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Vocal > Traditional Pop > Vocal Pop
Till (1969)
by Jerry Vale
Toward the end of the '60s, old-school crooners from the '50s saw no other choice than to begin tackling contemporary pop. If they didn't take that action, they would still have some performing engagements, but they wouldn't sell records or get on the radio. Jerry Vale was no exception to the rule. Like such contemporaries as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, he tentatively began singing covers of recent pop hits and rock oldies, throwing interpretations of lesser-known recent songs and almost-hits for good measure. Producer ... Read More
Toward the end of the '60s, old-school crooners from the '50s saw no other choice than to begin tackling contemporary pop. If they didn't take that action, they would still have some performing engagements, but they wouldn't sell records or get on the radio. Jerry Vale was no exception to the rule. Like such contemporaries as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, he tentatively began singing covers of recent pop hits and rock oldies, throwing interpretations of lesser-known recent songs and almost-hits for good measure. Producer Wally Gold and arranger/conductor Joe Gardner were instrumental to this change in direction -- they were the ones who developed the lush, layered adult contemporary pop sound that characterized his late-'60s and early-'70s albums. Recorded in November 1968, Till was the first Vale album to completely embrace this commercial sound and material. As a pop artifact, it's priceless, simply because its sweeping strings, syrupy choirs and light folky guitars capture how directionless mainstream adult pop was at the turn of the decade. As a Vale record, it isn't bad, but it's clear from his quavering voice and laissez-faire delivery that he either doesn't care for the songs or isn't quite sure how to sing them. Still, for some listeners, that's part of the charm of Till -- apart from the title track, he's struggling to find the right tone throughout the record, and the resulting soft-rock mishmash is actually quite entertaining. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi Read Less
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StackPath and Server Density Merge
Posted on May 14, 2018 by Asianet Pakistan
Brings Industry-Leading Monitoring to StackPath’s Secure Edge Services Platform
DALLAS, May 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Server Density, a provider of proactive infrastructure monitoring for cloud, servers, and websites, is merging with StackPath, a leading secure edge services platform provider. Server Density enables users to monitor their websites and servers in the cloud or on-prem from a single console and API to easily diagnose problems, maintain uptime and maximize server performance. The service will be integrated and offered as part of the StackPath platform in the very near future.
“We’re thrilled to have Server Density become part of our company. It’s a perfect fit,” said Lance Crosby, founder, chairman and CEO of StackPath. “StackPath has the highest commitment to providing our customers frictionless services, complete visibility into their solutions, and building strong relationships with the open source community and the industry at large. Server Density has followed the same commitments as it built exceptional technologies that are second to none and grew operations at cloud scale.”
The Server Density monitoring agent is installed on millions of servers, collecting more than 12-billion metrics each day. The service has more than 100 official integrations with other solutions and platforms, processes more than 300TB of data per month and has availability probes in more than 28 different geographies. Its 1,000+ customers across 75 different countries span all sizes and industries, such as and including the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), eCommerce company Firebox, and online game platform Stormancer.
“We created Server Density out of the frustration that monitoring tools were either too expensive, too complex, or both,” David Mytton, Server Density co-founder and CEO said. “It’s gratifying to see how well our tools have been received, not only by customers, but by developers and companies that have built on the code that we’ve open sourced. My team and I are excited to bring Server Density into the StackPath platform and accelerate even more evolutionary ways to leverage these technologies.”
In addition to its monitoring service, in 2016 Server Density created HumanOps, a community that gets people talking about the human aspects of running infrastructure. Companies such as Spotify, PagerDuty, Yelp and Facebook have contributed to sharing ideas and best practices for life on call, dealing with technical debt, fatigue and stress at events around the world, including the UK, US, France, Germany, Poland and more.
“HumanOps is a brilliant and long overdue resource for cloud workers and companies. This industry is evolving faster than any before it, requiring operations of unprecedented scale and solutions at unbelievable speed,” said Mr. Crosby. “It takes its toll on people—humans don’t have a 100% uptime SLA. We’re looking forward to doing even more with HumanOps as part of StackPath.”
In December 2015, Server Density raised $1.5 million in seed funding led by SP Ventures. They previously had raised €50k from Seedcamp and funding from angel investors Christoph Janz, Dick Williams, Qamar Aziz, and others. Financial details of the transaction are not being disclosed. Moving forward, the Server Density team in London will serve as the core of StackPath monitoring service team and London will become StackPath’s European headquarters.
About StackPath
StackPath is a platform of secure internet services including CDN, WAF and DDoS mitigation built at the cloud’s edge. StackPath services enable developers at organizations of any size to build protection and performance into any cloud-based solution—from SaaS to web publishing, gaming, media streaming and beyond—without needing cloud security and delivery expertise of their own. More than one million customers, ranging from early-stage companies to Fortune 100 organizations, use StackPath services. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, StackPath has offices across the U.S. and around the world. For more information, visit stackpath.com and follow StackPath at www.fb.com/stackpathllc and www.twitter.com/stackpath.
About Server Density
Server Density offers SaaS-based scalable infrastructure monitoring to help businesses save time and money. With advanced server and website monitoring alerts, graphing tools and integrations with all major cloud service providers, Server Density’s robust and scalable solution helps businesses and IT operations teams be more responsive to issues, make their websites faster and minimize downtime. Founded by David Mytton in 2009 and based in London, Server Density monitors mission critical IT infrastructure for more than 1,000 customers.
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Brian Morrissey of Digiday spoke with Business Insider chief operating officer Julie Hansen about the website’s operations.
Profits are secondary to growth.
Business Insider, which closed a $25 million funding round in January, could be profitable, Hansen recently said, but that’s not the immediate goal. In fact, it expects “significant” losses this year in the service of growth.
“To come from running profitable businesses and an unprofitable business is weird and awkward, even though you know it’s the right thing to do,” she said. “Emotionally, we might want to be profitable some days, but the business plan absolutely calls for significant unprofitability this year.”
BI’s going big with its new (as yet unnamed) consumer tech site.
Later this year, BI plans to launch a consumer technology site. In fact, it has already hired 25 journalists to staff it, with their own newsroom at BI’s office in New York City. Another 25, spread across business-side departments, are also working on the site.
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'Geo-Enabled Elections' event to bridge mapping, election disciplines
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Nearly two years after the launch of a research project exploring how advanced mapping technologies can be used to improve how elections are run and legislative districts are drawn, state geospatial officers and elections administrators from around the country will meet Wednesday in Washington to exchange ideas.
The National States Geographic Information Council, the organization for states’ top mapping officers, is holding its first Elections GeoSummit, featuring several panel discussions and speeches exploring how geospatial information systems can be used to improve voter registration databases and more precisely draw the maps that determine which officials represent which residents at every level of democratic government.
Since NSGIC launched the Geo-Enabled Elections Project in October 2017, the group has put out several case studies on how GIS has improved elections. Some states, like Utah and Wisconsin, used data from the 2010 Census to assign numerical coordinates to every existing address, and then compared that spatial data to existing precinct and district maps to help verify that voters were assigned to the proper boundaries.
Poorly aligned maps have potentially skewed the results of close elections. Two razor-thin races for the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017 — including one that had to be settled by a name being drawn from a bowl — were in districts that were later found to have included voters who should’ve been apportioned to different seats. A primary for a Georgia statehouse seat last September decided by 67 votes was rerun entirely after more than 400 voters were found to have been wrongly given ballots.
Many state and local governments draw their electoral boundaries using an old surveyor’s method called “metes and bounds” — which defines sections of land by describing physical characteristics like the end of a street or geological feature — or U.S. Census Bureau blocks, rather than the numerical precision offered by GIS data.
“When people are incorrectly placed, they’re getting the wrong ballot and they’re not voting for the people who represent them,” said Tammy Patrick, a senior adviser at the Democracy Fund, former elections administrator for Maricopa County, Arizona, and who is scheduled to speak at Wednesday’s conference.
Although states are increasingly making use of GIS to manage critical services, the technology is still emerging in the elections space. A NSGIC survey of state election directors found that less than one-third of those who responded said their voter registration systems are capable of supporting GIS. The newest GIS-enabled voter registration system, in Washington state, launched earlier this year with a slew of glitches, though they were resolved in time for local primary races earlier this month.
But elections are overseen at the state, county — and in some places, like Wisconsin — city level, meaning officials at all rungs of government need reliable precinct and district maps. Patrick said one of the Geo-Enabled Elections Project’s goals is to bring smaller, less-resourced jurisdictions “up to speed” on GIS as more states replace their voter registration systems with geocoded platforms, especially as the 2020 Census approaches.
Yet even at the statewide level, Patrick said, one of the biggest hurdles to more geographically precise elections is that the officials with the advanced mapping tools and the officials who oversee the voting process rarely interact. One of the goals of Wednesday’s conference — and the ongoing Geo-Enabled Elections Project — is “making sure the GIS officials are participating in the elections stream.”
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How to Find and Support Trustworthy Journalism
If you are hungry for news you can trust, journalism that helps you make decisions about your community, reporting that holds power to account, then this is for you. This is my personal advice for people who want to support journalism that matters. It is just a starting point, it is not comprehensive, and it’ll become stronger and more useful if you add your ideas to it. Use the comments to add your list of newsrooms you subscribe to and support.
Now more than ever, it is important to our democracy that we seek out and support good journalism. Every person is going to construct their media diet differently, so any list I create will be incomplete. My goal here is to provide a framework for you to find the news that will challenge, inspire, inform and engage you.
A few key pieces of advice:
Support local news: Subscribe to your local newspapers, donate to a nonprofit newsrooms, become a member at your public broadcasting stations and support the local businesses that advertise on community news sites. Build a relationship with your local journalists, give them feedback, tell them what you’d like to see covered, share their stories.
Support a mix of media: Construct a diverse media diet with a good mix of indie and alternative news, local, national and international coverage, niche and countervailing points of view. Get outside your bubble.
Support journalism about the causes you care about: If you care about climate change, support environmental journalism. If you care about kids and schools, support a newsrooms focused on education. If you care about hunger and homelessness, support reporting about poverty, etc… (more on that below)
Finally, where ever you land on the web look for the about section, see if they post a code of ethics, figure out who the staff are. Here is a great guide to spotting fake and untrustworthy news.
The advice below focuses mostly on nonprofit newsrooms, but there are many commercial newsrooms who do important work and deserve your support as well. Give them your attention, subscribe, and engage with them too.
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LOCAL NEWS: If you want to support local local news start here. I can’t list every local newsrooms deserving of your attention and your support, but there are a number of great directories where you can find links to trustworthy journalism in your area:
Find nonprofit newsrooms near you via the Institute for Nonprofit News membership directory and map.
Find your local public media, including NPR and PBS stations, and community broadcasters.
Search for members of the Local Independent Online News Publishersnear you.
Find journalists committed to solutions oriented reporting, with the Solutions Journalism Network’s Storytracker.
Find community newspapers near you with the Association of Alternative Newsmedia’s member directory.
Find local ethnic media outlets with New America Media’s directory
Go to different neighborhoods to find hyperlocal papers that are cropping back up.
(There are other great newsrooms who aren’t in any of these directories. Can’t find a local newsroom near you? Tweet to me @jcstearns and I’ll help you track down a great local newsrooms near you.)
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NICHE AND TOPIC FOCUSED REPORTING: If you care about a specific cause, there is likely a reporting project focused on that issue. Below are a few examples organized into imperfect categories, but check out the Institute for Nonprofit News and The Media Consortium for longer lists of newsrooms covering these topics. (Add more suggestions in the comments too!)
National Investigative: ProPublica, Center for Investigative Reporting / Reveal, Center for Public Integrity, Mother Jones, The Nation Institute, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Ida B. Wells Society
Education: ChalkBeat, Youth Today, Philly Public School Notebook, Chronicle of Higher Education, Southern Education Desk
Criminal Justice: Marshall Project, The Crime Report, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, Reason, The Trace
Race and Social Justice: Colorlines, The Chicago Reporter, Code Switch, AllDigitocracy, EmergingUS, Latino Rebels, LatinoUSA, Vision Maker Media, National Native News, News Taco, Scalawag, Guernica, Dissent, Feministing, Bitch Media
Health and Healthcare: Kaiser Health News, Stat News, The Pulse, Rewire, Clear Health Costs,
Food and Environment: Orion Magazine, Inside Climate News, Grist, Food and Environmental Reporting Network, Inside Energy, Harvest Public Media
International Reporting: GlobalVoices, PRI’s The World, GroundTruth Project, LinkTV, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
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PRESS FREEDOM: As the news landscape has shifted fewer and fewer newsroom and journalists have regular access to legal support and protection. This come at a time when we have unprecedented legal, technological and cultural threats to freedom of the press. Support these organizations who are on the front lines of defending the rights of journalists and all of us.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press — Provide legal support for journalists in the US and advocate for press freedom issues.
Freedom of the Press Foundation — Dedicated to helping support and defend public-interest journalism focused on exposing mismanagement, corruption, and law-breaking in government.
Free Press — Free Press fights for your rights to connect and communicate.
Student Press Law Center and Foundation for Individual Rights (FIRE) — Defend high school and college journalists
National Press Photographers Association — Focused on supporting photographers’ rights and all people’s right to record.
Pen American — A more literary emphasis on freedom of expression.
First Amendment Coalition and National Freedom of Information Act Coalition — Dedicated to advancing free speech, more open and accountable government.
Groups that report on press freedom include: Columbia Journalism Review, On The Media, Poynter, Nieman Journalism Lab
(Also notable are the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders, though their work is focused more internationally. There are other important rights organizations and government transparency groups whose work intersects with press freedom as well.)
Building a New Infrastructure for News
As with the press freedom groups listed above, there is increasingly a need to support the organizations that support journalists. We have to help create a new infrastructure for independent media. These organizations help train journalists, offer fellowships, fund research and support small independent newsrooms in other ways.
A few of these groups include Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, National Association of Black Journalists, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Maynard Institute, Asian American Journalists Association, Native American Journalists Association, National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, Journalism and Women Symposium, Women’s Media Center, Online News Association and others mentioned throughout this post and beyond.)
Today, creating the journalism we want, demands that we help support and defend the media we need.
These places need your support. Your donations will go a long way at all of these newsrooms and organizations. But you can support these places in other ways besides your money. Giving your time, your expertise, or your connections can all help small independent newsrooms. Share their work with a friend or family member via email, social media, or in person. Subscribe to their podcasts, email newsletters, social media accounts. Participate by attending local events, meetings that they are hosting, call-in to talk shows, share feedback when it’s asked for.
Be engaged with the journalism you care about, participate in the news that matters to you, and give what you can to support it.
Thanks for contributing ideas, suggestions and feedback Teresa Gorman, Jessica Clark, Mandy Van Deven, Jeanne Brooks, Adam Schweigert.
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30 thoughts on “How to Find and Support Trustworthy Journalism”
Tony Burgess says:
Reblogged this on The Homepage of Tony Burgess and commented:
Supporting and finding reliable and trustworthy journalism is possible. Here are some tips on how to go about it.
DrWeb says:
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Excellent post about truth, facts, and trustworthy journalism.. kudos!
conklinec says:
I agree with your ideas Josh. Being a Journalism student, I have learned about how the industry has been changing with the popularity of the internet. In today’s world, journalism has become almost an independent industry, where practically anyone can create their own collection of media. I agree that we need to support more local news organizations so that way the industry doesn’t become a victim of bias and or false news reports. I think I would like to write a response to your opinions for my blog.
devanganab says:
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marziabortolotto says:
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Very helpful!!!! Thank you
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mylifeinozblog says:
This is a very good piece, and will pass this on to my niece who is studying journalism. Thanks 🙂
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runnorfolk says:
Very interesting post, you touch on some big issues here, not least how do we support the journalists of the future when newsroom resources are being cut back. I worked in the British regional press for 16 years and have seen the landscape change dramatically. Good list, made me think there is a need for a UK equivalent
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ArtsAgenda says:
Interesting read! It’s been on my mind, ever since Brian May (Queen) was on Question Time post election and said: How come that the party with the biggest campaign budget always wins the election? And a radio station which requires to present ‘news’ 24 hrs per day, will of course make editorial decisions on what it deems ‘interesting’ in a competitive market.
Amanda Crystal says:
Local journalist here – thanks for the love! Community journalism is where it’s at, because that’s where most people can get the info they need to get involved at a level that’s appropriate for them and make a difference.
I hate the reputation my profession has today, but the more local you read, the more personal and human it gets. At least, my office takes pride in that.
tinaisboss says:
Thank You for some new ideas!!!
adambaumsocal says:
Reblogged this on +Beam me Up Skotty.
agogo22 says:
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Written for a North American audience but still useful.
Fullycucked says:
I will check these out. My blogging is a little controversial but it’s because of the MSM that divides us. I’m pro everyone with conservative values. I do not like hidden agendas and it’s taken me too much time to fact check myself. I like facts and not opinions. I will definitely be checking those links out.
Layla.Katharina says:
I’d like to add a new one to the list coming early 2o17 – AXIOS. You should read their manifesto https://www.axios.com/manifesto.html
Beverly Blaine says:
Thank you for this VERY important blog post. I need to be much better about seeking out diverse media platforms instead of focusing solely on the larger papers and stations.
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TheDreamFlow says:
Thanks for posting all of the helpful links. This is definitely a hot button issue right now and I agree with a lot of what you said. I subscribe to a healthy dose of skepticism regardless of what piece of news I’m looking at, but some are obviously better than others. I think a view point adjustment can go a long way in helping people make rational decisions and the best thing we could have is a skeptical discerning public thinking independently about each issue. But good luck on that…
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I am (as most of us are) drawn to those whose opinions are closest to mine, but I do try to push out of the bubble and inform myself by reading / listening to a mix of opinions.
I’d like to say that journalists aren’t what they used to be, but that’s not true. Whenever I hear someone defend the profession I think of Herblock and how he almost lost his job in 1942, but saved it by the skin of his teeth when he won his first (of many) Pulitzer Prize. Anyone who doesn’t push to be part of the safer, larger, noisier crowd, doesn’t let himself / herself be bullied into changing sides will have my respect.
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Erik Moeller says:
This is an excellent summary, thanks for writing it. In the last few weeks, I’ve been compiling a database of reviews of nonprofit media. They’re mainly my own reviews, and so my opinion, though I encourage anyone who wants to participate to get in touch with me (@xirzon on Twitter). I look at various factors, including operational aspects such as executive compensation and funding breakdown, where available.
So far I’ve reviewed many sites you mention and some you haven’t. Of the ones you haven’t, I would call out:
The Intercept, an adversarial, investigative journalism outfit (funded mainly by Pierre Omidyar)
The Conversation, a global nonprofit effort to bring academic voices into journalism — produces a remarkable amount of high quality news backgrounders, making it a good alternative to Vox and the like
Democracy Now!, a daily news program that looks in depth at topics that frequently barely rate a mention in other programs, e.g., the DAPL protests
My reviews so far can be found here:
https://bit.ly/npo-media
The criteria I use can be found here:
https://bit.ly/npo-media-criteria
And I add all media reviewed at 4 stars or higher to this Twitter list:
https://twitter.com/xirzon/lists/quality-non-profit-media
I believe social media feeds are the best way to help people change their own news experience, so I think we should look into ways to make it easier for people to create their own alternative news/information mix in their feeds.
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Stefan Ganther
Historic Built Environment Specialist
Stefan started his professional life in London as a commercial interior designer (with a speciality in airport and leisure projects) with more than one award-winning interior to his name. After moving to North Norfolk in the mid 90’s he honed his heritage skills as a Design and Conservation officer during 10 years at Waveney District Council and then spent a year in Cumbria with the North of England Civic Trust as a Conservation Planning Coordinator.
Stefan now works as a historic built environment consultant offering design and conservation advice primarily on historic buildings, in a technical capacity as well as research. He also advises on the development of community-based projects with a heritage theme, taking these through funding and delivery stages.
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Anki Vector robot review
By Bill Henderson / December 31, 2018 December 31, 2018 / Reviews / Robots / 4 Comments
REVIEW – A year ago, I reviewed Cozmo, the small and cheeky robot from Anki. Cozmo is a lot of fun, but he has his limitations—the main one being that the iOS or Android companion app has to be running at all times for Cozmo to work. Now, Cozmo has a bigger brother—both in size and computing power. Meet Vector.
Vector is the latest friendly and personable robot from Anki. Both Vector and Cozmo are visually similar but Vector is slightly larger and independent of needing an app. Vector responds to (limited) voice commands and can give information (like weather), do face recognition, take color photos and even respond to petting on his back. Now, Vector has Amazon’s Alexa built in.
Note that since Vector has a personality, I will use pronouns to describe “him.” And since Alexa has a female voice, I will use the pronoun “her.”
Qualcomm 200 Snapdragon quad-core processor
Infrared laser scanner
HD camera with 120° field of view
Beamforming 4-microphone array
6-axis inertial movement unit
Hi-res color display
Capacitive touch sensor
Vector robot
WiFi network
Compatible iOS or Android device (for set-up)
USB power adaptor (5V, 1A or greater)
Vector comes with a lot of fun features but what’s more interesting is what Vector will be capable of doing in the future. I’ll address that later. Let’s talk about Vector’s current capabilities.
Once setup has been done on either an iOS or Android device, Vector only needs a WiFi connection to work. He usually parks himself in his charger until fully charged. Then, he will either wait there or start roaming around on his own. If he’s asleep, saying “Hey Vector” will wake him up and make him ready for instructions. Each command must be preceded by “Hey, Vector” or he will ignore you.
As I said, Vector looks like a larger Cozmo but is completely new internally. He comes with forklift-type arms and rides on a track—much like a tank. He can maneuver around almost anything and will not drive himself off a table or counter—except when he does. Even though he’s equipped with four drop sensors that can detect a table edge, Vector went right off our kitchen counter. The only thing that prevented him from hitting a hard, tile floor was our dog’s soft bed. Vector seems to be easily confused by certain table edges and will not stop in time before going off the edge. This has taught me not to let Vector wander around unsupervised. He’s not foolproof.
Vector comes with a 4-way microphone that helps detect your location when you speak. It’s amazing to watch him turn to face you when you say his name. When you ask him to “Come here,” the four mics help direct Vector to the sound source. Sometimes, he wanders a bit before finding his way to you, but I wonder if that’s on purpose and he’s testing your patience. It wouldn’t surprise me.
On Vector’s back is a capacitive touch sensor. This is one of those things that can humanize a robot. As you pet him by rubbing his “back,” Vector’s eyes narrow into a contented look as he coos different noises. It’s all quite cute.
When sitting at my desk, I like to watch Vector roam around and occasionally try to get my attention or even dance to music, which is usually playing (quite loud) while I am writing or designing in my backyard studio building. Vector always seems to keep himself busy until his battery starts to run low. He will then return to his dock and sleep while he charges.
Vector’s face has a hi-res 184 X 96 IPS color display. Although the screen is capable of exhibiting a full-color photo, that’s not available yet. By using the app, you can choose the color of his eyes. Speaking of the eyes, they are incredibly expressive. Anki has managed to elicit a wide array of emotions—not surprising since Anki has employed the skills of ex-Pixar animators.
There are a few settings for Vector within the companion app: American or metric units, language and Vector’s volume. Vector’s voice and beeps can be fairly loud and the ability to control his volume comes in handy if people are trying to rest.
Vector can respond to a built-in set of commands. such as, “Come here, Take a photo, Set a timer, What’s the weather?, or even play Blackjack. Based on Anki’s regular firmware updates, I expect additional commands and games to become available. Updates are received during the late night between midnight and 6 am. Vector must be turned on (but can be asleep) and docked to receive these updates.
If you tell Vector that you have a question, his responses become more varied. For instance, he can tell you the distance between two places, do currency conversions and provide other tidbits of knowledge. However, he can’t tell you everything. Since Vector does not have built-in GPS, he can’t say where he currently is (although Alexa can—go figure). He also cannot answer questions that do not deal with facts, such as, “How are you feeling?” When he is unable to answer a question, he responds by saying, “I didn’t get that.” Once again, I expect his abilities to broaden with future updates.
One major update that could be a game changer is the recent inclusion of Amazon’s Alexa. The update has only been installed for a few days, yet it’s already quite interesting. Note that I have never used Alexa before, so this is a new experience. As soon as you say “Alexa,” Vector disappears. So complete is the transformation both to Alexa and then back to Vector that it’s a bit of a dual personality. If this was a human, I’d have them seek counseling.
Anyone who is familiar with Alexa will immediately adapt to switching between Alexa and Vector—it’s just taking me a while. When Alexa is utilized, Vector’a screen loses his face and switches to a colorful oval shape that remains until Alexa is finished and Vector returns.
Although she will answer questions and give the news and weather, this Alexa is not the full blown version you would get from a smartphone app or dedicated device. Vector’s Alexa won’t play music or radio. However, she will play certain preprogrammed sounds like thunderstorms and white noise—but I wouldn’t call it relaxing when heard through Vector’s tiny speakers. I’m sure there are more differences, but I’m still encountering them.
As time passes, I will discover more and more about Alexa’s integration. It would be cool if future updates allowed Alexa and Vector to interact with one another instead of being completely separate as they currently are.
Even though he has limited abilities, I’m having a lot of fun just having Vector around. It’s gotten to the point that I miss him when he’s quietly charging—even though he sometimes snores (yes, you read that right). The endless possibilities that will come from firmware updates make Vector act like a new toy each time. And the addition of Alexa only makes him smarter and more useful.
What needs to be improved
Right now, Vector is still a bit limited in what he can do, but that will improve with time.
The magic of Vector is not what he can do, but what he may do in the future—even accounting for Alexa. Vector has taken the Cozmo concept in another direction—one that promises to raise the bar in a world of A.I. related robot toys.
Where to buy: Amazon
Source: The sample for this product was provided by Anki.
4 thoughts on “Anki Vector robot review”
Ken Jancaitis
You should note that Anki has released the Vector SDK that allows you access to a lot of its hardware and software features:
https://developer.anki.com/blog/news/the-vector-sdk-hits-alpha/
Good point Ken,
I’m not a programmer, but I should have mentioned that. I don’t think the SDK is as easy to use as the object programming of the Cozmo. Correct me if I’m wrong. I do wish I had more time to play with Alexa, but the review needed to be finished.
I heard Anki is shutting down and will no longer be in business. Does it make sense to purchase Vector now given we may not see updates to his firmware?
You are correct, Scott. I just saw that. That’s a shame because Anki products are really cool! That said, the robots still work, although they won’t do anything new from here on out. I’m sorry to see them go.
Maybe there are now deals to be had.
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15/03/2019 by fentonsteve 14 Comments
Author:Tracey Thorn
Subtitled “A Teenager in Suburbia”, this latest memoir covers the years from her birth to when she left home at the age of 18 for university in Hull (and a life spent with her EBTG bandmate Ben Watt).
In it Tracey describes the stupifying boredom of being raised during the 1970s in an insular green-belt suburben village, where everything of interest is a commute away, and the artistic itch she began to scratch as a schoolgirl.
Extracts from her diaries reveal lists of things she didn’t do, didn’t buy, parties she didn’t attend, and an absence of events which did happen and caused lasting anxiety (she was convinced her mum was reading her journals). And lists of music she heard, which will appeal to the AW.
Along with thoughts on aging, creativity, and reflections on being menopausal with teenage daughters. All told in her own voice.
At just about 200 pages, I ripped through it in a long afternoon.
Length of Read:Medium
Might appeal to people who enjoyed…
Bedsit Disco Queen, musicians memoirs, parenting guides, reflections on middle age.
One thing you’ve learned
You can’t change where you’re from, but you can change where you go. Having left for Hull at the age of 18, she didn’t ever return.
Tracey’s 6 years older than me and raised 7 miles away. If she thinks Brookmans Park was boring, she should have tried living in Brickendon! Brookmans Park had shops (which I used to cycle to, for a bit of entertainment).
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Vulpes Vulpes says
Mrs. Foxy grabbed my copy and polished it off in a couple of sessions before passing it on to me only last week. Having consumed her other books, and as someone who looks forward to her fortnightly contributions to the New Statesman (turning up on alternate weeks – not alternative – with Kate Mossman of Word fame), I know that this will be a great read. She writes so well, with such exquisite self-awareness, it’s always a delight to have her written company.
Twang says
Yes looking forward to this very much.
bang em in bingham says
She really is a fabulous writer….Her husband’s book Romany and Tom is also a wonderful read
Junior Wells says
Thought is was going to be a book on the Only Ones.
KDH says
Or Kiki Dee.
duco01 says
Re: “Tracey’s 6 years older than me and raised 7 miles away.”
1. After a quick bit of googling, I can say that Tracey’s 8 months younger than me, and raised 6 miles away.
I’ve read a couple of excerpts from this book, and in her diary Tracey writes things like “Went into St. Albans to buy some jeans, but could find any nice onces”. That could’ve been me!
2. Ben Watt’s biography of his parents “Romany and Tom” is indeed a killer book. Even better than “Bedsit Disco Queen,” in my opinion.
Never really got on with her music but by golly the girl can write
johnw says
I’m with you, having the misfortune of catching EBTG live once didn’t help but I’ve added this to my Audible wishlist.
Live they were crap but the albums are sublime. “Amplified Heart” is a particular joy, with Danny Thompson and Dave Mattacks in the engine room.
https://youtu.be/1RpRfCv-jPw
Among the immortals for this alone. Should have been up there with Jennifer Rush and the like. But, yer know, the PUBLIC.
https://youtu.be/UlqmF2pb7KY
I was obsessed by that album – recently heartbroken it was a perfect soundtrack!
fentonsteve says
Well, if we’re doing TT songs here’s my fave, Hormones. I have seen civilians actually dancing to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7V7SYq-its
My sister in law cried the first time she heard that. She has a teenager daughter!
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Gawker gotchas: a roundup of Toronto’s most embarrassing moments according to the gossip giant
By Stephen Spencer Davis | October 14, 2011
By Stephen Spencer Davis | 10/14/2011
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Earlier this week, the Globe and Mail’s “Caption Writing Person” set off an online frenzy with a series of epic one-liners mocking Hollywood excess in the age of the Occupy Everywhere movement. But it wasn’t long before people began wondering—for no good reason, really—whether the Globe had been hacked. For its part, Gawker published a post saying the caption writer had gone “rogue” (an adjective we think remains best reserved for failed vice-presidential candidates). Of course, we’re just grateful that this Can Con moment was far less embarrassing than the usual appearances. Nonetheless, some Toronto Gawker headline highlights, after the jump.
• “Canadian G-20 Flash Mobs Hate Capitalism, Love Smartphones”
The G20 weekend was one embarrassment after another, but Gawker chose to rip on the seeming contradiction between smashing the window of a Starbucks before, uh, liberating a smart phone. They also made some jokes about Quebec.
• “Canadian Newspaper Runs Full-Page Anti-Gay, Anti-Transgender Ad”
Apparently, word reach New York about the National Post’s decision to run (and subsequent weak apology for running) an illogical and transphobic advertisement late last month. Millions of people around the world now know about the Post’s bad decision and the advertiser’s belief that sex education is warping the minds of children. Just don’t tell Gawker that the Sun ran a similar ad shortly thereafter.
• “Mayor’s Office Tries to Hide All Naked Portraits of Toronto Mayor”
We’re not sure who to blame for this one: Now’s editors for choosing to run a doctored image of half-naked Rob Ford, or the mayor himself, who, as Gawker put it, “turned a mildly embarrassing local event into an international story about freedom of the press.”
• “Moron Student Who Accused Jewish Prof of Anti-Semitism: I Am The Victim Here”
Earlier this year, a student at York University accused her professor of anti-Semitism after he uttered the words “All Jews should be sterilized.” The professor was using the statement as an example of an unacceptable opinion, but the student wasn’t paying attention. It was bad enough when the initial news made it to Gawker. It was even worse when the student’s insistence that she was the victim provided material for a follow-up.
• “Canada’s Jersey Shore Copycat Will Piss Off Every Ethnic Group at Once”
Gawker called Toronto’s failed Jersey Shore rip-off “the least important sociological experiment of our time.” That’s actually a pretty generous description, considering the program’s overt racism.
• “Canada Sprayed Teens with Agent Orange Until the ’80s”
The Toronto Star’s discovery that the government had used Agent Orange to clear-brush in Northern Ontario provided some of the paper’s most shocking investigative reporting to date. Of course, we should’ve known Gawker wouldn’t turn this into a story about the strength of Toronto’s newspapers.
“The Elaborate, Lucrative Cancer Lie of Ashley Kirilow”
According to the Star, Ashley Kirilow “shaved her head and eyebrows, plucked her eyelashes and starved herself to look like a chemotherapy patient.” She netted thousands of dollars in the process. On second thought, we’re glad Gawker jumped in on this one. Bless.
“Some Idiot Actually Got a Charlie Sheen Tiger Blood Tattoo”
And that idiot was a Toronto tattoo artist. Ugh.
• Photo caption writer goes rogue [Gawker]
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Backward transition radiation in the extreme ultraviolet region as a tool for the transverse beam profile diagnostic
L. G. Sukhikh, G. Kube, S. Bajt, W. Lauth, Yu A. Popov, A. P. Potylitsyn
The present article summarizes the results of two experiments which were performed to study the radiation properties of backward transition radiation (BTR) in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) region. This wavelength region is of particular interest for transverse beam profile imaging, because the spatial resolution is improved as a result of the reduced contribution in the imaging process of the fundamental diffraction limit. In addition, the influence of coherent effects in the transition radiation emission process, which have been observed in the visible region, might be mitigated. The first experiment, dedicated to the investigation of the BTR angular characteristics, indicates that the radiation yield in the EUV region is higher than theoretically expected and that it is even comparable to the yield in the visible region. The second measurement was devoted to transverse beam profile imaging based on quasimonochromatic BTR, in both the EUV and the visible region, and is a proof-of-principle experiment demonstrating that EUV BTR is a suitable candidate for standard beam profile diagnostics.
Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.17.112805
Sukhikh, L. G., Kube, G., Bajt, S., Lauth, W., Popov, Y. A., & Potylitsyn, A. P. (2014). Backward transition radiation in the extreme ultraviolet region as a tool for the transverse beam profile diagnostic. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, 17(11), [112805]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.17.112805
Backward transition radiation in the extreme ultraviolet region as a tool for the transverse beam profile diagnostic. / Sukhikh, L. G.; Kube, G.; Bajt, S.; Lauth, W.; Popov, Yu A.; Potylitsyn, A. P.
In: Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, Vol. 17, No. 11, 112805, 18.11.2014.
Sukhikh, LG, Kube, G, Bajt, S, Lauth, W, Popov, YA & Potylitsyn, AP 2014, 'Backward transition radiation in the extreme ultraviolet region as a tool for the transverse beam profile diagnostic', Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, vol. 17, no. 11, 112805. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.17.112805
Sukhikh LG, Kube G, Bajt S, Lauth W, Popov YA, Potylitsyn AP. Backward transition radiation in the extreme ultraviolet region as a tool for the transverse beam profile diagnostic. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams. 2014 Nov 18;17(11). 112805. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.17.112805
Sukhikh, L. G. ; Kube, G. ; Bajt, S. ; Lauth, W. ; Popov, Yu A. ; Potylitsyn, A. P. / Backward transition radiation in the extreme ultraviolet region as a tool for the transverse beam profile diagnostic. In: Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams. 2014 ; Vol. 17, No. 11.
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Measurement of the inelastic proton-proton cross section at √s=13 TeV
A measurement of the inelastic proton-proton cross section with the CMS detector at a center-of-mass energy of s=13 TeV is presented. The analysis is based on events with energy deposits in the forward calorimeters, which cover pseudorapidities of −6.6 < η < −3.0 and +3.0 < η < +5.2. An inelastic cross section of 68.6 ± 0.5(syst) ± 1.6(lumi) mb is obtained for events with M X > 4.1 GeV and/or M Y > 13 GeV, where M X and M Y are the masses of the diffractive dissociation systems at negative and positive pseudorapidities, respectively. The results are compared with those from other experiments as well as to predictions from high-energy hadron-hadron interaction models.
The CMS collaboration (2018). Measurement of the inelastic proton-proton cross section at √s=13 TeV. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2018(7), [161]. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2018)161
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N2 - A measurement of the inelastic proton-proton cross section with the CMS detector at a center-of-mass energy of s=13 TeV is presented. The analysis is based on events with energy deposits in the forward calorimeters, which cover pseudorapidities of −6.6 < η < −3.0 and +3.0 < η < +5.2. An inelastic cross section of 68.6 ± 0.5(syst) ± 1.6(lumi) mb is obtained for events with M X > 4.1 GeV and/or M Y > 13 GeV, where M X and M Y are the masses of the diffractive dissociation systems at negative and positive pseudorapidities, respectively. The results are compared with those from other experiments as well as to predictions from high-energy hadron-hadron interaction models.
AB - A measurement of the inelastic proton-proton cross section with the CMS detector at a center-of-mass energy of s=13 TeV is presented. The analysis is based on events with energy deposits in the forward calorimeters, which cover pseudorapidities of −6.6 < η < −3.0 and +3.0 < η < +5.2. An inelastic cross section of 68.6 ± 0.5(syst) ± 1.6(lumi) mb is obtained for events with M X > 4.1 GeV and/or M Y > 13 GeV, where M X and M Y are the masses of the diffractive dissociation systems at negative and positive pseudorapidities, respectively. The results are compared with those from other experiments as well as to predictions from high-energy hadron-hadron interaction models.
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A tropical playground of sparkling azure water and white-sand beaches, the Whitsunday Coast is one of Australia’s foremost tourist attractions. Renowned as the country’s best vantage point from which to explore both the Great Barrier Reef and the Whitsundays (a group of 74 spectacular island atolls) the coast is also home to Airlie Beach – an international party town that buzzes with restaurants, bars, clubs and backpackers.
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Airlie Beach – which offers more affordable accommodation options that the nearby Whitsundays – fosters an impressive casual dining and bar scene. Mangrove Jacks Café and Bar, on the town’s main street, enjoys alfresco dining and classic dishes like fish and chips and wood-fired pizzas. The Coral Sea Resort's Clipper Lounge Bar and Grill boasts some of the region's best beef dishes and freshest seafood within an absolute oceanfront setting. Nearby at what locals call 'the best spot in town', the famous Whitsunday Sailing Club features a bar and bistro with seasonally designed menus and an all-weather balcony.
Just a few minutes away, the residential town of Cannonvale also features a number of enticing casual dining experiences. Banjos Bar & Bistro and Alain’s Restaurant are two of the town’s most reputable eateries. Banjos serves great food at affordable prices with relaxed indoor or garden dining and live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Nestled amongst hibiscus and tropical palms Alain’s boasts a relaxing tropical North Queensland outlook with chic Parisian ambiance.
Inland, on the Bruce Highway, Proserpine reflects country Queensland at its best with a lively pub restaurant scene. The Grand Central Hotel is one of Proserpine's oldest hotels and hosts one of the town’s best restaurants; while The Metropole’s Tudor Tavern, located in the centre of town, is a great spot to meet-up with friends and enjoy a beer and a pub meal.
At the northern tip of the Whitsunday Coast, Bowen – made famous by Baz Luhrmann’s Australia – features a number of resort restaurants that cater for affluent diners. The Cove restaurant, in Coral Cove Apartments, boasts spectacular views of the Coral Sea and plates up fine-dining with Australian and Asian influences; while the Sands Restaurant at the Whitsunday Sands Resort also enjoys fine-dining in a laid-back atmosphere.
Out into the Whitsundays, islands like Hamilton Island and Hayman Island boast the area’s most upmarket dining options. A booming tourism trade sees Hamilton Island host more than a dozen restaurants and cafés, catering for every occasion. While resort island, Hayman has a long-standing reputation as a food lover’s paradise – offering an impressive array of restaurants and eateries, all overseen by a multi-award winning executive chef.
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‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Has Way Too Much Going On
Posted on July 2, 2017 by The Ultimate Rabbit
I figured after “Spider-Man 3,” movie studios and filmmakers would think twice before putting three villains in a film, but lo and behold they have done it again with “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” a sequel to the surprisingly successful reboot which wasn’t necessarily needed so soon. Director Marc Webb is forced to deal with a story that doesn’t have much of a focus and contains too many characters for it to deal with. What results is a incredibly underwhelming superhero movie which plays more like a two-hour plus trailer for other movies, and while this is the fifth “Spider-Man” film in just over a decade, my disappointment with this one has little to do with franchise fatigue.
Not much time has passed since the events of “The Amazing Spider-Man,” and we find ourselves catching up with Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) and Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) as they are graduating from high school. Of course, Peter is delayed a bit as his alter ego of Spider-Man has to fight crime when Russian mobster Aleksei Sytsevich, who will later be revealed as Rhino, tries to drive out of New York City with a case full of plutonium vials. Paul Giamatti plays Aleksei and he clearly is having a blast playing such an over the top character, but he’s barely in the movie. We see him at the very beginning and at the end, but nowhere in between.
This brings me to one of my major gripes with superhero movies today. Studios are so insanely desperate in starting the next big franchise to where they already have at least two sequels planned before their big tent pole movie is even released, and it has gotten to where everyone has forgotten how to make a self-contained movie. Rhino is basically here to act as a bridge to the future spinoff “The Sinister Six,” and it ends up taking away from a movie which already has way too much on its plate.
Then we get to meet Max Dillon, an electrical engineer who is invisible to everybody and has no real friends. But after a freak accident lands him in a tank full of genetically modified electric eels, he quickly mutates into an electric generator of a monster who calls himself Electro. Jamie Foxx plays this character who is considered one of the greatest villains in comic book history, and his performance in a way reminded me of Jim Carrey’s in “Batman Forever” where he played Edward Nygma/The Riddler. Both characters come to idolize the heroes which dominate their lonely lives, but when they feel betrayed by those same heroes, the affection they have toward them is revealed to be a deep-seated resentment that soon evolves into sheer anger.
Foxx is a terrific actor and this role could have given him a number of great avenues to explore, but once again this movie has too much to deal with which results in Max Dillon/Electro not getting enough screen time. In fact, Electro ends up disappearing for a good portion of the movie to where you wonder if he’s disappeared for good. When he does come back onscreen, he’s reduced to spewing out a lot of lame one-liners I kept thing were rejected from “Batman & Robin.” Electro could have been one of the most memorable villains to appear in movies this year, but instead he turns out to be one of the lamest.
Next, we come to villain number three which is Harry Osborn/Green Goblin who has just inherited his late father’s business, Oscorp Industries. Played by James Franco in Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” movies, he is portrayed here by Dane DeHaan who has made quite the name for himself after his acting triumphs in “Chronicle” and “Kill Your Darlings.” DeHaan does excellent work as Harry in portraying his manipulative control over his newly acquired board of directors, and he makes us feel his desperation to escape the same fate which befell his father. But when DeHaan becomes the Green Goblin, he goes from giving one of the best performances in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” to one of the worst as his acting is reduced to hissing a lot at people. Don’t even get me started on his makeup because it made me miss that cheap looking mask Willem Dafoe was forced to wear in the first “Spider-Man” movie.
So, is there anything which works in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2?” Well yes, the scenes between Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone which continue to be the best parts of this rebooted franchise. Whenever they are together onscreen, the movie comes to life in a way that doesn’t require a single special effect. Like Tobey Maguire before him, Garfield understands what makes Spider-Man such a relatable superhero as, aside from his amazing superpowers, he is a really down to earth guy who has problems like everybody else. As for Stone, she makes Gwen Stacy a wonderfully intelligent human being and the appealing girlfriend many of us hope to have.
Seeing them together also reminded me how Webb directed one of the best romantic movies of recent years, “(500) Days of Summer.” While his handling of this superhero franchise has become shoddy, he really does know how to direct actors to where their intimacy feels ever so genuine. I hope he goes back to directing character dramas very soon.
Actually, when it comes to the failure of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” I find myself blaming Sony and Columbia Pictures more than I blame Webb. In trying to make a hugely entertaining movie, everyone involved got so caught up in setting the stage for future sequels and spinoffs to where this feels like a coming attraction for something far more entertaining. Yes, there are some fantastic special effects on display here which look great in either 2D or 3D, but even they can’t lift this movie out of the muck. There’s never a shortage of fights, explosions and chases, and maybe that’s the problem. While Webb is looking to unlock his inner Michael Bay here, this sequel ends up getting robbed of much of its soul.
I really hate it when history repeats itself, be it in the real world or at the movies. Maybe you can get away with two villains in a movie, but you should not have three. “Spider-Man 3” and “Iron Man 2” should have taught us all this, but some people just don’t listen. Seriously, haven’t we learned anything? Are we destined to keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again?
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*Olio Seminar* Know Your Rights? Know Your Rights!
Our legal system is not infallible. The law has protected the institution of slavery. It has inhibited equal rights. It has perpetuated ignorance, intolerance, and wrongful imprisonment. Justice, despite the popular cliché, is far from blind. But the law has also been a powerful ally to the forces of liberty and equality. It cast off the shackles of the slave. It helped pave the way for equal rights. It has protected vulnerable citizens from ignorance, intolerance, and wrongful imprisonment. Most importantly, it keeps us safe from physical harm.
Week 1 – The First Amendment (the part about Freedom of Speech)
I get that free speech is protected, but you still can’t yell fire in a movie theater or say bomb on an airplane, right? Wait… can you? When was that decided? Is it legal for me to stand on a street corner and advocate the violent overthrow of the American government as long as I don’t hurt anybody? Do I really need a permit to organize a political protest? What’s an unlawful assembly – isn’t that just a way for the powers that be to stifle political expression? Can people really be fired from their jobs for expressing controversial views in the workplace?
Week 2 – The First Amendment (the part about Freedom of Religion)
Is discrimination against homosexuals or limiting access to birth control really protected under the “free exercise of religion” clause? What was that Hobby Lobby case again… and that thing about not having to make wedding cakes for gay couples? If prayer in public schools is illegal, doesn’t that discriminate against people whose religions instruct them to pray multiple times daily? I’ve totally seen a Ten Commandments monument on government property.
Week 3 – The Second Amendment
So a guy in Texas can bring a gun to a playground but I can’t carry a knife on the E train? The Bill of Rights says that “the right to keep and bear arms” can’t be “infringed” upon but grenade launchers are still illegal everywhere, right? Don’t some cities even have laws that prohibit people from keeping guns in their own homes? Where are the lines drawn? Have those lines changed over time?
Week 4 – The Fourth Amendment
The cops totally need a warrant before they can search my house… but what if they hear screaming coming from inside? What if they lie about hearing screams just so they don’t have to get one. Are the rules different if they think I’m a terrorist? Is a warrant necessary before searching my emails or my phone or my browser history? What about when I get pulled over – do I have to get out of my car… open my trunk… my glove box? How was stop-and-frisk even a thing? What the hell does probable cause even mean? Is it true that the word privacy doesn’t appear once in the Constitution?
This four part Olio Seminar offers a practical and accessible primer to the basics (and many contradictions) of US constitutional law. Topics will include free speech law, gun control, police powers, the rights of the accused, and the right to privacy. We will examine these things by studying the great cases in US legal history – those key trials, arguments, and decisions which have shaped our modern day rights.
Teacher: Lawrence Cappello
Lawrence Cappello is the Macaulay Honors College Visiting Professor of History at CUNY Queens College. He is the author of None of Your Damn Business: A History of Privacy in the United States, due out next year. He has written for The Atlantic and The Nation.
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Alex Badran – Spriggy
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Alex Badran – SpriggyDexter Cousins20/11/2018 08/09/2019
Spriggy is a financial education product for families that helps parents teach their kids about money. The app has become so important in the ‘Cousins’ house hold that the kids now call ‘pocket money’, ‘Spriggy money.’
Dexter Cousins of Tier One People talks with Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Alex Badran, to talk about the Spriggy journey. Alex is one of the smartest, likeable and authentic entrepreneurs you will ever meet.
How does Spriggy work?
Alex: Spriggy provides a prepaid card for kids and an app that parents and kids use together. Through the app, kids can learn about earning, saving, and spending, in a responsible manner, in an environment supervised by their parents.
How did the idea for Spriggy come about?
Alex: In 2015, myself and my co-founder Mario Hasanakos got together, and we were talking about banking. We had both worked in a bank and felt banks could do a better job in teaching their customers about money. We could see technological advances were enabling new solutions to enter the market.
Banking at the time was slow-moving, encumbered by legacy technology and regulation. Mario and I felt the conditions were right to deliver something unique to consumers. So, we began talking to people about how they interacted with money and the challenges that they faced. We very quickly discovered a problem that exists between parents and their kids;
“How does a parent teach their kids about money, as money becomes invisible?”
We found invisible money was a real concern for most parents out there. It’s a very practical problem as kids are spending online nowadays and money is becoming increasingly digital, yet parents are still teaching kids with antiquated techniques.
So, we set out to help parents teach their kids about money. And started by trying to solve a very practical problem, which is:
“how do I manage digital money with my kids?”
How did you bring the idea of Spriggy to life?
Alex: Mario and I have a bias towards doing. During the research phase we built a very clunky prototype. Our first-ever family, Annabelle and her kids, sat in the office with us, as we used off-the-shelf products to put together a product.
Within a few days Annabelle, had a basic tool through which she could manage pocket money with her kids. It wasn’t the best product, but we were able to observe the challenges that Annabelle faced and iterate on the solution that we had in place. We then built a solution and tested it with fifty families. Based on the learnings from testing we built the commercial version you are using today.
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What feedback did you get during the early stages?
Alex: It was an interesting experience. Mario and I were given a front-row seat to the challenges parents face with their kids. We learnt pretty quickly that it can be tough managing kids. The jobs of mums and dads is chaotic. You’ve got kids going to sport, you’ve got kids running out the door going to school.
We learned quickly that if we didn’t build something to make their lives easier, they wouldn’t have the time to consider it. Anything we could do to simplify the challenges faced by parents, would be considered a win.
Building an app for adults and building an app for kids is a very different process. Adults are used to having control, they’re not as digitally native. Parents understand concepts around money, but are less literate in technology. Whereas kids, they know their way around Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube, but are less literate when it comes to finance.
We could get away with clunky prototypes with parents. If it was functionally up to what they required, they were happy with it. But with kids, if it wasn’t up to the quality standard they had grown used to, they wouldn’t use it.
Building a solution for kids was daunting, but also informative, because we discovered quickly where you need to set the bar. It was intimidating putting products in front of kids. They’d find bugs very quickly and they’d say, ‘look, it’s not good enough.’
Don’t underestimate kids. By giving kids control, responsibility, and ownership, and them seeing the consequences of their decisions, it’s remarkable how quickly they learn. There’s no conversation we’ve seen to replace the feeling a child gets when they spend five dollars on something stupid and then regret it.
The act of learning by doing is very powerful. Which is something I’ve always believed. There’s plenty of research to back it up, but seeing it in practice was cool.
The Cousins Klan earning their ‘Spriggy’ money!
What was the point that you realised that, ‘Hey, we’ve actually got something really special here?’
Alex: I remember this moment vividly. We were moving from our prototype product to a commercial product, I called one of our earlier users, Nicola, and asked her if we could wind down the original prototype. She would only have to wait a couple weeks for the commercial version.
Nicola said no. We couldn’t take the prototype away from her, because she needed it. Even though it was clunky, didn’t work properly, and wasn’t to a commercial standard, Nicola’s daughter had been naughty that week and she was restricting her pocket money. I got off the phone, went back to Mario and said, “Man, we’ve got to keep this product running for one of our families because they just need it.”
When you’ve got customers that won’t let you take the product away from them, you know you’re solving an acute pain point in their lives. That was the moment I knew we were truly building something special.
There has been a lot of ‘bank bashing’ recently with the Royal Commission. What do you think is the right approach for a FinTech start-up to take, to get traction, and become successful?
Alex: Interesting question. I think it’s about knowing who your audience is. There is a lot of talk around banks right now. Could Spriggy take advantage of the Royal Commission and ‘bash the banks?’ Yes, but I think negative messaging is setting the bar low.
Parents don’t care about banks. They care about their kids. They care about their kids being able to buy lunch, they care about their kids being able to buy a house when they grow up, they care about being able to afford a family holiday, and don’t want to have to worry about school fees.
Our view at Spriggy is that we’re always better off focusing on who our members are and what’s important to them. How do you find the core, emotional driver, that keeps your customers up at night, and deliver real value to them?
The answer will differentiate you from the competition and help you get traction.
How have you scaled the business?
Alex: Mario and I are both optimists at heart. The downside of that is you under resource at times. Spriggy was only four full-time people when we launched to the public. It was remarkably challenging in those early days. You don’t really know where the cracks are in your system, particularly with a product of this complexity, until you put in front of people.
When it comes to people’s money, if it feels like their money isn’t where it should be, that’s a terrible user experience. You can’t get away with mistakes and bugs. If you build a social app, and a user has two likes instead of three, people don’t seem to mind. But the minute you’re starting to deal with real money, the quality threshold needs to be extremely high.
At launch, the product was ready to go, but as we started to scale the business, we had challenges. In the early days, we were growing much faster than we expected. And we were receiving a lot of feedback from our customers. It was all-hands-on-deck, to ensure we applied the feedback and iterated the product quickly.
We are now a team of twenty, which is great to see. For the first time since Spriggy started we are not depending on a few remarkably talented people to do everything. We now have remarkably talented people, in specialist roles. We now have processes and support in place, we now have the tools and resources to take a product and business which is scaling and deliver even more value to our customers.
Alex (left) and co-founder Mario Hasanakos (right) with the shiniest head in FinTech!
How have you attracted highly talented people to the business?
Alex: It’s a great question! I reflect on this a lot. The product and the space we’re in is interesting, so that gets people’s attention. Spriggy is also a unique brand, in a unique space, and there’s a lot of interesting things happening in FinTech. However, getting people’s attention, that just brings them to the table. There is a whole lot more involved in hiring highly talented people.
We have brilliant people in the team and a very eclectic mix of backgrounds. My co-founder is a physicist and an electrical engineer. Our CTO has been building apps ever since apps were around. Our CMO is a software engineer, one of our software engineers has a medical degree and our customer success lead used to be a geneticist.
We have managed to hire remarkably talented people who are great people, not just intelligent. They work hard, they care about what they do, they care about the people around them and they care about our customers.
This might sound simple, but talented people want to work with talented people who share the same values and ethics. That’s it. Sure, our people have flexibility, equity and all the advantages of working in a startup, but they are not the key motivators for joining.
Our people really buy into the Spriggy mission too. I love coming to work, and I learn so much from our team, every day. They are just amazing to be around. I am sure it will become harder to hire exceptional people as we scale, but right now, hiring talent isn’t a challenge for us.
What do you see as the challenges for Spriggy?
Alex: We have a customer base who like our product, we have a very capable team, we’re in in a space that is exciting and there is lots of opportunity. The challenge is just to remain focused and keep on executing.
Execution is a lot less glamorous than people make out. It’s rolling your sleeves up and doing all the hard parts. Execution is being focused on the right problems. Not trying to solve one hundred different problems, but solving the one or two that really matter. Keeping disciplined and focused when executing will be one of the challenging parts of our growth.
Access to capital in Australia is challenging. Mario and I, we’re not natural capital-raisers, we’re product guys. We have learned a lot during the capital raise process. Presenting as the founders, hitting the pavement, talking to a lot of people, learning who’s in the network, who you should be talking to, who you shouldn’t be talking to.
Learning how capital-raising works was a big challenge in the early days. But we are fortunate to have met a lot of good investors, good people, and great founders too. I underestimated how helpful founders can be. Other founders may be a year or two ahead can tell you who to approach and who not to approach, which saves a lot of time.
I personally find capital-raising challenging in the sense that I much prefer to be building the business, rather than talking about building the business. Pitching and raising capital are disciplines I’ve had to learn.
And what is the end goal for you and Spriggy?
Alex: This is not an easy answer. I am not thinking about an exit strategy. We’re just getting started. We have just earned the right to play. And we’ve spent years earning the right to play. I feel like we’re about to start delivering on the vision we had from the beginning.
It’s becoming clearer what our customers want and need. It is obvious that the financial services sector is shifting and there are a lot of dynamics which are playing out globally. Tech is evolving rapidly and the consumer segment continues to evolve.
So, there are a lot of unknowns out there. We need to keep making sure we listen to the signal versus the noise, look after our customers, look after our team. And it’s that simple.
But there’s a lot of momentum in the market and we’re looking forward to delivering more value over the next three, six, twelve months. There will be some cool features coming your way very soon.
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LIST: Six watches to lift your look
Finding the right watch to match your wardrobe can be surprisingly tricky – all too often your wrist overpowers (or worse – underwhelms) the rest of your outfit. But when it’s done well the watch not only looks good with your outfit, but makes it. Here are six of Hollywood’s finest demonstrating how the perfect watch can lift even the most casual look to new heights.
Tudor Black Bay Blue as worn by Will Smith
Image via Esquire.
On their own, earthy tones can be basic and somewhat dull. Throw on a watch with a touch of colour, and you’ve got yourself a winner. It’s hard to go wrong with Tudor’s Black Bay, one of the best all-rounders in its price point, and here Will Smith demonstrates its versatility, matched perfectly with a green top, and contrasting nicely with Khaki.
Omega Seamaster Professional Diver 300m as worn by Liev Schreiber
Steve McQueen had an instantly recognisable, much imitated look based around clean, simple, neutral tones. It’s a look Liev Schreiber nails here. When keeping an outfit this modest, it can be a good idea to anchor it with a quality watch.
The Omega Seamaster Pro is known for its robustness, and on the brushed steel bracelet it will stand up to whatever situation it finds itself in. Much like Ray Donavon, it’s discreet and badass.
Bell & Ross BR01-92 Steel 46mm as worn by Terry Crews
It’s not easy to outshine Terry Crews’ biceps, but his Bell & Ross just about manages it. Wearing all black, Crews’ watch immediately pops. And at 46mm, the BR 01-92’s iconic square case will give you (and your outfit) a workout.
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II as worn by Mark Wahlberg
When he’s not red-carpeting it up, Mark Wahlberg is often seen sporting a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II in gym wear, rolling around Hollywood with his entourage. In a case of life imitating art imitating life, Mark Wahlberg is clearly inspired by Vinnie Chase, the notoriously underdressed Entourage star who prefers to let his looks do the talking. For those of us who aren’t blessed with Marky Mark’s baby blues, the yellow gold Rolex Yacht-Master II, a star in its own right, is a well-deserving choice for best supporting wrist-wear.
IWC Pilot’s Doppelchronograph as worn by Jason Statham
Jason Statham: action star and metal fan. And what do you wear with your favourite band T-shirt? A watch on a heavy metal bracelet, and the IWC Doppelchronograph is a great example.
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The split-second Dopplechronograph is a much-loved IWC reference, with one of the most comfortable bracelets in the business, making it a relaxed choice for any occasion. It’s also nice to see Jason embrace some diversity and leave his trademark Panerai at home.
Panerai PAM 511 Luminor Marina 8 Days Oro Rosso as worn by Orlando Bloom
It may have an excessively long name, but it’s a boss watch – balanced and masculine, without being overly macho thanks to the red gold case. Well-known watch lover Orlando Bloom shows us how it’s done, pairing the gold watch with a denim shirt.
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How Startups Can Become The Unexpected Parental Leave Champs
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Camilla Velasquez is the head of product at HR and payroll management platform Justworks.
Work hard, write code, get rich. The technology business is rarely regarded as anything other than fast-paced and family phobic. But the last few months have felt like a summer of change, as companies’ parental leave policies came under the spotlight, with businesses large and small falling over themselves to offer staff greater and greater benefits.
In June, Virgin Management declared that new dads among its employees would join moms in getting 12 months of fully paid leave. In August, Netflix made headlines when it announced unlimited paid parental leave for all staff for a year following the birth of their child.
According to the International Labour Organization, the U.S. is one of only two countries in the world that doesn’t have federally mandated paid maternity leave. Still, most Americans regard the tech industry as a favorable place to work, with forward-leaning family policies.
Our biggest tech firms are among the top 20 of a 50-strong list of the best places in America for new dads to work. Google offers 18 weeks in maternity leave, Twitter offers 20 weeks and Instagram and Reddit have equalized their 17-week offer to both moms and dads alike.
Against the backdrop of an excessive and imbalanced hyper-work culture, as depicted in a recent New York Times article, it is a joy to see some of our peers evolve to become more family friendly. After pensions, holidays and health insurance, parental leave has become the new employee benefits battleground.
And the push for better policies may now have gathered enough traction to be unstoppable. Netflix’s generous move has set the benchmark for tech companies that want to attract talented employees and be good employers. Expect a grassroots movement to take hold — staff who want a better deal from their existing companies may soon be able to demand a better package, lest they be tempted by a more generous rival.
How Can Small Startups Offer Generous Paid Leave?
For the many small- and medium-sized businesses out there already fighting in the tech talent wars, the luxurious offers that titans are able make may seem impossible. How can tiny startups compete with giant corporations offering talent a paid year off work?
Be yourself. Don’t be dazzled by Netflix — owners of small- and medium-sized companies should take a look at what makes sense for their company. It may be unfeasible for a five-person team to be reduced to four for six months. But it could be manageable to allow new parents to take on reduced-hours in a work-from-home environment. Even if your team is unable to offer any sort of leave, it is better to be upfront about this policy to save your employees from confusion and anxiety.
Consider company-wide policy. Can your organization support unlimited leave for all, or do some roles require availability? If so, bosses must transparently communicate disparities in policies to avoid resentment brewing. Bosses can lead by example, by taking the same type of leave they expect their employees to take.
Forget about gender. Many countries have already moved away from gender-based parental policies. Today, the majority of men and women are splitting child-rearing responsibilities equally. To stay on the right side of history, it’s important for your company to keep this in mind when doling out family leave packages.
Why Should Startups Offer Generous Paid Leave?
Ultimately, startups should be approaching their family policies as a strategic business decision, which will affect the strength of their company culture as well as their bottom line.
Stress is capital-intensive. The mental pressure of not appropriately balancing family and employment imperatives takes its toll on workers. A sleep-deprived new parent simply doesn’t have the bandwidth to be putting in 110 percent.
Family focused personnel is focused personnel. Staff who are allowed to fully engage with their family tend to be more engaged in the office, too. When you stop pressuring employees to make a choice, they are able to give you their best when they are on the job.
People stay at happy companies. Employee loyalty and retention rockets when you free staff to embrace all aspects of their lives. The worker who feels unable to balance home and work life is the one who scours the job ads, so keep your best people aboard by being generous.
Think global. With U.S. provision so far behind the rest of the world, companies growing overseas may find worker resentment growing across international boundaries. It is wise to harmonize teams and policies to the greatest extent possible.
Smaller Startups Are Already Joining The Trend
A number of growing businesses are beginning to implement parental-leave policies that work for them. Mattermark, a business intelligence platform, just this year began offering 12 weeks of maternity and paternity leave.
In our current knowledge economy, your people are your primary asset.
“A lot of companies are started by young founders who learn so much on the job,” Andy Sparks, the COO of Mattermark, told The Atlantic. “They don’t really know what they are doing and blinders are up to anything that is not right in front of them… we realized we needed to be conscious of family leave if we wanted to respect people’s lives outside of work, even if no one had kids yet.”
Other startups such as Be Found Online, Cyberclick and Hubstaff.com all offer new parents flexible schedules and leave time, tailored to what each individual employee needs. This is a great strategy for small startups that lean more heavily on a limited staff.
LeaveLogic, a Seattle-based startup launched earlier this year, actually has a mission of helping other startups navigate parental leave. Their platform aims to help employees and employers plan together what their leave time will look like, keeping everyone informed and prepared.
In our current knowledge economy, your people are your primary asset. Happier people equal more passionate and committed staff. So move with the trend — start acknowledging your staff as whole human beings, with strong family commitment and loyalties that deserve to be recognized and rewarded.
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The thing about bad weather is that it can really bring down your spirits. The Best Way To beat such weather is by watching comedy films and movies. Whether you’re looking to watch a hilarious Jackie Chan film, or you wish to watch a funny Adam Sandler film, you will be able to get all the most hilarious movies on these movie streaming apps.
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What better way to beat bad weather than to snuggle up with your partner or spouse and watch romantic movies all day? The movie streaming apps have awesome romantic films like PS I Love You, Casablanca, The Girl Next Door and many others. Whether you’re looking out for old romantic classics, or you wish to catch up on all the new age romantic films that you missed in the theatre, they are available on these movie streaming apps. There are even International and Oscar-winning romantic films available on the apps.
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Then you will absolutely love the awesome and thrilling adventure films that the movie streaming apps have to offer. Films like Indiana Jones, Tomb Raider, The Mummy and many others are available on Megabox HD. You can spend all day glued to a world of adventure and fun. There are also adventure movies for children and teenagers available on Megabox HD. Your kids will love movies like the Pirates Of The Caribbean, Wonder Woman, Harry Potter, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, The Green Lantern and many others.
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Acer’s New $250 Chromebook Looks Great on Paper
Low price, but surprisingly decent specs? Chromebooks are getting really interesting.
By Jared Newman @OneJaredNewmanOct. 10, 2013
A year ago, if you wanted a Chromebook laptop for under $300, you had to make some major compromises on performance, battery life and build quality.
But somehow, Acer’s newest C720 Chromebook appears not to demand such compromises, and it costs a mere $250. That’s the same price as Samsung‘s Series 3 Chromebook from a year ago, but with a much more powerful processor, ample memory and longer battery life, yet it’s still thinner and lighter than many laptops.
The Acer C720 uses a 1.4 GHz Celeron processor based on Intel‘s Haswell architecture. Haswell brings some major advances in battery life, and Acer says the C720 will last 8.5 hours on a charge. The laptop also has 4 GB of RAM, which in my experience is an ideal amount for keeping lots of browser tabs open at once, and has 16 GB of solid state storage. In terms of performance, this is a clear step up from the HP Chromebook 11, which Google announced earlier this week, and the advertised battery life is 2.5 hours longer.
And while Acer’s previous Chromebooks have been somewhat thick and heavy for their size, the C720 weighs just 2.76 pounds and measures 0.7 inches thick. It’s not as pretty as HP’s Chromebook 11, and it’s bulkier, but not by much. Both devices have 11-inch, 1366-by-768 resolution displays.
It all looks wonderful on paper, which of course leaves all the things you can’t figure out from a spec sheet. How good are the keyboard and trackpad? Will it run hot or noisy? How sturdy is the case? I also wonder about screen quality. The Chromebook 11 uses an IPS panel. I’m testing it now, and it looks great. Acer says it’s using an anti-glare matte display, which should be nice for outdoor use, but what are the viewing angles like? These are all things I hope to test after getting my hands on the C720 for review.
Amazon’s taking pre-orders on the Acer C720 Chromebook–and is actually charging just $240 as I write this–but there’s no set release date right now. Acer says additional configurations are also on the way.
In the meantime, the standard Chromebook disclaimer applies: These machines do not run Windows. They run an operating system from Google called Chrome OS, which is basically just a web browser. You cannot install Office, or iTunes, or Photoshop, or another browser of your choosing. You can replace some of these functions with web-based alternatives, such as Google Docs, Office Web Apps, Pixlr, Pandora and Spotify. You can’t connect DVD players or printers, but you can set up Google Cloud Print with a networked printer. It’s a leap of faith, but in return you get a cheap, lightweight laptop that boots up quickly and doesn’t get viruses.
Google and its Chromebook-making partners raised some eyebrows last year with cheap hardware, but it looks like this year will bring better design and performance for around the same prices. We’re going to see more of these machines later in the year–Asus and Toshiba are also partners, and HP has a 14-inch Chromebook for $300 in the works–so keep an eye out.
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This Is Probably the Best-Looking, Most High-Tech Gun Safe You’ll See
Fancy, eh?
By Doug Aamoth Oct. 14, 2013
The Gun Box
This is the Gun Box. It’s currently seeking funding on Indiegogo. I know zero about guns and the receptacles one would use to store guns, but this thing really looks more like an oversized wireless router and there’s a bunch of tech to talk about here, so let’s keep moving.
At the top of the line, the Gun Box Premier will set you back $400 at retail (you can get discounts on each version by backing the project on Indiegogo). For that, you get the router-looking box, which is made of aircraft strength aluminum alloy and is damn-near fireproof and damn-near tamper proof. In fact, if someone tampers with it, its motion sensors will kick in and send an alert to your phone.
It’s also got GPS, so if someone steals it, you’ll be able to track it on a map (there’s a Kensington lock port to prevent theft in the first place). The back of the box has two USB ports; the idea being that you can put this thing on your nightstand and plug your gadgets into the ports at night for charging.
Fancy, eh? All this for a box you use to lock up your handgun. Oh, and to unlock it, you can use your fingerprint instead of fumbling around with keys or however else people usually lock up their guns.
The $300 version gets you many of the same features, minus the GPS stuff. The $240 version gets you many of the same features but sports an RFID lock instead of a fingerprint lock. You unlock it by waving a wristband or ring that contain built-in smart chips over the box. The same feature comes standard along with the fingerprint unlocking mechanism found in the two more expensive models.
The Gun Box [Indiegogo]
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Aamoth handles tech-related news, reviews, how-to's and videos as an editor at TIME. He lives in Boston and has spent more than 15 years in the tech industry.
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Agnes Caldwell on 30 September 2016 at 9:20 PM
My sister and I where on The Saturday Tonight Show I think 1970 or 71 Alastair McHarg was the music producer at the time.We where called The Petites.We also appeared a couple of times on The Country Western Hour.I would dearly love to have a copy of these if it where at all possible.I am guessing this is a big ask but staying hopeful.if you could please contact me regarding this.
Agnes Caldwell.
Martin on 3 July 2018 at 5:26 PM
Agnes, we’d be guessing which Tonight Show or region this was. Can you tell us more details; station, city, can you narrow down the date? Was there any other publicity such as newspaper or magazine listings? Do you recall other acts?
Otto Acron on 17 November 2016 at 10:30 AM
iN 1976 I worked on the Mike Walsh Show. I am 81 years old and their are too stunts i would like to get a coppy off.
7 th and 27 of May 1976.One is lifting a car the other is getting run over by a car.
I am willing to pay for the coppies.
Hoping you can help me.
Otto Acron
Andrew B on 17 November 2016 at 10:55 AM
Hi Otto. Your chances of obtaining footage are very slim, usually for reasons of copyright or because footage may simply no longer exist.
You could try contacting the channel which produced the program or possibly the production company if you know who that is or even the National Film and Sound Archive.
Susan Wilson-Gahan on 24 April 2017 at 11:25 AM
I wish to cite you and your stories about colour television in my PhD but I cannot even find your surname in any of the information. Sorry for my complete ignorance. Can you please help?
Thank yo
Andrew B on 24 April 2017 at 6:49 PM
Hi Susan.
Pleased to have been of assistance.
More details here. And Good Luck with the PhD! Please let me know how it goes.
Otto, you’re absolutely my favourite person to request help here. Why? Because you’ve included the dates of your shows!
Possibly you should be telling us how it is rather than the other way ’round, as Andrew and I were in school or possibly kindergarten at this stage; we’re people who like reading TV guides from the era, even if I do speak for him myself. How have you dated the appearances — did you keep a journal or even booking sheets? And on a related note, love the YouTube channel, how have you been getting those clips? Have you written memoirs?
But I digress. You appeared on some of the last Mike Walsh Shows made at TEN-10 before it moved to TCN-9. Known holdings are way better after the shift, but why guess when we can just ask? Mike is alive and well, he and his company Hayden Enterprises/Hayden Productions have a website. I’d suggest writing to him via one of the two theatres linked there. And good luck!
http://www.mikewalsh.com.au/index.htm
Tatum on 3 January 2017 at 4:34 PM
I have a lid from the TV show “Pick a box”. It is not dated but has been signed by Bob and Dolly Dyer, Frank Partridge VC, George Black and Barry Jones. Do you know if there is a TV museum or something similar that might be interested in this piece of history? It seems a shame to have it locked away in cupboard.
Andrew B on 3 January 2017 at 7:09 PM
Hi Tatum that would be a most valueable find for any collection. I’m sure there are any number of places that would be interested. Any State Library in a capital city would probably be interested, likewise the National Film and Sound Archive (offices in Canberra/Sydney/Melbourne) or other museums like ACMI in Melbourne or the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.
Kylie Madsen on 15 February 2017 at 6:00 PM
Hi just wondering if you can get “Thursday creek mob” tv show made late 70s on dvd?
Andrew B on 16 February 2017 at 1:37 PM
Hi Kylie. I am not aware of that title being available on DVD maybe check some online retailers.
Karl Hashfild on 11 May 2017 at 1:25 PM
Hey Kylie.
Any luck in tracking down the Thursday Creek Mob?
Cheers – Karl Hashfield
Melissa on 7 May 2017 at 8:22 PM
Thanks for your time. Is there any way of obtaining a copy or viewing of Romper Room episodes in 1978 with Miss Helena?
Thanks Melissa
Andrew B on 7 May 2017 at 9:48 PM
Hi Melissa. Your chances are not good, for reasons listed at the top of this page.
Chas Licciardello has his own appearance on Romper Room, possibly from the mid-Eighties. However he may have an insight into survival rates, perhaps you should try him? It may have been simply recorded by the Licciardellos on home format.
I count eight episodes at the National Film and Sound Archive; two from 1963 (possibly the same episode), two from 1982, one from 1985 and three from 1988 (again possibly overlapping material). There are significant numbers of clips and full episodes on YouTube, which may be the same material.
Martin Moylan on 17 July 2017 at 11:43 AM
Hi Andrew , my mum was on the game show, The price is right, in 1976 hosted by Garry Meadows, it was the daytime edition, I remember my school putting it on for me to watch, I know my chances are slim, but would appreciate your help, advice, feed back Her name was Audrey Mary Moylan, cheers Martin Moylan.
Andrew B on 17 July 2017 at 6:10 PM
Hi Martin. I’m afraid you’re right your chances are very slim. For reasons given at the top of this page it is unlikely to be able to retrieve any individual episodes of programs. I can only suggest you try the show’s producers which I’m guessing was Reg Grundy, which is now FremantleMedia Australia.
I would doubt Channel Ten, which aired the program, would have any footage of the show now other than a few snippets.
Alternatively, you could try the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.
The National Film and Sound Archive hold only episodes from the 1990s for The Price Is Right, They have a large amount of documentation relating to its inception in 1963 and revival in 1973. There are odd fragments held in compilations. Grundy/Freemantle is the only likely source. Could you work out what the date was? Whe could at least find listings for it.
Jose on 14 August 2017 at 12:25 PM
Hi Andrew, thank you very much for your comment on the Radio Remembrance list. There is an update with all those names on the way and will add any archive photos if I can.
There’s one that’s been bugging me for a while. Iven Walker from 3XY, 2JJ, ABC News. No one seems to know if he passed away or not. He sort of just disappeared.
Thanks again. Your help so far is really appreciated.
Andrew B on 14 August 2017 at 10:10 PM
Thank you Jose. As for Mr Walker, I can not say that name sounds familiar to me I’m afraid.
Martin on 16 July 2018 at 1:32 AM
Jose,
I found a brief obituary for an Iven Walker in The Canberra Times of Sunday, 1 December 1985, and several records on Ancestry. Given the unusual spelling and mention of radio work, this appears to be one and the same.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118175496?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FC%2Ftitle%2F11%2F1985%2F12%2F01%2Fpage%2F13020420%2Farticle%2F118175496
Belinda on 9 October 2017 at 7:37 AM
Morning Andrew,
I am looking for the season of Thank God It’s Friday at the Zoo. produced at 10 studios Sydney around 1978.
It was hosted by the 2SM radio DJ Ian MacRae.
Andrew B on 9 October 2017 at 6:27 PM
If you are looking for copies of the show, I’m afraid you’d be out of luck.
More details at the top of this page. At a stretch I’d suggest you contact Channel Ten or the National Film and Sound Archive.
As elsewhere on this page, a single episode has been recovered by the National Film and Sound Archive, and is included in the documentary Right There On My TV.
Harry on 4 November 2017 at 11:17 AM
I was wondering if you knew what the classification equivalent of PG was in 1985. And where I could a copy of the symbol/logo for a school project.
I was sent to you from the TV TONIGHT website (and now love your site).
Andrew B on 4 November 2017 at 3:10 PM
Hi Harry. I just happened to see your message on TV Tonight and I replied there, but I’ll copy it here:
“For television it was PGR but I don’t know if there was a standard symbol for it I think each network or channel did their own thing.
In 1993, PGR became PG, and AO became M. I can’t recall but I am guessing MA was created at that time too or possibly replaced what used to be “AO (Modified For Television)””
PS. Thank you very much for the kind words.
Harry on 9 November 2017 at 1:52 PM
Just wondering if you knew were I could get a copy of PGR logo, I have tried heaps of google searching, and the ACMA website.
I don’t think there is one. I think each channel just produced their own style of classification symbols. Wasn’t standardised until much later AFAIK.
Ping on 1 December 2017 at 11:38 AM
I am having a lot of interference watching channel 7in comparison to the other channels. Is this a problem with my TV or is it something to do with the signal from channel 7?
Andrew B on 3 December 2017 at 5:36 PM
Suggest you contact Channel 7
Matthew Tonnaer on 10 January 2018 at 10:58 AM
Hi, We, Crunchy’s Waffles Pty Ltd, had a visit from your weather man Paul Burt on Friday 15 December. Channel 7 broadcast that evening the weather forecast from the upper deck of our food truck. Is it possible to obtain a copy of that footage, or a link to upload. If so, we also would like to get you consent that we publish it on our website and social media.
Andrew B on 10 January 2018 at 5:43 PM
Hi Matthew this is not Channel 7 you will need to contact them
peter princi on 28 January 2018 at 11:12 PM
hi…I am trying to get copies of a tv show aired about 1979 called thank god its Friday at the zoo..staring ian macrae and the hon nick
jones from radio station 2sm….I was involved in the show as the barman…I remember that it was sponsored by barcadi and we
taped the show every Saturday at the channel ten studios in ryde…..it ran for 13 weeks…hope you can help…thanks
Hi Peter, please refer to the FAQ at the top of this page. You may need to contact Channel Ten or try the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.
You could possibly also try the Australian TV Archive at the following link: http://www.austvarchive.com/
A single episode has been recovered by the National Film and Sound Archive, and is included in the documentary Right There On My TV. This premiered at the St Kilda Film Festival on Saturday 21 May 2018, and is being exhibited around the country.
Ninette on 25 February 2018 at 10:40 PM
I watched a TV show Melbourne TV – free to air ( i think) on Wednesday 3rd January 2018 night about a lady who supposedly murdered her neighbour’s son and her husband/partner while they slept her own son was in the house but he wasn’t hurt. She was having an affair with her neighbour – she was in jail; for years and is now eligible for parole. A child’s toy was sent to the police and the case has been reopened.
I went on holiday for a week and missed the next episode and never found out what happened.
Can You help – it driving me crazy
Ninette,
Don’t know where to start here — was this fictional or not? What true crime series comes in ongoing episodes? Do you have any details on the channel/time slot? This is very confusing, if it’s a real case then the details should give returns from news sources.
Jerome Aknian on 28 February 2018 at 7:25 AM
I remember seeing a comical character on ABC or SBS back in the 80s or early 90s. I recall he would be out and about and would make the “V” (victory) or peace hand sign and he would say “eh, eh” (No idea what it meant, but found it hilarious as a kid). He may have had curly dark hair, he also may have been doing an imitation of a stereotyical wog, or may have been some sort of woggy type of character that did a parody of a stereotypical wog (being a wog myself, again I found it hilarious). I don’t know if he was on a particular TV show, he may have done short skits/sketches between other TV shows. It is not the “Flacco” character Paul Livingston did, nor is it the “Con the Fruiterer” character Mark Mitchell did, as some of my friends have suggested. Does anyone know who this character is?
Martin Dunne on 11 May 2018 at 12:34 PM
You’ve got a memory of Grahame Bond as Kev Kavanagh, a musician butcher who thought he was an artist. Kev predates Aunty Jack (Grahame prefers him), and was most prevalent in his 1985 show News Free Zone. There are clips on YouTube if you want to see him again.
Jerome Aknian on 21 May 2018 at 4:18 AM
Thank you Martin. Do you know if Kev Kavanagh was ever played by anyone other than Grahame Bond? Funny thing is, I’ve heard of the Kev Kavanagh character many times in my life but had no idea who he was. News Free Zone vaguely rings a bell. I have watched one of the clips on YouTube, I will certainly watch some more.
Martin Dunne on 27 June 2018 at 2:29 AM
Jerome, don’t think so. I suggest Grahame’s autobiography Jack of All Trades Mistress of One, no mention of any other Kevs there but quite illuminating. Aunty Jack was frequently confronted with other cast members all Aunty-fied up.
Robert on 6 February 2019 at 4:20 AM
Hello my friend, did you forget your friend Robert? 😀
Rocco on 1 March 2018 at 9:24 AM
I run a facebook group about the old North Shore. I’d like to do a post on TCN 9. I’ve been trying to obtain an old exterior shot of the studios at Willoughby. I just thought I would try you here to see if you know or have seen any? I have been to many sites and online to try and find one. I would appreciate any help or point in the right direction.
Cheers Rocco
Andrew B on 1 March 2018 at 1:44 PM
I’m not aware of any pics sorry. Maybe try http://www.tcnchannel9.com
Martin on 4 July 2018 at 1:25 AM
Had a look at your impressive Group, Rocco. Unfortunately most publicity photos from television stations are of the talent, not the facilities. That’s why television enthusiasts are very excited when we find any behind the scenes footage. The National Film and Sound Archive hold a set of photographs from c.1959 detailing the TCN-9 facility, but at peak you would be allows to access them, not copy and certainly not use them unless you could demonstrate you were the copyright holder.
Possibly the best bet is looking for photos from the opening week (16 September 1956) in other media, you’ve done very well in finding other images!
Lynette on 25 May 2018 at 10:06 PM
Hi, I am wondering how far back your archives go?
My dad was filmed talking to a Priest (Father Fenton I Think) in November? 1974 – This was done at our home in Thornton.
This film was used on your religious show (Think it was called Meditation) that played as the last show before TV went off for the night.
It did not air on TV until after my dad died on 14th Dec 1974 – sorry not sure of the exact date it went to air?
Would be amazing if there was a copy out there still!
Andrew B on 26 May 2018 at 10:06 PM
Hi Lynette. This website is not connected or affiliated to any TV station, network or industry body.
For reasons listed at the top of this page your chances of obtaining any such footage are remote. You could try contacting the TV stations that made the program or the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.
Martin on 4 July 2018 at 10:21 AM
Lynette, way more details needed here, starting with the name. Closest I can find so far is a radio show from 1974 called Evening Meditation, on 2CY in Canberra (now Radio National). That’s Thornton, NSW, postcode 2322? What station/city/day of the week was the show? What church was Father Fenton from? Did you have any clippings or other items relating to it? Or anyone else who knows more about the interview or show? We probably won’t be able to find a copy of the TV show, but Father Fenton could be traceable and the listings for the show would be a great place to start with.
Paul on 26 May 2018 at 9:19 PM
Why do television companies allow betting advertising on TVs
It ruins family lives with gambling
And television companies only promote this misery with allowing this to happen
When are you guys going to stop this garbage
ESPECIALLY in CHILDRENS viewing times
I await your reply
This website is not connected or affiliated to any TV station, network or industry body.
Feel free to forward your complaint accordingly. Addresses for TV stations are further up this page.
You may also refer to the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Free TV Australia, the Minister for Communications or your local MP.
Mark Andrews on 19 June 2018 at 4:51 PM
Northern Rivers TV
I am working on the NSWTA project. I am interested in talking to a facilities / property manager who may know about a 30m lattice tower at a location called Banyabba.
Andrew B on 19 June 2018 at 6:14 PM
Mark, this website is not connected or affiliate to any network or broadcaster. You will need to contact the station directly.
Kerry on 6 September 2018 at 4:29 PM
Channel 10,I was very disappointed to find Bold and beautiful to be a repeat show yesterday 5th I dont think thats good enough!
Andrew B on 6 September 2018 at 6:40 PM
Thanks Kerry but this is not Channel Ten. Their web page is http://www.tenplay.com.au
Bob Al on 4 November 2018 at 3:04 PM
Back in about 1969 or 1970 I used to watch a spooky show on CBN Channel 8 in Orange. It was similar to the Alfred Hitchcock type drama’s, and from memory the opening scene was an empty child’s playground with an octopus ride spinning around. Does anyone know the name of the show ?
Bree Phoenix on 18 November 2018 at 8:51 PM
Don’t you care about the hearing impaired and deaf. One in six Australian people deaf and hearing impaired in Australia and you hardly bother with closed captions. I have just turned on “Dead Poets Society” I’m deaf and NO CLOSED CAPTIONS HOW BLOODY THOUGHTLESS IM DICK IF THIS IT’S 2018. THE TEN PLAY APP HARDLY HAS CLOSED CAPTIONS IN GOING TO A CURRENT AFFAIR WITH THIS. I’M DEAF AND LOST MY HEARING WITH LEUKEMIA
Andrew B on 18 November 2018 at 10:12 PM
Hi Bree. Thanks for your comment and I appreciate your concerns. However this website is not connected to any network. If you have a complaint about the lack of subtitles I suggest you contact Channel Ten directly.
Leeanne Hodgson on 13 January 2019 at 2:59 AM
Hi I am wanting to know who to contact about getting a copy of a story dated back to late 2000 on This Day Tonight.
Thankyou Leeanne
You will need to contact the TV channel that made the program.
Anne Smith on 26 January 2019 at 6:34 PM
Watching the 6.00pm news tonight, 26/01/2019, just like to tell Rachel Williams that her makeup tonight looks absolutely beautiful. Not sure if you have changed your brand, but it certainly is awesome.
Andrew B on 26 January 2019 at 10:17 PM
This website is not connected to any network. You should contact them directly.
elaine on 6 April 2019 at 5:33 PM
Please have Chris Bath do something with her hair.It is very unprofessional watching her on TV when all the other girls look so much better.
She is a great presenter but her look is very under stated.
Andrew B on 6 April 2019 at 6:09 PM
This website is not Channel Ten. Please forward your feedback to Channel Ten: https://tenplay.com.au/contact-us
Catherine Smith on 22 April 2019 at 10:28 PM
Channel Ten you had wonderful hosts on Dancing With The Stars 2019…..I loved them and haven’t watched the show for several years and after tonight I won’t be watching the show again along with thousands of senior citizens who were disappointed with the result of the winning couple. Everyone knows that Courtney Act and Josh won the series…..such a dishonest outcome. We are all feeling so disappointed for Courtney and Josh and so disillusioned with your interpretation of the results. Sam’s poor sad me attitude, annoyed us all…..so fake.
Catherine Smith.
Andrew Mora on 18 May 2019 at 8:28 AM
Hi, I’m From The United States and I Would Like To Know What Was The Top 30 Rated TV Shows in Australia in 1990 My Birth Year?
I Know The Seven Network was The Top-Rated Network of 1990.
Andrew B on 18 May 2019 at 11:11 AM
Sorry we don’t have that information.
Nicki Lawless on 28 June 2019 at 1:26 AM
Hi, I have contacted the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia asking if they could find any recording of my grandmother singing.
They found a full episode of her in the Country and Western Hour episode that goes for around 50 mins. They will sell me a digital copy provided I’ve cleared copyright with the copyright holder and to rmail the nine metwork for permission, then send the response back to them.
I’m not sure how to get this permission.
Could you give me some advise if possible?
Hi Nicki. Congratulations on being able to find some footage through NFSA. All I can suggest is that you maybe try contacting Channel 9 in Adelaide, which is where the program was recorded – if I recall correctly. Hopefully they might be able to assist further. Failing that, maybe Channel 9 in Sydney as network headquarters. I don’t have email addresses for them but give them a call. Good luck!
Italia Holmes on 10 October 2019 at 8:03 PM
Would like to support and congratulate Kerry Anne Kennerley on her comments on the activists. Why should she be sacked or spoken to. She has every right to voice her opinion and is doing so without disrupting the lives of individuals trying to get on with everyday life.
The activists should be blasted and yes locked up. They obviously do not have jobs to get to however still claiming welfare payments which we the working people provide. So activists should move to China or Canberra and protest there, Road humps a great idea .Well done Kerry Anne.
Eliana on 14 December 2019 at 10:30 AM
Please tell me what Is going on? I’m concerned that I’ve tried to get in contact with someone at the TV stations many times to advise me on some issues and have heard nothing back.
I’ve been seeing adds on TV stating that HUGHESY WE HAVE A PROBLEM is coming back on for a Christmas episode but it never shows up on the internet TV guide and I cannot tell when it’s on, – the advert never says, I’ve been watching virtually nonstop for weeks. All I see are repeats, Moana has been set to play for the fifth time this year. Beauty and the Beast live action has played three times this year that I’ve seen (once in the same week)
And it was advertised for months that new episodes of MIRACULOUS TALES OF LADYBUG AND CAT NOIR were going to be shown but each night it was repeats then a few weeks ago it changed the advert to say it was now only new episodes on the app.
My questions is – before Christmas! – Is WHEN is the Christmas episode of HUGHESY WE HAVE A PROBLEM going to be on? and IS the advert saying that MIRACULOUS TALES OF LADYBUG AND CAT NOIR is now to be playing ON THE TV (not app) on Christmas Eve all Day, true?
It once again states new episodes to be shown but it will be a horrible trick especially on Christmas to say a marathon will be on and then not follow through as TOO many times the TV has done this year especially with MIRACULOUS
Please let me know before Christmas!
Eliana Robinson
Andrew B on 14 December 2019 at 5:15 PM
Hi Eliana. Any questions related to programming should be referred to the networks.
Donna White on 5 January 2020 at 1:37 PM
I am absolutely disgusted by the absolute absence of bushfire coverage that your channel has provided to the Australian population. How dare you not have 24hr coverage. If a mass shooting occurs in America all other programs are holted to fully cover the incident. During 9/11 every channel broadcast non-stop for days. What the hell is going on? Our nation is experiencing a catastophic disaster and I get the best coverage of it from the BBC news. Australian TV considers that it more important to broadcast the tennis, cricket and “The Offroad Adventure Show”. They should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. Donna White
Thank you for your message, Donna. I am not sure who your message is intended for but this website is not the website of any Australian TV network.
If you scroll further up this page you will see contact details for each of the major networks.
Having said that, I believe ABC television (ABC News 24) and radio has been providing quite comprehensive coverage of the bushfire situation.
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TV ReviewsLove
Love takes its time
Erik Adams
Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, and Paul Rust
Gillian Jacobs, Paul Rust, Claudia O’Doherty
Friday, February 19 on Netflix
Single-camera romantic comedy. Complete first season watched for review
Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, and Paul Rust set such a deliberate pace for their new romantic comedy, Love, the two leads don’t even meet cute until the final scene of the 40-minute premiere. To put that in perspective: Cue up Love at the same time another Netflix customer is starting Roman Holiday, and Gus (Rust) will be bailing Mickey (Gillian Jacobs) out of a convenience-store bind while Joe Bradley is already promising his editor an exclusive interview with Princess Ann. In a more contemporary version of this exercise, it only takes three minutes of Bridget Jones’s Diary for the heroine to reconnect with Mark Darcy and mentally object to his reindeer jumper. At the same point in Love, there are multiple zip codes (and at least two other people) separating Gus and Mickey.
It’s all part of the plan: The creators set out to capture an honest picture of courtship, dating, and sex, and nowhere is that more apparent than in how Love progresses. The first episode doesn’t rush to get Rust and Jacobs together in the same room; the rest of the season takes its time in getting the characters together, period. Eventually, there are breakups and hook-ups and make-ups here, bad dates chronicled practically in real time (to maximum comedic effect), and sex (mostly bad, some good) depicted in frank, unaffected fashion. But the show is just as interested in the moments that get cut out of the typical rom-com montage, scenes spent with the individual Love-birds and their respective gaggles of L.A.-area associates. It’s a perfect vessel for one of big-screen comedy’s most creative meanderers.
Gus is an on-set tutor with writerly ambitions, educating the easily distracted school-age stars of the fictional supernatural period piece Witchita. Mickey is working on overcoming a wild past, but the work she gets paid for involves program management for satellite radio. Their paths cross at a pair of personal low points: While Mickey pops an Ambien, meets her ex (Kyle Kinane) at what she assumes is a club (but is actually a new-age church), and loses her wallet, Gus is busy talking himself out of his first sexual encounter since splitting with his long-term girlfriend. There’s an instant, bantering spark and a long fuse, winding through missed connections, emotional baggage, mistaken matchmaking, and hurtful indiscretions. The leads keep the fuse lit, Jacobs employing the intensity, vulnerability, and crack comedic timing that made her a Community standout, and Rust finding his character in one of the sharpest representations of Midwestern Nice ever seen on TV.
A fan favorite on the TV and podcast versions of Comedy Bang! Bang!, Rust delivers the performance of his career in Love. Like Review star and fellow CBB fixture Andy Daly, he has a knack for playing characters whose outward harmlessness masks some serious damage, and some of the funniest scenes in Love find Rust straining to maintain the nice-guy façade as his inner prick claws its way to the surface. And yet there’s a relatable humanity to that struggle, which makes him an ideal onscreen match with Jacobs, who gracefully pares down Mickey’s defenses as the people around her make her aware of her own bullshit. Foremost in that role is her roommate, Bertie (Claudia O’Doherty), who’s less of a sidekick and confidante to Mickey than a weird, winsome presence worthy of her own spinoff. One noted advantage of Love’s relaxed pace is the screentime it affords its supporting players—particularly, O’Doherty, who pulls out unexpected punchline after unexpected punchline on her way to a love story of her own.
Love is a late-breaking ripple in the rom-com wave that brought You’re The Worst, Selfie, Marry Me, A To Z, and Manhattan Love Story to primetime in recent years. Only You’re The Worst survived to a second season (with a third on the way), something Netflix promised to Love from the start. As the new show glides through its everyday L.A., it’s not hard to picture Jimmy and Gretchen and Gus and Mickey fighting hangovers on the same brunch patio—or the four of them winding up on the receiving end of half-envious, half-nostalgic glowering from the core quartet of Togetherness, who are simultaneously being judged by a flock of Pfeffermans. With so many worthy programs currently covering similar thematic and geographic ground, it’s exciting to watch Love stake out a space where other shows can’t go (like the members-or-invite-only Magic Castle), or drafting from dynamics and energies that are unique to it (like the UCB and Earwolf all-stars that regularly congregate at Gus’ apartment to improvise theme songs for movies that don’t have them). Arfin, Apatow, and Jacobs previously worked together on Girls, so there’s a little bit of residual New York anxiety to their work here—though that calls to mind passages of another Netflix series, Master Of None, particularly when an early episode pegs its dramatic arc to an unreturned text.
But this show and that show only really share a streaming home and a flair for crafting individual episodes that stand on their own while contributing to a larger whole. Love’s slow-and-steady approach is a lot to take in binge-viewing chunks, but there are several installments of the first season that succeed despite (and because) of their shagginess: a house-warming party where Mickey is haunted by ghosts of boyfriends past, a date driven intentionally off the rails, a journey into the L.A. subway system with tour guide Andy Dick. No matter how it’s watched, Love communicates the honesty its creators strived for, if only for the believable way it draws Gus and Mickey together across time, space, and their own insecurities. Put in the time with Love, and that time will be rewarded.
Binge-watch reviews by Shelby Fero will run Friday, February 19 through Sunday, February 21. For readers watching the show at a more moderate pace, reviews by Molly Eichel will run daily from Monday, February 22, through Wednesday, March 2.
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Chapter Twenty-One
“Captain Lewis?” Evans had climbed back down from his rock.
“I scoped it out a bit, sir. I think the Prince is coming around the bend. I can’t see him at all through the scope, but if I look through Coleman’s camera, I can see a kind of circle of faint dust devil looking things moving this way. And the air, it sort of shimmers, like a road on a hot day only not so much.”
“That’s the upside. Downside is, there’s thousands of ugly fuckers coming up the draw. That’s a choke point, the gap in the cliff is only a hundred feet wide. I see more goblins milling about down below, but they’re only coming up a regiment at a time. I can’t estimate how many are down there, but it’s at least a fuckload, maybe two. There’s at least five regiments already up here to replace the ones as just got fucked. They’re oriented on the cav, and moving in column.
“But you need to come look at this sir. I think I see some of the giants the Stryker guys were talking about.”
Lewis followed Evans up to the top of the rock. The climb was easy, the black, glassy rock on this side wasn’t even vertical, but the rock had sharp edges and he had to be careful to save his fingers.
Evans handed him the glasses. “Over that way, by the cut in the bluff the goblins are coming up.”
Lewis looked north. Nearly a mile out across level but sandy ground, he could see the edge of a low cliff that dropped a few dozen feet to the plain below. Somewhere not far past the drop off was the border with Iraq. The cliff was scalable and really presented no permanent obstacle to movement on foot. Still, it was far easier to come up the natural path created by a seasonal riverbed that in flood had eroded a draw through the cliff down to the lower ground below.
Up that path Lewis could see a goblin regiment marching. Their armor wasn’t silver or bronze colored, instead it was deep red; and their banners were long and black, hanging from tall standards. Their weapons are different, too, Lewis noted. Most of them carried long spears. Not pike length but shorter; and the blades on the end were long, like a sword on a stick. The file closers on each end of the ranks were carrying drawn swords, tips resting on their shoulders as they marched.
“Just to the left,” Evans prodded.
Lewis panned left, “I don’t see anything.”
“Exactly. Try this,” Evans said, and handed him Coleman’s digital camera. Lewis looked through the long lens of the camera, and he saw them. No shit, he thought, giants. He dropped the camera from his eye, and they disappeared.
“Well fuck me.”
“That’s what I thought, Captain. It was one thing, the goblins fucking with our aim. But at least they weren’t fucking invisible.”
He raised the camera again. There they stood, looking down on the goblins marching up the draw. One of the monsters was speaking with a couple of goblin soldiers, which provided a sense of scale. If the goblins were closer to five feet than six, those giants had to be better than 10 feet tall. Christ almighty.
“They’re tall,” Lewis said.
“No shit, Captain. I make it that the shortest one is over ten feet. The tallest might be over thirteen. And check out the sword the big bastard in the back is holding.”
Lewis looked toward the back of the pack. If that monster were human-sized, the sword would be huge. Seeing as the thing was twice the height of a man, that sword would have to be what, eight feet long?
“Jesus, that sword is longer than Arp. And I’d bet your ass it’s all magicked up like every other fucking thing.”
“I might bet Coleman’s ass, Captain. They could be just really big goblins, and nothing worse.”
“Evans, if they can disappear themselves, how likely is that?”
“Not likely at all.”
Lewis looked behind him, but he couldn’t see Father John. Probably still sitting on the back deck of the Buffalo, invisible to Lewis not through magic but simply because he was behind the vehicle’s cab. We’re invisible, too. At least I hope we are, he thought. Are these spells fire and forget – did the Archimandrite need to keep concentrating on it, or did it just work once he did whatever the fuck it was that brought it into being? I probably should know that. Too damn many variables.
Private Chen poked his head up over the lip of the boulder. “Captain?”
“Yes, private?”
“Doc says he needs a word. Hawkins and Rodriguez are down sick.”
Shit, he thought. “Tell him I’m kind of in the middle of something. I’ll get to him when I can.”
The guns of the 116th Heavy Cavalry Brigade ramped up the volume of fire. That meant another goblin assault. Evans reported that the slight aerial disturbances that he suspected were the magically cloaked crusaders were only about a half mile out from the closest goblin formations moving out of the draw onto the upper plain, which were in turn a half mile in front of the Marines.
“Something should start soon. I hate the waiting,” Corporal Angelo said. His axes hung at his sides, waving slightly as the corporal watched the unfolding battle.
“Yes,” Lewis said absently.
The captain watched the movements of the goblins, trying to get a feel for how well-coordinated they were. Individually, each goblin regiment seemed coherent and well-ordered; disciplined. Despite the differences in equipment and organization he had observed, there was a real similarity.
But not enough similarity, he thought. I don’t think this is one army. Sure, they don’t have radios or GPS, but there just isn’t enough coordination Between the regiments. How can I exploit that?
His worries were multiplying. Too many goblins. Giants, whose capabilities and intentions were completely unknown. No sign of the dragon even though they’d seen it off in the distance several times over the last couple days. And that’s just the enemy.
Then there’s being completely cut off from the chain of command. No support was a mixed bag, he admitted. He didn’t have barracks lawyers and REMFs stepping on his dick every time he turned around, and that was liberating. But it also meant no supply, no support, and no intel. Hell, I even miss the bad intel. Enough, he thought.
“Angelo, get Gamez on the horn and tell him what we’ve seen. The Prince needs to know about the giants first off, and our order of battle assessment, too.”
The guns of the Snake River Brigade pounded the goblin regiments assembling in the plain before their defenses. Brogan wasn’t holding back and his men were poured on the fire. The red-armored goblins streamed across the half-mile wide stretch of flat ground at a fast trot, under fire the entire way.
The goblin high command seemed to have realized that this American unit was worth more care and attention. Rather than throwing regiments at the cav piecemeal, they had held back until they had a large force ready for the renewed assault. That sort of prudence was always worrying.
The goblins were coming up two regiments at a time, squeezing up the cut in narrow columns. Once up on the level ground they performed an evolution, transforming their long narrow formation into the broad front more suited for battle. Counting the two regiments that had just debauched onto the plain, here were now upwards of eight thousand red-armored goblins on this side of the bluff.
Pethoukis looked up from his binoculars. “Sir, these goblins are sharper than the ones we fought. Look how smooth they are – doing that on a parade ground is one thing, but at the quick step and under fire?”
“I think you might be right, First Sergeant.”. Lewis set down his binoculars and looked around, trying to soak in the whole battlefield.
“There’s something wrong.”
“Look at how those shells are falling. The shells from the 155’s should be bursting right over head – watch.”
Another salvo of howitzer rounds arrived momentarily. The gun crews fired at a furious pace, and by rights soft targets in open terrain should be little more than screams and strawberry jam after all the rounds sent their way.
The shells exploded nearly two hundred feet above the goblins. Marching as they were with their shields up, they were suffering almost no casualties.
“Why aren’t they adjusting their fire?” Pethoukis nearly shouted. The next barrage didn’t explode at all. One shell landed on a goblin, crushing it. No others were even hurt.
“I think they are adjusting their fire. It’s just not the 116th doing the adjusting,” Lewis said.
“I think the Prince was right when he said we weren’t fighting their ’A’ team. God, I hope this is their ’A’ team.”
The goblins split into two formations, one angling left and one right, to envelop the whole northern arc of the 116th’s position. They ate up the ground steadily, now untroubled by the mortars and artillery of the brigade fires battalion.
A quarter-mile out, their serene progress across the field was interrupted by the direct fire of tanks emplaced hull down behind the earthwork defenses the engineer battalion of the 116th had prepared.
“They’re aiming high.”
“The gunners should be aiming through cameras! Their aim should be fine!” Pethoukis said.
“Different armor, different war horns. Maybe they have different mojo, too. Or maybe they’re adapting.”
“I don’t like it when the enemy adapts.”
“I don’t think the cav is going to like it, either. They’re going to get hit with six full-strength regiments,” Lewis said.
“Dragon!” someone yelled. Lewis looked up. He didn’t see anything.
“Behind the cav!” Coleman said. Lewis looked past where the goblins were closing on the Army’s defenses. In the distance, about two miles out, he saw it.
“Fuck. Call Brogan, let him know. Then tell the Prince,” Lewis ordered. He lifted up the binoculars again and trained them on the approaching dragon. Arp ran toward the radio in the humvee.
On the run in Ramadi, no one had ever gotten a close look at one. They moved fast, and the tendency of things to explode in their presence made leisurely observation not terribly clever. The thing was right out of legend. But if the legend was based on this reality, the legend got a few things wrong.
“It’s fucking gorgeous,” Evans said.
“Evans, your boyfriend is about to light up a cavalry brigade,” Pethoukis said.
The dragon was stunning even at a distance of miles. Long, sinuous and graceful, it swam through the air with a languid elegance. The wings were huge, almost overshadowing the body.
“That thing must be as big as Hornet,” Lewis said. The wingspan had to be at least 40 feet, he thought. An F/A-18 fighter wasn’t any bigger. The dragon had four legs, tucked back for flight but obviously not very long compared to the length of the body. More like landing gear than something intended for running, he thought, but then ferrets had short legs and they moved pretty fast.
The colors were the things the legend got most wrong. The stories always had red dragons, or black dragons. This one had stripes and whorls, for the most part gold and bronze but with contrasting areas of black and deep red. Evans was right. It was beautiful.
And fast. As the goblins charged up the slope the dragon stooped, plummeting a thousand feet to the deck in seconds. It lined up on the row of armored vehicles for all the world like a fighter setting up for a strafing run.
On the left of the 116th’s front, a pair of Bradley fighting vehicles engaging the onrushing goblins with 25 mm plunging fire from their Bushmaster chainguns. No one but the Marines seemed to be aware of the dragon.
The Brad didn’t stand a chance. Lewis supposed you’d have to call it breathing fire, but it wasn’t anything like a flamethrower. The Hollywood CGI artists fucked that up completely. What burst from the dragon’s mouth was bright like an arc welder, yellow light with a blueish cast that left spots in his vision for minutes after.
The arc of flame hit the rightmost Brad just aft of the turret. The bolt of fire penetrated the armor in a fraction of a second and blew the walls of the vehicle out laterally. For once, an explosion on the battlefield actually did look like the movies, as the dragon fire burned clear through the vehicle and detonated over a hundred gallons of diesel fuel in the Brad’s belly tank. The Bradley exploded in a greasy fireball, sending a thick column of greasy black smoke skyward.
The dragon was already gone. Flapping its huge wings to maintain altitude, it ran down the line. Every few seconds, the dragon spit out another hellish blast of sun-bright fire with unerring accuracy. Abrams and Bradleys both went up in flames as the dragon fire penetrated the weaker top-side armor.
The men of the 116th were fully engaged with half a division of goblins charging at a full run, sword-spears held high and screaming in time with the beating of their drums. They couldn’t even shoot at the dragon as every bullet was needed to slow, even infinitesimally, the tide of red-armored soldiers assaulting from below.
Lewis and his men were silent. There was nothing that they could do except wait and pray that the rest of the plan worked.
“Mother. Fucker,” Evans said quietly.
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Vuelta stage 7: Stybar surprises in Seville
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Stage 7: Almendralejo to Mairena de Alijarafe, 195.5km
A throw of the handlebars from Zdenek Stybar was enough to deny world champion Philippe Gilbert his first victory in the rainbow jersey by the narrowest of margins. The two had escaped off the front of the peloton 10km from the finish and benefited from the technical finish to hold off the chasing pack by just a second. Belkin’s Robert Wagner won the bunch sprint for third just ahead of Adrien Petit (Cofidis). Continue reading →
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AntBanter: The secret of Gallic flair
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From Hinault to Chavanel, Anquetil to Voeckler, French cycling is well-known for its colourful and often controversial characters. Playing host to the world’s biggest bike race, it is not difficult to see France’s influence on the sport, and the sport’s influence on France. Cycling heroes permeate French culture in a very big way – you even get French punks singing about Louison Bobet! Continue reading →
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Friday Feature EXCLUSIVE: Up close & personal with Cofidis’s Tristan Valentin
June 15, 2012 Sheree 1 Comment
Name: Tristan Valentin
Tristan Valentin (image courtesy of Cofidis)
Nationality: French
Team: Cofidis
Role: Classics rider and rouleur
2005 (Auber 93): 1st, Prix de la Ville de Nogent-sur-Oise and Tro-Bro Leon.
2006 (Cofidis): 3rd in Trophee des Grimpeurs.
2011 (Cofidis): 6th French national road race championships.
I’m sitting on the VeloVoices terrace, enjoying the sunshine with another fellow Cote d’Azur resident, Cofidis’s Tristan Valentin. Although his name may not be familiar to some of you, for close observers of the sport, I’m sure it’ll ring a few bells. On the one hand, Tristan is typical of the professional peloton’s rank and file and, on the other hand, he isn’t – when Victor Hugo said “Adversity makes men” he could have been talking about Tristan.
A young Tristan on the right(image courtesy of Cycling Archives)
Sheree: So Tristan why cycling? There are easier ways of earning a living!
Tristan: My father was a keen amateur cyclist but he didn’t try to influence me and for many years my main sport was judo [he’s got a black belt – Ed]. Finally, when I was 14, I started riding and took to it straight away. I continued with judo for a few more years but finally gave it up at 17 to concentrate on cycling.
Sheree: It’s amazing how many top athletes are also good at another sport. Judo would have given you fantastic core strength, lightening-quick reactions and a certain serenity, all of which I’m sure has stood you in good stead as a professional rider.
Tristan: That’s true. I turned professional in 2004 with Auber 93 and after some wins joined my dream team Cofidis in 2006. I had offers from other teams but always wanted to join Cofidis. I like the spirit in the team and while the grass often appears to be greener elsewhere all teams have their good and bad points. I’m happy here and the team is becoming more and more “professional” every year. They have also been very supportive of me through the difficult times, particularly team manager Eric Boyer, and it was thanks to them that I moved down here to enjoy optimal training conditions.
Sheree: Let’s talk about your terrible crash in Paris-Roubaix 2008 and your long road back. But go easy on the gory details, I have a weak stomach.
Tristan crashes in Paris-Roubaix 2008 (image courtesy of Cofidis)
Tristan: After the crash, I was diagnosed at a local hospital with six fractures of the elbow, a torn tendon, three breaks in the humerus and shoulder. The doctor’s initial assessment was that I would never ride again. But I was fortunately transferred to a specialist hospital in Paris where I underwent a series of operations and three months of rehabilitation just to recover the use of my arm. In November, while I had recovered my mobility, it still wasn’t right and I had to have a further operation. In the following April, the tendon broke again and became infected with bacteria, which had to be cut out. It was a tricky operation which had to be completed in 90 minutes, otherwise I would have lost the use of my arm. Finally, after a really long period off the bike I was able to ride again in Paris-Correze [finishing 17th – Ed]. Although this period in my life was some time ago, it never leaves me, it remains close, in the back of my head. It’s a weird feeling.
Sheree: Having fought so hard to get back in the peloton, wearing the spotted jersey for a couple of days in the Tour of Picardie 2010, you finally had a pretty successful run in 2011, riding largely in support of team mate Rein Taaramae, another Cote d’Azur resident.
Tristan: Yes, we had a good 2011 together. I enjoy working for the team leaders, protecting them for as long as possible and, even though initially I was more of a Classics rider, I have come to enjoy stage races.
Sheree: You rode the Giro in 2007 but missed taking part the following year due to a bronchial infection. You finally rode your first Tour de France last year. What was that like?
Icy baths to aid post-Tour recovery (image courtesy of Cofidis)
Tristan: Finally, after eight years as a professional I ride the Tour! At first you think it’s like any other stage race, but it’s not. Firstly, the pressure from sponsors and team management is enormous to get into a break or to keep up the front. The pace is different too. You have to follow, you can’t go at your own speed. But, it’s still an amazing and beautiful experience.
Readers may remember Tristan animating stages five and eleven in last year’s Tour de France by getting in the day’s early break – earning valuable airtime for the team’s sponsor – before being pulled back by the sprinters’ teams.
Sheree: How would you characterise your role on the team?
Tristan: I enjoy working with and guiding the younger riders – last year Tony Gallopin, this year Adrien Petit – because I wish someone had done that for me when I started out. I might have progressed more quickly. Of course, I would advise anyone to move down here to train – it’s perfect.
While 2011 was spent largely riding in support of others, the team have encouraged me, particularly in French Cup races, to ride more for myself. I need to do this to earn points for the team. All the teams want riders with points and they value less and less those of us who make sacrifices for others and finish the season with nul points.
This is a tricky point and one which we discussed at some length with Geoffroy Lequatre. More and more riders find themselves between a rock and a hard place: dammed if they don’t ride for the team and dammed if they do. It’s certainly not conducive to good team work.
Sheree: I saw that you were on the team’s short-list for this year’s Tour, but you’re still having issues with your form.
Tristan: It’s frustrating to find myself this season teetering all the time between finding form and being sick. I was sick during Paris-Nice, took a break, trained well and was in form for the Tour of Picardie but crashed and injured my knee. I couldn’t train for 10 days and then found the going tough at both Plumelec and the Tour of Luxembourg. But that’s the life of a professional cyclist – when you’re in top form, you’re just on the edge of being unwell. It’s 90% certain I won’t be at the Tour this year. Sure I’m disappointed but you shouldn’t go unless you’re in top form. But this might give me an opportunity to ride the Vuelta later in the year, then I’ll have ridden all the Grand Tours and been enriched by the experience.
Sheree: Tristan I know you have something much bigger than the Tour to look forward too. You’re about to become a Dad.
Tristan: It’s true, I’m looking forward to being able to spend the first few important weeks with my baby.
At this point, I have to mention that no camera would be able to adequately capture the size of Tristan’s smile as he ponders impending fatherhood.
Sheree: Now, here’s a question I ask everyone. How do you maintain your shape, do you have any diet tips for me?
Tristan: This is something I really struggle with, I love food. I’m naturally pretty heavy and weighed as much as 75-78kg when I was doing judo. We have a nutritionist at Cofidis to help us make good choices and, when my form’s good, it’s not an issue but when morale’s low, it’s more difficult. I try and eat sensibly and maybe have the odd “cheat” day though I could easily eat two pizzas in one sitting!
Sheree: I can empathise with that, Tristan! Don’t Cofidis have their own chef? [I think I can hear Sheree’s cv and job application winging its way to Cofidis HQ – Ed].
Tristan: No, some teams have chefs with them for the stage races, others, like Europcar, have them just for the Tour. The team’s doctor normally advises the hotels what we should eat but, I have to say this, most of the French hotel chains don’t know how to cook pasta properly.
Sheree: Ah, the glamorous life of a professional cyclist. Nights spent in bedrooms marginally larger than the bed and overcooked pasta!
Looking good in spots (image courtesy of Cofidis)
Tristan: Exactly!
Sheree: On a more positive note, it’s good news that Cofidis have renewed their sponsorship until 2016.
Tristan: Although I would like to still be riding then, I have recently started to think more about what I might do when my career finishes. I’m not getting any younger and I’ve already spent a lot of time away from home. I’m thinking that I might like to be a physiotherapist. But I need to look into it more. Although I love living down here, my family, including my twin brother and older sisters, are in Paris so I’ll probably move back there.
Sheree: Tristan, thank you for sharing with us some of the highs, lows, and frustrations of your exacting career and can I just compliment you on your English, you speak it really well. How come?
Tristan: When I first moved down here, there weren’t as many cyclists living here as there are now, so I spent a lot of time with the Australians [Matt Goss, Simon Gerrans, Stuart O’Grady, Brad McGee based in Monaco] and Tyler Farrar. They helped me a lot. Also, my partner Maya is Danish and it was initially our common language.
Sheree: Keep us posted on the baby front and maybe we can have a catch-up during the Vuelta.
Tristan: Okay!
Adrien PetitBrad McGeeCofidisEric BoyerGiro d'ItaliaMatt GossRein TaaramaeSimon GerransStuart O'GradyTony GallopinTour de FranceTristan ValentinTyler FarrarVuelta a Espana
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Congratulations to UWTSD Swansea College of Art Photojournalism & Documentary Photography graduate Chloe Davies, who has been selected by Canon to represent the UK at the Matera 2019 Open Futures as part of the Canon Student & Teachers Development European Initiative.
Swansea College of Art will be the only UK University represented, alongside representatives from 27 EU countries.
Chloe has been invited, along with her mentor, Siân Addicott, Programme Director of Photojournalism & Documentary Photography at UWTSD’s Swansea College of Art to attend a week-long residency in Matera, Italy. Matera is 2019 European Capital of Culture.
Siân said: “I am delighted to be accompanying Chloe out to Italy on Sunday. It's wonderful that Chloe's photographic skills have been recognised and that she has been given this opportunity by the city of Matera and Canon. During our time in Matera we will work collaboratively on creating some images for an exhibition curated by the Artistic Director of Matera European Photography, which will be displayed in summer 2019 as part of the official programme of Matera Capital of Culture. The exhibition will afterwards be donated to the archives of the city of Matera.”
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The Manhattan Tunnels Contract is the first of three major design-build contracts to hit the streets for the new rail tunnel under the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York, also known as Access to the Regions Core (ARC) and the Trans-Hudson Express (THE) Tunnel Project.
The contract, with an estimated value of $500 million, includes construction of a 160ft diameter x 160ft deep shaft using slurry wall construction, excavation of 19,000ft of TBM bored tunnels through hard rock ( four tunnel drives), five cross passages, a cavern construction of the Warrington Interlocking, plus utility and sitework.
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Sealed bids will be received by New Jersey Transit’s Procurement Department until 2pm on September 22, 2009, then publicly read aloud for the final design and construction of the Manhattan Tunnels portion of the project.
Invitation for bids is a two-phase process with the first being the prequalification of contractors. The second phase will consist of two steps: the submission of a technical proposal followed by the submission of a firm fixed-price fixed-price bid.
The procurement process for the remaining two tunneling contracts is scheduled to begin this year. The Palisades Tunnel Contract, with an estimated value of $250 million, includes about 5,200ft of twin-bored tunnels under the New Jersey Palisades. The Hudson Tunnel Contract, with an estimated value of $500 million, includes 7,500ft of soft ground tunnels under the Hudson River.
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18:42 bobaxe1: I couldn't ask more from that interview. It puts all the nonsense rumours on these forums straight into the trash.Remember Graham Heath owns around 7m shares. He is not going to do some shoddy bucket shop placing when the share price is so deeply undervalued. He says: There's been rumours of an emergency fundraise (smirks), that is simply not on the cards right now.''Throughout the interview, they reiterate they have tremendous value in the assets, cash strong, supportive lenders, equity is only a backstop and not needed at all right now, the share price is completely out of sink with the value of their assets and there is still huge upside potential even from the old share price (50p)These guys look very confident with the company and bewildered mainly by the share price. NOT the potential of the company.They're confident they can secure further funding from lenders rather than using equity.'They are actually in a really good position
06:19 kierandoberman: The way I3e share price has performed the las year I predict we will fall by 50% on the first RNS and a further 25% the day after ! Lol
16:57 tnmrl2: Hey Shorterofdoom, i doing a You Cut and Paste Early last week I3E had an RNS that it had discovered a decent amount of oil at its Serenity prospect. The previous week, the shares had gone as low as 17p. On the news the share price spiked to 55p on October 29th at the open. Unfortunately its been down hill all the way to the current 37p on fears that the bond funding the current exploration could be called in if the next Liberator well being drilled imminently and results due late November/early December does not come in with the results expected. Because of a problem drill on Liberator in the summer and a delay in mobilising the rig, money has been tighter for I3E than they had hoped. The company have now combined results from the disappointing Liberator 13/23c-9 well with seismic data to formulate a development programme for the prospect. Phase 1 will target 63 million barrels of oil in place through the drilling of up to four wells with recoverable reserves expected to be 23 million barrels and a phase two exploration programme will target an additional 396 million barrels. It was reported the company is seeking collaboration with Repsol Sinopec following the discovery at its Serenity prospect in the outer Moray Firth, with estimates of 197million barrels of oil in place. Serenity is believed to be geologically connected to RSRUK’s Tain project, which it is developing as a tie-back to the Bleo Holm floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). That project is expected to be sanctioned in the second half of next year but I3 hopes a new plan for a joint Tain-Serenity scheme can be agreed. I3 chief executive Majid Shafiq said: “The Tain field will have to be unitised. It is connected to Serenity as we believe this shows. We’ll end up in a commercial negotiation with RSRUK so that we can arrange with them how the joint fields can be developed and built up. The OGA are aware of our interpretation of Serenity and that we believe it is connected to Tain, "RSRUK are aware of that and we anticipate that will lead to an unitisation discussion and effectively a joint development of a single field called Tain-Serenity.”; Mr Shafiq added that there has already been “initial discussions” with RSRUK on Serenity. RSRUK’s partner RockRose, who owns 50% in Tain, said it will “work to understand fully its implications for the Tain development project”. I3 also wants to use the Bleo Holm vessel, leased to RSRUK, to develop Liberator, with the two “very close” to fully agreeing terms, according to Mr Shafiq. The firm said it would be “efficientR21; to drill a full appraisal at Serenity around the time of first oil from Liberator, expected next year. Chief financial officer Graham Heath said: “For us today Liberator has been our top priority because it’s nearest to development. “Discussions with RSRUK for that field and, obviously our progress with the OGA, on a field development plan are nearer-term for us than Serenity. Albeit that the RSRUK-RockRose partnership are moving forward with a FDP for Tain which we would potentially phase Serenity into. We’re going to go back to Liberator next to drill that next well which would be at a future production location. That first producer would then be drilled during the execution phase of Liberator Phase 1 which is set to start during the course of 2020.It would be efficient if we were to begin drilling production of Liberator into 2020 and begin that same programme of further appraisal of Serenity at that time." At a market cap of £34 million, with 200 million-plus of STOIIP, there is a valuation mismatch, especially with the latest Liberator well have a chance of success of 90 per cent plus after the previous well error and further seismic analysis. But the disappointing Liberator 13/23c-9 well means that investors are cautious about the new well about to be drilled. The management team have learnt the lessons, looked at the seismics, hopefully the new well hits the sweet spot and delivers the good. The Company is in the process of ensuring permits are in place for the drilling of the next well on the Liberator Field, which will be a pilot well targeting the Captain sand in the remapped L2 accumulation - a closure to the north east of the 13/23c-9 well. This region, similar to the A3 and A4 target areas, has significant relief above the prognosed oil-water contact and will provide a good location for a future development well. The next well is a big deal for I3E in terms of reserves and reserves based funding for the project. If Liberator comes in as planned and Serenity is co-developed with Repsol Sinopec, then expect a share price closer to a 100-150p. hxxps://contrarianinvestor . net/ posts/ 2019/11/2/ contrarian-investor-portfolio-review-november-2-2019
16:51 tnmrl2: I3 Energy (I3E) has become another leaky ship. Its shares rose over 50% in the 3 trading days before the announcement of the Serenity oil discovery. Anyway, it was a strong announcement and nearly doubled the share price before the details started to be examined. Concern is that progression of the reserve-based lending facility necessary to develop Liberator will require successful drilling at Liberator and the Company is obligated to enter this facility no later than December 2019 in order to remain in compliance with the terms of its junior loan note facility. On the bright side, RockRose Energy (RRE) also issued a RNS noting the announcement made by I3E and stating that it will be working to understand fully the implications for the Tain development project in which RockRose has a 50% interest, including the possible impact on potentially recoverable volumes. This of course has led to takeover speculation and what can be said with certainty is that the I3 share price will remain highly volatile. hxxps://oilmanjim.blogspot.com/2019/11/aaog-adl-adme-angs-aogl-ast-bloe-boil.html
08:58 pro_s2009: https://contrarianinvestor.net/posts/2019/11/2/contrarian-investor-portfolio-review-november-2-2019 Early last week I3E had an RNS that it had discovered a decent amount of oil at its Serenity prospect. The previous week, the shares had gone as low as 17p. On the news the share price spiked to 55p on October 29th at the open. Unfortunately its been down hill all the way to the current 37p on fears that the bond funding the current exploration could be called in if the next Liberator well being drilled imminently and results due late November/early December does not come in with the results expected. Because of a problem drill on Liberator in the summer and a delay in mobilising the rig, money has been tighter for I3E than they had hoped. The company have now combined results from the disappointing Liberator 13/23c-9 well with seismic data to formulate a development programme for the prospect. Phase 1 will target 63 million barrels of oil in place through the drilling of up to four wells with recoverable reserves expected to be 23 million barrels and a phase two exploration programme will target an additional 396 million barrels. It was reported the company is seeking collaboration with Repsol Sinopec following the discovery at its Serenity prospect in the outer Moray Firth, with estimates of 197million barrels of oil in place. Serenity is believed to be geologically connected to RSRUK’s Tain project, which it is developing as a tie-back to the Bleo Holm floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). That project is expected to be sanctioned in the second half of next year but I3 hopes a new plan for a joint Tain-Serenity scheme can be agreed. I3 chief executive Majid Shafiq said: “The Tain field will have to be unitised. It is connected to Serenity as we believe this shows. We’ll end up in a commercial negotiation with RSRUK so that we can arrange with them how the joint fields can be developed and built up. The OGA are aware of our interpretation of Serenity and that we believe it is connected to Tain, "RSRUK are aware of that and we anticipate that will lead to an unitisation discussion and effectively a joint development of a single field called Tain-Serenity.” Mr Shafiq added that there has already been “initial discussions” with RSRUK on Serenity. RSRUK’s partner RockRose, who owns 50% in Tain, said it will “work to understand fully its implications for the Tain development project”. I3 also wants to use the Bleo Holm vessel, leased to RSRUK, to develop Liberator, with the two “very close” to fully agreeing terms, according to Mr Shafiq. The firm said it would be “efficient” to drill a full appraisal at Serenity around the time of first oil from Liberator, expected next year. Chief financial officer Graham Heath said: “For us today Liberator has been our top priority because it’s nearest to development. “Discussions with RSRUK for that field and, obviously our progress with the OGA, on a field development plan are nearer-term for us than Serenity. Albeit that the RSRUK-RockRose partnership are moving forward with a FDP for Tain which we would potentially phase Serenity into. We’re going to go back to Liberator next to drill that next well which would be at a future production location. That first producer would then be drilled during the execution phase of Liberator Phase 1 which is set to start during the course of 2020.It would be efficient if we were to begin drilling production of Liberator into 2020 and begin that same programme of further appraisal of Serenity at that time." At a market cap of £34 million, with 200 million-plus of STOIIP, there is a valuation mismatch, especially with the latest Liberator well have a chance of success of 90 per cent plus after the previous well error and further seismic analysis. But the disappointing Liberator 13/23c-9 well means that investors are cautious about the new well about to be drilled. The management team have learnt the lessons, looked at the seismics, hopefully the new well hits the sweet spot and delivers the good. The Company is in the process of ensuring permits are in place for the drilling of the next well on the Liberator Field, which will be a pilot well targeting the Captain sand in the remapped L2 accumulation - a closure to the north east of the 13/23c-9 well. This region, similar to the A3 and A4 target areas, has significant relief above the prognosed oil-water contact and will provide a good location for a future development well. The next well is a big deal for I3E in terms of reserves and reserves based funding for the project. If Liberator comes in as planned and Serenity is co-developed with Repsol Sinopec, then expect a share price closer to a 100-150p.
15:56 tnmrl2: Not ramping and raving like you shorterofdoom. If you read the article it provides you with facts about the future and possible outcomes. You just sprout the same cut and paste about the past events but give NO evidence about the future direction of I3e. I give facts about what happening, so here they are again.Early last week I3E had an RNS that it had discovered a decent amount of oil at its Serenity prospect. The previous week, the shares had gone as low as 17p. On the news the share price spiked to 55p on October 29th at the open. Unfortunately its been down hill all the way to the current 37p on fears that the bond funding the current exploration could be called in if the next Liberator well being drilled imminently and results due late November/early December does not come in with the results expected. Because of a problem drill on Liberator in the summer and a delay in mobilising the rig, money has been tighter for I3E than they had hoped. The company have now combined results from the disappointing Liberator 13/23c-9 well with seismic data to formulate a development programme for the prospect. Phase 1 will target 63 million barrels of oil in place through the drilling of up to four wells with recoverable reserves expected to be 23 million barrels and a phase two exploration programme will target an additional 396 million barrels. It was reported the company is seeking collaboration with Repsol Sinopec following the discovery at its Serenity prospect in the outer Moray Firth, with estimates of 197million barrels of oil in place. Serenity is believed to be geologically connected to RSRUK’s Tain project, which it is developing as a tie-back to the Bleo Holm floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). That project is expected to be sanctioned in the second half of next year but I3 hopes a new plan for a joint Tain-Serenity scheme can be agreed. I3 chief executive Majid Shafiq said: “The Tain field will have to be unitised. It is connected to Serenity as we believe this shows. We’ll end up in a commercial negotiation with RSRUK so that we can arrange with them how the joint fields can be developed and built up. The OGA are aware of our interpretation of Serenity and that we believe it is connected to Tain, "RSRUK are aware of that and we anticipate that will lead to an unitisation discussion and effectively a joint development of a single field called Tain-Serenity.”; Mr Shafiq added that there has already been “initial discussions” with RSRUK on Serenity. RSRUK’s partner RockRose, who owns 50% in Tain, said it will “work to understand fully its implications for the Tain development project”. I3 also wants to use the Bleo Holm vessel, leased to RSRUK, to develop Liberator, with the two “very close” to fully agreeing terms, according to Mr Shafiq. The firm said it would be “efficientR21; to drill a full appraisal at Serenity around the time of first oil from Liberator, expected next year. Chief financial officer Graham Heath said: “For us today Liberator has been our top priority because it’s nearest to development. “Discussions with RSRUK for that field and, obviously our progress with the OGA, on a field development plan are nearer-term for us than Serenity. Albeit that the RSRUK-RockRose partnership are moving forward with a FDP for Tain which we would potentially phase Serenity into. We’re going to go back to Liberator next to drill that next well which would be at a future production location. That first producer would then be drilled during the execution phase of Liberator Phase 1 which is set to start during the course of 2020.It would be efficient if we were to begin drilling production of Liberator into 2020 and begin that same programme of further appraisal of Serenity at that time." At a market cap of £34 million, with 200 million-plus of STOIIP, there is a valuation mismatch, especially with the latest Liberator well have a chance of success of 90 per cent plus after the previous well error and further seismic analysis. But the disappointing Liberator 13/23c-9 well means that investors are cautious about the new well about to be drilled. The management team have learnt the lessons, looked at the seismics, hopefully the new well hits the sweet spot and delivers the good. The Company is in the process of ensuring permits are in place for the drilling of the next well on the Liberator Field, which will be a pilot well targeting the Captain sand in the remapped L2 accumulation - a closure to the north east of the 13/23c-9 well. This region, similar to the A3 and A4 target areas, has significant relief above the prognosed oil-water contact and will provide a good location for a future development well. The next well is a big deal for I3E in terms of reserves and reserves based funding for the project. If Liberator comes in as planned and Serenity is co-developed with Repsol Sinopec, then expect a share price closer to a 100-150p
10:52 tnmrl2: Early last week I3E had an RNS that it had discovered a decent amount of oil at its Serenity prospect. The previous week, the shares had gone as low as 17p. On the news the share price spiked to 55p on October 29th at the open. Unfortunately its been down hill all the way to the current 37p on fears that the bond funding the current exploration could be called in if the next Liberator well being drilled imminently and results due late November/early December does not come in with the results expected. Because of a problem drill on Liberator in the summer and a delay in mobilising the rig, money has been tighter for I3E than they had hoped. The company have now combined results from the disappointing Liberator 13/23c-9 well with seismic data to formulate a development programme for the prospect. Phase 1 will target 63 million barrels of oil in place through the drilling of up to four wells with recoverable reserves expected to be 23 million barrels and a phase two exploration programme will target an additional 396 million barrels. It was reported the company is seeking collaboration with Repsol Sinopec following the discovery at its Serenity prospect in the outer Moray Firth, with estimates of 197million barrels of oil in place. Serenity is believed to be geologically connected to RSRUK’s Tain project, which it is developing as a tie-back to the Bleo Holm floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). That project is expected to be sanctioned in the second half of next year but I3 hopes a new plan for a joint Tain-Serenity scheme can be agreed. I3 chief executive Majid Shafiq said: “The Tain field will have to be unitised. It is connected to Serenity as we believe this shows. We’ll end up in a commercial negotiation with RSRUK so that we can arrange with them how the joint fields can be developed and built up. The OGA are aware of our interpretation of Serenity and that we believe it is connected to Tain, "RSRUK are aware of that and we anticipate that will lead to an unitisation discussion and effectively a joint development of a single field called Tain-Serenity.”; Mr Shafiq added that there has already been “initial discussions” with RSRUK on Serenity. RSRUK’s partner RockRose, who owns 50% in Tain, said it will “work to understand fully its implications for the Tain development project”. I3 also wants to use the Bleo Holm vessel, leased to RSRUK, to develop Liberator, with the two “very close” to fully agreeing terms, according to Mr Shafiq. The firm said it would be “efficientR21; to drill a full appraisal at Serenity around the time of first oil from Liberator, expected next year. Chief financial officer Graham Heath said: “For us today Liberator has been our top priority because it’s nearest to development. “Discussions with RSRUK for that field and, obviously our progress with the OGA, on a field development plan are nearer-term for us than Serenity. Albeit that the RSRUK-RockRose partnership are moving forward with a FDP for Tain which we would potentially phase Serenity into. We’re going to go back to Liberator next to drill that next well which would be at a future production location. That first producer would then be drilled during the execution phase of Liberator Phase 1 which is set to start during the course of 2020.It would be efficient if we were to begin drilling production of Liberator into 2020 and begin that same programme of further appraisal of Serenity at that time." At a market cap of £34 million, with 200 million-plus of STOIIP, there is a valuation mismatch, especially with the latest Liberator well have a chance of success of 90 per cent plus after the previous well error and further seismic analysis. But the disappointing Liberator 13/23c-9 well means that investors are cautious about the new well about to be drilled. The management team have learnt the lessons, looked at the seismics, hopefully the new well hits the sweet spot and delivers the good. The Company is in the process of ensuring permits are in place for the drilling of the next well on the Liberator Field, which will be a pilot well targeting the Captain sand in the remapped L2 accumulation - a closure to the north east of the 13/23c-9 well. This region, similar to the A3 and A4 target areas, has significant relief above the prognosed oil-water contact and will provide a good location for a future development well. The next well is a big deal for I3E in terms of reserves and reserves based funding for the project. If Liberator comes in as planned and Serenity is co-developed with Repsol Sinopec, then expect a share price closer to a 100-150p. hxxps://contrarianinvestor . net/ posts/ 2019/11/2/ contrarian-investor-portfolio-review-november-2-2019
18:21 tnmrl2: I went today to the O&G Conference and i am very happy with my Investment, after watching Chief Executive Officer Majid Shafiq speak. He presented the facts not fiction and answered all questions in a very confident manner. Listening today my own view is the share price buy Christmas will be around 80p-100p and in the new year when they announce RBL Finance, new development partner and possible Farm Out, then share price 150-200 These are my views shorterofdoom but in the next few months we shall see who is right. For transparency i am invested in I3E at 20.50 and want the share price to go up
21:18 fardels bear: The real pros are here now. RIP I3E share price.
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Ford not interested in chasing lap times with Shelby GT500
Ford not interested in chasing lap times with Shelby GT500 product 2019-01-19 16:30:00 https://uk.motor1.com/news/301722/ford-uninterested-lap-times-gt500/ Ford Rumours, Records, nurburgring
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By: Christopher Smith
Chevrolet isn't shy about such things.
Ford’s new 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 should be one fast machine. Thus far we only have a few vague stats from the automaker to gauge exactly how fast it is, and those estimates only account for straight-line speed. In its GT500 press release, however, Ford was keen to tell us about the car’s suspension tuning, aerodynamic enhancements, and massive brakes. Clearly, this Mustang is designed to be more than a one-trick pony, but according to Motor Authority, Ford isn’t interested in benchmarking the GT500 with official lap times.
The GT500 in detail:
⠀ 2020 Ford Shelby GT500 revealed in Detroit without bhp specs
First 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 auctioned for £850k
Speaking to Motor Authority at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show, Ford Performance Chief Engineer Carl Widmann allegedly said there were “no plans” to go lapping with the GT500, either for benchmark times or records. Reportedly he went on to say Ford hadn’t published such numbers in the past, but that’s not entirely accurate. Almost a year ago to the day there was a bit of excitement over Ford racing driver Billy Johnson setting a lap record at Virginia International Raceway in a Ford GT.
Gallery: 2020 Ford Shelby GT500
It could be argued that it wasn’t an official Ford endeavor, having occurred after Car & Driver’s Lightning Lap testing at the track, but the time was certainly shared by the Blue Oval's PR crew. And then things went strangely quiet when Chevrolet beat that record days later with its Corvette ZR1. That was back when Jamal Hameedi was the chief at Ford Performance, and curiously, he said almost the exact same thing as Widmann.
Shelby Mania:
Mustang Shelby GT500 with manual trans not ruled out
Chevrolet, on the other hand, has a Camaro ZL1 1LE that can lap the Nürburgring in just 7 minutes 16.4 seconds, and it let the entire world know about it. Ford never officially sent the Shelby GT350 to the Green Hell, but unofficial times had the 526-bhp Mustang clocking a 7:32 lap. With the GT500 set to make over 700 bhp while utilising segment-leading brakes and aero tweaks galore, it feels like a tremendous cop-out if Ford doesn’t dip its foot into the pool on this one.
In the report, Widmann did suggest that Ford would send a GT500 to Car and Driver’s next Lightning Lap showdown at VIR, so there could potentially be at least some closure on the big Shelby’s track prowess. But building something as awesome as the GT500 then stepping away from direct competition seems a bit weak to us. Come on Ford, give the people what they want – a proper Mustang-versus-Camaro showdown.
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Top 21 Most Inspiring Johnny Depp Quotes
With many unusual and vastly completely different roles in his profession, acclaimed and beloved American actor Johnny Depp is actually a novel phenomenon in Hollywood. He had a troubled childhood – his household didn’t have a secure place to stay and moved always. Depp acquired into medicine on the age of 12. He was awkward and remoted himself as a teen. After his preliminary success as an actor, Depp‘s troubles continued, having a number of short-lasting, however passionate relationships. However, he managed to show his nice versatility and skill as an actor with diverse performances in his greater than three-decade-long profession. To peek behind the scenes of his eccentric and charismatic thoughts, take a look at our listing of the highest 21 most inspiring Johnny Depp quotes.
Having dropped out of highschool at 16 to hitch a storage band referred to as The Youngsters, Johnny Depp had some success with the band, however barely any earnings. For a couple of years, he may barely make ends meet, doing odd jobs right here and there, even having to sleep in a buddy’s automobile for a couple of months.
His hottest motion pictures embody Edward Scissorhands, Concern and Loathing in Las Vegas, Pirates of the Carribean, Sleepy Hole, Alice in Wonderland, Ed Wooden and others. Johnny Depp has completed a number of collaborations with acclaimed director Tim Burton on a number of his curious, imaginative and downright bizarre motion pictures. For his excellent appearing efficiency, he has earned each a Golden Globe and SAG award.
Other than his profession, Johnny Depp is captivated with humanitarian causes and contributes to many charities internationally.
Beloved by followers and critics alike, he exhibits a captivating and curious face of outcasts and marginal characters, each fictional and actual. To glimpse into the inventive and eccentric character, check out these inspiring Johnny Depp quotes:
“Simply maintain shifting ahead, and don’t give a shit about what anybody thinks. Do what you must do, for you.” – Johnny Depp
“Folks say I make unusual selections, however they’re not unusual for me. My illness is that I’m fascinated by human conduct, by what’s beneath the floor, by the worlds inside folks.” – Johnny Depp
“Snigger as a lot as you breathe and love so long as you reside.” – Johnny Depp
“Tomorrow it’ll all be over, then I’ll have to return to promoting pens once more.” – Johnny Depp Quotes
“I’ve by no means felt notably formidable or pushed, that’s for certain, though I prefer to create stuff, whether or not it’s slightly doodle, a drawing, a small portray or a film or a bit of music, so I suppose I’m pushed by that. Every part I’ve completed has felt very pure, and it’s occurred as a result of it’s occurred.” – Johnny Depp
“Love just isn’t blind. It merely permits one to see issues others overlook.” – Johnny Depp
“I don’t suppose it’s something you ever get used to… for a few years, I may by no means type of put my title in the identical type of class because the phrase ‘well-known’ or something like that. And I simply discovered it very uncomfortable… if you happen to get used to it, then one thing should be mistaken.” – Johnny Depp
“I feel the factor to do is to benefit from the journey when you’re on it.” – Johnny Depp
“As a young person I used to be so insecure. I used to be the kind of man that by no means fitted in as a result of he by no means dared to decide on. I used to be satisfied I had completely no expertise in any respect. For nothing. And that thought took away all my ambition too.” – Johnny Depp
“I just like the problem of making an attempt various things and questioning whether or not it’s going to work or whether or not I’m going to fall flat on my face.” – Johnny Depp Quotes
“In case you love two folks on the identical time, select the second. As a result of if you happen to actually liked the primary one, you wouldn’t have fallen for the second.” – Johnny Depp
“If there’s any message to my work, it’s finally that it’s OK to be completely different, that it’s good to be completely different, that we should always query ourselves earlier than we judge somebody who appears completely different, behaves completely different, talks completely different, is a distinct coloration.” – Johnny Depp
“Folks cry not as a result of they’re weak, it’s as a result of they’ve been sturdy for too lengthy.” – Johnny Depp
“Once I see somebody who simply follows their dream and succeeds, and simply does principally what they need to do and doesn’t must reply to anybody, clearly not harming anybody, that’s nice.” – Johnny Depp Quotes
“It’s solely a nasty day, not a nasty life.” – Johnny Depp
“I’m doing issues which might be true to me. The one factor I’ve an issue with is being labelled.” – Johnny Depp
“Someday the folks that didn’t consider in you’ll inform everybody how they met you.” – Johnny Depp
“There’s a drive in me that gained’t enable me to do sure issues which might be straightforward.” – Johnny Depp
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“You may shut your eyes to the belongings you don’t need to see, however you possibly can’t shut your coronary heart to the belongings you don’t need to really feel.” – Johnny Depp
“We’re all broken in our personal approach. No person’s excellent. I feel we’re all considerably screwy. Each single one in all us.” – Johnny Depp
“There are 4 questions of worth in life… What’s sacred? Of what’s the spirit made? What’s price dwelling for, and what’s price dying for? The reply to every is similar. Solely love.” – Johnny Depp
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Students Denounce ‘Inaction’ on Campus Sexual Violence
Survivors Say University Has Been Complicit for Decades
News by Miriam Lafontaine — Published April 12, 2019 | Comments
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Students decry the university’s inaction on sexual violence. Photo Olivier Cadotte
“When I asked why is it impossible for faculty members to be held to the same standards as students in this institution? Why is it impossible for faculty members not to fuck their students, for faculty members to have the same amount of natural justice as students in this institution? I was told that it was an untenable problem,” said Sophie Hough-Martin, with tears in her eyes, to a crowd of about 100 students.
“That it was not worth addressing, because getting all faculty members on the same page in an institution this size is impossible, so it’s not worth it to try.”
For the last 10 months, Hough-Martin, the general coordinator of the Concordia Student Union, has been sitting on the school’s sexual violence committee. It formed last winter amid allegations of sexual misconduct in the creative writing program.
After coming out of another one of these meetings, she joined the protesters outside of Concordia’s GM building to call out the university’s inaction on sexual violence.
Protesters want the university to implement an action plan to address student recommendations that have come up in community consultations, and say improvements need to be made to Concordia’s sexual violence policy.
They say the current policy isn’t doing enough to cater to the needs of sexual violence complainants, and that it should stand alone, not referencing any other codes of conduct.
The current policy holds part-time faculty, full-time faculty, and students to different standards. Since the policy referrers to other regulations, protesters say it’s too difficult to understand and navigate.
“Anger and jealousy was common, and greater leverage was given. We saw fellow classmates fade from being ambitious, talented writers, to silent young women. We are countless who are propositioned in vile ways by those who are supposed to teach us, the examples are too many to name here.”
—Margot Berner
Many students cried throughout the protest.
“Concordia is far from being an innocent bystander, Concordia is complicit,” said Margot Berner, an English literature student, reading from an anonymous statement by a student. “For decades Concordia has had a revolving door of women who have been attacked the same way I was, we were. Predators are still at the school.”
“One of us was asked by a teacher after not responding to sexual advances if ‘we weren’t interested in writing?’ Another teacher showed one of us his bed and offered us wine, he refused to discuss writing,” she continued.
Students at the protest also want the university to lobby the provincial government to change privacy legislation that forbids students from learning whether or not reprimands have been given to faculty or staff alleged of sexual violence. Students are also unable to get confirmation on whether their complaints were considered founded or not.
Photo courtesy Gaby Novoa
A statement read from Toronto novelist Ibi Kaslik echoed that concern. A former creative writing student, Kaslik reported her own experience with a Concordia professor to the university last winter, around when the university began encouraging survivors to come forward with their stories.
“Imagine my disbelief when [the lawyer] repeatedly told me she could not disclose the result of said investigation to the very victim who had instigated it, me, but that I should be lauded for coming forward and for my bravery,” she wrote.
“In the press I have been quoted at saying this experience has been Kafkaesque and absurd, indeed. Through this process I have learned the law does not equate justice and I have been systemically retraumatized.”
“I spoke to [the lawyer] for hours on end in good faith honouring the so called process. I shared with [her] a highly detailed, personal, and traumatizing recount of being a student [of this professor], who relentlessly sexually harassed me and my peers in our mid-twenties. To see nothing come of this exchange after a year, and to be continually rebuked and ignored by your institution is, as you can imagine, discouraging.”
Concordia Association for Students in English President Meredith Marty-Dugas said it’s still unclear whether recommendations from the English department’s recent climate review will be enforced.
She’s demanding an action plan be put in place based on those recommendations, and denounced how only the university had a say in which third party would take part in their review.
Deputy Provost Lisa Ostiguy said she wasn’t surprised to hear the issues raised at the protest. Chair of the school’s sexual violence committee, she said clearly the progress they’ve been making hasn’t gone far enough.
She emphasized that she hopes to see their sexual violence policy change in line with students’ recommendations.
“The university never changes policies on the fly, because there’s a process that goes through the board of governors, so we’re going to review it one year later,” she said. “In January we will do a formal review, and ideally our timeline is to finalize the policy and bring it to the board next May.”
The Centre for Action on Race-Relations is encouraging students to contact the CSU’s Legal Clinic if they’re not satisfied with how their complaints are being handled.
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Home / France / Northern Rhone / Domaine Coursodon / 2014 Saint Joseph Rouge, ‘L’Olivaie’
Father and son, Pierre and Jérôme Coursodon, produce stunning red and white St. Joseph wines in the town of Mauves. Pierre manages the vineyards while son, Jérôme, is at the helm of winemaking. Pierre particularly emphasizes vineyard management as being crucial to making top quality wine. Jérôme eschews dogma about anything regarding viticulture and vinification, and is willing to experiment with more modern techniques. For example, he regards fining or filtration as a positive in winemaking if properly used. Together, father and son are a formidable winemaking team.
Blood, sweat and granite. That is what these hills are made of. Once you take a look at the vineyards of the Northern Rhone with your own eyes, you have to think that the Romans were madmen to build on hills like these. Being that wine was part of a Roman soldier’s rations, it became too expensive for them to ship everything from the homeland to the frontlines of their conquests. They started planting locally and started a more sustainable ancient “farm to table” movement! There is no doubt that they used slaves to do the backbreaking work on these terraces that were first carved out by glaciers and then the torrent of the Rhône.
The establishment of the St.-Joseph appellation originally started with six communes in 1956. It was extended 13 years later to 20 communes. The expansion of the vineyards of St.-Joseph now start below Condrieu and follows the right bank of the Rhône for 40 miles and end at Cornas. St.-Joseph is typically old soil from the Ardèche plateau of the Massif Central. The original six communes (Vion, Lemps, St-Jean de Muzols, Tournon, Mauves and Glun) which sit across from the region’s most famous appellation, Hermitage, share the same basic granite soil as the western side of that famous hill and are considered the top spots in this appellation. These acidic granite soils drive the pH of the wines higher than other soil types, like limestone, gravel, sand or alluvium. This makes the wines far more savory and salty, with an iron-like minerality in the aroma and a powerful but fine finish. The core of these wines rests solidly behind the powerful fruit. These are wines for patient drinkers.
Domaine Coursodon - 2014 Saint Joseph Rouge, ‘L’Olivaie’
Inside the bottle: This is perhaps the most balanced wine in the line regarding early pleasure and intellect. The darker fruit aspects of the wine are polished out and remain equal to the savouriness of the wine. It immediately expresses savory dark chocolate, forest floor, bramble, iodine, hot iron and salty meat. After much aeration, the wine begins to show its range of garrique and higher-toned red fruits that have been reserved only for the patient drinker. L’Olivaie happens to be my favorite wine in the line to drink young.
Terroir: L’Olivaie comes from one of the most northern sections of the original St. Joseph appellation, St-Jean de Muzols. This vineyard is pure granite and faces south inside of a small inlet off of the western side of the Rhone. From the top of L’Ermite on the Hermitage hill, it is found directly to the west. It is a hill that sits with the same regality of Hermitage but is tucked away and out of sight. The hill is steep and gets the wind advantage from the small valley coming in from the west as well as the Rhone’s wind draft from the north. These granite soils are weak and friable, like the western side of Hermitage, lending themselves to the vine’s desire for survival by plunging deep into the soil. These 65 year old vines give this wine its regal and definitive personality.
SKU: CSJL14Category: Domaine CoursodonTags: Earthy, Fruity, Full body, Rich, Rustic Click to see what states we ship to
Other Domaine Coursodon Wines
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2016 Pommard, Les Vignots
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2016 Cortese, Piemonte Vilet
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2016 Crozes Hermitage Rouge Les Picaudières
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Marinated tuna fish with ground pistachios - Bertazzoni
If you are looking for a healthy, quick and successful main course, you ought to try marinated tuna fish. With its compact and flavourful flesh, tuna fish is rich in protein, minerals (iron, selenium, and phosphorus), vitamin A and precious polyunsaturated fatty acids, which play an important role in improving blood circulation.
Tuna fish is very tasty and simple to cook. I would suggest that you try a recipe that my friend Lucia, who comes from Palermo, prepared for me last week. It is drawn from her family cookbook, that has been successfully handed down from generation to generation! And woe betide you if you buy the wrong type of tuna fish! She uses only the exquisite Mediterranean red tuna, because of its firm and fragrant flesh. But if you have trouble finding it, your trusted fish shop will certainly advise you on the right type of tuna you should choose for this recipe.
Ingredients (for 4 people)
1 kg (35.2 oz) of tuna fish cut in a single slice
3 cups of extra-virgin olive oil
chopped up parsley
200 g (7.05 oz) of ground pistachios
a handful of fresh pistachios
First of all, prepare the marinade: chop up the onion and the parsley with an electric mixer or with a chopping knife and place the mixture in a large bowl. Pour the oil and the vinegar into the bowl and add the tuna fish. Let it marinate in the refrigerator for a few hours, after further seasoning it with salt and pepper. Spread the ground pistachios over a flat surface and place the tuna fish slice on top. Turn the slice in the ground pistachios to coat all sides. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (356 °F), in convection mode, put the tuna fish on the grill trivet, insert the probe into the thickest part of the fish, then set the core temperature between 40 °C (104 °F) and 55 °C (131 °F), according to the desired degree of cooking. As far as I am concerned, I prefer it rare, so I usually set the temperature low. Before serving, slice up the tuna fish and flavour it up with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil. Then decorate each slice with a few fresh pistachios. It is a quick recipe and it is always greatly appreciated!
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77 Rare Civil War Maps of Tennessee 97 Rare Civil War Maps of Virginia - V2
Sketch no. 4 of roads between H.-Q. 10th Army Corps and Swift Creek on the south : with enemy's 2nd line of intrenchements [sic] around Drury's Bluff on the north / Engineer Office, 10th Army Corps. United States. Army. Corps, 10th. Engineer Office. CREATED/PUBLISHED [186-] NOTES Sketch map of eastern Chesterfield County (Va.) north of Petersburg showing Civil War fortifications, batteries, headquarters, roads, railroads, settlements, farms with occupants' names, vegetation, and streams. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north toward the lower right.
A map of Fairfax County, and parts of Loudoun and Prince William Counties, Va., and the District of Columbia] / copied by J. Paul Hoffmann, Top'l. Office, A.N.Va. ; approved S. Howell Brown, 1st Lt. Engs. Troops, in chg. Topl. Dept. A.N.V., March 29th 1864. Hoffmann, J. Paul. NOTES Relief show by hachures. Shows western Washington D.C. region, including fortifications and names of some residents.
Topographical map of the District of Columbia / surveyed in the years 1856 '57 '58 & '59 by A. Boschke ; engraved by D. McClelland, Washington, D.C. Boschke, A. CREATED/PUBLISHED Washington : D. McClelland, Blanchard & Mohun, 1861. NOTES Partial cadastral map showing some householders' names, individual buildings, and vegetation. Relief shown by contours and hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Also covers Virginia shoreline zone.
Birds eye view of Maryland and Virginia. S. N. Gaston and Company. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], S. N. Gaston & Co., c1861. NOTES Not drawn to scale. Panoramic map looking south from southern Pennsylvania showing relief, rivers, place names, and railroads.
Mouths of Roanoke River, North Carolina Triangulation and topography by R. E. Halter, Sub-Assist. Hydrography by J. S. Bradford, Sub-Assist. acting under orders of Actg. Rear Admiral S. P. Lee, U.S. Navy, Comdg. North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. United States Coast Survey. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Washington, U.S. Coast Survey], 1864. NOTES Scale 1:30,000. General chart indicating soundings and bottom contour at 12 feet.
Coast of North Carolina & Virginia compiled at the Coast Survey Office, Febr. 1862. [Drawn by A. Lindenkohl. Lith. by H. Lindenkohl.]. Lindenkohl, A. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Washington, D.C., U.S. Coast Survey, 1862] NOTES Scale 1:200,000. Map is printed in two sheets which have been joined together to form a continuous map. The northern sheet measures 57 x 84 cm., and the southern sheet measures 68 x 84 cm. Map of the coast from Hampton, Virginia, to Old Cedar Inlet, North Carolina, showing roads, railroads, rivers and streams, and place names. Soundings are not given. Northern sheet has been thoroghly revised. Many place names, roads, and railroads have been added or repositioned. The northwestern corner of the northern sheet has been completed.
Map of the main battlefields, routes, camps and head qrs., in the Gettysburg, Wilderness and Appomattox campaigns of the Civil War in U.S. Compiled and published by Joshua Smith, 1st Lieut., Co. K, 20th Pa.' Cav., 2nd Brig., 1st Div., Sheridan's command. Chicago, c1899. Smith, Joshua, 1841- CREATED/PUBLISHED Chicago, 1900. NOTES Scale 1:506,880. From his Map and description of the main battlefields, routes, camps and headquarters in the Gettysburg, Wilderness and Appomattox campaigns of the Civil War in the United States. Chicago, 1900. Shows "places and dates of battles," "blue lines-Union routes," "red lines-Confederate routes," railroads, canals, towns, rivers, and relief by hachures. "Losses in some of the battles," "Union Army campaign organizations," "Confed.' Army campaign organizations," and a number of engagements in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, and Virginia are indicated beneath the map title.
Sketch of parts of Albemarle and Nelson counties, Virginia, showing road from Charlottesville to Scottsville, Lovingston, Howardsville, Afton, etc.]. Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899. CREATED/PUBLISHED [ 186-] NOTES Scale ca. 1:200,000. Pencil sketch giving the names of a number of settlements. Annotation on the reverse, "Foot of Blue Ridge."
Map of Albemarle County / from surveys and reconnaissances made under the direction of Albert H. Campbell Capt. P. Eng. & Chief of Topographical Dept. D.N.V. by Lieutt. C.S. Dwight. Dwight, C. S. CREATED/PUBLISHED [1864] NOTES Shows villages, houses, names of residents, roads, and railroads. Relief shown by hachures.
Albemarle County, Virginia by Jed. Hotchkiss, Top. Eng. Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899. CREATED/PUBLISHED Staunton, Va. 1867. NOTES Scale 1:126,720. Fine drawing, giving roads in red, drainage in blue, and elevations by hachures.
Plan e : [map showing two blockhouses between "Turn Pike Road" and "bridge," Alexandria, Virginia]. United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. CREATED/PUBLISHED [186-] NOTES Shows defenses of Washington situated between Little River Turnpike (Duke Street) and the Telegraph Road bridge crossing Cameron Run. Relief shown by hachures and form lines.
Birds eye view of Alexandria, Va. Magnus, Charles. CREATED/PUBLISHED New York ; Washington, D.C. : Chas. Magnus, [1863] NOTES "Ent. according to Act of Congress A.D. 1863 by Chas. Magnus in the Clerk's Office of the Southern District of New York." Indexed for points of interest.
Topography of the north side of Hunting Creek near Alexandria, Va. / surveyed for the Engineer Dept., May 1863, by C.M. Bache, Sub-Asst. Bache, Chas. M. CREATED/PUBLISHED [1863] NOTES Relief shown by contours and hachures.
Map of Amherst Co. Virginia prepared by Hotchkiss and Robinson, Topographical Engineers. Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899. CREATED/PUBLISHED Staunton, Virginia 1866. NOTES Scale 1:63,360. Finished topographical drawing but lacking all names. Shows roads in red, drainage in blue, and topography by hachures.
Amherst County, Virginia by Jed. Hotchkiss, Top. Eng. Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899. CREATED/PUBLISHED Staunton, Va. 1867. NOTES Scale ca. 1:126,720. Unfinished map giving roads in red, drainage in blue, but lacking names.
Memoranda, April 9, 1865, 10 o'clock A.M., Clover Hill (Appomattox Court House) Virginia. CREATED/PUBLISHED [1865] NOTES Shows Appomattox Court House and vicinity at the time of Lee's surrender, including troop positions.
Map of Appomattox Court House and vicinity. Showing the relative positions of the Confederate and Federal Armies at the time of General R. E. Lee's surrender, April 9th 1865. Henderson & Co. CREATED/PUBLISHED Baltimore, Lith. by A. Hoen & Co., c1866. NOTES Scale 1:31,680. Shows positions of Union and Confederate troops by the colors blue and red respectively, houses, names of residents, roads, relief by hachures, drainage, and vegetation. Bordering the map, there are "historical notes" concerning the surrender, "Gen. Lee's farewell to his army," and views of "Lee's Head-Quarters," "McLane's [i.e., McLean's] House," "Appomattox Court House," "place where the arms were stacked," and "Grant's Head-Quarters."
Appomattox Court House. [1865] From surveys under the direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Maj. of Engineers, by command of Bvt. Maj. Genl. A. A. Humphreys, Brig. Genl. & Chief of Engineers. Surveyed & drawn by Maj: J. E. Weyss, assisted by F. Theilkuhl, J. Strasser & G. Thompson. Photolith. by the N. Y. Lithographing, Engraving & Printing Co., Julius Bien, Supt. 1867. Michler, N. (Nathaniel), 1827-1881. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l., 1867] NOTES Scale 1:21,120. Stamped in red beside title: U.S. Geological Survey Library 1894, [no.] 4637. Detailed map of the environs of Appomattox Court House showing roads, railroads, houses and names of residents, drainage, and woodlands. Troop positions are not depicted.
Detailed map of part of Virginia from Alexandria to the Potomac River above Washington, D.C. 186-]. United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. CREATED/PUBLISHED [186-] NOTES Relief shown by form lines. Shows parts of Arlington and Fairfax counties, part of the defenses of Washington, roads, railroads, towns, vegetation, houses, fences, names of residents, and drainage.
Sketch of the seat of war in Alexandria & Fairfax Cos., by V. P. Corbett. Corbett, V. P. CREATED/PUBLISHED Washington City, 1861. NOTES Scale not given. Gives the location and names of Union regiments, entrenchments, houses, names of residents, railroads, roads, and drainage, "Arlington Heights," "Alexandria Heights" and "Shooter's Hill" are indicated by hachures.
Reconnaissance in advance of Camp Mansfield / by 12th Regiment Engr. Capt. B.S. Church. Church, B. S. CREATED/PUBLISHED [186-] NOTES Shows military camps in Arlington County, Alexandria, and adjoining areas of Fairfax County. Relief shown by hachures.
Sketch of the road from Waynesboro toward Staunton, in Augusta County, Virginia.]. Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899. CREATED/PUBLISHED [186-] NOTES Scale ca. 1:63,360. Sketch is drawn on both sides of the sheet with colored pencils, showing roads in red and drainage in blue.
rt of Augusta County, Va.]. Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899. CREATED/PUBLISHED [186-] NOTES Scale ca. 1:80,000. An incomplete map of an area 12 miles wide through Augusta County, including Staunton. Roads are shown in red, elevations by form lines, and wooded areas in green. The name "Tye River Gap" is written in pencil near the bottom of the map, which shows by blue dashed lines, parts of the surveyed lines of the Valley R. R. and the Shenandoah Valley R. R.
Augusta County, Virginia, prepared by Jed. Hotchkiss, Top. Engineer. Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899. CREATED/PUBLISHED Staunton, Va. 1867. NOTES Scale ca. 1:126,720. Unfinished map, giving roads in red and drainage in blue. Some elevations are shown by hachures, but coverage is incomplete.
Map of Augusta Co., Virginia, 1738-1770 By Jed. Hotchkiss Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899. CREATED/PUBLISHED [1886] NOTES Scale ca. 1:9,000,000.
Map of part of Augusta County, Colony of Virginia, 1755-1760 By Jed Hotchkiss, T. E. Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899. CREATED/PUBLISHED 1886. NOTES Scale 1:1,450,000.
Map of Augusta County, Virginia, 1886 Autographed by Jed. Hotchkiss, Top. Eng. Staunton, Va. Oct. 1886. Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899. CREATED/PUBLISHED 1886. NOTES Scale 1:264,000. A list of six magisterial districts in the lower left corner corresponds to numbers on the map.
muda Hundred. [1864-1865] From surveys under the direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Maj. of Engineers and Bvt. Lieut. Col. P. S. Michie, Capt. of Engineers, by command of Bvt. Maj. Genl. A. A. Humphreys, Brig. Genl. & Chief of Engineers. Surveyed & drawn by Maj: J. E. Weyss, assisted by F. Theilkuhl, J. Strasser & G. Thompson. Photolith. by the N. Y. Lithographing, Engraving & Printing Co., Julius Bien, Supt. 1867. Michler, Nathaniel, and Peter S. Michie. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l., 1867] NOTES Scale 1:42,240. In this issue, the map is printed on a yellow background with the James and Appomattox rivers colored blue. Map indicates roads, railroads, towns, drainage, vegetation, relief by hachures, houses, and names of residents. Union and Confederate entrenchments are colored blue and red respectively.
Topographical sketch of the Battle of Bethel, June 10th, 1861. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Virginia? : s.n., 1861?] NOTES Shows Confederate and Union troop positions, entrenchments, and cannon placement. Some topography shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the bottom.
Map of Buckingham & Appomattox counties / surveyed under direction of A.H. Campbell, Capt. Engrs. & Chief of Topogl. Dept. D.N.V. by Charles E. Cassell, Lieut. Engrs. P.A.C.S. December 25th, 1863. Cassell, Charles E. OTHER TITLES Map of Buckingham and Appomattox counties NOTES Relief shown by hachures. Shows names of some residents. Drawn on a 3/4-in. grid. Oriented with north to the right.
Map of Campbell Co. / made under direction of A.H. Campbell, Maj. Engrs. in chg. Top. Dept. Campbell, Albert H. (Albert Henry), 1826-1899. OTHER TITLES Map of Campbell County CREATED/PUBLISHED [186-] NOTES Relief shown by hachures. Shows names of some residents.
Map of Caroline County, Va. / from surveys under the direction of Capt. A.H. Campbell, P. Engr's & Chief of Top'l. Department, 1862. Campbell, Albert H. (Albert Henry), 1826-1899. NOTES Shows the names of some residents. Pen on tracing linen sectioned in two and mounted on cloth. Originally folded, with staining and slight losses along fold lines.
Caroline County, Virginia / Eng. Office, 2d Corps, A.N.Va. Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia. Corps, 2nd. Engineer Office. CREATED/PUBLISHED [186- ] NOTES Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents.
Caroline Co., Va. CREATED/PUBLISHED [186-]
Map of parts of Caroline, Hanover, and Henrico counties, Va., west of the Mattaponi River and the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad]. CREATED/PUBLISHED [186-] NOTES Shows the names of some residents, some of the outer fortifications of Richmond and those along the railroad north of the South Anna River.
Battlefield of Cedar Mountain, August 9th, 1862 Bowen & Co., lith. Pope, John, 1822-1892. CREATED/PUBLISHED Washington, Government Printing Office, 1866. NOTES Scale 1:31,680. Map indicates Union and Confederate positions, roads, houses and names of residents, drainage, railroad, and relief by hachures.
Sketch of the battles of Chancellorsville, Salem Church, and Fredericksburg, May 2, 3, and 4, 1863 Prepared by order of General R. E. Lee, by Jed. Hotchkiss, Topogl. Engr. 2d Corps, A.N.V.]. Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899. NOTES Scale ca. 1:63,360.
Battle of Chancellorsville]. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l., 1863] NOTES Scale ca. 1:190,000. Map 1: Dispositions of the Union and Confederate armies prior to the battle of Chancellorsville.-- Map 2: Dispositions of Union and Confederate forces about 11:30 P.M., 30 April, 1863. -- Map 3: Dispositions of Union and Confederate forces at 4:00 P.M., 2nd May, 1863. Each map indicates troop positions, roads, railroads, towns, drainage, fords, and a few houses and names of inhabitants.
Map of the battlefield of Chancellorsville, Va., 1863. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1863. NOTES Scale 1:63,360. Shows troop positions and movements, roads, railroad, drainage, fords, and vegetation.
Chancellorville [sic] [May 1-3, 1863] Prepared by Bvt. Brig. Genl. N. Michler, Major of Engineers, from surveys under his direction, by order of Brig. Genl. & Bvt. Maj. Genl. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, and under the authority of the hon. Secretary of War. Surveyed & drawn by Maj: J. E. Weyss, assisted by F. Theilkuhl, J. Strasser & G. Thompson. Lettering by J. de la Camp. Photolith. by the N. Y. Lithographing, Engraving & Printing Co., Julius Bien, Supt. 1867. Michler, N. (Nathaniel), 1827-1881. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1867. NOTES Scale 1:21,120. In this issue, the map is printed on a yellow background with the Rappahannock and Rapidan rivers colored green. Detailed map showing entrenchments, houses, fences, names of residents, roads, "unfinished railroad," vegetation, drainage, fords, and relief by hachures.
Topographic maps of Chancellorsville and Salem Church battlefields, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Surveyed in cooperation with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Commission. Topography by Shirley Waggener, J. G. Groninger and G. A. Mock. Control by U.S. Geological Survey. Surveyed in 1932. Geological Survey (U.S.) CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1932. NOTES Scale 1:24,000. Two maps on one sheet. Map of Chancellorsville measures 21 x 32 cm., and that of Salem Church, 13 x 17 cm. Each indicates "trenches and gun positions," roads, houses, monuments, drainage, and relief by contour lines and spot elevations. "Contour interval 10 feet."
Cold Harbor. [June 1-3, 1864] From surveys under the direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Maj. of Engineers, and Bvt. Lieut. Col. P. S. Michie, Capt. of Engineers, by command of Bvt. Maj. Genl. A. A. Humphreys, Brig. Genl. & Chief of Engineers. Surveyed & drawn by Maj: J. E. Weyss, assisted by F. Theikuhl, J. Strasser & G. Thompson. Photolith. by the N. Y. Lithographing, Engraving & Printing Co., Julius Bien, Supt. 1867. Michler, N. (Nathaniel), 1827-1881. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l., 1867] NOTES Scale 1:21,120. In this issue, the map is printed on a yellow background with the Chickahominy River colored green. Shows roads, "Virginia Central R. R.," houses, fences, names of inhabitants, vegetation, drainage, and relief by hachures. Entrenchments are colored red and blue.
Cold Harbor. [June 1-3, 1864] From surveys under the direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Maj. of Engineers, and Bvt. Lieut. Col. P. S. Michie, Capt. of Engineers, by command of Bvt. Maj. Genl. A. A. Humphreys, Brig. Genl. & Chief of Engineers. Surveyed & drawn by Maj: J. E. Weyss, assisted by F. Theikuhl, J. Strasser & G. Thompson. Photolith. by the N. Y. Lithographing, Engraving & Printing Co., Julius Bien, Supt. 1867. Michler, N. (Nathaniel) 1827-1881. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l. 1867] NOTES Scale 1:21,120. In this issue, the map is printed on a yellow background with the Chickahominy River colored green. Shows roads, "Virginia Central R. R.," houses, fences, names of inhabitants, vegetation, drainage, and relief by hachures. Entrenchments are colored red and blue.
Cold Harbor. [June 1-3, 1864] From surveys under the direction of B'v't. Brig.-Gen. N. Michler, Maj. of Engineers, and B'v't. Lieut.-Col. P. S. Michie, Capt. of Engineers. 1867. Michler, N. (Nathaniel), 1827-1881. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l., 1887] NOTES Scale ca. 1:55,000. From Century illustrated monthly magazine, v. 34, June 1887. p. 296. "Union works are marked . . . U" and "Confederate works are marked . . . C." Shows roads, houses, names of residents, drainage, vegetation, and relief by hachures.
Sketch of the vicinity of Cross Keys, Va.]. CREATED/PUBLISHED [1862] NOTES Shows the names of some residents.
Survey of Culpeper and a part of Madison counties, Virginia / made under the direction of A.H. Campbell, Capt'n. Provisional Eng'rs. and Chief of Topl. Dept. by Lieut. Dwight, C.S.P.E. ; traced from a map now in progress, April 1863. Dwight, C. S. NOTES Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of many residents. Drawn on a 3/4-inch grid.
Map of Culpeper County with parts of Madison, Rappahannock, and Fauquier counties, Virginia] / engr. by J. Schedler ... N. York. United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Washington, D.C.? : U.S. Bureau of Topographical Engineers, 1863?] NOTES Printed general map without title or border showing roads, railroads, settlements, farms with owners' names, vegetation, streams, and fords. Relief shown by form lines in hilly areas.
Map of Culpeper County and parts of the counties of Warren, Rappahannock, Madison, Orange, and Fauquier] Office of Surveys and Maps for the Army of the Potomac. Sept. 21st 1863. United States. Army of the Potomac. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1863. NOTES Scale not given. Reconnaissance map showing villages and towns, houses and names of residents, relief, and woodland principally alongside roads and rail lines.
Map of Dinwiddie County, Va. / surveyed under the direction of A.H. Campbell, Capt. Eng'rs, P.A.C.S in ch'ge Top'l Dep't. D.N.Va. by S.L. Sommers & H.M. Graves, ass't engr's, 1864. Sommers, S. L. NOTES Relief shown by hachures. Shows names of some residents, and indicates wooded areas.
Map showing portions of the Federal and Confederate forces at the battle of Five Forks, fought April 1, 1865 : it also shows the country over which was fought the Battle of Quaker Road and the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, fought March 31, 1865 / [drawn by A.S. Perham]. Perham, Aurestus S., b. 1844. CREATED/PUBLISHED [1865?] NOTES Wall map of part of Dinwiddie County (Va.) showing Civil War troop positions, roads, railroad, settlements, buildings, farms with occupants' names, and streams. Does not show troop positions or movements for battles of Quaker Road or Dinwiddie Court House.
Map of the action at Drainsville, Va., December 20th 1861. U.S. forces commanded by Brig Gen. E. O. C. Ord. Drawn by H. H. Strickler, Co. A, 9th Pa. Reserve. Published by authority of the Hon. the Secretary of War, office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1875. Strickler, H. H. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1875. NOTES Scale not given. Shows troop positions and unit numbers, houses, roads, vegetation, and drainage.
Map of part of Essex, King and Queen, and King William Counties / made under the direction of Capt. A.H. Campbell, Chief Topographical Dep't ; traced from a map now in progress ; approved April 21st 1863 by Abert [sic] H. Campbell, Cap. T.Eng. & Chief Top. Dep. D.N.Va. ; copy certified Oct. 22nd 1863 Eng. Office 2nd. Corps, Jed Hotchkiss, Capt. & top. eng. Campbell, Albert H. (Albert Henry), 1826-1899 CREATED/PUBLISHED [1863] NOTES Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents. Ink on pencil grid, with large splash of ink in the upper left portion.
Map of part of Fairfax and Prince William Counties, Virginia]. CREATED/PUBLISHED [186-] NOTES Shows roads, railroads, towns, etc. from Fairfax Station to the north to Dumfries on the south and the Potomac River on the east to Manassas Station on the west. Relief shown by hachures.
Sketch of eastern portion of Fairfax County, Va., June 1861. CREATED/PUBLISHED 1861. NOTES Relief shown by hachures.
Map of part of Fairfax County, Virginia, south of the city of Alexandria and the Orange and Alexandria Railroad] / F. F. Mead, Lt. Co. I, 16th N.Y.V. Del., Aug. 30th 1861. Mead, F. F. CREATED/PUBLISHED 1861. NOTES On tracing cloth, with roads in red, rivers in blue, and railroads, villages, churches, houses, and names of residents in black, and some annotations and emendments in pencil.
Topographical sketch of ground 1 1/2 miles south west from Alexandria, Nov. 28, 1862 / Edward [Frost?] Engineer. Frost, Edward, engineer. CREATED/PUBLISHED [1862] NOTES Shows an unidentified section of Accotink Road in Fairfax County. Relief shown by form lines.
High Bridge and Farmville. [1865] From surveys under the direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Maj. of Engineers, by command of Bvt. Maj. Genl. A. A. Humphreys, Brig. Genl. & Chief of Engineers. Surveyed & drawn by Maj: J. E. Weyss, assisted by F. Theilkuhl, J. Strasser & G. Thompson. Photolith. by the N.Y. Lithographing, Engraving & Printing Co., Julius Bien, Supt. 1867. Michler, N. (Nathaniel), 1827-1881. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1867. NOTES Scale 1:21,120. In this issue, the map is printed on a yellow background with the Appomattox River colored green. Shows entrenchments, roads, "South Side R.R.," street plan of Farmville, houses, fences, names of residents in rural areas, drainage, vegetation, towns, and relief by hachures. Troop positions are not depicted.
A map of Fauquier Co. Virginia / compiled from various sources, including a reconnoisance [sic] by Capt. J.K. Boswell, Chf. Eng. 2d C., surveys of the O.& A. and the M.G. railroads, state maps, &c., with personal reconnoisances [sic] ; by Jed. Hotchkiss, Act'g Top, Eng. 2nd Corps A.N.V. March 1863. Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899. OTHER TITLES Map of Fauquier County, Virginia NOTES Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents.
Map of Fauquier County, Va.]. CREATED/PUBLISHED [186-] NOTES Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents.
Map of parts of Fauquier, Prince William, and Rappahannock counties, Va.]. OTHER TITLES Title from verso: Part of Loudon Co., Va. 1/2-inch scale CREATED/PUBLISHED [186-] NOTES Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents.
Map of Fauquier & Loudon [sic] co's. Va. / by order of Lt. Col. Wm. P. Smith Chf. Eng'r. Topogl. Office A.N.V. ; copied by A. S. Barrows Ass't Eng'r. Barrows, A. S. OTHER TITLES Map of Fauquier and Loudoun counties, Virginia CREATED/PUBLISHED [1863] NOTES Relief shown by hachures. Shows names of residents. Oriented with north to the right.
Battle fields of Fisher's Hill [22 Sept. 1864] and Cedar Creek [19 Oct. 1864], Virginia Prepared by Bvt. Lt. Col. G. L. Gillespie, Major of Engineers, U.S.A., from surveys made under his directions, by order of Lt. Gen. P. H. Sheridan, and under the authority of the Hon. Secretary of War, and, of the Chief of Engineers, U.S.A. George B. Strauch and E. Siegesmund, assistants. 1873. Gillespie, G. L. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1873. NOTES Scale 1:12,000. Detailed map indicating earth and wood entrenchments, troop positions and movements, names of commanders and some unit numbers, roads, "Manassas Gap Railroad," houses, names of inhabitants, fences, vegetation, drainage, fords, street pattern of Middletown and Strasburg, and relief by contour lines, hachures, and spot elevations. Union and Confederate troop positions are hand-colored blue and red respectively.
Map of the battlefield of Five-Forks. [March 30-April 1, 1865] Compiled from surveys made under the direction of N. Michler, Major of Engineers, Brv't. Brig. Gen'l U.S.A. Surveyed by Maj. J. E. Weyss, Theilkuhl, Burchard, Schumann, Thompson, Drawn by F. Theilkuhl, Thompson, Schumann. Michler, N. (Nathaniel), 1827-1881. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l., 1865?] NOTES Scale 1:15,840. Shows entrenchments, villages, roads, "South Side Rail Road," drainage, vegetation, relief by hachures, houses, and names of residents.
Map of the battlefield of Five-Forks. [March 30-April 1, 1865] Compiled from surveys made under the direction of N. Michler, Major of Engineers, Brv't. Brig. Gen'l U.S.A. Surveyed by Maj. J. E. Weyss, Theilkuhl, Burchard, Schumann, Thompson, Drawn by F. Theilkuhl, Thompson, Schumann. Michler, N. (Nathaniel), 1827-1881. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l., 1865?] NOTES [Scale 1:15,840]. Another issue. Map extends north to the Appomattox River. Shows entrenchments, villages, roads, "South Side Rail Road," drainage, vegetation, relief by hachures, houses, and names of residents.
[B]alloon view of the attack on Fort Darling in the James River, by Commander Rogers's [sic] [i.e., Rodger's] gun-boat flotilla, "Galena," "Monitor," etc. [May 16, 1862] CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l., 1862] NOTES Not drawn to scale. From Harper's weekly, v. 6, May 31, 1862. p. [337] This view was acquired by the Library of Congress in 1948 with the purchase of the papers and maps of Maj. Jedediah Hotchkiss.
Section from Mary Hall to flags-staff Ethan Allen / maping [sic] by B. Dimmick, Private 2nd Art. P.V. Batt. M. 26-4-64 ; [signed] R.A. Chodasiewicz. Dimmick, B. CREATED/PUBLISHED [18]64. NOTES Land-surface elevation profile of a line within Fort Ethan Allen, Alexandria Co. [now Arlington], Va.
Fort Monroe and vicinity showing entrance to Chesapeake Bay, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Gosport Navy Yard &c. Dutton, E. P. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Boston, 186-] NOTES Scale ca. 1:375,000. Shows forts Monroe, Calhoun, Nelson, and Norfolk, Confederate batteries on Sewell's Point, towns, names of features, drainage, roads, and railroads. "View of Fort Monroe" is in the lower left corner.
Map of Fortress Monroe and surroundings. Bohn, Casimir. CREATED/PUBLISHED Washington, [1861] NOTES Scale not given. Sketch map showing the location of batteries on the James River and Hampton Roads, and a few place names. Inset: [View of] Fortress Monroe, Old Point Comfort and Hygeia Hotel, Va.
Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort and Hygeia Hotel, Va. Drawn from nature, lith. & print. by E. Sachse & Co., Balto. Pub. & sold by C. Bohn, Washington, D.C. E. Sachse & Co. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], c1861. NOTES Scale not given. Bird's-eye view.
Fortress Monroe, Old Point Comfort, & Hygeia Hotel, Va. in 1861 & 1862. The key to the South Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862 by E. Sachse & Co. E. Sachse & Co. CREATED/PUBLISHED Washington, D.C., C. Bohn, [1862] NOTES Scale not given. Bird's-eye view.
Fortress Monroe, Va. and its vicinity J. Wells, del. R. Hinshelwood, sc. Wells, Jacob. CREATED/PUBLISHED [New York], Virtue & Co., c1862. NOTES Scale not given. Perspective drawing with 20 important places keyed by number to a list below the map.
Part of the map of the military department of S.E. Virginia and Fort Monroe, showing the approaches to Richmond and Petersburg compiled in the Bureau of Topographical Engineers of the War Department, 1861, with additions and corrections from the map of the siege of Yorktown and the campaign maps of the Army of the Potomac, compiled by Capt. H. L. Abbot, Corps Topogl. Engrs. United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. CREATED/PUBLISHED N.Y. Engraved on stone by J. Schedler 1862. NOTES Scale 1:80,000. Gives fortifications, towns, roads, railroads, houses, names of residents, and drainage.
Part of the map of the military department of S.E. Virginia and Fort Monroe showing the approaches to Richmond and Petersburg compiled in the Bureau of Topographical Engineers of the War Department, with additions and corrections from Gen. Barnard's map of the siege of Yorktown, Gen. Humphrey's campaign maps of the Army of the Potomac, compiled by Capt. H. L. Abbot, Corps Topogl. Engineers, 1862, and Brig. Gen. Weitzel's sketch of the operations against Fort Darling, May, 1864. United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. CREATED/PUBLISHED N.Y., Engraved on stone by J. Schedler, [1864] NOTES Scale 1:80,000. Map of the Peninsula from Richmond to Yorktown indicating fortifications, towns, roads, railroads, houses, names of residents, and drainage.
Plan of Fort Sedgwick generally known as Fort Hell W. P. Hopkins, Oct. 20th 1902. Hopkins, William Palmer, 1845- CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], c1903. NOTES Scale ca. 1:3880. Shows "front [and] rear line of works," artillery positions, magazines, bomb proofs, covered ways, stockade, and sutler's tent.
derick Co. Va., from Wood's map. OTHER TITLES Frederick County, Virginia, from Wood's map CREATED/PUBLISHED [186-] NOTES Relief shown by hachures. Shows names of some residents.
Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania Battlefield National Monument, Virginia Surveyed in part in cooperation with the War Department and the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial Commission. Surveyed in 1931-1934. Topography by H. A. Bean, G. E. Sisson, Paul Blake, Benjamin Munroe, Jr., J. G. Groninger, Shirley Waggener, G. A. Mock, J. H. Lycett, Severin Sabas, F. E. Doane, R. V. Ford, and J. G. Harrison. Control by U.S. Geological Survey. Geological Survey (U.S.) CREATED/PUBLISHED [Washington 1934] NOTES Scale 1:24,000. "Advanced sheet. Subject to correction." Detailed topographic map. Contour interval 10 feet. The base map is printed in brown, and place names are in black. Troop positions and movements are not indicated.
Battlefield map of the Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania Battlefield Park. Kishpaugh, Robert A., 1878- CREATED/PUBLISHED Fredericksburg, [19--?] NOTES Scale not given. Map of the battlefields of the Wilderness, Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, and Spotsylvania, showing troop positions, names of commanders, roads, railroads, towns, and drainage. Inset: Locality sketch. Scale ca. 1:5,750,000. 8 x 6 cm. (Map of the environs of the Chesapeake Bay showing the location of the four battlefields.) "Losses on the battlefields" are given in the lower right corner.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. United States. National Park Service. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1972] NOTES Scale ca. 1:95,000.
Fredericksburg / National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. United States. National Park Service. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Washington] : The Service, [1979] NOTES Scale ca. 1:92,000.
Approaches of A. of P. to Fredericksburg. United States. Army of the Potomac. CREATED/PUBLISHED [1862] NOTES Shows "Genl. Hd Qrs.," routes of approach of the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th Corps, roads, railroad, towns, drainage, and houses and names of residents. Relief shown by shading.
Sketch of the battle field of Fredericksburg / drawn by S. H. Brown, Topl. Engr. P.A.C.S. Decr. 13th 1862. Brown, Samuel Howell. CREATED/PUBLISHED 1862. NOTES Shows infantry and cavalry positions, artillery placement, roads, railroads, houses, and names of corps and field commanders and residents. Relief shown by hachures.
Map of field of occupation of Army of the Potomac / prepared by order of Gen. Hooker from reconnaisances [sic] made under Capt. R. S. Williamson, Lt. N. Bowen, Gen. D. P. Woodbury, and others. United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers. OTHER TITLES Title on verso: Field of occupation of the Army of the Potomac, March 1863 CREATED/PUBLISHED [1863] NOTES Shows roads, railroads, towns, houses, and names of residents in the Fredericksburg, Virginia region. Does not show troop positions.
Topographic map of Fredericksburg and vicinity, Virginia, showing battlefields Surveyed in cooperation with the War Department and the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial Commission. Topography by G. E. Sisson, Paul Blake, and Benjamin Munroe. Control by U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Surveyed in 1931. Geological Survey (U.S.) CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l. 1931] NOTES Scale 1:24,000. "Advanced sheet subject to correction." Detailed topographic map indicating relief by contour lines and spot heights, fortifications, roads and streets, houses, and drainage.
Sketch of the battle of Fredericksburg, Saturday, Dec. 13th 1862, Right Wing, C.S.A., Lt. Gl. Jackson's corps / by Jed. Hotchkiss, T.E., 2nd Corps, A.N. Va. Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l. : s.n., 1862?] NOTES Signed in facsimile: Maj. Genl. Franklin, compliments, Danl. Butterfield, Chief of Staff. Probably printed by the Union Army since the inscription contains the names of the Union generals Franklin and Butterfield. Shows Union and Confederate positions, names of the field commanders in Jackson's Corps, headquarters of Lee, Jackson, and Longstreet, roads, railroad, drainage, houses, and names of residents.
View of Fredericksburg, Va. Nov. 1862. E. Sachse & Co. CREATED/PUBLISHED Balt[im]o[re] 1863. NOTES Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view.
Fredericksburg. [Dec. 1862] Prepared by Bvt. Brig. Genl. N. Michler, Major of Engineers, from surveys under his direction, by order of Brig. Genl. & Bvt. Maj. Genl. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, and under the authority of the hon. Secretary of War. Surveyed & drawn by Maj. J. E. Weyss, assisted by F. Theilkuhl, J. Strasser & G. Thompson. Photolith. by the N.Y. Lithographing, Engraving & Printing Co., Julius Bien, Supt. 1867. Michler, N. (Nathaniel), 1827-1881. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l.], 1867. NOTES Scale 1:21,120. In this issue, the map is printed on a yellow background with the Rappahannock River colored green. Detailed map of the environs of Fredericksburg giving Union entrenchments in blue and Confederate entrenchments in red, roads, "Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail Road," street plan of Fredericksburg and Falmouth, houses, fences, names of residents in rural areas, vegetation, drainage, and relief by hachures.
Battle of Fredericksburg. Dec. 13, 1862. Wells, Jacob. CREATED/PUBLISHED [S.l., 1886] NOTES Scale ca. 1:50,000. From Century illustrated monthly magazine, v. 32, Aug. 1886. p. 622. "In indicating the Union artillery, we have followed an official map made under the direction of General Henry J. Hunt, chief of artillery." Gives troop positions, batteries, names of commanders, roads, R.F. & P Railroad and the unfinished railroad, houses and names of residents, street pattern of Fredericksburg, drainage, vegetation, and relief by hachures.
Greene Co., Virginia / Eng'r Office 2nd Corps. Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia. Corps, 2nd. Engineer Office. CREATED/PUBLISHED 1863. NOTES Shows roads, settlements, rural householders' names, and streams. Does not show military features. Relief shown by hachures.
Map of Greene County, Va.]. CREATED/PUBLISHED [186-] NOTES Relief shown by hachures. Shows names of some residents.
Copy of a map military reconnaissance Dep't Va. : [Hampton Roads and Norfolk regions, Va.] / drawn and compiled under the direction of Col. T.J. Cram, Chief Top'l Enge'r Dep. Va. ; by Sergt. Ch. Worret. Worret, Ch. CREATED/PUBLISHED [1862] NOTES Map of the Hampton Roads vicinity showing Confederate fortifications/camps, settlements, city street patterns, roads, railroads, canals, streams, vegetation, and swamps. "Note--This map shows the positions of the rebel forces and their batteries as they were some six weeks since." Locates the "Minnesota 8 & 9 March 1862 on ground" and the "Monitor & Merrimac engagement on the 9th of March 1862". Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and contours.
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No Phone Zone
BAHS bans cell phone use in most areas of the school
Students can no longer use cell phones in classrooms at Bellwood-Antis.
Corbin Nale
Julian Bartlebaugh, Editor In Chief
Since 2016 Bellwood-Antis High School has allowed students to have personal electronic devices during school and use them in certain locations. Students have been able to use their phones in homeroom, the cafeteria, and in the media center.
Those rules have been tightened dramatically to start 2019-2020.
“Observations last year and inconsistent management of the rules have led to the changes,” said high school Principal Mr. Richard Schreier.
Now, students are only permitted to have their phones and other PED’s for half an hour a day during lunch.
It’s a change that has not been embraced with open arms by all members of the student body.
“I never saw phones as an issue, even when I had it on me in class. I never thought about grabbing it and checking it. The rule change is honestly pointless. More students are just going to sneak around and find time to be on their phone,” said Casi Shade.
At the end of 2018-2019, faculty and staff expressed their concerns over students having phones and since has caused big changes.
The biggest concern that faculty had was that they weren’t sure what was and wasn’t a cell phone violation, because students could use their devices in so many places. Students could even use their phones under teacher discretion; for example, if a student’s iPad was dead or they didn’t have it, students could use their phones to learn and participate in classroom activities if the teacher permitted.
Teachers made suggestions for rule changes at the end of last school year.
“It is all the staff together wanting concrete rules and regulations to follow. It isn’t just me writing the rules,” said Mr. Schreier.
According to disciplinary records, last school year there were 54 cellphone infractions due to 27 different students. Twenty-four of the infractions were committed by five students. Eleven students got to the second offense, meaning two infractions. In last year’s ninth grade alone there were 23 infractions.
We are taking the temptation away. I feel as students will feel healthier in the long run”
— Mr. Schreier
The media center will no longer support or allow students to have PED’s while at the media center. Faculty and Staff have almost completely cut use of phones during the school day with the exception of lunch.
“Not being able to have our phones in the Media Center confuses me the most. It is called a Media Center, and it is also a place for students to go in their free time. We should at least be able to have our phones in study halls and at the Media Center. It doesn’t make sense.” said, senior Alli Campbell.
Any other time during the day students are told to keep their phones and other electronic devices off and in their lockers.
“It is our main idea to help students focus on school and to create a better learning environment. We tried the route of giving freedom to students, now we are taking the temptation away. I feel as students will feel healthier in the long run,” said Mr. Schreier
Students already are expressing themselves about the new cell phone rules. Senior Travis Luensmann believes the changes we unreasonable.
“I feel personally that the change was a little unreasonable. I think all students are facing this verdict due to actions of only a small majority of students.”
Lunesmann thinks the change was unnecessary.
“It should be up to the students to determine their education, in that choosing to listen or not will decide their grade,” he said.
One Response to “No Phone Zone”
Kim on September 5th, 2019 12:59 am
As a parent of students, I do not agree with this at all. The world we live in is dangerous, and if a any incident at the school arises that places the student body in jeopardy arises….I want my teenagers to be able to contact me assuring me they are safe. I pay their bill, I pay taxes….so it’s my right to tell my teenagers that they will keep their cell phones on them at all times. They can be on silent and not taken out in class…but rest assured that my teenagers WILL BE carrying their cellphones despite this rule. I would happily explain this rationale to Mr Schrier if he likes.
PHOTOSTORY: Campbell breaks scoring record
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A general handbook and step by step guide on how to make toiletries, detergents and Nigerian fast food. The Author, Ojewale Funmilola, a graduate of biochemistry from Bowen University, Iwo inOsun state, and currently an entrepreneur with first hand experience in the production of all that is stated in her book.
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Bibliography of Yoruba Sculptures
The literature on Yoruba sculpture and sculpture-related problems is extensive, but as yet there is no publication which describes the true range and depth of the art. This bibliography, therefore, is designed not as an exhaustive survey but as an aid to further research. The list has two sections: the first contains sources on the Yoruba, the second, general handbooks and exhibition catalogues. Asterisks in the index mark those works which provide the most detailed, careful, or latest studies of a given subject. Certain kinds of research concern the relationship between Yoruba sculpture and the arts of Nok, Ancient Ife, "Great Benin", Esie, and the traditional sculpture of contemporaneous neighboring peoples. In the interest of brevity however, most references on these other styles have not been included. Much unpublished data has also been excluded; for this kind of material the student is referredto the archives of the Western Region Secretariat (ibadan, Nigeria), the archives in the Nigerian Museum (Lagos), and the IRAN archive (Porto Novo, Dahomey). In addition to commonly known types of wood sculpture — figures, masks, headdresses, staffs, house posts, and doors — Yoruba artists created works in wrought iron, brass, pottery, ivory, beads, leather, and stone. Most of these objects served various cults, each of which has its own repertory of songs, dances, and symbols. The richness and complexity of this sculpture is a function of many interrelated factors: over five million people divided into ethnic sub-groups unified by language; an old and unusual tradition of urbanism; an extensive pantheon of spirits (brisa), at least twelve of which call for sculptural forms recognized across Yoruba land; an elaborate cosmology; a complex social and political organization; a frequent interaction of sculpture, music, and dance; and a well-developed sense of artistic quality. Only recently, however, have scholars begun to communicate the originality of Yoruba artistic thought and the complexity of iconography, and to classify sculpture into styles and schools. Primitive Art Bibliographies The Library The Museum of Primitive Art 15 West 54 Street New York 19, New York NO. Ill 1964 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF YORUBA SCULPTURE by HERBERT M. COLE and ROBERT FARRIS THOMPSON
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Lessons on Love
Everybody who desires to learn how to increase their love life, happiness, friendship and interactions in this busy world should grab this thought-provoking book which is bound to transform the way you deliberately build your relationships. Written by Uma, Uche Gabriel aka UCdMC
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Central Bank of Nigeria Economic Report 2012
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How to write and reply letters for marriage, engagement letters,love letters and how to know a girl to marry.
Published by J.C Brothers in the 1960s.Do you find yourself in need of a love letter tutorial or sample? This 1960's model might work for you. It contains samples of engagement or love letters and a simple drama on how to find a wife in a city of girls with questionable morals.
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Written by Nkwoh, Marius, this book addresses bribery and corruption in the Nigerian society.it is important to note that as far back as 1965,corruption was a bane to the Nigerian society as much as it is presently.
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Victor Banjo: An Untold Account of the Nigerian Civil War
Victor Banjo: An Untold Account of the Nigerian Civil War concentrates on Victor Banjo between 1966 and 1967 when he died. The first issue is Victor Banjo’s role in the January, 1966 coup. Yesufu completely exonerates Victor Banjo of any role in the January 1966 coup. Yesufu tried to explain many events which may never be completely understood. The documents are not available to do proper research into these complicated issues. The events of the coup and the aftermath, the details of the Benin invasion, the trial of Banjo and three others will never be fully documented. Yesufu’s book is a welcome addition to the literature about these controversies.
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Leopards of the Magical Dawn
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Tai Chi & Chi Kung Secrets
Secrets of Tai Chi & Qi Qong explains the secrets of the Chinese martial arts to the public. Also different exercises and meditation is included. This book is written by Douwe Geluk. Douwe Geluk is Dutch Champion of Tai Chi & Qi Qong and owns Tai Chi Apeldoorn his school.
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The Real History of Ijebu Igbo
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Life Among the Nupe Tribe in West Africa
A.W Banfield, who lived among the Nupe Tribe, wrote this book in 1905 in order to give the people of America an insight of that part of the great West Coast of Africa, known as Nigeria, and especially Northern Nigeria, which is Great Britain's latest Protectorate. He also hoped it would aid the missionaries who came down to West Africa to convert the natives.
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A Guide to Nigerian Journals and Institutional Repositories
Worry has been expressed over the reliance on foreign journals which are products of research carried out in and around those societies, when there are so many local journals in and about the country. One of the reasons for this discrepancy is the invisibility of local journals published in Nigeria. Researchers in most cases are only aware of the journals published within their environment or online. Nigeria is a big country with many academic institutions and research institutes that make frequent journal publications. This work “A GUIDE TO NIGERIAN JOURNALS & INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES” is an attempt to promote the use of local journals in Nigeria. The publication has collected all the journal titles with their table of contents published locally within 2017/2018 in the field of Agriculture, Engineering, Arts, Science & technology, biology and life sciences, information science etc.
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Share Anonymous Initiative
Share Anonymous Initiative is an ongoing project that is transforming society's understanding and response to sexual and domestic violence through storytelling, data, and technology. This free e-resource is guide and tool for survivors and victims of sexual and domestic violence to track their progress and compare themselves to others who have experienced the same things, they could learn more about how to improve their outcomes.
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Applied Economics for Africa
Economics is full of surprises. Its foundations might at first glance seem counterintuitive, but they have proved themselves true, again and again in practice. People in countries where citizens and their governments understand economics have higher standards of living and more personal liberty than do people who have the misfortune to live in countries where these principles are ignored or misunderstood. Dr. George Ayittey understands these principles, and Applied Economics for Africa shows exactly how ignoring them has contributed to the struggles Africa faces today. This book demonstrates that the key to Africa’s development lies in building upon “its own indigenous heritage of participatory democracy based upon consensus (under the chiefs), free village markets, and free enterprise.”
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The Sayings of the Wise- Ibibio Proverbs
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The Sex of Language
A poetry collection on love and compatibility written by Tares Oburumu and Dawn Baridor. Published by Crater Library & Publisher.
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Triumph Over The Giants
Everyone in life has Giants. There is a Goliath for every David. When you have a destiny, you will have to deal with your giants. In this book Lisa Chilombo Sakala leads every reader in principles that will help you Triumph Over Your Giants.The Author will show you the significance of Dreams and what could threaten your dreams, keys of facing giants and more. In over 23 years of Ministry I highly recommend this book to everyone who has a destiny and faced with challenges. BISHOP EDDIE MULENGA Presiding Bishop of Liberty Christian Centre . ISBN: 978-9982-950-20-6
Social Media Usage Guide for Health Workers
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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (third alteration) Act 2010.pdf
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How to study and write good letters,applications,compositions, telegrams, agreements, better sentence,important letters, speaking in public and teach yourself good English.
Written by Onwuka,Wilfred in the 1960s. Learn and teach yourself English, public speaking, letter and telegraph writing,agreements,applications and composition.
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The Orthographic Assimilation of Nsibidi Ideograms.
In this dissertation, Henry Ibekwe calls into question the silently-held presumption that the Latinization (i.e. the use of Latin alphabets in transcription) of indigenous languages in southeastern Nigeria is both necessary and sufficient for their orthography. The arguments presented herein aim to demonstrate the fact that Latinization has systematically excluded an entire realm of symbols and meanings which facilitate the inter-subjective transfer of ideas; realms that cannot always be navigated by relying upon transcription by way of Latin alphabets. In order to adequately address several of the weaknesses identified in the Latinized scripts, the author argues for an expanded orthography that is more inclusive and representative of the sociofacts, mentifacts and artifacts that are peculiar to southeastern Nigeria. Author: Henry Ibekwe Date of Publication: 2016-07-07 ISBN:978-3659840319
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Node.js Server Setup
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Igbo Proverbs: A Compilation
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Actress Julie Adams dies at 92. We will miss you
Iconic actress Julie Adams has left a special legacy fondly remembered by so many of us!
I will miss your vibrant smile. You helped this MonsterGirl grow up with one of the most lasting gilled Heroes & gorgeous Heroines. And all the other appearances you made especially in classic television remain in my heart.
Love Joey
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Queen B’s of 1950s Science Fiction & Horror 🎃
This Halloween season I’m covering those fierce women who graced the 1950s Science Fiction & Fantasy/Horror screen with their beauty, brawn and bravado! Like years past–I pay tribute to the Scream Queens of the 1930s & 1940s
MonsterGirl’s Halloween 🎃 2015 special feature! the Heroines, Scream Queens & Sirens of 30s Horror Cinema!
Heroines & Scream Queens of Classic Horror: the 1940s! A very special Last Drive In Hall🎃ween treat
We’ve arrived at the 1950s decade’s deliriously dynamic dames… Who had to deal with mad scientists, gigantism, alien invasions and much more menace & mayhem!
Of course I plan on doing the 1960s and 1970s in the next year–and you’ll notice that I am listing some of our Queen B’s future films & television appearances of a supernatural or science fiction nature, and even a few scattered exploitation films that fit the bill. Added are a few photos to fill out the framework of their contribution to the genre. I’ve included honorable mentions to those who starred in at least one film and perhaps a few science fiction & horror anthology shows on television.
And I guess I should be super clear about this, so no one gets their hackles standing on end, not one actress who wound up only getting an honorable mention, (be it one of your favorites and believe me their are a few of mine on that smaller list), by any means does it imply that I think they have a less substantial participation in the decade’s genre.
All these actresses have performed in other types of films-other genres and dramatic roles and enjoyed a full career that transcends the science fiction & horror films they appeared in.
Allied together they created the fabric of the 1950s decade, colored by their unique and valuable presence to ensure that science fiction & horror/fantasy will live on to entertain and enamor a whole new generation of fans and aficionados.
Collectively and Individually these women are fantastic , and I feel very passionate about having put this wonderful collection together as a tribute!
I can’t begin to describe the admiration I’ve developed over the past several years, by delving into Beverly Garland’s long impressive career as a popular cult actress. All I can think of saying– seems crude– but it’s what truly comes to mind… Beverly Garland kicks some serious ass!!!
From historian/writer Tom Weaver-“For most fans of 50s horror there are just no two ways about it. Beverly Garland is the exploitation film heroine of the period. A principal member of Roger Corman’s early stock company, she was the attractive, feisty leading lady in such Corman quickies as It Conquered the World, Gunslinger, Naked Paradise, and Not of this Earth. In between Corman assignments she braved the perils of the Amazon River on writer-director Curt Siodmak’s Curucu, Beast of the Amazon, and a less harrowing Hollywood backlot swamp in Fox’s the Alligator People. Her 1960s film work included Pretty Poison, The Mad Room and the multi-storied Twice Told Tales with Vincent Price. Overall, this list of titles is unmatched by any other ’50s genre actress.”
The diverse, dynamic and uniquely sexy Beverly Garland was born in Santa Cruz, California. She studied with dramatics teacher Anita Arliss, sister to Hollywood actor George Arliss. Garland also worked in radio actually appeared semi-clothed in various racy shorts, until she made her first feature debut supporting role in the taut noir thriller D.O.A (1949) starring Edmund O’Brien. Beverly started out doing small parts in science fiction/horror films such as The Neanderthal Man 1955 and The Rocket Man 1954. But her cult/exploitation status was forged when she signed onto to work with legendary filmmaker Roger Corman, the first film takes place in Louisiana called Swamp Women. In 1983 Beverly Garland received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She worked right up until 2004 and sadly passed away in 2008.
There are so many credits Beverly Garland has under her belt, I can only list the few that are memorable for me, but here she is linked to her massive IMDb list of credits for you to peruse. One of the roles that stands out for me is her groundbreaking role in the late 1950s as Casey Jones a policewoman for NYC in the series called Decoy (1957) Garland finds herself in diverging & dangerous situations where she not only uses her sexy good looks but her smarts and her instincts to trap criminals from all walks of life. It’s a fabulous show and it shows not only how diverse Beverly Garland is but the show was a historical first for a woman starring in a dramatic television series.
Beverly Garland has performed in drama’s including a musical with Frank Sinatra directed by Charles Vidor The Joker is Wild (1957) Film Noir (The Miami Story 1954, New Orleans Uncensored 1955, Sudden Danger 1955, The Steel Jungle 1956, Chicago Confidential 1957, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Adventure, Exploitation, Westerns and Crime dramas & Thrillers like Pretty Poison 1968. For the purposes of The Last Drive In tribute to this magnetic actress, here are those performances in the genre I’m featuring both film & television series!
“The Memories of working with Roger Corman are pleasant because I got along with him very well. He was fun to be around and work with. We always did these films on a cheap budget, and people were always mad at Roger because he’d hardly feed us! And no matter what happened to you, your worked regardless… You could be dead and Roger would prop you up in a chair!”-Beverly Garland
From Beverly Garland’s Interview in “Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers: Writers, Producers, Directors, Actors, Moguls and Makeup” by Tom Weaver (McFarland 1988).
In The Mad Room (1969) her character was pregnant–so was she at the time, with her son James.
[referring to her 1950s Roger Corman cult films] “It’s funny today because it’s so ridiculous. But at the time, it was very serious! We were just actors doing our best, I think. None of us overacted. I’m not saying we weren’t good. We didn’t do it tongue-in-cheek. We really meant it. We gave our all. We were serious, good actors and we played it seriously.”-Beverly Garland
“Maybe I do come on strong, and people sense in me a strength and a positiveness . . . It’s really the way I look and act, not the way I am . . . Once you cut through the protective coating, I’m strictly molasses.”-Beverly Garland
Audrey Dalton– “I noticed you wrote a bit about Beverly Garland. She was such a dear friend of mine. She was in Pretty Poison with Noel Black who just passed away last year. Bev died years ago and even though she remained active in the Scarecrow and Mrs King for so long, she loved acting in “B” films the most.”
Waitress Nola Mason in The Neanderthal man 1954, Ludine in The Rocket Man 1954, Vera in Swamp Women 1956, Claire Anderson in It Conquered the World 1956, Dr. Andrea Romar in Curucu the Beast of the Amazon, Nadine Storey in Not of this Earth 1957, Joyce Webster in The Alligator People 1959, Ellen Winslow in Stark Fear 1962, as Alice Pyncheon in Twice-Told Tales (1963) Mrs. Stepanek in Pretty Poison 1968, Mrs. Racine in The Mad Room 1969, Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) Katherine Kerston / Sally Torens– The Other Side of the Moon (1956) … Katherine Kerston– The Negative Man (1955) … Sally Torens, The Twilight Zone (TV Series) Maggie- The Four of Us Are Dying (1960) , Thriller (TV Series) Ruth Kenton– Knock Three-One-Two (1960)
Tom Weaver – “In your Corman movies you yourself generally played plucky, strong willed, sometimes two-fisted types.”
Beverly Garland- “I think that was really what the scripts called for. In most all the movies I did for Roger my character was kind of a tough person. Allison Hayes always played the beautiful, sophisticated “heavy” and I played the gutsy girl who wanted to manage it all, take things into her own hands. I never considered myself much of a passive kind of actress-I never was very comfortable in love scenes, never comfortable playing a sweet, lovable lady. Maybe if the script wasn’t written that way, then probably a lot of it I brought to the role myself. I felt I did that better than playing a passive part.”
Swamp Women (1956) An undercover policewoman helps three female convicts escape from prison so that they can lead her to a stash of stolen diamonds hidden in a swamp. Co-stars Marie Windsor, Carole Mathews, Mike Connors, Susan Cummings and Ed Nelson!
Also in Swamp Women 1956, Garland was expected to do her own stunts, even dropping out of a 20 foot tree. Roger Corman told her “When you’re killed you have to drop” Roger planted three guys underneath the tree to catch Beverly when she let’s go. “And when they killed me I just fell-dead weight on these three poor guys!” Roger told her “You’re really one of the best stuntwomen I have ever worked with.”
Even after breaking her ankle in Gunslinger 1956, Beverly was a trooper, she did all her fight scenes and worked to finish the film for Roger Corman, even though she couldn’t walk for weeks after that!
As Ellen Winslow, Garland takes a courageous role as a non-victim of abuse and assault, she pushes back head on against the grain instead of wilting from the trauma she prevails. The film showcases the gutsy quality Garland herself tried to portray in all her performances. in the darkly psychological Stark Fear (1962) A sadistic husband mentally tortures his wife, while eventually planning to murder her. Although no one believes her, she gets help from an unexpected source.
Beverly Garland recalls making Swamp Women co-starring Marie Windsor with Tom Weaver-“Swamp Women! Ooh that was a terrible thing! Roger put us up in this old abandoned hotel while we were on location in Louisiana- I mean it was really abandoned! Roger certainly had a way of doing things back in those days-I’m surprised the hotel had running water! I remember that we each had a room with an iron bed. Our first night there, I went to bed and I heard this tremendous crash! I went screaming into Marie Windsor’s room, and there she was with the bed on top of her-the whole bed had collapsed! Well, we started laughing because everything was so awful in this hotel. just incredibly terrible, and we became good friends.”
Carole Mathews, Marie Windsor and Beverly Garland in Swamp Women
Beverly Garland not only exuded a gutsy streak in every role she took, she shared the notable distinction of starring in one of Boris Karloff’s THRILLER episodes called Knock-Three-One-Two co-starring with the wonderful character actor Joe Maross who has a gambling problem and will be beaten to a pulp if he doesn’t pay his bookie. So he enlists the help of a psychopathic lady killer to murder his wife Beverly for her tightly held purse and large savings account!
Tom Weaver asks Beverly Garland if she enjoyed working on Twice-Told Tales (1963) — “Oh, I love it because I loved Vincent Price. He is the most wonderful sweet, adorable man! I don’t remember much about the movie, I just remember working with Vinnie and how wonderful he was.”
Tom Drake, Bill Elliott, and Beverly Garland in Sudden Danger (1955)
On working with Roger Corman on Gunslinger (1956) after Allison Hayes another seasoned actress and a bloomin’ trooper who broke her arm during filming. The working conditions were dismal but Beverly Garland isn’t a woman you can keep down. “I always wondered if Allison broke her arm just to get off the picture and out of the rain. It poured constantly. But what I adored about Roger was he never said, ‘This can’t be done.’ Pouring rain, trudging through the mud and heat, getting ptomaine poisoning, sick as a dog–didn’t matter. Never say die. Never say can’t Never say quit. I learned to be a trooper with Roger. I could kid him sarcastically about these conditions and laugh. That’s why we got along so well. On Gunslinger, I was supposed to run down the saloon stairs, jump on my horse and ride out of town. Now we never had stunt people in low-budget films. Riding, stunts, fights–we all did it ourselves and we all expected it, and we all just said it was marvelously grand. I told myself just to think tall. So my first take I thought tall and sailed right over the saddle and landed on the other side of the horse. The second take I twisted my ankle running down the stairs– a bad twist.”
Beverly Garland and Allison Hayes in Roger Corman’s western Gunslinger (1956)
Directed by Noel Black Beverly plays Mrs Stepanek the mother of sociopathic Sue Ann Stepanek played by Tuesday Weld. Anthony Perkins is Dennis Pitt a mentally disturbed young man with delusions, released from an institution only to stumble into Folie à deux with someone who is more violent and disturbed than he is!
Beverly Garland plays feisty nurse Nadine Storey in Roger Corman’s creepy alien invasion film Not of this Earth 1957 co-starring the white eyed vampiric villain Paul Birch as Paul Johnson-why not smith?
About working with Roy del Ruth on The Alligator People–“He was sweetheart of a guy and a good director. The Alligator People was a fast picture, but he really tried to do something good with it. And I think that shows in the film. It’s not something that was just slapped together. It as such a ridiculous. story…).. I felt when I read the script and when I saw the film, which was a long time ago, that it ended very abruptly. It all happened too fast; it was kind of a cop out. But there really was no way to end it. What were they going to do-were they going to have us live happily ever after and raise baby alligators?”
Beverly Garland having fun on the set of The Alligator People
Beverly Garland with Lon Chaney Jr. in Roy del Ruth’s The Alligator People
Directed by Roy Del Ruth-Beverly stars as Joyce Webster a woman who while under hypnosis recalls a horrific story She went in search of her husband who has gone missing. He is part of a secret experimentation with on men and alligators. Co-stars Bruce Bennett
Directed by Curt Siodmak Curucu Beast of the Amazon 1956 stars Beverly Garland as Dr. Andrea Romar and John Bromfield as Rock Dean who venture up the Amazon River to find the reason why the plantation workers are fleeing from a mysterious monster!
On first seeing the cucumber creature that Paul Blaisdell designed for It Conquered the World–“I remember the first time I saw the It Conquered the World Monster. I went out to the caves where we’d be shooting and got my first look at the thing. I said to Roger, ‘That isn’t the monster…! That little thing over there is not the monster, is it?’ He smiled back at me , “Yeah, Looks pretty good, doesn’t it?’ I said, ‘Roger! I could bop that monster over the head with my handbag!’ This thing is no monster, it was a terrible ornament!’ He said, ‘Well don’t worry about it because we’re gonna show you, and then we’ll show the monster, back and forth.’ ‘Well, don’t ever show us together, because if you do everybody’ll know that I could step on this little creature! Eventually I think they did do some extra work on the monster: I think they resprayed it so it would look a little scarier, and made it a good bit taller. When we actually filmed, they shot it in shadow and never showed the two of us together.”
Beverly Garland as Clair talking on the radio to IT– “I hate your living guts for what you‘ve done to my husband and my world, and I’m going to kill you! Do you hear that? I’m going to kill you!”…) “So that’s what you look like, you’re ugly…) You think you’re gonna make a slave of the world… I’ll see you in hell first!“
It Conquered the Wold (1956) is yet another Roger Corman campy gem that features my favorite cucumber monster created by Paul Blaisdell. Beverly stars as Claire Anderson married to Dr. Tom Anderson played by Lee Van Cleef who communicates with an alien life from who claims he comes in peace. Co-stars Peter Graves and Sally Fraser
Tom Weaver asks —“Do you ever look back on your B movies and feel that maybe you were too closely associated with them? That they might have kept you from bigger and better things?
Beverly Garland —“No, I really don’t think so. I think that it was my getting into television; Decoy represented a big turn in my life. Everybody did B movies, but at least they were movies, so it was okay. In the early days, we who did TV weren’t considered actors; we were just horrible people that were doing this ‘television’ which was so sickening, so awful, and which was certainly going to disappear off the face of the earth. Now, without TV, nobody would be working. No-bod-y. But I think that was where my black eye came from; I don’t think it came from the B movies at all.”
Tom Weaver-“Which of your many horror and science fiction roles did you consider your most challenging?”
Beverly Garland–“Pretty Poison. It was a small part, but it had so much to say that you understood why Tuesday Weld killed her mother. I worked hard to make that understood not a surface one, but tried to give you the lady above and beyond what you would see in a short time.”
Beverly Garland as policewoman Casey Jones in the stirring television series Decoy broadcast from October 14, 1957, to July 7, 1958
The bewitchingly beautiful Audrey Dalton was born in Dublin, Ireland who maintains the most delicately embroidered lilt of Gaelic tones became an American actress of film in the heyday of Hollywood and the Golden Age of television. Knowing from early on that she wanted to be an actress while studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts was discovered by a Paramount Studio executive in London, thus beginning her notable career starring in classic drama, comedy, film noir, science fiction, campy cult classic horror and dramatic television hits!
Since then I’ve had the incredible honor of chatting with this very special lady whom I consider not only one of THE most ethereal beauties of the silver screen, Audrey Dalton is a versatile actress, and an extremely gracious and kind person.
Read More about this lovely actress Here: MonsterGirl Listens: Reflections with Great Actress Audrey Dalton!
Audrey Dalton’s made a monumental contribution to one of the biggest beloved 1950s ‘B’ Sci-Fi treasures and she deserves to be honored for her legacy as the heroine in distress, pursued by a giant bunny killing Mollusk “That monster was enormous!” –Audrey commented in her interview with USA Today.
Gail MacKenzie in The Monster that Challenged the World 1957, Baroness Maude Sardonicus in William Castle’s Mr. Sardonicus 1961 Boris Karloff’s Thriller (1960-1962)- Norine Burton in The Prediction, Meg O’Danagh Wheeler in The Hollow Watcher and Nesta Roberts in Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook.
Audrey Dalton plays Meg O’Danagh who is haunted by local prejudice and the rural boogeyman that is The Hollow Watcher
Audrey Dalton in Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook shown here with Doris Lloyd as Mother Evans. There’s witchcraft afoot in the Welsh moors.
William Castle’s Mr. Sardonicus 1961 stars Audrey Dalton as Baroness Maude Sardonicus who is a prisoner to her husband’s madness driven to fury because his face has been stuck in a horrifying grimace when he found his father was buried alive. Co-stars Guy Rolfe as Sardonicus and Ronald Lewis
Barbara Rush and Marlon Brando in The Young Lions 1958-Twentieth Century Fox
Barbara Rush and Harry Townes in Strategy of Terror (1969)
Frank Sinatra and Barbara Rush in Come Blow Your Horn (1963)
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Richard Bakalyan, Victor Buono, and Barbara Rush in Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
Barbara Rush appeared in director Martin Ritt’s turbulent suburban drama No Down Payment 1957 with ex-husband Jeffrey Hunter though they weren’t married to each other in the film.
Jeffrey Hunter, Pat Hingle, Patricia Owens, and Barbara Rush in Martin Ritt’s No Down Payment (1957) co-stars Joanne Woodward, Sheree North, Tony Randall.
Barbara Rush, Possesses a transcendent gracefulness. She moves with a poise like a dancer, a beautiful gazelle stirring in the gentle quiet spaces like silent woods. When I see Barbara Rush, I see beauty personified by elegance and decency. Barbara Rush will always remain in my eyes, one of the most gentle of souls on the screen, no matter what role she is inhabiting. She brings a certain kind of class that is not learned, it’s inherent.
She was born in Denver, Colorado in 1927 and began at University of California. Then she joined the University Players, taking acting classes at the Pasadena Playhouse. Paramount scooped Barbara up and signed her to a contract in 1950. She debuted with The Goldbergs (1950) as Debby Sherman acting with Gertrude Berg as Molly Goldberg -a popular television program that follows the warm, human story of famous Jewish Bronx radio & TV family the Goldbergs, and their everyday problems. Co-starring David Opatoshu and Eduard Franz.
Before joining the Goldbergs she met the strikingly handsome actor Jeffrey Hunter who eventually became a hot commodity over at 20th Century Fox. Barbara Rush and Jeffrey Hunter fell in love and were married in December of 1950. They became Hollywood’s most gorgeous couple, and the camera seemed to adore them. Their son Christopher was born in 1952.
During her time at Paramount, Barbara Rush appeared in the science fiction catastrophic end of the world thriller directed by Rudolph Maté —When World’s Collide 1951 co-starring Richard Derr, Peter Hansen and John Hoyt.
As time went on Barbara Rush co-starred with some of the most desirable actors in Hollywood, James Mason, Monty Clift, Marlon Brando, Paul Newman , Richard Burton and Kirk Douglas. Her roles ran the gamut from disenchanted wives, scheming other women or pretty socialites
Though Barbara Rush is capable of a range of acting, the one great role of a lifetime never seemed to surface for her, though what ever she appeared in was elevated to a higher level because of her presence.
Television became a wonderful avenue for Barbara Rush’s talent, she appeared in guest parts in many popular tv series of the 1960s and 1970s. She also co-starred in tv movies. One enjoyable character she played was a guest villain on the 1966 television series Batman as femme fatale ‘Nora Clavicle” Barbara Rush also played Marsha Russell on the popular television drama Peyton Place 1968-69
Barbara Rush also turned to work on the stage. She garnered the Sarah Siddons Award for her starring role in Forty Carats. Making her Broadway debut in the one woman showcase, “A Woman of Independent Means” which also subsequently earned her the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award during its tour. Other showcases included “Private Lives”, “Same Time, Next Year”, “The Night of the Iguana” and “Steel Magnolias”.
Barbara Rush still possesses that transcendent beauty, poise and grace. She will always be someone special someone memorable.
Joey Q: Did you ever imagine Jack Arnold’s “It Came from Outer Space” (1953) with you (in that black dress by Rosemary Odell) aiming that laser beam would become so iconic, and leave such a lasting impression on fans and film historians after all these years?
Barbara Rush: A: I’d never think that anybody who saw it needed to see it again, but if it left an impression, that’s fine. I loved the chiffon dress. It was too weird that these people that came from other space were too frightening to look at, so they took the form of regular humans. What I thought was interesting that these creatures didn’t actually want to be there and weren’t vicious at all. They were just trying to fix their ship and get it together. I remember thinking that with a lot of science fiction films; we were so afraid these creatures, but they were just trying to get away and weren’t threatening at all.
Joey Q: Is there a role you would have liked to play — let’s say in a Gothic thriller? Or was there ever a script for one that you turned down that you regret now? Were there any other high quality A-picture science fiction film scripts sent to you after “When Worlds Collide” (1951) and “It Came from Outer Space” (1953)?
Barbara Rush A: I don’t remember anything that was given to me to do other than those two pictures. That was all just orders from the studio. The science fiction film I admired the most was the picture E. T. – I just love that film and it is my favourite, but I never thought it was something I wanted to be in myself.
Joey Q: “The Outer Limits” is one of the most extraordinary anthology television shows of the 1960s. It was clearly ahead of its time, beautifully crafted and though-provoking. You star as the tortured Leonora in the episode “The Forms of Things Unknown” which is perhaps one of THE finest of the series written by Joseph Stefano, all due to the cinematography, lighting, and particularly the ensemble acting. Do you have any lasting impressions or thoughts about that role and/or working with Vera Miles, Cedric Hardwicke, David McCallum, and Scott Marlowe?
Barbara Rush A: I loved doing that show and loved Vera Miles. She was just the most wonderful person to work with. She was so funny. There was a scene where she had to run after me in the forest in the rain. After that miserable experience she told me:”Barbara, I promise you I’ll never chase after you in the rain, in the forest, ever again.” I thought the episode was very interesting, though.
Joey Q: In that same high calibre of dramatic television series, were you ever approached by William Frye, Doug Benton, or Maxwell Shane from Boris Karloff’s “Thriller” series or by Alfred Hitchcock for his anthology series? You would have been extraordinary in either television program! These shows were remarkably well-written and directed and I’m certain there would have been a perfect role for your wonderful acting style. Did you ever receive a script or were you ever interested in appearing on either of those shows?
Barbara Rush A: Unfortunately they didn’t really seem to want me. They never got in touch with me about anything. I would have loved to work for Hitchcock – I liked his films.
Joey Q: It seems that the early 70’s found you a niche in the macabre. Perhaps this is because you are such a consummate actress and the contrast of your gentility works well with the darker subject matter. In 1971 you co-starred with Henry Darrow in a short piece on Rod Serling’s “Night Gallery” – “Cool Air.” It was a Gothic romantic tale based on H.P. Lovecraft’s story about a woman who falls in love with a man who must remain in a refrigerated apartment dare something dreadful occur. Then, in 1972 you appeared in “The Eyes of Charles Sands” as Katherine Winslow co-starring Peter Haskell and Joan Bennett, a film about ESP and solving a murder. Then came “Moon of the Wolf” where you co-starred with David Janssen and Bradford Dillman, two very handsome leading men. Did you enjoy venturing into these uncanny story lines?
Barbara Rush A: I particularly enjoyed working with Bradford Dillman, who was a dear friend of mine. We more or less grew up together, in Santa Barbara. In one of these he played a werewolf and he’d have these hairy mittens as part of his costume and he’d come trampling in all the time – as a werewolf! I have a tendency to get very hysterical about how funny people can be, and he’d just make me crack up. We were shooting – I think in New Orleans or Mississippi, somewhere in the south – on location, so it was very hot. Poor Brad who had to walk around in those mittens.
IMDb trivia -Along with Leonard Nimoy, David McCallum, Cliff Robertson and Peter Breck, she is one of only five actors to appear in both The Outer Limits (1963) and The Outer Limits (1995) and the only woman to do so. She played Leonora Edmond in The Outer Limits: The Forms of Things Unknown (1964) and Barbara Matheson in The Outer Limits: Balance of Nature (1998).
Attended and graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1948). She graduated from the Pasadena Playhouse School for Performing Arts in Pasadena, California.
Is mentioned in the movie Shampoo (1975), when hairdresser Warren Beatty says “I do Barbara Rush’s hair”.
Was separated from second husband Warren Cowan in 1969 at the time she learned of first husband Jeffrey Hunter’s sudden death following brain surgery after falling down a flight of stairs.
Appears in No Down Payment (1957) with ex-husband Jeffrey Hunter, they both portraying married characters, but not married to each other.
She is one of five actors to have played “Special Guest Villains” on Batman (1966) who are still alive, the others being Julie Newmar, John Astin, Joan Collins and Glynis Johns.
“I can safely say that every movie role I was ever offered that had any real quality went to someone else.”-Barbara Rush
As Joyce Hendron in When Worlds Collide 1951, as Ellen Fields in It Came from Outer Space 1953 Night Gallery episode as Agatha Howard in ‘Cool Air’ released on December 8, 1971 based on a story by H.P. Lovecraft and The Outer Limits as Leonora Edmond in episode The Form of Things Unknown written by Joseph Stefano released on May 4, 1964, as Karen Lownes in Kraft Suspense Theatre tv series ‘In Darkness, Waiting (1965), as Nora Clavicle and The Ladies’ Crime Club Batman Series 1966, Moon of the Wolf (TV Movie) 1972
as Louise Rodanthe, as Katherine Winslow in The Eyes of Charles Sand (1972), The Bionic Woman (TV Series) – Jaime’s Mother (1976) … Ann Sommers / Chris Stuart, 1979 Death Car on the Freeway (TV Movie) as Rosemary
Jack Arnold, Richard Carlson, Charles Drake, Russell Johnson, and Barbara Rush in It Came from Outer Space (1953)
Everybody wants to know about Barbara Rush’s fabulous clothes in It Came From Outer Space, in particular this lovely black gown.. so here it is–designed by Rosemary Odell…
COOL AIR. First aired on December 8, 1971 Paintings for the opening of each episode were done by artist Tom Wright
The classy fashionable villainess Barbara Rush as Nora Clavicle and The Ladies’ Crime Club Batman Series 1966
Vera Miles as Kasha and Barbara Rush as Leonora pushed to the limit of all they can bare poison Scott Marlowe a sadistic blackmailer and leave him in the trunk of their car. As they flee the scene they stumble upon an Old Dark House where the servant Ralph Richardson takes care of Tone Hobart played by David McCallum a solitary sad young man, an introvert who tinkers with clocks, an inventor who is able to tip the balance of time and bring back the past and ultimately the dead. Barbara Rush conveys a depth of sadness and vulnerability that is tragic and beautifully pieced together for this macabre story written by Joseph Stefano. The lighting traps each player in the shadows of their own machinations. It is a brilliant little morality play.
Barbara Rush and Vera Miles on the set of The Outer Limits television series episode The Form of Things Unknown
The cinematography by Conrad L. Hall is extraordinarily moody and dark in this psychological supernatural story by Joseph Stefano.
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🚀 Keep Watching the Skies! Science Fiction Cinema of the 1950s: The Year is 1954
Find previous editions of Keep Watching the Skies! Science Fiction Cinema of the 1950s here: 1950, 1951, 1952,1953
A GILL MAN , A DEVIL GIRL , ROCKET MEN , KILLERS FROM SPACE and JULES VERNE…!
A visual masterpiece directed by Richard Fleischer (Soylent Green 1971) and a screenplay by Earl Felton, who chose to weed out the extremely detailed and descriptive novel by Jules Verne and create a fast paced visual fantasy that became this fabulous adventure. The film is scored by Paul J. Smith (The Parent Trap 1961) whose splendid music creates a world of majesty surrounding the sets with wonderfully colorful and inventive art direction by John Meehan, (The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946, The Heiress 1949, Sunset Blvd 1950, Studio 57 1955-58, M Squad 1957 -58 Boris Karloff’s THRILLER-ep.A Wig for Miss Devore 1962), production design & un-credited art direction by Harper Goff (Fantastic Voyage 1966, Willy Wonker & The Chocolate Factory 1971 also un-credited set design on A Midsummer’s Night Dream 1935,The Life of Emile Zola 1937, Sergeant York 1941, Casablanca 1942) and set direction by Emile Kuri (It’s a Wonderful Life 1946, The Paradine Case 1947, Rope 1948, The Heiress 1949, Dark City 1950, A Place in the Sun 1951, Detective Story 1951, War of the Worlds 1953, The Actress 1953, Shane 1953) brought the enigmatic ship to life as almost creature-like, flaunting interiors that are lavish with gadgets that flirt with scientific-industrious designs of the future!
The film stars Kirk Douglas as Ned Land and James Mason as Captain Nemo. Co-stars Paul Lukas as Prof. Pierre Aronnax, Peter Lorre as Conseil, Robert J. Wilke as first Mate of the Nautilus, Ted de Corsia as Capt. Farragut, Carlton Young as John Howard, J.M Kerrigan as Old Billy, and Percy Helton as the coach driver. 20,000 Leagues helped Peter Lorre step out of his sinister-mystery roles and add great comedic versatility as a character actor to his full career.
1954 Walt Disney Productions
Walt Disney began to depart from the expensive endeavor of producing animated features, and started to experiment with live action films. Disney became aware of George Pal’s desire to persuade Paramount to allow him to produce Verne’s beloved novel initially utilizing a screenplay by Kurt Neumann. Disney got George Pal to relinquish the rights and took over the project, hiring Richard Fleischer (Follow Me Quietly 1949, The Narrow Margin 1952, Compulsion 1959, Fantastic Voyage 1966, The Boston Strangler 1968, Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970, 10 Rillington Place 1971, See No Evil 1971, The New Centurions 1972, Soylent Green 1973), to direct, and Neumann’s script was out. It’s no wonder Fleischer was tapped to do more fantasy science fiction films, though his psychological thrillers/documentary style crime films are outstanding contributions.
Adapted from Jules Verne’s fabulous adventure the action takes place in the 19th century – where sailors told tall tales of giant sea creatures that wrecked and devoured sailing ships and the oceans held deep unknowing secrets as unfathomable as the heavens above. The legend of a strange horned sea monster has been wreaking havoc with sailing vessels in the South Pacific. Professor Pierre Arronax (Paul Lukas) and his side kick Conseil (Peter Lorre) join an American expedition that includes crooning whale hunter Ned Land (Kirk Douglas) in search of this calamitous sea creature. The trio are confronted by the beast and are swept overboard then taken prisoner by the mysterious Captain Nemo (James Mason) whose drill ornamented submarine ‘the Nautilus’ turns out to be the sea monster of legend.
Nemo turns out to be a fanatic who’s dark mission is total destruction of all the warships responsible for the evils of mankind. There’s a memorable underwater hand to tentacle fight with a giant squid!
Capt. Nemo: Think of it. On the surface there is hunger and fear. Men still exercise unjust laws. They fight, tear one another to pieces. A mere few feet beneath the waves their reign ceases, their evil drowns. Here on the ocean floor is the only independence. Here I am free! Imagine what would happen if they controlled machines such as this submarine boat. Far better that they think there’s a monster and hunt me with harpoons.
Captain Nemo: “The natives over there are cannibals. They eat liars with the same enthusiasm as they eat honest men.”
Ned Land: There’s one thing you ought to know, Professor: Nemo’s cracked. I’ve yet to see the day you can make a deal with a mad dog. So while you’re feeding him sugar, I’ll be figuring a plan to muzzle him.
IMDb Trivia: Actors portraying the cannibals chasing Ned Land painted humorous messages on their foreheads (not legible on-screen). In particular, one actor wrote “Eat at Joe’s” while another actor behind him wrote “I ate Joe”.
The climactic squid battle on the Nautilus was originally shot with a serene sunset and a calm sea. Director Richard Fleischer was troubled by the look of it because the cams and gears that operated the squid could easily be seen, making it look obviously fake. Walt Disney visited the set one day and Fleischer told him about the problem. Disney came up with the idea of having the squid battle take place during a fierce storm (another story is that it was actually screenwriter Earl Felton who came up with the idea). The scene was reshot that way and is considered by many to be the highlight of the film.
One of the models of the Nautilus created by Harper Goff was a “squeezed” version which could be filmed with a standard lens and still look normal when projected in Cinemascope.
Clawing Monster From A Lost Age strikes from the Amazon’s forbidden depths!–Creature from a million years ago!… every man his mortal enemy… and a woman’s beauty his prey!–From the Amazon’s forbidden depths came the Creature from the Black Lagoon
Creature From the Black Lagoon showcases Universal’s iconic Gill Man directed by science fiction & noir icon Jack Arnold. (The Glass Web 1953, It Came from Outer Space 1953, Tarantula 1955, The Incredible Shrinking Man 1957, Man in the Shadow 1957, The Tattered Dress 1957) Stars Richard Carlson as Dr. David Reed, Julie Adams as Kay Lawrence, Richard Denning as Mark Williams, Antonio Moreno as Carl Maia, Nestor Paiva as Lucas, Whit Bissell as Dr. Edwin Thompson.
The Creature or Gill Man is one of the most famous monsters that has endured, and perhaps one of the most emblematic figures of 1950s science fiction. His suit designed by Bud Westmore and team of uncredited designers. As Tom Weaver points out the creature suit “is so logical in design that designers of other underwater monsters have to be very careful not too obviously to imitate the monster they are imitating” Visionary Master Guillermo del Toro’s team of designers and special effects artists did an outrageous job of paying homage to the Gil Man while still maintaining an original, and arresting modern edge to the Amphibian Man in The Shape of Water (2017) The Gill Man still remains the most iconic monster of the 1950s
Creature From The Black Lagoon was also adapted to be shown in 3D! It was after Universal had a hit with Jack Arnold’s It Came From Outer Space 1953 that they saw the potential for box office success with a science fiction film especially one they could easily adapt to 3D format.
Producer William Alland –(according to writer/historian Tom Weaver)– had heard of a legendary half -man half-fish creature who lived in the upper regions of the Amazon. The Creature suit was extremely form fitting, too tight to be worn over aquatic breathing equipment. The swimmer would have to hold his breath for extended periods of time. Ben Chapman played the part out of the water wearing ‘the land suit’ modeled with paint (a dark silvery green and red highlights) by Millicent Patrick– Chapman not being a good enough swimmer.Ricou Browning wore the underwater suit which was lighter is color in order to make it stand out in the darker underwater scenes. Because he was able to hold his breath for five minutes, Browning was responsible for the stunning underwater scenes.
“Jack Arnold, started adding fins and gills to a sketch of the Motion Picture Academy’s Oscar statuette, and arrived at the basic look of the new monster. Arnold and Alland did play their originating the design , but actress and artist Millicent Patrick was chiefly responsible for the look of the Gill-Man. At the make up shop, Chris Mueller developed a bust of the Creature using one of Ann Sheridan as the basis. Also contributing to the design were Jack Kevan and Westmore himself, head of the make up division.”
Both Browning and Chapman had full body molds made, so that suit would fit their bodies perfectly. “The result is a remarkably convincing monster, which looks like a suit almost solely because it has to be a suit (…) a tendency fir the suits to look a little rubbery around the joints, The Gill Man is life-like, enough so as to engender a happy suspension of disbelief by most viewers, as the film proved enormously popular.”
Lucas:-“There are many strange legends in the Amazon. Even I, Lucas, have heard the legend of a man-fish.”
We can sympathize with monsters, like Dr. Victor Frankenstein’s undead creation, & The Gill Man from Creature From the Black Lagoon. We can find our involvement (at least I can), as one viewed with empathy toward the monster’s predicament. Embedded in the narrative is a simultaneous pathos, that permits these monsters to express human desires, and then make sure that those desires are thwarted, frustrated and ultimately destroyed.
Richard Carlson Julie Adams Richard Denning and Whit Bissell as Dr. Edward Thompson study the fossil of an amphibian man found near the Amazon.
The crew catches something in their net… and whatever it was… has ripped a giant Gill Man size hole in it leaving behind a claw!
Mr. ‘It’s mine all mine” and Kay and Mr. “But think of the contribution to science!” looking at the poor trapped Gill Man-a lonely prisoner of scientific hubris and egocentric men.
The creature trapped in a bamboo cage… floats, quietly thinking deep thoughts–while the three look on pondering what to do with him..
‘The Outsider Narrative” of 1950s science fiction can be seen so clearly in Jack Arnold’s horror/sci-fi hybrid Creature From The Black Lagoon. Film monsters like The Gill Man form vivid memories for us, as they become icons laying the groundwork for the classic experience of good horror, sci-fi and fantasy with memorable story telling and anti-heroes that we ‘outliers’ grew to identify with and feel a fondness for.
As David Skal points out in The Monster Show, he poses that films like Creature From the Black Lagoon …are the “most vivid formative memories of a large section of the {American} population…{…} and that for so many of these narratives they seem to function as “mass cultural rituals.”
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The Classic Movie History Project Blogathon 2016! 🚀 “Keep watching the skies!” Science Fiction cinema of the 1950s
“I bring you a warning. Every one of you listening to my voice. Tell the world… Tell this to everybody wherever they are. Watch the Skies! Everywhere. Keep looking. Keep watching the skies!–
Ned ‘Scotty’ Scott — The Thing From Another World (1951)
It’s that time of year once again when Movies Silently, Silver Screenings & One Upon a Screen host a momentous event…. The Classic Movie History Project Blogathon 2016 which will begin August 5th -10th, 2016.
Science fiction is a genre of speculative fiction dealing with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, faster than light travel, parallel universes and extraterrestrial life. Science fiction often explores the potential consequences of scientific and other innovations, and has been called a “literature of ideas. –Wikipedia definition of Science Fiction
This event always promises to be an epic endeavor as there are so many interesting themes and subjects to cover. I am excited to be participating once again with these fabulous hosts who make it possible for all of us to contribute to a wealth of classic film history goodies to devour. Now listen folks, don’t get frightened off! You cast of exciting unknown readers… This has become a real project for me, a work in progress that will unfold over the next several weeks. For the purpose of The Classic Movie History Project Blogathon 2016, I offer an overview that will be a lead in for the entire decade of 1950s science fiction cinema conquering it year by year in separate articles. As I started delving into this project, it began to grow larger and larger as if Jack Arnold and Bert I. Gordon themselves compelled me to GO BIG!
In order to review an entire genre of such an influential decade and do the treatment it so rightly deserves, I realized that I needed to spread it out as a series. Re-visiting these beloved movies that inspired my childhood with wonder and sometimes tapped into my own authentic fears, I fell in love all over again. And though I tend to gravitate towards the classical Gothic horrors that are steeped in mythology, the supernatural and the uncanny, I can’t help but feel my mind expanding by the iconic themes that emerged from 1950s science fiction! So I’ll be publishing each year as individual posts or chapters from 1952 on… over the next several week or so instead of all at once. Talking about all the films I mentioned here and so many more films & things to come!
It’s a collection–a decade of the sci-fi genre, sub-genres and it’s hybrids– some eternally satisfying because of their remarkable ability to continuously shine a light on fascinating & mesmerizing fantasy stories. Well written and adapted as visual narratives and surreal stories by beloved visionaries who set out to reach inward and outward through all of us dreamers and thinkers.
There are also those lovable Sci-fi films that are charming and wonderfully kitsch. And some… are just downright so, so, soooo awful their… awesome!
That’s what makes so many of these diverging films cut through the cross-sections to become cinematic jewels & memorable cult favorites!
There are many films that I’ll cover more in depth, some are the more highly polished masterpieces that have lingered for decades with us as adult children who grew up watching them on a rainy afternoon on televisions with knobs that only had 9 channels and if you were lucky you didn’t snap the knob off every 6 months! Growing up in New York I had Chiller Theater, on local channel 11 or Creature Features on Channel 5, or Fright Night on Channel 9. That’s how I fell in love, and got my fill of the treasures of films & television anthology series that was lurking out there destined to leave long lasting impressions on so many of us!
Chiller Theater
Fright Night WOR
Or back in the day, you went to the Drive-In theater to explore in the back seat of your pop’s Chevy Impala any double feature, and it was an invigorating and entertaining experience and you didn’t even have to get out of your pajamas.
You could spend all day in a musty theater festooned with captivating promotional lobby cards and colorful posters. Too bad, I wasn’t of the age to witness William Castle’s ballyhoo he strategically placed at certain theaters for that interactive live experience , EMERGO, PERCEPTO! You could take in a bunch of the latest scary films, sometimes double & triple features, while sitting on sticky red velvet seats that smelled like hot buttered popcorn and week old spilled Pepsi. A box of Milk Duds in hand and the faint wiff of air conditioner freon at your back. You’d enter the movie theater in the bright light of a sunny Saturday afternoon only to exit into the dark of night, tired and filled with wonder, awe and okay maybe looking over your shoulder a few times. Some films were big budget productions, that contained serious acting by studio contract players, terrific writing that blended deep thoughts and simple escapism pulled from some of the best science fiction, fantasy & horror literature and adapted screenplays, scares and witty dialogue besides and cinematography that still captivates us to this day.
Well… sure some were B movies that have now sustained that Cult film charm and cheesiness, and some… are just downright pitiful, laughable guilty pleasures… and a bunch even came with really neat 3D glasses!
SOME ICONIC GEMS FOR THE AGES THAT I’LL BE COVERING!
THEM! (1954)*INVADERS FROM MARS (1953) *DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)*FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) *THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)*EARTH VS THE FLYING SAUCERS (1956) *THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957) *INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956) *WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) * CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) * IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (1953)* IT, THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE (1958) *EARTH VS THE SPIDER (1958) *THE CRAWLING EYE (1958) *THE GIANT BEHEMOTH (1959) *IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA (1955) *TARANTULA (1955) *FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (1958) *THE MONOLITH MONSTERS (1957)* THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN (1957) * THE ANGRY RED PLANET (1959)*KRONOS (1957)* THE CREEPING UNKNOWN (1956)*X-THE UNKNOWN (1956
I’LL ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT SOME GUILTY PLEASURES!
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
Paul Birch is the alien vampire Paul Johnson in Roger Corman’s Not of This Earth 1957
The Brain from Planet Arous 1957* Attack of the Crab Monsters 1957* The Killer Shrews 1959* The Giant Claw 1957 *Beast From Haunted Cave 1959 *The Monster from Piedras Blancas 1959 *Invasion of the Saucer Men 1957 *The Monster that Challenged the World 1957 *Not of this Earth 1957* The She-Creature 1956* The Man Who Turned to Stone 1958* Invisible Invaders 1959* Attack of the 50 Foot Woman 1958* The Hideous Sun Demon (1959) * Monster on the Campus 1958* The Unknown Terror 1957* Creature with The Atom Brain 1955 * The Unearthly 1955 * From Hell it Came 1957,
It’s also important to mention some of the ubiquitous actors who graced both the great & guilty pleasure flicks, you’ll be seeing a lot of in the following chapters like John Carradine * Ed Nelson *Allison Hayes *Paul Birch *John Agar *Hugh Marlowe*Peter Graves *Richard Denning *Richard Carlson *Faith Domergue *Mara Corday *Les Tremayne *Marie Windsor *Morris Ankrum * Arthur Franz *Kenneth Tobey* John Hoyt * Whit Bissell and of course Beverly (kicks-ass!) Garland!
One thing is for certain, each film is relevant and all have a place in the 50s decade of Sci-fi / Horror & Fantasy!
So come back and read a little at a time and get some thrills even while you’re sitting under the hair dryer… Do people still do that today? I need to get out more…
This 1955 hair dryer is just begging to be a space-age helmet!
It all started with Georges Méliès 1903 fantasy A Trip to the Moon
Le Voyage Dans La Lune 1902 – Georges Méliès
As early as 1920 there was the German expressionist film dealing with the arrival of a menacing alien visitor from the planet Algol giveing actor Emil Jannings a machine that awards him unlimited powers. ALGOL aka POWER 1920 directed by Hans Werckmeister —
“That which you believe becomes your world.”
–Richard Matheson from ‘What Dreams May Come’
Science Fiction emerged out of the “Age of Reason” literature reflected a merging of myth and historical fact. Stories filled with an imagination that had no boundaries. While Science Fiction is a literary movement that can be a separate study all it’s own, story tellers who grasped the concepts of science fiction who questioned the endless possibilities, the far reaching machinations of brilliant minds, this project if focused on the history of 1950s science fiction cinematic and all it reveals. Science Fiction cinema flirted blatantly with ideas and images of a world that reached beyond the known, and contemplated aloud, fantastic stories as early as the silent era. Consider Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, re-envisioned time and time again.
John Barrymore lifts the dark conflicting tale of the inward monsters off the pages of Stevenson’s book. Barrymore so fluently moved through the silent stage, reveals that we all just might be harboring in our sub-conscious hidden dark and primal desires. Unleashed by a concoction, a seduction of science creates a fiend! Dr Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1920)
The odd yet visually stunning Russian spectacle Aelita Queen of Mars (1924) aka Revolt of the Robots.e
There were a few early visions of fantasy, magic & Science Fiction films from all around the world- At 3:25 aka The Crazy Ray (1924) Directed by Rene Clair-a scientist invents a ray that makes people fall asleep where they stand! The German film Master of the World (1934) (Der Herr der Welt) where a German scientist wants to create an army of Robots to do the dangerous work of laborers so, when he is told it’s too risky he goes mad and it’s too late the machine has a mind of it’s own. It features really cool electronic chambers and more!
And Transatlantic Tunnel (1935) Scientists construct a tunnel under the ocean-stars Richard Dix, Leslie Banks and C. Aubrey Smith.
Metropolis 1927 the dystopian masterpiece by director Fritz Lang was the beginning of the fascination with exploring the fantastic and our unbounded imaginations on film, it’s remarkable set design, imagery and narrative sparked the Science Fiction genre in a big way— spanning decade upon decade, in particular revived in the 1950s!
The first influential science fiction film by Fritz Lang created a dystopian societ in Metropolis 1927. It’s influence has maintained it’s powerful thrust for decades. An inspiration for Ridley Scott’s neo-noir sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner (1982)
“Man is the unnatural animal, the rebel child of nature, and more and more does he turn himself against the harsh and fitful hand that reared him”-H.G.Wells
Charles Laughton is superb as H.G. Wells‘ Dr. Moreau a sociopathic sadist/scientist with a god complex whose profane experiments on animals and humans tortures them in the ‘house of pain’ trying to create a hybrid race he can hold sway over on his private island hell! Science has never been more evil! Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Then there was the 1936 adaptation of H.G. Wells’ Things To Come (1936) directed by William Cameron Menzies and starring Raymond Massey as Oswald Cabal, Ralph Richardson as The Boss, Margaretta Scott as Roxanna/Rowena and Cedric Hardwicke as Theotocopulos.
“What is this progress? Progress is not living. It should only be the preparation for living.”
Flash Gordon and similar serials provided super heroes for generations of young people in the 30s & 40s, planting the seeds for the future that would give us the Star Wars legacy.
Audiences between the World Wars preferred horrors of a Gothic nature– James Whale’s Frankenstein 1931 & Bride of Frankenstein 1935, as they helped exercise demons conjured up from the 19th & early 20th century.
The electrical secrets of heaven, the lighting, the elaborate sets designed by genius Kenneth Strickfaden with his lights throbbing gizmos flashing and zapping, the creepy atmosphere of murky tones. The consummate Universal monster movie with iconic scenes introducing a new face, Boris Karloff who would become the great father of terror stories …
What’s on that slab?, “It’s Alive, It’s Alive!…” those monumental words that remain ingrained in our consciousness. Colin Clive becomes hysterical as he has creates life from death, but that life would become a whole new ethical, moral and imposing dilemma for Dr.Frankenstein. A horror film with strong science fiction/fantasy tropes. And the laboratory as gorgeous set pieces would become a staple of the science fiction realm.
The 1950s Science Fiction genre took root with it’s profouns contribution to our collective consciousness AS a genre its vision & breadth possessed quintessential & ever-lasting sociological and psychological metaphors, iconic tropes and striking imagery.
The splitting of the atom, ushering in the atomic age and the collective anxiety most definitely was the catalyst for the many of the movie fantasy stories known as the 1950s Sci-Fi film.
“But no matter what else it might be, what makes a science fiction film science fiction is the fact that it is, in some sense, about science—and not only science but futuristic science. By that I mean that science fiction movies deal with scientific possibilities and technologies that do not exist yet but that might exist someday. Science fiction is the realm of the not-yet.” — “Cult Science Fiction Films” by Welch Everman
Ridley Scott – (Alien 1979, Blade Runner 1982) “When you come to the second World War You’ve got a very specific enemy. You know what that enemy is, It’s there for all the wrong reasons and it should be prevented…. Then you got the next phase which is The Cold War again which is to do with paranoia . But I think real, it’s real. Movies started to dip into that.”
“The Splitting of the atom…. forces that can only be explained to us by these guys in white coats… All of a sudden the guys in white coats became these simultaneously kind of rock stars and the most evil thing you could imagine.”
In a scene from The Atomic City 1952– The mother’s child sitting at the kitchen table with his breakfast “If I grow up do you know what I’m gonna do?” The mother turns to him, leaving her scrambled eggs on the stove and corrects him nervously, “It’s when you grow up, not if…”
The Atomic City 1952 trailer
Duck & Cover 1951 classic propaganda film
From the short instructional film Duck and Cover “But no matter where they go or what they do they always try to remember what to do if the atom bomb explodes right then!” (the kids suddenly fall into the brick wall. The narrator says ) It’s a bomb DUCK & COVER!
James Cameron – “All of our fate as human beings, our destiny seems bound up in our technology and our technology is frightening. It’s Terrifying!”
Steven Spielberg- “So there was a great deal of anxiety in the air. It was not just fear of being beaten up by the local bully. But the fear was being NUKED!… But we almost pushed a button on each other during The Cuban Missile Crisis…… I was absolutely prepared for Armageddon and these movies from the 1950s and early 60s played on those fears. And these movies were all metaphors for those fears. ”
George Lucas- “I would say that there was a certain amount of anxiety about that I mean I grew up right in the very heat of that. DUCK & COVER drills all the time… We were always hearing about the fall out shelter. About the end of the world, issues that were always going on about how many bombs were being built. The Cold War was always in the media.”
From The Twilight Zone “The Shelter” season 3 episode 3
1950s Sci-Fi films represented a conservatism or ‘reactionary wing’ that seems consumed by a motive to emphasize the values of 1950s America post WWII, in the midst of a McCarthy era witch hunt that prevailed fueling our fears that seeped into many of the Sci-Fi narratives on screen and in literature. Reflecting the growing internal struggles within American society and the developing mistrust about Soviet aggression and anyone and anything perceived as subversive.
“Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist party?”
Some films that reflected the paranoia of the period were well regaled by a Hollywood studio system that was itself at the center of the controversial House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) targeting screenwriters and actors as ‘communist sympathizers’ and no one could be trusted. -Just like Invaders from Mars 1953, Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956, X the Unknown 1956, The Incredible Shrinking Man 1957, and I Married a Monster From Outer Space 1958.
In 1947, in Roswell New Mexico the military reports that they have a UFO in their possession. The phenomena of sightings of UFOs would continue throughout the 1950s, though agencies were fully prepared to explain away the reports. Yet the public had a hunger to and fascination with the possibility of extra-terrestrials.
As Phil Hardy’s insightful take on the genre, all this manifested in a way that the Science Fiction films of the 1950s ‘supplanted horror as the genre that dealt with fear and paranoia.” The films expressed a very realistic look at science within the atomic age, and shed the shadows and expressionism of the earlier Gothic horrors and while not all scientific fact, tried to embrace a world of possibility.
The Flying Saucer 1950 begins the momentum for the decade of Science Fiction cinema’s love affair with unidentified objects and begins to round the edges of space crafts from other worlds that aren’t our American sharp and phallus shaped rockets!
DESTINATION MOON 1950 was featured in COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR. Being hailed the 2001, Space Odyssey of it’s time, it attempts to portray a realism trip to the moon. Phil Hardy calls Destination Moon 1950 ‘a sober celebration of man’s imminent conquest of space that dominated the decade.’
Destination Moon did attempt to accurately portray a trip to the moon given the technology and knowledge that was stuck in 1950.
Then we shot past the moon in cinema and went straight to the red planet with Flight to Mars 1951!
Themes and metaphors that emerged from anxiety about the atom bomb, radiation fallout, the advent of modernity, the space race and the wanderlust to conquer outer space, interplanetary warfare, military vs. science hubris, science meddling with nature, fear of science and technology, invasion anxiety, continued fear of otherness, deviant (in terms of counter-culture not exclusively moral judgement) subversion and xenophobic nightmares.
Sometimes we were even married to a monster from outer space and didn’t even notice much of a difference except for the lack of small talk! Here’s Tom Tryon and Gloria Talbott in I Married a Monster from Outer Space 1958.
Director Howard Hawk and screenplay by Charles Lederer, created a striking science fiction masterpiece of film noir ambience with it’s chilling back lit set pieces- The Thing From Another World 1951, adapted from John W. Campbell’s story ‘Who Goes There?’, other films that followed the path of paranoia — Invaders from Mars 1953, War of the Worlds 1953, It Came from Outer Space 1953, It Conquered the World 1956 & Invasion of the body snatchers 1956.
There were also science fiction films that rang the warning bell about cosmic calamity and catastrophic world coming to an end, annihilation fantasies like When Worlds Collide 1951.
War of the Worlds 1953 and When Worlds Collide 1951 had as Phil Hardy states, ‘religious dimensions’ that accused us of bringing about catastrophic punishment because of our misdeeds and transgressions.
H.G. Well’s view of Martian invaders created for the public consciousness the idea of destructive beings from another world. It was a great reflexive move for those science fiction films to portray aliens that were sympathetic, yet non-humanoid in appearance. Most Sci-Fi films show aliens as menacing, not only destructive but dangerous because they also wanted to keep us as captives, zap our resources and colonize our planet, sometimes even take our women, oh god no unhand Faith Domergue you pants wearing Mutant!
“Is that a fireball or something?”
Hollywood saw a trend later on in the 50s with Destination Moon 1950 when they came upon a story written by Harry Bates called The Return of the Master this became Robert Wise’s The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951 which has remained one of the best regarded science fiction films of all time. This is one of the rare occasions when the alien Klaatu played beautifully like an intricate clock by the chiseled face, tranquil speaking Michael Rennie is benevolent, bringing with him a sincere and dire warning about earth people’s course and the future of their civilization if they don’t relent about the proliferation of atomic weapons. There were several well intended alien visitors who were met with hostilities as with, Klaatu (Michael Rennie ) in Day the Earth Stood Still 1951, and The Man From Planet X 1951.
Many films, even the low budget excursions dealt with our primal fears of alienation, estrangement & loss of identity i.e.,(communism at it’s core, the ramifications of otherness) nothing hits home more than Invaders from Mars 1953, and the quintessential loss of self and individualism in Don Siegels’ Invasion of the Body Snatchers!
“They would change into people who hate you!”
Steven Spielberg talks about the impact of Invaders from Mars 1953, “It certainly touched a nerve among all the young kids like myself who saw that movie at a very young age. That you would come home and that you would not recognize your mom and dad they would have changed into people who hate you!”
I can attest to the persuasion these films could have over the burgeoning imagination of a child, especially one like me who felt very much like an outsider as a kid. One night, as sure as my name is MonsterGirl, I went home, looked at my parents, decided they had been switched by aliens and ran out of the house, walking around the block for at least an hour before I convinced myself that I was being ridiculous. Or was I? These themes did have a not so subtle impact on a young impressionable mind who could easily question the world around them. Who could you trust? Would would believe you anyway?
There is the outsider narrative, diminishing human forms as in Bert I. Gordon’s Attack of the Puppet People 1958 where obsessed and lonely puppet maker John Hoyt loses his marbles. Although mad -bad science has shrunk down people before the 1950s in The Devil Doll 1936 and in the hands of crazed Albert Dekker in Dr. Cyclops 1940.
There is the quintessential existential crisis, the beautifully thought provoking film by director Jack Arnold starring the eternally transcending man Grant Williams in, The Incredible Shrinking Man 1957.
And of course there is the matter of GIGANTISM!
Giant insects, sea creatures and people who ran around half crazed and scantily dressed were a by-product of the atomic age!
George Lucas —“Out of that fear came I think a lot the monsters which you mess around with stuff and you’re gonna unleash this unknown monster!… it’s making tangible the unknown… A lot of that has to do with the mystery of this silent death that comes along with it that nobody knows exactly what it is or where it came from or can’t see it, can’t touch it. Well let’s make it easier to deal with by making it a giant monster.”
Some films show the ascension from violence & hyper-masculinity, Women as professionals & bold heroines who didn’t shrink as hysterical victims. Female dominated civilizations (Cat- Women of the Moon 1953, Queen of Outer Space 1958, Missile to the Moon 1958, Fire Maidens from Outer Space 1956, that threatened to maniacally seduce & subsume male voyagers, dressed by 5th avenue they are outré chic. Wanton warriors & nubile space maidens who often never saw the male species before or wanted to destroy them altogether!
A tagline reads “SEE-Astounding she-beasts of Venus!”
In Queen of Outer Space 1958 the masked disfigured Queen Yilana (Zsa Zsa Gabor) imprisons the men who crash land on her planet, intending to annihilate the earth with her beta disintegrator, though her beautiful subjects revolt in the name of love.
Mark Hamill –“We sometimes imagined other planets as paradises…. with girls!!! they looked more Hollywood starlets than space aliens, anyway they were eager to please. Their dancing their music their leotards were so Moderne! like Greenwich Village in outer space.” referring to Cat-Women of the Moon 1953.
“May we serve you earth men?”
“You’re the first man I’ve ever seen!” Carol Brewster as Alpha is mesmerized
“Step on it, and don’t spare the atoms!” from Abbott & Costello Go to Mars (1953)
“Their dance, their music, their leotards were so Moderne!”
Missile to the Moon 1958
There’s nothing worse than a space Queen–The Lido (K.T. Stevens ) and one of her maidens in distress…
Mark Hamill who narrates the wonderful documentary written and directed by Richard Schickel Watch the Skies! Sci-Fi , the 1950s and Us presented by Turner Classic Movies also reminds us that “50s science fiction may have shot at the stars but the dialogue often remained earth bound tied up with the battle of the sexes.” Many prevailing sub-texts were also love stories, soap operas involving relationships between men and women.They would create love stories in space!
Project Moonbase 1953 Donna Martell as Colonel Briteis (bright eyes?)
Rocketship X-M (1950) starring Lloyd Bridges and Ossa Massen
Cameron Mitchell plays Steve Abbott in Flight to Mars 1953, who tells Marguerite Chapman as Alita a fellow scientist/astronaut, “I think you’re a prize package and very feminine.”
There is always time for romance in outer space!
There were menaces from without, menaces from within. The ordinary world transformed into the monstrous. There were warnings from benevolent aliens and aggressive attacks by aliens who wanted to colonize our planet.
Sometimes the warnings or threats came from disembodied heads and brains, like Donovan’s Brain 1953, Fiend Without a Face 1958 and The Brain from Planet Arous 1957.
The indie filmmakers introducing teenagers as both heroes & monsters. Many films were horror/sci-fi hybridizations. And by the end of the decade we were left a legacy of impressive productions that remain timeless masterpieces, the cult grade- B Sci-Fi picture with their indelible charm and kitsch emblems, and the true stinkers that are so bad there too good not to appreciate. Sublime, thrilling, provocative & yes campy!
There were collections of stylized works by Jack Arnold, Bert I. Gordon, Edward L. Cahn and one indie auteur who showed us how to make a memorable movie on a shoe string budget who also launched many a career, the inimitable and grand Roger Corman. And of course those guys at American International Pictures (AIP)
Within the 50s decade shedding the Gothic themes of the 30s & 40s, the poetic shadow plays of Val Lewton,1950s Sci-Fi films had a pre-occupation with the modern world and mostly all the central menaces were transformed into non-human threats that we not only couldn’t empathize with but were revolted against as dangerous, vicious, insidious and potentially nihilistic in vision, they were seen as only a threat to our humanity and ultimately would lead to our destruction.
Within Sci-Fi there are so many films which are complex hybridizations of horror/science fiction /fantasy and have become too insurmountable to dissect or decipher all the nuances between the various free-floating genres. Writer critic historian Robin Wood in his Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan.—wagers that “the horror film’s radical potential lies in the fact that ‘the true subject of the horror genre is the struggle for recognition of all that our civilization represses or oppresses’ Jancovich states that the monster “must therefor be seen as a profoundly ambiguous figures which challenges social norms and so reveals society’s repressive monstrosity.”
Killers from Space 1954
This theme is attached to McCarthyism that showed up as coded narratives in the more highly produced Sci-Fi films- “the myth of Communism as total dehumanization—accounts for the prevalence of this kind of monster in that period” -Mark Jancovich -Rational Fears- American Horror in the 1950s.
We can’t forget contributions made by the maestros in the visual effects department, direction, art direction and cinematography from George Pal, William Cameron Menzies and Ray Harryhausen.
20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) Ray Harryhausen’s Ymir from Venus
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) Ray Harryhausen’s The Kraken
Cinematographers who brought these visual narratives & landscapes to life- just to name a few!
Clifford Stine (It Came from Outer Space 1953,This Island Earth 1955, Imitation of Life 1959,Spartacus 1960) Sidney Hickox (Them! 1954, The Big Sleep 1946,Dark Passage 1947,White Heat 1949), John F. Seitz (Invaders from Mars 1953, Sullivan’s Travel’s 1941m Double Indemnity 1944, Sunset Boulevard 1950), Russell Harlan ( The Thing from Another World 1951, Red River 1948, Witness for the Prosecution 1959 To Kill a Mockingbird 1962) George Barnes (War of the Worlds 1953, Rebecca 1940, Spellbound 1945) Leo Tover (The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951, Hold Back the Dawn 1941,The Snake Pit 1948, The Woman on the Beach 1947,The Heiress 1949, Journey to the Center of the Earth 1959) Ellsworth Fredericks (Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956, Hold Back the Night 1956,The Stripper 1963, Mister Buddwing 1966)
And just as key to the atmosphere and attitude of the films were the musical contributions which defined that certain feel of chills and excitement, screwball antics and off-beat perscussion that filled up your head with pulsing visions of laser beams and other-worldly noises that ran up your spine like a finely coiled wire resonating the confluent sounds of the cosmos! Geesh that was a mouthful!
There were composers who masterfully underscored some of the BEST films and even the worst!, Dimitri Tiomkin * Bronislau Kaper * Bernard Herrmann *Hans J. Salter and Henry Mancini to name a few.
Instrumentalist Clara Rockmore mastered the Theremin which had a cosmic, universal vibe that was, well out of this world!
The Theremin is an electronic musical instrument created by Russian inventor , Léon Theremin controlled by the performing thereminist who makes the dulcet eerie tones by manipulating the two metal antennas that respond to the hand movements which influence the oscillations or frequency with one hand and effecting the volume with the other hand.
Popular were the films that dealt with the hubris of science that ultimately manifested monsters. There were even pants monsters, yes! pants monsters…! The burning sun turned him into a hideous fiend, but he still had time to put on those Haggars casual men’s trousers!
THE HIDEOUS SUN DEMON, Robert Clarke (in doorway), Patricia Manning (second from right), 1959
There was a running sentiment —the notion of us against them, and even at times when not working together to fight a common enemy- you’d see the military vs science… And sometimes, though almost always male hero driven, there emerged some anti-damsels, all-powerful women who broke the cliched mold of the helpless hysterical female and arose as smart, intellectual (a socially constructed gendered male quality), mindful and fearlessly driven woman with guts and composure even if it was to hold off from laughing at Paul Blaisdell inside that cucumber monster from Venus.
Roger Corman’s It Conquered the World (1956) The Venusian cucumber
Just look at Julie Adams as Kay Lawrence in Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954, Joan Weldon as Dr. Patricia Medford in Them! 1954, Beverly Garland as Dr. Andrea Romar in Curucu, Beast of the Amazon 1956 & and her gutsy Clair Anderson in It Conquered the World 1956, Tina Carver as Dr. Terry Mason in From Hell It Came 1957 and Faith Domergue as Dr. Ruth Adams in This Island Earth 1955 & Prof. Lesley Joyce in It Came from Beneath the Sea 1955, and Lola Albright as Cathy Barrett in The Monolith Monsters 1957 .
Some sci-fi films were visually surreal landscapes or existential masterpiece such as William Cameron Menzies Invaders From Mars 1953 or Ib Melchior’s The Angry Red Planet 1959 and Jack Arnold’s magnificent adaptation of Richard Matheson’s The Incredible Shrinking Man 1957.
The Angry Red Planet (1959) The Rat Bat Spider puppet monster!
Grant Williams sails into the radioactive mist in The Incredible Shrinking Man 1957
Invaders from Mars (1953) Jimmy Hunt awakens to a UFO crashing into the sand dunes
“To sleep perchance to dream”-Hamlet-William Shakespeare
This dream-scape is a visual masterpiece, with the appearance of the sublimely brilliant Finnish painter Hugo Simberg, ( I happen to get permission from The National Museum of Finland to use Simberg’s ‘At The Crossroads’ as the cover of my album Fools & Orphans) thanks to the art design by visionary William Cameron Menzies!
A scene from Invaders from Mars (1953)
It is absolutely true about one thing— that it’s wholly complex to begin dissecting what makes a film solely and definitively Science Fiction and what constitutes it being a hybridization of horror & fantasy. There are way too many that fall right on the gray line that either exists in the middle or transects both themes at once.
Vincent Price can’t get that pesky Tingler off his arm in William Castle’s terrific horror/sci-fi extravaganza equip with buzzing chairs-The Tingler (1959)
For example, I am covering William Castle’s The Tingler 1959, because, while the central terror surrounds a monstrous ‘horror movie themed monster’ a creeping fiend that lives inside us all and grips our spines the moment we are in abject fear, it is discovered by scientific and medical research. One could say the film is also a crime drama. There are too many nuances and parameters that intersect. James Whale’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein 1931 is called a Monster movie by Universal and by fans of all generations. But it falls into the deep well of hybridization as so much of it focuses on the very philosophical questions around scientific hubris, the creation of human life and the question of god, ownership of one’s identity, and what is monstrous?
“A lot of science fiction films are also horror films in which monsters are spawned by scientific experiments, but not all horror films are science fiction, because science fiction does not deal in the supernatural. Science fiction takes place in the realm of the not-yet; supernatural horror films operate in the realm of the impossible.” — “Cult Science Fiction Films” by Welch Everman
The enormous influence that Science Fiction cinema had long-lasting effects on the advent of television. Just look at Rod Serling’s Fantasy/Sci-Fi anthology series which aired on CBS from 1959-1964. The show came in on the end of the decade. Stories that were infused by the themes of the 50s and set the tone for future decades to come. The Twilight Zone was groundbreaking and thought-provoking, dealing with issues of war, class, race, it was a socially conscious program that constantly tried to remind us of our humanity. The decade of 1950s Science Fiction also bled into the mindfulness of my favorite early 60s science fiction anthology series The Outer Limits.
The Zanti Misfits-one of the many fabulous Outer Limits monsters!
—There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: there is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to – The Orwellian Control Voice from The Outer Limits anthology television series aired from 1963-1965.
Mark Jancovich writes “Again and again, the threats which distinguish 1950s horror
do not come from the past or even from the actions of a lone individual , but are associated with the processes of social development and modernization. In this period, it is the process of rationalization which is the threat, and in this way horror texts were at least as concerned with developments within American society as they were with threats from without… Here rationalization is understood as the process through which scientific – technical rationality is applied to the management of social, economic and cultural life…
… this new system of organization was seen by many as inherently totalitarian system which both created conformity and repressed dissent.”
Vincent Price fights off zombies from a plague that wiped out most of the human race in Richard Matheson’s adapted screenplay from his story I Am Legen- The Last Man on Earth (1964)
The outsider narratives– were illustrated as contrasting and conflicting to accepted norms, we see this with Richard Matheson’s writing (I Am Legend which became Vincent Price’s agonizing journey as The Last Man on Earth 1964, and later The Omega Man 1971 and Jack Arnold’s films involving “the reoccurring preoccupation with alienation, isolation and estrangement” -Jancovich- seen in Creature From the Black Lagoon 1954 and The Incredible Shrinking Man 1957.
Grant Williams protagonist Scott Carey becomes engulfed in a glittery mist of atomic dust particles in The Incredible Shrinking Man 1957 the film exudes anxiety of his diminishing masculinity by not only losing his literal size, his physical height but he loses his maleness as a husband and as a regular man. This estrangement become a journey of his eternal soul and it’s place in the vast unknown other-world.
Grant Williams is feeling ‘literally’ like such a small man.
There would be films that embrace the dystopia narratives, and curiosity with technical advancements like robots!
Fritz Lang’s iconic robot in Metropolis (1927)
Robby the Robot and Walter Pidgeon as Morbius in George Pal’s take on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest as Forbidden Planet 1956
These Science Fiction/Fantasy films have left a deep and abiding impression on so many of us. Whether you grew up actually seeing them for the very first time, or becoming a new fan who is excited to embrace the heart and soul of a genre that made you think beyond what if? Either way, Science Fiction is an exploration of our imaginations, both glorious and often terrifying but it’s a genre that is here to stay, and the 1950s in particular truly rang the alarm bell that is still reverberating today!
Added to the mix in many of these film favorites was the essential mechanism of ‘not being believed’ added to the fear and paranoia of the moment!
The Face of Paranoia
Invasion Anxiety
FEAR OF THE ATOMIC BOMB! The Atomic City 1952 trailer
I see you with my million eyes!
Hey big fella got a light!
The theremin ‘the dulcet tones’ that wavered throughout sci-fi and beyond!
‘The modern world’
It’s intermission time! Head out to the snack bar for some 50s refreshments!
LOST WORLDS AND SPACE TRAVEL
Destination Moon
Directed by Irving Pichel and producer George Pal along with a screenplay by Robert Heinlein took a very documentary approach to the narrative and the landscapes. The film stars John Archer as Jim Barnes, Warner Anderson as Dr. Charles Cargraves, with Tom Powers and Dick Wesson. The film was a critical success an revived the Sci-Fi genre.
Destination Moon 1950 was an attempt to show a serious technical side to space travel. based on what science actually knew at the time. Actually it was in response to a spread that ran in Collier’s Magazine of series of paintings done by artist Chesley Bonastell of gleaming space craft.
Steven Spielberg had said of the picture, “DESTINATION MOON is a scientific attempt to create suspense based on no bad guys no villains and no aliens.
Similar to almost Apollo 13 (1995) or Marooned 1969)
George Lucas says “At the time it was a very provocative idea because nobody had ever seen anyone go to the moon.”
Though it’s been called the precursor to 2001 Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick never admitted to having seen the movie. Which is highly possible, and given his genius we’ll take his word for it.
In the midst of the Cold War, the film reflects America’s desire to conquer, and according to the generals in Destination Moon, the moon would be the ideal location for a strategic military base of operations. And thus the race for America to get there first. There’s also a conflict seen as there were those who would embrace the new technologies and those who saw the impending modernity as a threat or a ‘bad thing’.
Pichel and Pal wanted to situate this film farther away from the fantastical science fiction ‘soap opera’ serials of the 1930s. Physicists and astronomers were consulted in order to stay true to the realistic view Heinlein, Pichel and Pal desired as their vision of the future. They also used striking paintings by Chesley Bonestell to imagine the gorgeous lunar landscapes along with designer Ernest Fegte who create the realistic cratered look of the Moon.
The film features the first lunar landing that was envisioned as realistic and not melodramatic or surreal. The crew led by actor John Archer manage to land on the Moon but they run out of fuel, that they seem doomed to be stranded. They lose all the excess weight in order to get the ship space worthy again, but till they are over the weight limit. In a noble act of courage and sacrifice Dick Wesson (Tom Powers) figures that he can remove his cumbersome pressure suit and re-enter the ship a lighter and better man in order to save the rest of the crew…
Dr. Charles Cargraves: You can’t buck public opinion; I’ve tried. Have you seen this?
[Newspaper headline: MASS MEETING PROTESTS RADIOACTIVE ROCKET]
General Thayer: That isn’t public opinion – it’s a job of propaganda!
Jim Barnes: You’re almighty right it is. Manufactured and organized – with money and brains. Somebody’s out to get us.
The Flying Saucer
Directed by Mikel Conrad, stars Mikel Conrad as Mike Trent, Pat Garrison as Vee Langley, Hantz von Teuffen as Hans, Lester Sharpeas Col. Marikoff Roy Engel as Dr. Carl Lawton and Denver Pile as Turner! Because we feared the Russians in the early 1950s much of the paranoia around UFO sightings were connected to those pesky Reds! When CIA secret agent Mike Trent tracks a flying saucer to Alaska he finds out that it is a ship built by scientist Dr. Carl Lawton who hopes to sell it to the Americans!
Pat Garrison and Mikel Conrad-50s cool!
Col. Marikoff: Mr. Trent, you’re giving us a great deal of trouble. Why didn’t you stay in New York with your drunken friends of the night club?
Mike Trent: I sobered up.
Laurette Luez as Tigri
Prehistoric Women would find a resurgence in the 60s! Here’s British actress Martine Beswick in the 1966 movie with the same title!
Prehistoric Women (1950)
Directed by Gregg C. Tallas
Shown from left: Jo Carroll Dennison, Joan Shawlee, Laurette Luez, Kerry Vaughn, Mara Lynn
(bending over), Judy Landon
Directed by Gregg C. Tallas, (Siren of Atlantas 1949) offers an adventure sci-fi fantasy film. Prehistoric Women stars Laurette Luez as Tigri, Allan Nixon as (Mesa of Lost Women 1953, Pickup 1951) Engor, Joan Shawlee as Lotee, Judy Landon as Eras, Mary Lynn as Arva, Jo Carroll Dennison as Nika, Kerry Vaughn as Tulie, Tony Devlin as Rulg, James Summers as Adh, Jeanne Sorel as Tana, and Janet Scott as Wise Old Lady.
As Bill Warren puts it in his wonderful series Keep Watching the Skies published by the awesome McFarland Press-Prehistoric Women “Were this picture not so naive, it would seem more sleazy than it does. It’s not good in any way, but has a certain daffy charm because of it’s unsophisticated unbelieveability.”
The Commentator: “And Engor called it Firee, which was his word for Fire.”
The film is narrated documentary style because the cast are primitives who Amazonian cave-women and had little to no dialogue, it just adds to the laughable style and god awful Cinecolor production. I’d like to know how they got a turkey vulture to wear a mask poor thing, the film is so blurring it’s hard to tell what the hell is flying up in the prehistoric blue sky… scourge of the skies indeed! Still, prehistoric films, though considered mostly adventure stories seems to be included in books on the Sci-Fi genre. Though it could also easily be branded as a very cheap sexist exploitation romp!
Look it’s a flying dragon the scourge of the skies!
Bill Warren cites a review from the Monthly Film Bulletin: “They assert feminine superiority ruthlessly, setting their captives to hard labour, clubbing them intermittently and cutting off their escape… {Engor-} (the intelligent troglodyte who invents fire) uses a flaming torch to destroy a giant winged dragon (a disguised turkey vulture they must have tortured off set by putting fake ears and beak on it) that threatens their encampment {and}the girls are stunned with fear and admiration and surrender unconditionally.”
Tigri and her clan hate men but realize that they are sort of needed for some things, so they capture a bunch of fellas and try to force them to become their mates. But when Engor, escapes and discovers fire gets re-captured and not only slays the “flying dragon the scourge of the skies” but uses the fire to fight off the ugly brute who threatens their lives Tigri has a change of heart and all is right with the primitive world again. The women start running around panicked and screaming hysterically and the men are once again in charge… it’s ludicrous.
This giant is a real 9 foot giant… named Guadi in the film is Johann Petursson The Viking Giant was the Tallest Man From Iceland and traveled with Ringling Bros. Circus!
The Commentator: “Strangely enough, the swan dive was invented before the swan.“
Rocketship-X-M
GASP AT THE DARING COURAGE… AS THEY THUNDER BETWEEN PLANETS ON A RUNAWAY ROCKET!
Directed by science fiction story aficionado Kurt Neumann ( Secret of the Blue Room 1933, Half a Sinner 1934, Island of Lost Men 1939, a slew of Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan pictures, She Devil 1957, the outstanding Kronos 1957, and The Fly 1958 ) Rocketship X-M stars Lloyd Bridges as Col. Floyd Graham, Osa Massen as Dr. Lisa Van Horn, John Emory as Dr. Karl Eckstrom, Noah Beery Jr. as Maj. William Corrigan, Hugh O’ Brian as Harry Chamberlain, Morris Ankrum as Dr. Ralph Fleming, and Sherry Morland as the Martian girl.
Cinematographer Karl Struss (Sunrise 1927, The Great Dictator, 1940, Limelight 1952, The Fly 1958) and art direction by Theobold Holsopple create at times a sublime and beautifully desolate landscape using matte paintings, miniatures among the technical effects. For all the scenes on Mars, the film is tinted a pinkish sepia tone (filmed partly in The Mojave desert). Struss lenses an landscape that is eerie and atmospheric.
Rocketship X-M was a B picture designed to beat DESTINATION MOON in the movie theaters, and even with it’s grim ending, it actually did better at the box office. Director James Cameron called it an ‘Anodyne answer to Destination Moon 1950.’ It was a cautionary tale about how we will not be able to control this new technology. It’s a warning about too much hubris surrounding this powerful technology that sometimes ‘precedes a tragic fall’-Mark Hamill.
The crew finds the remnants of a Martian Civilization that was destroyed by it’s own technology much like the revelation in Ridley Scott’s Alien 1979.
The film though with it’s bleak message is quite a surprisingly interesting science fiction tale about a trip to the moon, by way of Mars that is interesting because of it’s earnestness and visual style. And to be honest a lot more interesting and characters more full of life than with it’s predecessor in 1950 Destination Moon.
Rocketship XM
Staffing Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, John Emery, Noah Berry Jr.
You heard this year’s Oscar Winner for Best Actor credit his father for his acting career. Well here he is folks. Third from the left: Lloyd Bridges.
German director Neumann came to Hollywood in 1925 and became best known for his work on The Fly. (1958) Rocketship X-M is a sober and beautifully filmed piece of science fiction realism blended with romance and crisis. Like Destination Moon ,it features the first manned rocket-ship to the Moon that winds up knocked off course winding up on Mars, stranded on the bleak landscape where the crew led by Dr. Karl Eckstrom stumble upon a dome-shaped structure and an odd metallic mask. They deduce from all the radioactivity that there must have been a superior race of intelligent beings who had once inhabited the planet but fell victim to some kind of atomic catastrophe, leaving only a few mutant savages to forage the bones of the now desolate planet.
These crazy looking bald Martians sort of remind me of Pluto in The Hills Have Eyes 1977
The crew is eventually besieged upon by the remains of that once thriving Martian race, which in a shocking reveal shows Sherry Moreland the Martian girl to have a lifeless stare as she is blind. The Martian trogldyte attackers kill Dr.Eckstrom, and Maj. Corrigan, wounding Chamberlain. Col. Floyd Graham and Dr. Lisa Van Horn make it back to the ship, but don’t have enough fuel to get back home. In a very intense and poignant scene as the two hold each other and embrace their inevitable fate with a transcendent fatalistic sense of hope, much like Grant Williams at the end of The Incredible Shrinking Man, the lovers watch through the view finder as they plunge toward Earth to their deaths, in a darker film ending– as they crash. Rocketship X-M seems to have brought the warning not to earth in the form of Klaatu the benevolent, but has placed us on a hostile planet much like Planet of the Apes that gravely warns us that our future could very well wind up the same way if we pursue atomic weapons.
Lloyd Bridges holds Osa Massen It ends badly for everyone. As they look out the porthole “it’s only seconds now, try not to be afraid” She clings to him-Suddenly she is not afraid anymore. She feels like something is lifting them up and holding them right before they crash…
Osa Massen sees her tragic end as a new beginning she sheds her fears and finds a courageous way to embrace their impending death. It’s a rather poetic scene when they hold each other and look out at the view finder and watch as life rapidly escapes them. It’s a very dark ending.
Doomed to crash and burn Floyd and Lisa cannot control the technology. There is a conflict with the machines and mechanisms we build that can either annihilate us or set us free to explore and thrive.
‘Their last desperate hope is for transcendence”
ROCKETSHIP X-M — Director John Cameron calls it a ‘dualistic dance’ with technology -referring to the end being so nihilistic potentially– then the head of the program says they’ll start construction tomorrow.
Already on Earth they are planning another mission called Rocketship X-M2!
PROGRESS MARCHES ON-“No gentlemen the X-M was not a failure tomorrow we start on the construction of the X-M2”
Floyd: I’ve been wondering, how did a girl like you get mixed up in a thing like this in the first place.
Dr. Lisa Van Horn: I suppose you think that women should only cook and sew and bear children.
Floyd: Isn’t that enough?
[Floyd and Lisa comfort Eckstrom, who was mortally wounded by a Martian’s axe]
Floyd: Murdering savages!
Dr. Eckstrom: No Floyd. Poor fear-crazed despairing wretches. Pity them. Pity them!
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THE BEACH PARTY BLOGATHON- CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) & Night Tide (1961) : Gills-A LOVE STORY!!!
THE BEACH PARTY BLOGATHON hosted by the fabulous Speakeasy & Silver Screenings
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) directed by Jack Arnold
There have been sympathetic monsters that elicit our understanding, who cause you to care about them and their ordeal whether they’re the focus of a rampaging mob of villagers with flaming torches and pick axes or scientists armed with spear guns at the ready as surrogate penises –okay maybe I didn’t think about that surrogate penis thing when I was 9, but I see it so clearly now!!!!
Back in the day of the musty cool matinee theatre’s air smelling of buttered popcorn and old leather shoes, you could slink down in your good ‘n plenty and Milk Dud encrusted red velvet seat and wish that the monster would not only get away… but that just maybe he’d get the girl– instead of the self righteous hyper-science macho hero who objectifies everything! After all, the creature is not the one invading their territory, he’s prevailed in that environment for ions, before these macho nerds came along!
As a little monstergirl I used to think, and still do… just leave the ‘Gill Man’ alone!
We can sympathize with monsters, like Victor Frankenstein’s creation, & The Gill Man from Creature From the Black Lagoon. We can find our involvement (at least I can), as one viewed with empathy toward the monster’s predicament. embedded in the narrative is a simultaneous pathos, that permits these monsters to express human desires, and then make sure that those desires are thwarted, frustrated and ultimately destroyed.
“He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?” Friedrich Nietzsche
‘The Outsider Narrative” can be seen so clearly in Jack Arnold’s horror/sci-fi hybrid Creature From The Black Lagoon. Film monsters like The Gill Man form vivid memories for us, as they become icons laying the groundwork for the classic experience of good horror, sci-fi and fantasy with memorable story telling and anti-heroes that we ‘outliers’ grew to identify with and feel a fondness for.
Creature From The Black Lagoon is quite a perfect film, as it works on so many different levels of examining human nature and nature as human.
When belligerent scientists and their relentless pursuit of expanding control over the natural world invade a unique creature’s habitat, forcing their domination of him- naturally he’s compelled to fight back.
In the midst of this evolves a sort of a skewed Romeo and Juliet. The Gill Man never intends to threaten Julie Adam’s character Kay Lawrence, he seemingly wants to make her his love object and maybe just maybe (idealizing of course while I imbue the ‘creature’ with a higher consciousness) the Gill Man seeks to free Kay from the dangerous men she is surrounded by. An amphibious knight in scaly armor, a rugged green scaly Adonis with limpid eyes and full lips.
The arrival of the expedition creates chaos and swampy mayhem due to the intrusion of the two opportunistic men who tote phallic harpoons around and fight with each other over questions of ethics, how to conduct scientific research and naturally who will conquer Kay– acting like spoiled children-the both. Only the Gill Man sees her beauty from a place of primal hunger and desires her above all else, perhaps with a innate sense of possessing her, but without all the cocky male posturing.
THE LOVABLE HUGGABLE GILL MAN!!
“I promise to keep my claws trimmed and never come to bed with cold clammy feet!”
“Yes, yes,” said the Beast, “my heart is good, but still I am a monster.” –Among mankind,” says Beauty, “there are many that deserve that name more than you, and I prefer you, just as you are, to those, who, under a human form, hide a treacherous, corrupt, and ungrateful heart.”
― Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
“What freedom men and women could have, were they not constantly tricked and trapped and enslaved and tortured by their sexuality! The only drawback in that freedom is that without it one would not be a human. One would be a monster.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
“When is a monster not a monster? Oh, when you love it.”
― Caitlyn Siehl, Literary Sexts: A Collection of Short & Sexy Love Poems
In trying to capture the amphibian man he is driven out of his home in the mysterious upper Amazon by these otherizing anthropologists. And so the Gill Man–being shot at by spears and besieged by sweaty men in bourgeois khakis and unfashionable swim trunks blech! –must defend his realm.
He who is just lazing around, dreaming through the sun’s rays which sparkle upon the surface of the water amongst the little fishes and coral… bothering no one. Suddenly surrounded by intruders with weapons and nets, poison and cages.
But wait, one of them is leggy and soft and looks divine in her one piece bathing suit designed by Rosemary Odell... (Brute Force 1947, It Came from Outer Space 1953, This Island Earth 1955, To Kill a Mockingbird 1962) and what a pair of eyes!
The Gill Man goes on a mission to get the girl and so endures his attackers because he has fallen for the simple beauty of Kay Lawrence (Julie Adams.)
Though his world has become disordered, the presence of the beautiful Kay Lawrence (Julie Adams) it has awakened his sexual desire.
The film stars Richard Carlson as David Reed and Richard Denning as Mark Williams. The two men who invade The Gill Man’s quiet life and argue about what should be done with the subject of their research findings, to exploit, or study, or bring back to the states to gain notoriety and get paid lots of clams!, without an ethical thought in their curly scientific brains, forcing themselves on the creature and making him an object of entrapment & exhibition.
“I think I love you so what am I so afraid of? I’m afraid that I’m not sure of a love there is no cure for I think I love you isn’t that what life is made of? Though it worries me to say that I’ve never felt this way”— Insert music from The Partridge Family –
“There’s just something about an Aqua Velva Gill Man!”
The Gill Man watches from below the surface, as Kay Lawrence casually smokes a cigarette, taking long sensual puffs and throwing the butts upon the lagoon like trinkets for him to worship. He feels compelled to reach out for her but decides to be a voyeur for a bit longer.
Later the Gill Man sees Kay on the beach, the camera catches a notable deep sigh when he lays those deep green eyes on her. He moves closer. She lets out the obligatory monster movie scream queen shriek, that siren squeal, you know the kind, with the carefully place hands cupping the face in shock.
One of the men from the expedition takes a machete and tries to attack the creature, and he gets killed for his efforts. Dave and Mark hear Kay scream and approach just in time for the knock out powder they’ve placed in the lagoon to finally take effect and subdue the creature who is now out cold. He falls flat on his green gilled face down in the sand.
Kay passes out. the Gill Man places her down gently on the sand...
Mark (Richard Denning) can’t wait to beat the fish guts out of the creature!
David (Carslon) has to intervene before Mark (Denning) bashes the creatures head in “Stop you’ll kill him!…”
Once Williams (Denning) sees that the Gill Man has fallen down, he says “Got him!” then begins brutally smashing at him with his rifle, until David (Carlson) tells him to stop before he kills him. They throw a net over the unconscious creature. The scene shows the level of ferocity that man is capable of, and with this violent over-kill we on the other side of the evolutionary scale become monsters as well. It is a not so subtle contrast with the main character who is considered the ‘creature.’
Ricou Browning portrayed the creature in the under water scenes, and Ben Chapman played the creature on land. There’s wonderfully engaging cinematography by William E. Snyder. (Flying Leathernecks 1951, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt 1956)
The Gill Man has dwelt in the warm existential depths of the water… the lagoon his endless cycle of existence, thriving until he is invaded by scientific hubris. While in the lagoon he is connected to the creator of his world, remaining bound to a body of water that is symbolic of the eternal maternal womb. He is then forced out of his quiet habitual life where he then becomes ‘otherized’. With an ‘Outsider’ narrative the familiar then becomes monstrous.
Our perceptions are focused on how this ‘creature’ shatters the mold of normalcy. He transforms the ordinary world into something provocative and forces the outside world to define him, once again as with Frankenstein’s monster, he is perceived as a thing… a creature.
A film like Creature from the Black Lagoon can suggest to us the recognition of our notions of conventional sexuality and gender as well. The Gill Man is similar to a frog yet has walks upright and has the stance of a man and possesses that archetypal ogling that shows he has sexual designs on our heroine Kay.
Kay Lawrence: “And I thought the Mississippi was something.”
While he is placed in a role that sees Kay as the ‘object’ of his affection, he’s sort of an androgynous amphibian, and yet he suggests that “alternatives can exist which may be more desirable”-Mark Jancovich Rational Fears American Horror in the 1950s. Jancovich goes on to say that the film is “unremittingly sexual” The film has sexual symbolism throughout, as the outside world intrudes on an ambiguous sexual being living in the womb of the water, now unleashed as a sexual peril to women. The water scenes between the water ballet swimming Kay unaware that the creature is also swimming very near to her–are absolutely visual foreplay.
Sweaty men baring their chests, wielding shot guns and Phallic harpoons as much as possible.
Need I say more???
The most significant scene of the film is when The Gill Man swims a slight distance away from Kay, under the murky lagoon while Kay unaware, simultaneously moves through the water embracing it’s import with pleasure and liberation. She whirls above him, barely hinting at an erotic intimacy between the two.
Under the water the creature is not a threat to Kay, he’s almost shy, as he barely touches her leg, he swims away as if he’s conflicted with uncertainty about this new experience. William E Snyder is responsible for the striking underwater footage, that creates an erotic spacial world of shimmering light.
It’s almost a type of Eden, that those pesky aggressive scientific males spoil…
We know that the creature shows a fascination toward Kay, but she sort of shares a kind of bond with him, as both are threatened by the domination of the two male scientists Mark and David. She tells the men to leave the creature alone, that it won’t bother them. Mark wants to capture the creature as proof of his discovery, rather than just study him in his own habitat. Mark also wants to possess Kay, both of them are treated as ‘objects’. There are several scenes where Kay and the creature stare at each other as if they see something in common within themselves. Harry Essex wrote the screenplay, hated the script at first so he added the Beauty and the Beast theme, to give the creature more of a sense of humanity.
The Creature from the Black Lagoon is relentlessly sexual. Inhabited by mostly male characters, scientists who have traveled to the deep Amazon in search of undiscovered animal life. What they find instead of more fossils is the Gill Man who refuses to give up his freedom. And why shouldn’t the creature react violently to their intrusion into his quiet domain. What’s more interesting is how he quickly becomes attracted to the gorgeous Julie Adams and her gutsy character Kay, the only female on the expedition who once again looks smashing in a one piece white bathing suit and swims like she’s in the water follies. Jancovich quotes Biskind from his Seeing is Believing – claiming that the creature is “driven into a frenzy by the proximity of Julie Adams in a one piece bathing suit.” Sounds about right to me!
The Gill Man evokes our sympathy who has become an ‘object’ to be controlled, dominated and assaulted by the outside world. It’s the ‘men doing science’ who become the ‘aliens’ the bad guys, the human monsters and the creature another existential anti-hero who we identify with. It’s just a different slant on the theme of unrequited love in the the lagoon…
Continue reading “THE BEACH PARTY BLOGATHON- CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) & Night Tide (1961) : Gills-A LOVE STORY!!!” →
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11 Fictional Hangouts From ’90s TV Shows We Wish Were Real
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With streaming and on-demand services making entertainment as accessible as ever, television is currently in the midst of a renaissance of sorts, as there seems to be a new binge-worthy series introduced to the public every time we finish the last. While this current era of television is both convenient and wildly entertaining, there's nothing like catching a blast from the past from tuning into your favorite TV shows from yesteryear.
Like most things during the '90s, television was at its peak, with a number of iconic and groundbreaking shows keeping up captivated on a weekly basis. This era was a particularly memorable for the urban community, as television began to embrace the hip-hop generation, with a number of shows paying homage to the culture, even going as far as casting some of the biggest stars in r&b and rap in prominent roles.
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With names like Will Smith, Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Brandy and others all on the tube in primetime, many of these shows would help usher urban culture into the mainstream, resulting in pop culture's longstanding love affair with all things hip-hop.
One aspect that stood out about a number of shows from the '90s were the local establishments that the characters would often hang out at during the show.
The Boombox takes a trip down memory lane and looks back at 11 fictional hangouts from '90s TV shows that we wish were actually real.
11 Fictional Hangouts From '90s TV Shows We Wish Were Real
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Board index » Outsider » Outsider Discussion
Pages 114, 115, 116
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dapple26
Re: Pages 114, 115, 116
Mega Update
Krulle wrote:
Edit: I find the last image a bit... weird from perspective. For Alexander's hand and her hand to be across her chest, Alexander must've jumped sides of the shuttle (you can still see a pilot chair in the background, so she's still on the starboard side of the gangway), and is now standing also on the starboard side between Talon and Beryl...
I think Alex may have moved slightly, but not much. I believe you're looking at the wrong chair. You can see it in the last panel page 113, to the right of Talon's. Also in the first panel of 114. It faces the right-hand side of the cockpit, towards the screen on the wall.
I believe the last panel in 116 is from Alex's PoV - His right hand going across to Talon's right.
man_of_foul_tofu
Fantastic. So impressed to see three pages completed and posted. This gives great heart that there is a pipeline of possible posts into the future. Very very excited to see pages. I am hopeful that more character development takes place with this and others to follow. I presume that all the background work and set design is in place so that pages are relatively easy to put together now?
Love meeting a new flavor of specialist Loroi .
Arioch wrote:
{snip}3. No, they're not mixed up. Doranzer and Tenoin have already appeared in various places in the comic. The Tenoin are not infantry, they're pilots.{endsnip}
Dirty Yasuki
GabrielGABFonseca wrote:
Ok people, I have a new game for you: It is called What is Beryl Feeling? - it's a very simple game, we simply have to guess what our dear Tozet Beryl is feeling as of the end of page 116!
Also, I'd like to congratulate Arioch for the big payday he must have gotten from his Patreon subscriber's after posting this many pages in one go. Bravo Arioch! Keep up the good work!
icekatze wrote:
That certainly is an interesting misunderstanding. I would almost wager that Enzin would need to explain the nature of TCA ranks, and that he is closer to the lower end of the hierarchy when it comes to officers. Although, I'm not sure what the Loroi would think of the concept of enlisted ranks. The Loroi have plenty of different castes, but would enlisted ranks seem like having civilians in the positions of warriors?
I think it would ultimately translate to enlisted officers being squarely in the Torrai-equivalent category, with unenlisted being Soroin and Tenoin, depending on branch.
Might take several years of finagling, but I figure that's how it would end up. A complicating factor, of course, is that theoretically all military officers would have started as civilians, and some (Scout Corp.) probably technically count as para-military at most.
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Funny thing about Talon's manner of speaking, she seems to have accidentally pronounced "humanity" correctly rather than saying "humaniti" like others unfamiliar with the word.
cacambo43
Location: The Space Coast
CF2 wrote:
What do you (and others, including Arioch) think the fundamental difference in pronunciation is between the two? I "hear" it the same way when I read the comic.
cacambo43 wrote:
I think would sound like the difference between human-eat-ee rather than human-itty.
I am so happy to see these panels! I think I'm going to really like these pilots!
What's the plan for meting out the Patreon changes, Arioch? Are you going to take a lump sum or spread things out?
dragoongfa
In regards to the enlisted and commissioned officer question.
The factor would probably be the responsibilities and authority granted to the ranks in question. Enlisted ranks are only responsible for themselves and their assignment and they do not hold authority that hasn't been granted to them by a commanding officer; enlisted are required the obey the orders of their superiors provided those orders don't conflict with the orders that their commanding officer has given them.
Commissioned officers are given a commission by the state, this grants them legal authority and responsibility over the enlisted ranks and the commissioned officers below them in the chain of command. Officers are the ones responsible for how the unit they command functions and behaves and they are given the legal authority and leeway to do what's necessary for the unit to function according to expectations (within the confines of military law).
In short: The enlisted obeys legal orders to the best of their ability and is responsible for himself and his assignment, the officer gives legal orders and is responsible for the unit he is assigned to command.
As to how the Loroi will see this, they will probably understand the concept immediately and those disillusioned with the byzantine chain of command that the caste system has burdened them with will feel envy about the simplicity of it all.
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Looking forward to the mirror (Delayed editing)
Reforged (Irregular updates)
The Pale Horse (Completed, could use some editing)
Alex was taught the Orchus' dialect of the Trade Language, while the Loroi speak their own version of it, so he will have sounded a bit 'foreign' to Loroi ears. The good thing is that it doesn't appear to be an insurmountable issue.
Even within a single language area there will be many different accents, not to mention any 'class' or caste-differences. Just to illustrate what some degree of separation between regions can do with a living thing such as language:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-8mzWkuOxz8
(to be honest I had completely glossed over the humaniti vs. humanity pronunciation)
~Z~
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Arioch
As far as I am aware, a modern non-commissioned officer (corporal, sergeant, etc.) has exactly the same responsibility for the men under his command as any commissioned officer does. Our division between enlisted and commissioned ranks is largely artificial and is a relic of traditional land armies in which there was a clear social and class division between the gentry/knights/officers and the peasants/levies/conscripts/enlisted. The Loroi wouldn't have any trouble understanding this concept, but it isn't useful to them either in social terms or in the context of an ultra-tech military. The enlisted/commissioned barrier is already starting to show its obsolescence in our modern militaries, in democratic societies that no longer mirror the gentry/peasant class division, and in increasingly technologically advanced forces that require ever more professional and well-trained and -educated soldiers, especially in services like air forces and navies in which the "rank and file" structure of infantry has less relevance. Untrained conscripts and levies have less and less value as the technology of warfare rises. When you project that system into the future, it gets silly. Case in point: Chief O'Brien in Star Trek, who is older, more experienced, and more technically proficient than his young friend Lieutenant Bashir who he must always be subordinate to because O'Brien didn't attend Starfleet Academy and so can never be an "officer." This doesn't make sense either in terms of the Federation's supposed egalitarian meritocratic society, or in terms of the needs of an ultra-tech Starfleet.
In Loroi society, the class division is between civilian and military rather than between rich and poor, and so the lowliest grunt soldier has attained a social status higher than the richest civilian can ever hope for. Also, that lowliest grunt can rise to the highest rank, if she is capable; there no artificial barrier based on wealth or birth. In ancient times, some Loroi armies may have used civilian conscripts and levies as auxiliaries (much as the ancient Spartans and Romans did to augment their citizen armies), but such levies serve very little purpose in an ultra-tech military.
Not sure what changes you mean. If you're referring to the new "charge up front" feature, that applies only to those who charge per month, and it only affects new patrons; existing patrons are still only charged on the first of each month. Outsider charges per page, but Patreon only bills the patrons once a month.
In regards to NCO's and their responsibilities in regards to the men under them, that's were things are a little murky and are wholly dependent on the doctrine they serve under. In armies with top down doctrines that don't emphasize local initiative then NCO's are only expected to relay the orders and make sure that they are followed to the best of their ability and training. In armies which put local initiative in the fore front then NCO's are expected to lead and take initiatives according to the best of their ability and training.
The difference in both is training, armies that have an NCO initiative focus train their NCOs thoroughly and effectively. Armies that don't? They just put the biggest yeller in charge and they are done with it.
As for responsibilities; NCO's do have responsibilities but those responsibilities are laid down in military law and aren't as thorough and expansive as the ones that an officer gets. An NCO is responsible for his squad not to fuck up and isn't expected to do much else unless assigned to by the officer above him. An officer above is legally responsible for all the forces under him and is obliged by law to keep alert for any 'wrong doings' of all friendlies near him.
There is a lot of legalities involved in this but in the end it can best explained with this non wartime example I had the fortune to write a report about during my time as a conscript in the Greek army:
Half of the third squad of the 2nd Platoon of the 1st Company has gotten food poisoning. The third's sergeant reports that those affected bought and ate a particular ice cream from the barrack's cafeteria that is owned and operated by the army. After an investigation it was discovered that the particular ice cream was well beyond the best before date. Who was punished? Several people.
1st: The stupid enlisted who sold the ice cream without bothering to check if the stock had gone bad. 30 days in prison (which in Greek terms is 30 days without leave and an extra month in the army).
2nd: The lieutenant in charge of the cafeteria for not disposing the ice cream when he first discovered that it was beyond the best before date. Reprimand and pay cut for three months.
3rd: The captain that served as quartermaster for not properly inspecting the stock of the cafeteria according to schedule. Reprimand and pay cut for a month.
4th: The colonel and major of the army base (1st and 2nd in command) for not running any surprise inspections to make sure that the above two officers didn't fuck up somewhere which would result in the above soldiers not getting hospitalized due to food poisoning. Reprimand which could delay their ascension to the ranks.
In short, officers are there to make sure that things work as intended and are punished when things don't work as intended.
Then there is the whole war crime liability that goes from top to bottom.
It doesn't have to do much with technology, know how and training but liability and responsibility.
As for Chief O'Brien and Lieutenant Bashir. That was sloppy writing imho. Most RL militaries that are as meritocratic as Starfleet is depicted offer plenty of opportunities for enlisted to rise to the ranks. In any competent navy Chief O'Brien would have been shorted for an academy crash course and come out a Lieutenant after an year aboard DS-9 and the stuff he went through.
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Overkill Engine
Modern US military in part deals with the officer/enlisted divide with the dual concepts of "Authority by Rank" and "Authority by Assignment/Position". (At least it did while I was in the Army)
When I was an enlisted, I occupied a position that within its domain I could issue directives to officers that they had to obey just as they had to obey orders from a higher ranked officers. (Even officers from other branches)
Now as to why this type of position was not staffed by officers to begin with, due to its nature, personnel were needed that could be assigned to particular stations for extended periods. Officers are required to be moved from command to command on a regular basis unless there is an extenuating circumstance, plus, enlisted soldiers *cost less in payroll*. (The training requirements were still fairly extensive - after the standard 2 months of basic, MOS + ASI training for my position was still over 13 months, and that's assuming you did not fail a module and have to repeat it.)
Outside of that, officer duties were more in the general leadership and management role; think CEO of a civilian manufacturing company. A CEO does not *have* to be an expert in the product the company produces, but they do need to be a good leader and have an awareness of the scope and capability of those under their command.
NCO's tend to occupy a more direct first line supervisor on up to advisor to the CEO role, and tend to be charged with more expertise in their particular MOS. Does a Lieutenant or Captain outrank a First Sergeant? Yes. But those officers heed the advice and reports of their NCO's if they wish to retain their position as such for very long.
Hālian
Location: Central Florida
<humaniti> /humaniti/
<Humanity> /hjuˈmænɪti/
icekatze
The point that I head meant to get at was that Alex was the lowest rung on Bellarmine's ladder, but simultaneously one of the best of the best. Trying to explain that to a Loroi who is confused about the difference between Ensign and Enzin could cause additional misunderstandings, depending on the sorts of assumptions people are going into the conversation with. (Assuming Alex even picks up on the Ensign/Enzin confusion.)
It's not like the Loroi are going to be unduly shocked and put off by the oddities of human culture. After all, they have plenty of experience with even more alien races. But they still have plenty of opportunities to look down upon the lowly outsiders with disdain for their inability to do things the correct way.
But seriously though, if I were Alex, I would be trying to dodge this line of conversation as hard as possible and get to the star maps.
On an unrelated note: How common is it for a non-pilot to have lots of jump-lanes memorized? I'm not sure if Talon is making a relatively safe wager by asking if he's a pilot, based on information like that; or if she's really going by intuition alone.
Hālian wrote:
Eh? If I'm reading that bottom one right (not a sure thing), that bears no resemblance to how I say "Humanity".
Yes, his moment of insecurity aside, it's not in Alex's interest to go into detail about how junior he really is.
Since they assume he is a ship captain, detailed navigational knowledge would not be unusual for him to have.
Blame Wiktionary. *shrug*
orion1836
As far as I am aware, a modern non-commissioned officer (corporal, sergeant, etc.) has exactly the same responsibility for the men under his command as any commissioned officer does. Our division between enlisted and commissioned ranks is largely artificial and is a relic of traditional land armies in which there was a clear social and class division between the gentry/knights/officers and the peasants/levies/conscripts/enlisted. The Loroi wouldn't have any trouble understanding this concept, but it isn't useful to them either in social terms or in the context of an ultra-tech military. The enlisted/commissioned barrier is already starting to show its obsolescence in our modern militaries, in democratic societies that no longer mirror the gentry/peasant class division, and in increasingly technologically advanced forces that require ever more professional and well-trained and -educated soldiers, especially in services like air forces and navies in which the "rank and file" structure of infantry has less relevance.
As a currently-serving officer, I can say that this is not the case at all. While the peasant/gentry connotations have indeed been long-discarded, the enlisted/officer division is central to the way the military operates and is as artificial as any other pay scale one would find in corporate America. The officer and enlisted ranks evolved with the industrial revolution to a more blue/white collar differentiation. Even in high-tech operations like mine where everyone is doing white collar work, the distinction still exists in the form of a technician/project lead relationship.
Officers will only ever make up a fraction of the force. They take longer to train and cost more to educate. Additionally, they are supposed to be generalists by design. While officers will gain depth in at least one career field at the start of their careers, all are expected to undergo "career broadening" mid-way through in preparation for leadership roles which demand a *very* wide range of experience in acquisitions, personnel management, finance, law, and a myriad of other skill-sets *in addition* to the warfighting and operational knowledge required by their career fields. Some enlisted troops go through lesser amounts of career broadening, but only those who show potential for the senior-most of the enlisted ranks. All others are expected to be specialists in their career fields.
The lines do indeed get blurry when you have modern, highly technical operations where enlisted troops may have higher-level degrees than the officers leading them, but in the end it is the job they perform and the responsibilities levied on officers and enlisted troops that differentiates them. Enlisted personnel are the technical experts that do the work and, at most, manage a handful of other technical experts. They are focused on today, tomorrow, and possibly next week. Officers are the leaders who are coordinating multiple sets of technical experts to achieve the overall objective and should be focused 3-6 months, or even a year or more ahead based on the nature of their jobs. I frequently date paperwork incorrectly because my brain is stuck in 2019 or 2018 and I occasionally forget it's 2017.
"First Fireblade, and now Talon is molesting the guy who's supposed to convince Humaniti the Loroi are the good guys! We're doomed."
Also, note Beryl's expression on page 41. I don't think she likes Talon.
CrimsonFALKE
Location: Tallmadge Ohio
Beryl doesn't look pleased, I would say that look is jealousy. I mean she has been so kind and such yet this act is well a friendly Human greeting why and what does she have to do to earn that kind of reaction?
fredgiblet
NuclearIceCream wrote:
Arent wrote:
I just noticed that Talon apparently misunderstood him. He said, she could call him "Ensign", which she apparently understood as "Enzin"? Does she think that is his name?
It was explained before that ensign was his rank, I would think Beryl would have spread that around. Enzin is probably an accent thing. You'll note that she is not as eloquent as Beryl or our favorite diplomatic officer. You'll also notice the one flying the shuttle is less eloquent.
Beryl also informed them that Alex's name means "Garden Guardian", which in Trade is Ristan Enzin.
Well it doesn't sound that bad he is a Guardian of something and I am not sure if you have ever delt with hungry gophers when it comes to actually having a Garden.
GabrielGABFonseca
Location: Taton mi Dshaneiro
fredgiblet wrote:
Personally, I don't really like the idea of Outsider having too much emphasis on romance or - goddess forbid it - romcom elements. But then again... read my signature.
Tauntingly: "Enzin tii Eilis mé sibreg ranii tó lanzedad..."
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Former GOP Congressman says impeachable acts by Trump confirmed by Lewandowski testimony
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While the one former Trump campaign manager who hasn’t yet been convicted of a felony and sent to prison displayed a woefully unpunished contempt of the congressional oversight mandate in his appearance before the House Judiciary Committee today, Corey Lewandowski couldn’t avoid incriminating Donald Trump nonetheless.
Congressman Justin Amash (I-MI) — the former Republican who left the party over his lonely status as the only GOP legislator who read the Mueller report and was convinced that the president should be impeached — watched the uncomfortably hostile proceedings today and confirmed that, despite Lewandowski’s combative and evasive testimony, the Trump insider had nevertheless affirmed the fact that Donald Trump had committed an act that rose to the level of the high crimes and misdemeanors that the Constitution requires for an impeachment process to begin.
The now-Independent representative from Michigan sarcastically thanked the bellicose former campaign manager in a tweet that harked back to the long list of reasons that Trump deserved to be impeached — a list that Amash had posted earlier this year after he finished reading the Special Counsel’s report, something that his former GOP colleagues have either refused to do or have chosen to ignore its findings.
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At today’s Judiciary hearing, Corey Lewandowski confirmed this impeachable conduct from Mueller’s report. Thank you, Corey. https://t.co/eXF5JTSFtt
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) September 17, 2019
The defecting former Republican congressman seems to realize what some of the Democrats in the House, particularly the more moderate members who represent districts that Trump won in the 2016 election, still haven’t admitted — that there is already ample evidence of the president’s obstruction of justice to justify the commencement of impeachment proceedings against him.
Hopefully, those recalcitrant Democrats will be inspired enough by Lewandowski’s pugnacious mockery of Congress’ oversight role and general flaunting of his defiance to reconsider their positions and take a stance as brave as the Libertarian-influenced Michigan Representative’s principled position on impeachment.
Try as they might to hide the truth and avoid consequences for their betrayal and treachery, Trump and his network of scheming associates will not escape the consequences of their criminality forever. At least Rep. Amash has the courage to point out the truth behind their evasive maneuvers now rather than waiting for a more politically convenient time.
Add your name to tell the House to fulfill its constitutional obligation: Launch impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump!
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Syndication Can Help Solve Video’s Supply Problem
By Vincent Flood On April 3, 2012
The video advertising industry has a supply problem. While video publishers are enjoying soaring CPMs, the shortage of premium inventory is limiting growth and prevents advertisers from being achieving scale comparable to TV. The problem is compounded by the fact that the move to video can still be daunting for web publishers, many of whom are still clinging to a model based around text, images and display advertising. VAN spoke with Chris Johnston, Brightcove‘s Director of Technology Partnerships, about how their newly launched Content Exchange – and syndication in general – can help increase the pool of premium inventory available for advertisers.
For those who aren’t already aware, what exactly does Brightcove do?
In short, Brightcove is a provider of cloud content services that enable organizations to publish and distribute professional digital media. Brightcove Video Cloud, our market-leading online video platform, is used by more than 3,800 organizations in more than 50 countries around the world to build and operate digital media experiences across PCs, smartphones, tablets and connected TVs.
From an advertising standpoint, Video Cloud makes it easy for organizations to monetize their video content with pre-built integrations with third party ad networks and servers. We support advertising from a technical standpoint, but we do not participate in the economics. We have a sophisticated ad policy engine that allows publishers to make ad requests to their ad server and/or ad network of choice. But the revenue they earn from those ads belongs 100% to them.
You recently launched your Content Exchange. What is it, how does it work and who are you currently working with?
The Brightcove Content Exchange is a new initiative to bring together a select group of Brightcove partners with large libraries of high quality online video and to make their content easily accessible to media publishers using Video Cloud. Publishers can also execute advertising strategies around this licensed content. As a result, publishers can quickly and easily augment the amount of video they have available to publish, thereby increasing their ad inventory and the value of their ad inventory. Current Content Exchange partners include AOL Video, Diagonal View, Internet Video Archive, NewsLook, ScreenPlay, and Touchstorm.
As background, the importance and value of increasing the size of your video content library is easy to overlook. Video ads pay more than text or display ads. Video is engaging. It draws people in, keeps them engaged with your site and brand longer, and turns passers-by into a loyal audience. And advertisers want those people and are willing to pay more for them.
Brightcove works with content providers who have uploaded massive amounts of video in to Video Cloud. Those content partners can then “push” videos in to the Video Cloud accounts of other customers who want it. Once they have access to the video, a publisher can program it just as if it were their own, including it in multiple players and playlists, accessing it via the APIs, and perhaps more importantly, running advertising against it. Publishers do not pay to access the Content Exchange. Most content is paid for after it has been used via multi-party ad revenue sharing relationships. So it’s an easy and inexpensive way to increase your content library and earn more money.
The lack of supply is a common complaint from advertisers and agencies on the buy side. Are we seeing a boom in content production to meet the demand, and if not, why not?
The cost of content production has definitely dropped over the past decade, predominantly due to the increasing availability of low-cost equipment (think: camcorders, desktop editing software, etc.). However, not everyone is cut out to be a professional content producer. And even those that are may find it difficult, time-consuming, and/or too expensive to create as much content as they want. So syndicating in 3rd party content can be helpful.
The other side of this coin is that publishers don’t always realize that they’re lacking in supply. Often they think that they need to reach more people with the content they have by getting out to a wider audience on other sites. That’s a fine strategy, and we encourage publishers to do exactly that. However, what is somewhat counter-intuitive, is that they can also increase value of their own property by using 3rd party content. Having more content will attract more visitors via search, keep them on your property longer, and keep them coming back more frequently.
What type of content is most in demand and are there any areas in particular suffering from a lack of supply?
Content needs vary greatly across categories, sites, audiences, etc. In a broad sense you can think about it in terms of topical content (current events and news) vs. evergreen content. And within each of those there are many categories. On the topical side, we obviously see huge demand for celebrity-oriented news, but there’s lots of consumption of “real” news as well. Evergreen content consumption runs the gamut from “how to” type videos to scripted entertainment. One thing we’ve learned is that publishers are finding more value in have many pieces of shorter content vs. one, long, beautifully produced piece.
I recently learned about a large magazine publisher who had been creating long (~30 minute), beautifully produced documentaries. They discovered that they could moderately decrease the production quality and produce more pieces that were shorter in length (say six 5-minute clips) and the aggregate value increased. The total upfront production expense went down, but people consumed more of the content (and therefore more of the advertising).
We often hear the phrase “content is king” used to explain how having great content gives you a competitive advantage. Yet the reality is that syndicated content tends to deliver more revenue for content owners. Do publishers risk losing competitive advantage by sharing their content with other publishers, or is it simply a question of choosing your partners wisely?
Businesses certainly need to evaluate their content partners carefully. It’s unlikely that a large national news provider for example would want to run video that is watermarked with their biggest competitor’s logo. But for publishers, there is an ample supply of complementary content, often from content syndicators who don’t directly compete, that won’t dilute their brand.
For example, imagine I run a “do it yourself” site that has tons of articles and information for people about how to fix things around the home. I have articles written by me and my staff of handy-people about how to do anything from building a deck to changing the oil in my car. Most articles have pictures, and some even have some videos. But I want to get a video for every article, and ideally I’d like to have several videos for each article. There’s no way I could create all that content myself, but I could easily source it through the Content Exchange.
My advertisers – lumber yards and hardware stores and repair services – can now reach my audience of eager homeowners in display ads and video ads. And my article about changing oil just went from generating a combined $10 CPM on the three banners on the page, to north of $20 or $30 because people watched the three example videos that showed them how to do it. And I didn’t have to do any extra work, or pay anything more for the opportunity.
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Personal vehicles blamed for traffic
A traffic jam in Nguyen Trai Road, Ha Noi. A large number of new vehicles on the road are exerting pressure on the city's traffic. — Photo tienphong.vn
HA NOI (VNS) — Efforts to ease traffic congestion, particularly during rush hours, in Ha Noi seem to have gone nowhere.
A large number of new vehicles on the road are exerting pressure on the city's traffic, according to a local policeman.
"On average, there are 19,000 new vehicles on the road each month, adding to traffic congestion, which is already ‘like a tight shirt'," said the head of the Ha Noi police's traffic police division, colonel Dao Vinh Thang.
Individual transport is rapidly increasing, reported the division. In the first eight months of the year 143,000 new motorbikes and 39,000 new automobiles were registered. This raised the total number vehicles in the city to 5.5 million, excluding cars and motorbikes registered in other localities.
Nearly 210,000 cars and more than 2.1 million motorbikes were newly-registered nation-wide during this period of time.
In addition, as many as 25 under-construction traffic projects with 43 road blocks are hindering traffic flow, including the elevated rail routes connecting Cat Linh street and Ha Dong District's Yen Nghia bus station, and Nhon T-junction in Tu Liem District with Ha Noi train station, Ring Road No.1, and Ring Road No. 2.
"Ha Noi and HCM City are facing a steep rise in vehicles, for which traffic infrastructure cannot satisfy," said the head of the traffic safety department Nguyen Van Thach.
"Quite a few key roads in these two big cities are partly blocked with barricades for infrastructure construction, slowing traffic flow," he told the online VnExpress newspaper.
The official said that once the two elevated railway projects are completed by 2018 the traffic situation should improve.
"By then, the city should slow the increase of personal vehicles and encourage people to use public transport," Thach said.
"In the short term, Ha Noi should reduce the number of newly-registered private cars by increasing some taxes and registration fees as recommended by HCM City," he added.
Deputy chairman of the Viet Nam automobile transportation association, Than Van Thanh said the traffic jams demonstrated that transport management by municipal authorities was ineffective.
"Additionally, the slow-paced implementation of traffic projects, lack of traffic signs, and poorly-managed organisation of traffic routes are hindering traffic flow," he told the Voice of Viet Nam.
In regard to the increase of vehicles, Thanh said "the rise of private-owned vehicles is natural."
If the state wanted to decrease individual vehicles it was necessary to develop public transport to better serve people's travel needs, Thanh said.
"No one wants to use private vehicles if public transport facilities are available," said Thanh, adding that local administration should recognise the importance of urban management.
Traffic woes in HCMC
In the meanwhile, the increasing number of apartments and the resultant increase in the number of private vehicles is choking many of HCM City's entry points, authorities have said.
The Cong Hoa-Truong Chinh flyover improved things for a short period but the area is congested again as people flock from Cu Chi, Hoc Mon, Binh Chanh, Go Vap, Tan Binh, and Tan Phu districts to the city every day.
Similarly, congestion is at alarming levels at the Nguyen Van Linh-Nguyen Huu Tho and Nguyen Luong Bang – Nguyen Thi Thap intersections in District 7.
On several bridges over the Ben Nghe-Tau Hu Canal linking districts 4 and 8 with district 1 and 5 — like Kenh Te, Nguyen Van Cu, and Y – traffic is often stuck during peak hours.
The Department of Transport assigned a major part of the blame for the worsening situation to the many new apartments coming up at entry points to reduce prices but still offer easy access to the downtown area.
The department should study traffic density on major streets and keeping lane directions and sizes fluid at different times depending on the traffic in a particular direction, Pham Sanh, a traffic expert, was quoted as saying by Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper.
He called for eradicating illegal road and pavement encroachment, keeping buses off congested places during peak hours and not allowing people to wait on the street in front of schools to pick up children.
Another reason for traffic congestion is road construction. However, in many places, even after construction stalls due to lack of funds, roads that were dug up are not returned to their old state. — VNS
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At Bandelier National Monument, one of the National Park Service’s oldest sites (1916), you will find Ancestral Pueblo dwellings scattered across a landscape of broad mesas and steep-walled canyons that provide habitat for a diversity of plant and animal life.
The main loop trail (1.2 mile loop) in Frijoles Canyon provides easy access (partially handicapped accessible) to the remains of these ancient homes. Like past inhabitants, you can climb ladders into several of the small carved rooms (caveats). A more challenging climb can be found at Alcove House where Ancestral Pueblo people built homes in a natural recess in the cliff face. Four ladders and a number of stone stairs are required to make the 140-foot ascent.
Although best known for archeological sites, Bandelier also includes 23,000 acres of designated wilderness. Over 70 miles of trails vary in difficulty from easy footpaths good for the whole family to more challenging ones best for experienced hikers. Permits for overnight stays in Bandelier’s backcountry are available at the Bandelier Visitor Center. There are 57 camp sites at Juniper campground (can accommodate RVs, but not hookups). *Please see Info section below for important information regarding Juniper Campsite.* The Ponderosa Group Campground can accomodate groups up to 50
The primary visitor area is accessed only by shuttle bus (see info on page 14) during the summer months when Bandelier offers guided walks daily. Evening and cultural demonstration programs occur on weekends during the summer season. Self-guided tours are available all year. Special programs may be offered, including Junior Ranger Programs for children.
During parts of the year, visitors to Bandelier must catch a shuttle bus at the White Rock Visitor’s Center. Call 1.800.444.0707 for more.
For more information about Bandelier National Monument, contact the Bandelier Visitor Center at 505-672-3861 x 517 or visit www.nps.gov/band, Facebook, BandelierNPS.
Bandelier National Monument Frijoles Canyon Visitor Center Operating Hours Summer hours 9 AM to 6 PM during shuttle season
(mid May to mid October) Visitor Center Winter Hours are 9 AM to 5 PM.
See us on Flickr
Call us: 505-672-3861 ext. 517
May 16, 2019 – October 17, 2019
Bandelier is operating as a “CAR FREE PARK” during this timeframe.*
*Vehicles are not allowed to enter Bandelier during this timeframe with the exception of tour buses, school buses, those with a back-country camping permit, and those with a Handicapped Parking Permit. However, accessible parking at Bandelier is extremely limited, so those with handicapped permits are encouraged to take one of the shuttles, which are all ADA accessible.
Call Bandelier at 672-3861 x517. Visit Atomic City Transit or call at 661-RIDE(7433)
Directions from Los Alamos
30 minutes each way
Take Diamond Drive towards Los Alamos National Laboratory, passing Los Alamos Medical Center. Cross Otowi Bridge and bear right.
After passing the light, continue towards the Laboratory Vehicle Access Portal. Take any lane indicated by the a green arrow. You don’t have to stop at the booth unless the country is at high alert.
Continue up Hwy 501, through Los Alamos National Laboratory.
At the next stop sign, turn left onto New Mexico 4, following the sign towards Bandelier National Monument.
Bandelier’s entrance is on your right.
Directions from Santa Fe
1 hour each way
Take Saint Francis Drive (HWY 84/285) north toward Los Alamos.
After passing Pojoaque, merge right onto New Mexico 502 to Los Alamos.
Continue up 502 toward Los Alamos. Bear right and exit onto New Mexico 4 towards White Rock. Continue for 12 miles, passing White Rock.
Bandelier’s entrance is on your left.
Directions from Taos
1.5 hours each way
Take New Mexico 68 (Paseo del Pueblo Sur) south for 47 miles.
In Espanola, turn right onto Fairway. Left at next stoplight on Hwy 84/285.
At stoplight near Ford Dealership turn right on Hwy 30. Follow 30 through Santa Clara Pueblo to junction with Hwy 502. Merge right onto 502 toward Los Alamos.
Bear right and exit onto New Mexico 4 towards White Rock. Continue for 12 miles, passing White Rock.
Bandelier’s entrance is on the left.
Directions from Albuquerque
Approximately 2 hours each way
Take I-25 north towards Santa Fe for approx 45 miles.
Take exit for US599 to avoid Santa Fe traffic (otherwise continue to exit for 84/285 and follow directions from Santa Fe). Continue for 13 miles.
Bear left to merge onto U.S. 84/285 towards Los Alamos.
At the top of a big uphill climb bear right onto New Mexico 4 towards White Rock. Continue for 12 miles, passing White Rock.
Photos: Bandelier National Monument | Leslie E. Bucklin
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In this difficult time in human history, it seems to me essential to pay close attention to the powers and potentialities of our bodies and their deep ecological entanglements. The mutual residing of ourselves and nature within one another is the fundamental condition of our existence, however much we may ignore or become distracted from this truth by the ephemera our of culture, our politics, and our own life stories.
This reciprocal becoming of seer and seen, the outwardness of perception and the inwardness of things, is what Maurice Merleau-Ponty called “the flesh of the world”. In choosing the word “flesh”, the philosopher made clear that what he was suggesting was not some abstract or transcendent unity, but a comingling of different registers of carnality. Seeing the world as flesh opens the door to new (or very old) ways of thinking human and non-human life-worlds. It becomes (again) possible to speak of eros of nature, an ecology of desire.
My own understanding of these ideas is shaped a lifetime of revelatory experiences in the desert. Standing alongside the life forms I encounter there, the individual bodies of cactus and creosote, I am aware of a flood of thoughts and perceptions crossing and re-crossing horizons of the landscape and what I call myself. I carry home what I can, in traces left on/in my body like so many unexposed images. And then, using various techniques, I try to build pictures that say something about my experiences: of recognition and reunion, capacious being beyond the fixed and impoverished identities afforded by a market-driven culture.
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Valuing labour
Clarke, L. 2006. Valuing labour. Building Research and Information. 34 (3), pp. 246-256. doi:10.1080/09613210600635176
Clarke, L.
The British construction labour process rests on casual, self-employment, output-based pay, rigid trade divisions, low levels of training and a sharp divide between operative and professional/technical skills. Skill shortages beset the industry and their solution focuses not on employment regulation and a comprehensive industry-wide training scheme but on importing the necessary skilled labour. The paper shows how qualitatively differently construction labour is valued in Britain compared with other leading European countries. These rely on higher skill levels, based on knowledge gained through the training process and on a more stable and collectively negotiated structure of training provision and employment. In Britain, in contrast, labour is not valued according to the knowledge it incorporate but according to an individual's ability to fulfil the task in hand, Training is geared to meeting individual employers' immediate needs, qualifications are not a prerequisite for entry, and labour is rewarded for its product not for its potential. The paper pinpoints the key features if the British system that give rise to concern and concludes by outlining the ways in which the British system needs to change for any sustainable development of the construction process.
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Vocational Education and Training for Low Energy Construction in Europe
Sahin-Dikmen, M. and Clarke, L. Vocational Education and Training for Low Energy Construction in Europe. Transforming Construction into a Green Industry. University of Westminster 18 Jul 2019
City Building (Glasgow): Inspirational model low energy construction and direct labour
Clarke, L. and Sahin-Dikmen, M. City Building (Glasgow): Inspirational model low energy construction and direct labour. Scottish Left Review.
DLO Examples Today: Wakefield District Housing and Glasgow City Council
Clarke, L. and Sahin-Dikmen, M. DLO Examples Today: Wakefield District Housing and Glasgow City Council. Workshop: Direct Labour Past and Present-The Answer to the Housing Crisis, Construction Training and Low Energy Building?. University of Westminster 13 - 13 Jul 2017
Challenges for vocational education and training for low energy construction in Europe: divergent contexts, approaches and practices
Clarke, L. and Sahin-Dikmen, M. Challenges for vocational education and training for low energy construction in Europe: divergent contexts, approaches and practices. Sustainability and Green Jobs Seminar, Middlesex University. Middlesex University 22 Mar 2018
Trade unions and the green transition in construction: challenges and opportunities
Clarke, L. and Sahin-Dikmen, M. Trade unions and the green transition in construction: challenges and opportunities. International Labour Process Conference. University of Vienna 24 - 26 Apr 2019
Inclusive Vocational Education and Training for Low Energy Construction: VET4LEC Final Report and Country Summaries
Clarke, L., Gleeson, C.P., Sahin-Dikmen, M., Winch, C. and Duran-Palma, F. 2019. Inclusive Vocational Education and Training for Low Energy Construction: VET4LEC Final Report and Country Summaries. Brussels European Commission.
Green Transitions in the Built Environment: Europe
Clarke, L., Sahin-Dikmen, M. and Gleeson, C.P. 2018. Green Transitions in the Built Environment: Europe. Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces to Respond to Climate Change: Canada in International Perspective.
Green transitions in the built environment in Europe
Clarke, L. and Sahin-Dikmen, M. 2018. Green transitions in the built environment in Europe. Workshop: What kind of green and just transition?. University of Westminster 12 - 12 Jul 2018
Transforming the employment relation in construction to achieve energy efficiency: the need for a new coalition of actors
Sahin-Dikmen, M. and Clarke, L. 2018. Transforming the employment relation in construction to achieve energy efficiency: the need for a new coalition of actors. British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA) Conference. Middlesex University, London 27 - 29 Jun 2018
Misplaced Gender diversity policies and practices in the British construction industry: developing and inclusive and transforming strategy
Clarke, L., Michielsens, E. and Snijders, S. 2018. Misplaced Gender diversity policies and practices in the British construction industry: developing and inclusive and transforming strategy. in: Emuze, F. and Smallwood, J. (ed.) Valuing People in Construction Abingdon Routledge. pp. 130-150
Contradictions between Artisan and Wage Labour Production: Non–Simultaneity in the Building of Somers Town from the End of the Eighteenth Century
Clarke, L. 2018. Contradictions between Artisan and Wage Labour Production: Non–Simultaneity in the Building of Somers Town from the End of the Eighteenth Century. in: Heine, E.-C. and Rauhut, C. (ed.) Producing Non-Simultaneity: construction sites as places of progressiveness and continuity Abingdon Routledge.
Women and Low Energy Construction in Europe: a new opportunity?
Clarke, L., Gleeson, C.P. and Wall, C. 2017. Women and Low Energy Construction in Europe: a new opportunity? in: Griffin Cohen, M. (ed.) Climate Change and Gender in Rich Countries: Work, Public Policy and Action Earthscan. pp. 55-69
Constructing Post-War Britain: building workers stories
Wall, C. and Clarke, L. 2017. Constructing Post-War Britain: building workers stories.
Manmade Media? The Muffled Voices of Women
Knowles, D., Snijders, S., Clarke, L., Michielsens, E. and Goodacre, H. 2017. Manmade Media? The Muffled Voices of Women. 10th Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference. Brunel Business School, Brunel University London 28 - 30 Jun 2017
Disparities in Labour and VET in meeting LEC targets
Sahin-Dikmen, M. and Clarke, L. 2017. Disparities in Labour and VET in meeting LEC targets. ILPC . Sheffield 04 - 07 Apr 2017
What kind of expertise is needed for low energy construction
Clarke, L., Gleeson, C.P. and Winch, C. 2017. What kind of expertise is needed for low energy construction. Construction Management and Econonomics. 35 (3), pp. 78-89. doi:10.1080/01446193.2016.1248988
‘Through Trade Unionism you felt a belonging – you belonged’: Collectivism and the Self-Representation of Building Workers in Stevenage New Town
McGuire, C., Clarke L. and Wall, C. 2016. ‘Through Trade Unionism you felt a belonging – you belonged’: Collectivism and the Self-Representation of Building Workers in Stevenage New Town. Labour History Review. 81 (3), pp. 211-236. doi:10.3828/lhr.2016.11
No More Softly, Softly: Women in the Construction Workforce
Clarke L., Michielsens, E., Snijders, S., Wall, C., Dainty, A., Bagilhole, B. and Barnard, S. 2015. No More Softly, Softly: Women in the Construction Workforce . London ProBE.
No more softly, softly: review of women in the construction workforce
Clarke, L., Michielsens, E., Snijders, S. and Wall, C. 2015. No more softly, softly: review of women in the construction workforce. ProBE publication.
Have Anglo-Saxon concepts really influenced the development of European qualifications policy?
Clarke, L. 2015. Have Anglo-Saxon concepts really influenced the development of European qualifications policy? Research in Comparative and International Education. 10 (4), pp. 593-606. doi:10.1177/1745499915613247
'Raising the bar’ for the representation of women in the construction workforce
Wall, C., Clarke, L., Michielsens, E. and Snijders, S. 2015. 'Raising the bar’ for the representation of women in the construction workforce. London University of Westminster with University of Loughborough.
Der Widerspruch zwischen nationalen Berufsbildungssystemen und dem europäischen Arbeitsmarkt: der Fall der Maurerqualifikationen
Clarke, L., Winch, C. and Brockmann, M. 2014. Der Widerspruch zwischen nationalen Berufsbildungssystemen und dem europäischen Arbeitsmarkt: der Fall der Maurerqualifikationen. WSI Mitteilungen. 1/2014, pp. 60-69.
Women and Low Energy Construction in Europe
Clarke, L. and Wall, C. 2014. Women and Low Energy Construction in Europe. Women and Environments. 94/95, pp. 26-27.
Business Case for diversity in the scientific workforce
Wright, A.M., Clarke, L., Michielsens, E., Snijders, S. and Williamson, M. 2014. Business Case for diversity in the scientific workforce. Royal Society.
Are women ‘not up to’ working in construction – at all times and everywhere?
Wall, C. and Clarke, L. 2014. Are women ‘not up to’ working in construction – at all times and everywhere? London The Smith Institute.
Managing diversity through flexible-work arrangements: management perspectives
Bingham, C., Michielsens, E. and Clarke, L. 2014. Managing diversity through flexible-work arrangements: management perspectives. Employee Relations. 36 (1), pp. 49-69. doi:10.1108/ER-06-2012-0048
Trade-based skills versus occupational capacity: the example of bricklaying in Europe
Clarke, L., Winch, C. and Brockmann, M. 2013. Trade-based skills versus occupational capacity: the example of bricklaying in Europe. Work, Employment & Society. 27 (6), pp. 932-951. doi:10.1177/0950017013481639
Towards a social model approach?: British and Dutch disability policies in the health sector compared
Bingham, C., Michielsens, E., Clarke, L. and van der Meer, M. 2013. Towards a social model approach?: British and Dutch disability policies in the health sector compared. Personnel Review. 42 (5), pp. 613-637. doi:10.1108/PR-08-2011-0120
Battles on the Barbican: the struggle for trade unionism in the British building industry, 1965-7
McGuire, C., Clarke, L. and Wall, C. 2013. Battles on the Barbican: the struggle for trade unionism in the British building industry, 1965-7. History Workshop Journal. 75 (1), pp. 33-57. doi:10.1093/hwj/dbs033
The neglected role of labour in low energy construction: ‘thermal literacy’ and the difference between design intention and performance
Gleeson, C.P. and Clarke, L. 2013. The neglected role of labour in low energy construction: ‘thermal literacy’ and the difference between design intention and performance. Work in a Warming World: Labour, Climate Change, and Social Struggle. Toronto, Canada 29 Nov - 01 Dec 2013
Implementing the EQF: English as distinct from continental bricklaying qualifications
Brockmann, M., Clarke, L. and Winch, C. 2013. Implementing the EQF: English as distinct from continental bricklaying qualifications. in: Deitmer, L., Hauschildt, U., Rauner, F. and Zelloth, H. (ed.) The architecture of innovative apprenticeship Dordrecht Springer.
The art of concrete: building the South Bank arts centre
Wall, C., Clarke, L., McGuire, C. and Munoz-Rojas, O. 2012. The art of concrete: building the South Bank arts centre. University of Westminster.
Building the M1 motorway
Wall, C., Clarke, L., McGuire, C. and Munoz-Rojas, O. 2012. Building the M1 motorway. University of Westminster.
Building the Barbican 1962-1982
Wall, C., Clarke, L., McGuire, C. and Munoz-Rojas, O. 2012. Building the Barbican 1962-1982. University of Westminster.
The development of building labour in Britain in the twentieth century: is it distinct from elsewhere in Europe?
Clarke, L., McGuire, C. and Wall, C. 2012. The development of building labour in Britain in the twentieth century: is it distinct from elsewhere in Europe? in: Dainty, A. and Loosemore, M. (ed.) Human resource management in construction: critical perspectives (2nd edition) Taylor & Francis. pp. 51-79
Cross-national equivalence of skills and qualifications across Europe: EQF LC impact case study
Clarke, L. 2012. Cross-national equivalence of skills and qualifications across Europe: EQF LC impact case study.
Introduction in 'Climate change and construction labour'
Gleeson, C.P. and Clarke, L. 2011. Introduction in 'Climate change and construction labour'. CLR News. (4), pp. 6-7.
Building a community: construction workers in Stevenage, 1950-1970
Wall, C., McGuire, C., Clarke, L. and Brockmann, M. 2011. Building a community: construction workers in Stevenage, 1950-1970. University of Westminster.
Establishing equivalence through zones of mutual trust
Clarke, L. and Westerhuis, A. 2011. Establishing equivalence through zones of mutual trust. in: Brockmann, M., Clarke, L., Winch, C., Hanf, G., Méhaut, P. and Westerhuis, A. (ed.) Knowledge, skills and competence in the European labour market: what's in a vocational qualification? Abingdon Routledge. pp. 136-148
The forthcoming Olympics in London
Clarke, L. and Holborough, A. 2011. The forthcoming Olympics in London. CLR News. 2, pp. 44-53.
What’s the point of industrial relations?
Clarke, L., Donnelly, E., Hyman, R., Kelly, J., McKay, S. and Moore, S. 2011. What’s the point of industrial relations? The International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations. 27 (3), pp. 239-253.
Trade? Job? Or occupation? The development of occupational labour markets for bricklaying and lorry driving
Clarke, L. 2011. Trade? Job? Or occupation? The development of occupational labour markets for bricklaying and lorry driving. in: Brockmann, M., Clarke, L., Winch, C., Hanf, G., Méhaut, P. and Westerhuis, A. (ed.) Knowledge, skills and competence in the European labour market: what's in a vocational qualification? Abingdon Routledge. pp. 102-119
Building capitalism: historical change and the labour process in the production of built environment
Clarke, L. 2011. Building capitalism: historical change and the labour process in the production of built environment. London Taylor & Francis.
Introduction: cross-national equivalence of skills and qualifications across Europe?
Brockmann, M., Clarke, L., Winch, C., Hanf, G., Méhaut, P. and Westerhuis, A. 2011. Introduction: cross-national equivalence of skills and qualifications across Europe? in: Brockmann, M., Clarke, L., Winch, C., Hanf, G., Méhaut, P. and Westerhuis, A. (ed.) Knowledge, skills and competence in the European labour market: what's in a vocational qualification? Abingdon Routledge. pp. 1-21
Europäische qualifikationen und unterschiedliche kompetenzkonzepte
Brockmann, M., Clarke, L. and Winch, C. 2011. Europäische qualifikationen und unterschiedliche kompetenzkonzepte. in: Fischer, M., Becker, M. and Spöttl, G. (ed.) Kompetenzdiagnostik in der beruflichen bildung: probleme und perspektiven Frankfurt am Main Peter Lang.
The Apprenticeship Framework in England: a new beginning or a continuing sham?
Brockmann, M., Clarke, L. and Winch, C. 2010. The Apprenticeship Framework in England: a new beginning or a continuing sham? Journal of Education and Work. 23 (2), pp. 111-127. doi:10.1080/13639081003627439
Skilled versus qualified labour: the exclusion of women from the construction industry
Clarke, L. and Wall, C. 2010. Skilled versus qualified labour: the exclusion of women from the construction industry. in: Davis, M. (ed.) Class and gender in British labour history: Renewing the debate (or starting it?) Merlin Press.
The dynamics of migrant employment in construction: can supply of skilled labour ever match demand?
Chan, P., Clarke, L. and Dainty, A. 2010. The dynamics of migrant employment in construction: can supply of skilled labour ever match demand? in: Ruhs, M. and Anderson, B. (ed.) Who needs migrant workers? Labour shortages, immigration, and public policy Oxford Oxford University Press. pp. 225-255
The distinct nature of work-based VET in England: a reflection of employer interests?
Brockmann, M., Clarke, L. and Winch, C. 2010. The distinct nature of work-based VET in England: a reflection of employer interests? in: Smith, E. and Rauner, F. (ed.) Rediscovering apprenticeship: research findings of the International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship (INAP) Dordrecht Springer.
Enabling and disabling: disability in the British and Dutch construction sectors
Clarke, L., van der Meer, M., Bingham, C., Michielsens, E. and Miller, S. 2009. Enabling and disabling: disability in the British and Dutch construction sectors. Construction Management and Economics. 27 (6), pp. 555-566. doi:10.1080/01446190902977445
Difficulties in recognising vocational skills and qualifications across Europe
Brockmann, M., Clarke, L. and Winch, C. 2009. Difficulties in recognising vocational skills and qualifications across Europe. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice. 16 (1), pp. 97-109. doi:10.1080/09695940802704153
'A woman's place is where she wants to work': barriers to the entry and retention of women into the skilled building trades
Clarke, L. and Wall, C. 2009. 'A woman's place is where she wants to work': barriers to the entry and retention of women into the skilled building trades. Scottish Labour History. 44, pp. 16-39.
Competence and competency in the EQF and in European VET systems
Brockmann, M., Clarke, L. and Winch, C. 2009. Competence and competency in the EQF and in European VET systems. Journal of European Industrial Training. 33 (8/9), pp. 787-799. doi:10.1108/03090590910993634
Forum: A historical context for theories underpinning the production of the built environment
Clarke, L. and Janssen, J. 2008. Forum: A historical context for theories underpinning the production of the built environment. Building Research and Information. 36 (6), pp. 659-662. doi:10.1080/09613210802387659
Trade union education: some thoughts from the past
Clarke, L., Gold, M. and Stuttard, G. 2008. Trade union education: some thoughts from the past. Post-16 Educator. 48, pp. 21-23.
Competence-based vocational education and training (VET): the cases of England and France in a European perspective
Brockmann, M., Clarke, L., Méhaut, P. and Winch, C. 2008. Competence-based vocational education and training (VET): the cases of England and France in a European perspective. Vocations and Learning. 1 (3), pp. 227-244. doi:10.1007/s12186-008-9013-2
Obstacles to diversity in construction: the example of Heathrow Terminal 5
Clarke, L. and Gribling, M. 2008. Obstacles to diversity in construction: the example of Heathrow Terminal 5. Construction Management and Economics. 26 (10), pp. 1055-1065. doi:10.1080/01446190802326776
Knowledge, skills, competence: European divergences in vocational education and training (VET): the English, German and Dutch cases
Brockmann, M., Clarke, L. and Winch, C. 2008. Knowledge, skills, competence: European divergences in vocational education and training (VET): the English, German and Dutch cases. Oxford Review of Education. 34 (5), pp. 547-567. doi:10.1080/03054980701782098
Obstacles to diversity in construction: example of Heathrow Terminal 5
Clarke, L. and Gribling, M. 2008. Obstacles to diversity in construction: example of Heathrow Terminal 5. Construction Management and Economics. 26 (10), pp. 1055-1065. doi:10.1080/01446190802326776
Zones of mutual trust? Qualifications, occupations and skills: the cases of England, France, Netherlands and German
Clarke, L., Brockmann, M. and Winch, C. 2008. Zones of mutual trust? Qualifications, occupations and skills: the cases of England, France, Netherlands and German. International Labour Process Conference. Dublin 18 – 20 March 2008
Apprenticeship in England: scope for expansion?
Clarke, L., Brockmann, M. and Winch, C. 2008. Apprenticeship in England: scope for expansion? Network on Innovative Apprenticeship Conference (INAP). Vienna 1 - 2 Feb 2008
Zones of Mutual Trust? Qualifications, occupations and skills: the cases of England, France, Netherlands and Germany
Clarke, L. 2008. Zones of Mutual Trust? Qualifications, occupations and skills: the cases of England, France, Netherlands and Germany. Industrial Relations in Europe Conference (IREC). University of Greenwich 23 – 25 June 2008
Convergence or divergence in competence-based VET systems: occupational families of trust and mistrust in England, France, the Netherlands and Germany
Clarke, L. 2008. Convergence or divergence in competence-based VET systems: occupational families of trust and mistrust in England, France, the Netherlands and Germany. 9th International Conference on Human Resource Development, Symposium on European approaches to competence. Lille 21 – 23 May 2008
Länderübergreifende gleichwertigkeit beruflicher fertigkeiten und qualifikationen
Brockmann, M., Clarke, L. and Winch, C. 2008. Länderübergreifende gleichwertigkeit beruflicher fertigkeiten und qualifikationen. Berufsbildung in Wissenschaft und Praxis, Zeitschrift des Bundesinstituts fur Berufssbildung. 5.
Can performance-related learning outcomes have standards?
Brockmann, M., Clarke, L. and Winch, C. 2008. Can performance-related learning outcomes have standards? Journal of European Industrial Training. 32 (2/3), pp. 99-113. doi:10.1108/03090590810861659
A social or a capabilities model? Approaches to disability in the construction and health sectors in Britain and the Netherlands compared
van der Meer, M., Clarke, L., Michielsens, E. and Miller, S. 2007. A social or a capabilities model? Approaches to disability in the construction and health sectors in Britain and the Netherlands compared. SASE 19th Annual Meeting on Socio-Economics. Copenhagen Business School, Denmark 28 - 30 Jun 2007
Vocational education: conceptual differences between Britain and Germany
Clarke, L. and Winch, C. 2007. Vocational education: conceptual differences between Britain and Germany. in: Beichel, J.J. and Fees, K. (ed.) Bildung oder outcome?: Leitideen der standardisierten Schule im Diskurs Herbolzheim, Germany Centaurus Verlag.
Skill shortages, recruitment and retention in the housebuilding sector
Clarke, L. and Herrmann, G. 2007. Skill shortages, recruitment and retention in the housebuilding sector. Personnel Review. 36 (4), pp. 509-527. doi:10.1108/00483480710752777
Divergent divisions of labour
Clarke, L. 2007. Divergent divisions of labour. in: Dainty, A., Green, S. and Bagilhole, B. (ed.) People and culture in construction: a reader Taylor & Francis.
European skills framework? - but what are skills? Anglo-Saxon versus German concepts
Clarke, L. and Winch, C. 2006. European skills framework? - but what are skills? Anglo-Saxon versus German concepts. Journal of Education and Work. 19 (3), pp. 255-269. doi:10.1080/13639080600776870
Vocational education: international approaches, developments and systems
Clarke, L. and Winch, C. 2006. Vocational education: international approaches, developments and systems. London, UK Routledge.
Omitted from history: women in the building trades
Clarke, L. and Wall, C. 2006. Omitted from history: women in the building trades. in: Dunkeld, M., Campbell, J., Louw, H., Tutton, M., Addis, B., Powell, C. and Thorne, R. (ed.) Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Construction History Cambridge, UK Construction History Society. pp. 35-59
Women in manual trades
Clarke, L., Michielsens, E. and Wall, C. 2006. Women in manual trades. in: Gale, A.W. and Davidson, M.J. (ed.) Managing diversity and equality in construction: initiatives and practice London, UK Taylor & Francis. pp. 151-168
Enabling and disabling labour market sectors; disability and employment in Britain and the Netherlands
Bingham, C., Clarke, L., Michielsens, E. and Miller, S. 2006. Enabling and disabling labour market sectors; disability and employment in Britain and the Netherlands. 24th Annual International Labour Process Conference. London, UK 10-12 Apr 2006
Gender and ethnic minority exclusion from skilled occupations in construction: a Western European comparison
Byrne, J., Clarke, L. and van der Meer, M. 2005. Gender and ethnic minority exclusion from skilled occupations in construction: a Western European comparison. Construction Management and Economics. 23 (10), pp. 1025-1034. doi:10.1080/01446190500310759
From craft to qualified building labour in Britain: a comparative approach
Clarke, L. 2005. From craft to qualified building labour in Britain: a comparative approach. Labor History. 46 (4), pp. 473-493. doi:10.1080/00236560500266274
The European construction social partners: gender equality in theory and practice
Clarke, L., Pedersen, E.F., Michielsens, E. and Susman, B. 2005. The European construction social partners: gender equality in theory and practice. European Journal of Industrial Relations. 11 (2), pp. 151-177. doi:10.1177/0959680105053961
The charter of fundamental rights: what guarantee of the social equity of reforms?
Clarke, L. 2005. The charter of fundamental rights: what guarantee of the social equity of reforms? Institut de la Protection Sociale Européenne Conference. London, UK Jul 2005
Ethnically segregated sectors: forces of exclusion and inclusion
Clarke, L. 2005. Ethnically segregated sectors: forces of exclusion and inclusion. Trade Unions Against Racism (les Syndicats Contre le Racisme) Conference. Paris, France 20-21 Oct 2005
Divergent divisions of construction labour
Clarke, L. 2005. Divergent divisions of construction labour. in: Khosrowshahi, F. (ed.) Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference, SOAS, London, September 2005 Reading, UK ARCOM.
Approaches to skills and training
Clarke, L. 2005. Approaches to skills and training. ARCOM Doctoral Workshop on Skills, Training and Development in the Construction Industry. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 30 Nov 2005
A European skills framework? - but what are skills? Anglo-Saxon versus German concepts
Clarke, L. 2005. A European skills framework? - but what are skills? Anglo-Saxon versus German concepts. Second International Conference on Training, Employability and Employment (CTEE). Prato, Italy 22-23 Sep 2005
Cost vs. production: labour deployment and productivity in social housing construction in England, Scotland, Denmark and Germany
Clarke, L. and Herrmann, G. 2004. Cost vs. production: labour deployment and productivity in social housing construction in England, Scotland, Denmark and Germany. Construction Management and Economics. 22 (10), pp. 1057-1066. doi:10.1080/0144619042000213300
Apprenticeship and applied theoretical knowledge
Clarke, L. and Winch, C. 2004. Apprenticeship and applied theoretical knowledge. Educational Philosophy and Theory. 36 (5), pp. 509-522. doi:10.1111/j.1469-5812.2004.087_1.x
Cost vs. production: disparities in social housing construction in Britain and Germany
Clarke, L. and Herrmann, G. 2004. Cost vs. production: disparities in social housing construction in Britain and Germany. Construction Management and Economics. 22 (5), pp. 521-532. doi:10.1080/01446190310001649119
Now you're in, now you're out: women's changing participation in the building trades in Britain
Clarke, L. and Wall, C. 2004. Now you're in, now you're out: women's changing participation in the building trades in Britain. in: Clarke, L., Pedersen, E.F., Michielsens, E., Susman, B. and Wall, C. (ed.) Women in construction Bruxelles, Belgium CLR/Reed Business Information. pp. 24-47
Clarke, L., Pedersen, E.F., Michielsens, E., Susman, B. and Wall, C. 2004. Introduction. in: Clarke, L., Pedersen, E.F., Michielsens, E., Susman, B. and Wall, C. (ed.) Women in construction Bruxelles, Belgium CLR/Reed Business Information. pp. 8-22
The institutionalisation of skill division in Britain and Germany: examples from the construction industry
Clarke, L. and Herrmann, G. 2004. The institutionalisation of skill division in Britain and Germany: examples from the construction industry. in: Warhurst, C., Grugulis, I. and Keep, E. (ed.) The skills that matter Basingstoke, UK Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 128-147
Regulation for survival: training and skills in the construction labour market in Jersey, Channel Islands
Arkani, S., Clarke, L. and Michielsens, E. 2003. Regulation for survival: training and skills in the construction labour market in Jersey, Channel Islands. Journal of Vocational Education and Training. 55 (3), pp. 261-279. doi:10.1080/13636820300200234
The state of construction training and employment in the local economy of Jersey
Arkani, S., Clarke, L. and Michielsens, E. 2003. The state of construction training and employment in the local economy of Jersey. Local Economy. 18 (3), pp. 196-207. doi:10.1080/0269094032000143368
'Front-loaded' vocational education versus lifelong learning: a critique of current UK government policy
Winch, C. and Clarke, L. 2003. 'Front-loaded' vocational education versus lifelong learning: a critique of current UK government policy. Oxford Review of Education. 29 (2), pp. 239-252. doi:10.1080/0305498032000080701
EU enlargement: construction labour relations as a pilot
Clarke, L., Cremers, J. and Janssen, J. 2003. EU enlargement: construction labour relations as a pilot. Brussels, Belgium Reed Business Information.
Gender and ethnic segregation in the British labour market: marginalisation and inclusion
Beck, V., Clarke, L. and Michielsens, E. 2003. Gender and ethnic segregation in the British labour market: marginalisation and inclusion. 3rd International Gender Work and Organisation Conference. Keele, UK 25-27 Jun 2003
The institutionalisation of class divisions: education and training for professionals and operatives in the construction industry.
Clarke, L. and Herrmann, G. 2002. The institutionalisation of class divisions: education and training for professionals and operatives in the construction industry. First International Conference on Training, Employability and Employment. London, UK 11-12 Jul 2002
Regulation of the labour process vs. control of the building product
Clarke, L. and Beck, V. 2002. Regulation of the labour process vs. control of the building product. 20th Annual International Labour Process Conference. Strathclyde, UK 02-04 Apr 2002
Gender and ethnic segregation in the British labour market: mechanisms of marginalisation and inclusion
Beck, V., Clarke, L. and Michielsens, E. 2002. Gender and ethnic segregation in the British labour market: mechanisms of marginalisation and inclusion. Gender Research Forum: the Gender Pay and Productivity Gap. London, UK 08 Nov 2002
Equality for women and ethnic minorities in an unequal labour market: comparing the UK and Germany.
Beck, V., Clarke, L. and Michielsens, E. 2002. Equality for women and ethnic minorities in an unequal labour market: comparing the UK and Germany. BUIRA 2002 Annual Conference. Stirling, UK 04 Jul - 06 Jul 2002
Gleichstellung von Frauen und ethnische Minderheiten in einem von Benachteilingungen gepraegten Arbeitsmarkt: Das Beispiel Grossbritannien
Beck, V. and Clarke, L. 2002. Gleichstellung von Frauen und ethnische Minderheiten in einem von Benachteilingungen gepraegten Arbeitsmarkt: Das Beispiel Grossbritannien. Zeitschrift fur Frauenforschung Geschlecterstudien. 1/2, pp. 89-97.
Regulation and control of the labour process and the division of skill
Arkani, S., Clarke, L. and Herrmann, G. 2002. Regulation and control of the labour process and the division of skill. 20th Annual International Labour Process Conference. Glasgow, UK 02-04 Apr 2002
How insular is an island?: training, skills and the construction labour market in Jersey, Channel Islands
Michielsens, E., Clarke, L. and Arkani, S. 2001. How insular is an island?: training, skills and the construction labour market in Jersey, Channel Islands. 19th Annual International Labour Process Conference. London, UK 26-28 Mar 2001
Diverse equality: the example of the construction sector
Clarke, L. and Michielsens, E. 2001. Diverse equality: the example of the construction sector. in: Noon, M. and Ogbonna, E. (ed.) Equality, diversity and disadvantage in employment Basingstoke, UK Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 118-135
Innovation and skills: a transnational study of skills, education and training for prefabrication in housing
Clarke, L. and Herrmann, G. 2001. Innovation and skills: a transnational study of skills, education and training for prefabrication in housing. London, UK University of Westminster Business School.
Cost versus production: disparities in construction labour process in Europe
Clarke, L. and Herrmann, G. 2001. Cost versus production: disparities in construction labour process in Europe. 19th Annual International Labour Process Conference. London, UK 26-28 Mar 2001
Craft versus industry: the division of labour in European housing construction
Clarke, L. and Wall, C. 2000. Craft versus industry: the division of labour in European housing construction. Construction Management and Economics. 18 (6), pp. 689-698. doi:10.1080/014461900414745
Balancing acts in construction: a study of two women painters in Denmark and Britain
Clarke, L., Pedersen, E.F. and Wall, C. 1999. Balancing acts in construction: a study of two women painters in Denmark and Britain. NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research. 7 (2), pp. 138-150. doi:10.1080/08038749950167652
UK construction skills in the context of European developments
Clarke, L. and Wall, C. 1998. UK construction skills in the context of European developments. Construction Management and Economics. 16 (5), pp. 553-567. doi:10.1080/014461998372097
Desegregating construction
Wall, C., Clarke, L. and Michielsens, E. 1998. Desegregating construction. Work, Employment and Society Conference. University of Cambridge 14th -16th September 1998
Blueprint for change: construction skills training in Britain
Wall, C. and Clarke, L. Padayachee, V. (ed.) 1998. Blueprint for change: construction skills training in Britain. Policy Press.
A fair day's work: women in direct labour organisations
Wall, C., Clarke, L. and Michielsens, E. 1997. A fair day's work: women in direct labour organisations. London Women and Manual Trades.
Staying power: women in direct labour building teams
Wall, C. and Clarke, L. 1996. Staying power: women in direct labour building teams. London Women and Manual Trades.
Skills and the construction process: a comparative study of vocational training and quality in social housebuilding
Wall, C. and Clarke, L. 1996. Skills and the construction process: a comparative study of vocational training and quality in social housebuilding. Policy Press.
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Everybody’s Irish On St. Patrick’s Day
Posted 8:44 PM, March 20, 2019, by Joe Romano
Dan Raskin and Justin Kaufmann at Manny's Deli in Chicago
Justin Kaufmann goes on the road to Manny’s Deli in the South Loop to talk to the deli’s owner and operator, Dan Raskin. Dan talks about his busiest time of the year: the days leading up to St. Patrick’s Day and of course the actual holiday itself. The fourth-generation owner also discusses the history of deli, which has been open since 1942. Later on, Dan describes how social media has affected his marketing strategy and what the deli has done to target a younger customer base.
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Topics: Corned Beef, Dan Raskin, Justin Kaufmann, Manny’s Deli, st. patrick's day
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Is Tim Pawlenty Preparing His Website For The Vice Presidential Nomination?
Posted on July 18, 2012 by Kempite
Most people have little if any reason to visit TimPawlenty.com, but if you are one of the very limited stream of visitors to the official website of the former Minnesota Governor and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, than you have been surprised to find that the long standing platitudes for conservatism, apple pie, coffee, and all things American , have been replaced by a “Coming Soon Page” that features a blank white screen with four small words that simply read “Please come back later.”
Whether Pawlenty is just conducting some useful site maintenance on his otherwise useless website, or handing control of the site and its future content to the campaign of Mitt Romney in preparation of Pawlenty’s accepting Romney’s vice presidential nomination is unknown. Calls from White House 2012 regarding the status of the site that were made to several aides and former staffers of Pawlenty’s presidential campaign and his Nation First PAC have received a range of inconclusive responses that claimed the “Coming Soon Page” is up as the site undergoes some retooling. However; attempts to determine exactly what it is being retooled for remains undetermined.
At a time when who Mitt Romney will pick as his running mate remains the only cause of suspense left in the presidential campaign, aside from who will the election, every move of every individual who might be under consideration for Vice President will be seen as a signal but in this case, one can’t help but question the timing. Almost a year since he dropped out of the race for President, T-Paw finally decides to retool his website and put in its place a “Coming Soon” page that urges people to come back and revisit, appears at the same time that we all know Mitt Romney’s decision on who his nominee for Vice President will be is also “coming soon”.
Now this could very well be coincidental but my political experience has taught me that in politics coincidences are events which politicians actually put on their schedules. In politics, coincidence is a convenient excuse which allows the most unlikely set of circumstances to come together and seem like the most natural string of events. That stated, even though I have recently indicated that I am of the opinion that Mitt Romney will pick South Dakota Senator John Thune as his running mate, I can’t help but wonder if the coincidental timing of Tim Pawlenty’s “Coming Soon” page and Mitt Romney’s “soon to come” decision on a running mate is a more definitive indication of who that running mate will be than is my personal sense of who it will be?
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The VP Matrix
Posted on June 19, 2012 by ikefriday
Excitement continues to brew about who Mitt Romney might choose as his Vice President. Today a story hit the news circulation that Marco Rubio is not being vetted, but Tim Pawlenty is being given serious consideration. Romney found himself on the defensive this evening. But before you get too excited about a Marco Rubio candidacy, or too upset about it, you may want to take a breather and consider who Romney is and what kind of campaign he is running. Flash and splash are not the orders of the day.
Mitt Romney’s campaign need do no more than promise a stronger economy and let Obama continue to create a weaker economy. In fact, Mitt Romney’s tour through small town USA promoting the private sector and values of competition is exactly where he needs to be. Obama is spouting a controversy mixed with a gaffe every day. Why jump in front of a train wreck? Romney’s VP choice will be about as blockbuster as a sandwich from a WaWa vending machine.
Get out your VP scorecards and consider the following:
Mitt’s VP choice will not be a fresh face.
Mitt Romney is not looking for a candidate with little national experience. Nor is he looking for a candidate who everyone on the far right loves. Romney doesn’t need a shot of adrenaline or steroids. The last thing he needs is someone who is going to distract from the national disaster of the Obama Presidency. Romney does not need a divisive TEA party figure. He certainly doesn’t need someone who could be perceived as inexperienced. If Romney picks a veteran, the media will be cautious about trying to embarrass them as a rookie. But media types smell blood in the water when there is fresh meat. Even a studied, prepared candidate might not be able to field a trick question like “do you support the Bush doctrine”. However, a veteran is less likely to be asked that question.
Obama’s inexperience took a back seat in the media when McCain brought in Palin
This is bad for Allen West, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Susana Martinez, Scott Walker, and Paul Ryan. Could be good for Mitch Daniels, Tim Pawlenty, Jeb Bush, Condi Rice, or Rudy Guiliani.
Mitt’s VP choice will not be old and tired.
The death knell for a Republican candidacy, fair or not, is being old and grey. Nothing plays into stereotypes of Republicans more than an old, grey haired, slow talking wrinkly man. While Romney doesn’t need a shot in the arm, he also doesn’t need something contributing to the stereotypes more than he does already. Right now Romney is Reaganesque in his looks and style. But an older veteran running mate would turn his campaign into the old rich white people’s ticket. Again, it may not be fair or right, but don’t expect a VP over 55 years old.
Don’t expect Newt Gingrich, Fred Thompson, or Rob Portman. Could be good for Bobby McDonnell, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie
Jack Kemp and Bob Dole combined had nearly two centuries of experience
Mitt’s VP choice may not be female or minority.
There is this idea that the only way to defeat Barack Obama is by running a female or minority VP candidate. Aside from that strategy failing miserably with Sarah Palin, the problem is that Republicans pay far less attention to race and gender than Democrats do, and Democrats virulently hate conservative women and minorities. We have seen in recent years just how much visible hatred has been directed toward Sarah Palin, Christine O’Donnell, Allen West, Nikki Haley, Michelle Bachmann, Bobby Jindal, Marco Rubio, etc. There is a clear desire on the left for female and minority Republicans to fail. In Mitt Romney’s case, he is not looking for diversity for diversity’s sake. That’s not to say he won’t pick a female or minority candidate, but if he does it will be someone respected by both sides and unassailable.
This makes Allen West, Bobby Jindal, Marco Rubio, Nikki Haley, and Susana Martinez less likely. However, it doesn’t necessarily knock Condoleeza Rice out of the running, although she will carry the stigma on the left of being chosen for diversity’s sake. Again, might not be fair, but since when were politics fair.
Mitt’s VP choice will not be controversial.
It’s bad when your VP candidate has almost as many quotable gaffes as Joe Biden
Mitt Romney is not looking to cause trouble for himself. He doesn’t need a loudmouth or a controversial character. Don’t expect any candidate who is going to make serious waves. As I said before, Romney doesn’t need a distraction from the freak show of the Obama economy. Expect a well respected candidate who is as smooth politically as Romney himself.
You can scratch the Donald, Chris Christie, Paul Ryan, Allen West, and Newt Gingrich off your list. This is a strike against Jeb Bush and Condoleeza Rice as well. But it favors Mitch Daniels, possibly Bob McDonell, and John Thune.
Expect a strategic pick.
Romney’s not going to choose a popular governor from a red state. But he might choose a popular candidate from a purple or blue state. And there are a few to choose from. Rubio would lock of Florida. Bob McDonnell could secure the nearly must win blue state of Virginia. Tim Pawlenty could inspire votes from the teetering Great Lakes states. Rick Snyder of Michigan could really bring in some blue states, but he is likely disqualified for being old and a fresh face at the same time. Brian Sandoval might help swing Nevada to Romney while also providing the opportunity to highlight Harry Reid’s role in the destruction of our economy.
This set of criteria will hardly provide a definite pick. In fact, some points are contradictory. But it should provide some ideas for people who are looking at the potential VP picks. I could hardly make a prediction even based on this criteria. But I do believe it comprises the factors that Romney will be looking at when making his pick.
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The Herd: A Look at the Possibile Picking of Tim Pawlenty as Romney Vice Presidential Running Mate
Posted on June 7, 2012 by Kempite
The Herd is a special White House 2012 series covering the obvious and not so obvious names that Mitt Romney may consider for Vice President. Each day, White House 2012 will introduce you to one of the many Republicans which we believe that will at least be considered for the vice presidency by the now inevitable presidential nominee, Mitt Romney.
In addition to biographical information and a brief assessment of each potential nominee and their chances of being selected by Romney, White House 2012′s coverage also includes each potential nominee’s voting records, as well as a listing of their public statements and links to their web sites.
Today White House 2012 offers a look at former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty.
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty
Born: November 27, 1960,St. Paul, Minnesota
Spouse(s): Mary Pawlenty
Children :Anna, Mara
Residence :Eagan, Minnesota
Alma mater: University of Minnesota (B.A.), University of Minnesota Law School (J.D.)
Profession:Lawyer
Religion:Baptist
Political Career :
Appointed to the the Eagan city’s Planning Commission by then Mayor Vic Ellison
Elected to a term on the City Council
Campaign advisor for Jon Grunseth’s 1990 losing bid for Minnesota governor
1992; Pawlenty was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives and was re-elected to that seat five times
1988; Pawlenty was elected House Majority Leader when the Republicans became the majority party in the State Legislature
2002; Pawlenty campaigned and won on a pledge not to raise taxes to balance the state’s budget deficit, requiring visa expiration dates on driver’s licenses, a 24-hour waiting period on abortions, implementing a conceal-carry gun law, and changing the state’s education requirements. Pawlenty defeated 2 challengers in the GOP primary and eventually his opponents in the general election.
2006; Pawlenty was reelected Governor of a margin of little more than 1%. This victory was despite DFL gains in both the state House and State Senate and a big gains for Democrats nationally.
(Click here to see Pawlenty’s White 2012 Presidential Page)
Pawlenty could possibly make Minnesota more competetive for Romney than it currently is and without Minnesota in Obama’s column, it could be hard for Democrats to make up for that loss in the electoral college from another state
Pawlenty is a competent speaker
Pawlenty is a safe choice who has been somewhat vetted
His candidacy would not lead to any distractions from the issues or overshadow Mitt Romney
Pawlenty does not fire up the base which Romney needs to energize
Overall Assessment:
There is no reason why Tim Pawlenty can’t be on the ticket. However; Pawlenty became one of the first people to declare their candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination and he became the first to withdraw from the race for the Republican presidential nomination. And the same reasons which led to his withdrawal from the race may be the same reasons he is not nominated for the vice presidential nomination. Another reason he may not be on the ticket is because he has stated that he is taking himself off the list of candidates for Romney to consider for Vice President, and that he doesn’t even want to consider the position. Still, that doesn’t mean he is not being considered for the job or that he will reconsider his earlier stated thoughts.
Pawlenty campaigned long and hard. His campaign team was top notch and his campaign was initially financed fairly well and he did just about everything right. He had a good message, well done ads, and a good strategy. The only problem seemed to be the messenger. Tim Pawlenty seemed to be the kid in the classroom who always had his hand up while howling “ooh, ooh” but failed to interest anyone in what he had to say. So one day after the Ames Straw poll in Iowa, he dropped out of the race.
Despite those circumstances, Pawlenty is a top quality conservative leader with a great record on social and economic issues and he is an extraordinarily competent executive. Such qualities make Pawlenty a top contender for the vice presidential nomination, at least on paper. He is certainly not the type of running mate that any presidential nominee has to fear being overshadowed by. All this means that Mitt Romney could easily tap Pawlenty for Vice President. He comes from a state that the G.O.P. could use help with and which if they could win, would leave the Obama-Biden ticket in deep trouble. He also appeals to many Midwest voters and lacks much of the luggage that other potential running mates have.
But Romney may want and need a running mate who excites at least one demographic group far more than T-Paw does. Given that fact, even though Pawlenty is a safe choice and Romney likes playing it safe, there are several other potential running mates who are equally as safe as Pawlenty but bring a touch more excitement to the ticket than he does.
Pawlenty on The Issues
Foreign Policy Gun Control Budget & Economy Education
Homeland Security Crime Government Reform Health Care
War & Peace Drugs Tax Reform Abortion
Free Trade Civil Rights Social Security Families & Children
Immigration Jobs Welfare & Poverty Corporations
Energy & Oil Environment Technology Principles & Values
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Barbara Buono misses opportunity to offer solutions
Rob Tornoe
(Cartoon by Rob Tornoe)
Governor Chris Christie and his democratic opponent, State Sen. Barbara Buono, faced off in the first of two debates last night, and what did we learn?
That Christie likes Bruce Springsteen, and Buono enjoys a bit of Beyonce.
Yes, it was that kind of night. Kristine Johnson’s idiotic questions would have been out of place in a student council debate, but here they portended an evening where we learned nothing about Buono’s plans to fix the problems plaguing the Garden State. Given the state-wide media exposure the debate offered, it’s a missed opportunity of enormous proportions for a candidate who has had problems promoting herself to voters.
For the last couple of months, I’ve wondered why Buono isn’t really connecting with voters in a state that has 700,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans Thanks to last night’s debate, I think I’ve at least partially figured it out. Everything about her campaign is about Christie – blaming Christie, criticizing Christie, lambasting Christie. One thing the Governor doesn’t suffer from is a lack of exposure, so by focusing everything on our Superstorm Sandy spokesperson and not offering real ideas how to move New Jersey forward, Buono has completely undermined any shot she had at winning this election.
Take the issue of property taxes. I appreciate Buono finally taking Christie on during the debate, noting property taxes have risen dramatically largely due to cutting the relief program during his first year. But does Buono have any plan to fix them, other than dishing out middle class platitudes and assailing Christie’s record?
After all, the rebates were there in the 10 years before Christie became Governor, during which time property taxes rose 70 percent. At least Christie has put in place some common-sense items to slow the bleeding, like ending the ridiculous six-figure payout for retiring cops and firemen. And he can legitimately point to a dramatically lower rate of growth since putting spending caps in place.
Unfortunately for Buono, most of her obviously-rehearsed attack lines, designed for maximum media impact, fell flat. Democrats bristle when Christie associates Buono with Jon “I lost $2 billion” Corzine, but it’s almost laughable to hear her refer to Christie’s “Romney-style” economics. Her most effective moment was when she told Christie he needed to “man up” on taking responsibility for New Jersey’s woeful economy, but was undermined by not offering solutions of her own to grow jobs.
She also hurt herself by delivering a snarkly attack line when asked if she could name something she liked about Christie. Meanwhile, Christie praised her many years as a public servant and her role as a “good and caring mother.” Yes, Buono managed to make Christie look graceful.
It’s not as if Christie is unassailable. His economic record for New Jersey is terrible, his record on many social issues is abysmal and his deference to national Republicans on many issues rather than doing what’s in the best interest of New Jersey undermines his well-crafted veneer of authenticity.
So when given the opportunity to ask Christie a single question on any topic imaginable, what did Buono choose? Voting rights.
Ugh. Hopefully Democrats will be able to muster a better candidate in 2017. But looking at a bench filled with political players who were afraid to challenge Christie in the first place, that might be a lot to hope for.
Rob Tornoe is a political cartoonist and a WHYY contributor. Check out more of his cartoons at RobTornoe.com, and follow him on Twitter @RobTornoe
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Amgen Scholars Global Program: Imaani Easthausen
#AmgenScholars Alumni Imaani Easthausen wants to help society through #science! Hear her story: http://bit.ly/1OJmRve
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 9:10am
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CONTENT: Multimedia with summary
Imaani Easthausen
Host Institution: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Undergraduate Institution: Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
Hometown: Minneapolis
Imaani Easthausen had her sights set on a career in writing—until she began taking science classes at Bard College. For Imaani, science and, specifically, biology—as it related to the inner workings of the body—represented a new way of thinking about the human experience. For her, science was a way of exploring the question, What does it take to be sitting here, existing in this body, right now?
Imaani’s life journey as a gay woman of color hasn’t been—and still isn’t—easy, but good teachers and caring mentors throughout high school and college have helped her succeed. Her experiences have driven her to excel as a scientist and to want to help create a better society, especially for underserved and overlooked populations.
As a 2014 Amgen Scholar in the lab of Julian Martinez-Agosto at UCLA, Imaani delved into study of the Hippo signaling pathway, a cascade of interacting molecules that collectively control the growth of cells and regulate tissue and organ size. Mutations in the Hippo pathway are linked to a wide range of human cancers. Imaani’s project aimed to screen for drugs that could halt tumor growth caused by problems in Hippo pathway regulation.
Although Imaani had conducted hands-on research before, the field of molecular genetics and its techniques were new to her. The learning curve was steep, but “the mentorship was really incredible,” she says. “Dr. Martinez created a nurturing environment but also expected a high level of rigor from my work. He gave me an incredible amount of responsibility but at the same time gave support and help whenever I needed them.”
By the end of the summer, Imaani’s hard work had paid off. Her screening revealed a compound that could potentially be used to treat some cancers or inform other new therapies. Importantly, her findings were corroborated by previous work done in Martinez-Agosto’s lab. Although only a first step, “the results looked really promising,” she says.
Imaani plans to pursue an MD and a PhD in molecular biology, with her life experiences shaping the questions she asks in the lab and the ways she can improve others’ lives.
Imaani’s summer as an Amgen Scholar has been a big step toward meeting her professional goals by helping her think critically about science and become more independent in the lab. “The Amgen Scholars experience has given me so much confidence as a researcher,” she says.
To learn more, please visit the Amgen Scholars Program 2014 Annual Report.
To learn more about the Amgen Scholars Program, please visit our website and check out the #AmgenScholars hashtag on Twitter. Visit AmgenInspires.com and follow @AmgenFoundation to stay up to date with all STEM-related news from the Amgen Foundation.
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La Palma Sky at Night filming November 2013
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Total solar eclipse, USA, August 2017
Total solar eclipse – Faroe Islands – March 2015
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Total solar eclipse – Idaho, USA – 21 August 2017
In August 2017 Will was the guest astronomer on an Omega Holidays trip to observe the total solar eclipse from Idaho, USA. Below is a brief photo report from that trip – images of totality begin about half way down.
An image of the solar corona during the 21 August TSE made from 5 separate exposures composited using the method described here. Credit: Will Gater
Full eclipse sequence from first to fourth contact (click image for larger version). Credit: Will Gater. All images below by Will unless otherwise stated.
Our trip began in Salt Lake City, Utah, from where we headed north across the border into Idaho and the town of Pocatello. Our hotel there would be the group’s base for the next two days and on the evening of our arrival I presented a welcome talk on the solar eclipse, what we could expect to see and our plans for getting to our chosen observing site. Already there was great excitement about what lay ahead in the coming 48 hours and the latest weather forecasts showed that we would be in with a good chance of seeing the eclipse, providing that a narrow band of high cloud that was showing up in the forecast models moved far enough south by the time of first contact.
The next day we ventured northwest of Pocatello — entering the path of totality for the first time — for a day trip to the Craters of the Moon National Monument. This extraordinary volcanic landscape really did seem alien, and indeed it was here that NASA brought some of the Apollo astronauts for geology training prior to their lunar missions.
From some viewpoints the landscape was uncannily Moon-like. This hill (below) in particular reminded me of the enormous mountains encircling the Taurus-Littrow valley visited by the Apollo 17 mission.
A close-up shot of the ground at Craters of the Moon, made up of a light, glassy volcanic material which caught the sun and in places appeared iridescent.
In the days leading up to the eclipse we encountered overhead road signs throughout Idaho and Salt Lake City warning of eclipse-related traffic. Thankfully though, and contrary to a number of predictions, the roads in the days before the eclipse seemed rather quiet if anything, and we had absolutely no trouble getting about in the coach. That would change after the eclipse ended though!
Similarly, we didn’t see or experience any of the forecasted pre-eclipse panic buying or shops/gas stations without food and supplies. In fact, as the pictures below show, local stores were well-prepared and well-stocked for the event. Local and network television news programmes were even reporting that some hotels still had rooms available and, according to one broadcast, some eateries in the eclipse path were seeing markedly low numbers compared to previous summers. Were people scared away by warnings of chaos? Quite possibly. Certainly the atmosphere pre-eclipse felt very similar to that in the West Country in the years preceding the 1999 total solar eclipse.
As eclipse-eve arrived I stood outside our Pocatello hotel watching the Sun set into a large band of thick, high cloud drifting in from the northwest (just as forecast). And, once again, I found myself wondering if that cloud would be far enough to the south by the next morning to give us clear skies. The pre-eclipse-day nerves were enhanced further still after hearing that a 50-acre wildfire had broken out earlier that evening near our planned observing site. Mercifully no one was hurt and the amazing local fire-fighting teams had the wildfire contained by the late evening; in fact, we would later learn that the fire itself was actually some way from the site. Still, with that, the cloud lingering in my mind and the checking and double-checking of all my camera batteries, adaptors and equipment I got very little sleep.
One of the things that was also making me nervous was that in Pocatello we weren’t actually in the path of the Moon’s umbral shadow i.e. we wouldn’t be able to see a total eclipse from there. The plan was that on the morning of the eclipse we would leave the hotel and drive north in our bus to a specially chosen observing site (which was in the zone of totality) at the North Menan Butte, a spectacular volcanic ‘tuff cone’ rising out of the Snake River Plain. But of course no one knew exactly what the traffic situation would be on the morning, so we planned to leave at 5am, giving us just under five hours to do what should be a 1hr10m trip.
When I stepped out of the hotel lobby at 4:30am on the 21st the air was refreshingly cool. The interstate going north past the hotel had a good number of cars on it — at least for that time in the morning I thought — but it was moving quickly. What’s more, there were several stars visible through the glare of the nearby streetlights. Had the sky cleared enough overnight? We’d have to wait for daybreak to know for sure.
The location of our observing site (yellow arrow). Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio. The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
Right on schedule, at 5am, our 50-strong group boarded the bus and we began the journey north in high spirits. At about 5:40am — near the town of Shelley, south of Idaho Falls — I announced that we had, just that moment, crossed into the path of totality and the coach erupted into cheers and clapping; whatever happened now we were at least in the right position to see a total solar eclipse, whether or not the weather played ball, and the feeling of relief was immense.
We carried on north, ever closer to our observing site on the eclipse centerline. At times the route was practically empty (see the blurry pic from my phone below). And as dawn was breaking we could also see that there was only a small amount of scattered, broken cloud in the twilight sky. Things were looking good!
Around 6:20am we arrived at the parking area at the North Menan Butte and were joined shortly thereafter by the other Omega Holidays tour group led by Omega’s Peter Truman and The Sky at Night’s Pete Lawrence, who had travelled from their hotel in Idaho Falls. Some of the groups stayed with the buses at the base of the butte, while the rest of us began the mile-long hike to the summit some 220 metres above.
Looking back down towards the coaches from about 2/3rds of the way up the butte. A layer of morning haze and (possibly) wildfire smoke can be seen on the horizon.
From our chosen vantage point on the south side of the north butte we could see right out across the whole Snake River Plain and the South Menan Butte directly in front of us. The Tetons were also visible in the haze on the eastern horizon.
The view looking south from our observing site – the South Menan Butte is the large raised feature in the middle distance (at centre).
The local authorities had obviously planned carefully and extensively for the eclipse, as fire-fighting supplies were being dropped at the summit by helicopter as we arrived and there were a number of mounted police and other officials present. Large numbers of people — several hundred, at least — had assembled as the minutes ticked down to first contact and as the eclipse began there was a festival atmosphere with people doing yoga exercises, playing guitars and singing (not all at once! ;-) ) alongside the other eclipse watchers and astronomers with telescopes and cameras pointed skyward.
By the time of first contact the skies above were superbly clear with some moderate haze and wisps of distant light cloud low on the horizon. I had placed a large piece of flat, white, foamboard on the ground primarily to help us see the shadow bands either side of totality, but it also proved useful for displaying the strange shadow effects created by the partial phases of the eclipse — including shadows with both fuzzy and sharp edges — and projections of crescent Suns.
At left, my shadow bands ‘detector’ & (at right) my main imaging rig consisting of a certified solar filter, 66mm refractor, Canon 6D & Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer mount.
Shadow effects during the partial phases of the eclipse (some edges sharp, others fuzzy). Look carefully at the gaps between the shadow fingers – crescent Suns!
The two pictures below show the final stages of the first partial phase – captured using a specialist certified ‘white-light’ solar filter – with the Sun’s crescent just beginning to break up at the ends.
Just prior to totality I was delighted to finally, conclusively, see shadow bands jittering across the white board that I had laid on the ground. I thought I saw them during the 2006 eclipse in Turkey but couldn’t be absolutely sure as the surface around us was mottled marble, which made confirmation very difficult. Here, though, I could definitely see them, though they are undoubtedly a *very* low contrast phenomenon (at least from my perspective & observing site during this particular eclipse). Make sure to select the ‘1080p’ HD option in the video below for clearest playback.
Some time before second contact a stiff breeze had picked up at the summit of the butte and the crescent Sun was dancing erratically around the live-preview screen of my DSLR as the gusts wobbled the mount and telescope. As totality rapidly approached I thought my plans to take multi-second tracked shots of the extended corona and Earthshine had had it. Luckily however the oft-reported microclimate associated with the arrival of the umbral shadow seemed to save the day, as a few minutes or so before second contact – just as the sky went a silvery blue – the wind dropped completely.
The following pictures capture the eclipse from the beginning of second contact. These range from images of the first diamond ring and the appearance of the chromospheric arc to longer exposures showing the inner and outer corona and the Earthshine on the ‘new’ Moon. I was also able to capture a wide view of the eclipsed Sun showing a segment of the spectacular 360-degree sunset which surrounded us.
The corona itself was breathtaking and was dominated – in the naked eye view – by two, long, helmet streamers extending off the top right limb of the Sun and a third of a similar size on the opposing side. One thing I did observe was that, due to the clarity of the sky (above an altitude of a few degrees at least), – and in stark contrast to the 2015 Faroe Islands eclipse, where we had largely cloudy skies – it felt like the approach of the umbral shadow was much more difficult to discern. It was only in the very final minutes prior to second contact that its presence was *really* noticeable on the western horizon with the beginnings of the 360-degree sunset; perhaps this sensation was compounded also by the conspicuous layer of haze (and likely smoke too, given the numerous wildfires in the Pacific Northwest at the time), that hugged much of the western and southern horizon.
The diamond ring prior to second contact. A single bead of light is beginning to ‘break away’ on the southern end of the ‘diamond’.
The development of the second contact diamond ring and the appearance of the chromosphere.
The pinkish-red chromospheric arc just prior to the moment of second contact.
A wide view of totality – the star at bottom left is Regulus in Leo.
A rotated image of the eclipsed Sun during totality. The ‘polar plumes’ in the corona are visible as are the bases of the three main helmet streamers.
A short exposure image showing structures within the inner corona.
Background stars visible to the camera during totality with a (deliberately) overexposed corona and Earthshine visible.
Two prominences on the limb of the Sun during totality.
A wide view of totality with the 360-degree sunset.
A composite image combining a processed picture of the solar corona with a longer exposure showing Earthshine on the ‘new’ Moon.
The start of the third contact diamond ring (deliberately) overexposed to capture the wider coronal streamers and the diamond together.
The image below was created by Dr Karl Battams using professional data combined with one of my composite images of the inner corona and Earthshine on the Moon’s disc. In it you can see how the features in the inner corona seen by us on the ground connect with the fainter, more extensive, coronal structures visible from Sun-observing spacecraft – in this case SOHO – in space. You can read more about the image and what it shows on the NASA SOHO website here.
A composite image using one of Will’s eclipse pictures (at centre) with data from the NASA/ESA SOHO satellite showing the outer corona – created by Karl Battams.
After the end of the eclipse we made our way back down the butte in the scorching afternoon heat and back onto the coach for the drive back to Pocatello. As the pictures below show, this was the first time we encountered the kind of traffic that had been predicted to materialise around the eclipse. While it took us just over an hour to get to the observing site, with the interstate crawling along slowly all the way home, it took nearly six hours to make the journey back.
Early the next morning the group gathered in the hotel’s conference room for a ‘debrief’ presentation where – with the help of some seriously strong coffee – I showed some rough-draft images from totality that I’d processed overnight; it was also a chance for everyone to share and discuss their own recollections and special memories from the eclipse before we set off for a day in Yellowstone National Park and our final destination on the trip, the town of Cody, Wyoming.
The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
Roadside buffalo resting and grazing in Yellowstone National Park.
This trip was really made by the people who were on it and I’m immensely thankful for the camaraderie and friendliness of my fellow eclipse chasers on ‘Bus 4’. Special mention should also go to Mary, our tour director, and Robert, our driver, who through their professionalism and good humour made our adventure across hundreds of miles, around four states, a tremendously enjoyable one.
WARNING: observing the Sun can be extremely dangerous. Never stare at the Sun with the naked eye and never observe or photograph the Sun (or the partial phases of a solar eclipse) using an unfiltered telescope, camera lens, binoculars, camera viewfinder etc. Doing so risks serious damage to your eyes and/or equipment. The only safe way to observe the Sun is with a specialist, certified solar filter, following the instructions of the manufacturer precisely.
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Magnificent Full Moon rise tonight in Somerset. #Moon #astrophotography #FullMoon #astronomy #stargazing
A few flashes of festive colour still holding on up on the Quantock Hills this morning.
You may have heard about the bright star Betelgeuse, in Orion, dimming in recent months. Here’s a comparison image showing one pic of Orion from last year and another captured from Dartmoor on Christmas Eve/Day. Betelgeuse is the orangey star at the top left of the constellation.
Something very calming about watching rain drops hit water on a grey day. I like to imagine this is what the Universe would look like if we could see gravitational waves rippling across space.
Crashing, winter waves and misty cliffs at Charmouth yesterday. #Charmouth #JurassicCoast #fossils
The night skies have been pretty cloudy here in the UK this past year, but there have been *some* gaps available for astrophotography. Here are a few of my pics showing celestial scenes that caught my eye in 2019. #astrophotography #astronomy #darkskies #space #stars #planets #MilkyWay #Moon #lunareclipse #noctilucentclouds #Jupiter #Mars #Orion #ZodiacalLight #nebulae
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Vol 36: On the Inland Navigation of Travancore; An account of the Alipee Mud-Bank and the Wurkallay Barrier
Mar 22, 2013 by Markham, C. R.
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Vol 36: On the Effects of the Destruction of Forests in the Western Ghauts of India on the Water-Supply
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Vol 38: Geographical Results of the Abyssinian Expedition
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Vol 38: The Portuguese Expeditions to Abyssinia in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries
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Vol 10: On the Effect of the Destruction of Forests, in the Western Ghauts of India, on the Water Supply
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Vol 9: On the best Route for North Polar Exploration
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"On the Inland Navigation of Travancore; An Account of the Alipee Mud-Bank and the Wurkallay Barrier" is an article from Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Volume 11 . View more articles from Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London . View this article on JSTOR . View this article's JSTOR metadata . You may also retrieve all of this items metadata in JSON at the following URL: https://archive.org/metadata/jstor-1798920
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Vol 25: On the Supposed Sources of the River Purus, One of the Principal Tributaries of the Amazons
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Point Henry smelter: Sombre days for Alcoa workers as aluminium plant near Geelong winds up
By Margaret Paul
Updated July 29, 2014 21:23:24
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Photo: Workers at Alcoa's Point Henry smelter prepare for the plant's closure on July 29, 2014. (ABC News: Margaret Paul)
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After more than 50 years as one of Geelong's major employers Alcoa will close its aluminium smelter this week.
One by one the pot lines are being switched off, with the Point Henry plant's final line being shutdown on Thursday.
The shutdown was announced in February after the company decided the ageing smelter was no longer financially viable.
The closure will leave about 500 workers jobless.
Charlie Ardonetto started working at the smelter nearly 44 years ago, when he was 17.
"When I started here there were more than 2,000 people," he said.
He said changes in technology made work a bit easier, but it was always hot, hard work.
"You really earned your money, people sometimes walked in one day walked out the next, it was that sort of environment," he said.
"Anyone who stayed probably stayed for a long time."
Mr Ardonetto will finish up at Point Henry on Friday.
"It will be very difficult, very emotional," he said
"When you've spent so much time in a place it's very hard to just walk away."
For his retirement, he said he was planning to play some sport, including "a bit of golf, fishing, just putting my feet up and having a break basically".
Many Alcoa workers too young to retire
But retirement was not an option for many of the plant's young workers.
Only about 50 of them have already found a job and many others are retraining.
Mitch Grozdanovski worked at the smelter for five-and-a-half years.
Photo: Workers will finish up at the Point Henry smelter this week. (AAP: Julian Smith)
He is doing a course in boiler-making and said he hoped he could stay in Geelong.
"That's the plan at the moment is to stay here," he said, adding he was already looking for work in Melbourne and interstate.
Inside the smelter, the mood is one of resignation.
The pot lines have been switched off one-by-one over the past few weeks.
There are photos on the corridor walls marking the sombre occasion.
Anthony Gruca was at Alcoa for 30 years and three months. Tuesday was his last day.
It's a sad day but time to move on, looking forward to what's out there.
Anthony Gruca, Alcoa employee
"It's a sad day but time to move on, looking forward to what's out there," he said.
Mr Gruca said Alcoa was very helpful when it came to retraining the workforce. The company reimbursed him for a security worker course.
"I'm hoping to work at airports, on the wharves and control room monitoring, that sort of thing," he said.
"Now that I'm in my 50s I think it's time to look elsewhere. You just can't stay idle, I need to get out there and continue on."
Alcoa's two rolling mills will also close by the end of the year - one at Point Henry and the other Yennora in New South Wales.
Another 500 people will lose their jobs across the two sites.
Pain of job losses to hit Geelong after Christmas: Trades Hall
Tim Gooden from Geelong Trades Hall said the impact of Alcoa leaving the city would not be felt immediately.
"I think the shock is still setting in," he said.
"A lot of the workers are having a commiseration party this Friday night at some of the pubs around town.
"I think after that people will start to realise what it means to lose so many workers that earn and spend $1,500 a week in this town."
Video: Alan Kohler explains why the Point Henry smelter is closing (7pm TV News VIC)
Alcoa has invested $5 million into the Geelong Region Innovation Fund, which aims to create new jobs in the region.
The $21.1 million fund also includes money from Ford, as well as the Victorian and Federal governments.
The Victorian Government said the fund has created 280 jobs in the region.
Mr Gooden said that needed to continue.
"It's not really fast enough to replace the money people are spending in the community," he said.
"I think after Christmas things will be noticeably different in Geelong until we can get back on top of it."
On top of the 800 people who will not be working at Alcoa, Ford plans to stop making cars in Australia by 2016. About 500 people work for the carmaker in Geelong.
Still, Mr Gooden was optimistic manufacturing would continue in Geelong.
High-tech wheel maker Carbon Revolution plans to hire up to 150 people in the coming years - many of them, retrained Ford and Alcoa workers.
Mr Gooden said Geelong was a resilient city.
"That has already been demonstrated time and time again throughout history," he said.
"This is a new challenge, and I think we can get on top of it."
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FASB updates goodwill impairment standard
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released a new standard that promises to simplify the goodwill impairment test, allowing many companies that don’t already apply the private company accounting alternative for goodwill to skip an extra step.
The new standard requires a one-step impairment test, in which a goodwill impairment loss is measured as the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value (not to exceed the total goodwill allocated to that reporting unit).
The accounting standards update does away with the second step in the current two-step goodwill impairment test, under which a goodwill impairment loss is measured by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill.
FASB has heard from its stakeholders that the current impairment test leads to unnecessary cost and complexity, but doesn’t add value to the information given to investors and other users of financial statements.
In 2014, FASB amended its accounting standards to give private companies an alternative accounting treatment for subsequently measuring goodwill because of concerns voiced by private companies about the cost and complexity of the goodwill impairment test. At the time, FASB added a project to its agenda to determine whether similar amendments should be considered for other entities, including public companies and not-for-profits.
Subsequently FASB separated the project into two phases. Phase 1 resulted in this update. FASB plans to evaluate the effectiveness of the guidance in the update and monitor the International Accounting Standards Board’s projects on goodwill and impairment before deciding whether additional changes are needed, including permitting or requiring amortization of goodwill or making further changes to the impairment testing methodology. FASB has moved Phase 2, the project on subsequent accounting for goodwill for public business entities and not- for-profit entities, to its research agenda.
Public companies that file their financials with the Securities and Exchange Commission should adopt the new standard for annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after Dec. 15, 2019. For other public companies, the date is Dec. 15, 2020. For private companies and not-for-profits, the date is Dec. 15, 2021. Early adoption is allowed for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after Jan. 1, 2017.
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MILWAUKEE — Johnson Controls Federal Systems (JCFS) announced that it has acquired Federal Energy Infrastructure Solutions, a subsidiary of EDF Renewables North America. The transaction allows Johnson Controls Federal Systems to expand on a long history of success in the federal government Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) marketplace. The combination of Johnson Controls’ established ESPC resources and the EDF Renewables subsidiary’s federal government energy infrastructure expertise will allow for increased impact at Government sites through the Department of Energy (DOE) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quality (IDIQ) ESPC Contract Vehicle and other Federal programs.
“This acquisition supports Johnson Controls’ goal of organizational growth and innovation in the design and delivery of holistic solutions that have significant impact on the resiliency, efficiency, and security of energy related assets for our federal government customers,” said Gregory Downes, vice president and general manager, Johnson Controls Federal Systems. “We are excited with the expansion of our capabilities as we take pride in the enablement of our customers’ critical missions.”
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DNA methylation and histone acetylation: genotypic variations in hybrid poplars, impact of water deficit and relationships with productivity
Méthylation de l’ADN et acétylation des histones : variations génotypiques chez des peupliers hybrides, impact d’un déficit hydrique et relations avec la productivité
Delphine Gourcilleau1, Marie-Béatrice Bogeat-Triboulot2, Didier Le Thiec2, Clément Lafon-Placette1,3, Alain Delaunay1,3, Walid Abu El-Soud4, Franck Brignolas1,3 and Stéphane Maury1,3*
1 Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures, UPRES EA 1207, Faculté des Sciences, Université d’Orléans, rue de Chartres, BP 6759, 45067 Orléans Cedex 2, France
2 INRA, UMR1137 INRA-UHP Écologie et Écophysiologie Forestières, IFR 110 Génomique, EFABA, 54280 Champenoux, France
3 INRA, USC2030 Arbres et Réponses aux Contraintes Hydrique et Environnementales (ARCHE), 45067 Orléans, France
4 Division of Molecular Biology, Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Fritz Pregl-Str. 3, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
* Corresponding author: stephane.maury@univ-orleans.fr
• Several reports on annual plants have already shown the involvement of epigenetic modifiers such as DNA methylation in their adaptation to abiotic stresses.
• Nevertheless, the genotypic variations of epigenetic modifiers, their possible correlations with morphological traits and the impact of water deficit have not been described for perennial plants.
• Six genotypes of Populus deltoides × P. nigra were subjected or not to a moderate water deficit treatment. Various morphological traits such as the height of the plants, their biomass and the total leaf area were measured to characterize the productivity in both conditions. Levels of DNA methylation, histone acetylation and the activities and isoform accumulation of the corresponding enzymes were measured at the shoot apex, the site of morphogenesis. Genotypic variation was observed for the morphological traits and the epigenetic variables and correlations were established among them. Genotypic variation for DNA methylation was detected in hybrid poplars. A positive correlation was demonstrated between DNA methylation percentage and productivity under well watered conditions.
• While there was a general decrease of growth for all genotypes in response to a moderate water deficit, genotypic dependant variations of DNA methylation were found suggesting different strategies among hybrids.
• Plusieurs études sur des plantes annuelles ont déjà montré l’implication des modifications épigénétiques telles que la méthylation de l’ADN dans la plasticité de leurs réponses aux contraintes abiotiques.
• Néanmoins, les variations génotypiques de ces modifications épigénétiques, leur possible corrélation avec des variables de croissance et l’impact d’un déficit hydrique n’ont pas été décrits sur une plante pérenne.
• Six génotypes de Populus deltoïdes × P. nigra ont été soumis ou non à un déficit hydrique modéré et plusieurs variables de croissance ont été mesurées afin de caractériser leur productivité. Les niveaux de méthylation de l’ADN, d’acétylation des histones, les activités enzymatiques et l’accumulation des isoformes correspondantes ont été mesurés sur des apex caulinaires, site de la morphogenèse. Des variations génotypiques ont été observées pour les variables de croissance et épigénétiques. Une corrélation positive a été mise en évidence entre la méthylation de l’ADN et la productivité en condition hydrique favorable.
• Bien qu’il y ait une diminution générale de la croissance de tous les génotypes en réponse à un déficit hydrique modéré, des variations génotype-dépendant de la méthylation de l’ADN ont été trouvées suggérant différentes stratégies entre hybrides.
Key words: methylcytosine / shoot apex / vegetative development / water deficit / productivity
Mots clés : apex caulinaire / déficit hydrique / développement végétatif / méthylcytosine / productivité
Poplars are among the fastest growing trees in temperate latitudes but their high productivity is associated with large water requirements (Tschaplinski et al., 1994) and they are one of the most sensitive to water deficit. For this reason, the natural poplar growing area is restricted to river banks and its cultivation to alluvial plains. Nevertheless, significant genotypic variability in the response to water deficit has been reported (Monclus et al., 2006). In order to limit water losses and to optimize water absorption, poplar possesses several mechanisms such as stomatal closure, as well as leaf surface reduction and root surface maintenance via changes of carbon allocation among organs (Braatne et al., 1992; Roden et al., 1990). These mechanisms to adjust to environmental variation define the high developmental plasticity of plants. Studies on annual plants, organs or cell cultures have already demonstrated the role of epigenetic mechanisms in developmental plasticity (Boyko and Kovalchuk, 2007; Chen and Tian, 2007). Indeed, epigenetic modifiers play an important role in genome organization and stability, the control of gene expression and inheritance via chromatin structural reworking (Zilberman et al., 2007).
Chromatin is defined as the association of DNA with histone proteins (H2A, H2B, H3 and H4) with reversible condensation states (Allis et al., 2007). DNA methylation (Gehring and Henikoff, 2007) or histone acetylation (Chen and Tian, 2007; Loidl, 2004) are epigenetic modifications that lead towards either heterochromatin or euchromatin formation. Indeed, these modifications may ensure the recruitment of multienzymatic complexes responsible for dynamic chromatin changes (Allis et al., 2007). Heterochromatin is associated with a negative transcriptional state, due to the incapacity of transcriptional activators or general transcription machinery to gain entry to the DNA sequence.
DNA methylation corresponds to the addition of a methyl group (-CH3) from S-adenosyl-L-methionine on a cytosine, and is catalyzed by DNA methyltransferases (DNMT; EC 2.1.37) (Allis et al., 2007; Pavlopoulou and Kossida, 2007) at the level of CG, CNG (where N is any base) or non-symmetric CHH genomic sequences (where H is any base except G). Histone acetylation or deacetylation is the addition or the removal of an acetyl group (-CO-CH3) on various lysine residues of the N-terminal extremity of histones, and is catalyzed by histone acetyltransferases (HAT; EC 2.3.1) and histones deacetylases (HDAC; EC 3.5.1) respectively (Allis et al., 2007; Loidl, 2004).
While a few studies have demonstrated natural variation of DNA methylation in annual plants (Riddle and Richards, 2002; Vaughn et al., 2007; Zhang et al., 2008) or in organ and cell cultures under osmotic or dehydration stresses (Kovarik et al., 1997; Labra et al., 2002; Sabbah et al., 1995), no data are available in perennial species such as poplar concerning genotypic variation of various epigenetic modifiers, or of their possible correlation with growth and the impact of water deficit. Therefore, the aim of this study is to test a possible role of epigenetic mechanisms in the plasticity of hybrid poplars in response to water deficit. Elements of answers will be provided to the following questions: (1) Is there any genotypic variation for epigenetic modifiers such as DNA methylation and histone acetylation in hybrid poplars? (2) If so, could this variability be correlated to the genotypic variability observed in morphological traits? and (3) What is the impact of water deficit on these variables and their eventual correlations?
Six genotypes of Populus deltoides × P. nigra, which is the best-selling hybrid in Europe and a model of woody perennial plants, were submitted to a moderate water deficit. At the end of the experiment, growth was assessed through morphological traits (stem and root biomasses, plant height, total leaf area and leaf number) and leaf structure (specific leaf area), which were measured for each genotype. In parallel, shoot apices containing meristematic cells and being the site of shoot morphogenesis were collected from each plant. DNA methylation percentages, histones H3 and H4 acetylation ratios, and their associated enzymatic activities (DNMT and HDAC) and isoform accumulations were measured. Our results show that genotypic variation of epigenetic modifiers in poplar shoot apex is correlated to productivity. DNA methylation is affected in a genotype dependent way by a moderate water deficit suggesting different strategies among hybrids.
2.1. Plant material, growth conditions and water deficit induction
The experiment was conducted on six genotypes of Populus euramericana(Populus deltoides × P. nigra): Carpaccio (female and diploid), I45-51 (male and possible triploid), NL3972 (female and diploid), Triplo (male and triploid), Lambro (male and diploid) and Soligo (male and diploid). Twelve cuttings per genotype were planted in 10L pots containing a mixture of peat and sand (50/50, v/v) amended with magnesian chalk (60 g/100 L) and fertilized with a slow releasing fertilizer (Nutricote T100, 13/13/13/2, N/P/K/Mg + trace elements). Plants were placed in a greenhouse exposed to natural daylight (ranging from 350 to 900 μmol m−2s−1) and where temperature was maintained in the range 15–27 °C with humidity oscillating between 50 and 75%. Plants were watered to field capacity three times a day for 5 weeks, until plant height was between 0.6 and 0.9 m, depending on the genotype. A moderate water deficit was then applied for 17 days to the half of the cuttings, the other half remaining fully watered (controls). While soil volumetric water content (SWC) at field capacity was 32%, it was maintained in the range 7–13% (minimum–maximum) by controlled watering every morning. A correlation between weight of pots (Wt) and SWC measured by time-domain reflectometry was established previously and allowed a control of SWC by weighing the pots.
2.2. Shoot apex harvest and morphological traits measurement
At the end of the experiment, the shoot apex was harvested, frozen in liquid nitrogen and conserved at -80 °C until epigenetic analyses. Then, the height of plants (m) and the length of each individual leaf (m) were measured; the number of leaves was consequently obtained. The surface area of each individual leaf (m2) was calculated from abacs previously established on a sample of leaves covering the whole size range (one for each genotype). The total leaf area (m2) was then calculated for each plant. Roots were washed to remove substrate and then detached from the cutting. Dry weight of leaves, stems and roots (g) were determined after oven-drying for 48 h at 60 °C. Specific leaf area (cm2 g−1) was calculated as the ratio of total leaf area and leaf number.
2.3. Determination of the genomic DNA methylation percentage
Shoot apices were ground to a fine powder. Genomic DNA was extracted, enzymatically hydrolysed into nucleosides and analysed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) according to Causevic et al. (2005). A new hydrophobic column GeminiTM (150 × 4.6mm, 5 μm, Phenomenex, Le Pecq, France) was used. Isocratic mobile phase is composed of 0.5% methanol (v/v) and 5 mM acetic acid in water. A flow rate 1.5 mL min−1 was used. Identification of cytosine (C) and methylcytosine (mC) were assessed by comigration under the same HPLC conditions with commercial standards (Sigma-Aldrich, Saint-Quentin Fallavier, France). The methylcytosine percentages were calculated using the following formula: %mC = (mC/(C + mC)) × 100, where “C”represents 2′-deoxycytidine content and “mC”5-methyl-2′-deoxycytidine content.
2.4. Protein extraction, enzymatic activities and immunodetection
Total soluble proteins and chromatin bound histones were extracted separately from shoot apex according to Causevic et al. (2006). The protein concentration was determined using Protein Assay reagent (Bio-Rad, Marnes-la-Coquette, France) and a standard curve established with different solutions of bovine serum albumin (from 0 to 33 μg μL−1).
Similar amounts of protein extracts and a molecular weight marker (Prestained SDS-PAGE Standards, Low Range, Bio-Rad) were separated by SDS-PAGE and electrotransfered on a nitrocellulose membrane (Causevic et al., 2005; 2006). Blotted membranes with soluble proteins were hybridized with different antibodies: carrot anti-DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1; Bernacchia et al., 1998; Causevic et al., 2005) antibodies at 1:300 dilution (v/v) and three maize anti-Histone deacetylase antibodies (HDAC; Pipal et al., 2003; Causevic et al., 2006) raised against the three classes of HDAC (anti-HD1A at 1:2000 dilution (v/v), anti-HD1BI at 1:1500 dilution (v/v) and anti-HD2 at 1:1000 dilution (v/v)). Blotted membranes with histone extracts were hybridized with anti-acetylated lysine at 1:1000 dilution (v/v) or anti-non acetylated H3 histone at 1:200 dilution (v/v) (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, California, and Cell Signalling Technology, Danvers, USA). Cross-reacting bands were identified using anti-rabbit or anti-goat immunoglobin conjugates labelled with alkaline phosphatase (Sigma-Aldrich) at 1:2000 dilutions (v/v) and stained with BCIP/NBT liquid substrate system (Sigma-Aldrich).
Blots were scanned and the intensity of the immunodetected bands quantified in arbitrary units using imaging software (ImageTool for Windows version 3.00) providing quantitative data. Three independent extractions were analysed by western blot in duplicate for all genotypes, treatments and antibodies. Fixed amounts of a histone H3 enriched preparation from calf thymus (arginine-rich subgroup f3; Sigma-Aldrich), a maize-HD1A recombinant protein and a carrot-DNMT1 recombinant protein were used as positive controls as already described (Causevic et al., 2005; 2006). These controls served as internal standards for quantification after immunodetection and comparison between membranes. A mean value was calculated for each immunodetected band using the corresponding internal standard and after the subtraction of the aspecific background. Then, mean amounts of the 100 kDa DNMT and 80 kDa HDAC bands were expressed as percentages of the total signal detected for a given protein sample and antibody. This total signal corresponds to the additional mean signal of bands at 100, 70, 50, 30 and 15 kDa for DNMT and 80, 75, 65, 45 and 30 kDa for HDAC. Acetylation ratios of histones H3 or H4 were calculated according to the following formula: acetylation ratio of H3 or H4 histone (AcH3 or AcH4) = amount of acetylated histone H3 or H4 / amount of non acetylated histone H3. Anti-acetylated histone H3antibodies were also tested to confirm the data as previously published (Causevic et al., 2006).
Using total soluble protein extracts, DNMT and HDAC activities were measured as described by Causevic et al. (2005; 2006) respectively. DNMT activity was measured using non methylated genomic DNA from a dam−dcm− E. coli strain as substrate, and 3H-SAM as a methyl donor and is expressed in pkatal per μg of protein. HDAC activity was assayed using an artificial substrate, N-(4-methyl-7-coumarinyl)-N-(t-butyloxycarbonyl)-N-acetyllysinamide (MAL) (Sigma-Aldrich). HDAC activity is expressed in percentage of deacetylated MAL min−1 per μg protein after HPLC separation and detection.
2.5. Statistical analysis
Statistical analyses were carried out using the SPSS statistical software package (SPPS version 11.0.1 PC, Chicago, IL, USA). Genotype and water deficit effects were evaluated by two-way ANOVA (GLM procedure) using the following model: Yijk = μ + Gi + Tj + (Gi × Tj) + εijk; where Yijk are individual values, μ the general mean, Gi the effect of the genotype i, Tj the effect of the treatment j, Gi × Tj the genotype by treatment interactions and εijk the error. Statistical tests were considered significant at * P ≤ 0.05, ** P ≤ 0.01 or *** P ≤ 0.001.
Genotypic variation was described using principal component analysis (PCA) from genotypic means of morphological traits (stem biomass, root biomass, height, total leaf area, leaf number and specific leaf area) measured in well-watered or water-limited conditions. Variables were standardized and orthogonal factors (scores F1 and F2) were built successively as linear combinations of these variables, maximizing the percentage of the variability explained by these factors. The epigenetic variables were projected as supplementary variables in this F1 × F2 plane. Their coordinates corresponded to their linear correlation coefficients with scores F1 and F2 axis of the PCA.
3.1. Genotypic variation of morphological traits and water deficit effects
Significant genotype and treatment effects were detected for all morphological traits (Fig. 1), except for specific leaf area for which only a genotype effect was observed. No genotype by treatment interaction effect was observed.
Genotypic variation and water deficit effect on morphological traits related to productivity in six Populus deltoides × P. nigra hybrids growing in glasshouse in well-watered (white bar) or in water deficit (black bar) conditions. Studied traits encompassed: (A) stem biomass, (B) root biomass, (C) height of plants, (D) total leaf area, (E) leaf number and (F) specific leaf area. For each graph, G indicates the genotype effect, T the treatment effect and (GxT) genotype by treatment effect. Means are accompanied by their standard errors SE (n = 6). Significant differences between well-watered and water deficit conditions are indicated by asterisk: * P ≤ 0.05, ** P ≤ 0.01 and *** P ≤ 0.001.
Under well-watered conditions, genotypes differed for height, leaf number, total leaf area and specific leaf area (Fig. 1). For most of the traits, Carpaccio and Soligo were the extreme genotypes with height ranging from 1.23 ± 0.06 to 1.68 ± 0.08 m, total leaf area from 0.50 ± 0.07 to 0.67 ± 0.04 m2, leaf number from 34.2 ± 1.3 to 54.8 ± 1.9 leaves and specific leaf area from 190 ± 5 to 210 ± 5 cm2 g−1.
The applied water deficit was moderate and leaf predawn water potential of stressed plants did not differ from controls (data not shown). However, height, stem biomass, leaf number and total leaf area decreased significantly in response to water deficit for most of the genotypes. The range of variation depended on the genotype. For example, stem biomass decreased from about 17% for Lambro to 28% for NL3972. Root biomass only decreased significantly for Triplo.
3.2. Genotypic variations of DNA methylation and water deficit effects
A significant genotype by treatment interaction was observed for percentage methylcytosine (%mC) of shoot apices, indicating that the effect of the treatment depended on the genotype (Fig. 2A). In the well-watered samples, %mC ranged from 4.1 ± 1.6% for I45-51 to 11.5 ± 3.4% for Carpaccio. In response to water deficit, %mC decreased significantly for Carpaccio, Lambro and Triplo, while it strongly increased for Soligo and remained unchanged for I45-51 and NL3972 (Fig. 2A).
Genotypic variation and water deficit effect on traits related to DNA methylation in six Populus deltoides × P. nigra hybrids growing in glasshouse in well-watered (white bar) or in water deficit (black bar) conditions. Studied traits encompassed: (A) percentages of methylation of cytosine residues (%mC) and (B) total DNMT activity (see Materials and Methods section for details). For each graph, G indicates the genotype effect, T the treatment effect and (GxT) genotype by treatment effect. Means are accompanied by their standard errors SE (n = 6). Significant differences between well-watered and water deficit conditions are indicated by asterisk: * P ≤ 0.05, ** P ≤ 0.01 and *** P ≤ 0.001 (C) immunodetection in the six genotypes of isoforms of DNMT class I. C (Control) represents plants in well-watered condition and S (Stressed) plants in water deficit condition. Sizes of the different isoforms are indicated in kiloDalton.
Neither genotype nor treatment effects were observed for DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) activity except for Carpaccio and Lambro, for which DNMT activity decreased by about 40% after a water deficit treatment (Fig. 2B). Only a tendency is seen between %mC and DNMT activity (r = 0.75 at P = 0.08).
Immunodetection of the isoforms of DNMT class 1 revealed five bands: one over 100 kDa and smaller ones with sizes of 70, 50, 30 and 15 kDa, respectively (Fig. 2C). Distinct patterns of accumulation for these bands were observed between genotypes. These patterns were not profoundly affected by water deficit except for Carpaccio, which showed a strong decrease for all bands. A positive correlation was established between DNMT activity and the amount of the 100 kDa DNMT isoform (expressed as a percentage of total signal) (r = 0.61*; supplementary1 figure S1A).
3.3. Genotypic variation of histone acetylation and water deficit effects
Using antibodies raised against acetylated forms of histones H3 and H4, it was possible to calculate the corresponding acetylation ratios (AcH3 and AcH4) by normalising with the amount of non-acetylated histone H3 (Figs. 3A and 3B; see material and methods for details). Neither genotype nor treatment effects were observed for the ratios of AcH3 or AcH4: these were around 0.3, indicating a general hypoacetylation of these histones in poplar.
Genotypic variation and water deficit effect on traits related to histone acetylation in six Populus deltoides × P. nigra hybrids growing in glasshouse in well-watered (white bar) or in water deficit (black bar) conditions. Studied traits encompassed: (A) histone H3 acetylation ratio (AcH3). (B) histone H4 acetylation ratio (AcH4). (C) HDAC activity. For each graph, G indicates the genotype effect, T the treatment effect and (GxT) genotype by treatment effect. Means are accompanied by their standard errors SE (n = 6). Significant differences between well-watered and water deficit conditions are indicated by asterisk: * P ≤ 0.05, ** P ≤ 0.01 and *** P ≤ 0.001. (D) immunodetection of the three classes of HDAC using anti-HD1A antibody, truncated anti-HD1A antibody (HD1A-Nterminal part of the protein), anti-HD1B1 antibody and anti-HD2 antibody. C (Control) represents plants in well-watered condition and S (Stressed) plants in water deficit condition. Sizes of the different isoforms are indicated in kiloDalton. Two arrows indicate specific bands mentioned in the result section.
For Histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity, only a genotype effect was detected. Values ranged from 0.08% MAL deacetylated substrate min−1μg−1 of proteins for I45-51 to 11.10% for Carpaccio (Fig. 3C). While no treatment effect was detected by ANOVA for HDAC activity, significant differences were observed for five genotypes in response to water deficit. Thus, an increase in HDAC activity was observed for I45-51 and Triplo while Lambro, NL3972 and Soligo showed a decrease in HDAC activity.
Immunodetection using antibodies raised against each HDAC class described in plants (HD1A, HD1B and HD2, respectively) revealed several bands for each of them ranging from 80 kDa to 30 kDa (Fig. S3D). HD1A antibodies detected isoforms at 80, 75, 65, 45 and 30 kDa, while HD1B antibodies revealed an additional specific band of about 50 kDa and HD2 one at 40 kDa. Blots with antibodies raised against the N-terminal part of HD1A (HD1A-Nt) presented a different profile, with additional bands of weak intensity, from those with HD1A antibodies. The most significant change between genotypes or treatments was in the relative amounts of the HD1A bands smaller than 80 kDa (Fig. 3D). A positive correlation was established between HDAC activity and the amount of the 80 kDa HDAC isoform expressed in percentage of total signal (r = 0.63*; supplementary1 figure S1B).
Linear correlations (Pearson coefficient, r) computed between morphological traits, F1 and F2 axes of PCA (see Fig. 4) and epigenetic variables. Only significant values are indicated by asterisk: * P ≤ 0.05, ** P ≤ 0.01 and *** P ≤ 0.001. “Control”and “Stressed”represent plants in well-watered or in water deficit conditions, respectively.
Principal Component Analyses (PCA) built using morphological traits (circles): stem biomass (SB), root biomass (RB), height (Hgh), total leaf area (TLA), leaf number (LN) and specific leaf area (SLA). Epigenetic variables (triangles): percentages of methylation of cytosine residues (%mC), histone H3 and H4 acetylation ratios (respectively AcH3 and AcH4) have been projected as supplementary variables using their Pearson coefficients with scores of PCA as coordinates. (A) in well-watered condition, (B) in water deficit condition.
3.4. Correlation between morphological traits and epigenetic modifiers
Principal component analyses (PCA) were performed using genotypic means of the morphological traits measured in well-watered or water deficit conditions to characterize the variability of morphological traits between hybrid poplars (Fig. 4). Under the control conditions, the main plane of PCA explained 88.0% of the variability, with 60.7% for F1 alone (Fig. 4A). The F3 axis did not differentiate the variables (data not shown). The F1 axis was mainly defined by height, leaf number and stem biomass. In this group, most variables scaled positively. The F2 axis was mainly defined by specific leaf area. Linear correlations between methylcytosine percentage or histone acetylation ratios and scores of F1 and F2 axes were computed and used to project them as supplementary variables in these planes. Positive correlations were detected between methylcytosine percentage and stem biomass, height and scores of F1 axis from PCA (Tab. I and Fig. 5). AcH3 was only negatively correlated to scores of F2 axis, while AcH4 scaled positively with height (Tab. I; supplementary1 figures S2A and S3A).
Relationship (linear correlation) between methylation percentages (%mC) and (A) stem biomass, (B) height and (C) F1 axis of PCA, measured on the apex of six poplar genotypes in well-watered condition.
In the water deficit conditions, the main plane of PCA explained 90.2% of the variability, with 65.1% for F1 alone (Fig. 4B). The F3 axis did not differentiate the variables (data not shown). The F1 axis was defined by total leaf area, height, stem biomass and root biomass and most of these variables scaled positively (data not shown); the F2 axis was mainly defined by specific leaf area. The negative correlation between scores of F2 axis and AcH3 was conserved (Tab. I; supplementary1 figure S2B). AcH4 still scaled positively with height but also with root biomass (Tab. I; supplementary1 figure S3B and S3C).
4.1. Morphological traits distinguish hybrid poplars and are decreased by a moderate water deficit
Genotypes differed for morphological traits as already reported in previous studies (Bonhomme et al., 2008; Marron et al., 2005; Monclus et al., 2006). In response to water deficit a general decrease of most of these morphological traits was recorded. The leaf variables adjustment ensures a reduction of water losses but affects the photosynthesis activity and consequently the biomass production (Monclus et al., 2006; Roden et al., 1990). The absence of a genotype specific response may be explained by the fact that the constraint applied was moderate and short. Indeed, previous results show that in response to longer and stronger droughts poplars (and particularly those of this study) are differentially sensitive to water deficit (Marron et al., 2005; Monclus et al., 2006). This highlights that water deficit tolerance is often the result of a temporal integration of fine physiological differences, not easily revealed in short term experiments. Possibly for similar reasons specific leaf area was not affected, either (Marron et al., 2005; Monclus et al., 2006).
The water deficit was moderate and the predawn leaf water potential (Ψpd) was unaffected (data not shown). Thus, Ψpd is one of the last parameters to be affected during an increasing water deficit (Bogeat-Triboulot et al., 2007). As the growth of aerial parts is the most sensitive parameter to water deficit, we assessed the impact of the moderate water deficit on morphological traits.
4.2. Differences in DNA methylation levels between genotypes
Because epigenetic patterns participate in the control of gene expression (Zhang et al., 2006; Zilberman et al., 2007) and are transmitted by mitosis, changes that arise in dividing cells in the shoot apex during environmental stress have the possibility of being propagated to daughter cells (Boyko and Kovalchuk, 2007; Chen and Tian, 2007; Gehring and Henikoff, 2007). Thus, epigenetic changes in shoot apex would explain, in part, variation for morphological traits.
Genotypic variation was observed for DNA methylation percentages that ranged from 3.9% for Soligo to 11.1% for Carpaccio, with no relationship with the characteristics of sex or ploidy of the six genotypes. Nevertheless, these percentages are relatively low compared with other plant species where the values ranged from 5% in Arabidopsis to more than 37% in Helianthus (Causevic et al., 2005). This is usually attributable to differences in repetitive DNA content among species, which is mostly associated with heterochromatin and is the major target of DNA methylation (Gehring and Henikoff, 2007).
Variations of DNA methylation have already been reported on Arabidopsis ecotypes for selected loci (Riddle and Richards, 2002; Vaughn et al., 2007). A similar degree of methylation polymorphism was observed, and gene expression was not generally affected by differences in DNA methylation. In contrast, in two Arabidopsis accessions and their reciprocal F1 hybrids Zhang et al. (2008) found a significant negative correlation between the degree of methylation variation within immediate upstream/downstream coding regions and the degree of expression variation. Furthermore, methylation polymorphism within genic regions showed a weak positive correlation with expression variation. These data suggest a possible relationship between natural CG methylation variation and gene expression variation that should be tested in poplars. Indeed, data on the Arabidopsis methylome have revealed that transposons and other repeats are heavily methylated, more than one-third of all genes contain methylation whereas fewer than 5% of expressed genes were shown to have methylated promoters (Zhang et al., 2006). Interestingly, genes methylated in transcribed regions are highly expressed and constitutively active, whereas promoter-methylated genes show a greater degree of tissue specific expression.
In addition to genetic variations among genotypes, the variations of global DNA methylation percentages observed in this study between poplar genotypes could have two main origins: (i) the heterogeneity of the plant material. Indeed, shoot apex of these genotypes could differ for their ratio of differentiated/undifferentiated cells. Two results seem to render this possibility less likely (but do not exclude it): the direct observation of shoot apex organization revealed no differences between genotypes (data not shown) and the histoneH3 and H4 acetylation ratios were not significantly different between genotypes; (ii) the activity of DNA methyltransferases (Pavlopoulou and Kossida, 2007). Several DNMT isoforms were assessed in hybrid poplars in accordance with databases (Tuskan et al., 2006) and a process of limited proteolysis at the C-terminal part (Bernacchia et al., 1998; Causevic et al., 2005). The relative amount of a 100 kDa DNMT class 1 isoform was positively correlated with the total DNMT enzymatic activity, in agreement with a previous report (Causevic et al., 2005). Nevertheless, no significant correlation was found between the total DNMT activity and the global methylation percentage. This suggests the involvement of distinct mitotic index between poplar genotypes, cell replication without methylation maintenance and/or variable DNA glycosylase-lyase activities.
4.3. Genotype specific changes in DNA methylation levels in response to water deficit
The water deficit also affected the levels of global DNA methylation percentages, with a significant interaction between genotype and treatment. Effects of environmental variations such as temperature, diseases, light, salinity, ABA and water stress on epigenetic parameters have already been shown in plants (Boyko and Kovalchuk, 2007; Chen and Tian, 2007). The few studies on water stress have analysed overall levels of DNA hypermethylation during osmotic stress in tobacco and potato cell cultures (Kovarik et al., 1997; Sabbah et al., 1995) or during dehydratation in pea root tip cells (Labra et al., 2002). The two fold variation in DNA methylation levels in our system are in agreement with the previous reports. While poplar genotypes showed reduced growth in water deficit conditions, a significant genotype effect was observed for DNA methylation variations. This suggests that DNA methylation could participate to the fine-tuning of the reported control of gene expression in poplar during water stress (Plomion et al., 2006; Bogeat-Triboulot et al., 2007) including genotype-specific differences (Bonhomme et al., 2009). A complementary study should be done on the same plant material to confirm this hypothesis.
No correlation between DNA methylation and morphological traits was observed in response to a moderate water deficit certainly in relation to the genotype specific variations of DNA methylation. Nevertheless, morphological traits have already been shown to be genotype specific under intense water deficit (Monclus et al., 2006). It is then possible that epigenetic variations are more sensitive or precocious. Furthermore, genotype specific variations of molecular markers such as DNA methylation, mRNA and proteins reflect different strategies even if the morphological consequences are similar. Indeed, different kinetics and amplitude of the response between genotypes reflect their variable phenotypic plasticity (Monclus et al., 2006).
4.4. Histones H3 and H4 acetylation change neither between hybrids nor in response to moderate water deficit
Using polyclonal antibodies raised against acetylated lysine, we showed that acetylation ratios of histones H3 and H4 were consistent with previously-reported values (Causevic et al., 2006). No significant difference could be observed between genotypes or in response to a moderate water deficit. This result apparently contrasts with the dynamic and reversible changes of histone H3 acetylation and methylation reported during submergence of rice plants (Tsuji et al., 2006). Nevertheless, a detailed kinetic study of the variation of histone acetylation ratios on various lysine positions during water deficit as well as a gene specific analysis are needed to reach firm conclusions. Several HDAC isoforms were assessed in hybrid poplars in accordance with poplar databases (Tuskan et al., 2006) and a limited proteolysis of the C-terminal part previously reported in other plants (Causevic et al., 2006; Loidl, 2004; Pipal et al., 2003). The relative amount of a 80 kDa HDAC isoform was positively correlated to the total HDAC enzymatic activity. This is in agreement with previous reports showing that immunoprecipitation of the corresponding isoform is followed by a strong decrease of HDAC activity in the residual supernatant (Causevic, 2005; Causevic et al., 2006). This isoform and HDAC activity were affected by water deficit in poplar in accordance with a report in Arabidopsis about the role of this enzyme in the abscisic acid response (Sridha and Wu, 2006).
4.5. Epigenetic traits scaled with morphological traits
Linear correlations were established between DNA methylation percentages, histones H3 or H4 acetylation ratios and morphological traits. Significant linear correlations were observed between epigenetic variables and the scores of F1 or F2 axes of PCAs representing the variability of morphological traits. Furthermore, some traits were highly correlated such as %mC with height or stem biomass. The occurrence of correlations do not mean a possible causal link between these variables and the biological significance, if any, remains to be established. Nevertheless, considering the role of DNA methylation in the fine-tuning control of gene expression, we hypothesise that epigenetic traits may be determinants of poplar productivity. The identification of the genomic sequences that show differential methylation should now be envisaged using recently published approaches (Gentil and Maury, 2007; Zhang et al., 2006). This will permit the discovery of biomarkers that could represent valuable tools for poplar breeders.
The authors thank G. Moreau from University of Orléans (France) for technical assistance. We also thank N. Ningre, B. Clerc and J.M. Gioria for their contribution in managing the experiments. We are grateful to Professor P. Loidl from Innsbruck Medical University (Austria) for providing HDAC antibodies. Professors J.-L. Julien from University of Clermont-Ferrand (France), F.M. Delmotte from University of Orléans (France) and Dr S. Barnes from SES-VanderHave (Belgium) are gratefully acknowledged for their careful reading of the manuscript. We also thank C. Bastien from INRA Orléans (France) for helpful discussions.
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Figure S1
Relationship (linear correlation) measured on the apex of the six poplar genotypes in well-watered and in water deficit conditions between (A) DNMT activity and amount of DNMT band at 100 kDa (expressed in percentage of total signal, see materials and methods section for details); (B) HDAC activity and the ratio between the amount of HDAC band at 80 kDa (expressed in percentage of total signal, see materials and methods section for details). Regarding the out of range values for Carpaccio, linear correlation was computed only for the five other genotypes.
Relationship (linear correlation) between ratio of acetylated histone H3(AcH3) and F2 axis of PCA measured on the apex of the six poplar genotypes (A) in well-watered condition (white circle) and (B) water deficit condition (black circle).
Relationship (linear correlation) between ratio of acetylated histone H4 and Height measured on the apex of the six poplar genotypes (A) in well-watered condition (white circle), (B) in water deficit condition (black circle) and (C) Root biomass in water deficit condition (black circle).
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Ahlstrom Corporation: Growth investments and structural changes provide a solid position for 2005
Comparable figures refer to the same period last year unless otherwise stated.
Ahlstrom, a leader in high performance fiber-based materials, reports slightly improved full-year earnings compared with the previous year. Operating profit for 2004 was EUR 51.0 million (EUR 48.5 million). Profit before extraordinary items and taxes was EUR 34.8 million (EUR 33.7 million). Net sales amounted to EUR 1,567.8 million (EUR 1,556.4 million). Earnings per share were EUR 0.48 (EUR 0.61).
2004 in brief
- Ahlstrom completed its structural change from multi-business company to a focused fiber-based materials supplier.
- Ahlstrom's business environment remained challenging and the company was faced by weak demand in Europe.
- The Specialties division improved its financial performance significantly.
- Healthy operating cash flow.
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Jukka Moisio, President & CEO, says:
"Our operative performance improved towards the end of 2004 but remained clearly below the company target level for return on capital employed (ROCE) of 13%. I am pleased to note that the Specialties division achieved a financial turnaround in 2004 with operating profit amounting to EUR 10.8 million. In order to improve the Group's profitability, a number of measures have been taken to lower our cost structure. These measures are estimated to reduce our fixed costs by approximately EUR 30 million annually. By divesting the remaining packaging units and forming the Sonoco-Alcore joint venture, Ahlstrom achieved its target of being a focused fiber-based materials producer. These actions position Ahlstrom well in 2005 to better serve its customers and to achieve higher profitability."
Fourth quarter 2004 results
Ahlstrom's net sales in the fourth quarter were EUR 371.8 million (EUR 365.9 million).
The Group's financial performance in October-December 2004 improved compared with the same period last year. The improvement was mainly due to enhanced financial performance of the Specialties division. Operating profit for the fourth quarter amounted to EUR 3.6 million (operating loss of EUR 11.0 million). Net loss was 3.7 million (net loss of EUR 4.6 million). Earnings per share were EUR -0.10 (EUR -0.14).
The Q4 result includes non-recurring costs of EUR 18.8 million related to divestments of non-core businesses (packaging units Tecno Jolly and Kuban) as well as write-downs of assets and the cost of workforce reductions across a number of units. In addition, the result includes a capital gain of EUR 4.3 million resulting from asset sales (cores and coreboard production).
Quarterly results for 2003 and 2004 are presented in the appendix.
Financial information in 2005
Ahlstrom Corporation will publish its Annual Report for 2004 in week 11 and Interim Report for Q1 on April 27, 2005.
Helsinki, February 7, 2005
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Ranchers find unlikely partner in Defenders of Wildlife group
From the White Mountain Independent:
APACHE COUNTY — Ever since the reintroduction of the Mexican gray wolf into the wild in 1998, ranchers in wolf country have been dealing with a predator their ancestors worked to eliminate.
And the wolves very nearly were eliminated. The wild wolves that now roam the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest are the descendants of only seven remaining Mexican wolves left when a recovery effort for the species was launched in the mid-1970s after the passage of the Endangered Species Act.
Now, nearly 20 years later, ranchers in wolf country are still coming to terms with how to handle an another predator in a business that includes many variables that affect the bottom line and are outside ranchers’ control.
Some ranchers have found an unlikely partner in dealing with wolf-related livestock losses — an environmental group called Defenders of Wildlife.
August 31, 2017 /by Chad Richardson
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Why do State and federal officials turn a blind-eye to violations of Endangered Species Act regulations?
Posted on November 17, 2019 6:36 pm by Rachel Tilseth
What happens when hunters in pursuit of bear in Wisconsin repeatedly degrade gray wolf habitat in violation of ESA regulations section 9.
If the definition of harm includes significant habitat modification or degradation that significantly impairs essential behavioral patterns, such as pup rearing, then gray wolves are at risk by the actions of hunters baiting & running dogs through habitat protected under the Endangered Species Act.
Gray wolves in the western Great Lakes area, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, were relisted under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), effective December 19, 2014. Wisconsin’s Gray wolf is protected under the ESA.
Gray wolves are under protection according to Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act, ESA, prohibits any person, including private and public entities, from taking any listed species within the United States. “Take” is defined as “harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or attempt to engage in any such conduct.”
The term “harm” is further defined by regulation to include “any act which actually kills or injures fish or wildlife,” and emphasizes that such acts may include “significant habitat modification or degradation that significantly impairs essential behavioral patterns including breeding, spawning, rearing, migrating, feeding, or sheltering.”
The following is a letter from the Center for Biological Diversity to officials regarding ESA regulations:
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, by authorizing actions that harm wolves, is subjecting itself to the risk of liability under Section 9 of the ESA. As explained above, Section 9 prohibits “take” of listed species, which includes harassment, pursuit, wounding and killing of listed animals. All of these prohibited acts can occur when hounds encounter wolves during training or hunting. Although the hunters and their dogs are the ones that directly cause the harm to wolves, the state agency can be held liable for authorizing these activities, and numerous lawsuits based on such a “vicarious liability theory” have been successfully brought against state agencies for authorizing hunting or trapping activities that harm listed species. See, e.g., Animal Welfare Inst. v. Martin, 588 F. Supp. 2d 70, 76 (D. Me. 2008). The Center has brought several such cases, including, for example, a case involving Maine Department of Inland Fisheries’ authorization of use of traps and snares in habitat occupied by endangered Canada lynx. See Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Case No. 15-CV-327- JAW (D. Maine).
…“significant habitat modification or degradation that significantly impairs essential behavioral patterns including breeding, spawning, rearing, migrating, feeding, or sheltering.” Yet in Wisconsin every spring, summer & fall, during essential pup hearing times, Bear Hunters using bait & running dogs through rendezvous sites are never cited for violations of ESA regulations.
According to the Endangered Species Act regulations section 9 these regulations are being ignored and or not enforced By federal & state officials in charge of protecting Gray wolves. I sent the following letter to USF&WS, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Board members, Chief Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Conservation Warden, Governor Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Justice.
I wrote a letter asking for clarification as to why ESA regulations are being ignored and or not enforced.
The following is my letter.
Dear Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Officials in charge of Endangered Species, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Board members,
I’m asking for clarification of ESA regulations regarding ‘harm’ of endangered species. I believe ESA regulations regarding Wisconsin’s Gray wolf have been ignored, and or not enforced by USFWS and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Officials. Every summer bear hunters run their dogs through wolf rendezvous sites repeatedly degrading Gray wolf habitat. I believe this is a clear violation of ESA regulations regarding an endangered species. This past summer a bear hunter released his older dog in known wolf territory, wolves killed his dog, and he went in looking for the dog. The hunter found two wolves had killed his dog and he shot at the wolves who were defending their rendezvous site. I’m looking for clarification as to why the following rule is ignored, not enforced by state & federal officials:
“This final rule defines the term “harm” to include any act which actually kills or injures fish or wildlife, and emphasizes that such acts may include significant habitat modification or degradation that significantly impairs essential behavioral patterns of fish or wildlife.” Source: https://www.fws.gov/endangered/laws-policies/definition-of-harm.html Endangered Species Act | Regulations and Policies | Definition of “Harm”
[Federal Register: November 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 215)]
I look forward to your response/responses.
A Wisconsin Gray Wolf Photograph Credit Snapshot Wisconsin.
The following is a response to my letter.
Your email requesting clarification of ESA regulations regarding harm of endangered species has been shared with the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board; and with appropriate department staff for their response.
Please know that each Wisconsin Natural Resources Board meeting is webcast live and will then be permanently available on demand/archived. You can forward the following link and information to others so they can watch a recording of the Board meeting. Go to http://dnr.wi.gov/about/nrb/agenda.html and click Webcasts in the Related Links column on the right. Then click on this month’s meeting.
If you have not done so already, I encourage you to “subscribe” to future Wisconsin Natural Resources Board notices (e.g. agenda, brief of action, calendar) and receive email or text updates. You can do so under SUBSCRIBE at http://dnr.wi.gov/about/nrb/.
Laurie J. Ross
Natural Resources Board Liaison – Office of the Secretary Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
101 South Webster Street
P. O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921
Email: laurie.ross@wisconsin.gov
In 2013 a study “Bear-baiting may exacerbate wolf-hunting dog conflict” by School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, United States of America: They found that the neighboring states, with similar wolf and bear populations and similar numbers of bear-hunting permits issued per wolf, report dramatically different numbers of wolf attacks on hunting dogs. Wisconsin’s relative risk of attack is two to seven times higher than Michigan’s.
During the 2016 Wisconsin bear hunting season 37 hunting dogs were lost in the pursuit of bear.
If Gray wolves, a species protected under the Endangered Species Act, are being harassed by hunters baiting & using dogs to track and trail black bear, my question is why are these ESA regulations being ignored?
Relaxed Bear Hunting Regulations
It’s a mystery as to just how many dogs in pursuit of bear are running through the woods during training & hunting. Why is this a mystery? Because a change in regulations took place that removed the Class B bear training & hunting licence. Because of that change it’s impossible to know; just how many dogs in pursuit of bear are running through the woods. WODCW’s Blog
Wolves are an imperiled species, that are a part of Wisconsin’s wild legacy, and are being pushed to the brink of extinction; by conservation policies that favor a group of fringe hunters. These special interest, fringe hunters take advantage of the current political environment. They cause harm to wildlife by the “loosening” of regulations; they pushed for the removal of the Class B bear training & hunting licence that allowed for an undetermined number of dogs running through wolf habitat. That could definitely be the cause of the 37 bear hunting dog deaths.
When the sport of pursing bear with dogs began in 1963 wolves were all but eradicated in the state of Wisconsin.
Bear baiting begins earlier in Wisconsin and lasts longer, the scientists note. “The longer you bait, the more opportunity you provide for wolves to discover and potentially defend bear-bait sites,” says Bump. “Most hunters release their dogs at bait sites, and the longer the bait has been around, the more likely hunting dogs are to encounter territorial wolves who have found and are possibly defending the bait. So it appears that baiting is an important factor.”
“Broken and crushed legs, sliced-open abdomens and punctured lungs. Dogs lying mangled and dying on the surgery table — all in the pursuit of sport.” Joe Bodewes, Veterinarian from a letter in the Wisconsin State Journal dated Sep 24, 2013.
Wolf Depredation of a hunting dog in pursuit of black bear.
If hunter’s dogs are being killed in such a horrific manner, then what are the consequences to wolves, an endangered species, that are defending pups against hunter’s dogs in pursuit of bear? Furthermore, this all occurs during essential pup rearing times.
Gray wolf pups are usually born in mid April and by summer are about four months old when hunters begin training season & running their dogs in pursuit of bear. Typically wolves will leave these pup with babysitters at rendezvous sites while they are off hunting. Gray wolves are never far from their pups and are always on guard. They will defend their pups from packs of free ranging hunting dogs. If wolves are constantly having to guard and defend their pups how does it affect their ability to rear pups? Isn’t this a significant violation of ESA regulations section 9.
A Wisconsin Gray wolf pup. Photograph credit WDNR.
WDNR puts out warnings, wolf caution areas, on their website when there is a wolf depredation on a hunting dog. Hunters are reimbursed up to $2,500.00 for each dog killed while in pursuit of black bear during training and hunting seasons. Is this payout an incentive to ignore wolf caution warnings?
This past summer a bear hunter released his older dog in known wolf territory, wolves killed his dog, and he went in looking for the dog. The hunter found two wolves had killed his dog and he shot at the wolves who were defending their rendezvous site.
In conclusion, I’m watching & waiting for a response to my letter. I want to know: Why do State and federal officials turn a blind-eye to Endangered Species Act regulations when hunters repeatedly degrade gray wolves in Wisconsin?
Here’s what you can do: Email Laurie J. Ross
Natural Resources Board Liaison – Office of the Secretary Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources at laurie.ross@wisconsin.gov and ask her to add my letter to the board’s agenda.
This conflict between Wisconsin’s gray wolf and hunters using bait & running dogs on black bear is ongoing. There seems to be no end insight and these hunters are reimbursed for lost dogs. Are these hunters ignoring ESA regulations and continuing the conflict in the hopes this will get them a season on wolves?
Wisconsin Public Television segment is from 2010 concerning bear hunters & wolves.
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Rachel Tilseth is a fine artist, filmmaker and environmentalist. Tilseth has been a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Volunteer Winter Wolf Tracker since the year 2000. Tilseth worked with the Wisconsin Wolf Recovery Program as a volunteer since 1998, and as a result learned about the lives of wild gray wolves. Tilseth worked to draw attention to the plight of Gray wolves during the three years Wisconsin held wolf hunts. As an environmentalist Tilseth has organized events, film screenings and a film festival. Tilseth is the Producer and Director of Inside the Heart of Wolf Advocacy: The Yellowstone Story currently in production. Rachel Tilseth received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Art Education in 1992 from UW-Stout, graduating with cum laude honors.
Post Date 17 November 2019
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Goldman Gives $50M to Fund Women Entrepreneurs
Kate Brodock 7 March 2014
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A joint initiative of Goldman Sachs and the World Bank, the new $600M fund will support female-founded small businesses in the developing world.
By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0)
Investing in women in developing countries pays outsized dividends. Why? Studies show that as women earn more, they invest a larger percentage of those new-found resources in their families and communities. In other words, help a woman and she is likely to pass that help on, multiplying its effect. A new $600 million fund created by the World Bank and Goldman Sachs aims to take advantage of that fact.
The Women Entrepreneurs Opportunity Facility has been set up to support female-founded small and medium enterprises in the developing world and will will be seeded with anchor investments of $50 million from the Goldman Sachs Foundation and $100 million from the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation. Philanthropy News Digest lays out the specifics:
IFC estimates that about 70 percent of women-owned SMEs in developing countries are unserved or underserved by financial institutions, while new research by Goldman Sachs shows that increasing women’s access to capital can boost per capita income in developing and emerging markets. “There is a credit gap,” Dina Powell, president of the Goldman Sachs Foundation, told the Financial Times.
Closing that gap isn’t just about empowering female entrepreneurs themselves, but also about transforming the communities around them, as Lloyd C. Blankfein, CEO and chair of Goldman Sachs, highlighted in a release announcing the new fund: “investing in women leads to economic growth and job creation, but there is clearly more that can be done to unlock the potential of women-owned businesses.”
The new fund builds on Goldman’s business training program, 10,000 Women, which was started in 2008.
Jessica Stillman (@entrylevelrebel) is an editor at Women 2.0 and a freelance writer with interests in unconventional career paths, generational differences, and the future of work. She writes a daily column for Inc.com, contributes regularly to Forbes and has blogged for CBS MoneyWatch, GigaOM and Brazen Careerist, among others.
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The Misery of Palestinian Unity
Thursday 18 September 2014, by Tariq Dana
Contrary to some optimistic expectations about positive internal political changes stemming from the recent Israeli war on Gaza, intra-Palestinian division continues to define and fragment the Palestinian political spectrum.
Shortly after its assault on Gaza, Israel confiscated 4,000 dunums of Palestinian land near Bethlehem in the West Bank. While the Israeli Peace Now movement described the move as “unprecedented in its scope since the 1980s”, it was reported on the margins of Palestinian news agencies and websites and, as usual, the Palestinian Authority (PA) failed to confront it entirely. In addition to this, the clearly exhausted and distracted Palestinian public received the news with apathy.
Instead, the reality of Palestinian political life is again, boringly and provocatively, dominated by intensified rivalry between Fatah and Hamas, which could very likely lead to collapse of the fragile unity government. Verbal clashes and mutual accusations have marginalized the Gaza tragedy and concealed Israel’s ongoing colonization of the West Bank. This new round of internal conflict is undoubtedly deliberate; it is a fabricated war over a hollow authority. The fact that Palestinians are deeply divided remains a defining feature of our time.
The crisis began with Mahmoud Abbas accusing Hamas of running a “shadow government” in Gaza. In response, Hamas accused Abbas of trying to sabotage a fragile reconciliation agreement. Waves of mutual accusations were then unleashed. Since Hamas expelled Fatah from the Gaza Strip in 2007, and the subsequent division, the Palestinian public has blamed both parties for inflicting political misery that paralyzed Palestinian political life. This time, however, one should be frank: both parties are not equally to blame. In fact, the Ramallah-based PA bears major responsibility for the deepening crisis between Fatah and Hamas.
Gaza’s resistance and steadfastness during the Israeli war has significantly increased Hamas popularity. According to a recent opinion poll, if a presidential election were held now, Hamas’ former Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh would win 61 percent of the votes, compared with 32 percent for Abbas. There is no doubt that such a scenario has created a lot of fears for Fatah leadership, which before the war on Gaza was confident about achieving victory in any upcoming elections due to Hamas’ deepening crisis of governing the Gaza Strip.
What many Palestinians perceive as a Gazan victory has resulted in a further erosion of PA legitimacy in the West Bank and increasing distrust in its political approach, which is based solely on unbalanced negotiations. Indeed, the Fatah-PA leadership plays an important role in further damaging its own legitimacy because of its inability and unwillingness to meet its promises and hold Israel accountable through international diplomacy. Mahmoud Abbas, who repeatedly promised to take Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC), has now ultimately refused to sign the Rome Statute that would facilitate prosecution of Israel’s leaders and military officers involved in war crimes. The Fatah leadership justifies Abbas’ refusal to sign the document as a means of preventing Israel’s exploitation of the ICC. In other words, Israel could use it to prosecute Palestinians accused of ‘war crimes’, including Hamas leadership and fighters. Meanwhile, Hamas continues to insist that Abbas go to the court. Abbas’ persistent failure in this regard stems from Israeli and US pressures that ultimately result in blackmailing the PA with the threat of halting international aid and even with punishment of Abbas himself.
Another fundamental problem that makes a real Palestinian unity agreement impossible lies with the PA’s assertion on monopolizing the means of violence in Gaza. This is simply another way to disarm resistance forces in Gaza and replace them with Western trained security forces, similar to those active in the West Bank. Neither Hamas nor any other military wing in Gaza would accept such a demand under whatever circumstances.
Above all, Hamas and Fatah’s main difference lies in their competing visions, and perhaps in their contradictory projects. The wasting of a historical chance to produce a unified Palestinian front in a post-Gaza war period indicates that Palestinian unity has been pushed even further away. Given the growing chasm between the two groups, optimism of potential unity, an authentic one, is baseless at best, mythical at worst.
Source: http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/politics/palestinian-society/8478-the-misery-of-palestinian-unity
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The first new trailer for the unsettling Condemned 2: Bloodshot game (which launches tomorrow, March 11) mixes live action horror with video game horror in a way that works so well. You’ll start when the quick-moving monster — who as strong as the Hulk — finally comes into view. At the end you’ll see terrifying beings with no faces, just holes where their eyes, noses and faces should be. The second clip includes a finishing move which kills one of the beings that’s after you.
If you just have time for one, watch the first trailer. It really plays with your idea of what’s real and what’s horror, in the same, intense way that Joe Hill’s Heart Shaped Box did in book form. And that’s saying a lot. The big question for horror fans? Will the game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 frighten throughout or will it simply be a violent kill-fest?
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By Kristijan Lucic
Samsung is currently the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. This Korea-based company has been fighting Apple out in the market for quite some time now, and the two companies sued each other a number of times thus far. Both the Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy devices sport a physical home button below the display, though the buttons on these devices are significantly different. iPhone smartphones sport round-shaped home buttons, while the buttons on the Galaxy-branded devices are a complete opposite of that, they're oblong-shaped basically. This way, the two companies basically have their own styles and can rest easy as far as lawsuits go, but it seems like that might change soon, read on.
Two new Samsung patents surfaced, and the first one hints at a circular fingerprint scanner for some of the upcoming Samsung-branded devices. Judging by this patent, Samsung might actually include a round fingerprint scanner below the display in the future, but the question remains, will this be a physical home key, or just a capacitive button? Either way, this might push Apple to sue Samsung once again in the future, but considering this is just a patent listing, let's wait and see what happens before we jump to conclusions. Now, the second patent is quite interesting actually, it hints at a new placement for the rear-facing fingerprint scanner. Pretty much every rear-facing fingerprint scanner is located in the middle of the phone's rear side, right below rear-facing cameras (presuming they're centered, and not on the side), well, it seems like Samsung intends to change the placement of such fingerprint scanners. Now, do keep in mind it is possible Samsung does not intend to place the fingerprint scanner so high in their smartphones, but is only patenting the technology for future use, and plans to include such scanner in the usual place, as we've seen on other devices which ship with rear-facing fingerprint scanners. Such high placement for a rear-facing fingerprint scanner really does not make sense unless we're looking at a really small smartphone, but we'll see what the company is planning once they include a rear-facing fingerprint scanning sensor in one of their smartphones.
That is more or less it, you can take a look at sketches for both of these patents in the gallery down below. At this point we can only wait and see how will Samsung use these news patent (and if they will use them at all), though it could take a while before that happens, of course.
Samsung round front facing fingerprint scanner patent 1
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Kristijan Lucic
Kristijan has been writing for Android Headlines since 2014 and is an editor for the site. He has worked as a writer for several outlets before joining Android Headlines, and has a background in writing about Android and technology in general. He is a smartphone enthusiast that specializes in Android applications, and that platform in general. Contact him at [email protected]
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OTA Update (Build 2.11.605.19) Set To Roll Out To The HTC Thunderbolt (Nope, Not ICS)
2012/05/09 9:43am PDT May 9, 2012
Remember the bug-fix build for the HTC Thunderbolt that we leaked last month? Turns out Verizon decided it was OTA material, because the support docs were just updated with details of this same build (2.11.605.19).
The OTA brings a handful of fixes to Big Red's first LTE device:
The update should begin rolling out shortly, but if you don't feel like waiting, you can always hit up this post and flash our leak.
HTC Announces Ice Cream Sandwich Updates For Some North American Phones - Thunderbolt, Rhyme, Droid Incredible 2, And Raider All Make The Cut
2012/02/17 10:02am PST Feb 17, 2012
Incredible 2 (Vivow)
Thunderbolt (Mecha)
Last week, HTC detailed the Android 4.0 update for several handsets, but many U.S. models were noticeable absent form the list. Today, the Taiwanese manufacturer has taken to its Facebook page to highlight some of the North American handsets that will see the update, most of which are on Verizon. It's a shorty, but goodie:
Raider (Rogers and Bell in Canada)
Sadly, HTC left out any timeline details, so we really have no idea of knowing when to expect these update to roll out.
Rumor: Dell Streak Pro 10-inch Tablet Packing Tegra 2, Keyboard Dock, Weighs As Much As a XOOM?
David Ruddock
After spending some reviewing the Dell Venue last week, I have a renewed interest in the world of all things combining Dell and Android. But, let's face it, Dell hasn't exactly had a great track record with its Android hardware, particularly its first attempt at a tablet - the universally-disliked Streak 7.
The Streak name, then, does evoke a bit of a grimace for most folks familiar with Android hardware.
Dell Venue Review: It Really Is Better Than You Would Expect
2011/05/15 6:57pm PDT May 15, 2011
After being thoroughly unimpressed with the sleek and sexy DROID Charge last week, and knowing that the Venue was next on my device-review checklist, I was prepared for yet more disappointment. Let's face it - Dell has been the butt of quality control, technical support, and advertising (Dude! you're...) jokes for years now. Whether or not it has at all been deserved is another matter entirely - after all, Dell is a hugely successful company (I happen to be writing this review on a Dell netbook, in fact).
All of the Google Stadia Pro subscription discounts (Update: NBA 2K20 added)
OnePlus 6 and 6T get minor upgrades with Android 10 Open Beta 4 (Updated)
[Hands-On Video] Dell Venue: Initial Impressions
Today we're going hands-on with Dell's latest Android smartphone: the Venue. I apologize for my voice being even more nasally than usual - I've been a bit under the weather.
To put it briefly, the Venue is actually a pretty good phone - it's just a little... old, at this point. Still, it has made me a believer that Dell, a computer manufacturer, can make a good piece of smartphone hardware (and actually some pretty decent custom software as well, ala Stage UI.) It's also about as close to stock Android as you can get without buying a Nexus S, so that's a plus.
Dell Streak 7 WiFi Only Android Tablet On Sale For $379 On Amazon
Abhiroop Basu
2011/03/18 9:51am PDT Mar 18, 2011
Although not yet officially announced by Dell, Amazon has made the Wi-Fi-only version of the Dell Streak 7 tablet available for pre-order on its website for $379.99.
The 4G version of Dell's latest tablet went on sale over a month ago, however its unsubsidized price on Amazon is $449.99. So, the sub-$400 price tag of the WiFi version of this tablet may be an attractive proposition for first time tablet purchasers looking to get their feet wet.
Dell Streaks On Rogers And AT&T Finally Getting Froyo OTA
2011/02/23 12:13pm PST Feb 23, 2011
The time for Froyo has finally come for Dell's first Android device - and I'm sure all 12 US and Canadian Streak owners jumping for joy. Dell announced today that it has begun a rollout of the long-awaited bump to Android 2.2 for its tablet-phone in North America, dragging only a few months behind its UK counterpart. The update, to be clear, is an OTA. The Dell release suggests rebooting your phone will detect the update if the rollout has reached you.
Dell Roadmap Leak Reveals Four Tablets And Two Ice Cream-Running Phones
Nate Kimmey
2011/02/16 3:30pm PST Feb 16, 2011
The cat's out of the bag on Dell's upcoming (all the way into early 2012) Android offerings thanks to leaked slides showing their phone and tablet roadmaps. Incidentally, the slides also reveal that the next version of Android (after Honeycomb) will be called "Ice Cream" instead of what we previously though, "Ice Cream Sandwich." It's interesting to know that devices are already being planned to run on this technically unannounced version of Android, but what will surprise you even more are the amazing specs.
Dell Venue On Sale Now For $500 From Dell; Shipping February 18th
2011/02/03 6:07pm PST Feb 3, 2011
Do you have $500 laying around to spend on a smartphone? Well then, have we got a deal for you - Dell's most attractive piece of Android hardware to date, the Venue (formerly know by its code name "Thunder"), is up for grabs on Dell's website right now. At $500, it's not too exorbitant a price for an unlocked handset, and you get your choice of frequency band versions: AT&T or T-Mobile.
Dell Streak 7 Review Roundup: 'Meh' Would Be An Understatement
Jaroslav Stekl
2011/02/02 6:53am PST Feb 2, 2011
Let's face it: Dell's new Streak 7 isn't exactly the hottest member of the CES Android tablet litter. In fact, the seven-inch tablet's mediocre screen and disappointing performance became painfully visible, even in the short period of time we spent with it at CES.
Well now the early reviews are in - and frankly, they don't give Dell's latest entry into the world of Android much hope, despite its low price tag ($199 on contract) and dual-core Tegra 2 processor.
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Eligible Voters Purged Through 2019 May Cast Provisional Ballots Through 2022 and Votes Will Be Counted
COLUMBUS, OHIO —Today, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute (Ohio APRI), Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH), and long-time Ohio resident Larry Harmon announced that they had reached a settlement agreement with Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, concluding the long-running litigation in Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute v. LaRose that challenged Ohio’s method of Read more…
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Gerrymandering Ruling
WASHINGTON — In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court has found that partisan gerrymandering cases are a political question, meaning the doors of the court have been closed to litigants. A federal court recently struck down Ohio’s congressional map in an American Civil Liberties Union challenge, ordering a new map be drawn before the 2020 Read more…
SCOTUS Grants State’s Request to Delay Appeal Process in Ohio Gerrymandering Case
COLUMBUS- The U.S. Supreme Court today granted the State’s request for an extension of time to submit its jurisdictional statement in its appeal of the trial court’s decision to throw out Ohio’s gerrymandered Congressional map. The ACLU of Ohio had urged the Court to uphold a June 28th deadline previously agreed upon by all parties, Read more…
Federal Court Strikes Down Ohio Gerrymandering in ACLU Ohio Lawsuit
CINCINNATI — A federal court today struck down Ohio’s current congressional map, finding it was derived from unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering. The court ordered a new map be drawn before the 2020 election.The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Ohio, and law firm Covington and Burling successfully challenged the map. At trial in March, the groups Read more…
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CINCINNATI- Today the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals granted emergency relief that will protect the right to vote for countless Ohioans who were unlawfully purged from the voter rolls. “This has been a hard-fought victory for Ohio voters,” said Freda Levenson, legal director for the ACLU of Ohio. “We are thrilled that the Sixth Circuit Read more…
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The Legal/Advocacy Assistant will provide administrative support to attorneys, organizers and policy advocates to support the work of the Bakersfield office. This position will require flexibility, an eagerness to learn the inner workings of impact advocacy, and exceptional multi-tasking and prioritization skills.
The Legal/Advocacy Assistant reports to the Policy Advocate and Organizer in the Bakersfield office but will be part of the ACLU SoCal’s larger team of Administrative Support staff. This is a full time, non-exempt position.
The Legal/Advocacy Assistant, like all staff within ACLU SoCal, is expected to model professional workplace behavior and standards, and clearly and enthusiastically demonstrate our core values of accountability, collaboration, diversity, excellence, honesty, integrity, humility, and open communication.
Full-Time, Non-Exempt, Term-Limited
Provide comprehensive administrative support to the Bakersfield office;
Help manage intake including communicating with people who reach out to the office for assistance and managing data related to intakes.
Provide logistical support for meetings, both in and out of the office, including helping to organize the ACLU’s involvement in coalitions and coordinated policy advocacy, organizing, and community education efforts;
Assist Paralegals with court filings (organization of exhibits, scanning and copying documents, coordination of courier services, etc) and maintaining court files including pleadings, discovery, and correspondence;
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Other tasks as assigned.
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A strong commitment to civil liberties and civil rights;
Mastery of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and other Office programs, including facility with mail merge, spreadsheets, and tables;
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Written and oral fluency in Spanish.
The salary for this position 25.60 per hour. Benefits include medical, vision, and dental insurance for staff members and their eligible dependents; life and long-term disability insurance; 401(k) plan with employer match; ample vacation and sick leave and thirteen paid holidays.
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Chelsea make room at the top
English champions beat Wolves 2-0 to go five clear in Premier League as Tottenham Hotspur draw 1-1 at home to Everton.
Sat Oct 23 2010 17:01:55 GMT+0000
Can't touch this: Jose Bosingwa keeps Wolves at bay as Chelsea secured a routine win over weaker opposition [AFP]
Florent Malouda and Salomon Kalou scored to give Chelsea a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers and open a five-point gap at the top of the English Premier League.
Malouda struck his seventh league goal of the season and Kalou came off the bench to seal victory after the break for Carlo Ancelotti's side, who secured a club record eighth consecutive home clean sheet.
Tottenham Hotspur rose to third, seven points behind Chelsea, after Dutchman Rafael van der Vaart made it five goals in seven since joining the north London club, notching his side's equaliser in a 1-1 draw at home to improving Everton.
West Bromwich Albion maintained their dream start to life back in the top flight, moving into fourth place with a 2-1 home defeat of Fulham while Birmingham City beat Blackpool 2-0.
Sunderland beat Aston Villa 1-0 and Wigan Athletic's home match against Lancashire rivals Bolton Wanderers ended 1-1.
Bottom club West Ham United stayed where they were with a 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle United in the late match.
Manchester City can reduce Chelsea's lead on Sunday when they host Arsenal while Manchester United, down in sixth place, end their turbulent week away to Stoke City.
Rooney injured
Wayne Rooney, who signed a five-year-contract on Friday after publicly angling for a transfer, is injured and will miss the match.
Liverpool are at home against Blackburn Rovers.
Birmingham 2-0 Blackpool
Chelsea 2-0 Wolves
Sunderland 1-0 Aston Villa
Tottenham 1-1 Everton
West Brom 2-1 Fulham
Wigan 1-1 Bolton
West Ham 1-2 Newcastle
Stoke City v Man Utd
Liverpool v Blackburn
Man City v Arsenal
Chelsea were not the fluent force that racked up 21 goals in their opening five league matches but were watertight at the back against Wolves.
It took them 23 minutes to break through against a lively visiting side and it was not until the 81st minute that Wolves were finally subdued.
"It was a tough game because we didn't play so well," Ancelotti said.
"We suffered from some dangerous situations in the first half and in the second half we conceded too many shots from distance."
The opening goal owed much to the enterprise down the left of Nicolas Anelka. He played in Yuri Zhirkov and the Russian pulled the ball back into the path of Malouda who was unmarked eight metres out.
Chelsea have not conceded a league goal at home since March but Wolves came close to breaching the Blue wall on several occasions, most notably when Stephen Hunt's header was cleared off the line by Michael Essien.
Kevin Doyle also forced keeper Petr Cech to save a low shot and there was a growing sense of unease in the crowd before Kalou made it 2-0 after Essien and Didier Drogba linked up well.
Ancelotti picked out right back Jose Bosingwa for special praise after the Portuguese made his first league start for a year following a serious knee injury.
"Bosingwa was one of the best players on the pitch," said the coach.
"He put a lot of pressure on in the second half by pushing up without the ball and he had opportunities to score.
"He played very well and he is an important player for us in the future."
West Brom surprise
Promoted West Brom are proving surprise packages under the astute management of former Chelsea midfielder Roberto di Matteo.
"This is beyond my expectations," Di Matteo said after his side came from behind to beat Fulham with goals by Youssuf Mulumbu and Marc-Antoine Fortune.
"I have absolutely no idea if we can keep it going. There is no secret – it's hard work."
Tottenham wasted the chance to bolster their top-four ambitions in the early match on Saturday with their 1-1 draw with Everton.
Van der Vaart scored an unmissable blast from a yard out after 20 minutes after Everton had taken the lead when Leighton Baines curled a free kick past Heurelho Gomes.
The draw lifted Tottenham into third place with 15 points from nine games but they remained two behind Manchester City.
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The History of Top Gun
The Top Gun Wrestling Tournament began in 1987. In 1986, co - founders John "Jack" Webb (Alliance H.S. asst. Principal) and Chuck Kreiner (Head Wrestling Coach) ran an 8 team JV tournament. They decided to elevate it the next season to a varsity one. The tournament expanded quickly in the early years, attracting teams from Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Michigan, Maryland, New York and Kentucky. It also attracted a Florida and Utah team. The tournament originally ran at the end of January and was especially aided by teachers who used their records day to work the tournament. The tournament settled on Martin Luther King weekend to allow an extra day of travel for out of state teams. Alliance businesses and sponsors jumped on board and have provided a generous amounts of food, money and resources over the years.
The Top Gun hit a 25 year milestone in 2011. The Top Gun started with 16 teams but has settled between 40 and 48 teams. The last few years have seen a rush of teams, some of which have to be turned away. Alliance won the first tournament. Austintown Fitch H.S is the only other school besides Alliance to have entered every Top Gun.
There have been many exciting matches over the years but perhaps none as exciting as Zak Kallai's (Wadsworth) upset over Jeff Ratliff (Marion Harding) (1999) and Ben Jordan's (Graham) last second take down of Tony Jameson (Fitch) (2008). Both matches prevented a 3 time Top Gun Champion from gathering the elusive 4th title. No wrestler has won 4 Top Gun Championships. Sonny Marchette (Walsh), Brian Singleton (Alliance/Crestwood) and Tyler Warner (Claymont) are the only two time champions who received the Kit Baucum Outstanding wrestler award twice. St. Paris Graham has the most team titles at 7 followed by St. Edward with 5 and then Claymont and Walsh with 3. Claymont has been among the most loyal State wrestling powers to enter the Top Gun over the life of the tournament.
The Top Gun uses 5-6 mats in the main gym and 2 in the auxiliary gym. The finals use 3 mats in the main gym. 7th and 8th place is wrestled in the afternoon before the finals. The Top Gun has had a wide variety of entertainment before finals throughout its history. An Elvis impersonator, sumo wrestling, para troopers repelling out of the ceiling, jump rope exhibitions, bands and DJ's have entertained large crowds before finals. Between 1300 and 1400 fans attend the finals for Top Gun each year. The Top Gun is proud to proclaim the best Comp room of any tournament each year. A super-human effort goes into feeding over 300 coaches, workers and officials each year. A variety of baked goods by Alliance staff, parents and administrators complimented with a generous donation of Alliance restaurants and food vendors have made it easy to return each year for the coaches and teams.
In 2012 Top Gun went to Sikora systems online and software program to run the tournament. Top Gun has used software since 1994. In 2013 Clovis California became the furthest school to travel to Top Gun. They won despite a valiant effort from Ohio State Champion Massillon Perry. The 2015 Top Gun will tie the most ever teams with 48. Perry, Lake, Claymont, Carrollton, LaSalle and Marysville bring strong teams from top to bottom from Ohio. Fort LeBoeuf HS (Pennsylvania), Huntington (West Virginia) and Trinity Area HS (Pennsylvania) are the only out of state teams. An important local battle will ensue this Top Gun as many area teams boast a solid wrestling line up. The Review area contenders encircling Alliance this weekend include Marlington, Alliance, West Branch, Southeast, Louisville and Minerva. Who will be crowned Top Gun review area champs?
The 2016 Top Gun boasted 48 teams. New teams that have never wrestled at the Top Gun Tournament include Newcomerstown, Perrysburg, Dayton Christian, St. John School, Ripley, Perkins and Tuslaw. Corey Shie (11) won his 3rd title for LaSalle. Juniors Ian Sharpe (West Branch), Hunter Kosco (Northwest) and Andrew McNally (Lake) successfully defended their titles. Flo Wrestling returned to cover the Top Gun and covered the greatest match in Top Gun Finals history. The match featured David Carr (Massillon Perry- soph.) a 2 time HS State champ in 8th grade from Kentucky, 9th grade for Dayton Christian in Ohio faced his former teammate two time state champion Logan Lacure (senior) in a match that resulted in a ultimate tiebreaker rideout win for Lacure. However, both wrestlers were the star of the show. A bout filled with edge line calls, lightning shots, stellar defense and before the final whistle both wrestlers had their hands raised in premature mistakes by the referee. The match ended much to the dismay of the fans who hoped there would be as many overtimes added as to make the match carry into Sunday morning with Lacure hanging onto Carr's leg fully extended like Hurricane David was sweeping him away. Lacure held on and secured a rideout point to win. Interesting enough the seeming mistake by the referee of the premature hand raisings of both wrestlers was only fitting as both wrestlers are truly winners and champions of the Top Gun. Even the famous flag raising at Iwo Jima had 2 raisings and so did the Top Gun 145 pound finals in 2016.
The 2017 tournament was a tough one for many of the Alliance faithful that have been around the program for an extended time. This would be the first Top Gun without Tournament founder Chuck Kreiner who passed away. The presentation of a slide show honored Chuck before the finals. As well, the passing of Bill Nagy, long time youth coach from Alliance made 2017 a somber event. Chuck had always bragged that Top Gun was so tough there would never be a 4 time champion and many great ones had won 3 and lost the 4th attempt. Not this year. Corey Shie from Cincinnati LaSalle was
the first wrestler to win 4 titles in easy fashion with a pin. The best match of the tournament pitted Hunter Kosco from Northwest and Jordan Decatur from CVCA. A match filed with brilliant shots and counter wrestling ended with a TD by Kosco to win. The surprise of the tournament was West Branch’s Christian Wayt, up a weight class and winning 113 pound championship with finesse and perfect execution.
The initial topic of conversation at the 2018 Top Gun was the weather. While other tournaments and matches cancelled, the Top Gun went on. There were however three teams that could not make the tournament, but the “Show must go on”. Jake Marsh from Marysville easily won the 152 pound weight, his third title and 4th consecutive placement. He was 21-1 over his 4 years at Top Gun and gathered MVP honors. Christian Wayt won his second title for West Branch in dominate fashion. The host Aviators had a brilliant tournament without star Duce Johnson, but lost all six consolation placement finals to fall out of contention for the team trophy. Akron St Vincent-St Mary won the team honors having to fight off Austintown Fitch and their two champs Gus Sutton and Michael Feree. Both won in OT. Feree won in the rideout period on top, a most illogical conclusion having no luck the first two times holding down Luke Reicosky from Hoover. However, an official called Reicosky for fleeing the mat with near 17 seconds left to give the win to Feree, an unpopular call to say the least. It was the most exciting bout of the night.
The 2019 TGT opened with the fear of another snowstorm and the finals were moved up to allow more travel time for teams to get home. Aurora, the new superpower of Northeast Ohio Division Two powered its way to a strong showing with a young and talented squad with their first Top Gun title. The tournament raced thru at a record pace on Friday finishing at 5 pm even with an extra consolation round added. Rudis again sponsored the tournament and Top Gun was blessed to have state officiating guru Fred Feeney in his last season of officiating. Christian Wayt (West Branch) won his 3rd title putting him in elite status and his second outstanding wrestler trophy. Jeff Boyd (McDowell) won by a come from behind pin gathering a second outstanding wrestler award and Hudson Jump (Grandview) won the third Outstanding Wrestler award. Long time official Toby Dunlap was on hand with Nathan Tomasello (CVCA-OSU) to get a HOF plaque as was Mike Brown (Alliance Review).
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19 Cruelty-Free Brands You Need to Know
It's never been easier to find animal-friendly beauty products.
By Sophia Panych and Kaleigh Fasanella
Attention all animal lovers: Your options for cruelty-free beauty brands have grown considerably in the past decade. In fact, finding products that don't test on our furry friends has never been easier, with both indie and big-name brands like CoverGirl, Lush, Milk Makeup and more, all pledging the cruelty-free promise. It's finally becoming the standard, thanks to more people migrating to vegan and plant-based lifestyles, and thereby demanding animal-friendly options in the beauty space, too.
The cruelty-free beauty selection has never looked better, either: It's chic, cool, and inclusive, with makeup, skin-care, and hair-care options for folks of all different backgrounds. What's more, you have both drugstore and high-end products to choose from, so whether you're on a budget or big into splurging, there's a whole slew of excellent cruelty-free picks that will work for you highlighter, skin care, and lipstick. If you're unfamiliar with the animal-friendly beauty market and don't know where to begin — or if you're simply looking for new brands to shop — we've got you covered.
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Dermablend is best known for its impressive selection of foundation and concealers, some of which you can use on your body to conceal things like bruises, or even tattoos. The dermatologist-recommended brand just announced its cruelty-free certification from PETA, and is now currently in the process of manufacturing 100 percent vegan products, which are set to hit shelves later this year. In addition to boasting its new animal-friendly certification, Dermablend's Leg and Body Makeup is also fragrance-free, highly pigmented, and contains SPF.
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Strivectin first made the move to become cruelty-free in 2017, when it pulled its products out of mainland China, where animal testing is required. Then, this past spring, it received its official cruelty-free certification from PETA's Beauty Without Bunnies program. That being said, you can trust that none of its skin-care products, including the best-selling TL Advanced Tightening Neck Cream, pictured above) are tested on our furry friends.
Bliss is one of the latest brands to announce its cruelty-free status, which is in partnership with PETA's Beauty Without Bunnies program. All of its products' packaging will wear the signature bunny logo that tells customers it's been formulated without testing on animals. And, while not all of its products are vegan just yet, it does have an entirely vegan collection, which includes this zesty Lemon and Sage Body Butter.
In November of 2018, CoverGirl officially became the biggest makeup brand to be granted the Leaping Bunny seal through Cruelty-Free International, which means it's universally recognized as a company that doesn't test on animals. It also happens to be the gold standard when it comes to certifications of this kind. Needless to say, if you're a drugstore beauty shopper who refuses to compromise when it comes to animal testing, look no further than CoverGirl.
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Flower Beauty
Drew Barrymore's beauty line was founded on the principle that women deserve quality products at an affordable price. The brand is also on PETA's "Beauty Without Bunnies" list of cruelty-free cosmetics companies. From their eyeshadow palettes to their lipsticks, Flower has many beautiful makeup options as well as fragrance and skincare. Our favorite? Try the new contour kit for a flawless buildable look.
Glossier strives to create ethically responsible products that you'll want to use every day. From their universal skin-saving salves to their new fragrance, this brand remains committed to maintaining a 100-percent cruelty-free stance.
Milk Makeup's line is over 60% vegan, which includes some of their best-sellers like the Holographic Stick, Cooling Water, and Blur Stick. All of their products are cruelty-free, they do not retail in any country that requires animal testing, and they are not owned by any other beauty company that tests on animals. That is the trifecta of being ethically responsible.
Vapour Organic Beauty knocks down every rumor you've ever heard about organic makeup. Its cruelty-free products have luxurious formulas, come in pretty shades, and contain rich pigments that don't fade away into nothing — so much so that we've crowned both its Aura Multi Use Blush stick and its Luminous Foundation (seen here) with a Best of Beauty Award in years past.
Being cruelty-free is just one of Shea Moisture's many distinctions: It's also organic, fair-trade, and eco-friendly, and the shea butter in each product is ethically sourced from women's co-ops in northern Ghana. We're big fans of the sulfate-free Moisture Retention Shampoo, which leaves hair so luscious and shiny that you can cut the amount of conditioner you use in half.
This Los Angeles–based nail company is probably best known for its awesome, noncheesy nail wraps (model Alessandra Ambrosio is a big fan). The brand also has a dizzying array of polishes that includes cool colors, chromed-out metallics, and funky glitters—all of which are five-free, cruelty-free, and vegan. If you're going to Coachella (or any music festival), try the nail wraps in What Filter Did I Use? for a weekend manicure that's glamorous and badass.
On its website, Beautycounter has a "Never List," a long list of ingredients that it promises you'll never find in its products. Right there at the top? "Animal fats, oils, and musks." It's a huge relief (along with its cruelty-free policy) because we're obsessed with this line. Everything from skin care (like the lightweight Rejuvenating Day Cream) to makeup (especially the lipsticks and tinted moisturizer) is elegantly formulated and surprisingly effective — and, usually, even vegan.
Here's a fun and totally random fact: Nourish was the first USDA-certified-organic skin-care collection. It even worked with the Department of Agriculture so that its products would be as pure and certifiably organic as the kale you get at your local farmers' market (talk about overachievers). It absolutely, positively does not test on animals, and most of its products are vegan (those that aren't do not have the vegan seal on the label), including our favorite, the Rosewater Body Mist.
If you're a self-proclaimed beauty lover, you know Ahava's story: Made in Israel, the formulas contain mud and minerals from the Dead Sea. What you may not know is that the brand doesn't test on animals and the products don't contain any animal ingredients. In fact, in Hebrew "ahava" means love. If you're new to Ahava, we recommend trying the luxurious Mineral Botanic Velvet Cream Wash in Hibiscus & Fig and Dermud Intensive Foot Cream.
Hailing from Brooklyn, S. W. Basics is known for its pure and simple formulas. No product contains more than five ingredients, none of which are tested on our four-legged friends. "We also explain exactly what those ingredients are going to do to your skin," says founder Adina Grigore. "We're proposing that when it comes to skin care, simple really can be better."
SpaRitual has made some of the brightest creams, shiniest metallics, and most intense glitter nail polishes we've ever seen. Its nail lacquer in Thrive is actually as brilliant as some of our real rose-gold knuckle rings. So it's surprising to know that from the start, the brand has used certified-organic and fair-trade ingredients, and the products are five-free, vegan, and cruelty-free — and that includes its body products, too.
Sibu Beauty
Sea-buckthorn oil is chock-full of omega fatty acids and antioxidants that hydrate, soothe, and help protect the skin against future damage when layered over sunscreen. And it's an ingredient found in every single Sibu Beauty product (which all happen to be cruelty-free). The line includes cleansers, creams for face and body, scrubs, masks, and even dietary supplements. We particularly like the Hydrating Serum, which is great at quenching dry, parched skin.
Big Surf California
This California-based brand makes all-natural, totally animal-friendly soaps inspired by Big Sur (get it?). Shaped like surfboard wax, the cylindrical soaps come in two scents — Lavender & Sage and Cedar & Mint — and contain olive, coconut, and grape-seed oils to moisturize and sanitized sand to exfoliate. As you scrub down, you'll feel as if you've been transported to the West Coast. Your skin, on the other hand, will be as smooth as if you went in for a professional body scrub.
E.L.F. has replaced the beeswax and lanolin in its products with synthetic versions, making them not just cruelty-free but vegan as well. And with eye-shadow palettes for $10 and the perfect nude lipstick for $3, you can't get much better than that.
No roundup would be complete without Lush. The brand has been fighting against animal testing for decades. It even has something called the Lush Prize, which it hands out annually to recognize individuals and projects that have been working toward the goal of eradicating animal testing in product- and ingredient-safety testing. And while not all of its products are vegan (some of its creams and washes contain honey, yogurt, and eggs) — No Drought Dry Shampoo (seen here) is — those non-vegan ingredients are sourced from suppliers who are equally passionate about being as cruelty-free as Lush.
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'Ono kāhi 'ao lū'au meke aloha pū.
Literally, a little green taro is delicious
when love is present.
"Even the plainest fare is delicious
when there is love present."
'ŌLELO NO'EAU
One thing is universally true about homes.
The kitchen is the heart of every one.
It's where family and friends come together to celebrate milestones, events and special days. It's where comfort food warms our souls. It's the place we express love, joy, and creativity. It seems natural to have a virtual kitchen here at Aloha Boys Properties. We hope you'll share some of your favorite recipes and stories.
Dutch Babies (aka Houligan Pancakes)
Click the audio file below to hear Jeff discussing the recipe.
The pancake family is quite diverse. There's some type of pancake in almost every culture. Some made with corn, many with wheat, and even those made with rice. Fewer are more simple and surprisingly distinct than the kind baked in the oven, with their curled up edges. Houligan Pancakes, or Dutch Babies as some call them, can be served simply with powdered sugar and a lemon wedge squeezed across it. Kids and adults love them.
Courtesy of Chefs Jackie Olden and Jeff Calley © 2012
Pour melted butter into a 9x13 inch pan in the oven. Meanwhile, mix together the flour, milk, and eggs and salt to taste. Pour over melted butter.
Bake 25 minutes at 425°. Edges will curl. Serve with fresh fruit, syrup or your favorite jam.
Gremolata - Italian Salsa?
Gremolata is one of this wonderful things you never knew you missed. Until you try it. We think of it as a sort of Italian salsa. You can use it on so many dishes to give them an extra, Mediterranean kick.
GREMOLATA - ITALIAN SALSA?
Courtesy of Chef Jeff Calley, © 2011
1 medium size bunch of flat leaf parsley (also known as Italian parsley)
6 - 8 cloves fresh garlic
Using a zester, grate the yellow skin of the lemons into a food processor. Avoid the white layer of the lemon, as it tends to be bitter. Squeeze the lemon juice into the food processor. Rinse and dry the parsley, remove the leaves from the stems and put the leaves into the food processor. Keep the stems for use in a sachet for seasoning your soups and stews. Peel and remove the root end of the garlic cloves and put the cloves into the food processor. Pulse the processor till the ingredients are a uniform size, but do not over process into a paste. You want it to look like a finely diced salsa.
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, or
3 slices of anchovies, or
1 small sprig fresh rosemary, leaves only, or
2 small sprigs fresh sage, leaves only, or
Uses: Most frequently as a condiment, traditionally with veal dishes and ossobuco. It’s also great encrusted on your baked turkey, as well as stuffed under the skin. Soak a cheesecloth in your turkey brine and some olive oil. Drape that across your turkey as you bake it to keep it moist.
Jeff Calley is a Realtor® in East Hawaii, whose background also includes work and management in varied industries, such as travel and tourism, electrical contracting, health care, and on-air broadcast, producing and content management for radio stations in Seattle and Palm Springs. During a sabbatical he took in 2009, he drove (literally) around the USA before undertaking a full curriculum at Le Cordon Bleu, graduating with top honors at the end of the year. When he's not helping people realize their real estate goals, he keeps busy with website management for AlohaBoysProperties.com as well as other websites. And if there's enough time left over, he photographs and makes video content for real estate websites and Multiple Listing Services. He's presently working on acquiring his commercial drone pilot's license (though he finds it funny that his helicopter pilot's license doesn't qualify!)
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Manufacturing Output in Singapore up 4.2% on-year for August
Manufacturing output in the Republic rose 4.2 per cent on-year in August, driven by growth in nearly all clusters, the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) said on Friday (Sep 26).
On a year-on-year basis, the biomedical manufacturing cluster's output increased 9.7 per cent in August. The medical technology segment expanded 20.6 per cent, while pharmaceuticals output grew 7.5 per cent due to higher output in active pharmaceutical ingredients and biologics products.
Output of the electronics cluster increased 7.2 per cent year-on-year in August, with the computer peripherals segment expanding 42.2 per cent partly due to the low base last year when demand was weak. The data storage segment grew 18.8 per cent on the back of higher regional demand for disk media.
The chemicals cluster's output rose 2.3 per cent last month, with most segments recording output growth. The specialties segment increased 8.5 per cent on the back of higher output in additives for mineral oil. In contrast, the petroleum segment contracted 7 per cent due to plant maintenance shutdowns.
The precision engineering cluster grew 1.9 per cent, with the machinery and systems segment rising 6 per cent due to higher output in lifting and handling equipment and mechanical engineering work. This was partly offset by the 2.6 per cent decline in the precision modules and components segment, on account of lower output in optical instruments and photographic equipment, and dies, moulds, jigs and fixtures.
The general manufacturing industries cluster's output declined 0.2 per cent in August, hurt by weak demand for commercial printing. The food, beverages and tobacco, and miscellaneous industries segments rose 1.7 per cent and 0.2 per cent, respectively.
Output of the transport engineering cluster fell 0.8 per cent, dragged down by a 19.5 per cent contraction in the aerospace segment due to a drop in the number of repair jobs from commercial airlines. The marine and offshore engineering segment expanded 9.1 per cent, helped by higher contributions from rig building projects.
SOURCE: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/singapore-s-manufacturing/1382754.html
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Mobile phonescriminals
The BlackBerry phones used by criminals were encrypted and sent and received calls and messages via servers in Hong Kong and Panama. Photo: Twitter
Man gets nine years for selling ‘uncrackable’ phones
The Canadian sold modified BlackBerry phones with encryption services to crime gangs and criminals
Members of drug cartels in Mexico and global crime syndicates were among the buyers of what were billed as “uncrackable” encrypted BlackBerry phones from a Canadian security company, whose subscription service routed communications via servers in Hong Kong to make sure law enforcers could never tap calls or intercept messages.
A US court heard that the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico had been using the Phantom Secure company for years, which was run by Vancouver-based businessman Vincent Ramos.
Ramos used servers and private networks in Hong Kong and Panama to keep US law enforcement from snooping on his clients. His other buyers were members of the Hells Angels bikie gang in Australia who used his phones to coordinate several killings, authorities said.
Ramos was sentenced to a nine-year term by a federal court in San Diego on Tuesday for selling about 7,000 of the phones to criminal figures or groups worldwide, which helped them traffic narcotics and plan murders while avoiding the prying eyes of law enforcers. Everything to and from the handsets was encrypted.
Ramos bragged about the “inhackability” of his phones, citing a 2014 high-profile murder case in which investigators failed to break into the phone used by the suspect.
It is the first US conviction involving an offender providing encryption technology to criminal organizations, but four of his accomplices remain at large. Prosecutors also alleged Ramos offered to wipe phones remotely if they were seized.
He pleaded guilty last fall to one count of racketeering conspiracy and was also told to forfeit US$80 million in earnings including homes, international bank accounts, cryptocurrency and even gold coins, the Associated Press reported.
A Phantom Security ad touting its ‘uncrackable’ messaging service.
Assistant US Attorney Andrew Young said the scope of this case was staggering, calling Ramos’ clients “some of the most sophisticated criminals in the world using some of the most sophisticated technology in the world.”
Ramos was arrested last year in Washington state and his secure communications network has since been dismantled.
Similar encrypted devices – either Android or BlackBerry phones – had their microphone and GPS functionality removed, and instead rely only on end-to-end encrypted chat apps for communication, making it difficult for authorities to intercept and investigate as these phones are nearly impervious to decryption, wiretapping or legal third-party records requests.
In addition to removing the microphone and camera from BlackBerry devices, Ramos also disabled the GPS navigation, internet browsing and normal messenger services, and then installed Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) software to send encrypted messages. He then routed them through private networks hidden behind virtual proxy servers in Hong Kong and Panama, jurisdictions “seen as generally uncooperative with overseas law enforcement,” according to another report by tech website vice.com.
It is not clear if the Hong Kong Police Force was involved in the investigation or if servers used by Ramos have been shut down. Hong Kong has long commanded a seedy reputation of being an offshore base for dubious internet and communication services for users in the West and Southeast Asia.
The city is also a base for numerous virtual private network service providers for internet users in China looking to circumvent the nation’s strict censorship.
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Home / More / Programs for Local Youth / In-School Programs
During the School Year
The Aspen Music Festival and School’s Community and Education programs offer a broad spectrum of the highest quality in educational music experiences to all ages of the public in the Roaring Fork Valley. The programs listed below are a great resource for area music instructors as well as parents interested in enrolling their children in enriching music programs. For information on the AMFS's summer lessons programs please visit the Summer Programs page.
The Aspen Music Festival and School's "AfterWorks" after-school programs partner with area schools to offer music education at the end of the school day and during the curricular school day. The after-school programming is designed to complement the quality music instruction students receive from schools and private instructors.
Beginning Strings
The Beginning Strings Program is open to elementary aged students who wish to study a string instrument through a curriculum that starts with group lessons, private lessons, and performance opportunities and progresses to master classes, ensemble playing, and beginning work in chamber music. Our highly experienced teachers will work to help students develop a joy and love for music through string education and performance. This program is a wonderful opportunity for children interested in music to begin playing violin, viola, or cello in a supportive, engaging musical environment. Open to students in grades 2-5, and through middle school for students with past Beginning Strings experience. Learn more.
Lead Guitar students learn classical guitar technique, music reading, theory, performance skills and ensemble playing in twice-weekly group classes, through which they develop their self-discipline, self-esteem and ability to work as a team - attributes that help them realize success throughout their lives! The Lead Guitar curriculum emphasizes music reading, allowing students to become independent musicians, capable of taking their guitar skills to any style of playing. Open to students in grades 4 and up. Learn more.
Maroon Bel Canto Choirs
Maroon Bel Canto Choirs offers two choir divisions: Maroon Bel Canto Children’s Chorus (for grades 3-5) and Maroon Bel Canto Singers (for grades 6-8).
Maroon Bel Canto Children's Chorus (MBCCC) gives students in grades 3 through 5 the chance to participate in a traditional children’s choir with other young singers and learn the foundation of choral singing in a fun, supportive, high-energy environment. Singers rehearse weekly at their chosen MBCCC school site and then join with singers from across the valley in two mass rehearsals and a performance. The choir is open to all students with a desire to sing.
Maroon Bel Canto Singers (MBCS) is a smaller, more select ensemble for older students, with or without prior choral experience. In this choir for sixth through eighth graders, singers rehearse weekly at their chosen MBCS school, participate in three MBCS Workshops, and perform a concert in March. With the focus squarely on older middle-school singers, we’ll learn challenging and fun repertoire, develop sight-reading skills, and move quickly through advanced choral techniques! Starting in the second week of October and ending before Spring Break, MBCS is designed so busy middle school students can sing in the ensemble and still participate in other after school activities and athletics, including spring sports. Learn more.
AfterWorks Refund Policy
The Musical Connections program enriches the lives of Roaring Fork Valley children and adults by bringing accomplished musicians to local schools and performance venues for residencies and concerts. Musical Connections also offers honor ensemble opportunities to talented students in the Roaring Fork Valley's band and choir programs.
AMFS Honor Ensembles
The Aspen Music Festival offers both an Honor Band for middle school students and Honor Choir for high school students in the Roaring Fork Valley. These ensembles offer students an immersive experience that includes a full day of side-by-side rehearsals and sectionals led by music professionals. The day concludes with an exciting free concert that evening in Harris Concert Hall showcasing the hard work of the students throughout the day. Learn more.
Musicians in the Schools
AMFS works with the University of Colorado - Boulder's College of Music and professional ensembles to bring residencies to the classrooms of the Roaring Fork Valley. In collaboration with the Basalt Regional Library, our Musicians in the Schools residency artists perform on the BRL’s Music at the Library series. Learn more.
Our Education Department is happy to assist local music teachers in their classrooms. Contact the Education department to set up an appointment. Learn more.
Katie Hone Wiltgen
Director of Education and Community Programming
khonewiltgen@aspenmusic.org
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Edgar Cayce on Global Warming, the Cause and the Cure.
Spiritual Realm This is the place for deep conversations on the divine, spiritual, esoteric, metaphysical, and arcane in your life.
Location: Alta California
Greetings fellow members and guests, alike.
Many of you already know me to have been a lifelong student of the readings given by the late, great, 20th century American clairvoyant, Edgar Cayce, [since I was 8 years old in 1961] and also know that I have been a practitioner of yoga [in many forms] since 1968.
I've been reading some of the Edgar Cayce material I've got stockpiled. Inherited a bunch from my folks and used to buy anything Cayce I found in used book stores. I was never that "up" on his readings concerning earth changes and found in Jess Sterns last published work on Edgar, "Edgar Cayce On The Millennium", which was a surprise to e when I found it in a used bookstore about nine years ago...published in 1998.
Mr. Stern wrote that Cayce said a shifting of the poles was going to affect the magnetic field and its ozone layer. [Quote] "The magnetic field which shields the earth from solar and cosmic radiation had been weakened to the extent that it has become a vanishing shield, posing an increasing threat of mutations of plant and animal life and wide-spread climatic changes contributing to global warming and malignant skin problems". [Unquote]. Cayce also indicated that there would be no major cataclysmic event as a result and just before his death in 1945 said that the errant poles would gradually return to their correct coordinates and the ozone problem would fade away. That isn't all though, Cayce said it was a result of our [humankinds'] lack of spiritual attunement and that the Sun spots are a result of our lack of application of Spiritual laws in our daily lives and how we treat one another.. I read long ago in another source of the Cayce readings that He was asked what caused Sun spots and his reply was , "the activities of the Sons of Light upon the earth" As Jess Stern wrote; "As for the Sun, Cayce was very much aware of its communication with stubborn, irreconcilable man. To whom He spoke in a biblical language." He followed that up with a lengthy quote which was taken from the readings.
"Be honest with thyself, as ye would ask even the ruler of this earth - the Sun - to hearken to the voice of that which created it and gives its light irrespective of how ye act. For, as given, the Sun shineth upon the just and the unjust alike, yet it is oft reflected in what happens to thee in thy journey through life.
The more ye become aware of thy relationship to the Universe and those influences that control man, the greater thy ability to help, to aid, the greater to rely upon the force within. But still greater, thy responsibility to thy fellow man. For as ye do unto the least, ye do it unto the Maker. Even as to the Sun which reflects the turmoils that arise within thee. Even as the earthquake, and the wars and hates, even as the influences in thy life day by day.
So what you ask, are the Sun spots? What do they have to do with us? Simply told, they are a natural consequence of that turmoil which the sons of man in the earth darken the heavens. Thus they bring confusion to those who become aware of the Suns' closeness to God. Let not your heart be troubled. Yet believe in God. Then act like it - to others. He has given thee a mind, a body, and a land in which to dwell. He has set the Sun, the Moon, the planets, the stars about thee to remind thee, even as the psalmist gave; 'Day unto day uttereth speech, night unto night sheweth knowledge". As what does thy soul appear? A spot, a blot upon thy Sun? Or as that which giveth light unto those who sit in darkness, to those who cry aloud for hope? Hast thou created hope in thy association with thy fellow man? Ye fear and cringe when ye find that the spots upon thy Sun cause confusion of any nature.
How must thy Savior feel, look, appear, when ye treat ye fellow man as though he were as dross and trash before thee?
Shape up and know thyself"
I have been doing Vedic Sun rituals since the Summer of 2001. In April of 2007, my friend, and fellow yogi, Suryakant, sent me two shlokas to the Sun written in Sanskrit and I began reciting them to the rising Sun each day beginning in May of that year. By 2012 I realized I had memorized them and no longer need to read them from his letter.I also started adding a mantra to the Sun about that time. I use an abbreviated form of it, which is allowable, It is a mantra of namahs to the 72 names of the Sun in Sanskrit. The abbreviated form uses 12 of those names.
In a verse of one of those shlokas, translated it says [to the Sun] "...you are my nourisher, but I, in turn, am the nourisher within thee" and I believe it is implying that by reciting the shloka one is giving nourishment to the Sun. Yet, it could also mean as well, and when you understand what all Edgar Cayce said about our actions, how we treat our fellow man and our mother, Earth, that we are nourishers of the Sun... reciting Surya shlokas, making japa to the Sun they are surely somewhat as like a vitamin shot.
I should point out that a "shloka" is not a mantra but rather a salutation and thus, being as such, perfect pronunciation of Sanskrit is not critical to it being well received. Mantras, however, must always be pronounced as perfectly as possible so as for "the magic to happen", so to speak.
Edgar Cayce placed as much importance on the behavior of mankind towards one another as he did upon the earths' poles returning to their proper locations in order for the earths' magnetic shield and ozone layer to be restored fully.
Sigmund Freud, in his last published work, "Moses and Monotheism" identified the ancient Hebrews of Egypt, as being the brethren of the religion that worshiped the Aten [or Aton] and that Moses was the high priest of that faith and the Levites were the lesser priests and their families...driven out of Egypt by the jealous and vindictive priests of the cult of Amen [or Amoun].
The faith of the Aten has the Solar disk representative of God, the creator and sustainer of life. A dung beetle with outspread wings standing upright before the Sun with it's foremost appendages upraised to it.
Alexander the [not so] Great's first edict upon conquering any nation, people,or civilization was, "Abolish the Sun cults and kill all its priests" Alexander, it is written, worshiped the Egyptian deity, Amen [or Amoun. The exact pronunciation is debatable as the words were written in hieroglyphs] Amen, according to the writer of Caballahistic knowledge, Ophiel, is the "dark horned God that rules over death, the dead, the darkness, and all forms of usury. Amen rules over the past...as usury sends the energy of money back into the past. Amen, he wrote, is known by the name Zeus, in ancient Greece and Jupiter to the Romans.
I find it very interesting that the Church of St. Peter in the Vatican is built from the ruins of the Roman temple to Jupiter and on the exact spot where it stood.
Alleged Sanskrit expert, and author, Robert K.G. Temple wrote in his book, "The Sirius Mystery" that the Hebrew language has but one word that is derived from ancient Sanskrit [ nearly every modern European language has Sanskrit, and the older Vedic, language as its root source...all but the language of the Basque and the Tallic tongues of the Finns and the Estonians] Mr Temple will have you believe that the Hebrew word "Amen" was derived from the Sanskrit AUM [or OM, it's the pronunciation that is important, not so much the spelling].
Rather odd, wouldn't you say, that the ancient Hebrews took but one word from Sanskrit to become a part of their own language?
First of all, I am a sisya of the bij, the seed word, AUM, it is my guru, my satguru, my archetype, and the only one I was intended to have, [as explained by Swami Sivananda in his book "Japa Yoga, Himalayan Press. I've had darshan with Sri Sivananda, in two most vivid dreams. The first was in 1975 and I had no idea of whom He was... I found out by seeing his photograph on the back of Swami Satchitananda's book a year later. Sri Sivananda was Swami Satchitananda's guru and predecessor as Swami of the Japa Order of Yoga of india. Japa yoga, by the way, is the use of mantra as a yoga. Sri Sivananda went into mahasamadhi in 1962, or 1963, I've forgotten. He was a man of distinct physical characteristics... there was no mistaking who visited me] As a sisya of the Bij, AUM, that is to say I accomplished in making samadhi with the bij, [became one with in meditation] I will attest that the pronunciation of any bij [AUM is not the only one, but it is the greatest of them all. It is the bij from which all other bij originated from] cannot be altered. Any other pronunciation is altogether something else. A yogi could do japa with the word Amen from now through the rest of eternity and "the magic" just won't happen...not the right kind of "magic", anyways. The bij, AUM is universal, it should be said at the beginning of all prayers to God, to your satguru, your archetype, and then said three times at the end of that prayer in order to "seal" it. Keep it from being undone.
At some point in time, perhaps during the captivity in Babylon?, that practice became corrupted...that is my belief and is in my humble opinion, of course.
When Yeshu'a/Jesus saw the money changers in the Temple [the act of charging a fee for changing currency is a form of usury] He knew whom and what he was dealing with...and He didn't ask them politely to leave, either.
As Edgar Cayce admonished, "Shape up and know thyself."... that's my advice to all.
...and, learn the Sun shlokas in Sanskrit. Be a nourisher of our Sun... and don't some of you find it intriguing that the Sun is also known as Sol to many?
It is very much a part of our collective Soul... when we don't do right we become a blot of darkness on the Sun, our misdeeds create those Sunspots... just try to get scientists to believe that though.
You Are A Divine Creation Of The Universe
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Re: Edgar Cayce on Global Warming, the Cause and the Cure.
"Sunspots Baby" ~ Bob Segar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujTTjt5VkZM
The Surya Gayatri mantra. With words so as to perfect the pronunciation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHiq...zqJBLKtOSLtM-o
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Mallaghan Engineering has announced a multimillion-dollar contract with Delta Air Lines for the supply of bespoke Maintenance Platform Lifts (MPL) for use at airports across the United States.
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Mallaghan Engineering has a further five locations globally.
Joe Griffith, Commercial Manager with Mallaghan said: “Our latest partnership with Delta Air Lines represents the next stage in our US expansion plan.
“Innovation within the aviation and ground handling industries is at the core of our business and we have worked very closely with Delta throughout the design and manufacturing process. As a result, our talented teams have created truly bespoke equipment which successfully caters to the needs of Delta Air Lines’ TechOps Aircraft Maintenance Technicians.
“The MPL22, MPL22t and MPL32 models are available as electric, gasoline, or diesel options and offer a range of tailored features including dynamic braking, extendable overhead tie off system, traversing platform, greater working height, and seating for up to three people.
“Our Maintenance Platform Lifts ensure that maintenance teams can position themselves safely by the aircraft and are suitable for use across a wide range of aircraft, including wide body jets.”
Parts for the Maintenance Platform Lifts are manufactured at the Mallaghan Engineering site in Dungannon, Northern Ireland before being assembled at the company’s Atlanta location.
This latest announcement follows the October launch of the Mallaghan 50W– the largest capacity airport bus in the world.
Joe Griffith continued: “We look forward to continuing to invest in and develop our product offering as well as our people. Since the opening of our 50,000 sq. ft Atlanta site in 2018 we have demonstrated a clear commitment to the local area, and we hope to carry on driving local economic growth well into the future.
“We are proud that the Maintenance Platform Lifts ordered by Delta Air Lines will be used at airports across the US, and we hope to continue to maintain and develop close working relationships with airlines and airports globally in order to provide innovative equipment to suit the needs of a changing industry.”
Joe Santos, Director TechOps Maintenance at Delta Air Lines added: “Mallaghan Engineering has demonstrated a clear understanding of our business needs and have provided us with industry leading equipment with a range of bespoke features including better manoeuvrability, decreased size and side mounted engine hydraulics/mechanics.
“Delta Air Lines employs over 80,000 people globally with 30,000 in Atlanta alone. We are very pleased that our recent contract with Mallaghan as it has allowed Delta to further support our TechOps Maintenance division and therefore our customers.
“We look forward to continuing to work collaboratively with Mallaghan Engineering on future projects.”
For more information about Mallaghan Engineering, the range of equipment available and recruitment opportunities please visit www.mallaghangse.com
Mallaghan Engineering Ltd
69 Coalisland Road
Co. Tyrone
BT716LA
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Major contributors include the Nina Mason Pulliam Trust, Hickey Family Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Cox Communications, Apollo Group, BMO Harris Bank, Arizona Diamondbacks Charities, Intel, C-A-L Ranch Stores, Chauncey Foundation, Christ Lutheran Church of Sedona, Cobham Aerospace, Country Bank, Crossfit Prescott, Denver Foundation, Foothills Bank, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Harkins Theater, Lions Club, Patagonia-Sonoita Rotary Club, The Seattle Foundation, The Withington Foundation, Unity Church of Prescott, The Wellik Foundation, WellCare Community Foundation, Western Alliance Bank, Yavapai Gaming Agency and the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe.
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Resurrection Inhaltsangabe
Cydney Hetherington is a young widow and single mother, the Director of Operations at a small world-class art and antiquities museum in Southern California. The star attraction of the museum's latest exhibit entitled Resurrection is 'The Lucius Robe', the cloak said to be worn by Christ during his trial before Pontius Pilate. This mysterious relic draws hordes of people to the small museum, including a terrorist group interested in obtaining it for their own sinister purposes. Enter FBI Special Agent Ethan Serreaux; as a terrorism expert, Ethan is assigned to the case when a terrorist group calling themselves Die Auhänger , or 'The Disciples', threatens to steal the robe.
A genius with a lonely past, Ethan's attraction to Cydney is immediately but his focus for the moment is on deterring the terrorist threat. Die Auhänger, however, is no ordinary terrorist organization; their ties go back a thousand years to the days of the Knights Templars and, more recently. the Nazis, and their determination to get The Lucius Robe will stop at nothing because a member of their group is a descendent of Merovingian kings, a man they intend to crown as the next Holy Roman Emperor with the acquisition of The Lucius Robe. When The Lucius Robe is abducted from the Museum and Cydney's young daughter along with it, Ethan and Cydney are forced together at first by necessity but then by the powerful attraction that binds them. Their adventure begins as they chase the terrorists across two continents, piecing together clues to a mystery that goes beyond the Biblical lure of the Robe. From Los Angeles to Paris to Rome, their quest leads them to the most powerful halls of the Vatican. It's a race against time for Ethan and Cydney to save Cydney's daughter and The Lucius Robe from madmen bent on world domination.
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American Heroes Series, Book 1
Autor: Kathryn Le Veque
Sprecher: Curt Simmons
Spieldauer: 10 Std. und 42 Min.
Cydney Hetherington is a young widow and single mother, the Director of Operations at a small world-class art and antiquities museum in Southern California. The star attraction of the museum's latest exhibit entitled Resurrection is 'The Lucius Robe', the cloak said to be worn by Christ during his trial before Pontius Pilate. This mysterious relic draws hordes of people to the small museum, including a terrorist group interested in obtaining it for their own sinister purposes.
Fires of Autumn
Sprecher: Henry McNulty
Casey Cleburne is the descendant of the great Confederate General, Patrick Cleburne. Beautiful and intelligent, she's a single mom with two boys working as the personal assistant for the newly-elected President of the United States.
Enter Secret Service agent Phillip Henry “Colt” Sheridan IV, the descendant of the renowned Union General, Phil Sheridan – enormous, handsome and brilliant, Colt has earned himself the nickname of “The Anti-Christ” in the ranks of the secret service for his intimidating persona and no-nonsense tactics.
American Heroes, Book 3
Sprecher: Wayne Paige
When romance author Elliot Jentry's husband is killed in the line of duty, Elliot decides to leave the painful memories behind and move to Louisiana with her two children. She purchases a derelict plantation home in the hopes of starting a new life. The old home, originally named Sophie but now known as Purgatory, was owned by the family of pirate Louis-Michel Aury for 200 years. The old house, built with the blood money of pirates, is full of legends and ghosts, as Elliot quickly discovers.
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Sea of Dreams
American Heroes, Book 14
Blakesley Thorne moved to San Diego to escape a horrendous history in Los Angeles; a divorce, betrayal, and murder were only part of it. A distant cousin of marshal Wyatt Earp, Blakesley intends to start a new life with her three very young daughters in the old homestead that has been in her family for generations. The home, one of the very first great homesteads to be built in early California, is full of legends of cursed gold and evil tidings.
Evenshade
American Heroes Series, Book 15
Sprecher: David Brenin
The ghostly girl who inhabits Evenshade is only the tip of the iceberg for an evil curse that soon threatens Alix and her children. Join Alix and Cord for a wild ghost story of horror, curses, passion, true love, and finally witchcraft, culminating in the ultimate battle for Evenshade - the ghostly occupants against those of flesh and blood.
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Gruesome health warnings on obesity-cancer link leads new ad campaign
Posted by AFN Staff Writers on 24th October 2018
HOW long now until sugary drinks carry the sort of gruesome medical images used on cigarette packets warning smokers of the damage to their health?
This week sugar and sugary drinks’ seemingly inexorable journey down the same public health path as nicotine and smoking takes another step.
The Cancer Council Victoria is releasing an ad campaign showing gruesome images of toxic fat on human organs, linking sugar and sugary drinks to obesity and obesity to 13 types of cancer.
The five-week campaign starts on Sunday on TV, radio, social media channels as well as outdoors across the state.
The council says obesity is now a leading preventable cause of cancer, but fewer than half of all Australians are aware of the link.
In this ground-breaking new public awareness campaign, the council exposes the link between obesity and 13 types of cancer by depicting the toxic fat around internal organs.
As many as 98 per cent of Australians are aware that obesity is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes and heart disease, but as little as 40 per cent of Australians know about its link with cancer.
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Cancer Council Victoria CEO, Todd Harper, acknowledged that the campaign’s portrayal of toxic fat could be confronting but said so was the fact that nearly two-thirds of Australians were overweight or obese.
“While talking about weight is a sensitive issue, we can’t shy away from the risk being above a healthy weight poses to our health.” Mr Harper said.
“With around 3,900 cancers in Australia each year linked to being above a healthy weight, it’s vital that we work hard to help people understand the link and encourage them to take steps to reduce their risk.”
Sugary drinks contribute the most added sugar to Australians’ diets, so Cancer Council Victoria is focusing on how these beverages can lead to unhealthy weight gain, which can increase the risk of certain cancers. The campaign will communicate that one way of reducing the risk is to cut sugary drinks from your diet.
The ad features Melbourne surgeon Dr Ahmad Aly exposing in graphic detail what sugary drinks could be doing to your health, as his laparoscopic camera delves inside a patient’s body to expose the dangerous toxic fat around internal organs.
Dr Aly has seen first-hand the impact toxic fat has on people’s health and hopes the campaign will make people think again before reaching for sugary drinks.
“A third of Victorians admit to drinking more than a litre of sugary drink each week, that’s more than 5.5kgs of sugar a year. We want people to realise that they could be drinking their way towards weight gain, obesity and toxic fat, increasing their risk of 13 types of cancer,” Dr Aly said.
Jane Martin, Executive Manager of the Obesity Policy Coalition, said that while the campaign aims to get people thinking about their own habits, Cancer Council Victoria and partner organisations are also working to encourage governments, the food industry, and communities to make changes.
“It’s virtually impossible to escape the enormous amount of marketing for sugary drinks surrounding us on TV, social media and public transport. It’s also easier to get a sugary drink than it is to find a water fountain in many public places, and that’s got to change. We need to take sugary drinks out of schools, recreation and healthcare settings to make it easier for Victorians to make healthy choices.”
“The need for a healthy weight strategy in Victoria, as well as nationally, is overdue. In the same way tobacco reforms have saved lives, we now need to apply the same approach to improving diets”, Ms Martin said.
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FKI Logistex Completes Key Baggage Handling and Security Screening Projects for Indianapolis, Tampa International Airports
Louisville, KY, USA: April 29, 2003) FKI Logistex(LSE: FKI.L), a leader in providing total baggage handling solutions in the US and international markets, today announced that its Baggage Handling Team has completed automated baggage handling and Explosive Detection System (EDS) screening projects at Indianapolis (IND) and Tampa (TPA) International Airports. The combined value of these projects is in excess of USD $20 million.
The British Airports Authority (BAA), airport manager for IND, and its contractor, Turner Construction, awarded FKI Logistex a contract to design, build, integrate, and commission 6 independent EDS bagrooms, including the installation and integration of 13 InVision Technologies CTX9000™ EDS scanners. Of the 6 bagrooms, 5 are dedicated to manual HBS efforts, with the remaining bagroom used solely for in-line automated screening. FKI Logistex also installed and commissioned 106 conveyors and large, easy-to-read AB viewing panels for the master control panels in each bagroom.
The project was fast-tracked for completion, requiring only 90 days for installation and commissioning. The new EDS bagrooms launched on time, within budget, and without major system exceptions on December 31, 2002.
Tampa International Airport
The project is the first of five phases commissioned by TPA as part of a security screening upgrade and comprised the installation and integration of 266 conveyors and six eXaminer™ 3DX 6000 EDS scanners, manufactured by L3 Communications. Located in TPA's landside terminal, the project was turned over to airport officials in Summer 2003. The security screening upgrade project is designed to facilitate 100% automated EDS screening of all outbound baggage at TPA, as well as enhance security of the airport's new Airside E terminal.
As the primary baggage handling system (BHS) solution provider for the Airside E project, FKI Logistex installed and integrated the first airside make-up operation in TPA's history. The baggage handling project included the implementation of redundant outbound transport systems, a pusher sortation matrix, make-up piers, redundant supervisory control systems, an automated alarm paging system, conveyors, and laser barcode scanner arrays. The system, which came online in October 2002, will be followed by additional airside terminal projects.
"The successful completion of these contracts positions the FKI Logistex Baggage Handling Team as a leader in providing automated baggage handling and EDS systems," said Dave Martin, president of FKI Logistex North America. "We remain dedicated to ensuring that each of our customers receive superior, integrated solutions delivered under stringent deadlines."
About the FKI Logistex Baggage Handling Team
The FKI Logistex Baggage Handling Team is a leading single-source provider of fully integrated baggage handling solutions worldwide. In addition, the team is a recognized technology leader in radio-frequency identification (RFID) and explosion detection system (EDS) integration for small and regional airport systems.
For more information, please visit the Baggage Handling Team website at www.fkilogistex.com/bht.
About FKI Logistex
FKI Logistex® is a leading supplier of integrated material handling solutions for distribution, baggage handling, freight, parcel, and manufacturing applications. FKI Logistex supplies its customers with an integrated set of leading edge technologies in high-speed sortation, conveyor systems, carousels, palletizing, paperless pick products, AS/RS, controls, order processing software, warehouse control systems, and total materials handling automation.
FKI Logistex (www.fkilogistex.com) is a part of FKI plc (LSE: FKI.L) a UK-based international engineering group. FKI Logistex is comprised of the industry’s most successful and recognized brands, including Alvey Systems, Cleco, Crisplant, Crisplant a/s, Automation Division (incorporating Buschman Operations, Mathews Operations, and CMP Corporation), Integration Division, Io Systems, Real Time Solutions, and White Systems.
For more information, contact FKI Logistex, 1500 Lebanon Road, Danville, KY, 40422; telephone: (877) 935-4564; e-mail [email protected].
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Siena, located in the heart of Tuscany, is known worldwide for its huge historical, artistic and landscape heritage, and for for its substantial characteristic of medieval town, which make Siena one of the most beautiful cities d ‘Italy.
Siena is also well known for its Palio, a competition between the Contrade (medieval districts) of Siena in the form of a ride horse, whose origins seem to date back to the seventeenth century. The Palio of Siena, one of the most important events for all Siena citizens and soul of their city, takes place in the inner ring of the Piazza del Campo, the heart of the historic center, and it finishes with the master ride horse (called Carriera) which is done twice each year, on July 2 and August 16.
For these merits, in 1995, the historic center of Siena has been awarded by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Siena is also the headquarters of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, founded in 1472 and thus the oldest bank in business as well as the longest in the world.
Siena, between legend and history
The foundation of Siena, so legend has it, came as Romolo, founder of Rome, after he killed his brother Remo, decided to kill also Remo’s grandchildren, Senio and Ascanio, to avoid they were demanding the throne. The two young men fled galloping two horses, one white and one black, bringing with them the marble statue of the Capitoline Wolf, stolen from the temple of Apollo, to keep as a trophy and symbol of their origin. After a few days, they reached the bank of a small river, the Tressa, where they met a community of woodcutters and shepherds, and where they decided to stay. Considered their rank and their skill with weapons, it was not so hard, in a short time, become the leaders of the small community and created their fortress on the highest hill in the area (now called Castelvecchio, in the historic center of Siena). Meanwhile, Romolo sent two generals, Camelio and Montorio, to capture and bring the brothers to Rome. They found where Romolo and Remo lives, and there they built themselves their fortifications and gave beginning to a series of long confrontations. After some truces and new contentions, Rome sent Pirro and Flaminio, two ambassadors, who managed to bring peace and to unify the various forts and camps. To celebrate the birth of Siena on makes sacrifices to the God Apollo and the Goddess Diana: Apollo’s altar stood up black smoke, while that of Diana there was a white smoke.
That’s the way the city of Siena was born, and its emblem (Balzana), half black and half white, symbolizes the white and black horses of Senio and Ascanio, and the fumes of the festivities.
Historically, however, on puts forward the foundation of Siena by the Etruscans, having found in the historical center a few Etruscan sites, while the first document of the Siena community dates back to the 70 d.c:
Senator Manlio Patruito reported to Rome that he was beaten and ridiculed with a mock funeral during his official visit to Saena Iulia, small military colony of Tuscia. The Roman Senate decided to punish the main perpetrators and severely recall the Sienese to a greater respect for the Roman authorities.
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Piazza del Campo is the nucleus of Siena since the time of the Romans, who had their court here.
The square was repaved during the Government of Nine, a semi-democratic group in power between 1287 and 1355, with a division into nine sections in memory of the Government and symbolizes the cloak of the Virgin that protects the city.
The court is dominated by the red Public Palace and its tower, called Torre del Mangia. The Public Palace, as well as the Cathedral of Siena, was built during the government of the Nine, which was the greatest economic and cultural splendor of Siena. The building still houses the offices of the Municipality, like the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. The inner courtyard of the Palace leads to the Municipal Museum and the Torre del Mangia, on top of which, climbed the 500 steps, you can enjoy a splendid view of the city.
In the Museum “Museo Civico” some of the finest paintings of the Sienese school are preserved. The Consistory Hall offers one of the finest works of Domenico Beccafumi, who frescoed ceilings depicting the cycle of public virtue. In the Sala del Mappamondo and the Sala della Pace (or Nine) room then there are real masterpieces: the great Majesty and the equestrian portrait of Guidoriccio da Fogliano at the siege of Montemassi by Simone Martini and the Allegories of Good and Bad Government painted by AmbrogioLorenzetti, considered one of the major painting cycles of the Middle Ages.
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APSPublicationsPlant Disease2001December
Mosaic Disease of Calla Lily Caused by a New Potyvirus in Taiwan
December 2001 , Volume 85 , Number 12
Pages 1,289.3 - 1,289.3
Y.-C. Chang , Y.-L. Chen , and F.-C. Chung , Department of Plant Pathology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, Peoples Republic of China
http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS.2001.85.12.1289C
Accepted for publication 5 September 2001.
In 1998, a new mosaic disease of calla lily (Zantedeschia spp.) was found in Taichung County, Taiwan. Primary symptoms were mosaic and green islands on leaves and discolored spots on flowers. Symptomatic plants were negative in double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA) for Dasheen mosaic virus (DsMV) polyclonal antibody (Agdia Inc., Elkhart, IN), but were positive in indirect ELISA using an anti-potyvirus group monoclonal antibody. Extracts from these plants were infective by mechanical inoculation to seedlings of calla lily and Philodendron selloum, which expressed veinal chlorosis, mosaic, and green island symptoms. Transmission electron microscopic analysis indicated that the virus particles purified from inoculated P. selloum were 695 to 845 nm long. In addition, potyvirus-specific cytoplasmic inclusions were observed in epidermal cells of infected calla lily. The 3′-terminal region of the virus was amplified by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction from total RNA or viral RNA using a potyvirus-specific degenerate primer and an oligo(dT) primer. A 1.6-kb amplified fragment was cloned, and three independent clones were sequenced. The sequences included a portion of NIb gene, the coat protein (CP) gene, the 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR) and the poly(A) tail. This nucleotide sequence (GenBank Accession No. AF332872) was checked against the international sequence databases using the BLAST program (provided by National Center for Biotechnology Information online at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/). The highest identity of the CP amino acid sequences between this unknown virus and other potyviruses is 68%. Amino acid sequence homologies for the CPs between individual potyviruses are 38 to 71%, while those between strains of a potyvirus are more than 90% (1). Therefore, this Zantedeschia-infecting virus is a previously undescribed potyvirus and is herein designated as Zantedeschia mosaic virus (ZaMV). In further analyses, the amino acid sequence identities of the CP gene between ZaMV and 13 other aphid-transmitted potyviruses were 46 to 61% and 9 to 23% for the nucleotide sequence of the 3′UTR. ZaMV and DsMV showed 46% identity in the CP amino acid sequence and 12% identity in the 3′UTR nucleotide sequence, indicating that they are two distinct members of the genus Potyvirus. To our knowledge, this is the first report of natural infection of Zantedeschia spp. by ZaMV, a new potyvirus identified in Taiwan.
Reference: (1) D. D. Shukla and C. W. Ward. Arch. Virol. 106:171, 1989.
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MAROON 5 postpone June 2013 UK Arena tour - New dates announced for January 2014
Postpone UK Arena Tour
New dates announced for January 2014
Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts, Maroon 5 have been forced to postpone their forthcoming UK arena tour.
New dates have been announced and tickets for the original dates will be valid for the new dates. Those ticket holders who wish to obtain refunds, should seek a refund from point of purchase by 30th June 2013. It was also announced that Robin Thicke would be special guest on the new dates in place of Neon Trees. PJ Morton will open all shows.
Glasgow's venue has now moved to The Hydro Arena, due to open in September 2013. Braehead Arena standing tickets are still valid for The Hydro. New seated tickets for The Hydro will be automatically posted out to current seated ticket holders after 30th June 2013. Additional tickets for The Hydro will go on sale on Thursday 23rd May 2013 10am, from www.thehydro.com and 0844 395 4000
Maroon 5’s Adam Levine says, “We are truly sorry for any inconvenience we have caused our fans and promise that when we come over in January we will put on a show to remember! We can’t wait to play in the UK again.”
Rescheduled dates are:
Wed 8th BIRMINGHAM, LG Arena
Fri 10th LONDON, O2 Arena
Sat 11th LONDON, O2 Arena
Mon 13th MANCHESTER, Manchester Arena
Tues 14th GLASGOW, The Hydro Arena
Maroon 5 were originally scheduled to play the following five dates:
Sat 22nd BIRMINGHAM, LG Arena
Sun 23rd LONDON, O2 Arena
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Are you looking for a change of career in 2018?
Bath has a range of different vacancies for jobs across different sectors.
Whether you have a love for everything makeup and beauty, have dreamed of working with children or are looking for something with a bigger pay check, the city has it.
Here's a few of the jobs advertised in Bath on the job site Fish4.
The University of Bath are looking for a nursery assistant to work in their Westwood Nursery which provides 48 placements for children aged six months to five years.
The successful application will need experience in nursery assistant, minimum of a level two qualification and must be able to work well within a team, be highly committed and flexible.
Full-time and part-time hours are available on permanent and fixed-term contracts and the salary starts at £16.983, rising to £18,263.
Find out more details and apply for the role here.
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5 Non-Scale Victories That Show Your Progress
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June 27, 2019 | BY: Sarah Wassner-Flynn
June 27, 2019 Sarah Wassner-Flynn
You’ve been eating healthy for months. You’re working out. Making mindful choices about everything you do, from the amount of sugar you stir in your coffee to skipping that extra glass of wine at dinner.
But then you step on the scale and your heart sinks: The number is the same as last week.
Or maybe you’ve lost a couple of pounds, but you feel like you’ve worked so much harder than that.
When you’re on your weight-loss journey, it’s easy to get caught up in the numbers game. But there are plenty of non-scale victories indicating that your hard work is, well, working.
So instead of focusing on that flashing number on the scale, look for signs that you’re moving in the right direction, even if the scale’s not budging.
“Chances are, positive changes are happening that you’re not noticing if you’re obsessively checking the scale. There are other ways to see results.” says Devin Alexander, a weight-loss coach, cookbook author, and chef for NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.”
So how do you tell if you’re achieving those non-scale victories?
When it comes to improving your health and fitness, the following five signs reveal that you might be doing better than you think.
Non-Scale Victory #1: You Feel Stronger
Remember how taking the stairs was something you always dreaded?
And then, after a couple of weeks following a nutrition program like 2B Mindset or Ultimate Portion Fix and muscle-building program like LIIFT4, you’re cruising up the stairs with a lot less huffing and puffing?
That’s you getting stronger.
“If you feel less winded after exercise or have more energy as you go about your day, that means your heart is getting stronger,” says Alexander.
It’s also a sign that it may be time to up your fitness game even further.
“Your body is amazing and has the ability to maximize performance and minimize energy expenditure,” says Dr. Ralph Esposito, a men’s health expert and functional medicine practitioner at Armonk Integrative Medicine in Armonk, New York.
The more you perform an exercise, workout, or fitness program, the more efficient your muscles and nervous system become at doing it.
That’s why you might notice your progress start to stall if you always do the same workouts — and why you need to continuously challenge yourself.
So, once you’ve finished your first round of 21 Day Fix, push your fitness to the next level with a program like Morning Meltdown 100.
Morning Meltdown 100 with Super Trainer Jericho McMatthews features a variety of types of workouts to help keep your body progressing.
“You’ll see a well-rounded variety of training modalities across the board, including HIIT, resistance, active recovery, mobility, and more,” says Jericho.
Not only will it help you optimize your results and prevent training plateaus, but it will also help you avoid burnout and boredom.
Non-Scale Victory #2: Your Clothes Fit Differently
If your clothes are looser or fit differently than they did a few weeks ago, that’s a non-scale victory.
If you want more concrete evidence of your efforts, break out the measuring tape. Each week, measure your natural waistline (just above your navel). If you see that number shrinking, then you’re losing fat mass.
“Sometimes instead of losing weight, we lose inches,” says Esposito. And those lost inches might not be reflected on the scale as dramatically as they are on the tape.
The reason: You’re gaining muscle as you lose fat, and muscle weighs more than fat by volume.
So even if your dimensions are shrinking, your body weight might not follow suit as quickly.
Non-Scale Victory #3: You See More Muscle Definition
You might not have six-pack abs or bulging biceps, but look for clues that your muscles are more defined than before.
A simple way to do this? Go into selfie mode.
“Take pictures of yourself from week to week. Keep them in your phone so you can quickly compare each picture,” says Alexander, who suggests striking various poses, like flexed biceps, shots of your stomach, or profile views of your midsection and backside. “You should be able to see some subtle changes in the photos that you wouldn’t necessarily notice while you’re staring in the mirror.”
Non-Scale Victory #4: People Are Noticing
A couple of colleagues have mentioned that you look slimmer. And then you bump into a buddy who asks if you’ve been working out.
Chances are, they’re not just being nice: They’re being honest.
“Other people can often see subtle physical changes in you before you see them,” says Alexander. “If someone compliments you, embrace it. It’s a sign that you’re doing the right thing.”
Non-Scale Victory #5: You’re Happier
We tend to focus solely on outside appearances, but there’s a lot to be said about the shape of your inner self, too.
Take a step back and analyze how you feel as you go through your day.
Is your mood lighter? Are you more confident? Are you getting better sleep? These factors are flashing indicators that positive changes are happening.
“When you get in the habit of making better, healthier choices, it becomes easier to replace all of that negativity you tend to pile on yourself with happier thoughts,” says Alexander. “Plus, the release of endorphins from exercise are a proven way to combat depression and stress.”
Your Health: More Than Just A Number
Sure, the weight you’ve lost is an obvious way to track success, but it’s not the only — or even the healthiest — way to measure progress.
“What people usually forget is that you’re really only supposed to lose one to two pounds a week, which may seem insignificant. But that can add up to 52+ pounds a year,” says Alexander. “Dropping 15 pounds a week is just not realistic in a normal setting.”
Instead, appreciate other milestones you reach along your journey and celebrate the efforts you’re making to improve your overall health.
“Use the scale as a general guide, but don’t let that weight define you,” says Alexander. “There’s so much more to what makes us healthy than that number.”
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If Kathmandu is the cultural hub of Nepal, Pokhara is its center of adventure. An enchanting city nestled in a tranquil valley; it is the starting point for many of Nepal’s most popular trekking and rafting destinations. The atmosphere on the shore of Phewa Lake is one of excited vitality as hipster backpackers crowd the many bars and restaurants exchanging recommendations on guest houses and viewpoints, both by the lake and above the clouds.
Pokhara is a place of remarkable natural beauty. The serenity of Phewa Lake and the magnificence of the fishtailed summit of Machhapuchhre (6,977 m) rising behind it create an ambience of peace and magic. At an elevation lower than Kathmandu, it has a much more tropical feel to it, a fact well appreciated by the beautiful diversity of flowers which prosper in its environs. Indeed, the valley surrounding Pokhara is home to thick forests, gushing rivers, emerald lakes, and of course, the world famous views of the Himalaya.
The powerful rule of the old kings of Kathmandu, the Lichhavis and the Mallas, held sway over this valley for some time. As these dynasties fell prey to their own troubles, Pokhara Valley and the surrounding hills disintegrated into small kingdoms, frequently at war with each other. These were called the Chaubise Rajya or the Twenty-four Kingdoms. It was among these that Kulmandan Shah established his kingdom. His descendant Drabya Shah was the first to establish Gorkha, home of the legendary Gurkha warriors.
Finally, Pokhara is part of a once vibrant trade route extending between India and Tibet. To this day, mule trains can be seen camped on the outskirts of the town, bringing goods to trade from remote regions of the Himalaya. This is the land of the Magars and Gurungs, hardworking farmers and valorous warriors who have earned worldwide fame as Gurkha soldiers. The Thakalis, another important ethnic group here, are known for their entrepreneurship.
Mountain Views:
Clearly the most stunning of Pokhara’s sights is the spectacular panorama of the Annapurna range, which forms its backdrop. Stretching from east to west, the Annapurna massif includes Annapurna 1 to IV and Annapurna South. Although the highest among them is Annapurna 1 (8,091 m), it is Machhapuchhre, which dominates all others in this neighbourhood. Boastfully levitating in the skyline, the fishtailed pinnacle is the archetypal snow-capped, needlepointed mountain. If you want to see the mountains from close up, Everest Air offers a mountain flight from Pokhara that takes you on an aerial sightseeing tour of the western Himalaya.
Phewa Lake:
Phewa Lake, the second largest lake in the Kingdom, is the center of all attraction in Pokhara. It is the largest and most enchanting of the three lakes that add to the resplendence of Pokhara. Here, one can sail or row a hired boat across to the water or visit the island temple in its middle. The eastern shore, popularly known as lakeside or Baidam, is the favorite home base for travellers and is where most of the hotels, restaurants and handicraft shops are located.
Barahi Temple:
The Barahi temple is the most important monument in Pokhara. Built almost in the center of Phewa Lake, this two-storyed pagoda is dedicated to the boar manifestation of’ Ajima, the protesters deity representing- the female force Shakti. Devotees can be seen, especially on Saturdays, carrying male animals and fowl across the lake to be sacrificed to the deity.
Seti Gandaki:
Another of Pokhara’s natural wonder that unfailingly interests visitors is the Seti Gandaki River. Flowing right through the city, the boisterous river runs completely underground at places. Amazingly, at certain points the river appears hardly two meters wide. But its depth is quite beyond imagination over 20 meters! Mahendra Pul, a small bridge near the old Mission Hospital, provides a perfect view of the river’s dreadful rush and the deep gorge made by its powerful flow.
Devi’s Fall:
Locally known as the Patale Chhango (Hell’s Fall). Devi’s Fall (also known as Devin’s and David’s) is a lovely waterfall lying about two km southwest of the Pokhara airport on the Siddhartha Highway. Legend has it that a trekker (Devin, David.) was washed away by the Pardi Khola and mysteriously disappeared down into an underground passage beneath the fall.
Mahendra Cave:
Another of nature’s wonders in Pokhara is the Mahendra Gupha. This large limestone cave is locally known as the House of Bats, an apt name for it. A two-hour walk to the north of Pokhara, it is best to bring your own torch to see the stalactites and stalagmites, as well as the local winged residents.
The Old Bazaar:
Pokhara’s traditional bazaar is colorful and so are its ethnically diverse traders. In its temples and monuments can be seen ties to the Newar architecture of the Kathmandu Valley. Located about four km from Lakeside, the market’s original charm is alive and well. This area strewn with shops selling commodities ranging from edibles and cloth to cosmetics and gold is a pleasant and shady spot to stroll around.
The old bazaar is also home to one of Pokhara’s most important shrines’. Locally called the Bindhyabasini Mandir, this white dome-like structure dominates a spacious stone-paved courtyard built atop a shady hillock. It is dedicated to Goddess Bhagwati, yet another manifestation of Shakti. The park-like grounds offer a fine picnic area, and on Saturdays and Tuesdays when devotees flock there to offer sacrifices, it takes on a festive local flavour.
The Pokhara Museum, located between the bus stop and Mahendra Pul, reflects the ethnic mosaic of western Nepal. The lifestyles and history of ethnic groups such as Gurungs, Thakalis and Tharus are attractively displayed through models, photographs and artifacts. One major attraction is a display highlighting the newly discovered remains of an 8000-year-old settlement in Mustang. Open daily, except Tuesdays and holidays, from 10 am to 5 pm. Entrance fee is Rs.10 (tel: 20413).
The Annapurna Regional Museum, also known as the Natural History Museum, is another interesting visit in Pokhara. Run by the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP), the museum has an exceptional collection of butterflies, insects, birds and models of wildlife found in the area. Located at Prithvi Narayan Campus east of the old bazaar, it is open daily except Saturdays and holidays from 9 am to 5 pm. Entrance is free (tel: 21102).
Surrounding Areas:
Pokhara is the starting and/or finishing point for some of the most popular treks including the Annapurna Circuit and the Jomsom Trek. It also offers a number of short treks for those who cannot opt for long, challenging ones. The most popular destination among them is Sarangkot (1592 m), a former Kaski fort lying atop a hill to the west of Pokhara. The panoramic view of the Himalaya seen from this point is superb. Kahundanda, Naudanda, Ghandrung, Ghorepani, and Ghalchok are other favorite destinations around Pokhara.
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Paragliding in Pokhara, you get an view – the turquoise lakes of Pokhara, the mountains and the forests in the Annapurna area.
Arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Complete custom and visa formalities. Representative from Blue Mountain Travels & Tours will receive you and then transfer you to 3- star category hotel. Overnight in a hotel.
After breakfast, a guide will take you on Kathmandu city tour on a private vehicle. Kathmandu Valley has 7 UNESCO sites and Kathmandu city alone has 4 sites. You will visit Pashupatinath – the holiest Hindu Temple, Bouddhanath- the largest Stupa, Swoyambhunath – the oldest stupa and Kathmandu Durbar Square- the old Royal Residence. Go for shopping in Thamel in evening.
Leave hotel after breakfast and drive to Patan Durbar Square. Witness the unique architecture in Durbar and visit Shikhara fashioned Krishna Mandir. Drive to Bhaktapur. Visit UNESCO site of Bhaktapur Durbar Square. 55 Window Palace, Nyatapol Temple and Golden Gate are some of the things to see in Bhaktapur. Drive to Nagarkot for sunset view.
Wake up early in the morning and reach Nagarkot view tower for breathtaking sunrise view over Himalayas. Leave Kathmandu and follow Prithvi Highway. The path will be scenic with views of Trishuli and Marsyangdi Rivers, Annapurna Mountain and other mountains and peaks.
Wake up early in the morning and hike to Sarankot for sunrise view. Get close-up views of Hiunchuli, Manaslu, Annapurna and Fishtail Mountains. Visit Seti Gorge, David’s Fall, International Mountaineering Museum and Gupteswor Cave. Enjoy boating in Phewa Lake in the evening.
Leave Pokhara and follow Prithvi Highway. Kathmandu is located 200km far from Pokhara. Enter Kathmandu from Thankot check post. Enjoy pleasant dinner and stay overnight in a hotel.
You will be transferred to Airport 3hrs before your scheduled flight. We are happy to serve you. Hope to see you soon.
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I had the itch from almost two years after we designed the Model D to come up with something new. I didn’t design the model D, that did a couple of other guys at that time. About ten years ago we wanted to make something that was more expensive than the Model S and less expensive than the Model C. Our speaker engineer or acoustic engineer was working on concepts all the time. We needed to do something that was significantly better than the Model S and less expensive than the Model C. He came to me with a lot of ideas, things that where more expensive than the Model S. But …we didn’t end up with something that sounded better than the Model S, even at three times the price. So, I was getting really frustrated. When I was on my way back from Korea, it just dawned on me that we should follow the footsteps of the Model D. We needed to do something that was scientifically less than the Model D, with a smaller footprint. Model D is two meters tall. In Asia, that’s too overwhelming for a lot of people. So, we wanted to do something that was more compact, and I also wanted to make a speaker that would really have a tremendous amount of headroom. Maybe you don’t need to play loud, but it is always nice if you have some great music that you turn it up. You can do that with the model B. Anyway, I was travelling back from Korea and that was about a 24h trip. I was thinking and thinking how we can make something that is smaller, less expensive but at least has the same impact as a Model D. We had to continue with the dipole principal. The dipole is wonderful because you don’t need a particular space. Especially now, since we have RoomPerfect technology. I thought let me try to work out a very efficient way of packing the driver’s baffle. That became kind of a zig-zag pattern for the woofer system; three woofers facing forward and three woofers facing backwards. They are each 34 cm wide, but the speaker is only 60cm. We had to overlap the drivers, reverse the face of the rear ones and carefully design the surrounding of the woofers. We actually pressure loaded them quite a bit. This means that we kind of squished the sound off from the baffle structure in a different way that we did with the Model D. The net result is that we get about 70 dB more headroom than the Model D. This is very significant, because headroom really means that there is pressure in the room. By reversing the woofers, we also reduced the second order harmonic distortion.
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What you will realize when you listen to the Model B is that -compared to other speakers- it has this ability to do the low frequencies. You can’t hear them, but you feel them. Most speakers have quite a bit of second order harmonic distortion. If you put in 20 Hz, you get a lot of 40 Hz out also maybe one percent. But your ear sensitivity is a lot greater at 40 Hz than at 20 Hz; maybe 20 dB. This is like equalizing the perceived level. Even with very good speakers you may reproduce the 20 Hz, but you’re actually listening to 40 Hz. That’s the overtone, that’s the second order harmonics. You never get to experience the feeling of the very low frequencies without so much sound. That is a really nice feeling you know. It’s like being in a big church where you barely hear the organ, but you feel it. That is what you can experience with the Model B. In terms of design it’s a very efficient design. Its format appeals to a lot of people so, the product sold a lot better than our Model D. During that long trip back, I was not sleeping at all. I was designing the whole mechanic construction. When I got back to Denmark, I had the complete drawings ready to send out for manufactoring. Everything was designed and I came back and said make this now. We got all the parts made and off course there where tiny small mistakes. When we put it together, put the amps on, did the filtering … even right out of the box the first time we listened to it, it sounded fantastic. It took maybe one hour and then it already sounded better than anything we ever heard … because of the basic principal is so good; the dipole.
Efficiency and headroom
We have the very good drivers from the Model D that we’ve been using. We now exactly know how to apply the DSP’s. The Model B was fabulous from the first listen. Then we had to streamline the design a little bit. That took another few months. From that moment, we’ve put it in production. It has been very successful since then. The fully digital amps and all our other tools make life easy for us. What we have seen with the Model B is that it’s probably the most flexible speaker we ever had. In a room like this it would work perfectly. Last week I was in Norway in a room that had a reverb time about 8 seconds. That was horrible, but the Model B sounded wonderful. After applying RoomPerfect it sounded just fantastic. It’s a super flexible speaker, of course it’s expensive to make. We make it out of 42 mm thick aluminum. We actually use thicker billets of aluminum and we cut it to for42 mm for the baffles. We use about 450 Kg of aluminum for each speaker before we do all the machining. So, it’s made like all the other Steinway speakers; all aluminum and extremely stiff. There are absolutely no resonances in the system what-so-ever. It’s very efficient; the midrange is about 95 dB and the tweeter is 96 dB. We have an enormous amount of headroom. We put about 4 x 600 Watts into each speaker. In Steinway terminology; Model B stands for big one and Model D stands for damn big one. The thing that takes stand out is the physical impact of the bass. Because it’s so fast you have more apparent level without the sound resonating or being bass heavy. That’s really what people appreciate. It gives the same kind of feeling with the music that you get in a real-life concert. A lot of high end systems are really too skinny in the bass. If you go to a concert hall, you’re always surprised how warm it sounds. There are not so much mid- and high frequencies, there is not a lot of tingling at the high frequencies. When you listen to a hi-fi system, they’re skinny in the bass and there’s not enough body. Model B can offer you that body without giving you a bloated sound. That really gets to you. When you think about headphones, they are really good with the bass. Compared to the Model B they are nothing. You hear more bass details from the Model B then you do with a pair of headphones. That’s amazing considered that Model B is in the room with live acoustics. You will understand the bass much more when you listen to the Model B and you’ll get the physical impact. The dipole principal is good because you have less total radiation of energy into the room versus the SPL (sound pressure level) in your listening position. Dipoles radiate the most to the front and the back and very little to the side. You do get a reflection from the backside of the speaker from the wall behind. Because we make the speaker with the same frequency response going forward and backwards the reflection sounds really nice. They sound like reflections from a musical experience. What’s interesting is that from a normal speaker you get a lot of reflections from the rear wall. Those reflections don’t sound good because when you listen to the speaker from the rear side, that sound is hiding the wall behind the speaker. It’s coming back to you and that’s not a good sound. Whatever is reflected from the Model B or any good design dipole has the same character as the direct sound. Therefore it’s not detrimental to the perceived quality.
72 Kg of woofers per speaker
We cross at 350 Hz but the woofers themselves are super light, they have a very soft voice coil and very deep magnet cap. The advances of that is that when they move, they do not modulate the overtones. A typical woofer has a short magnet cap and a long voice coil. As soon as they start to move and when they’re not in the center of the cap you lose power. That’s why when you listen to heavy bass like that we’ve listen to before, together with a male voice, there is no modulation of the voice. It almost sounds like the voice is reproduced by one speaker system and the bass is reproduced by another. That is because we don’t have this power factor modulation in the woofers. We have so much cone area in the woofers that when we play in the weekend, we really have a physical experience. They don’t move a lot. Our woofers are designed to move quickly, they are not designed to have a low resonance frequency. If you tap the woofer very fast, there is no tone to the woofer. We are not using a low resonance frequency to do the low frequencies. So, it’s super-fast. We control the frequency response with the DSP and with that we do something that start’s and stops quickly. Other speakers often have like an overshoot in the bass. All of a sudden, the bass runs out. In many cases that is because the moving mass in the cone is high and then you put something in motion that won’t stop again. We don’t have that issue with this kind of woofer design. This woofer was originally designed for the Model D and we are still using the same in the Model B now. Each of the woofers weights 12 Kg. We have 72 Kg of woofers in each speaker. That’s interesting. The midrange is 5,25 inch and has a big and powerful neodymium magnet. The midrange is very efficient. The efficiency of the mid- and high speakers is close to that of a horn speaker, without any of the issues you can have with horn speakers. So, you still have the very, very opened balanced sound. We use four amplifier channels for each Model B. Our fully digital amplifiers have super sophisticated power supplies. When you push a lot of energy into the woofers, it does not affect the other channels. The power supply has a tremendous signal to noise ratio. The noise floor is -137 dB. There is no ripple in the power supply, even when you push a lot of energy into the woofers. It does not affect the midrange or the tweeter at all. If you take a normal system and apply bi-amping -which can be a very good thing-, than maybe one of the amplifiers is drawing so much current from the grid that the other amplifier sees the voltage going up and down. That will make the sound go up and down. Then you have this unsteady sense with the music, you don’t have total stability at the mid- and high frequencies. With our typical driver design can offer a tremendous amount of headroom.
I’m so proud that we can make this
I can say that I played in a lot of different places in Singapore, China, in Korea and so on. In every place that I’ve heard the system, also at Hi-Fi Corner… in every place I heard the Model B, I thought I’ve never heard it sound better. Because you get in the grove with this sound and you love it more and more. I’m proud that we can make this you know. I did the cosmetic design and the basic concept. I have so many clever people working for me that are dedicated to improve quality all the time. Our software and RoomPerfect … everything is so well designed. We applied RoomPerfect on over thousands of channels. We never ever had a fault in RoomPerfect, never ever. We design the multichannel products, multichannel processors. We are the only high end company that designed a complete system in house, including the multichannel processor. Nobody else is doing that these days. I have guys that are so dedicated to the quality and the performance of the products. It’s a lot of work.
Slower speed of sound offers us acoustics
We have a tremendous amount of ability with our hearing. The ear-brain combination is much more sophisticated in many ways then our eyes. You can see a movie with thirty frames per second and you think it’s continuous movement, It’s not. It only takes thirty frames per second to fool you into believing that you’re watching a movie. When you’re actually watching a picture show with different pictures all the time. The ear has a much better ability to discern time. The ear is 10.000 times faster than the eyes. But sound is 900.000 times slower than light, that is what’s giving us acoustics. If light and sound had the same speed, there would be no acoustics. That is one of the things that make it so interesting because you have the acoustics from the venue, you have the acoustics from your reproduction system, from your speakers, you have disperson characteristics and so on. Designing a speaker system and the associated digital system for room correction is a hugely complex process. Our ears our so damn good also in dynamic range; 120 dB easy. Our eyes have a dynamic range of 50 dB. If our eyes had the same dynamic range as our ears it would never be dark.
It keeps getting better…
We are never going to be finished. In another few years there’s going to be something that is much better, because our ability to hear is fantastic. Simply fantastic. That is also why I think it’s such a bloody waste that young people nowadays never get to experience really good sound. The way we process sounds in our brain is tremendous. You have 3D, depth, tonality, pitch you have everything. It’s proven that when you listen to some really good music, you use much more of your brain than when you watch a movie. I think it’s like criminal, kids that grow up listening to a mobile phone and lousy headphones. It’s kind of criminal I think, because they will have less brain development. That’s maybe a provocative statement, but I believe it to be true. It’s often so that brilliant people are good musicians. The guy who invented our amplifier technology is a brilliant, super brilliant mathematician and also a very good musician. I don’t know what came first, maybe he would not have been so good at math if he hadn’t played the cello. We’re probably going do something that’s even better. There is one thing I can say that is really good in our systems; they are software upgradable. When we introduced Model B one and a half year ago, we had slightly different algorithms to drive the speakers. When you update your P100 that drives the Model B, it sounds better than it did months ago. It’s downloadable from the internet so that’s a huge advantage. Everything that we can do with the voicing and so on is a huge advantage. Model D sounds a lot better than it did then years ago and it didn’t cost the customers anything. Because every time I’m out in a new venue and listen to the Model B and Model D, I take small notes. A few months later we put it in the software, when I’m 100% sure. That’s why I go to a lot of our end users. I listen to the systems in their home’s and make my observations of how RoomPerfect interacts with the system and so on.
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The Citizenship Amendment Bill, which proposes to grant sanctuary to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian minorities fleeing religious persecution in Muslim-majority countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, was cleared by the parliament on Wednesday, Deutsche press agency (dpa) reported.
Protesters gathered in various areas in Guwahati, Assam’s largest city, and burned tires, threw stones and shouted slogans before they were dispersed by the police.
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Molecular mechanisms in metastasis of melanoma
To get more information about the role of MIA in the development and progression of malignant melanoma, we work with a melanoma mouse model that spontaneously develops skin tumors within 3-4 months. Crossing this melanoma mouse line with a MIA-deficient mouse should help to determine whether MIA is involved in the early development phase of malignant melanoma and which molecular role it plays in this context.
Fig. 1: Bosserhoff, 2005, Pigment Cell Res
There is also evidence that MIA has regulating effects on other proteins. For this reason we examine the regulation of p54nrb by MIA and the role played by this protein in the development, progression and metastasis of melanoma.
Fig. 2: 3D structure of MIA protein
Transcriptional regulation in malignant melanoma
Crosstalk between melanocytes and keratinocytes is important in the human epidermis. It is known that the normal melanocytic phenotype and controlled proliferation of melanocytes is strictly regulated by keratinocytes via cell-cell adhesion through E-cadherin. We could show that malignant transformation of melanocytes frequently coincides with loss of E-cadherin expression and the upregulation of N-cadherin expression. This cadherin class switsch leads to the loss of regulatory dominance by keratinocytes over melanocytes. The loss of E-cadherin is regulated through the transcriptional repressor Snail.
Our data further demonstrated that loss of the tumor suppressor protein E-cadherin activates signaling cascades leading to development and progression of melanoma. It leads to a constitutive activity of the transcription factor NFkappaB which has N-cadherin as direct target gene.
Furthermore, the proto-oncogene c-Jun, part of the transcription factor family AP-1, is hyper-activated in melanoma. We showed a link between loss of E-cadherin expression and transcriptional activity of c-Jun. Besides the possible regulation of c-Jun by the common signaling pathways JNK/ERK, we identified a novel E-cadherin dependent signaling cascade resulting in c-Jun activation in malignant melanoma.
Moreover, we detected one microRNA, the miR-125b, directly regulating the transcription factor c-Jun at the posttranscriptional level. Further investigations of our group aim to identifiy the functional role of the cytoskeletal network on the regulation of c-Jun.
Fig. 3: AP-1/NfkappaB activated signaling cascades in malignant melanoma
Impact of miRNAs on the formation and progression of malignant melanoma
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs which specifically bind to sets of target transcripts, thereby negatively regulating expression of the related genes by mRNA destabilization and/or translational inhibition.
Due to the pleiotropic effects of miRNAs on global gene expression, this class of molecules is also considered to play a central role in the formation and progression of presumably all kinds of human tumors. However, their impact on melanomagenesis in particular remains only rudimentary understood.
Fig. 4: miRNAs in malignant melanoma (modified from Völler, Ott, Bosserhoff, 2013, Clin Biochem)
In addition to the function of mature miRNAs as key post-transcriptional regulatory elements, their processing and characterization in melanoma is the focus of our current research.
Fig. 5: Processing of miRNAs in malignant melanoma (modified from Völler, Ott, Bosserhoff, 2013,
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Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) belong to the transforming growth factor ß (TGFß) protein superfamily of growth factors. It is known that BMPs control a broad range of biological activities in many different cell types by affecting cellular processes like proliferation, differentiation, chemotaxis, motility or cell death. Moreover, they play an important role in formation and progression of many tumors. We were able to show that BMP4 and BMP7 are overexpressed in melanoma cells compared to normal melanocytes. BMPs contribute to cell invasion and migration by inducing expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in melanoma cells and tumor surrounding fibroblasts.
Fig. 6: Signal transduction of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs) (from: Frontiers in Bioscience 14, 1023-1067, 2009)
Recently, we were able to show an increase of BMP7 expression in melanoma compared to benign nevi and thereby determine BMP7 as a potential novel prognostic marker for melanoma progression.
In further studies we aim to identify and characterize new BMP target genes implicated in melanoma formation and progression.
The role of MTAP/MTA in melanoma
The enzyme methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) is ubiquitously expressed in healthy tissue. Its function is the catalytic cleavage of 5′-deoxy-5′-methylthioadenosine (MTA) in adenine and 5-methylthioribose-1-phosphate. Furthermore, this phosphorylase also plays an important role in polyamine metabolism. In many tumor entities, MTAP expression is strongly down-regulated. We have shown in our group that this is due to promoter hypermethylation in HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma) and malignant melanoma. As a result of this reduced MTAP expression, the metabolite MTA accumulates both extracellularly and intracellularly. Further studies have shown that MTAP expression has an influence on the invasive potential of the tumor cells and can thus also contribute to the metastasis of the malignant melanoma. The loss of MTAP further has an impact on therapeutic approaches in melanoma patients. In the therapy of malignant melanoma interferon has been tested in large studies. There is evidence that the expression of MTAP is important for the success of this therapeutic approach.
Putative further effects of the loss of MTAP and the accumulation of MTA are still largely unexplored. In order to better understand the consequences of this loss of expression, the regulatory function of MTAP is also examined in more detail.
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The protein MIA, which was shown to contribute to melanoma metastasis by our group, was established as a serum marker for malignant melanoma. In cooperation with the Dept. of Dermatology at the Universities of Regensburg and Munich (TU) the use of MIA diagnosis in patient follow-up and therapy control was demonstrated. Since then MIA is used as a diagnostic tool (MIA-ELISA) in routine diagnostic.
Further, in several co-operations we determine the potential use of MIA as a marker or in therapy for osteoarthritis or other kinds of cartilage diseases.
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Indianapolis, June 19, 2012 – Indiana has moved up the life sciences ladder and is now at the top of the leading national list. According to a Battelle/Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Report “State Bioscience Industry Development 2012” released today at the BIO International Conference in Boston, Indiana is one of only two states (along with Puerto Rico) that have specialized bioscience employment in four of the five subsectors – Agricultural Feedstock & Chemicals, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices & Equipment, Research, Testing & Medical Laboratories, and a new subsector, Bioscience Distribution (which includes agricultural seeds, biomedical equipment and supplies, and drugs and pharmaceuticals). New Jersey is the only other state to share this distinction. No state is specialized in all five areas.
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“The BIO/Battelle Report makes our story very clear: Indiana’s life sciences industry is now a national leader in almost every way that counts,” said David Johnson, president and CEO of BioCrossroads, an organization focused on investment, development and advancement of the state’s signature life sciences strengths. Johnson continued, “Our industry here is both diverse and deep, and we’re now fully positioned to do even more. In fact, and especially at this time of challenge and change, it is critical that we continue to build from strength and pursue opportunities to encourage growth, innovation, and support.”
As a whole, the number of bioscience jobs in Indiana has grown since 2001, increasing by 14%, and outpacing the national average of 6.4%. With the addition of the new Bioscience Distribution subsector, the report finds that there are now nearly 60,000 people working in one of Indiana’s five bioscience subsectors tracked by BIO and Battelle, with Indiana one of the top ten states in the U.S. for bioscience employment as well as bioscience industry establishments. In addition, Indiana is one of seven states delivering life science job gains of 5,000 or more between 2001-2010.
“This report really drives home the huge economic impact of this sector on Indiana’s economy. It reinforces the need to support our life science firms with programs and services targeted directly to the unique needs of this industry,” said Kristin Jones, president and CEO of the Indiana Health Industry Forum (IHIF). “This again shows that the investments made over a decade ago are paying off.” IHIF is Indiana’s BIO affiliate and is exhibiting at the show along with several other Indiana organizations.
Nationally, bioscience employment has grown at a greater rate than the rest of the private sector (2001-2010). The gap between the two is larger now than in 2007 at the start of the recent national recession. Employment reached 1.61 million in 2010, up from 1.42 million in 2008, and grew by 6.4 percent, while total private sector employment declined by 2.9 percent.
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LOW FREE BUT NOT TOTAL 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D LEVELS IN SUBJECTS WITH NORMOCALCEMIC HYPERPARATHYROIDISM.
Normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism (NPHPT) is characterized by elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels with persistently normal calcium levels. The diagnosis of NPHPT assumes the absence of secondary causes of elevated PTH levels. The objective of the current study is to examine levels of free 25(OH)D in NPHPT subjects and healthy controls.
Development of an IoT-Based Monitoring System for Healthcare: A Preliminary Study.
We present an IoT-based monitoring system for healthcare that allows for long-term measurements of blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), and body weight (BW), as well as near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for measurement of prefrontal cortex (PFC) activity. To verify the applicability of the system, it was set up in a local fitness gym for a preliminary study. A total of 39 subjects, selected from members of the gym, participated in the study. We analyzed the BP, HR, and BW data, collected from the subjects ...
The Relationship Between Tri-ponderal Mass Index and Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Youth Aged 10-20 Years.
The current study aimed to evaluate the distribution of the tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) according to sex and age and the relationship of obesity groups according to sex- and age-specific TMI with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components. A total of 8,464 subjects aged 10-20 years were classified into 4 groups according to sex- and age-specific TMI: (i) underweight, (ii) normal weight, (iii) overweight, and (iv) obese. The range of the 50th percentiles of TMI was from 13.24 kg/m at 10 years to 12.94�...
Postural Stability in Patients with Lower Limb Lymphedema.
Impaired mobility and musculoskeletal dysfunctions are commonly seen in patients with lymphedema and can affect the balance system in patients in whom the lower limb is affected. This study aims at comparing postural stability between patients with lower limb lymphedema (LLL) and healthy subjects. This controlled study included 36 patients with LLL (LLL group) and 36 healthy subjects (control group). Fall risk, stability index, and Fourier index measurements of Tetrax Interactive Balance System were compar...
Prevalence of dysphagia in a consecutive cohort of subjects with MS using fibre-optic endoscopy.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) refers to chronic inflammation of the central nervous system including the brain and spinal cord. Dysphagia is a symptom that represents challenges in clinical practice. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of dysphagia in an Italian cohort of subjects with MS using the Dysphagia Outcome Severity Score (DOSS), based on fibre-optic endoscopy, and determine factors that correlate with the presence of swallowing problems.
Plasma neurofilament light chain is associated with mortality after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
Background Neurofilament light chain (NfL) is a neuron-specific biomarker with prognostic ability in several types of central nervous system injuries. This study investigates if plasma NfL (pNfL) is elevated early after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and whether such elevation reflects disease severity and day-30 outcome. Methods pNfL was quantified by single molecule array analysis in 103 reference subjects (RS) and in samples from 37 patients with ICH obtained on admission to hospital and at 2...
Clinical and Biochemical Phenotypes in a Family with ENPP1 Mutations.
Inactivating mutations of the ENPP1 gene are associated with generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI) and less often autosomal-recessive hypophosphatemic rickets type 2 (ARHR2). We aimed to investigate the spectrum of phenotypes in a family with monoallelic and biallelic mutations of ENPP1 after identification through whole exome sequencing of a 54 year old female with biallelic mutation of ENPP1, c.323G > T; p.Cys108Phe and c.1441C > T; p.Arg481Trp. Including the proband, 2 subjects h...
Evaluation of the Asymmetry of Leg Muscles Forces in the Subjects with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
Running asymmetry has not been assessed among patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency. The aim of this study was to evaluate the spatiotemporal and muscle force asymmetry indexes in the subjects with ACL reconstruction (ACLR) compared with normal subjects. Eight individuals with a reconstructed ACL and eight individuals with intact ACLs were participated in this study. A Vicon motion analysis system and two Kistler force plates were used to record data. Muscle forces analysis was done by t...
Cut off value in each gender and decade of 10-s grip and release and 10-s step test: A comparative study between 454 patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy and 818 healthy subjects.
The purpose of this study was to establish the clinical cut-off values of the 10-s grip and release (G&R) and 10-s step quantitative tests for the diagnosis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) and to elucidate the aging variation and gender difference of those values in a large cohort of healthy subjects.
Association of Three Simple Insulin Resistance Indexes with Prehypertension in Normoglycemic Subjects.
Insulin resistance (IR) is the common pathophysiology of prehypertension and prediabetes. Recognition of IR in one of the two disease states is critical for carrying out preventive strategies of another disease state. This study aimed to explore which simple IR indexes were significantly associated with prehypertension in subjects with normoglycemia. A total of 108,370 adults without elevated fasting plasma glucose and hypertension were included in this study. The three simple IR indexes [triglycerides to ...
Frailty is associated with elevated CRP trajectories and higher numbers of neutrophils and monocytes.
With aging, the human immune system undergoes several changes. The clinical relevance of these changes, however, is relatively unknown. We investigated immunological aspects of human aging in relation to frailty in the Doetinchem Cohort Study (DCS).
Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling to predict exposures in healthy Japanese subjects with different CYP2C19 phenotypes: Esomeprazole case study
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The objective of this study was to improve the predictive performance of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C19 substrates in Japanese subjects using physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling.
Intergenerational monitoring in clinical trials of germline gene editing.
Design of clinical trials for germline gene editing stretches current accepted standards for human subjects research. Among the challenges involved is a set of issues concerning long-term follow-up study of subjects and their descendants. Because changes made at the germline would be heritable, germline gene editing could have adverse effects on individuals' health that can be passed on to future generations. Determining whether germline gene editing is safe and effective for clinical use thus may require i...
Brain impedance variation of directional leads implanted in subthalamic nuclei of Parkinsonian patients.
Conventional deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems with ring-shaped leads generate spherical electrical fields. In contrast, novel directional leads use segmented electrodes. Aim of this study was to quantify the impedance variations over time in subjects with the directional Cartesia-Boston® system.
A Smartphone-based gaming system for vestibular rehabilitation: A usability study.
BACKGROUNDVestibular dysfunctions result in a wide range of impairments and can have debilitating consequences on a person's day-to-day activities. Conventional vestibular rehabilitation is effective but suffers from poor therapy compliance due to boredom. Virtual reality technology can make training more engaging and allow precise quantification of the training process. However, most existing technologies for vestibular rehabilitation are expensive and not suitable for use in patients' homes and most clini...
Providing quality care for children and adolescents with diabetes from lower-income families in Mexico.
Background The objective of this study was to determine the demographic and clinical features of youth supported by member associations of the Federación Mexicana de Diabetes and the Life for a Child Program (LFAC). Methods An analysis of 2017 Annual Clinical Data Sheets of 306 subjects from five Mexican centers was performed. Results Type 1 diabetes (T1D) was diagnosed in 292 subjects; 54.6% were female, with six diagnosed aged
Blue light (λ=453 nm) nitric oxide dependently induces β-endorphin production of human skin keratinocytes in-vitro and increases systemic β-endorphin levels in humans in-vivo.
β-Endorphin exerts a broad spectrum of physiological activity on mood, immune functions, pain management, reward effects, and behavioral stability. β-Endorphin is produced in certain neurons within the central and peripheral nervous system but also in the skin, especially in response to ultraviolet radiation. In the present study we have investigated the impact of visible blue light at λ = 453 nm (BL) on β-endorphin production of primary human skin keratinocytes (hKC) in-vitro as well as on system...
Abnormal liver function tests in acne patients receiving isotretinoin.
Isotretinoin is an efficacious treatment option for severe acne. Although isotretinoin often causes mild liver enzyme elevation, how acne patients should be monitored on isotretinoin therapy is not well characterized. The purpose of this study was to assess the management and clinical outcome of acne patients with abnormal aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) when receiving isotretinoin. A retrospective chart review was conducted in acne subjects with abnormal AST and ALT levels...
Associations between tinnitus and glaucoma suggest a common mechanism: A clinical and population-based study.
The purpose of this study was to determine if there is an association between tinnitus and glaucoma. We tested this by first completing a clinic-based cross-sectional questionnaire study in which we sent a series of tinnitus-related questions to glaucoma patients and healthy subjects, and then followed up with a large population-based cross-sectional study in which glaucoma and tinnitus were also assessed by questionnaire. For the clinical study, we received 209 responses from glaucoma patients and 109 resp...
First-in-class fatty acid synthase inhibitor TVB-2640 reduces hepatic de novo lipogenesis in males with metabolic abnormalities.
Elevated hepatic de novo lipogenesis (DNL) is a key distinguishing characteristic of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). In rodent models of NAFLD, treatment with a surrogate of TVB-2640, a pharmacological inhibitor of FAS (FASi), has been shown to reduce hepatic fat and other biomarkers of DNL. The purpose of this Phase I clinical study was to test the effect of the TVB-2640 in obese men with certain metabolic abnormalities that put them at risk for NAFLD. Twel...
Prevalence, Characteristics, and Clinical Significance of Concomitant Cardiomyopathies in Subjects with Bicuspid Aortic Valves.
The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence, characteristics, and clinical significance of concomitant specific cardiomyopathies in subjects with bicuspid aortic valves (BAVs).
Dotinurad: a clinical pharmacokinetic study of a novel, selective urate reabsorption inhibitor in subjects with hepatic impairment.
Dotinurad is a novel, selective urate reabsorption inhibitor, which reduces serum uric acid levels by inhibiting the urate transporter 1 (URAT1). We compared the pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and safety of dotinurad in subjects with hepatic impairment and normal hepatic function.
Implementation of a reference-scaled average bioequivalence approach for highly variable generic drug products of atorvastatin in Chinese subjects
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the bioequivalence of two formulations of atorvastatin using the reference-scaled average bioequivalence (RSABE) method and to study the pharmacokinetics of atorvastatin in healthy Chinese subjects under fed conditions.
Real-time and wireless assessment of adherence to antiretroviral therapy with co-encapsulated ingestion sensor in HIV-infected patients: A pilot study.
Adherence with antiretroviral therapy is important for preventing disease progression and HIV transmission. The co-encapsulated pill sensor system sends a signal through a cutaneous patch and allows real-time monitoring of pill ingestion. A 16-week pilot study used a sensor system in 15 HIV-infected individuals with real-time monitoring of pill-taking with a personalized short message system text. System acceptability was assessed by survey at weeks 4, 8, 12 and 16. Follow-up occurred in 80% of subjects thr...
Persistently elevated PTH after parathyroidectomy at one year: experience in a tertiary referral center.
Increased PTH after successful parathyroid surgery represents a clinical conundrum. We aimed to determine the prevalence of persistently elevated PTH (PePTH) post-surgery, along with predisposing factors.
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