen. “Jewish and Christian Leaders Seek Joint Witness in Defending the Sanctity of Human Life.” National Right to Life Committee.
Swindoll, Charles R. Sanctity of Life: The Inescapable Issue. Nashville: W Publishing Group, 1990.
Waterhouse, Steven, and Alan Good, eds. The Sanctity of Life. Amarillo, TX: Westcliff, 2001.
For additional related material see the Bioethics, Cloning, Disability Ethics, and Genetic Ethics Bibliographies.
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AMORY — William Thaniel “Sarge” Sargent, 83, died July 7, 2019, at his residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cleveland-Moffett Funeral Home, with Jim Manley and Matt Long officiating. Burial will follow at Haughton Memorial Park. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Cleveland-Moffett Funeral Home of Amory is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Sargent was born April 29, 1936, in Shannon, to the late Archie and Inez Hester Sargent. He was formerly employed as a heavy equipment operator with TVA, a construction manager with various oil rig sites, and a road manager with Monroe County. He was a member of Cason Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Rea Sargent; daughter, Patricia Ann Sargent; and brothers, Doyle and Billy Sargent, and twin brother, George Daniel Sargent. He is survived by his sons, William Anthony Sargent, Robert Earl Sargent and Michael Sargent, all of Amory; sister, Peggy Sargent Todd of Amory; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Alex Sargent, Gunnar Gray, Rick Stovall, Matt Wilson, Neal Sargent, William Bishop, Daniel Bishop and Austin Harris. Memorials may be made to Lebonheur Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 42048, Memphis, TN 38174.
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How Bryan Adams Learned His ‘Reckless’ Masters Were Destroyed
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Earlier this month, it was learned that the number of master recordings lost in a 2008 fire on the Universal Studios lot in Los Angeles was far greater than originally reported. For Bryan Adams, reading the news of the damage helped explain why his label was virtually unable to provide him with any material for the 30th anniversary edition of Reckless that he put out in 2014.
Today, the New York Times ran a follow-up to their expose, in which Adams discussed how Universal Music Group were never straight with him about the loss of his masters. “I contacted the archive dept of Universal Music,” he wrote in an e-mail to Jody Rosen, saying that he was looking for "the master mixes/artwork/photos/video/film . . . anything. I called everyone, former A&M employees, directors, producers, photographers, production houses, editors, even assistants of producers at the time."
“I can tell you with 100 percent certainty that I couldn’t find anything at Universal that had been published to do with my association with A&M Records in the 1980s," he added. "If you were doing an archaeological dig there, you would have concluded that it was almost as if none of it had ever happened. ... There was no mention that there had been a fire in the archive."
In 2014, Adams told us that he was working on the box set and contacted Universal, who acquired A&M when they bought PolyGram in 1998, only to be told that they were lost. "Not only did they lose all of the artwork for this album, they lost all of the master tapes," he said. "So those master tapes don’t exist anymore."
All he was able to get from A&M was a transparency of the album cover in a drawer. Fortunately, Adams had made a copy of the master at the time that he had stored in his home, and used that for the reissue. "Luckily back then, I was kind of thinking, ‘Oh, maybe I’ll put a studio together,’ so I used to keep a vault of tapes from my sessions," he continued. "I must have made a copy of it as a protection copy. What you do is when you make your master, you make a protection copy as well and I kept the protection copy at my house. So I had to go back, and I thought, ‘Did I keep a copy of this?’ Sure enough, I kept this thing and I’ve had this thing in my vault for 30 years."
Last week, a lawsuit was filed by the estates of Tom Petty and Tupac Shakur, Soundgarden, Hole and Steve Earle that said that UMG both failed to protect the masters and properly inform the artists that their recordings were lost. They're seeking more than $100 million in damages.
“No one knows for sure yet, specifically what is gone from their estate, their catalog,” Courtney Love told the Times. “But for once in a horrible way people believe me about the state of the music business which I would not wish on my worst enemy. Our culture has been devastated, meanwhile UMG is online with cookie recipes and pop, as if nothing happened. It’s so horrible.”
The Times says that more than 100,000 masters and 500,000 song titles were destroyed in the fire. They printed a list of 829 artists -- representing virtually every genre of music -- that were named in UMG's internal documents, and you can see it here.
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Marion ready to promote hometown
Sarah Marion has spent the past six years teaching first grade at Manteno Elementary School. Now, she will promote her hometown as executive director of the Manteno Chamber of Commerce and the village's event planner.
Marion replaces Staci Wilken, who last month became executive director of the Kankakee County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Marion's first official day on the job was Monday. The village and chamber will split her $48,000 salary and benefits.
Marion, 33, moved to Manteno when she was 5 years old. She holds a bachelor's degree in corporate communications and public relations from Northern Illinois University.
She worked in public relations a few years before earning her master's degree in teaching from National Louis University in Chicago. After that, she taught at Manteno elementary.
Now, she's back in the business world.
"I have to say, this is my dream job, working for the community I pretty much grew up in and lived my entire life," Marion said. "I look forward to bringing forth my background knowledge and my new ideas to continue to make Manteno a great place to live."
Marion's goals are to encourage more businesses to join the chamber and to continue Manteno's gradual growth while maintaining its small town feel. She plans to expand the farmers market and get Manteno students more involved with the village.
She will spend the next few weeks meeting business owners face-to-face, as well as preparing for events such as Music in Manteno and the village's first golf cart parade on June 17.
"She's jumping into a position where she's going to be very busy immediately," Mayor Tim Nugent said. "She's got a lot of events coming up, and that's a good thing. She's going to do a very good job."
The village received 34 applications for the position and interviewed 14 people before whittling the pool down to four finalists.
Those finalists had to make a persuasive presentation regarding a hypothetical situation in which the village wanted to have a craft beer festival with split support from village trustees.
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Quick Hits: Canisius 27, St. Joe's 6
Canisius Zeke Margaritis forces a fumble on a punt recovered by teammate Kenyatta Huston that led to a Crusaders touchdown during Saturday’s win at St. Joe’s. (James P. McCoy/ Buffalo News)
By Miguel Rodriguez|Published Sat, Oct 15, 2016 |Updated Sat, Oct 15, 2016
Both Canisius and St. Joe’s made their share of mistakes during Saturday afternoon’s annual rivalry game. Only the Crusaders got away with them.
Canisius turned the Marauders’ biggest mistakes into 20 points – including 14 during a second half in which the Crusaders ran away from their hosts, 27-6, at the Robert T. Scott Sports Complex.
A crowd of more than 6,000 saw Canisius junior running back Kenyatta Huston run for touchdowns of 80 and 53 yards as he took advantage of his limited touches to rush for a game-high 142 yards on four carries as the Buffalo News’ top-ranked large school and state Class AA No. 1 team remained perfect on the season through seven games.
St. Joe’s committed two turnovers, had a punt blocked and had a bad snap on another punt that gave Canisius good scoring opportunities.
Player of the game: Huston, who caused St. Joe’s a lot of problems with his speed whenever he touched the ball.
Play of the game: Huston’s 80-yard touchdown run with 3 minutes, 11 seconds left in the third quarter. The score came on the Crusaders’ first offensive play after sophomore quarterback Casey Kelly’s 53-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-3 play pulled St. Joe’s within 13-6.
Special teams report: Canisius had the edge with senior kicker Blake Haubeil drilling field goals of 37 and 33 yards and three extra-point kicks. The Crusaders also blocked a punt and recovered a muffed punt. Those two plays resulted in 10 points for Canisius. A bad snap on a St. Joe’s punt on the first possession of the game gave the Crusaders a short field, opening the door for Haubeil’s 37-yarder.
Flag day: Rivalry games do tend to get emotional, especially when the teams are Canisius and St. Joe’s. Still, the men in stripes were quite busy as the teams combined for 27 penalties for a total of 260 yards. At halftime, the penalty yardage was 170. The teams combined for a total of 109 yards in offense during that span.
Canisius got flagged 17 times for 195 yards including several 15-yarders, including a questionable pass interference call. The Crusaders had two long touchdown runs called back due to holding calls.
Stats: Canisius finished with 310 yards, while the Marauders had 139. The Crusaders’ defense made life difficult for Kelly and the rest of St. Joe’s backfield. Canisius finished with nine sacks and tackled Marauders players for losses more than 10 times.
Canisius senior RaeQwon Greer rushed six times for 41 yards and a touchdown. He had two long TD runs called back due to penalties, while quarterback Jayce Johnson rushed seven times for 44 yards and completed 8-of-13 passes for 104 yards.
Mason Hoose led the Crusaders defense with 9.5 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
Kelly rushed for 69 yards on six carries and scored a touchdown and completed 8-of-12 passes for 47 yards. Sophomore running back Jaden Lofton had 54 yards on eight carries.
Senior defensive tackle Freddie Nixon made it tough for Canisius to run inside on St. Joe’s. He had four tackles and a sack during the first quarter. He finished with 11 total tackles, including one for a loss, and a sack.
Records: Canisius is 7-0. St. Joe’s 2-5.
Next: Canisius visits Bishop Timon-St. Jude on Friday night at 7 at Fitzpatrick Field at Tifft. St. Joe’s hosts St. Francis at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Miguel Rodriguez – Miguel Rodriguez covers high school sports at The Buffalo News. Since joining The News in 2003, he has also covered boxing, mixed martial arts, the Buffalo Bills, all levels of ice hockey — including two IIHF World Junior Tournaments — and college sports.
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PRESIDENTS RULE BY CONSENT, DICTATORS RULE BY FEAR: PART TWO (END)
In Bureaucracy, History, Law, Law Enforcement, Military, Politics, Social commentary on April 12, 2019 at 12:11 am
In January, 2018, the White House banned the use of personal cell phones in the West Wing. The official reason: National security.
The real reason: To stop staffers from leaking to reporters.
More ominously, well-suited men roam the halls of the West Wing, carrying devices that pick up signals from phones that aren’t government-issued.
“Did someone forget to put their phone away?” one of the men will ask if such a device is detected. If no one says they have a phone, the detection team start searching the room.
Phone detector
The devices can tell which type of phone is in the room.
This is the sort of behavior Americans have traditionally—and correctly—associated with dictatorships
In his memo outlining the policy, then-Chief of Staff John Kelly warned that anyone who violated the phone ban could be punished, including “being indefinitely prohibited from entering the White House complex.”
Yet even these draconian methods may not end White House leaks.
White House officials still speak with reporters throughout the day and often air their grievances, whether about annoying colleagues or competing policy priorities.
Aides with private offices sometimes call reporters on their desk phones. Others get their cell phones and call or text reporters during lunch breaks.
According to an anonymous White House source: “The cellphone ban is for when people are inside the West Wing, so it really doesn’t do all that much to prevent leaks. If they banned all personal cellphones from the entire [White House] grounds, all that would do is make reporters stay up later because they couldn’t talk to their sources until after 6:30 pm.”
Other sources believe that leaks won’t end unless Trump starts firing staffers. But there is always the risk of firing the wrong people. Thus, to protect themselves, those who leak might well accuse tight-lipped co-workers.
Within the Soviet Union (especially during the reign of Joseph Stalin) fear of secret police surveillance was widespread—and absolutely justified.
Among the methods used to keep conversations secret:
Turning on the TV or radio to full volume.
Turning on a water faucet at full blast.
Turning the dial of a rotary phone to the end—and sticking a pencil in one of the small holes for numbers.
Standing six to nine feet away from the hung-up receiver.
Going for “a walk in the woods.”
Saying nothing sensitive on the phone.
The secret police (known as the Cheka, the NKVD, the MGB, the KGB, and now the FSB) operated on seven working principles:
Your enemy is hiding.
Start from the usual suspects.
Study the young.
Stop the laughing.
Rebellion spreads like wildfire.
Stamp out every spark.
Order is created by appearance.
Trump has always ruled through bribery and fear. He’s bought off (or tried to) those who might cause him trouble—like porn actress Stormy Daniels. And he’s threatened or filed lawsuits against those he couldn’t or didn’t want to bribe—such as contractors who have worked on various Trump properties.
But Trump can’t buy the loyalty of employees working in an atmosphere of hostility—which breeds resentment and fear. And some of them are taking revenge by sharing with reporters the latest crimes and follies of the Trump administration.
The more Trump wages war on the “cowards and traitors” who work most closely with him, the more some of them will find opportunities to strike back. This will inflame Trump even more—and lead him to seek even more repressive methods against his own staffers.
This is a no-win situation for Trump.
The results will be twofold:
Constant turnovers of staffers—with their replacements having to undergo lengthy background checks before coming on; and
Continued leaking of embarrassing secrets by resentful employees who stay.
As host of NBC’s “The Apprentice,” Trump became famous for booting off contestants with the phrase: “You’re fired.” In fact, he so delighted in using this that, in 2004, he tried to gain trademark ownership of it.
But the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected his application. American copyright law explicitly prohibits copyright protections for short phrases or sayings.
Since taking office as President, Trump has bullied and insulted even White House officials and his own handpicked Cabinet officers. This has resulted in an avalanche of firings and resignations.
The first two years of Trump’s White House have seen more firings, resignations, and reassignments of top staffers than any other first-term administration in modern history. His Cabinet turnover exceeds that of any other administration in the last 100 years.
In 1934, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, seeing imaginary enemies everywhere, ordered a series of purges that lasted right up to the German invasion in 1941.
No one was safe from execution—not even the men who slaughtered as many as 20 to 60 million.
Fittingly, for all the fear he inspired, Stalin was plagued by paranoia. He lived in constant fear of assassination. Although surrounded by bodyguards, he distrusted even them.
Thus Stalin, who had turned the Soviet Union into a vast prison, became its leading prisoner.
Similarly, Donald Trump daily proves the truth of the age-old warning: “You can build a throne of bayonets, but you can’t sit on it.”
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PRESIDENTS RULE BY CONSENT, DICTATORS RULE BY FEAR: PART ONE (OF TWO)
Donald Trump has often been compared to Adolf Hitler. But his reign bears far more resemblance to that of Joseph Stalin.
Germany’s Fuhrer, for all his brutality, maintained a relatively stable government by keeping the same men in office—from the day he took power on January 30, 1933, to the day he blew out his brains on April 30, 1945.
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Heinrich Himmler, a former chicken farmer, remained head of the dreaded, black-uniformed Schutzstaffel, or Protection Squads, known as the SS, from 1929 until his suicide in 1945.
In April, 1934, Himmler was appointed assistant chief of the Gestapo (Secret State Police) in Prussia, and from that position he extended his control over the police forces of the whole Reich.
Hermann Goering, an ace fighter pilot in World War 1, served as Reich commissioner for aviation and head of the newly developed Luftwaffe, the German air force, from 1935 to 1945.
And Albert Speer, Hitler’s favorite architect, held that position from 1933 until 1942, when Hitler appointed him Reich Minister of Armaments and War Production. He held that position until the Third Reich collapsed in April, 1945.
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, by contrast, purged his ministers constantly. For example: From 1934 to 1953, Stalin had no fewer than three chiefs of his secret police, then named the NKVD:
Genrikh Yagoda – (July 10, 1934 – September 26, 1936)
Nikolai Yezhov (September 26, 1936 – November 25, 1938) and
Lavrenty Beria (November, 1938 – March, 1953).
Stalin purged Yagoda and Yezhov, with both men executed after their arrest.
He reportedly wanted to purge Beria, too, but the latter may have acted first. There has been speculation that Beria slipped warfarin, a blood-thinner often used to kill rats, into Stalin’s drink, causing him to die of a cerebral hemorrhage.
Stalin’s record for slaughter far eclipses that of Hitler.
For almost 30 years, through purges and starvation caused by enforced collections of farmers’ crops, Stalin slaughtered 20 to 60 million people.
The 1930s were a frightening and dangerous time to be alive in the Soviet Union. In 1934, Stalin, seeing imaginary enemies everywhere, ordered a series of purges that lasted right up to the German invasion in 1941.
An example of Stalin’s paranoia occurred one day while the dictator walked through the Kremlin corridors with Admiral Ivan Isakov. Officers of the NKVD (the predecessor to the KGB) stood guard at every corner.
“Every time I walk down the corridors,” said Stalin, “I think: Which one of them is it? If it’s this one, he will shoot me in the back. But if I turn the corner, the next one can shoot me in the face.”
Another Russian-installed tyrant who has sought to rule by fear: President Donald J. Trump.
In fact, he admitted as much to journalist Bob Woodward during the 2016 Presidential race: “Real power is—I don’t even want to use the word—fear.”
As a Presidential candidate, Trump repeatedly used Twitter to attack hundreds of real and imagined enemies in politics, journalism, TV and films.
As President, he continues to insult virtually everyone, verbally and on Twitter. His targets include Democrats, Republicans, the media, foreign leaders and even members of his Cabinet.
In Russian, the word for “purge” is “chistka,” for “cleansing.” Among the victims of Trump’s recurring chistkas:
Sally Yates – Assistant United States Attorney General
James Comey – FBI Director
Andrew McCabe – FBI Deputy Director
Jeff Sessions – United States Attorney General
Rachel Brand – Associate United States Attorney General
Randolph “Tex” Alles – Director of the United States Secret Service
Krisjen Nielsen – Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
In his infamous political treatise, The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli, the Florentine statesman, asked: “Is it is better to be loved or feared?”
And he answered it thus:
“The reply is, that one ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go together, it is much safer to be feared than loved.
“For it may be said of men in general that they are ungrateful, voluble, dissemblers, anxious to avoid danger and covetous of gain; as long as you benefit them, they are entirely yours….
“And the prince who has relied solely on their words, without making other preparations, is ruined….
“And men have less scruple in offending one who makes himself loved than one who makes himself feared; for love is held by a chain of obligations which, men being selfish, is broken whenever it serves their purpose; but fear is maintained by a dread of punishment which never fails.”
But Machiavelli warned about relying primarily on fear: “Still, a prince should make himself feared in such a way that if he does not gain love, he at any rate avoids hatred, for fear and the absence of hatred may well go together.”
Donald Trump has violated that counsel throughout his life. He not only makes enemies, he revels in doing so—and in the fury he has aroused.
Filled with a poisonous hatred that encompasses almost everyone, Trump, since taking office, has repeatedly played to the hatreds of his Right-wing base.
As first-mate Starbuck says of Captain Ahab in Herman Melville’s classic novel, Moby Dick: “He is a champion of darkness.”
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BECOMING A FASCIST NATION—ONE STEP AT A TIME
In Bureaucracy, History, Law, Law Enforcement, Military, Politics, Social commentary on January 14, 2019 at 12:03 am
Hans Bernd Gisevius holds a unique position in the history of the Third Reich.
He was one of the few plotters of the July 20, 1944 bomb attack on Adolf Hitler to survive the wave of arrests that followed.
A covert opponent of the Nazi regime, he served as a liaison in Zurich between the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and German resistance forces in Germany.
Not only did he outlive the Reich, he took revenge on it at the Nuremberg trials. In April, 1946, for three days he gave damning evidence against former Reichsmarshall Hermann Goring and his accomplices.
Hans Bernd Gisevius at Nuremberg
In 1946, he published his autobiography, To the Bitter End, sharply indicting the Reich and its leaders—many of whom Gisevius had known personally. He also condemned the German people, charging that they pretended ignorance of the atrocities being committed.
In his introduction, Gisevius notes: “This book is not intended as a history of the Third Reich. The author has selected a few prominent incidents out of the confusion of contemporaneous events and has attempted to use these as points through which to trace the broad curves of the historical process.”
To the Bitter End opens with the February 27, 1933 arson attack on the Reichstag building, home of the German parliament. By the time the fire was put out, most of the building was gutted.
On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler had been appointed Chancellor of Germany. Now he used the fire to gain unprecedented control over the country.
Reichstag fire
The next day, at Hitler’s request, President Paul von Hindenburg signed the Reichstag Fire Decree into law. This suspended most civil liberties in Germany, including:
Freedom of speech, press, association and public assembly
Habeas corpus and
Secrecy of the mails and telephone.
The next major event Gisevius chronicled has since become known as “The Night of the Long Knives.”
On June 30, 1934, Hitler ordered a massive purge of his private army, the S.A., or Stormtroopers. This was carried out by Hitler’s elite army-within-an-army, the Schutzstaffel, or Protective Squads, better known as the SS.
The S.A. Brownshirts had been instrumental in securing Hitler’s rise to Chancellor of Germany. They had intimidated political opponents and organized mass rallies for the Nazi Party.
Ernst Rohem, their commander, urged Hitler to disband the regular German army, the Reichswehr, and replace it with his own legions as the nation’s defense force.
Frightened by Rohem’s ambitions, the generals of the Reichswehr warned Hitler: Get rid of Rohem—or we’ll get rid of you.
So Rohem died in a hail of SS bullets—along with several hundred of his longtime S.A. cronies.
SS firing squad
A third crisis that paved the way for Hitler’s assuming supremacy over the German armed forces came in early 1938.
Hitler had been wanting to replace two high-ranking military officials: General Werner von Fritsch and Colonel General Werner von Blomberg. He intended to go to war—and despised their hesitation to do so.
On January 12, 1938, Blomberg married Erna Gruhn, with Hitler and Reichsmarshall Hermann Goring attending as witnesses. Soon afterward, Berlin police discovered that Gruhn had a criminal record as a prostitute and had posed for pornographic photographs.
Marrying a woman with such a background violated the standard of conduct expected of officers. Hitler was infuriated at having served as a witness, but he also saw the scandal as an opportunity to dispose of Blomberg.
Shortly after Blomberg was forced to resign in disgrace, the SS presented Hitler with a file that falsely accused Werner von Fritsch of homosexuality. Fritsch angrily denied the accusation but resigned on February 4, 1938.
From that point on, Hitler was in de facto command of the German Armed Services.
To the Bitter End vividly depicts how, step by step, Hitler gained total control of Germany—and plunged it headlong into World War II.
None of these steps, by itself, was fatal. But, taken together, they led to the deaths of 60 million men, women and children, the utter destruction of Germany and the domination of Eastern Europe (including East Germany) for 44 years after the Reich collapsed.
Since Donald Trump took office as the 45th President of the United States, Americans have seen him move, step by step, toward his goal of absolute power. Among these moves:
Firing FBI Director James Comey for pursuing an investigation into Russian subversion of the 2016 election.
Repeatedly attacking his own Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, for not “protecting” him from investigators pursuing the Russia investigation.
Firing Sessions and replacing him with Matthew Whittaker, who had loudly criticized the probe led by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller.
Relentlessly attacking the free press as “the enemy of the American people.”
Brutally attacking Federal judges whose rulings displease him.
On multiple occasions, urging Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to vengefully prosecute Hillary Clinton, his 2016 rival for the Presidency.
The United States may yet fall victim to a nuclear war triggered by an insult-happy Trump, or a dictatorship where he turns the Justice Department into his personal SS.
If so, a future American chronicler may, like Hans Bernd Gisevius, leave behind a record of a nation betrayed by lost opportunities and a brutal tyrant.
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OUT OF EVIL, CHAOS: PART FIVE (END)
In Bureaucracy, History, Law, Law Enforcement, Military, Politics, Social commentary on December 18, 2018 at 1:16 am
The first year of Donald Trump’s White House has seen more firings, resignations, and reassignments of top staffers than any other first-year administration in modern history. His Cabinet turnover exceeds that of any other administration in the last 100 years.
With the administration rapidly approaching its halfway pint—January 20, 2019—it’s time to size up its litany of casualties.
This listing, however, does not tell the full story. Among those who resigned from the Trump administration—and the real reasons why:
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald – Resigned as director of the Center of Disease Control after Politico reported that she had bought stock in Japan Tobacco while serving as CDC director.
Omarosa Manigault-Newman – Met Trump as a contestant on “The Apprentice,” where he fired her on three different shows. She moved into the White House with him as Director of Communications for the White House Office of Public Liaison. She became disillusioned with him during 2017 and began taping her conversations with him and other government officials. When she learned she had been fired she reportedly had to be literally dragged from the White House.
Tom Price – The Secretary of Health and Human Services ran up a $1 million cost to taxpayers for private planes and military jets for travel within the United States and trips to Asia, Africa and Europe.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross – Trump told him: “I don’t trust you. I don’t want you doing any more negotiations….You’re past your prime.”
Sean Spicer – Resigned in anger after Trump chose Anthony Scaramucci as White House Communications Director. The reason: Trump kept him in the dark about events Spicer needed to know—such as an interview that Trump arranged with the New York Times—and which ended disastrously for Trump.
Walter Shaub – Resigned as the director of the Office of Government Ethics in July after clashing with Trump over the President’s conflicts-of-interest vis-a-vis his financial holdings.
Hope Hicks – White House Communications Director, resigned one day after testifying before the House Intelligence Committee. She claimed she had told “white lies” for Trump but hadn’t lied about anything important relating to the investigation of Russian subversion of the 2016 election.
Chief of Staff Reince Priebus – Suffered repeated humiliations by Trump—such a being ordered to kill a fly that was buzzing about.
On another occasion, Trump told an associate that Priebus was “like a little rat. He just scurries around.”
On July 28, 2017, Priebus resigned.
Chief of Staff John Kelly – Trump similarly ridiculed Priebus’ replacement, a former Marine Corps general. Kelly tried to limit the number of advisers who had unrestricted access to Trump—and thus bring discipline to his schedule.
Instead of being grateful, Trump became furious. Kelly told colleagues: “He’s an idiot. It’s pointless to try to convince him of anything. He’s gone off the rails. We’re in Crazytown. I don’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had.”
On December 8, 2018, Trump announced that: “John Kelly will be leaving at the end of the year, we will be announcing who will be taking John’s place, it may be on an interim basis, in the next day or two.”
This had been expected for months. Reportedly, Kelly and Trump were no longer on speaking terms.
Trump’s apparent first choice for Kelly’s replacement: Nick Ayers, who had served as Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff for more than a year.
Trump pushed Ayers to commit to two years, but he declined.
Ayers told Trump he had young children, and wanted to return to his home state of Georgia. He offered to temporarily serve as chief of staff, but Trump demanded a two-year commitment, and talks fell apart.
Finally, Trump found a replacement for Kelly: Mick Mulvaney, who has served as director of the Office of Management and Budget. He intends to keep his position at OMB while serving as Trump’s chief of staff.
As 2018 rapidly comes to an end, the Trump administration will come under increased pressure on two fronts:
The Special Counsel’s investigation of Russian subversion of the 2016 Presidential election: Robert Mueller is slowly closing the net on the highest-ranking members of the Trump administration—such as Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort. These will almost certainly lead to Trump himself.
On January 3, the House of Representatives will become a Democratically-controlled body. Trump will face unprecedented opposition—and major investigations of his past and current actions. It’s likely that the House Intelligence Committee will go after his long-hidden tax returns—which may well prove his longstanding financial ties to Russian oligarchs.
The White House is one of the most stressful places to work. Constant deadlines keep staffers working days on end. Travel is frequent. And anyone can be dismissed in an instant, since all employees work “at the pleasure of the President.”
These events will bring increased fear and stress to those who still remain in the White House. This, in turn, will ensure increased mass firings and/or resignations from the White House.
As aging stage actress Margo Channing (Bette Davis) warns in All About Eve: “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.”
OUT OF EVIL, CHAOS: PART FOUR (OF FIVE)
In Bureaucracy, History, Law, Law Enforcement, Military, Politics, Social commentary on December 17, 2018 at 12:26 am
The first year of Trump’s White House has seen more firings, resignations, and reassignments of top staffers than any other first-year administration in modern history. His Cabinet turnover exceeds that of any other administration in the last 100 years.
With the Trump administration rapidly approaching its halfway point—January 20, 2019—it’s time to size up its litany of casualties.
Among these:
FIRED:
Preet Bharara – U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Rex Tillerson – Secretary of State
RESIGNED:
Katie Walsh – Deputy White House Chief of Staff
Michael T. Flynn – National Security Adviser
Walter Shaub – Office of Government Ethics Director
Michael Dubke – Communications Director
Sean Spicer – Press Secretary
Reince Priebus – Chief of Staff
Anthony Scaramucci – Communications Director
Steve Bannon – Chief Strategist
Sebastian Gorka – Deputy Assistant to the President
Tom Price – Secretary of Health and Human Services
Omarosa Manigault-Newman – Director of Communications for White House Office of Public Liaison
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald – Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Rob Porter – White House Staff Secretary
Hope Hicks – White House Communications Director
Gary Cohn – Director of the National Economic Council
H.R. McMaster – National Security Adviser
Tom Bossert – Homeland Security Adviser
Scott Pruitt – Director, Environmental Protection Agency
Don McGahn – White House Counsel
Nikki Haley – United States Ambassador to the United Nations
David Shulkin – Secretary of the Veterans Administration
This listing, however, does not tell the full story.
Among those who were fired—and the real reasons why:
Jeff Sessions – Fired as Attorney General because he refused to quash Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller’s probe into proven connections between Russian Intelligence agents and high-ranking members of Trump’s Presidential campaign.
On the day after the November, 2018 mid-term elections, Trump fired him.
James Comey – Fired as FBI Director because he refused to pledge his personal loyalty to Trump. Trump also hoped to end the FBI’s investigation of links between Russian Intelligence agents and members of his 2016 Presidential campaign.
Trump later admitted to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak: “I just fired the head of the FBI….I faced great pressure because of Russia. That’s taken off.”
Don McGahn – Resigned as White House Counsel after repeatedly clashing with Trump about the best strategy for dealing with Mueller’s investigation.
Tom Bossert – Trump’s Homeland Security Adviser, was fired by John Bolton, the new National Security Adviser.
Sally Yates – Fired by Trump as Acting Attorney General for her aggressive pursuit of Michael Flynn’s treasonous contacts with Russian Intelligence officials during the 2016 Presidential campaign. She had also refused to uphold Trump’s executive order on immigration and denounced it as unlawful.
Preet Bharara – Fired by Trump as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Although an Obama appointee, Trump had initially asked him to stay on—and then abruptly fired him. The possible reason: He was known as one of Wall Street’s fiercest watchdogs and a widely respected prosecutor. Trump believes that corporations should be immune from their crimes—and, as President, has worked to confer such immunity upon them.
Rex Tillerson – Trump’s Secretary of State, was fired without warning while on a trip to Africa. The reason: In 2017, word leaked to the press that Tillerson had called Trump “a moron.”
Steve Bannon – Although he officially resigned, Trump fired his Fascistic chief strategist after Bannon heatedly clashed with other members of the White House.
Anthony Scaramucci – Although he officially resigned, he was in fact fired by Trump at the urging of John Kelly. The reason: An obscenity-laced interview with The New Yorker, where he attacked members of the Trump administration—most notably Bannon.
Among those who resigned—and the real reasons why:
Scott Pruitt – Although he technically resigned as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, he was in effect fired. He was under several federal ethics investigation for lavish spending, conflicts of interests with corporate lobbyists, and enlisting his official government staffers to run personal errands.
Rob Porter – The White House Staff Secretary resigned after after two of his ex-wives accused him of physical and emotional abuse.
Michael Flynn – Although he officially resigned, he was in fact fired as National Security Adviser. The reason: He had discussed, with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, ending the Obama administration’s sanctions against Russia. Then he lied about it to Vice President Mike Pence. When these facts became public, Flynn was sent packing.
OUT OF EVIL, CHAOS: PART THREE (OF FIVE)
In Bureaucracy, History, Law, Law Enforcement, Politics, Social commentary on December 14, 2018 at 12:06 am
More ominously, well-suited men roam the halls of the West Wing, carrying devices that pick up signals from phones that aren’t government-issued. “Did someone forget to put their phone away?” one of the men will ask if such a device is detected. If no one says they have a phone, the detection team start searching the room.
In his memo outlining the policy, Chief of Staff John Kelly warned that anyone who violated the phone ban could be punished, including “being indefinitely prohibited from entering the White House complex.”
Trump became famous on “The Apprentice” for telling contestants: “You’re fired.”
Since taking office as President, he has bullied and insulted even White House officials and his own handpicked Cabinet officers. This has resulted in an avalanche of firings and resignations.
The list is impressive—but only in a negative sense.
OUT OF EVIL, CHAOS: PART TWO (OF FIVE)
In his infamous treatise, The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli warns that it is safer to be feared than loved. And he lays out his reason thusly:
“From this arises the question whether it is better to be loved than feared, or feared more than loved. The reply is, that one ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go together, it is much safer to be feared than loved….
But Machiavelli immediately follows this up with a warning about the abuses of fear:
“Still, a prince should make himself feared in such a way that if he does not gain love, he at any rate avoids hatred: for fear and the absence of hatred may well go together….”
It’s a warning that someone should have given President Donald Trump long ago.
Not that he would have heeded it.
On May 10, 2018, The Hill reported that White House Special Assistant Kelly Sadler had joked derisively about Arizona United States Senator John McCain.
McCain, a Navy pilot during the Vietnam war, was shot down over Hanoi on October 26, 1967, and captured. He spent five and a half years as a POW in North Vietnam—and was often brutally tortured. He wasn’t released until March 14, 1973.
Recently, he had opposed the nomination of Gina Haspel as director of the CIA.
The reason: In 2002, Haspel had operated a “black” CIA site in Thailand where Islamic terrorists were often waterboarded to make them talk.
For John McCain, waterboarding was torture, even if it didn’t leave its victims permanently scarred and disabled.
Aware that the 81-year-old McCain was dying of brain cancer, Sadler joked to intimates about the Senator’s opposition to Haspel: “It doesn’t matter. He’s dying anyway.”
Leaked to CNN by an anonymous White House official, Sadler’s remark sparked fierce criticism—and demands for her firing.
South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a close friend of McCain, said: “Ms. Sadler, may I remind you that John McCain has a lot of friends in the United States Senate on both sides of the aisle. Nobody is laughing in the Senate.”
“People have wondered when decency would hit rock bottom with this administration. It happened yesterday,” said former Vice President Joe Biden.
“John McCain makes America great. Father, grandfather, Navy pilot, POW hero bound by honor, an incomparable and irrepressible statesman. Those who mock such greatness only humiliate themselves and their silent accomplices,” tweeted former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Officially, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders refused to confirm or deny Sadler’s joke: “I’m not going to get into a back and forth because people want to create issues of leaked staff meetings.”
Unofficially, Sanders was furious—not at the joke about a dying man, but that someone had leaked it. After assailing the White House communications team, she pouted: “I am sure this conversation is going to leak, too. And that’s just disgusting.”
No apology has been offered by any official at the White House—including President Trump.
In fact, Senior White House communications adviser Mercedes Schlapp reportedly expressed her support for Sadler: “I stand with Kelly Sadler.”
On May 11—the day after Sadler’s comment was reported—reporters asked Sanders if the tone set by Trump had caused Sadler to feel comfortable in telling such a joke.
“Certainly not!” predictably replied Sanders, adding: “We have a respect for all Americans, and that is what we try to put forward in everything we do, but in word and in action, focusing on doing things that help every American in this country every single day.”
On May 14 Trump revealed his “respect” for “all Americans”—especially those working in the White House.
“The so-called leaks coming out of the White House are a massive over exaggeration put out by the Fake News Media in order to make us look as bad as possible,” Trump tweeted.
“With that being said, leakers are traitors and cowards, and we will find out who they are!”
In a move that Joseph Stalin would have admired, Trump ordered an all-out investigation to find the joke-leaker.
In January, 2018, the White House had banned the use of personal cell phones in the West Wing. The official reason: National security.
Officials now have two choices:
Leave their cell phones in their cars, or,
When they arrive for work, deposit them in lockers installed at West Wing entrances. They can reclaim their phones when they leave.
Several staffers huddle around the lockers throughout the day, checking messages they have missed. The lockers buzz and chirp constantly from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.
OUT OF EVIL, CHAOS: PART ONE (OF FIVE)
Stalin purged Yagoda and Yezhov, with both men executed after being arrested.
Nor were these the only casualties of Stalin’s reign.
The 1930s were a frightening and dangerous time to be alive in the Soviet Union. In 1934, Stalin, seeing imaginary enemies everywhere, ordered a series of purges that lasted right up to the German invasion.
In 1937-38, the Red Army fell prey to Stalin’s paranoia.
Its victims included:
Three of five marshals (five-star generals);
Thirteen of 15 army commanders (three- and four-star generals);
Fifty of 57 army corps commanders; and
One hundred fifty-four out of 186 division commanders.
And heading the list of those marked for death was Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevsky.
Arrested on May 22, 1937, he was interrogated and tortured. As a result, he “confessed” to being a German agent plotting to overthrow Stalin and seize power.
On his confession, which survives in the archives, his bloodstains can clearly be seen.
On June 11, the Soviet Supreme Court convened a special military tribunal to try Tukhachevsky and eight generals for treason.
It was a sham: The accused were denied defense attorneys, and could not appeal the verdict—-which was foregone: Death.
In a Russian version of poetic justice, five of the eight generals who served as Tukhachevsky’s judges were themselves later condemned and executed as traitors.
Since taking office as the nation’s 45th President, Donald Trump has sought to rule by fear.
In fact, he candidly shared his belief in this as a motivator to journalist Bob Woodward during the 2016 Presidential race: “Real power is—I don’t even want to use the word—fear.”
It is unknown if Trump ever read The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli’s infamous treatise on attaining political power. If so, he doubtless is familiar with its most famous passage:
“For it may be said of men in general that they are ungrateful, voluble, dissemblers, anxious to avoid danger and covetous of gain; as long as you benefit them, they are entirely yours: they offer you their blood, their goods, their life and their children, when the necessity is remote, but when it approaches, they revolt.
“And the prince who has relied solely on their words, without making other preparations, is ruined; for the friendship which is gained by purchase and not through grandeur and nobility of spirit is bought but not secured, and at a pinch is not to be expended in your service.
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DE-REGULATION: LET CRIMINALS BE CRIMINALS
In Bureaucracy, History, Law, Law Enforcement, Politics, Social commentary on November 29, 2018 at 12:05 am
A forgotten anniversary is fast approaching: This December 2 will mark the 17th anniversary of the collapse of Enron Corporation.
Based in Houston, Texas, Enron had employed 22,000 staffers and was one of the world’s leading electricity, natural gas, communications and paper companies.
In 2000, it claimed revenues of nearly $101 billion. Fortune had named Enron “America’s Most Innovative Company” for six consecutive years.
But then the truth emerged in 2001: Enron’s reported profitability was based not on brilliance and innovation but on systematic and creative accounting fraud.
And, on December 2, 2001, Enron filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
Enron’s $63.4 billion in assets made it the largest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history—until WorldCom’s bankruptcy in 2002.
The California electricity crisis (2000-2001) was caused by market manipulations and illegal shutdowns of pipelines by Texas energy companies.
The state suffered from multiple large-scale blackouts. Pacific Gas & Electric, one of the state’s largest energy companies, collapsed, and the economic fall-out greatly harmed Governor Gray Davis’ standing.
The crisis was made possible by Governor Pete Wilson, who had forced the passage of partial de-regulation legislation in 1996.
Enron seized its opportunity to inflate prices and manipulate energy output in California’s spot markets. The crisis cost the state $40 to $45 billion.
The true scandal of Enron was not that it was eventually destroyed by its own greed.
The true scandal was that its leaders were never Federally prosecuted for almost driving California—and the entire Western United States—into bankruptcy.
Under the pro-oil company administration of George W. Bush, no such prosecutions ever occurred. But Americans had a right to expect such redress under “liberal” President Bill Clinton.
Once the news broke that Enron had filed for bankruptcy, commentators almost universally oozed compassion for its thousands of employees who would lose their salaries and pensions.
No one, however, condemned the “profits at any cost” dedication of those same employees for pushing California to the brink of ruin.
To put this in historical perspective:
Imagine a historian writing about the destruction of Hitler’s Schutzstaffel (Guard Detachment), or SS, as a human interest tragedy.
Imagine its Reichsfuehrer, Heinrich Himmler, being blamed for failing to prevent its collapse—as CEO Kenneth Lay was blamed for Enron’s demise.
Imagine that same historian completely ignoring the horrific role the SS had played throughout Nazi-occupied countries—and its primary role in slaughtering six million Jews in the Holocaust.
Nor did anyone in the media or government declare that the solution to such extortionate activity lay within the United States Department of Justice via RICO—the Federal Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act.
Passed by Congress in 1970, this was originally aimed at the kingpins of the Mafia. Since the mid-1980s, however, RICO has been successfully applied against both terrorist groups and legitimate businesses engaged in criminal activity.
Under RICO, people financially injured by a pattern of criminal activity can bring a claim in State or Federal court, and obtain damages at three times the amount of their actual claim, plus reimbursement for their attorneys’ fees and costs.
Such prosecutions would have pitted energy-extortionists against the full investigative might of the FBI and the sweeping legal authority of the Justice Department.
Consider this selection from the opening of the Act:
(1) “racketeering activity” means (A) any act or threat involving…extortion; (B) any act which is indictable under any of the following provisions of title 18, United States Code: sections 891-894 (relating to extortionate credit transactions), section 1343 (relating to wire fraud)Section 1344 (relating to financial institution fraud), section 1951 (relating to interference with commerce, robbery, or extortion), section 1952 (relating to racketeering)….
With the 17th anniversary of Enron’s demise coming up, the mantra of “de-regulation” should be ruthlessly turned against those who have most ardently championed it.
Republicans have ingeniously dubbed the estate tax—which affects only a tiny minority of ultra-rich—“the death tax.” This makes it appear to affect everyone.
Democrats should thus recast de-regulation in terms that will prove equally popular. For example:
“Greed Relief”
“Greed Protection”
“Legalized Extortion”
And here are some possible slogans:
“The Energy Industry: Giving You the Best Congress Money Can Buy.”
“De-regulation: Let Criminals Be Criminals.”
Today the coal industry is pumping millions into TV ads touting the non-existent wonders of “clean coal.” And Chevron spends millions assuring us that “all those profits” go strictly toward making the world a better place for others. (Presumably not a penny is left for its altruistic executives.)
When faced with such outright lying by the most vested of financial interests, it’s well to recall the warning given by Niccolo Machiavelli more than 500 years ago:
All those who have written upon civil institutions demonstrate…that whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it.
If their evil disposition remains concealed for a time, it must be attributed to some unknown reason; and we must assume that it lacked occasion to show itself. But time, which has been said to be the father of all truth, does not fail to bring it to light.
NAZI GERMANY’S PAST MAY BE AMERICA’S FUTURE
In Bureaucracy, History, Law, Law Enforcement, Military, Politics, Social commentary on November 27, 2018 at 12:01 am
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Dietrich Stout
Dietrich Stout is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Emory University, where his Paleolithic Technology Laboratory (scholarblogs.emory.edu/stoutlab) investigates the role of technology in human evolution. Dr. Stout is also Associate Director of Emory’s cross-disciplinary Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture(cmbc.emory.edu), which promotes diverse and integrative research into human nature and experience. He received his Ph.D. in Paleoanthropology in 2003 from Indiana University, Bloomington, where he studied with Professors Kathy Schick and Nicholas Toth. He then spent one year as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Anthropology at George Washington University and four years as a Lecturer (equivalent U.S. Asst. Prof.) in Paleolithic Archaeology at the University College London Institute of Archaeology before relocating to Emory in 2009. His research focus on Paleolithic stone tool-making and brain evolution integrates field research at Plio-Pleistocene archaeological sites in Ethiopia with laboratory and museum research including artifact analysis and experimental replication, functional and structural neuroimaging, behavioral analysis, and psychometric testing. His work is published in discipline-specific journals ranging from Current Anthropologyand the Journal of Archaeological Scienceto Neuroimageand the Journal of Neuroscience, as well as multidisciplinary venues such as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Science.
URLs:
http://anthropology.emory.edu/home/people/faculty/stout.html
Primary Areas of Expertise:
Paleoanthropology, Psychology
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2018-10-12 Early Hominin Stone Tools Impact of Tool Use and Technology on the Evolution of the Human Mind
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