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Heritage Moments: That’s why we call it Buffalo. Maybe.
By Jeff Z. Klein (Niagara Frontier Heritage Project) • Nov 5, 2018
Detail from “Buffalo Centennial, July 1-10, 1932,” poster by Bernard Carl Feldman (1932)
We know why most cities have their names, but not Buffalo. New York City is named after York, England; Los Angeles is the city of Our Lady, Queen of the Angels; Philadelphia is named for the Greek word for brotherly love; Toronto, for the Mohawk word for a place where trees stand in the water; Detroit and Quebec, respectively, for the French and Algonquin words for narrows; Rochester and Hamilton, for founders of those cities; and so on.
Listen to this episode of WBFO's Heritage Moments
But no one knows why Buffalo is called Buffalo.
Way back in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Senecas called the place Teyohosereron or Das-sho-wa -- Place of the Basswoods. The French called it Rivière aux Chevaux, or River of Horses. But no one seems to have been calling it Buffalo until not long before 1784, when the name appeared in the Treaty of Fort Stanwix.
Mind you, there were small creeks called Rivière aux Boeufs – River of Buffaloes -- along the Lake Erie shoreline in what is today Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier, and even one along Lake Ontario in Orleans County. That leads to the first theory of how Buffalo got its name: Some have guessed that a mapping error led cartographers to mistakenly assign that name to what we now know as the Buffalo Creek or Buffalo River. Others have theorized that Buffalo Creek itself was originally called Rivière aux Boeufs a l'Eau, which sounds like Buffalo, but that too remains speculation.
Another theory, related but more plausible than a mapping error: Bison were known to travel to salt licks in the Buffalo Creek area in the 1600s; in the 1820s some older Seneca men remembered seeing bones of the animals on their land. Could that have been how Buffalo got its name?
Another, funnier theory, from Buffalo silversmith Sheldon Ball in his 1825 pamphlet: “At a period long before its first settlement, a party of French, bound up the Lake, in a bateau, sought shelter in the Creek, being short of provisions, despatched a hunting party, who, while in the search of game, fell in with a horse (belonging, probably, to a neighboring tribe of Indians) that was soon made a sacrifice, by the hungry huntsmen, dressed, and taken to their companions, with the deceptive information, that it was the flesh of a Buffaloe, which they had killed. Hence came the name of Buffalo Creek, and consequently the Village.”
A much later guess at the origin of Buffalo’s name – that it came from a French explorer’s exclamation upon first seeing the Niagara River (quelle beau fleuve!) as it emerges from Lake Erie – is especially spurious. The phrase “Beau Fleuve” doesn’t appear on any French colonial maps of or accounts about the region. Indeed, what has given this fanciful piece of conjecture oxygen is a scene from the 1979 movie “Saint Jack.” In it, Ben Gazzara, a streetwise hustler with an unmistakable New York City accent, picks up a client from an airport in Singapore and claims:
I was born in Buffalo. That’s in New York, near Niagara Falls. … You know how Buffalo got its name? Nuttin’ to do with the animal. Here, lemme – you had a long trip. Well, the French were there first, see? And uh, there’s a river runnin’ through it and they called it beau fleuve – beautiful rivuh? So a coupla Texans musta gotten ahold of it. Beau Fleuve, Bo Fluh, Buffalo, y’know?
That’s no Buffalo accent Gazzara is speaking with. In fact, his Gotham accent is so unapologetically thick it summarily quashes any credibility the beau fleuve hypothesis might have had. (But then again, back in ’79 and ’80, filmmakers and actors didn’t seem to have any idea what actual Buffalonians sound like.)
Ben Gazzara (right) offers the “beau fleuve” version of the origin of Buffalo’s name in the 1979 film “Saint Jack.”
A more plausible theory was presented to the Buffalo Historical Society in 1863 by William Ketchum, in a paper called “The Origin of the Name of Buffalo.” Ketchum quoted a Seneca resident of Irving, who wrote: “From whence then came the name of Buffalo? The Indian account is substantially this: that many years ago, De-gi-yah-goh (in English, Buffalo), a Seneca Indian of the wolf clan, built a bark cabin on the bank of the Buffalo creek, and lived there many years until his death. His occupation was that of a fisherman … and De-gi-yah-goh was the chief fisherman of the Nation.”
De-gi-yah-goh got his name, according to another area resident who recalled a conversation from 1795, because “the old Indian was a large, square framed man, with stooped shoulders and a large, bushy head, which … made him resemble a Buffalo.” So, the story goes, the waterway came to be known as Buffalo Creek because it was the creek where the man named Buffalo lived.
In any case, it’s unlikely we’ll ever really know how the city of Buffalo got its name. The same is true for a handful of other cities in the Americas with unknown or uncertain etymologies: Tampa, Fla.; Kalamazoo, Mich.; Moose Jaw, Sask.; Panama City, Panama; Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Montevideo, Uruguay.
And this place, for whose residents the reason why their city is called Buffalo will forever be a mystery.
Cast (in order of appearance):
Storeyteller No. 1: Mike Dugan
Storyteller No. 2: Darleen Pickering Hummert
Storyteller No. 3: Verneice Turner
Storyteller No. 4: Shaun McLaughlin
Narrator: Susan Banks
Sound recording: Omar Fetouh, Michael Peters
Sound editing: Micheal Peters
Piano theme: Excerpt from “Buffalo City Guards Parade March,” by Francis Johnson (1839)
Performed by Aaron Dai
Produced by the Niagara Frontier Heritage Project
Written by Jeff Z. Klein
Associate producer: Karl-Eric Reif
Omar Fetouh, WBFO assistant news director
Dave Debo, WBFO news director
Brian Meyer, former WBFO news director
Armin St. George, Crosswater Digital Media
Webpage written by Jeff Z. Klein (Niagara Frontier Heritage Project)
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TikTok tests an Instagram-style grid and other changes – TechCrunch
Short-form video app TikTok, the fourth most downloaded app in the world as of last quarter, is working on several new seemingly Instagram-inspired features — including a Discover page, a grid-style layout similar to Instagram Explore, an Account Switcher and more.
The features were uncovered this week by reverse-engineering specialist Jane Manchun Wong, who published screenshots of these features and others to Twitter.
A TikTok spokesperson declined to offer further details on the company’s plans, but confirmed the features were things the company is working on.
“We’re always experimenting with new ways to improve the app experience for our community,” the spokesperson said.
The most notable change uncovered by Wong is one to TikTok’s algorithmically generated “For You” page. Today, users flip through each video on this page, one by one, in a vertical feed-style format. The updated version instead offers a grid-style layout, which looks more like Instagram’s Explore page. This design would also allow users to tap on the videos they wanted to watch, while more easily bypassing those they don’t. And because it puts more videos on the page, too, the change could quickly increase the amount of input into TikTok’s recommendation engine about a user’s preferences.
Another key change being developed is the addition of a “Discover” tab to TikTok’s main navigation.
The new button appears to replace the current Search tab, which today is labeled with a magnifying glass icon. The Search section currently lets you enter keywords, and returns results that can be filtered by users, sounds, hashtags or videos. It also showcases trending hashtags on the main page. The “Discover” button, meanwhile, has a people icon on it, which hints that it could be helping users find new people to follow on TikTok, rather than just videos and sounds.
This change, if accurately described and made public, could be a big deal for TikTok creators, as it arrives at a time when the app has gained critical mass and has penetrated the mainstream. The younger generation has been caught up in TikTok, finding the TikTok stars more real and approachable than reigning YouTubers. TikTokers and their fans even swarmed VidCon this month, leading some to wonder if a paradigm shift for online video was soon to come.
A related feature, “Suggested Users,” could also come into play here, in terms of highlighting top talent.
Getting on an app’s “Suggested” list is often key to becoming a top creator on the platform. It’s how many Viners and Twitter users initially grew their follower bases, for instance.
However, TikTok diverged from Instagram with the testing of two other new features Wong found that focused on popularity metrics. One test shows the “Like” counts on each video on the Sounds and Hashtags pages, and another shows the number of Downloads on the video itself, in addition to the Likes and Shares.
This would be an interesting change in light of the competitive nature of social media. And its timing is significant. Instagram is now backing away from showing Like counts, in a test running in a half dozen countries. The company made the change in response to public pressure regarding the anxiety that using its service causes.
Of course, in the early days of a social app, Like counts and other metrics are tools that help point users to the breakout, must-follow stars. They also encourage more posting as users try to find content that resonates — which then, in turn, boosts their online fame in a highly trackable way.
TikTok is also taking note of how integrations with other social platforms could benefit its service, similar to how the Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger apps have offered features to drive traffic to one another and otherwise interoperate.
A couple of features Wong found were focused on improving connections with social apps, including one that offered better integration with WhatsApp, and another that would allow users to link their account to Google and Facebook.
A few other changes being tested included an Instagram-like Account switcher interface, a “Liked by Creator” comment badge and a downgrade to the TikCode (QR code), which moves from the user profile in the app’s settings.
Of course, one big caveat here with all of this is that just because a feature is spotted in the app’s code, that doesn’t mean it will launch to the public.
Some of these changes may be tested privately, then scrapped entirely, or are still just works in progress. But being able to see a collection of experiments at one time like this — something that’s not possible without the sort of reverse engineering that Wong does — helps to paint a larger picture of the direction an app may be headed. In TikTok’s case, it seems to understand its potential, as well as when to borrow successful ideas from others who have come before it, and when to go its own direction.
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‘They will turn it into a Hindu-Muslim issue’ – Jairam Ramesh says CAA protests helping BJP
New Delhi: Nationwide protests against the allegedly communal and’unconstitutional’ Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) have continued unabated for nearly a month now. But senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh believes these protests will achieve little and will play into the hands of the ruling BJP.
‘It’s in the BJP’s interest to keep the CAA protests going. They’ll reduce everything to a matter of Hindus and Muslims,’ Ramesh said in an interview to ThePrint. The protests in Uttar Pradesh have already started to benefit the BJP government in the country, ” he said.
‘There is a potential for a backlash since the BJP is making it a communal issue. UP is a classic example of how it has given Yogi (Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath) a lifeline,’ Ramesh said.
Fight against NRC
The former Union environment minister said there was no point protesting against the CAA, even as he said the Congress’ strident opposition to the NRC.
‘Our protests are more powerful against the NRC. The CAA is an established fact. We have a greater probability of quitting the NRC legally and constitutionally,’ said Jairam Ramesh.
While the CAA is essentially an amendment to a 1955 Act, the projected nationally NRC could require people to prove citizenship. The Modi government has not given a date to carry out the exercise, though it has said previously NRC will be conducted across the country.
‘The CAA can only be reversed by Parliament, which could happen for the next four decades or it may be struck down by the courts, which is what we’re expecting (for),’ he added.
Congress chief ministers, among others, have said they won’t implement CAA in their respective states. But the legality of such a move remains in doubt, according to Ramesh. He added that the resolution passed by the Kerala government against CAA has an enormous political importance.
But, Ramesh maintained that the CAA is unconstitutional. ‘The CAA fundamentally rewrites the Constitution. It violates the basic structure of the Constitution.’
Ramesh said the fight against the NRC is significant because it affects all parts of society. ‘The NRC persecutes everybody. I know Hindus who don’t have documents. Look at Assam. Nearly 80 percent of those are Gurkhas, Bengali Hindus. The NRC persecutes the poor.’
Nearly 19 people were left in a Supreme exercise from the final NRC draft in Assam.
‘Congress should evaluate 2019 loss’
On the state of this Congress, Jairam Ramesh said his party should’brutally introspect’ its 2019 Lok Sabha election reduction — it won 52 seats, eight better than its 2014 tally.
‘There has been no institutional post-mortem to determine what went wrong in the 2019 elections,’ Ramesh said. ‘that doesn’t mean that we do not do a post mortem, although Then Congress president Rahul Gandhi resigned and took responsibility.’
The Congress leader added,’the resignation of Rahul was a fantastic sacrifice but it is no substitute for introspective analysis that is dispassionate. We should do it while memories are fresh and never presume that verdicts that are state-level will be reflected in the national elections in 2024.’
Ramesh added that there will be no dearth of problems for the party but that would require some changes.
‘In the last two years, the BJP has lost ground in at least eight states. But we will need to empower state leadership and create paths of advancement of people irrespective of family backgrounds,’ he said.
‘The important thing is to get states moving right now, our national recovery in 2004 also came after we took several states.’
According to Ramesh, no person can revive the Congress.
‘No single person is a magic wand. I think Rahul Gandhi has said that, Sonia Gandhi has said it differently. We must realise Indian politics has changed, society has changed and the nature of competition has shifted. Only a gigantic effort will help revive the party,’ said Ramesh.
The former Union minister said the Congress must be’far more proactive in our communication’.
‘We have to speak in a language people have to always communicate not episodically and can relate to. We also have to be mindful how (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi and (Home Minister Amit) Shah and his cohorts will respond and need to be a step before them.’
Ramesh, however, countered charges that the party was in a state of paralysis.
‘This is a government that’s on the defensive. So it’s wrong to state that the Congress isn’t cornering the Modi government on various issues,’ he said.
‘On CAA, we voted against it as opposed to three years back, when we walked out. There was greater clarity this time. We have now approached the Supreme Court against the legislation and made our stage.’
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Moving up: ‘Lumad’ students on a long march from strife
By: Mariejo S. Ramos - @inquirerdotnet
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 07:06 AM March 31, 2019
IN A FIGHTING MOOD “Lumad” students from the “bakwit” school at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, celebrate their moving up ceremony with clenched fists and a vow to use their learning to defend their ancestral lands. The young lumad had to flee their communities in Mindanao after President Duterte threatened to bomb their schools “for teaching students to rebel against the government.” —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA
MANILA, Philippines — The road to the University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS) auditorium could be the longest march yet for 70 “lumad” students, whose moving up ceremonies on Friday also became a rallying call to end martial law in Mindanao.
“Even though we had to wade through the wilderness to get here, this serves as a challenge for us to continue our struggle for true freedom anchored on social justice,” Grade 10 student Catherine Dalon (“Katkat”) told an audience of lumad elders and leaders, university students, activists, priests and educators.
KatKat, from Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation Inc. in Davao City, joined other colorfully garbed lumad students in recalling their bittersweet journey from their communities in Mindanao in July to escape the military’s threats to bomb their schools.
The group eventually found sanctuary at the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City, after eight months of being shuttled from various universities and shelters in Metro Manila. While battling homesickness in the country’s capital, their families remained in Mindanao, caught in the crossfire between government and rebel forces.
Their last stop was the UP College of Home Economics, where 50 volunteer teachers taught the lumad students from Grades 3 to 11 subjects from the curriculum prescribed by the Department of Education (DepEd).
‘Bakwit school’
Katkat recalled how the so-called “bakwit” school (school for evacuees) helped her discover that academic endeavors can coexist with awareness on social issues. One of her most cherished memories was seeing constellations and an enlarged image of the moon for the first time through a telescope at the UP Observatory.
“Our studies will have meaning only when they help us forge a free society,” she said.
Though she shares the longing of fellow lumad students for their families and friends left in Mindanao, she is determined to realize her dream of defending their rights and their ancestral lands.
“I told my parents: Our dreams are stronger than our longing for home,” she said.
Lumad teacher Mimi Alegre, 21, sees the moving up event as more than just a benchmark of successfully finishing an academic year.
“This day allowed us to show to the world that we value education despite the many challenges confronting our communities,” she said.
Alegre said she saw a lot of her younger self in her students when she recalled how she almost decided to become a house help because of poverty, until she found a new purpose in their town’s lumad school.
According to Save our Schools (SOS) Network, at least 73 of 228 lumad schools in Mindanao have closed since the start of the Duterte administration in 2016.
In July 2017, the President accused lumad schools of “teaching children to rebel against the government” and threatened to bomb them using the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Air Force.
Alegre fears that with martial law extended in Mindanao, more schools and lumad leaders will come under threat.
Safe educational space
UP Diliman chancellor Michael Tan, meanwhile, assured the lumad that the university would continue to offer them shelter as well as a safe educational and cultural space.
At the moving up ceremonies, Tan signed a memorandum of understanding between UP and 32 lumad schools, which acknowledges the state university’s responsibility to provide teaching assistance and protection to national minorities whom he described as the “Iskolar of the Iskolar ng Bayan.”
“I hope the day would come when [the] lumad do not have to stay in a bakwit school, and celebrations like this would be held in their own communities in Mindanao,” said the chancellor, adding that UP has been linking up with the DepEd and other concerned groups to lobby for the lumad’s right to education and recognition for their schools.
Tan also appealed to the police and the military to stop their armed attacks that have closed down lumad schools.
As the lumad youth fervently sang the song of the “children of Mindanao,” the walls of the UPIS auditorium echoed with their cry for justice, education and peace, an end to martial law, and respect for human rights in their communities thousands of kilometers away.
Timely
The cry couldn’t have been more timely.
On March 15, SOS Network reported that 15-year-old lumad Jerome Pangadas, a Grade 6 student from Sitio Kamingawan, Barangay Palma Gil in Talaingod, Davao del Norte province, was shot dead by a member of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu), an irregular auxiliary unit of the AFP.
Reports indicated that Cafgu member Eroy Balentin, who was drunk at the time, indiscriminately fired at the houses in the community, hitting Pangadas, who was then watching television in one of the houses, in the head.
Another report said that Balentin had an altercation with one of the residents in the barangay after the latter refused to join the paramilitary group.
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Australia’s Newest Tech Unicorn is Three-year-old Payment Startup AirWallex
Business, Funding Rounds
AirWallex, a cross-border payments startup in Australia has become the next unicorn after raising a US$100 million Series C funding led by DST Global. A unicorn is indicative of having reached a milestone valuation exceeding US$1 billion.
This makes AirWallex the fourth unicorn, following the footsteps of graphic design company Canva, aerial imagery company Nearmap, and Sydney software company Atlassian which has been listed on NASDAQ in 2015.
DST Global, the investment firm which has led the new funding round, was known for having made investments in notable startups like Facebook, Airbnb, and Spotify, as well as fintechs like Nubank and Robinhood.
“We talked to a number of global funds we found interesting but we picked DST because our biggest priority is international expansion and the firm will help us opening doors and going after larger opportunities,” Jack Zhang, one of AirWallex’s co-founder said of the lead investor for the round.
But aside from DST Global, existing investors from Airwallex’s previous rounds including Sequoia Capital China, Tencent, Hillhouse Capital, Gobi Partners, Horizons Ventures, and Square Peg Capital also returned for the Series C fundraising.
Its Series C comes at the time when AirWallex’s Asia Pacific business had increased five to eight fold this year with billion dollars worth of transactions and as the startup was looking to take on more small businesses as clients.
“Very few companies are growing at this kind of rate,” Zhang said.
The new capital will be used to expand Airwallex’s suite of international collection and payment products, in addition to supporting global expansion into the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia.
Looking back at the roots of this payments startup, the inspiration for the fintech platform started with a coffee cup dilemma.
In 2015, co-founders Jack Zhang and Max Li met with some obstacles when they were trying to buy coffee cups and labels for their cafe Tukk & Co in Melbourne’s Docklands.
“We were importing a lot of stuff from Hong Kong and China and other places because we wanted to do it really well and cost-effectively,” Zhang told the Sydney Morning Herald.
“However when we were making a payment using the traditional methods of either a bank or Western Union, the cost could be through the roof. We are talking a couple of percent and using multiple intermediaries.”
This then led the pair to join up with friends from Melbourne University – Xijing Dai, Ki-lok Wong, and Lucy Liu – to start AirWallex.
From left: Max Li, Xijing Dai, Jack Zhang, Lucy Liu and Ki-lok Wong
AirWallex is not your Traditional Broker
“We started Airwallex because we knew there was a better way to make global payments,” said Zhang.
Unlike traditional brokers which adds on an ecommerce unit for SMEs, AirWallex is built from the ground up specifically for ecommerce. There’s no need to pay layers of brokers expensive fees which is why it can keep its costs low.
Much like the consumer-focused Transferwise, AirWallex provides an international payment service that lets marketplaces, merchants, and SMEs manage cross-border revenue and financing in their business.
“We wanted to be able to build something a lot more robust, a lot more real-time, cost-effective, as well as transparent in pricing to other customers so we could make the life of those businesses easier,” explained Zhang.
The startup currently supports a client base of internet giants including JD.com, Tencent, and Ctrip.
With a single know-your-customer check, an Airwallex client can open a local bank account in 50 different currencies, as well as instantly send and receive money internationally using lower interbank rates to more than 130 countries.
For example, an ecommerce seller that is importing from China using AirWallex would be able to make payment in real time at a cost that is comparatively lower from other international payment solutions which charge as much as three to four percent in currency fees.
Checking the Unicorn Mark
When asked its new unicorn status, Zhang said, “The status is a little bit strange, to be honest, but it is just giving us the credibility and reputation to service more customers.”
“Airwallex is proud to free business from many of the traditional barriers that have made international transactions so difficult.”
Despite its value, AirWallex’s reported revenues are modest. In its most recent financial records filed with the regulator for the year ending June 30, 2017, Airwallex had reported a revenue of US$14,803 and a loss of US$806,195.
However, Zhang explained that this figure did not include global revenue and the business is now tracking well beyond its forecast of US$20 million.
“For a company at our stage, revenue is not the key thing, it is all about the processing volume and we are on track to process tens of billions of dollars in 2019,” he said.
Zhang said Airwallex’s vision continues to grow and it aims to become the fundamental infrastructure for online business to scale.
The startup has started focused on Asia, and China in particular. It is also looking to expand its presence in the United Kingdom and the United States through acquisitions, with the team actively seeking interesting payment startups.
Besides, Airwallex is also casting its eye on banking licenses in selected markets, which could mean it returns to raise additional capital at the end of this year or the start of 2020.
“We believe that there are huge opportunities for companies such as Airbnb and Amazon while SMEs need a true one-stop shop for their business to go from local to global. We know we have so many revenue streams we can get on the future, but for now we are focused on customer acquisition and helping our customers to scale,” he said.
Regarding IPO, Zhang said that given how easily the company is raising money privately, the company has no plans to go public for at least three years.
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Arkansas Frequently Asked Questions
Are notary fees taxable as income?
Yes. A good way to keep up with your notary fees is to record the amount charged for each notarization in your record book. You will want to consult your tax adviser for specific information about reporting notary fees as income. Be sure to review the section on record keeping and order your record book from Notary Public Underwriters.
May I charge a fee for my notary services?
Yes. Arkansas allows you to charge a maximum fee of five dollars per notarization. A notary who violates the law related to charging fees is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $100 for every offense.
Where may I notarize?
You may perform official acts anywhere within the state of Arkansas. However, you have no authority to act outside the state.
How long is the term of office for an AR notary?
What are the qualifications to become a AR notary?
--You must be a citizen of the United States, or a permanent resident alien. If you are a resident alien, you must file a recorded Declaration of Domicile with your application.
--You must be at least 18 years old.
--You must be able to read and write English.
--You have not had a notary commission revoked during the past 10 years.
--You are a legal resident of the State of Arkansas, or a legal resident of an adjoining state, who is employed in Arkansas (Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma).
--You must have a business or residence address in the State of Arkansas. If you are a non-resident, you must provide your business and residence address in the adjoining state.
For more information about the qualifications, the application process or the costs, please review the Become a Notary page.
Are notaries licensed like other professionals?
No. Notaries are public officers and are appointed and commissioned by the Governor with the assistance of the Secretary of State.
What is the purpose of a notary public?
A notary public is a person of integrity who is appointed to act as an impartial witness to the signing of an important transaction and to perform a notarial act, which validates the transaction. A notary’s primary purpose is to prevent fraud and forgery by requiring the personal presence of the signer and satisfactorily identifying the signer.
How do i take the test?
You will need to visit bcs.sos.arkansas.gov/ to register online and take the test. You may use the Arkansas Notary Public Handbook as a study guide. Once you have passed the test, you will be directed to complete the state's notary public application process where you will need your notary bond to complete this portion.
How do I take the Oath of Office?
Within 30 days after your commission is issued, you must go to the Clerk’s Office in the county where you live to take your oath and file your bond. There is an $8 filing fee. (NOTE: Effective 1/1/2006, the oath will contain the following statement, “I have carefully read the notary laws of this state…”)
Can a non-resident be a notary in Arkansas?
Yes. The law allows non-residents of ADJOINING states to obtain an Arkansas notary commission if they work in Arkansas. (Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma.)
May I be an AR notary if I have a criminal record?
Yes. The state does not have a limitation regarding a criminal record.
How long before my expiration date should I renew?
The Secretary of State will accept applications for renewal approximately 30 days before your expiration date. Renewing early does not shorten your current term. Be sure to allow plenty of time to complete all the forms and mail them to Notary Public Underwriters prior to expiration. This will ensure you do not have a break between commissions. Please see the Renew Your Commission page for more information.
Is there an age requirement to become a notary?
Yes. You must be at least 18 years of age. For information on additional requirements to become an Arkansas notary public, please click here.
May I use the Seal of the state on my stamp?
No, notaries are prohibited from using the Seal of the State of Arkansas and an outline of the state.
If I use a rubber stamp, what color ink do I use?
The law specifies that the notary stamp must be capable of photographic reproduction. Black is the best color to ensure legibility when photocopying. Notary Public Underwriters uses black ink on all inked notary stamps.
What type of notary seal is required?
The law allows the use of either a rubber stamp or a metal embosser. Either seal must include you commission name (the same as your official signature), commission number (if issued after 1/1/2006), the name of the county where your bond is filed and the words “notary public” and “Arkansas.”. The stamp should make a legible impression, which can be photographically reproduced. When using an embosser, we advise you to use an impression inker or carbon paper, so it can be easily photocopied.
Notary Public Underwriters offers either seal in several styles, all of which comply with Arkansas law. If you frequently notarize out-of-state or international documents, you may wish to use the rubber notary stamp for its clarity and the embosser which is readily accepted as the notary standard around the world.
What amount of bond is required in Arkansas?
The law requires a bond in the amount of $7,500. To learn more the required bond, please click here.
What is a notary bond?
The notary bond is a type of surety bond issued by an approved surety company to protect the public against any wrongdoing on the part of the notary. The surety company guarantees to the public that you, as a notary public, will perform your duties in accordance with the law, and if you do not, the company will pay any damages caused by the incorrect notarization up to the amount of the bond.
Am I required to keep a record of my notarial acts?
Yes. Arkansas law requires notaries to keep a record book with exact chronological details of each notarial act performed. Notaries are also required to keep a fee book in which to enter all charges for notarial services. These two books do not have to be maintained separately and may be combined into one book. The law specifies the exact elements to be recorded. The notary public record book published by Notary Public Underwriters meets the requirements of the law. Be sure to include this item on your order form with your application. Contact us directly to order at (800) 821-0822 or purchase online through our Supplies section.
Do I have any liability as a notary?
Yes. The public counts on notaries to perform their duties properly. By making an error on a notarization, you could cause someone to lose their property or be responsible for a multi-million dollar transaction being voided. As a result, a court could find you liable for the loss and enter a judgment against you. Most bond companies demand repayment if they pay a claim against you. In addition, whatever your bond does not pay, you would be liable for.
How do I limit my liability?
Know and follow Arkansas’s notary laws, take responsibility for your own notary education, keep informed about law changes, never make an exception for anyone, use reasonable care and common sense in performing your duties, carry errors & omissions Insurance and keep a record book.
What do I do if I move to a different AR county?
You must notify the Secretary of State in writing of the change and your notary commission will be transferred to the new county of residence.
Do I notify the state of a name change?
Yes. You must submit a certified copy of your marriage license to the Secretary of State, who will notify the county where you reside.
What is the venue?
“State of Arkansas, County of _____”
This notation is called the venue. It is the location of the notarization – not the county where you live or work.
What are the steps for performing a notarization?
Follow these general steps for every notarization you perform:
1. Require the personal appearance of the document signer. Although Arkansas law permits you to perform a notarization without the signer being present if you recognize the signature of the signer, this is never a good idea. Requiring the presence of the signer and identifying the signer with a reliable method of identification are the cornerstones of notarial law that deter forgery and fraud.
2. Examine the document to ensure it is complete and contains a properly formatted notarial certificate.
3. Identify the signer, either through your personal acquaintance of the individual or some type of satisfactory evidence, such as a valid driver’s license or passport.
4. Enter the transaction into your record book. Although the law does not require you to keep a record book, the Secretary of State recommends you keep a record of all your notarial acts.
5. Perform the notarization ceremony. You must communicate verbally with the signer to perform the notarial act. The person usually signs the document at this point.
6. Complete the notarial certificate. Make sure the information is correct and complete. Do not forget to sign and seal the certificate.
How do I take an acknowledgment?
Assuming the document is ready for notarization and the signer has been satisfactorily identified and is willing to sign the document, you take the signer’s acknowledgement by asking a simple question: “Do you acknowledge and declare this is your signature, you understand this document, and you willingly signed the document for the purposes stated herein?”
What do I do if a signer objects due to religion?
A legal alternative to an oath is an affirmation. Ask the question: “Do you solemnly affirm under the penalties of perjury the information contained in this document is the truth?”
How do I administer an oath for a document?
Assuming the document is ready for notarization and the signer has been satisfactorily identified and is willing to sign the document, you administer the oath by asking a simple question, “Do you solemnly swear the information contained in this document is the truth, so help you God?” For an oath, you must witness the person signing the document.
What notarial acts am I authorized to perform?
The main duties of Arkansas notaries are to administer oaths for written documents, for depositions, or for swearing a person into a public office and take acknowledgments. Notaries may also take proofs, take protests and certify copies, although these are done less frequently. Additional information about your duties as a notary public can also be found in the Secretary of State's Arkansas Notary Public Handbook.
What does it mean to “notarize a signature”?
“Notarize a signature” is a generic phrase used when referring to administering an oath or taking an acknowledgment, the two most common notarial acts.
Can I notarize a photograph?
No. This is not an authorized duty of a notary. An alternative would be to notarize the signature of a person who is willing to certify the authenticity of the photograph in a sworn statement.
May I help a friend fill out immigration papers?
No. Only attorneys or qualified immigration specialists may perform these duties.
May I assist a client with legal documents?
No, not unless you are an attorney licensed to practice law in Arkansas. Furthermore, you may not explain the contents of a document or give any advice about the document. If you do, you may be found guilty of the unauthorized practice of law.
May I perform a notarization when I am a party?
No. If you are a party to the transaction or if you have a financial interest in the transaction, you may NOT be the notary for this transaction. You would not be impartial, and the transaction could be deemed unlawful or unenforceable.
Can I perform a notarization for a family member?
Arkansas law does not specifically address this issue. However, most notary authorities agree notaries must not notarize for their family members. You would compromise your role as an unbiased witness and may jeopardize the validity of an important transaction.
May I notarize my own signature?
No. Notarizing your own signature violates the requirement for impartiality.
Who do I contact to check on the status of a claim?
For all questions regarding the status of your filed claim, please contact CNA Surety at 800.331.6053.
How do I file a claim against a notary's bond?
A bond is required by the State to be available in order to compensate any individual harmed as a result of a breach of duty by the notary. Individuals harmed can file a claim against the notaries bond for financial damage.
Claims may occur due to signatures which are forged, incomplete or otherwise defective in real estate transactions, motor vehicle transfers and cases where the validity or date of a document may be an issue.
In order to file a claim against a notary bonded through our company you will need to submit the following:
Copy of improperly notarized document
Proof of error or fraud by notary
Letter stating amount of financial damage or loss caused by the notarization
Please send the above information to:
Claims Department
Notary Public Underwriters
Little Rock, AR 72203-2428
Or fax to:
Attn: Claims Department
What happens if a notarization has cost me money?
You may file a claim against the notary's bond.
What do I do if my order has not shown up on time?
Please contact Notary Public Underwriters.
At the moment, Notary Public Underwriters accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover credit cards. We also accept check and money orders by mail.
May I cancel or change my order?
This will depend on how far down the process your order has gone. We try to get orders processed as soon as we can, so if your order is listed as “shipped” on your account page it is too late to edit or cancel. If you think you have made a mistake with your order, please contact customer service. We will see if there is something we can do to help.
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Use of denaturing HPLC to provide efficient detection of mutations causing familial hypercholesterolemia
Olaf A. Bodamer, Dan Bercovich, Michael Schlabach, Christie Ballantyne, Danièle Zoch, Arthur L. Beaudet
Background: Autosomal dominant familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) attributable to mutations in the LDL receptor (LDLR) gene is one of the most common genetic disorders associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Definitive diagnosis would help to initiate appropriate treatment to prevent premature cardiovascular disease. Currently, clinical diagnosis of FH is imprecise, and molecular diagnosis is labor-intensive and expensive because of the size of the LDLR gene and number of coding exons. Methods: We used PCR to amplify all exons, including exon/intron boundaries, and the promoter of the LDLR gene. Nine individuals from five families with typical findings for a clinical diagnosis of heterozygous FH, 2 heterozygous FH cell lines, and 50 control individuals were screened for mutations by denaturing HPLC (DHPLC) followed by direct sequencing of aberrantly migrating fragments. Results: Mutations that were previously reported to be disease causing were identified in eight of nine individuals with FH and both cell lines (V502M, C146X, E207X, C660X, C646Y, and delG197), but none were found in controls. The one individual with FH in whom no mutation was found had a previously unreported change in the 5′-untranslated region of unknown significance. In addition, we identified several previously reported polymorphism both in controls and individuals with FH. Conclusions: DHPLC can be used to detect mutations causing FH. On the basis of our current experience with DHPLC, this method combined with confirmatory DNA sequencing is likely to be sensitive and efficient.
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II
LDL Receptors
High Pressure Liquid Chromatography
Introns
Bodamer, O. A., Bercovich, D., Schlabach, M., Ballantyne, C., Zoch, D., & Beaudet, A. L. (2002). Use of denaturing HPLC to provide efficient detection of mutations causing familial hypercholesterolemia. Clinical Chemistry, 48(11), 1913-1918.
Use of denaturing HPLC to provide efficient detection of mutations causing familial hypercholesterolemia. / Bodamer, Olaf A.; Bercovich, Dan; Schlabach, Michael; Ballantyne, Christie; Zoch, Danièle; Beaudet, Arthur L.
In: Clinical Chemistry, Vol. 48, No. 11, 01.11.2002, p. 1913-1918.
Bodamer, OA, Bercovich, D, Schlabach, M, Ballantyne, C, Zoch, D & Beaudet, AL 2002, 'Use of denaturing HPLC to provide efficient detection of mutations causing familial hypercholesterolemia', Clinical Chemistry, vol. 48, no. 11, pp. 1913-1918.
Bodamer OA, Bercovich D, Schlabach M, Ballantyne C, Zoch D, Beaudet AL. Use of denaturing HPLC to provide efficient detection of mutations causing familial hypercholesterolemia. Clinical Chemistry. 2002 Nov 1;48(11):1913-1918.
Bodamer, Olaf A. ; Bercovich, Dan ; Schlabach, Michael ; Ballantyne, Christie ; Zoch, Danièle ; Beaudet, Arthur L. / Use of denaturing HPLC to provide efficient detection of mutations causing familial hypercholesterolemia. In: Clinical Chemistry. 2002 ; Vol. 48, No. 11. pp. 1913-1918.
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Friday the 13th: A Midnight Showing Fanboy Retrospective
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Curse or Creative Genius? We'll soon find out how well the Marquee player from the slasher genre holds up in modern day.
Good day to you, fellow Midnighters, and welcome to my first ever Retrospective piece here for Midnight Showing. I want to handle this a little differently than most “retrospective” pieces I see on the Internet. Instead of simply trying to impress you with my harmfully encyclopedic knowledge of this series and it’s many quirks and idiosyncrasies, I want to take a look at it from a relatively spoiler free perspective of a fan who is analyzing the overall impact of such a lucrative and beloved, yet heavily criticized series that’s bread and butter was the apparent exploitation of sinful teenagers who just so happened to be fucking around with the wrong psychopathic serial killer.
And what a wonderful place to start. The Friday the 13th series (which I will refer to as F13 for the rest of this piece since it’s much shorter and easier to type!) has become a source of ridicule and comparison. Whenever a movie series begins to take a turn for the worst while cranking out sequels, everyone seems to jump to equate that failure, with the failure that was the endless stream of entries into multiple horror franchises in the 80’s. Also, people in general (people in general meaning not fan-boys and horror geeks) seem to feel the movies have absolutely no value or merit, and serve only to fulfill a misogynistic, predatory sexual desire only experienced by guys usually aged 14 to 35.
The funny thing is, now a days dressing like a homeless manical serial killer is kind of an "in" look.
For those who feel this way, do me a favor. Got to your local movie theater on Thursday the 12 of February of 2009. Get there about 11 o’ clock. Stand in the parking lot, and see how many people go up to the ticket window and buy tickets to see F13. Note how many of them are women. You will then be prompted to SHUT THE FUCK UP by me. The notion that F13 is some kind of soft-core porn for men who have trouble with women, is an asinine, paranoid delusion created largely in part by ultra-sensitive people with too much free time. They claim its to protect their innocent children (who undoubtedly have porn underneath there bed mom doesn’t know about) from on-screen violence and the temptation of sex and drugs. The irony of course, is that even back then in the 80’s and especially in today’s media, we glorify and report on death, rape, famine, disease, torture, executions and everything else that’s horrible and desensitizing. Apparently, by many folks sense of logic, real death and other horrible acts of humanity are perfectly acceptable to be reported 24/7 on the news, but if we perhaps want to get scared a little, in a safe and communal environment such as a movie theater and watch some dumbfounded teenagers fuck, do drugs, and get ripped to shreds by a masked iconic serial killer, to whom we relate to more than those dying on the news, we are bad people. Apparently a lot of people who criticize the already marginalized horror genre don’t own any mirrors in their houses.
But before I dig any deeper into the messy pit that is morals and standards, let’s explore the soul of the series a bit. F13 (the original) is actually more of a cautionary tale than anything else, it’s just told in such a where were relatively innocent teenagers (Hey, they smoked pot and had sex, so of course they are a little guilty) are brutally slain. For those who haven’t seen the original F13, what I’m about to say will be a major spoiler, so now would be a good time to scroll down to the next paragraph or watch the goddamn movie, since it is still quite good. The mother of Jason Voorhees is in fact the killer throughout the entire first film. Although since you never see her, you just assume it’s Jason taking revenge for the negligence of the camp counselors who let him drown. This twist should intrigue anyone looking to see the remake, as Jason is clearly visible in the trailers and commercials, yet it’s widely known he didn’t start his body count until Part 2.
Equals Death.
So if F13 isn’t just useless trash spit out into the cinematic world by perverts, than what is it really? Surely, it’s still a horror film, with the fact of whether or not it is actually scary still being hotly debated. What I never hear in conjunction with F13 conversation and retrospectives is the fact that F13 was a movie made in a completely different time and social climate than the one we are currently in. In the 80’s Reagan was president and he and his wife were trying desperately to clean up the world many saw as full of filth and sin. The world’s major threats were Russians, not low-tech religious fanatics hiding in a cave in a desert of a 3rd world country. Aids popped up, and subsequently scared the shit out of almost everyone. All these factors, and about a million more, made the perfect breeding ground for escapism theater, a brand of movies that weren’t all based on history or current events, or even reality for that matter. Even though F13 takes place at a very earthly and mundane looking summer camp, the idea that a undead, superhuman monster of a man, who seems fully grown by the time he makes his triumphant entrance in Part 2, can rise from the dead again and again to exact his bloody revenge against really anyone who gets in his way is quite out of the realm of possibility.
Why So Hockey?
But it’s just that “unreal events in a familiar setting” that gets people all worked up. Proper horror is all about taking something you may use or see or interact with in your life, and turning into a source of fear, tension, and discomfort. The fact that because there is a certain amount of familiarity with something in the movie, in this case a normal summer camp in the woods, we can then use our imaginations and our disbelief to begin to believe how a place where so many have created cherished childhood memories, can turn into a labyrinth of pain, death, and mutilation. The 80’s were chock full of repression, and from repression comes niche markets. The aforementioned social climate saw a tidal wave of movies misdirecting our fear from the ones the nightly news we talking about, to indestructible bogeymen who can get us when we least expect it. The only thing was, the niche was exploding at the seems, too much of a popular thing, and when niches become mainstream, they rarely remain the edgy, alternative , cathartic, and even experimental forms of entertainment they once were, they instead become just a vehicle for making a lot money. F13 did have some surprisingly good sequels such as the ultra-violent and fast paced 4th entry (Friday the 13th The Final Chapter), which was originally slated to be the series finale, and the underrated 7th entry (Friday the 13th The New Blood) where Jason is confronted by some form of a meta-human with psychic powers who accidentally awakes him from his slumber (I call it slumber because it’s surely never death). When it was all said and done though, most people didn’t see any of the newer entries as anything more than cannon-fodder for critics, porn for the perverse gore-hounds, and a cash cow for the big wigs pulling the strings.
Yet, there F13 sits, primed to make millions during one of the hottest movie going weekends of the year, Valentines Day Weekend. Marcus Nispel and Michael Bay are directing and producing respectively. This is the same tandem who delivered the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Remake back in 03, for what that knowledge is worth. In the decade where Hollywood has completely abandoned any ability to create original content, especially within the horror genre, Jason Voorhees has been dug out of his 6 year nap, as Hollywood scrambles to put together a Reunion tour of sorts. Michael Bay is surely kicking the tires on what once was a proud, thriving series to see if maybe now is the right to re-unleash the Camp Crystal Lake Slasher.
It will no doubt be financially successful, and will probably pay for itself within the first weekend, but I still feel uneasy. Were less than 48 hours away from go time with the remake, and the Internet is buzzing, both good and bad. Will my beliefs hold up? Can a series that was at one point laughable, find a new home in the hearts of a new generation of film goers?
There’s only one thing I know for sure though. It can’t be any worse than Rob Zombie’s Halloween. Oh wait, fuck, what if it is? Holy shit. I need to lay down my head is starting to hurt.
Happy viewing this weekend fellow Midnighters, and do something nice for your girlfriend…oh wait who am I kidding, none of us have girlfriends. But seriously, if you do, take them to see Friday the 13th. They get all touchy feeling. Trust Me.
Or just watch the recently released UNCUT version of the 1981 slasher sleeper hit My Bloody Valentine.
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Home News Geoheritage Park inaugurates QR code
Geoheritage Park inaugurates QR code
On Saturday, September 16, the new QR code system at Canada’s first municipal geoheritage park was inaugurated by Dr. Daniel Lebel, Director General of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). When it was founded in 1842, the Survey was one of the first government organizations of the United Province of Canada. Throughout its long and colourful history, Canada’s oldest scientific agency has played a leading role in exploring the nation.
Dr Daniel Lebel, aka Sir William Logan has just exited his canoe and is being welcomed by Neil Carleton. Photo courtesy of Edith Cody-Rice
Neil Carleton, MGP volunteer (right) greets Dr. Daniel Lebel on his arrival. Photo courtesy of Ingrid Harris.
Dr. Lebel’s arrival by canoe in 1840s costume at Metcalfe Geoheritage Park (MGP) was a dramatization of a special visit by the GSC’s founder and legendary first Director, Sir William Logan (1798-1875). He was the first geologist to explore and describe the surroundings of the Mississippi River during his great expedition up the Ottawa Valley in 1845. Of the 45 boxes of geological material that Sir Logan shipped back to his Montreal headquarters, by steamboat, canoe, raft, and wagon, 5 were packed with rocks, minerals, fossils, and water samples that he collected during his explorations at Pakenham. His field notes of July 25, 1845, include sketches of limestone fossils he found there.
Similar fossils can be found today in the limestone bedrock around the base of the historic five span stone bridge at Pakenham. Photo courtesy Neil Carleton
About 65 people were on hand to greet Dr. Lebel, and MGP volunteer Neil Carleton welcomed him at the shoreline with the presentation of an 1840s coin. Canada, he explained, was not yet a country during Sir Logan’s exploration of the Mississippi River, and coins in circulation at the time ranged from English shillings to a variety of trade tokens. He also thanked Sean Isaacs of Alliance Coin & Banknote in Almonte for his support towards the presentation.
The Master of Ceremonies for the event was Dr. Patricia Larkin, also a MGP Committee member. Larry McDermott, Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation Ambassador, and Shaun McLaughlin, Mayor of Mississippi Mills, welcomed everyone to the event.
The QR code system of display signs and accompanying web pages was funded by a grant from the APGO Education Foundation. https://www.apgoedfoundation.ca/uploaded/ed-fund-files/pr-metcalfe-geoheritage-park-aug-2017.pdf In his remarks, Foundation Chair Dr. Bill Pearson noted that MGP is not only the first municipal geoheritage park in Canada, but is now the most technologically advanced. The website was designed and built by Brent Eades Web Communications of Almonte, and Silver Shingle of Lanark Highlands designed, produced, and installed the QR code signs. The content of the web pages was prepared by volunteers of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario, and the Metcalfe Geoheritage Park Committee.
Dr. Lebel prepares to address the crowd. Photo courtesy of Brent Eades
Dr. Daniel Lebel spoke about the 175 year history of the GSC, and read from the detailed field notes that Sir Logan made during his 1845 explorations at the village of Pakenham, just 14 km downriver. He also spoke about the Survey’s important role today – sustainable development of Canada’s resources – environmental stewardship – management of natural geological and related hazards – technology innovation. Dr. Lebel noted too that Canada is home to the world’s oldest rocks, formed between 4.2 and 4.3 billion years ago.
The development of MGP and the QR code system has been a remarkable team effort. Thank you gifts of special rock slices were presented by Neil Carleton at the event, or later delivered, to:
Dr. Daniel Lebel, Director General, Geological Survey of Canada;
Dr. Bill Pearson, Chair, APGO Education Foundation;
Shaun McLaughlin, Mayor, Mississippi Mills;
Paul Virgin, President, Mississippi River Power Corp.;
Dr. Al Donaldson, Professor Emeritus, Carleton University;
Dr. Patricia Larkin, Metcalfe Geoheritage Park Committee;
Calvin Murphy, Metcalfe Geoheritage Park Committee;
Scott Newton, Metcalfe Geoheritage Park Committee.
Original sample 1 of 3 + cut / polished end piece. Red lines added to the image to highlight the complex folding. Photos courtesy of Neil Carleton.
Three large samples of folded, calc-silicate-marble from west of Almonte were carefully cut into slices and polished with expert hands at the GSC’s headquarters in Ottawa. This special behind-the-scene project was made possible by Dr. Jeanne Percival, Head of Mineralogy, and Jacques Pinard at the Lapidary Lab. The rough rocks were transformed to reveal the internal details of metamorphic mineralization and complex folding that occurred deep in the roots of the world’s greatest mountain chain. The rocks were created about a billion years ago from sedimentary limestone containing silicate minerals. The mountains have eroded away and their ancient roots are now exposed at the Earth’s surface. Locally this is the familiar rolling hills landscape of the Canadian Shield across Lanark County.
In 1840s attire, created by Almonte historic costume designer Ingrid Harris, Dr. Lebel (right) used a 2017 camera phone to inaugurate the new QR code system at MGP by scanning a sign enlargement for display rock 22. Photo courtesy of Deana Schwarz.
Following the unveiling of a GSC plaque to commemorate the event, everyone gathered for a group photo in the shade by the river before concluding the celebrations with a special cake. Photo courtesy of Deana Schwartz.
Featured on the celebratory cake, created by Almonte’s Baker Bob, was an 1865 portrait of Sir William Logan, the GSC 175th anniversary banner, and the MGP QR code for display rock. Photo courtesy of Edith Cody-Rice
Along with a site brochure and a guest rocks leaflet, visitors to MGP now have access to a wealth of digital information about the display rocks. Scanning the QR code signs with a camera phone or iPad will open web pages with photos, graphics, video, and text. The links to the detailed descriptions and explanations can be saved too so the web pages are available again for viewing at home or in the classroom.
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Opinion: No level playing field in the Republic, Jajja’s calvary blocks the Opposition!
Well, over the recent days, there been ordinary news, but if you combine it all. You see a pattern. The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) tried to access a radio station to a paid appearance with Dr. Kizza Besigye and Partick Oboi Amuriat in Adjumani district. This got cancelled and ended with tear-gas as they was barred to enter.
In a few days ago, the former FDC President and new leader of Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) Gen. Mugisha Muntu tried to hold a meeting in Mbarara, but to no use. As the Anti-Riot Police blocked him and ensured that he couldn’t access the place of the meeting.
As the newly minted Democratic Party Lord Mayoral Candidate for Kampala Jose Chameleone starts campaigning for the 2021 race. His concerts has dried out and blocked by the authorities, just like it has happen to Bobi Wine.
While all of this happening, the National Resistance Movement are holding rallies in several of locations, the President are gracing the local radios and giving gifts to local dignitaries. His even receiving honourable titles in Busoga for Gods sake. The President and his team can be at any venue, with any crowd without any interference, while the opposition will be in hot water and tasting tear-gas before even thinking about entering a crowded street. There will even be machine guns and LDUs gracing the streets to welcome the opposition. That is the current affairs of the Republic.
We can really see a pattern, where the big-man, the President of 33 years can do whatever he wants and campaign as much he pleases. While the rest has to meet the Police, Anti-Riot Police, LDUs and state agents armed to their teeth. That is what striking difference it is there. The closer we get to the elections, the more violent the state agents will be too. Also, expect more of the opposition leaders to be detained and temporary be out of the game. Because of they inciting violence or annoyed the President.
There is nothing new under the sun. However, this is a known tactic will be more fierce. Don’t be surprised. This is who Museveni and the NRM is, even as the PPU and other PR outlets tries to make he look like saint, his act is of a villain. A villain who cannot handle dissidents. Peace.
Posted in Africa, Development, Election, Ethics, Governance, Government, Law, Leadership, Politics and tagged Adjumani, Bobi Wine, Democratic Party, Democratic Party Uganda, DP, Dr. Jose Chameleone, Dr. Kizza Besigye, FDC, Forum for Democratic Change, GoU, Government of Uganda, Jose Chameleone, Kizza Besigye, Koboko, National Resistance Movement, NRM, NRM Regime, Operation Wealth Creation Tour 2019, Patrick Oboi Amuriat, President Museveni, Uganda, Uganda Police Force, UPF, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Yoweri Museveni | Leave a comment
Opinion: Mzee, its your system that let the Minister’s sleep!
“Do not blame people and their attitudes: the problem is not corruption or greed, the problem is the system that pushes you to be corrupt. The solution is not, “Main Street, not Wall Street,” but to change the system where Main Street cannot function without Wall Street.” – Slavoj Zizek
That this is an issue now isn’t strange. The National Resistance Movement have run the Republic since 1986. The growing amount of cronies, corruption and filled with useful idiots around the President. The President are clearly acting out. The NRM knows this, because they have made the entitlement, the ones who are eating, but not talented or anything. They are appointed, not on merit, but by either family or loyalty. That is why the Ministers and Presidential Advisors are like they are.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni knows this perfectly well. He could have sacked all of them. The growing level of the Cabinet, which is about 81 Ministers in total and 146 Presidential Advisors. They can all chill-out, as they can rarely be changed or even sacked. Cannot remember that in a long while. If something is happening, there are some minor changes or they end up in the NRM Party Organizations, like Dr. Tanga Odoi ended up with NRM Electoral Commission for the Primary Elections. That is how the NRM does and the President knows. Therefore, there are no need to overwork or do to much. Because, there are no sanctions or such. Since they are all secured and eating as they are in office under this President.
“Many of my ministers are sleeping. They are selfish and only think about themselves. Ugandans know how to listen if they are told the right things, that is how we managed to build the Movement by learning and listening to others” – Yoweri Kaguta Museveni while addressing investors during the sixth Presidential Investors Round Table (PIRT) at State House on the 8th February 2019 (Misairi Thembo Kahungu – ‘Museveni: My ministers are selfish, sleep on job’ 08.02.2019, link: https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Museveni—My-ministers-selfish–sleep-job/688334-4971964-60mn1qz/index.html).
There are reasons why they are sleeping. There are Ministers for small or minor Ministries with Micro-Budgets, where they have a lax mandate or not even enough Principal Secretaries or Organization that matters to fulfil the work they need. The Ministries are inter-connected and doesn’t have the funding or the manpower. As there are so many Auditor General reports, where the open post of lacked hired staff comes up, again and again.
There are so many systemic defects, but surely that is done deliberate by the President. As he offers the most funds to the Ministry of Defence, State House, Office of the Prime Minister and so on. The others are getting less, as well, as the amounts of funds that goes to pay back loans that the state has collected. This is known, as the deficit are filled not with donor funds, but loans, which they are now paying more and more by every year.
The President can complain about his Ministers. But he appointed them and trusted them. He has made their positions and made them responsible. They are supposed to answer to him and follow the mandate the government have given them. The possibilities to do so, are made by the budget and funds given. Also, the strategic and willing to let them develop it. However, the President usually goes for quick fixes and not for long-term planning, as his erratic micro-management style. That is well-known. As well, as the President always blame others, but take all CREDIT.
Therefore, this President is not someone who will stay behind his people, but push them to the crocodiles, if they are not doing their thing or if they become to ambitious. Certainly, the President can complain, if they don’t do enough. He should sanction the ones or give them a carrot to act. Peace.
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Ministry of Health Statement to Parliament on Cholera Outbreak in Kampala City, 9th January 2019 (09.01.2019)
Posted in Africa, Civil Service, Development, Ethics, Governance, Government, Politics and tagged Chlorine, Cholera, Chris Baryomunsi, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye, Constitutional Amendment, Democratic Party Uganda, DP, Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu, Dr. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Warren Smith Kizza Besigye Kifefe, FDC, Forum for Democratic Change, GoU, Government of Uganda, Government Resource, H. E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Henry G. Mwebesa, Hon. Jimmy Akena, Hon. Ofwono Opondo, IGP Okoth-Ochola, J.M. Okoth-Ochola, James Akena, Justice Simon Byabakama, Kizza Besigye Kifefe, Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni., National Resistance Movement, Norbert Mao, NRM, NRM-O, Ofwono Opondo, Patricia Magara, President Museveni, Presidential Donations, Presidential Handshake, Presidential Pledges, Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, SPC, Special Forces Command, Uganda, Uganda People Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Congress, UPC, UPDF, Water, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni | Leave a comment
Uganda: Ministry of Health – Press Release – Cholera Outbreak in Kampala (11.01.2019)
Posted in Africa, Development, Ethics, Governance, Government, Health, Law, Leadership, Politics and tagged Chlorine, Cholera, Chris Baryomunsi, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye, Constitutional Amendment, Democratic Party Uganda, DP, Dr. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Warren Smith Kizza Besigye Kifefe, FDC, Forum for Democratic Change, GoU, Government of Uganda, Government Resource, H. E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Henry G. Mwebesa, Hon. Jimmy Akena, Hon. Ofwono Opondo, IGP Okoth-Ochola, J.M. Okoth-Ochola, James Akena, Justice Simon Byabakama, Kizza Besigye Kifefe, Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni., National Resistance Movement, Norbert Mao, NRM, NRM-O, Ofwono Opondo, Patricia Magara, President Museveni, Presidential Donations, Presidential Handshake, Presidential Pledges, Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, SPC, Special Forces Command, Uganda, Uganda People Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Congress, UPC, UPDF, Water, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni | Leave a comment
UPDF: Arrest of Four Suspected Armed Criminals in Areas of Buziga-Kampala (13.10.2018)
Posted in Africa, Army, Development, Ethics, Governance, Government, Law, Leadership, Politics, Transparency and tagged Abdallah Kitatta, ACP Polly Namaye, Amos Ngabirano, Asan Kasingye, Brig Muhoozi, Brig. Leopold Kyanda, Brigadier Muhoozi Kaneirugaba, Cap. Mike Mukula, Captain Ojara, CDF Gen. Katumba Wamala, Chieftaincy of Military Intelligience, CMI, Col. Dan Opit Odwee, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye, Col. Kizza Besigye, Col. Opito, CP Fred Enaga, CP Fred Enanga, Crime Preventers, David Sejusa, Democratic Party Uganda, Dr. Col. Kizza Besigye, Dr. David Livingstone Ruhakana Rugunda, Dr. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, Dr. Warren Smith Kizza Besigye Kifefe, East Africa, Elly Tumwine, FDC, Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi, Flying Squad, Flying Squad Police, Forum for Democratic Change, Gen. Elly Tumwine, Gen. Jeje Odongo, Gen. Katumba Wamala, Godfrey Mambewa, GoU, Government of Uganda, H. E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, H.E. Kizza Besigye, H.E. Yoweri Museveni, Harold Kaija, Herbert Birungi, Hon. Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, Hon. Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi, Hon. Gen. Haji Abubaker Jeje Odongo, Hon. Jeje Odongo, Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda, IGP Gen Kale Kayihura, IGP Kale Kayihura, IGP Okoth-Ochola, J.M. Okoth-Ochola, Jeje Odongo, John Byarugaba, John Francis Kaggwa, Joseph Musasizi Kifefe, Kainerugba Muhoozi, Kapolyo Tibamwenda, Katumba Wamala, Kenneth Erau, Kizza Besigye, Kizza Besigye Kifefe, Lt. Col Paddy Ankunda, Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni., Maj. gen. Leopold Kyanda, National Resistance Movement, NRM, NRM Regime, Ofwono Opondo, Owor Moses Cyrus Kibang, Paddy Sserunjogi, PM Ruhakana Rugunda, Polly Namaye, President Museveni, Ruhakana Rugunda, Sabiti Muzeei, Sam Mugumya, SFC, Special Force Command, The Flying Squad, Tinyefuza, Uganda, Uganda People Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Congress, Uganda Peoples Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Defense Force, Uganda Police Force, Uganda Police Force - Crime Preventers, UPC, UPDF, UPDF Special Forces Command, UPF, UPF Flying Squad, UPF National Youth Crime Preventers, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Yoweri Museveni | Leave a comment
Opinion: Ssekandi you should talk to your boss, because he is the one that creates the insecurity!
There is times for the ones in power to called upon their bullshit. This sort of comments is foolish. It is not like the opposition has the army or have the police at their beckoning-call. They are following orders from above high and the authorities run by the ruling regime. The way the soldiers and police officers acts towards the citizens are report-on and uploaded instantly to the social media. So, if the Police or the Army is acting out. The world will know, the foreign investors will know. Therefore, if the President and VP cares about this. Maybe, they shouldn’t crash any opposition meeting. Maybe not send their ill-disciplined security officers.
VP Edward Ssekandi are really using the tactic of warning the citizens, while they are the ones oppressed. It wasn’t them sending the army to Entebbe or ordering the Presidential Guards into Kamwokya, Kampala recently. No, that was from above and their acts in Mityana and elsewhere, just resembles the chaotic nation he speaks off.
“GOMBA- Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has warned that the country risks losing a number of foreign investors if Ugandans don’t shun political violence and land conflicts.“Be cautious about the ugly scenes you’re creating in our country because investors can’t put their money in a chaotic nation. Peace and security are paramount in attracting investments and therefore, I wish to call upon all Ugandans to ensure peace wherever you’re to see miracles of these investors here,” he said” (Mbogo, 2018).
Maybe not speak of chaos, on the day your government order the soldiers and the police to make road-blocks all around Masaka, because Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine travels from Kasangati to Masaka. Clearly, the NRM hasn’t gotten the memo from the big-man Ssekandi. Whose stretch of powers seems abysmal, as the Prime Minister has more of an office and voice within the Presidency.
While it is like that. Ssekandi should maybe think of what Bosco does and what orders he gives. As it is him whose most responsible for the acts of the Special Force Command and the Police, which is in-charge and the ones doing the torture. Doing the preventative arrests and whatnot else, which is creating chaos and problems. We know that the authorities just turned of the electricity, as Bobi Wine was addressing the nation from the United States. Therefore, the VP needs to address the State House. And not the citizens.
So, VP Ssekandi call-up Bosco, tell him to order the military back to the barracks and battlefields. Not be in public to intimidate and create chaos. Peace.
Sadat Mbogo – ‘Political violence, land conflicts scare away investors – says Ssekandi’ 28.09.2018 link:http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Political-violence-land-conflicts-investors-Ssekandi-solar/688334-4781474-8893gwz/index.html
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Uganda Police Force: Public Security Warning ahead of Independence Day Celebration (28.09.2018)
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UPDF Press Statement on opening recruitment of the Local Defence Unit in Kampala and Wakiso (22.09.2018)
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If Bosco thought this Security Presser was reassuring, it wasn’t!
“People say I’m a dictator but I don’t know how I dictate. I must be one of the best dictators in the world” – Yoweri Kaguta Musveni (15.09.2018).
Today, speech or Press Conference on the 15th September 2018. That wasn’t following his intention or whatever reason he decided to hold this. Because President Museveni are really on the bounds and feels hurt by the pressure preceding because of the Post-Arua By-Election aftermath.
“Of course, we knew that these items were growing in number. However, we did not anticipate that evil minded people would want to kutokooza (Runyankore ─ for something bad like a fly falling into one’s food or drink) this success story, to turn something good into an instrument of killing Ugandans” (Museveni, 15.09.2018).
This speech and this sort of affair today is more forged spin from the President. As he is trying to look better than he really is and people has seen it all before, but more like he has to because he knows Bobi Wine aka Robert Kyagulanyi are pressuring him from Washington D.C. The quotes and pledges are not trustworthy.
Not like he couldn’t help himself lying to the public:
“The NRM is expert in using guns. There are few organisations in the world that can use guns as well as the UPDF but we never kill people extra-judicially” (Museveni, 15.09.2018).
As we know perfectly well, how the NRM, the Army (UPDF), the Special Force Command (SFC) and the Police Force (UPF) have been killing extra-judicially around the nation. In Arua there was the driver of Bobi Wine, in Mityana after and also in Rukungiri. That is just a few of the people the NRM and the soldiers has killed over the year, extra-judicially. What is new, is that the international media actually cares, as Abiriga, Kaweesi, Kirumira and the other big-shots have also been taken out without anyone charged for these assassinations. Together with the killings of woman in Entebbe and the Muslim Clerics. There are so many killings and so little results to show for, other than the intimidation and the usage of force against civilians have appeared without any consequences. That is the worry and the speech of Museveni today, haven’t changed that.
So after hearing stuff like that, that can so easily be debunked as a solid lie.
That is why I have hard time taking him seriously, as he thinks he can sugarcoat everything. As he can put a few numbers, a few name-calling and also speak ill of the opposition. Also, the continued pressure on the CCTV cameras that will solve everything, even more micro-management of the Security Operations in Uganda.
We can really see, that he is just trying to damage control, thinking this is wise. I don’t know whom of the Presidential Advisors or in-charge of his PR that thinks these recent speeches has spread his message. If has done it on his own, he has really shot himself in the foot. As the reality is that the trust in the authorities isn’t built in his speeches, but actual feeling of safety and also seeing less of the military intimidating presence in the streets. However, that is most likely not happening in the era of Museveni.
The man trying make people feel safe, was actually not long ago ordering sharp-shooters for the Members of Parliament, which they have recently said “no” too. Therefore, it is ironic that Museveni have been talking about amounts of cars, motorcycles and cellphones in his Republic, as well as the method of communication of the Police Officers. As the micro-management continues from the President.
“The pigs that have doomed their future by shedding the blood of innocent Ugandans, have only themselves to blame for their eternal damnation” (Museveni, 15.09.2018).
Surely, if Bosco thinks these Pressers are wise, it is not. The President has to act differently, but most likely he will not. The Perfect Dictator will not deliver anything, he rather lie to the public and try to peddle it in his favor. However, people shouldn’t let that happen, as we know the Security Organizations are not working for the people, but for him. That is why he will not find out the reality of Arua or the extra-judicial killings. Because that might hurt him directly and his cronies. Peace.
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President Museveni letter to PM Ruhakana Rugunda – “Re: Existence of a “Sugar Board” in Kampala” (19.08.2018)
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New suction-cup system spins water to stick to rough surfaces
While there already are powered suction-cup devices that allow people or robots to climb walls, they only work on smooth surfaces. Chinese scientists, however, have now developed a system that sticks to rough surfaces via spinning water.
Inflatable G7 Pod sleeping ledge lightens the load for mountain-climbers with no fear
Every ounce matters for climbers hauling gear up big walls, so essential items billed as the lightest in the world are always going to attract a bit of interest. That is very much the case with the G7 Pod wall ledge which offers a very lightweight alternative to the hefty portaledges.
Wearable walkie-talkie keeps groups connected during adrenaline sports
Reaching into your pocket to answer the phone just isn't an option when you're charging down a snow-covered mountain or white-knuckling a set of mountain bike grips. So the all-new Bonx rides on your ear and streamlines communications in the field.
Austin Bouldering Project offers fresh climbing challenges twice weekly
At small climbing centers, regular visitors can quickly exhaust all the available runs. At a new facility in the US city of Austin, Texas, which is said to be the world's largest bouldering center, climbing sections are rotated twice a week to create new runs.
Topchair-S wheelchair has no problem with stairs
Wheelchair users have had to live with the fact that stairs, sharp curbs and doorsteps either required assistance to maneuver, or made access to some locations impossible. The tracked TopChair-S, however, is designed to change that.
VertiGo wheeled robot isn't stopped by walls
Although they aren't as common as flying drones, we are seeing an increasing number of wall-climbing robots. What isn't so common, however, are devices like the VertiGo, which both drives on the ground and climbs up walls.
Skylodge Adventure Suites – for travelers who want to hang out in Peru
A rock climbing bivy is a cot that a mountain climber fastens to a cliff face, where they proceed to spend the night. Although you might not want to push things quite that far, you can now get the same sort of thrill by staying in a Skylodge Adventure Suite.
Net staircase makes getting upstairs more fun
Moving between the levels of a building is not something people tend to think of as anything other than perfunctory. We rarely think, for example, about whether our going upstairs or downstairs is adequately fun. A new installation at the OK Center for Contemporary Art however, does just that.
Z-Man tech allows people to climb glass like geckos
Four years ago, we heard about how Stanford scientists were developing a gecko-inspired system that would allow humans to climb up vertical surfaces. Now, DARPA has announced the first successful demonstration of that system, known as Z-Man.
German company looks to build artificial climbing mountains
Climbing gyms don't usually look anything like real mountains, but a German company has a plan to construct Berlin-area climbing "mountains" out of an artificial rock material that looks and feels more authentic.
Artwork lets users climb around huge cube of ropes
Cultured arachnid fans are in for a treat with a new artwork from Vienna-based collective Numen. String is a 3D grid of ropes suspended within a huge inflated cube. Users can enter the exhibit and clamber their way around its intricate mesh in a blank and disorientating environment.
ClimbAX wristbands monitor and assess your climbing skills
So, yep, a performance-monitoring device for yet another sport has been created. A University of Newcastle tech spin-off has announced a system known as ClimbAX – and as its name implies, it's designed for climbers.
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Hawk Cam: What Are We Looking for When We Watch Birds?
By Ruth Franklin
For the better part of this spring, as I write or look at websites or putter around at home, I’ve kept open in a corner of my screen the Hawk Cam run by the City Desk at The New York Times. The red-tailed hawks, christened Violet and Bobby—like all reality TV stars, they have both a Facebook page and a Twitter feed—built their nest over the winter on a ledge outside the office of NYU’s president; in March, Violet laid three eggs. I started watching in late April, when the City Room blog announced that the eggs were about to hatch. For a while there was no action in the nest, and the situation was starting to look grim. On The New York Times site, hawk experts debated whether any signs of life could be seen in the eggs and finally decreed that time had run out for them to hatch. But the optimists won out on May 6, the Friday before Mother’s Day, when a single eyas (that’s the technical name for a hawk chick) at last appeared.
This is not, I admit, true birdwatching. People who watch birds tend to take a certain pride in the associated discomfort: You’re getting up at dawn to slog through dewy fields, or lying on your back in the woods in the middle of the night, waiting for an owl to pass overhead. Not to mention that birds are small, high up, and fast-moving, so even with a pair of heavy binoculars clunking around your neck, it can be tough to get a good look—much less to identify what you’re looking at. But if there’s no sport in watching a bird cam, the view makes up for it. In addition to the NYU hawks, I’ve been checking out extraordinary live feeds from nests all over, including a family of bald eagles in Iowa and a close-up view of nesting hummingbirds in California.
But I keep coming back to the hawks. They’re famous for stoking obsession: Marie Winn’s charming book Red-Tails in Love chronicles the Central Park birdwatchers’ fixation on Pale Male, the red-tailed hawk who made headlines more than a decade ago as the first of his kind to roost in New York City. At any given moment, according to the ticker at the bottom of the Hawk Cam, about 1,500 people around the world (recently the chat room included a viewer in China) are watching. Even during the weeks while the eggs were incubating and almost nothing was happening in the nest, there was still something oddly riveting about the birds. The camera’s view was so close, and the hawk’s perch was so still, that you could see the gentle up-and-down motion of its body as it breathed. The eggs underneath could be glimpsed only when the hawks switched places, which happened several times a day: Either Violet or Bobby would suddenly appear and take over the sitting duties for a spell, while the other stretched his or her wings.
In the first few weeks after the hatchling emerged, the nest was a hubbub of activity, with Bobby and Violet constantly flying in and out with treats for the newborn: mainly rodents and small birds. At first Pip, as the eyas was named by its fans, was fed by one or the other parent. Within a week or so, it (the bird’s sex won’t be apparent until it’s nearly grown) was big enough to feed itself, sticking its neck out for a snack even if the parents weren’t in sight. These days there’s not much to see again, as the restless eyas spends much of its time wandering around on the ledge, beyond the camera’s view. More and more often when I pull up the screen, the nest is empty.
Part of the pleasure of watching the Hawk Cam comes from the thrill of omnipresence that the Internet uniquely offers. Almost no one will otherwise see a hawk’s nest this close, just as most people will likely never see in person so many of the other wonders visible daily on the Web: the tip of Mount Everest poking out through clouds, or the view from the top of the Burj Dubai skyscraper. For a random world tour, the website Opentopia gives a sampling of public webcams around the globe, from the traffic in Malmö, Sweden, to a restaurant interior in Bulgaria. As with the Hawk Cam, it’s not about the action—there’s almost none. The excitement lies in the act of seeing rather than what is being seen: the voyeuristic frisson of watching real life, unedited.
But the Hawk Cam isn’t peeking into some random person’s kitchen: We’re getting an up-close view of Violet and Bobby’s boudoir. It’s virtually impossible not to anthropomorphize these creatures whom we watch engaging in daily activities so much like our own: child care, food gathering, or just sitting around. (Who can watch March of the Penguins without being moved by the birds’ apparent devotion to each other and to their young?) After the Times published a groan-inducing excerpt from a new anthology about another supposedly rare species—men who cook meals for their families!—it was somehow refreshing to turn back to the hawks, who were demonstrating a different model of cooperative parenting. When Bobby and Violet switched places on the incubating eggs, they did so without appearing to greet each other or make a big fuss or communicate about it in any way. They simply did what needed to be done.
In her recent book The Private Lives of Birds, the biologist Bridget Stutchbury demonstrates that many bird courtship rituals resemble our own: Male superb fairy-wrens greet prospective mates with flowers in their beaks, while prairie chickens, like nightclub-goers, show off with an elaborate dance. But birds, unlike irrational humans, have solid evolutionary reasons for the way that they choose their mates. Stutchbury is astonished to discover that a female scarlet tanager will abandon a nest full of healthy eggs just because her mate fails to bring her a food delivery on time. But she realizes that the bird has devised a sophisticated test: After the chicks hatch, the female will be dependent on her mate for food for a few weeks, and if her partner cannot provide, she and her chicks will starve. “A female is not simply a passive recipient of a free handout,” Stutchbury concludes, “but coerces her mate into bringing a steady supply of food as a test of his parenting skills.” Bythis logic, a woman who coaxes her boyfriend into giving her expensive presents isn’t simply a gold-digger—she’s spurred by a quite sensible evolutionary impulse to make him prove his merit as a provider.
A click away from the Hawk Cam, human courtship rituals are on full display in the June wedding pages. Which of us, reading these anecdotes of first dates and second chances, does not wonder how many of the unions will last? Compared with the sheer practicality of a bird, our motives for choosing our own mates—a look, a smile, a smell—can seem arbitrary and ill-reasoned. Watching the Central Park hawks set up house, Winn writes in Red-Tails in Love, led some of the birdwatchers to reflect on their own behavior: “Might far more of it be triggered by instinctive messages we cannot understand or control?” As humans, we foul our own nests with drama and complications. In contemplating our qualities as Homo sapiens, we tend to emphasize our superiority to the animal kingdom—our language, our emotions, our opposable thumbs. Rarely do we stop to wonder what might have been lost along the evolutionary road.
Ruth Franklin is a senior editor at The New Republic. Follow her on Twitter: @ruth_franklin.
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Refined similarity hypothesis using three-dimensional local averages
Kartik P. Iyer, Katepalli R. Sreenivasan, P. K. Yeung
Center for Space Science
The refined similarity hypotheses of Kolmogorov, regarded as an important ingredient of intermittent turbulence, has been tested in the past using one-dimensional data and plausible surrogates of energy dissipation. We employ data from direct numerical simulations, at the microscale Reynolds number Rλ∼650, on a periodic box of 40963 grid points to test the hypotheses using three-dimensional averages. In particular, we study the small-scale properties of the stochastic variable V=Δu(r)/(rεr)1/3, where Δu(r) is the longitudinal velocity increment and εr is the dissipation rate averaged over a three-dimensional volume of linear size r. We show that V is universal in the inertial subrange. In the dissipation range, the statistics of V are shown to depend solely on a local Reynolds number.
Physical Review E
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.063024
Dissipation
direct numerical simulation
Iyer, K. P., Sreenivasan, K. R., & Yeung, P. K. (2015). Refined similarity hypothesis using three-dimensional local averages. Physical Review E, 92(6), [063024]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.063024
Refined similarity hypothesis using three-dimensional local averages. / Iyer, Kartik P.; Sreenivasan, Katepalli R.; Yeung, P. K.
In: Physical Review E, Vol. 92, No. 6, 063024, 28.12.2015.
Iyer, KP, Sreenivasan, KR & Yeung, PK 2015, 'Refined similarity hypothesis using three-dimensional local averages', Physical Review E, vol. 92, no. 6, 063024. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.063024
Iyer KP, Sreenivasan KR, Yeung PK. Refined similarity hypothesis using three-dimensional local averages. Physical Review E. 2015 Dec 28;92(6). 063024. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.063024
Iyer, Kartik P. ; Sreenivasan, Katepalli R. ; Yeung, P. K. / Refined similarity hypothesis using three-dimensional local averages. In: Physical Review E. 2015 ; Vol. 92, No. 6.
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National Age Group Teams
Kiwis Abroad in the U.S
For a small country, competing in the world’s second biggest team sport, while geographically isolated from the mainstreams of powerful international basketball nations, New Zealand has developed a disproportionately large number of athletic and highly skilled basketball players capable of achieving success on the world stage. Our focus at a national representative level is built around the fulfillment of the following aspirational objectives:
To assist and accelerate the development of an elite player base so that by 2020, New Zealand is ranked in the world’s top ten countries across all age groups
Provide talented athletes with tailored, measured and effective programmes that enable them to reach their potential
Identify proven techniques and scientific resources that will assist BBNZ in developing world class athletes
Increase the depth of players within our National Programmes
These objectives underpin our high performance plan, concentrating on the Olympic and World Cup cycles of our Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns, Under 19 (U19) and Under 17 (U17) age groups, and to continue to make our mark in 3X3. This recognises the decision by FIBA to move New Zealand into a new FIBA qualifying zone; from 2017 Oceania will be part of the Asia qualification Zone. The move to Asia opens up opportunities for New Zealand to qualify for the U17 and U19 World Championship events held every second year, based on a three year programme (assuming we qualify right through to World Championships) – World Championship qualification events (Oceania and Asia) and the World Championships will be the pinnacle events is where our focus will lie.
Men – Tall Blacks
Guaranteed games within New Zealand
A worldwide qualification system with the same dates, same format, etc
Greater commercial opportunities
Greater costs – Tall Blacks have to be assembled nine times over 25 months (Asia Cup, 6 windows, Commonwealth Games, World Cup)
Women – Tall Ferns
Asia Championships 2017 – World Cup qualification
Six teams from Asia, two from Oceania
Four qualify for the 2018 FIBA World Cup
Best chance ever to become part of the world elite!
Age Group Teams
Oceania qualify two to compete in Asia Championships
Asia Championships qualify four to go to World Championships
In Practical terms:
2017 Under 17’s at the Under 16 FIBA Asia Championships (qualify to Worlds)
2017 Under 18’s at the Under 17 FIBA Oceania Championships (three year under 19 World Cup cycle)
2018 Under 18’s at the Under 17 FIBA World Championships
2018 Under 19’s at Under 18 FIBA Asia Championships (qualify to Worlds)
Three youth teams every year will be in action – assuming we qualify for the Worlds
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"Every four minutes": Chief Science Advisor publishes paper on family violence
The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor has delivered a report on preventing family violence and reducing incarceration rates. The paper ...
The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor has delivered a report on preventing family violence and reducing incarceration rates.
The paper Every 4 Minutes: A discussion paper on preventing family violence in New Zealand, was presented by Dr Ian Lambie, Chief Science Advisor to the Justice sector.
The paper takes the position that family violence is a "solvable problem" which "can and must be stopped." Using research findings it seeks to "prompt informed reflection on preventing violence in New Zealand and to encourage us all to take some responsibility for beginning to repair the damage and distress that family violence does to the society to which we all belong."
The report notes the significant involvement of family violence in the child protection and criminal justice systems:
"For example, 80% of child and young offenders that come to the attention of the state have experienced family violence; most (87%) young offenders aged 14 to 16 years old in 2016/17 had had prior reports of care-and-protection concerns made to Oranga Tamariki; 75% of women in prison have reported sexual and family violence; and a history of sexual abuse is the strongest predictor of reoffending by young females at 12-months follow-up."
The paper says "Talking about the wellbeing of babies seems a long way from arguments about the prison muster, but that is where the evidence says we must begin."
The paper also notes that one in four women from New Zealand high-income households experience physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence in their lifetime (New Zealand Violence Against Women study).
The paper calls for a range of measures including:
Early intervention and a life-course approach
Programme design, implementation and evaluation in accord with a Māori worldview, informed by relevant science
Culturally appropriate approaches to family violence in Pacific communities
Skills and resources to respond to family violence in "diverse" communities, including children and adults with disability, LGBTQI people, and refugee and migrant families
Primary prevention initiatives relevant to "diverse" groups
Communities becoming better at finding ways to be available, take notice, reach out and help
Improving the wider environment for children and families
Understanding the importance of childhood and the lifelong, preventable impact of adverse childhood experiences
Changing social norms to support positive parenting, healthy relationships and a non-violent New Zealand
Strengthening economic supports for families and "family-friendly" policies
Building workforce capacity and capability
Enhancing parenting support and skills to promote healthy child development
Providing quality early childhood care and education
Intervening to lessen harm and prevent future risk with a trauma-informed approach
Addressing barriers to implementation of evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies
Supporting emerging and promising practice, and fund and utilise diverse research and evaluation methods.
The paper concludes,
"Preventing family violence is very simple and very complicated. Day-to-day, it’s about not ignoring the way your friend’s partner behaves towards her, or not judging the disruptive kid at school and just wanting him kicked out. But it’s also about reflecting on our beliefs about relationships; who is responsible for family wellbeing in our communities; and how public and private resources should be applied."
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Domestic and Sexual Violence Issues) Jan Logie received the paper, saying "I welcome the Chief Science Advisor’s contribution on this critical subject. Everyone need to be part of this work, and this paper provides accessible information about what we can all do, together, to end family violence."
Every 4 minutes is the third in a series of papers related to the criminal justice system, written by Ian Lambie and published by the Office of the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor. The previous two paper are:
Using evidence to build a better justice system: The challenge of rising prison costs (March 2018)
It’s never too early, never too late: A discussion paper on preventing youth offending in New Zealand (June 2018)
Selected media
The Empathy Gap and Me, E-tangata, 16.12.2018
Cultural identity part of violence reduction plan, Waatea News, 14.12.2018
Early intervention crucial in reducing family violence numbers, Radio NZ, 12.12.2018
Historic trauma linked to prison numbers, Waatea News, 12.12.2018
Colonisation trauma linked to family violence – Report, Māori TV, 11.12.2018
New Zealand lacks comprehensive strategy to counter family violence - new report, NZ Herald, 11.12.2018
Domestic violence found in all communities - report, Radio NZ, 11.12.2018
Charity welcomes paper on preventing family violence, Scoop, 11.12.2018
Protecting children from family violence will prevent them perpetrating it later - report, Stuff, 11.12.2018
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Welcome to Oregon Inlet In 'Wicked Tuna: North vs. South' Clips [NC Film]
Posted By Matt Artz on August 13, 2014
The new spin-off of the popular National Geographic Channel (Nat Geo) series Wicked Tuna, filmed on the Outer Banks earlier this year, will premiere this Sunday, and we have some clips from the show for you to check out!
The Outer Banks captains featured on ‘Wicked Tuna: North vs South’.
The National Geographic Channel has debuted a number of clips from the new series online this week, featuring the Yankee captains crossing lines with our local guys and tempers just starting to heat up, all of which you can watch below, and then scroll down to let us know your predictions for what will happen on the series in the comments section!
A local preview screening is happening tomorrow (Thursday) night, and OBX Entertainment will be there to bring you full coverage, including interviews with the Outer Banks captains and our review of the first episode.
The long, cold winter has just hit New England, and while the bluefin tuna season has come to an end in Gloucester, Mass., it’s just getting started in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. After a disappointing season, several of Gloucester’s top fishermen head south to try to salvage their finances by fishing for the elusive bluefin tuna in unfamiliar Carolina aters before the experienced locals beat them to the catch. It’s a whole new battlefield and the Northern captains must conquer new styles of fishing, treacherous waters and the wrath of the Outer Banks’ top fishermen. They’re gambling on what could be a massive payday … or a huge financial loss.
On the heels of its third and highest-rated season for hit series Wicked Tuna, National Geographic Channel pits Gloucester’s finest against good ol’ Southern fishermen in an exciting new series, Wicked Tuna: North vs. South, premiering Sunday, Aug. 17, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The new series will air internationally on National Geographic Channel in 170 countries and 45 languages beginning this fall.
In order to succeed, the Gloucester rod-and-reel veterans will need to master the different method of fishing — greensticking, in which artificial squid are trolled from a 30-foot fiberglass pole in order to entice bluefin swimming near the surface — and best a fleet of North Carolina captains battling for the same catches. Bluefin season in the Outer Banks only lasts a limited time, and there is a highly restricted government catch quota. But if the captains can reel in some “monstah” fish before the quota is reached, the winter months could potentially yield a greater catch than in Gloucester. In fishermen’s terms: a cash bonanza.
The weather in the Outer Banks is notoriously unpredictable, so the New England captains must be ready for extremely rough seas, high winds and erratic currents. The Outer Banks is home to some of the most treacherous waters in the world, including the notorious Oregon Inlet — the main gateway to the open ocean, nicknamed “The Graveyard of the Atlantic.” But dangerous waters aren’t the only challenge that the New England captains have to contend with — they also have to deal with the hotheaded fleet from Wanchese, N.C. When it comes to bluefin tuna fishing, there’s no such thing as Southern hospitality.
Wicked Tuna: North vs. South includes fan favorite Captain Dave Marciano and first mate Jay Muenzner of the fishing vessel the Hard Merchandise; the young, hot-headed Captain Tyler McLaughlin from the Pin Wheel; and season three newcomer Captain TJ Ott of the Hot Tuna. Marciano is heading to the Outer Banks and making the biggest bet of his career in order to provide for his family and keep his finances afloat. For McLaughlin, who went from being the Season 2 champion to an embarrassing last-place finish in Season 3, he’s desperate to salvage his reputation and is teaming up with fan favorite Captain Paul Hebert to help him succeed. Meanwhile, Ott is looking to boost his year’s catch by heading to the Outer Banks —“The one and only place in the world where the giants are biting this time of year,” he says — along with his dad, Tim Sr., and first mate Jarrett Przybyszewski.
Marciano, McLaughlin and Ott will battle it out against the seasoned North Carolina bluefin fleet: Captain Greg Mayer of the Fishin’ Frenzy, Captain Reed Meredith of the Wahoo and Captain Britton Shackelford of the Doghouse.
The crew of Fishin’ Frenzy will be featured on ‘Wicked Tuna: North vs. South’, filmed on the Outer Banks, North Carolina.
The Fishin’ Frenzy has regularly been one of North Carolina’s top-earning boats, and Mayer currently holds his reputation as the “captain to beat” in the Outer Banks. This year he’s teamed up with Southern wild boy Nick Gowitzka, who’ll stop at nothing when it comes to staying on top — even if it involves a little gunfire.
The crew of The Wahoo will be featured on ‘Wicked Tuna: North vs. South’, filmed on the Outer Banks, North Carolina.
Mayer also has an ongoing rivalry with Meredith, who fishes with his older brother and first mate Banks.
Onboard the Doghouse, family man Shackelford is looking to catch as much fish as possible to provide for his wife and three kids. Teamed up with new first mate Caine Livesay, Shackelford will venture to the edge and fish in waters too dangerous for most boats in order to make a catch.
The crew of Doghouse will be featured on ‘Wicked Tuna: North vs. South’, filmed on the Outer Banks, North Carolina.
The Southern boats are not happy about the Yankee invasion of their waters, and will do whatever it takes to ensure the Northern boats don’t steal their catch. With limited fish, rough seas and constant pressure to make a paycheck, the battle to win the war on Wicked Tuna: North vs. South promises to be anything but civil.
Premiere Episodes Include…
Wicked Tuna: North vs. South: Yankee Invasion
Premieres Sunday, August 17, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT
After a disappointing North Atlantic bluefin tuna season, Captain Dave Marciano of the Hard Merchandise and Captain TJ Ott of the Hot Tuna travel south full steam into the waters of the Outer Banks, N.C., to extend their season and salvage their losses. In the South, the competition is fiercer and the stakes are higher than ever before. The 500-mile steam is a huge gamble on what could be a massive payday … or a huge financial loss. In order to profit, the Northern captains have to overcome new fishing techniques, traverse unfamiliar waters and battle the toughest competitors in the North Carolina waters. When it comes to fishing in the Outer Banks, there’s no such thing as Southern hospitality. Marciano, Ott and Tyler McLaughlin will face off against top captain Greg Mayer of the Fishin’ Frenzy, the Meredith brothers of the Wahoo and the fearless Captain Britton Shackelford of the Doghouse. This battle with be anything but civil as the finest anglers from the North and South clash in the hunt for bluefin.
Wicked Tuna: North vs. South: Southern Discomfort
The Southern captains fear a full-scale Yankee invasion of their waters when another Northern boat — the Pin Wheel with Captain Tyler McLaughlin — comes steaming into the Outer Banks. This trip, McLaughlin is desperate to make up for the embarrassing last-place finish he landed last season, and to help him he adds Paul Hebert onboard as co-captain. As the Pin Wheel steams in, they’re greeted with gunshots by the Southerners, showing there is no room for Southern hospitality in the Outer Banks during bluefin season. Meanwhile, Dave Marciano and his mate Jay Muenzner battle the dangerous Oregon Inlet when they first enter the Atlantic to fish, and mechanical troubles hit as soon as they hook their first catch of the season. The Meredith brothers have caught two fish so far and are in the lead. And Britton Shackelford puts his new mate, Caine Livesay, to the test.
Wicked Tuna: North vs. South: Bluefin or Bust
With six of the finest tuna fisherman traversing the Outer Banks in the hunt for bluefin, competition gets super competitive. The strict bluefin quota is rapidly starting to fill, and time is of the essence for all the captains. Dave Marciano has been unable to land a single catch and fears the huge gamble he made in traveling south will not pay off. If he doesn’t catch a fish in the next two days, he won’t be able to afford to stay in the Carolinas and will have to head back to Gloucester. Meanwhile, the Meredith brothers go head to head with Captain Greg Mayer of the Fishin’ Frenzy. Mayer is now in the lead, keeping his rank as top captain of the Outer Banks. The Meredith brothers are desperate to catch a monster fish and boot Greg Mayer from the top spot.
Wicked Tuna: North vs. South is produced for National Geographic Channels by Pilgrim Studios. For Pilgrim Studios, executive producers are Craig Piligian and Mike Nichols. For National Geographic Channels, executive producer is Robert Palumbo, vice president of production and development is Lynn Sadofsky, senior vice president of production and development is Noel Siegel and executive vice president of programming and strategy is Heather Moran.
The new series, Wicked Tuna: North vs. South, featuring the Outer Banks fishing industry, will premiere on the National Geographic (Nat Geo) Channel at 10pm this Sunday, August 17.
You can watch the official trailer in the player below!
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Dvořák: Stabat Mater
Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
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For its second vinyl release, PHI has chosen to reissue one of Philippe Herreweghe’s most masterly interpretations: Antonín Dvořák’s ineffable Stabat Mater, for which the conductor and his ensembles, the Collegium Vocale Gent and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, were praised by public and press alike – Editor’s Choice in Gramophone, 4F Télérama, 4* in Classica, Le Choix de France Musique, and 10 in Luister and Klara, to name but a few of the distinctions it earned.
‘With the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, [Philippe Herreweghe and his Collegium Vocale Gent] rid this rarely recorded work of all Romantic excess. The result is a spiritual journey... highlighting the universal greatness of this major work of sacred music.” - CHOIX de France Musique
‘All of Herreweghe’s performers clearly love this ravishing music, relishing every detail of this beautifully nuanced score... This new release must be the top choice.’ - Gramophone Editor’s Choice, Recording of the Month
‘The serenity Dvořák succeeded in reclaiming is particularly present in the movements reserved for the choir, and especially so here with the interventions of Collegium Vocale Gent, possibly the only European ensemble . . . that currently offers such purity of timbre, perfection of intonation and accuracy of expression.’ - 4F Télérama
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Exploring the Routes from Consultation to (In)forming Public Policy
in Law and Bioethics
Published in print October 2008 | ISBN: 9780199545520
Published online January 2009 | e-ISBN: 9780191721113 | DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199545520.003.0015
Series: Current Legal Issues
Law and Bioethics
Edited by Michael Freeman
in Current Legal Issues
E-ISBN: 9780191721113
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199545520.001.0001
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This chapter analyses the routes by which Parliamentary bodies move from consultation to formulating public policy in the controversial field of assisted conception and related technological developments. It explores the findings of the Department of Health consultation, focusing not only on the official interpretation of the data, but to alternative constructions and problems created by the quasi-quantitative representation of the material at some junctures. On the one hand, this process has led to greater empathy for the Department of Health and other official bodies in sifting through the...
This chapter analyses the routes by which Parliamentary bodies move from consultation to formulating public policy in the controversial field of assisted conception and related technological developments. It explores the findings of the Department of Health consultation, focusing not only on the official interpretation of the data, but to alternative constructions and problems created by the quasi-quantitative representation of the material at some junctures. On the one hand, this process has led to greater empathy for the Department of Health and other official bodies in sifting through the myriad responses, but on the other hand a creeping cynicism has also taken hold. It is clear that there are significant issues about the way that data is presented by governmental and Parliamentary bodies, and even in the absence of the use of statistical data it remains feasible to skew the presentation of data in ways that are, strictly speaking, factually correct but simultaneously misleading about the dataset as a whole.
Keywords: Parliament; bioethics; public policy; conception; consultation; Department of Health
Chapter. 14260 words.
Subjects: Medical and Healthcare Law
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Fatah and PA officials welcome and glorify newly released terrorists
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, official PA daily | Nov 30, 2018
Headline: “The occupation released young prisoners Farah and Al-Zaatari”
“The Israeli occupation authorities yesterday [Nov. 29, 2018] released the two youth Shadi Farah and Ahmed Al-Zaatari (i.e., terrorists, arrested for planning a stabbing attack), age 15, after they finished serving a 3-year prison sentence.
At the press conference that was held opposite the Martyr (Shahid) Yasser Arafat Monument in Ramallah after their release… Fatah Movement [Deputy] Chairman and [Fatah] Central Committee member Mahmoud Al-Aloul said: ‘We welcome our sons today, the children who have become men due to the difficult experience they underwent inside the occupation’s prisons.’ … The occupation authorities arrested the youths Farah and Al-Zaatari on D ec. 29, 2015 (sic., Dec. 12, 2015), on the pretext of an attempt to carry out a stabbing attack.”
The article includes a picture from the press conference following Shadi Farah and Ahmed Al-Zaatari’s release. From left to right are PLO Executive Committee member and Fatah Central Committee member Azzam Al-Ahmad, Shadi Farah, Ahmed Al-Zaatari, Fatah Movement Deputy Chairman and Fatah Central Committee member Mahmoud Al-Aloul, and Ramallah and El-Bireh District Governor Laila Ghannam.
Shadi Farah and Ahmed Al-Zaatari – 12-year-old Palestinian children arrested with a knife in their possession that they planned to use for a terror attack in Jerusalem on Dec. 12, 2015. Farah and Al-Zaatari served 3 years and were released on Nov. 29, 2018.
Yasser Arafat – Founder of Fatah, former chairman of the PA. During the 1960s, 70s and 80s Arafat was behind numerous terror attacks against Israelis. Although he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 together with then Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and then Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres “for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East" after signing the Oslo Accords peace agreement, Arafat launched a 5-year terror campaign - the second Intifada (2000-2005) – in which more than 1,000 Israelis were murdered. Arafat died of an illness in 2004.
Violence & terror » Glorifying terrorists and terror
Images | Media / Schoolbooks » Print | Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, official PA daily
Others » PLO | Personalities » Azzam Al-Ahmad , Mahmoud Al-Aloul , Laila Ghannam | Palestinian Authority / Fatah
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Hohokam
El Fuerte
Fieldnotes From a Neighborhood: A Portrait of the San Pedro Chapel
Special 2012 Arizona Centennial Event
Fort Lowell Day Celebration
see the schedule of events
The earliest settlers in the Fort Lowell District came around 300 A.D. Since then, different communities have come and gone leaving behind their characteristic remains. These people were attracted to the area for the same reason: an abundance of water and fertile soil. Here the Tanque Verde and Pantano washes come together to form a new waterway, the Rillito. The land along the banks created an oasis in the midst of the dry Sonoran Desert. This is the story of the Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood as told by Rosamond B. Spicer, the neighborhood ethno-historian. In her words, "the story is like that of other areas across the country. It is the microcosm of the history of many communities over time."
This exhibit traces the history of the people who settled in the Fort Lowell area. Each button above represents a group of people who settled in the area: the Hohokam Indians, the Settlers between the years 1500-1850, the establishment of the Fort Lowell Military Camp, the Mexican settlers of El Fuerte (the Fort), the Anglo families who moved to the area after the 1920s, and Fort Lowell as it is today. Click on the buttons in the navigation bar above to learn more.
About The Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood Website
The original Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood exhibit went public in April 1996, under the direction of Micaela Morales, then a systems librarian with the University of Arizona Library. Its appearance was revised in the summer of 2000 and again in the summer of 2001. The current interface (September 20, 2004 - ) was designed by Andrew Bareham of the UA's Learning Technologies Center in the fall of 2004. The online OFLNA's walking tour was added to the website in 2000.
The project, of course, would not have been possible without the support and participation of the Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood Association and, in particular, the late Rosalind Spicer's participation. We regard the website as one of her many legacies to this community. Special thanks go to Lannie Hartman who has contributed corrections and updates to this version of The Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood identified from her research.
Click on the highlighted number in brackets by each image for ownership information. No photographs may be copied or referenced in other WWW exhibits without permission from the owner of the photograph that the image was rendered. Visit the photo credits page for more information.
We are streaming video for the site from the UA's Learning Technologies Center. The video of the army band linked to the courtesy of community member, Garry Forger, who recorded several events during La Reunión de El Fuerte, February 5, 2000. The video was digitize for streaming as Real video by Jeff Imig in the UA's Learning Technologies Center. You will need the free RealPlayer plug-in for your computer and the capability to play audio. We recommend a highspeed Internet connection, such as DSL or cable modem, to view the video. Information about the video of Luttie Wilson can be found on that page.
Through Our Parents' Eyes gratefully acknowledges Rosamond Spicer for writing the historical text of this exhibit.
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Berry, Wendell. The Country of Marriage. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York and London, 1971.
Bourke, John G. On the Border with Crook. Rio Grande Press, Glorieta NM, 1981.
Browne, J. Ross A Tour Through Arizona, 1864, or Adventures in the Apache Country. Arizona Silhouettes, Tucson AZ, 1950.
Dees, Margaret. Binghampton: A Study of Mormon Pioneering in Miniature. Ms on file, Special Collections, University of Arizona Library, Tucson, AZ, 1961-62.
Deshon, Shirley. Anthropological field notes, including interviews with former residents of Mexican rancherias east of Tucson. On file, Fort Lowell Historic District Board, 1954.
Dobyns, Henry F. From Fire to Flood: Historic Human Destruction of Sonoran Desert Riverine Oases. Anthropological Papers 20. Ballena Press, Socorro, N.M., 1981.
Fife, John. Binghampton: History of a Mormon Settlement. Ms on file, Fort Lowell Historic District Board, 1981.
Gregonis, Linda M. and Lisa W. Huckell. The Tucson Urban Study. Arizona State Museum Archeological Series 138, University of Arizona, 1980.
Gregonis, Linda M. and Karl J. Reinhard. Hohokam Indians of the Tucson Basin. University of Arizona Press, Tucson AZ, 1979.
Haury, Emil W. The First Masters of the American Desert. National Geographic 131:671-83, 1967.
Haury, Emil W. Hohokam, Desert Farmers and Craftsmen. University of Arizona Press, Tucson AZ, 1976.
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King, James T. War Eagle: A Life of General Eugene Asa Carr. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 1963.
Lister, Florence C. and Robert H. Chihuahua: Storehouse of Storms. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque NM, 1966.
Lockwood, Frank. Pioneer Portraits. University of Arizona Press, Tucson AZ, 1968.
McWilliams,Carey. North From Mexico. J.P Lippincott Co., Philadelphia PA, 1948.
Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood Association, Inc. Old Ft. Lowell Neighborhood Inventory, Present Facts and How They Got to Be That Way. Published by the OFLNA, Inc., Tucson, 1983.
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Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood Association, Inc. Old Fort Lowell Gazette. David A. King, editor. July 1981-present. Published by the OFLNA, Inc., Tucson, 1981.
Peterson, Thomas H., Jr. Fort Lowell, A.T.: Army Post During the Apache Campaigns. The Smoke Signal 8, Tucson Corral of the Westerners Tucson A.Z., 1963.
Rusling, James F. Across America: Or, The Great West and Pacific Coast. Sheldon & Co., New York, 1874.
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Smith, G.E.P. Groundwater Supply and Irrigation in the Rillito Valley. University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 64, 1910.
Spicer, Edward H. Ft. Lowell Historic District. A Sense of Time and Place. In, A Portfolio, designed and issued by the Ft. Lowell Historic District Board, Tucson, 1979.
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Women’s Equality Day Celebrated with City Leaders
Deborah Brown
Sep 2 @ 5:30 pm
Mayor Eric Johnson
Women’s Equality Day has been celebrated annually for over 20 years with a program by a local Dallas women’s organization, Women’s Issues Network (WIN). Formed in 1980, WIN has continuously worked for women’s rights and equality. The group celebrated the 99th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment allowing women the right to vote with an event at Dallas City Hall on August 21.
Over 150 women attended wearing white to represent the women suffragists who campaigned for women’s voting rights. The history of that campaign is kept alive annually on Women’s Equality Day because there are still many battles to be fought for women’s equality.
The event is only an hour long so that the newly elected Mayor Eric Johnson and City Council members can attend on their lunch break. With so many new councilmembers, the majority did their homework and wore white to show their support including Jennifer Staubach Gates, Adam Bazaldua, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Adam McGough, Casey Thomas, Chad West, Tennell Atkins, David Blewitt, Paula Blackmon, and Carolyn King Arnold. A surprise guest this year was Commissioner John Wiley Price. It was his first time to attend and, with his reputation for being well dressed, he was appropriately attired in white.
Other elected officials in attendance – and wearing white - included Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, State Representatives Victoria Neave and Rhetta Bowers, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Dallas County Commissioners Dr. Theresa Daniel and Dr. Elba Garcia,.
Proclamations from the State of Texas, Dallas County and the City of Dallas were read and a brief program followed. Featured speakers were Tracy Palmer, Cecilia McKay and vickie washington, three outstanding ladies from the community who shared their stories about the struggles and hardships endured to achieve the success they have today. Each spoke of when women in their communities, African American, Hispanic and Native American, received the right to vote, which was later that when Anglo women were allowed to vote on the national level. Some states had already given Anglo women voting rights.
Tracy Palmer is currently a Specialist II working in the American Indian Education Program for the Dallas Independent School District. Ms. Palmer has been with DISD for 11 years and in Indian Education for 25 years, working with Native American students in grades pre-K through 12. She earned an Associate degree from Haskell Indian Junior College, a B.F.A. from the University of Tulsa and a master’s degree in Gifted Education from Oklahoma City University. Ms. Palmer is honored to have a career serving her people and assisting Native American students prepare for a career or a higher education degree after graduation from high school. Ms. Palmer is a descendent from three tribes: Creek, Seminole and Cherokee. She is a registered member of the Muskogee Creek Anion of Oklahoma.
Cecillia McKay, an active Community volunteer, has held Leadership positions in numerous non-profit organizations since moving to Dallas in 1988. She has served as president of the Hispanic 100, the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas, Dallas and State, the Women’s Center of Dallas and the League of Women Voters Dallas. Among the many recognitions for her volunteer work, Ms. McKay’s awards include: the American Jewish Congress’ Women of Spirit; Girl’s Inc., She know Where She is Going; SMU’s Profiles in Leadership; Dallas Women’s Foundation Leadership Award (formerly the Women’s Center of Dallas Maura Women Helping Women Award); and the YWCA Volunteer with a Heart. After a long career in the financial field, Ms. McKay transitioned to the non-profit world and was Executive Director of the Concilio until her retirement in 2005.
vickie washington is a stage and screen actor, writer, teacher, director and acting and audition coach. A graduate of Texas Women’s University, Dallas native washingrton says that she has been working and teaching in the Dallas theater Community for so long that former students are now hiring her. She is an instructor and director in the theater department of Dallas’ Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and in 2015 was recognized by the Dallas Observer as the best director for the world premiere production of former student Jonathan Norton’s Mississippi Goddamn. She is also the founder and producing director of r.t.w.~reading the writers, a readers theatre performance organization. The mother of 4, who earned her Actors Equity card while still in her 20’s, deeply values the gift of theatre and the powerful ways in which it can be utilized to tell the stories of the African Diaspora.
Sponsors for this event
American Association of University Women—Dallas Chapter; BURRS; Sumico Columbia; Carol Donovan-Dallas County Democratic Party-Chair; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc Dallas Alumnae Chapter; The Honorable Harryette Ehrhardt; Federally Employed Women-Dallas Area Chapter; Catalina Garcia, M.D.; Marcy Helfand; Hispanic Heritage Ambassadors— Powerful Women Committee; Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas; Jane’s Due Process; Dr. Scherry Johnson; La Voz Del Anciano; League of Women Voters of Collin County; League of Women Voters of Dallas; Martha Tiller Company; Nicole and Ian Mattingly; Marilyn Mauthe; National Council of Jewish Women— Greater Dallas Section; Our Friends Place; Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas; Lillian E. Salerno; Judy Shure; South East Dallas Business & Professional Women’s Club; Southwest Jewish Congress; Texas Equal Access (TEA) Fund; Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation; Texas Women’s Foundation; The Afiya Center; The Links Inc. — Dallas Chapter; United Nations Association — Dallas Chapter; Veteran Feminists of America; Women Organizing Women (WOW) Democrats; Women’s Council of Dallas County.
Although women's voting rights are taken for granted today, they were earned through a long brutal campaign by women that began in the 1700's and culminated nearly 150 years later when the 19th Amendment was passed on August 26, 1920.
Until the passage of the Amendment, women were not allowed the right to own property, to have legal claim to the money they earned, nor the right to vote. Clothes, jewelry, and land were owned by their husbands or fathers. Bibles were one of their few possessions that they could hand down to their children.
Photos by Deborah Brown
Key to photos
1 Mayor Eric Johnson
2 Councilmen show their support: Adam Bazaldua, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Adam McGough, Casey Thomas, Chad West, Tennell Atkins, David Blewitt.
3 Councilwomen in support: Paula Blackmon, Cara Mendelsohn, Carolyn King Arnold, Jennifer Staubach Gates, WIN Member Norma Minnis.
4 Harryette Ehrhardt, Dr. Theresa Daniel
5 Most in the audience were wearing white.
6 More white everywhere!
7 Clare Buie Chaney, Karen Roberts, JoAnn Jenkins.
8 Councilmen Adam Medrano, Omar Narvaez.
9 Dr. Theresa Danial, Tracy Palmer, Cecilia McKay, vickie washington.
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Political parties in Dorvik
Political ideologies, Federal Collectivism
Federal Collectivism
Birrender II
Classified as
Radical-Leftism
Social system
Liberalism and Federalism
Economic system
Similar ideologies
Anarchism, Collectivism, Liberalism, Federalism, Endrinism
Federal Collectivism is a political ideology based on the ideas of a society of Birrender II. It consists on a non-hierarchical society, where there's no rich and no poor and no monarchs and dictators. Each region will work as an assembly (or community), which will work totally independent and will have elections to choose a representant for their assembly, the rest of the people are just workers or human. Each assembly will have guilds or clans in which everyone is free to join by passing a test, for example, a warriors guild or clan, you will have to pass a test of strength and you will be in. This ideology is also based on Endrinism.
Classical Federal Collectivism or Birrenderism Edit
Classical Federal Collectivism, or shortly Birrenderism, is a branch of the Federal Collectivism based on the exact ideas that Birrender II shared. What Birrender II wanted to live was a Parliamentary system based on independent assemblies with no general leader, just independent leader. Each assembly was able to vote for a leader to represent them, and everyone was equal. There would be some official assemblies (regions), and inside this assemblies there would be organizations or guilds working the same way. No slaves, no rich and poor, no monarchies or dictatorships. Just independent assemblies with one independent leader based on a Parliamentary system. Each assembly representant will assist the Parliament to discuss new ideas for the entire nation and will assist meetings of important guilds. Some people tried to make this possible, but no one ever could. No one would be allowed to introduce a monarchy or a dictatorship and hierarchies. Clans or guilds ot following that will be closed.
Modern Federal Collectivism Edit
Modern Federal Collectivism is a branch of the Federal Collectivism, in which assemblies, or regions, are called Federations and has an autonomy. They elect a president, introduce some official guilds/clans, like "Order and Peace Assembly" and give them autonomy. And that guilds will be called assemblies, and not guilds. To enter a guild, you don't take a test, you get voted in a special day and if you get a majority of yes, you get in. The first party to introduce this ideology was the Federal Collectivist Union Party of Telamon.
Federal Collectivism on Terra Edit
Federal Collectivism was applied on Telamon on the year 4356 by the Federal Collectivist Union Party. A Modern Federal Collectivism type was introduced through a one-party parliamentary system. History of Telamon
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Kyo Monarchy, Monarchy, Dankuk
House of Ryeo
This article is about the House the Royal Family of Kyoseon comes from. For the actual ministry that handles the Monarchy please see this page. The House of Ryeo is not to be confused with the Royal Family
Ryeo Royal Standard
Flag of the Kyo Monarchy
Country Kyoseon
Indrala
Tukarali
Ethnicity Kyo
Founder Haejo of Gyokuk
Current head Ryeo Sung Won
Primary titles King of the DemocraticPeople's Republic of Kyoseon
Monarch of Tukarali
Religion Primarily SeodongyoCheonist Hosianism
(Minority)
Cadet branches Royal Family
House of Aynako
Lü Clan
Xia Clan
The House of Ryeo is a major Kyo noble family that long reigned as the imperial house of the Great Dranian Empire and currently holds recognized title as the monarch of the Democratic People's Republic of Kyoseon. The royal house is descended from the ancient Baekgu Dynasty that united the independent Kyo kingdoms of the Dranian Peninsula under one banner. Like their ancestors, the Ryeo royal family resided in Beonyeongsalm Palace in Gongmangdo. The family holds claims to the thrones of Dankuk and Tukarali.
It should be noted that while the Royal Family is recognized as legitimate by the Kyo Government, the house of Ryeo is considered separate legally and is not ruling.
The House of Ryeo is directly related to the Lü Clan and Xia Clan of Indrala. The Lü emerged from direct descendants of the exiled Ryeo following the authoritarian coups of the late 43rd Century. Founded by Ryeo Yejun, the Lü became an extremely prominent family in Indrala business and politics. The House of Ryeo is active within both Kyoseon and Indrala, with Ryeo Sung Won, the head of the Kyoseon branch, being recognized as the king of Kyoseon.
History Edit
Ancient Kyo Kingdom Edit
According to historians of Gao-Soto, the nomadic Kyo arrived on the Dranian Peninsula in approximately 654 and they settled in the area that is now modern Elbian Province. Several Kyo kingdoms were established in the region, but they were all united by Baekgu the Great, the King of Gongmangdo. This unified Kyo Kingdom was centered at the City of Gongmangdo and at its height, the kingdom controlled most of the Dranian Peninsula.
In 1721 the Kyo king, Jeong-u, was forced to abdicate following the annexation of the peninsula by Egelion. When the peninsula regained its freedom from Egelion, the independent state on the peninsula was dominated by Dranianos and the Kyo became very secluded from larger society.
New Kyo Dynasty Edit
From 654 to 1721 the Baekgu Dynasty reigned over the Kyo Kingdom; despite its longevity and stability it was abruptly ended by the Egelians. The Kyo became increasingly overlooked and played a minimal role in the future Dranish Nation. Briefly in the 30th Century the Dranian Seung Revolution saw the creation of a Kyo state, but it was not one that could last.
Towards the end of the 3400s however, there arose a new effort to restore the prestige and history of the Kyo people. A descendant of Baekgu Jeong-u, the last Kyo King, came forward and began strong and active efforts to revive the royal bloodline and to empower the Kyo. This descendant, Ryeo Haesong, quickly gained popularity in Gongmangdo-Comares and in 3503 the new Kyo monarchy was proclaimed.
Unique of this new monarchy was its existence as a cultural institution; and also as a monarchy existing within the confines of a republican government. Much in the same way that religious leaders are recognized and have followers, the "cultural monarchy" took a similar role in society. The Kyo monarchy made no specific claims upon territory, but instead considered itself as a cultural symbol of the people. This was also reflected in the official title of the monarch, which is the "King of the Kyo;" or alternatively, "King of Gyokuk," with Gyokuk being a term which refers to the collective Kyo of Terra, though most specifically, Dovani.
After its establishment the new monarchy came under fierce attack by various elements of Dranish politics, however the "cultural monarchy" was embraced by the largest political parties, such as Rally for the Republic and the Kyo Defense Force.
Dovani Relations Edit
Not long after the founding of the new Kyo dynasty in 3503, King Haejo was invited by the Zhuquan Emperor of Indrala to visit Tian'an. This event was extremely important in affording even greater legitimacy to the revived Kyo monarchy and it helped bring even more popularity to the Ryeo Dynasty among the Kyo.
The early ties established between the Ryeo Dynasty and the Indralan Monarchy created an interesting network of relations in Dovani, especially by the mid-3500s. Around this time Hulstria and Gao-Soto began to seek to return to having a large role in Dovani, and this brought them into conflict with Indrala, which had been dominating the continent, primarily in the south, for most of recent history. At the center of the increasing rift between the two nations was conflict in the Mandate of Heaven controversy. The Indralan Emperor cited the Mandate of Heaven in his refusal to recognize the Gao-Soton monarch's title as Emperor. While Dranland was aligning towards Hulstria in opposition of Indralan influence, the Kyo monarchy sided with Indrala and rejected the claims of Hulstria and Gao-Soto in the Mandate controversy. At the time, Ryeo Yongchae, the Kyo crown prince, was the Dranish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ryeo voiced opposition to increased ties and military cooperation with Hulstria.
Kingdom of Dankuk Edit
Leading up to the national elections of 3608, radical Kyo of the Kyo Revolutionary Society (KRS) revolted and initiated the Great Kyo Revolution of 3608. The KRS utilized both popular support among the Kyo population and its contacts with prominent government figures, chiefly Minister of Defense Lu Min-wei, to seize control of government. The new president, Lee Dong-seung, declared the reclamation of the Kyo homeland on the Dranish Peninsula. And in his new government he re-established recognition of the ancient Kyo monarchy by acknowledging King Yongchae as the new monarch of the nation.
However Yongchae refused to cooperate with the radical revolutionaries and rejected their offers. As a result President Lee Dong-seung forced Yongchae to abdicate in favor of his son, who was crowned as King Jongki III of Dankuk. While Jongki III, and most others in the royal family as well, were not in agreement with the revolution they were forced into cooperation with the government.
During the reign of Jongki III, the throne of "Jjeokuk," the Kyomal name for Kazulia, was officially claimed by the Ryeo Dynasty.Encouraged by Indrala, the claim upon Kazulia was made so to re-secure all parts of the "Kyo homeland." Prior to permanent settlement on the Dranian Peninsula, historical records suggest that the Kyo originated from the direction of Kazulia. Maps of the time period began to show Kazulia as an area of contested control, though a direct assertion of the claims were never made. Eventually the claims were forgotten and future monarchs even abandoned "Monarch of Jjeokuk" as part of their full title. However, claims would re-emerge in the 3870s under Emperor Choesun I.
Briefly, beginning in 3631, a system of decentralized nobility was established, dividing the kingdom between three duchies. Sun Ryoji, of the powerful Sun Family, became Duke of Eljang and Reunii, with the royal seat at Anpyeong. Lee Hancheol, son of revolutionary president Lee Dong-seung, was declared Duke of Hyonggi and Myeoggi, with the royal seat at Seongtaek. And Marcos de Mingo was appointed Duke of Ulbrach, with his royal seat at Belo Mounasterio. The system of nobility would continue until the 3649 crisis.
Dictatorship & Revolution Edit
Ito Ryouichi, after murdering the king, declaring self as emperor.
A few years following the death of lifelong president Lee Dong-seung, a crisis emerged in 3649 as ultranationalists led by Ito Ryouichi launched a coup. While never managing to gain a strong control on the national government, Ito, proclaiming himself as emperor, did have considerable influence with the military. However, much of Ito's support collapsed after his decision to try to kill off many Ryeo royalty and former government officials. Having successfully murdered King Jongki III, Crown Prince Yongchae, and Duke Ryoji, the Defense Minister Han Sukee turned his back on the ultranationalists and mobilized the military against the coup he helped support. Ito was quickly captured and imprisoned, though he would later escape from jail and go missing in Northern Dovani.
Relative peace characterized the nation after the 3649 crisis, but radical elements would emerge again in the 3670s. A Zenshō Socialist revival started up and a mass movement formed in support of revolution. Violent clashes plagued the nation and in 3685 it was demanded that King Jinkyun abdicate the throne. The royal family fled Gongmangdo and secretly sought refuge with the de Mingo Family in Ulbrach. Until 3702, and the end of the Zenshō Socialist regime, the monarchy would be abolished.
Leading up to 3702, Dankuk again fell into chaos as royalist freedom fighters of the Taegeuk Tigers terrorized the government and tensions mounted with Indrala. The ultimate result was the eruption of the Kyo-Indralan Revolutionary War in 3789. The war managed to rid of the Zenshō Socialist regime, but it also brought major destruction to southern Dankuk, annihilating much of Gongmangdo.
Restoration & New Democracy Edit
At the end of the war with Indrala the Zenshō socialist's opposition, led by Kang Yoonseok came to power, instituting many democratic reforms. Included in this was the restoration of the monarchy, which became titled as the Great Kyo Empire, a symbolic representation of the resilience and solidarity of the Kyo people. With Gongmangdo in ruins, and the destruction of Beonyeongsalm Palace, the capital was moved to Seongtaek.
By the end of the century there began to finally be a normalization of life in Dankuk. Briefly, in the 3780s, a Talmorian neo-colonialist, Hayden William van Buchan III, arrived and declared himself the ruler and emperor of the government. Operating out of Iglesia Mayor, van Buchan caused major national unrest before finally being expelled from the country in 3786. In the midst of these events, a multilateral international agreement was reached between Dankuk, Hulstria and Gao-Soto, and Indrala to set free the last remaining colonies in Terra. Because of this it was decided that following Emperor Ryouta's death the monarch was re-branded as a king.
Following van Buchan there would be significant stability and no major challenges to the royal family, at least until the 3820s. During this time period the Septembrist Party emerged and eliminated national recognition of the Kyo monarchy. As renewed ethnic tensions mounted with Draddwyr refugees arriving from the east, Kyo political movements began to amass more power. Eventually the Septembrist Party collapsed, leaving civil democratic competition between the Democratic Union Party and the Dankuk National Union (DNU). In 3850 the DNU gained control of government and six years later the recognition of the monarchy was officially restored.
Rise & Fall of the First Empire Edit
Emperor Choesun inaugurated as President of Dankuk.
Quickly following the restoration of recognition for the monarchy, King Jongki VI abdicated in favor his son, Choesun. Upon his succession to the throne, the Great Kyo Empire was revived and Choesun was titled as Emperor. In 3868, Choesun would further expand the influence of the monarchy by ousting President Yoo Donghyun and taking the presidency for himself, effectively making Dankuk a de facto absolute monarchy. Among many changes, claims on Kazulia (Jjeokuk) were also renewed. And in the 3870s, a religious movement emerged, led by Choesun's cousin, Prince Seodong. This syncretic religion, based upon Hosianism and Sindo-Daenism, among other Gao-Showan religions, became known as Seodongyo. Eventually it was officially organized under the Church of Dankuk, which became the new state religion.
In 3927, following the death of the House of Aynako's patriarch, Kyuma Raharjo, Empress-Consort Antônia Ratu, wife to Choesun II, inherited the claims of her family. Eventually, with her passing in 3956, the House of Aynako was absorbed into the House of Ryeo as titles passed on to her son, Emperor Choesun III.
Imperial standard of the Great Kyo Empire.
In the early 4000s the Imperial Household began to move towards political reform as a growing opposition called for greater democracy. After the ruling party lost election in 4011, the military general and leader of the government, General Choi Youngsoo, attempted a coup. During the conflict surrounding the coup, Emperor Seojun and Crown Prince Choesun were assassinated by Choi's loyalists due to their decision to abandon the government and support the opposition's call for reform.
The military was eventually crushed and democratic reforms began to take hold in the nation under leadership by the New Century Alliance. Under Emperor Jaehwan the monarchy maintained a neutral public voice in politics, though it still exercised some minor politicking through its representatives in the Imperial High Council, an advisory body to the Emperor. However that minor involvement would diminish over time and after only a two year reign by Emperor Choesun IV the monarchy would be abolished in 4077.
The centuries that would follow saw the revival of a Dranland-like democracy that promoted multiculturalism and liberalism. During this era the House of Ryeo maintained a low profile, avoided involvement in politics, and made no active attempts at restoring the monarchy. Ethnic nationalism would reemerge in the Dranish state and a radical Kyo dictatorship seized power from 4181. However, democracy would be restored in 4185. As the Ryeo continued to maintain their silence, new claims emerged for the monarchy from Hwangje Ye-Seo, a self-proclaimed descendant of the Sindo Sun Spirit. Branding herself as the Empress of the Great Kyo Empire, Hwangje organized a Kyo nationalist paramilitary and threatened to secede from Free Dranland. The government would ultimately prevail, upholding the republican liberal democracy.
A Second Empire & Indralan Exile Edit
The Dranish government would greatly destabilize in the 4270s leading to the formation of a brief Juche dictatorship before Alfredo de la Cruz would lead large-scale democratic reforms and found the Dranian Federation. As President de la Cruz moved to empower regional politics, the Ryeo came back into focus as the government sought to elevate cultural symbols for all of the Federation's ethnic groups. Currently led by the aging Prince Seojun, the Ryeo moved back into Beonyeongsalm Palace, which again became a rallying point for pro-monarchy citizens. Seojun quietly lobbied for restoration of the monarchy but it wasn't until the reformation of the National Conservative Party, the political party affiliated with the Hwangje claimant, that the Ryeos found success.
As the Hwangje began to reassert their claims to the throne, the Federalist Party, under direction of Prime Minister Rosi Kwon, successfully approved the creation of a new Great Kyo Empire, officially titled as the Great Dranian Empire. Seojun would defer the throne to his son, who would be crowned as Emperor Choesun V in 4289.
The new empire was quickly under assault by loyalists of the Hwangje and after the election of Hong Seon Ki as president in 4290 the nation descended into chaos. Under orders from President Hong the military assaulted Beonyeongsalm Palace in an attempt to arrest the Imperial Household. Aware of the impending attack, most of the Ryeo Family had already fled to the mountains of inner Dankuk and only a small garrison of Imperial Guard remained alongside Prince Seojun. The Imperial Guard would fight to the very end and Prince Seojun was shot while sitting upon the throne.
Hong continued to consolidate power, soon abandoning his Hwangje allies and declaring himself the God-Emperor of Dankuk. Meanwhile the Ryeo Family, after having been rescued by Indralan intelligence agents, took refuge in Indrala. With a growing number of enemies, President Hong's hold on power was ended only a year after his claims of godhood. Emperor Choesun V would return to Dankuk, eventually followed by his family, after Hong's ouster in 4297. However, political fighting would continue as the pro-Ryeo Federalist Party clashed with the pro-Hwagnje National Conservatives. Major disputes over the throne would end in 4309 as the National Conservative coalition gained a constitutional majority that was capable of invalidating recognition for the Ryeo Imperial Household. As the Hwangje prepared to seize the throne, the Ryeo again became targets of imprisonment by the government.
Just over a decade since their last escape to the mountains, the Ryeo fled to central Dankuk in hopes of avoiding capture by the Hwangje and fleeing the emerging dictatorship. More closely searched after than before it was more difficult to escape and the family spent nearly a year living in hiding in Magadonia. During the spring of 4012, Emperor Choesun V would die of heart complications after being unable to obtain treatment. Efforts by the Indralan government to rescue the Ryeos would finally succeed in November 4012 and the family took residence at the Yincheng Mountain Retreat, their same place of exile as during President Hong's dictatorship.
The House of Ryeo, now composed of many younger members, began to integrate into Indralan society and Prince Yejun, third in the line of succession, would be born in Tian'an to Prince Choesun, son of the last Ryeo emperor. Prince Choesun's first son, Prince Seojun, would break the long tradition of the family attending Gongmangdo universities by receiving his education at Kaizhou National University. And the youngest daughter of last emperor, Princess Kyunghee, would find herself as mother to a leading candidate for monarch of a revived Indralan monarchy.
Controversially, Prince Seojun would gain Indralan citizenship and reject his royal responsibilities in favor of founding FangCaiRyeo Group, an emerging conglomerate in Indrala. A rift would worsen in the relations between Seojun and his father over the lack of Seojun's commitment to Dankuk and restoration of the family's claims. Prince Choesun, proclaiming himself as Emperor Choesun VI, would return to Dankuk in 4332 to push for Ryeo restoration, defying the Hwangje-led dictatorship. Within a month of his arrival Choesun would die in a suspicious car accident widely believed to have been staged by the Hwangje.
Dranian-Indralan Split Edit
Insiders would reveal that Choesun hoped his return to Dankuk would drive his children to action and entice them to join the fight for Ryeo restoration. However, these hopes would not pan out and his children would become only more intent on remaining in Indrala. Having warned his father against returning, Prince Yejun was distraught over his father's death and greatly resented his ancestral home for having betrayed the Ryeo. Conversely, Prince Seojun reacted to news of his father's death by criticizing his family's own history of authoritarianism and manipulation. Now as the eldest member of the family Seojun immediately captured Dranian headlines due to his negative comments and became a target of widespread hate from Ryeo loyalists. Accompanied with dislike among the Hwangje, Seojun's name was smeared and his brother Yejun, especially having been born in Indrala, was grouped in with the outrage. While Ryeo claims to the throne was still with the children of Choesun, loyalists in Dankuk began to push for the elevation of another branch of the Ryeo family to hold the legitimate claims to the throne.
The Indralan Lü Clan would hold on to Ryeo claims until its dissolution in 4440. By this time, a movement surrounding the Sampa Society would elevate Ryeo Jiyong as an accepted successor to the claims of the House of Ryeo. The terrorist organization originally sought to condition Jiyong as a god-emperor to seize power over both old Ryeo claims and Indralan government. However, Jiyong, with assistance from Sun Yumi, would turn against the Sampa Society, outing their terrorist plots to authorities. This led to the collapse of much of the organization and after going into hiding for nearly a decade, Jiyong would later emerge as the new figurehead of the House of Ryeo, saving the ancient family from collapse. Having brought new unity between the Ryeo and Sun Family, Jiyong would also spark new support among Dranian royalists who had felt disconnected from the past generation.
List of Monarchs Edit
The House of Ryeo was officially formed in 3500, and in 3503 Ryeo Haesong was proclaimed the first King of the Kyo. Below is a list of the recognized Ryeo monarchs since the formation of the royal house. The earliest monarchs were cultural symbols until the Great Kyo Revolution of 3608, which elevated to the monarch to status as head of state of Dankuk. After the establishment of the Dranian Federation, the Ryeo were again designated as cultural monarchs separate of association with government and politics.
Monarch From
Monarch Until
Haejo 1 March 3503 20 February 3533
Jongki 20 February 3533 10 September 3555
Jongki II 10 September 3555 3 August 3597
Yongchae 3 August 3597 8 July 3608
Jongki III 8 July 3608 9 June 3649
Jinkyun 9 June 3649 4 October 3685
Jongkyun 15 April 3702 19 June 3749
Ryōta 19 June 3749 13 January 3782
Jongki IV 13 January 3782 17 August 3816
Jongki V 18 August 3816 4 November 3829
Jongki VI 4 November 3829 1 January 3857
Choesun I 1 January 3857 3 November 3916
Choesun II 3 November 3916 18 September 3955
Choesun III 18 September 3955 18 February 3997
Seojun 18 February 3997 14 June 4011
Jaehwan 14 June 4011 4075
Choesun IV 4075 4077
- Monarchy Abolished 4077 1 August 4289
Choesun V 1 August 4289 30 July 4309
- Hwangje Monarchy 30 July 4309 15 October 4457
Ryeo Jiwoo 1 November 4457 present
Democratic People's Republic of Kyoseon
Pyongro (Capital)
Geography • History • Culture • Economy • Government
3572 Dranish coup d'état • Baekgu Dynasty • Beonyeongsalm Palace • Dranian Seung Revolution • Dranland • Egelian Drania • Flag of Dankuk • Great Kyo Revolution of 3608 • Great Sekowian War • Kyobando Manifesto of 3597 • Northern Dovani • 4590 Revolution • 4613 Imperial Restoration • 4642 Revolution
Provinces:
Elbian •
Loren •
Magadonia •
Valdor •
Ulbrach
Federal Cities:
Gongmangdo •
Iglesia Mayor •
Port Rhynach •
Seongtaek
Capital City:
Pyongro
President • Chairman of the National Affairs Committee • Supreme Soviet of People's Power
Political Parties: Kyo Worker's Party • Progressive Unity • Party of Communists • Red Flag
Religion: Cheonist Hosianism • Daenism • Seodongyo • Sindo • Zenshō
Ethnicity: Kyo
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Kyo Monarchy
Dankuk
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Solar Jetman on the C64
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This is a game I’d forgotten about until recently when I saw someone playing it on Twitch. Solar Jetman came out on the NES in 1991, and conversions were made for the C64, Speccy, Amiga and Atari ST. Unfortunately due to poor sales of the NES original the conversions were never released.
Luckily the team at Games That Weren’t were contacted by Martin Holland, someone who knew about the game’s development.
GTW got to work and began to search for this elusive conversion, and started with Haydn Dalton, who sadly could not find anything of the game after some searching. Two years later, and a month or two after the site relaunch, efforts were made to find the game’s programmer, John Buckley as a last ditch effort. After tracing John down to PlaypoolUK, GTW got the news it dreaded.. John hadn’t got any of his old disks no longer…
But a week or two after almost giving up hope of finding the game, Haydn Dalton was one day searching through some things at home, when he stumbled upon a disk with the label missing. The label was in there too, and stated “Solar Jetman Disk 1”, and after a bit more digging, Haydn found the second disk.
It’s a fascinating story of digital archaeology and the game now be found in various places including the Solar Jetman page on GTW! You can play the original version on archive.org, but Triad released an excellent version that packed the game into one disk side, and trained it too.
The game itself is like Thrust or Lunar Lander, but it came later and is much better than both! Controls are easier and enemies are more varied so if you liked those games you need to try Solar Jetman.
The conversion is missing a few things present in the NES version, and apparently the maps are a little cut down from the original. I need to download the NES version and give it a spin too!
Blow the Cartridge
What do you see when the game ends? Vinny has the answer and posted it on the (old) C64 Game Endings site here.
I discovered an interview with John Buckley, the developer who worked on the C64 version.
What were your first and last ever productions on the C64?
The first thing I did on the C64 was called Jeep Command. I did this in my spare time including the graphics and sound FX. If you have seen it, you will know I ain’t no artist! I sent it off to Bug Byte I think, and they put some music on it and shipped it out. The last thing I did was Solar Jetman, which never got released… until now.
Out of all the games you have worked on, which were you most proud and disappointed with?
I can’t say I am disappointed with anything I worked on. Most of them were conversions, some I wish I hadn’t of worked on but such is life. I liked working on Solar Jetman on the C64 but overall I am most proud of PLOK on the SNES.
Interview with John Buckley on C64.com
Tags C64, Commodore 64, Games, irishblogs, Retro Gaming
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3-Judge Bench To Hear SC/ST Act Order Review Plea
Edited By Odishatv Bureau Published By IANS On Sep 13, 2019 - 10:38 PM
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday referred the Centre’s plea seeking recall of its 2018 judgment, which virtually diluted stringent provisions of immediate arrest and no anticipatory bail for the accused on a complaint filed under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, to a larger Bench.
A Division Bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra, said the matter was being referred to a three-judge Bench for further hearing on next week.
The Centre stated that the judgment diluting the stringent provision of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act that arrest on a complaint under the law was not mandatory had “seriously affected their (SC/ST) morale and confidence in the ability of the state to protect them”.
Article 21, which guarantees protection of life and personal liberty, says: “No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by the law.”
While ruling that there would be no mandatory arrest of an accused on a complaint under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the apex court by its March 20 judgement had directed “…in absence of any other independent offence calling for arrest, in respect of offences under the Atrocities Act, no arrest may be effected” without the permission of appointing authority in case of public servant or that of Senior Superintendent of Police in case of general public”.
The court had said it was providing the safeguard “in view of acknowledged abuse of law of arrest” under the Act.
“It’s necessary to express concern that working of the Atrocities Act should not result in perpetuating casteism, which can have an adverse impact on integration of the society and the constitutional values,” it said.
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Arsenal Star, Torreira Breaks Silence On Leaving Arsenal For AC Milan
On: Jun 27th, 2019
Arsenal midfielder, Lucas Torreira, has insisted he remains committed to the club, amid speculation he is unhappy in England and wants to return to Italy.
The Uruguay international was the most expensive of Unai Emery’s five signings last summer and made a positive impression in his debut season.
Torreira, currently on international duty at the Copa America, recently fueled speculations over his future, by claiming he had found it hard to acclimatise to life in England.
The 23-year-old has since been heavily linked with a move to AC Milan, where he would be reunited with his former Sampdoria coach Marco Giampaolo, who was recently appointed as Gennaro Gattuso’s successor.
Addressing his future ahead of Uruguay’s match against Peru on Saturday, Torreira told the media: “Nobody from AC Milan has got in touch with me, today I’m in the Premier and happy to be part of the Arsenal.
“It cost me the adaptation, it’s not easy, but I only think about that team. I’m happy to be there.”
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Identifying through Flows for Recovering Latent Representations
Shen Li, Bryan Hooi, Gim Hee Lee
Abstract: Identifiability, or recovery of the true latent representations from which the observed data originates, is a fundamental goal of representation learning. However, most deep generative models do not address the question of identifiability, and cannot recover the true latent sources that generate the observations. Recent work proposed identifiable generative modelling using variational autoencoders (iVAE) with a theory of identifiability. However, due to the intractablity of KL divergence between variational approximate posterior and the true posterior, iVAE has to maximize the evidence lower bound of the marginal likelihood, leading to suboptimal solutions in both theory and practice. In contrast, we propose an identifiable framework for estimating latent representations using a flow-based model (iFlow). Our approach directly maximizes the marginal likelihood, allowing for theoretical guarantees on identifiability, without the need for variational approximations. We derive its learning objective in analytical form, making it possible to train iFlow in an end-to-end manner. Simulations on synthetic data validate the correctness and effectiveness of our proposed method and demonstrate its practical advantages over other existing methods.
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Sayono, Widoyono, Sumanto, and Rokhani: Impact of Dengue Surveillance Workers on Community Participation and Satisfaction of Dengue Virus Control Measures in Semarang Municipality, Indonesia: A Policy Breakthrough in Public Health Action
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives 2019;10(6):376-384.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2019.10.6.08
Impact of Dengue Surveillance Workers on Community Participation and Satisfaction of Dengue Virus Control Measures in Semarang Municipality, Indonesia: A Policy Breakthrough in Public Health Action
Sayono Sayonoa,*, Widoyono Widoyonob, Didik Sumantoa, Rokhani Rokhanic
aDepartment of Epidemiology and Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia
bAssistant II of Mayor of Semarang Municipality, Semarang, Indonesia
cDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia
*Corresponding author: Sayono Sayono, Department of Epidemiology and Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia, E-mail: say.epid@gmail.com
Received August 20, 2019
Accepted November 28, 2019
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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to assess community participation in Dengue virus control measures, and community satisfaction in the Dengue surveillance workers (DSWs) performance in Semarang municipality after 3 years of empowerment.
MethodsA cross-sectional survey involved 1,018 selected participants from 12 groups of social roles in 141 villages in Semarang municipality, Indonesia. A direct interview was performed using a structured questionnaire to evaluate the acceptance, and satisfaction of the community towards the DSWs. The data were analyzed descriptively.
ResultsThe majority of the members of the community considered that the DSWs play an important role in reducing Dengue cases, and vectors of the Dengue virus, as well as increasing the community participation in Dengue control measures. The survey showed that DSWs performance, attitudes, and abilities regarding their main tasks were perceived to be good.
ConclusionOverall, people in Semarang municipality were satisfied with the performance of the DSWs, and considered them important enough to be maintained and strengthened in the future so that Dengue could be controlled. This new policy needs to be disseminated to other regions that may encounter the problems associated with Dengue virus.
Keywords: community; Dengue; satisfaction
IntroductionDengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a vector-borne disease carried by female mosquitos that affects nearly 3.97 billion people worldwide, especially in the 128 tropical and subtropical countries at risk [1]. New infections with Dengue virus were estimated in 2013 to be nearly 400 million per year worldwide with various clinical manifestations causing a 3-fold burden of disease occurrence above the estimated burden by the WHO [2,3]. The spread of Dengue virus involves several factors such as climate, socio-economic, and viral evolution [3] and in Indonesia (2017–2018) the incidence rate of DHF reached 78.85 per 100,000 inhabitants, and endemic areas extended to 90.07% of the districts and municipalities [4].Infection with Dengue virus occurs when infected female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes which are the primary vector, (Aedes albopictus acts as a secondary vector) transfer the virus to human blood during feeding [5]. Since there are no Dengue antiviral drugs or an effective prophylactic vaccine available, programs for vector control measures against Dengue virus are a priority [3]. This program aims to reduce the population density of the mosquito vectors. Vector control measures include biological, physical-mechanical, and chemical, as well as community participation [6]. The main indicators of vector control program achievements are a decline of the main Aedes index in residential environments, namely the house index ≤ 5%, as well as decreasing incidence rate and case fatality rate [5].Unfortunately, people in the Dengue virus endemic areas, including Indonesia, prefer chemical methods of vector control [7]. This practice has caused the emergence of insecticide resistant (mainly pyrethroids and organophosphates) strains of Aedes mosquitos [8–11]. However, community participation in the physical control of Dengue vectors has not shown optimum results. It was observed in studies in Indonesia during 2017 and 2018 that the House Index was higher than the prophylactic transmission threshold [12,13].DHF in Semarang municipality was reported in 1994 and incidence rates have increased over the past 23 years. The highest number of cases of DHF occurred during the period 2002–2010 where the number of Dengue cases increased almost 10-fold from 607 to 5,556 cases. The incidence rate increased from 44.9 to 368.7 per 100,000 inhabitants. A sharp decline of Dengue virus cases occurred in 2011 where there were 1,303 new cases, and the incidence rate dropped to 73.8 per 100,000 populations, rising to 2,364 cases in 2013 where the incidence rate was 134.1 per 100,000 inhabitants [14]. This rise in the number of cases led to the initiation of Governmental Health Office of Semarang municipality (GHOSM) a policy for recruiting and hiring dengue surveillance workers (DSWs) to be stationed in all villages in Semarang in 2014. DSWs with a Bachelor degree in Public Health or a Bachelor degree in Health Nursing, were recruited and trained on basic surveillance skills for DHF. The main task of DSWs is to increase knowledge, skills, and community participation in controlling Dengue virus vectors. Their important activities are to educate, organize, and mobilize community participation in monitoring and implementing Dengue virus vector control measures in settlements, offices, and public places [15].Reducing the DHF incidence rate from 92.4 to 18.14 per 100,000 of inhabitants in Semarang municipality occurred in the period from 2014 to 2017 [14], coinciding with 3 years in which DSWs were empowered to work in the Semarang municipality. This phenomenon is interesting for assessing the DSWs existence and performance, to the satisfaction of the members of the community. This study aimed to subjectively assess the community participation to Dengue virus control measures and community satisfaction with the DSWs performance in Semarang municipality 3 years after they have been deployed.
1. Study sitesThis was a cross-sectional survey carried out in 16 sub-districts of the Semarang municipality. The survey covered 37 Public Health Center work-areas, which included 141 of 177 (79.7%) villages in the Semarang municipality.
2. Participants and samplingThe study population were members of the community from various social-role groups who had interacted with DSWs and their activities. There were 1,018 participants selected according to 12 social-roles, namely head of sub-districts, social welfare staff of sub-districts, head of Public Health Centers, staff of diseases prevention and control of Public Health Centers, head of village, social welfare staff to village, Dengue virus vector observer to village, leader of the Family Welfare Community (FWC) of sub-village, Dengue virus vector observer to sub-village, head of the FWC to neighborhood association, Dengue virus vector observer of neighborhood association and headmasters. Participants from these 12 social roles represented various community groups from all sub-districts in the Semarang municipality.
3. Questionnaire designThe questionnaire in this study was modified from a previously published questionnaire and was designed to evaluate the existence, role, and performance of the DSWs [16]. This instrument consisted of participant characteristics, evaluation of perception, acceptance, satisfaction, and expectation of the community regarding the DSWs. Characteristics of participant included gender, age, and social role in the community. The evaluation of perception was focused on the occurrence of DHF, community attention to problems associated with Dengue virus, community activities, participation in the Dengue virus vector monitoring and control, and the achievements of the vector control program for the last 3 years. The evaluation of DSWs and their performance was focused on the understanding of the community towards the DSWs. The DSWs were assessed on their presence, activities and roles, knowledge, attitude, and ability or skill in the management of Dengue virus, Dengue virus vector monitoring and control, and their ability in motivating and implementing public health education. Acceptance, satisfaction, need, and expectation of participants of the survey towards DSWs performance and their role in the future, were represented with an evaluation of perception based on social roles.
4. Data collectionA permission letter from Semarang municipality government, and ethical approval from the Ethics Committee of Faculty of Public Health of Universitas Diponegoro Semarang No.22/EC/FKM/2017 was obtained. This study was conducted from May to June 2017, and informed consent from each participant was given. Before the interview with participants, interview simulations were conducted among enumerators to control the bias of perception. Data from the participants was collected by direct interview, based on a structured questionnaire.
5. Statistical analysisData for each variable were analyzed descriptively using SPSS statistical software Version 15.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).
ResultsThere were 1,018 participants interviewed, and the majority were female (79.37%), with the majority of participants aged between 31 to 59 years (Table 1). There were 12 groups of both formal and non-formal social roles related to the “Dengue control” program (Table 2). The majority of participants thought that DHF cases had decreased in the last 3 years (80.6%), and the perception that there was an increasing rate of Dengue virus vector free residential areas (901.3%). These perceptions matched with an increase in community awareness to problems associated with Dengue virus and participation in the Dengue virus vector monitoring and control activities (Table 3).Almost all participants answered that they understood why DSWs were present (99.2%) and that they played an important role in the community’s involvement (98%), and in increasing the attention and participation in “Dengue control” programs. These roles resulted in increasing the perception of Dengue virus vector-free residential areas and reducing DHF occurrence in the community. The majority of the participants also answered that the DSWs were needed in the future (Tables 4 and 5).Almost all the participants perceived that DSWs had a good knowledge about DHF and understanding of the service areas. The perception of the community was that DSWs also had a mature attitude, were confident, and skillful at implementing their tasks and also always accompanied the community during “Dengue control” program activities. More than 95% of participants answered that DSWs ability was good and were serious in their approach at increasing the motivation of the community, and advocating in the community, and campaigning for the “Dengue control” program. These conditions drive increased attendance of the community to Dengue forums held by the DSWs (Table 6). The majority of participants answered that the community has a good acceptance and satisfaction of the DSWs roles and performance (Table 7).
DiscussionEmpowerment of DSWs by GHOSM in the context of Dengue virus control efforts, is a form of policy reform that enhances public health services [15]. This strategic policy resulted in a significant impact on the key performance indicators of the “Dengue control” program. It was perceived by the public to decrease new cases of DHF in the last 3 years and increase the level of community participation in the efforts to control this endemic disease. This finding showed that the majority of survey participants from the community responded positively to this strategic policy. The majority of members of the community in the study perceived that this policy had a positive impact on the key performance indicators of the “Dengue control” program, mainly increasing community attention to and participation in the efforts for control measures of Dengue virus. This finding supports a previous study reporting that changes in the health service system resulted in an increase in community satisfaction with public health services [17]. The strategic policy of GHOSM is in line with the Ministry of Health’s policy on the Movement of One House One Larvae Controller. This movement invites the active participation of each family to eradicate breeding places for mosquitoes simultaneously in their respective homes, under the coordination of local community leaders. In this case, DSWs had a strategic role in building effective communication in the community, providing knowledge and vector survey skills, and directly providing support to the communities [18].In comparison, this current study was more comprehensive than the previous study, which was limited to 1 sub-district, namely the Tembalang sub-district and was conducted qualitatively with the Head of Tembalang sub-district, therefore, the results were very locally specific [19]. This current study covered all of the sub-districts and involved participants from 12 social groups in the Semarang municipality region to produce a more representative set of data. This current evaluation survey assessed community satisfaction to the strategic flagship program of GHOSM in DHF control, namely empowerment of DSWs after the program ran for 3 years. The perception-based comprehensive evaluation of public health programs has not been performed before on prevention policies for Dengue virus, especially in Central Java Province, Indonesia. The strength of this evaluative survey was the large number of participants who represented all of the geographical areas of Semarang municipality who had direct involvement with the DSWs activities and were representative of various community groups.The results of the study represented the community responses to the DSWs performance because participants of this study were considered by social roles in various community groups of each sub-district of Semarang municipality including head of government offices, head of work units in the health or health-related sectors, various social groups, households, and heads of educational institutions. This evaluation used an approach which was different from other previous studies in Palopo City, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, which evaluated the performance of health cadres and larvae monitors in South Sulawesi [20]. Cadres were recruited from local members of the community and empowered to support the local government in the “Dengue control” program as additional work that was voluntary and noble for citizens to participate in. Duties and responsibilities of cadres were different from DSWs, who are specifically recruited by the GHOSM and given the main task of implementing DHF control programs in their respective work areas. DSWs play an important role in educating, organizing, and mobilizing members of the community to be involved in monitoring the Dengue virus vector control measures in settlements, offices, and public places [15]. Thus, evaluation of community satisfaction of the performance of DSWs is necessary.This evaluative survey was had a majority of female participants and the majority of participants were 31 to 59 years this finding was in line with the previous studies and showed that Dengue virus vector control program had good leadership [21,22]. Women were the main driving force for community efforts in eradicating Dengue virus vectors in the Semarang municipality. “Dengue control” programs rely on activities to maintain sanitation in the home, especially by maintenance of clean water reservoirs. In daily activities in the Javanese community, sanitation in the home is typically performed by women, and supported by the FWC organization. This survey showed the good results of DSWs empowerment impact on the achievements of the “Dengue control” program indicators in the Semarang municipality. The key performance indicators were increasing the public attention to the problems associated with Dengue virus, the existence of the Dengue virus control measures by the community, and the consistency and continuity of the Dengue virus vector monitoring activities [18] that impact the decline in the numbers of new DHF cases. Convincingly, the members of the community very positively valued all of the assessed-aspects. Some aspects of public health services that satisfied the community included accuracy, simplicity of procedures, product quality, and human aspects such as competency, capability, and service behavior [23]. This study showed that in the last 3 years, DHF control programs worked, and the community were fully aware of the positive impacts of the programs.The findings of this study indicated that DSWs and their activities are known and recognized by the members of the community. DSWs were considered to have an important role involving the members of the community, and reducing the House Index. This achievement was in line with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia standard for House Index which was set at 5% as a prophylactic indicator of transmission of Dengue virus [24]. This should raise public awareness of government and non-government bodies who consider it important to maintain and strengthen DSWs in the future. The community recognizes that DSWs have a good level of knowledge about DHF and work areas. They also have mature attitudes and a high self-esteem, are skilled at work, and are serious about approaching and motivating people in the “Dengue control” programs. The community assessment of the DSWs performance was very positive and this impacted highly on communities acceptance and satisfaction of the DSWs presence and performance. Satisfaction is the impact of the involvement [25] of all social groups in the community, initiated by DSWs in various Dengue virus control activities, in the community from the planning and implementation, to the evaluation stages. This evaluation was provided by the members of the community from various social roles and ages. This has significant implications in developing policies for the “Dengue control” program. However, this study did not empirically measure the increase in community knowledge and skills regarding DHF, vectors, mode of transmission, prevention, and control. On the other hand, the trend of Dengue virus vector density (Aedes indices) as a result of DSWs performance and community involvement in the “Dengue control” program organized by DSWs needs to be evaluated.
ConclusionCommunities in the Semarang municipality have positive perceptions and a high level of satisfaction with DSWs capability, and impact of empowerment, and propose that this policy continues in the future. Members of the community believe that DSW have an important contribution in increasing public awareness and participation in Dengue virus control measures, as well as reducing the density of dengue virus vectors in residential areas which ultimately have an impact on reducing the number of DHF cases. Furthermore, for developing the tasks and functions of DSWs in a broader scope, an in-depth study of job satisfaction and their welfare is needed.
AcknowledgmentsThe authors wish to thank the government of the Semarang municipality for the research grant, the staff of the municipality Department of Health, and the staff of the Epidemiology and Tropical Diseases Laboratory of Public Health Faculty of Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang for their support in data collection.
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Characteristics of the survey respondents.
Male 210 20.63
Female 808 79.37
Age (y)
≤ 30 30 2.94
31 – 59 897 88.11
≥ 60 91 8.95
The social roles of the survey respondents.
Social roles
- Head of sub-district 15 1.47
- Social welfare staff to sub-district 15 1.47
- Head of PHC 37 3.63
- Staff of diseases prevention and control of PHC 33 3.24
- Head of village 141 13.85
- Social welfare staff to village 140 13.75
- Dengue vector observer to village 28 2.75
- Leader of FWC of sub-village 141 13.85
- Dengue vector observer to sub-village 101 9.92
- Head of FWC to Neighborhood Association 163 16.01
- Dengue vector observer of Neighborhood Association 109 10.71
- Headmaster 95 9.33
Total 1,018 100.00
The participants of the survey were representatively recruited from 12 community social roles in Semarang municipality.
FWC = Family Welfare Community; PHC = Public Health Center.
The evaluation of the community perception to Dengue virus control in the Semarang municipality.
Evaluated-aspects
Dengue cases in the last 3 years
- Decreasing 821 80.6
- Stable 156 15.3
- Increasing 22 2.2
- Do not know 19 1.9
Community attention to the problems associated with Dengue virus
- Increasing 955 93.8
- Stable 58 5.7
- Decreasing 3 0.3
- Do not know 2 0.2
Existence of Dengue control activities by community
- Exist 1,015 99.7
- Not exist 3 0.3
Community participation to Dengue virus control activities
- Better 976 95.9
Dengue virus vector monitoring by community (last 3 years)
- Consistent 1,015 99.7
- Inconsistent 3 0.3
Dengue virus vector monitoring activities (last 3 years)
- Being done routinely 997 98.2
- Being done intermittently 16 1.6
Rate of Dengue virus vector free residential areas (last 3 years)
- Decreasing 12 1.1
The majority of respondents had a good perception of the 7 of key performance indicators of Dengue control measures in Semarang municipality.
The evaluation of perception by the community to DSWs and their activities.
Evaluated-aspects of DSWs and their activities
Understand the presence of DSWs in institution or residential
- Yes 1,010 99.2
- No 2 0.2
DSWs play a role in increasing the community attention to Dengue
- Yes 990 98.0
- No 16 1.6
DSWs play a role in community participation to Dengue control program
DSWs play a role in increasing the rate of Dengue-vector free residential
DSWs play a role in reduction the Dengue occurrence
DSWs are needed in the years ahead
The existence and activities of the DSWs were well known by the members of the community and were perceived as very good in all 6 evaluated aspects.
DSWs = Dengue surveillance workers.
The Communities’ expectations of the DSWs in the years ahead in the Semarang municipality.
Social role of respondent
Abstain
Government officers 372 98.9 4 1.1 0 0.0
General members of the community 623 98.3 5 0.8 6 0.9
Total 995 98.5 9 0.9 6 0.6
There was no significant difference between the respondent role and the expectations of the DSWs empowerment for the years ahead in Semarang municipality.
The community perception towards DSWs knowledge, attitude, and abilities in implementing tasks.
DSWs’ Knowledge of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
- Very good 26 2.6
- Good 977 96.7
- Poor 7 0.7
Understanding of DSWs to the service areas
- Poor 11 1.1
Maturation of DSWs attitude in related their works
- Mature 1,000 99.0
- Less mature 10 1.0
Confidentiality of DSWs in community service
- Confidence 996 98.6
- Less confidence 14 1.4
DSWs Dexterousness in larval surveys
- Skillful 999 98.9
- Less skillful 11 1.1
Presenting of DSWs in Dengue virus control activities by communities
- Always 967 95.8
- Frequent 31 3.1
- Rare 12 1.1
Ability of DSWs in Dengue virus control campaign
Ability of DSWs in community approach
Motivating ability of DSWs to community
DSWs attention to Dengue problem in community
- Very good 987 97.8
- Good 20 2.0
Seriousness of DSWs in advocating community
- Good 9 1.1
Presenting of invited people to the Dengue forum held by DSWs
- Almost 100% 24 2.4
- More than 50% 955 94.6
- Less than 50% 31 3.0
Members of the community valued knowledge, attitude, and ability of the DSWs as good/very good at implementing tasks in various Dengue control measure activities.
Community acceptance and satisfaction in the performance of the DSWs.
Community acceptability to DSWs
Satisfaction of participant to DSWs performance
- High 111 10.9
- Medium 886 87.0
- Low 21 2.1
Community members of Semarang Municipality have a good acceptance and satisfaction in DSWs and their implementation of Dengue control measures.
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An Easter meditation learned from cockatiels
Ostara nest altar courtesy of Homes 4 Her.
The egg you are laid in can either be your 1st shelter or your tomb. It takes strength to hatch, be true yourself. Most people will crack the shell just enough to stay alive in the egg. They don’t want to hatch; it’s easier to stay in the shell. But staying in the shell is ultimately fatal; a baby bird will starve to death if she does not fully hatch.
Until you hatch, you cannot nourish yourself with anything more than that barest amount of food that was provided for you when your egg was laid. To fly, to be the bird that you are requires you hatch. Being a baby bird is not easy. Yes you might falter and die young. But death is certain if you do not hatch.
You are you. Dare to hatch, to be fully born as the beautiful being you are. Take chances. Remember: you were meant to fly.
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From Resurrection Sunday to Easter: How Ancient German and Christian Celebrations Merged at Easter
Originally posted March 27th, 2012
Easter Sunday-for Christians around the world Easter is arguably the most important holiday in the Christian calendar. The message of Jesus’ act of self sacrifice by allowing himself to be crucified by the Romans as a zealous rebel to Roman authority, his preaching against the legalistic status quos of the time, and the literal or metaphorical resurrection of Jesus just days after his execution is all central to Christian belief. And yet American Christians refer to the commemorating festival associated with all of this by the name of the German goddess of spring and the dawn, Easter, also known as Ostara in High German.
Christians decorate eggs, hold sunrise services, wear new and typically pastel-colored clothing, decorate with spring flowers, and embrace Easter’s egg-laying messenger hare, all of which are part of how Germans have honored Easter/Ostara in the centuries and millennia before the Common Era. American Christians even use the German goddess’ name to refer to their holiday rather than referring to it by its proper nomer, Resurrection Sunday.
So how did this happen?
Diverse sources indicate that changes in the Church began in the 5th century Common Era (the same era as King Arthur in Britain and Bishop Patrick in England/Ireland) when Germanic tribes such as the Vandals, Visigoths, and others, in search of Roman prosperity, moved south and east into Roman lands, often seizing these territories from Roman control. The same Germanic warrior culture that produced the epic poem “Beowulf” infused these lands-just as previously the Germans and Celts had sought to adopt Roman culture and values in the centuries before. As Rome collapsed under these pressures, and the social pressures created by the oppressive policies of the elite over the vast majority of residents in the empire (seehttp://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/romefallarticles/a/fallofrome_2.htm for more on the 5th century Roman Empire), the Church found itself needing to change with the times. In “Christianizing the Germans, Militarizing the Church” athttp://atheism.about.com/b/2006/11/04/christianizing-the-germans-militarizing-the-church-book-notes-fighting-for-christendom.htm, Austin Cline explains how Christian leaders were forced to convey Christianity using native German values. Jesus became “The Lord of Victories,” and a “generous mead-giver.” Heaven was described as being similar to Valhalla, and so on. These are not terms that probably any of us have heard in modern churches, but those familiar with early English and German literature are certain to recognize the flavor of these declarations. Using these descriptions, Jesus ceases to be a part of his native Jewish culture and becomes a fellow German, someone members of each German tribe on either side of the Rhine could relate to.
But the process of Christianizing hardly came overnight. The German travel guide athttp://www.germany.co.za/christianisation.html details how slow and gradual this process was. Chlodwig (Clovis) of the Franks was the first German king baptized in 498 CE; his Catholic wife, princess Chrodechildis of Burgundy is believed to be largely behind his “conversion.” Later, in the 8th century CE, Karl der Grosse (Charlemagne) used Christianity as part of his visions of a united German empire. He first conquered Bavaria and Lombardy, and then attacked the Saxons of the north. In 800, Pope Leo III crowned him emperor, creating what became known was the Holy Roman Empire. Christianity was now the official religion of Karl’s empire.
In the three centuries between Chlodwig and Karl der Grosse, the Church adapted itself to native German culture, evolving and integrating German ideas and customs-just as the Church in Celtic societies needed to integrate Celtic culture. It is easy to see, in the light of this history, how the Church came to refer to its Resurrection Sunday by the name of the German goddess of spring. At first the German church, more likely than not, dovetailed Resurrection Sunday observances to the existing festivals for Ostara/Eastre celebrating spring, simply tacking on Christian elements to those services and rituals. This probably meant celebrating the festival when the Germans celebrated it-on or close to the vernal equinox. Later, as the Christian elements became more accepted, the celebration was moved to its “proper” date as required by the Council of Nicaea (325 CE): the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox (seehttp://catholicism.about.com/od/holydaysandholidays/f/Calculate_Date.htm), until finally the old references to Eastre/Ostara as a German goddess faded from memory. The two very distinct holidays and theologies became inseparable. Today, most Christians are fully unaware that most of observances for “Easter” they practice come from a far older German religious tradition. Easter/Ostara is evoked merely as the name of the holiday-without recognition for the goddess whose name is evoked each time.
Only recently have we come to recognize how these very different religious traditions merged. Christianity assimilated the Old Religion and, in true irony, therefore preserved it. Academic honesty requires us to recognize this history of religious joining and honor every choice-Christian or Old Religion-each individual makes for her/his own life. Likewise, it is my hope that Christians will honor the role that Jewish culture played in the early Christian church and strive to understand the beauty of Jewish society-independent of religious bias. Only by respectful learning of diverse cultures and traditions may we attain true harmony, respecting all and hating none for being different.
This entry was posted on Feb 21, 2015, in Yahoo Voices articles and tagged christian, Christianity, church, Easter, Germany, History, medieval, Ostara, religion, tradition. Leave a comment
Medieval Beltane Music
All Wiccan holidays are based on the seasons. That means that witches in the northern hemisphere celebrate the opposite season holidays as those in the southern hemisphere.
As European and American Wiccans prepare to celebrate Samhain, the last and final holiday in the Wiccan calender (the new year beginning on November 1st), let’s turn our thoughts to spring — and our southern neighbors — with this look at Beltane and Beltane music.
It’s almost Beltane, also known as May Day, a day known for its flowers, picnics, and of course, the May Pole Dance.
Like many festivals, music is an essential part of worship, even though many, perhaps, do not process Beltane celebrations as a form of religious worship. Yet through the ages and into today, songs celebrating spring, the Beltane festival, and/or the coming of summer all bring us closer to nature and Beltane’s celebration of new life. Here are a few of my favorite period songs for celebrating this ancient festival:
“Sumer Is Icumen in”: a medieval four part round originally written in the 13th century in Middle English (see Middle English and modern lyrics athttp://www.pteratunes.org.uk/Music/Music/Lyrics/summerisicumenin.html), “Sumer Is Icumen In” is one of the oldest known songs celebrating the coming of summer (beginning May 1st in Celtic and Germanic cultures). Beautiful in both Middle and Modern English, this classic was one of the first medieval songs I ever learned to sing and remains a perennial favorite among re-enactors and neo-pagans alike. Don’t want to sing it or play it on the recorder? Two of the best recordings of it is by St. George’s Canzona from their album “Medieval Songs and Dances,” and, for a pop arrangement of this classic, check out the version by Jaiya from her album “Beltane: Songs for the Spring Time,” both available on itunes.
“Now is the Month of Maying”: written by Elizabethan Englishman Thomas Morley in the late 16th century, it remains one of the best known songs about Beltane. The King’s Singers have a lovely rendition of it on their album “Madrigal History Tour” that is true to its original madrigal/troubadour origins. For a very modern take on this classic, consider “The Month of Maying” by Jaiya, also from “Beltane: Songs for the Spring Time.”
“Tempus Adest Floridum” (the time is near for flowering): originally written in the 13thcentury, “Tempus Adest Floridum’s” tune became popularized in the 19th century when the Christmas Carol “Good King Wenceslas ” provided new lyrics to the then 600 year old tune. Find four verses in the original Latin at http://www.cyberhymnal.org/non/la/tempusade.htm and full translation at http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/f/l/flowcaro.htm. Enjoy a classical recording of the song on Jeremy Summerly’s album, “Let Voices Resound: Songs from Piae Cantiones,” available on Amazon.com.
For more information on Beltane and medieval/Renaissance music, please consult:http://www.pteratunes.org.uk/Music/Music/Composers.html,http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/festivals/may/beltane.html,http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/beltanemayday/p/Beltane_History.htm,http://londongirl.hubpages.com/hub/Bringing-in-the-May—the-history-and-culture-of-the-traditional-English-May-Day.
This entry was posted on Oct 7, 2014, in history, music, Yahoo Voices articles and tagged Beltane, celebration, Easter, Halloween, History, holiday, Latin, May, medieval, music, period, renaissance, Samhain, songs, spring, summer, Wicca, witch. Leave a comment
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About the Metropolis
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh is a Christian diocese serving the people of West Virginia, Eastern and Central Ohio (50 of the state's 88 counties), and Pennsylvania (except for the 5 counties of the Greater Philadelphia area) - an area with a population of approximately 18 million residents. We are comprised of 51 parishes, 2 mission parishes, 3 monastic communities, and many vibrant ministries supported by our dedicated volunteers and staff - all overseen from our historic home of 60+ years in Pittsburgh's Shadyside neighborhood.
Greek Orthodox Bishops have ministered to the people of this area since 1955, when the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America formed the 6th Archdiocesan District (which, at the time, included Western Ohio, Michigan, much of Indiana, Western upstate New York, and Kentucky). Through the years our dynamic hierarchs (Bishops Polyefktos of Tropaiou, Theodosios of Ancona, Gerasimos of Abydos, and Anthimos of Olympos, and Metropolitans Maximos and Savas of Pittsburgh) have overseen the foundation of new communities, the genesis of youth and young adult ministries, and the cultivation of a deep and rich prayer life within the area.
From its earliest days, the Metropolis (and its preceding entities) has promoted camping and college ministries, bible studies and leadership development, strong parishes, and spiritually gifted monasteries for men and women. We invite you to encounter Christ through the work of our parishes, clergy, parishioners, monks and nuns, and through the wonderful events and programs that we coordinate, like the annual Clergy-Laity Assembly, the St. Photios Awards Banquet, and our Summer Camp program.
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Wiley | Heatwave feat. Ms.D
Featuring a huge pop hook courtesy of guest vocalist Ms D (who also featured on Chipmunk’s #1 hit ‘Oopsy Daisy’), the immediately addictive ‘Heatwave’ is full of scorching seasonal references and looks set to soundtrack the rest of the summer. The track was produced by Rymez (Wretch 32, Tinie Tempah).
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Tyler, The Creator And Domo Genesis – Sam Is Dead
Odd Future put together a short film for Sam Is Dead off their The OF Tape, Vol. 2 album
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Sway Feat. Ed Drewett – Song For The City
Sway drops the visuals for his London inspired track Song For The City featuring the talented Ed Drewett and the Highgate Wood School choir and is taken from The Deliverance album. The video was directed by Sway and Bubz (Dcypha films). Sways new album ‘The Deliverance’ will be released later this year…
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HTC & Rudimental Join For The Intimate Launch Of The New HTC Desire C
On Monday 25th June 2012, HTC joined with Rudimental the chart topping electro band to host an exclusive gig inspired by the authentic sound experience people can enjoy on the new HTC Desire C
The electro band played hits including their number one single, Feel The Love, to the intimate 100-strong audience in London’s acoustic hotspot, The Old Vic Tunnels.
Alongside Rudimental were Blond-ish and a superb magician Von Majik, who performed tricks to us leaving us in a state of awe and confusion at the same time.
The venue picked Old Vic Tunnels was chosen because of the sound quality in it, which was meant to give us all an idea of the sound quality of the HTC Desire and to give users an idea of what to expect from the handset.
Speaking at the event, Rudimental said; “With electro music, there is nothing more important than a top quality audio experience – which is why we particularly love performing at the Old Vic Tunnel; the sound quality is second to none. We’ve loved using the HTC Desire C as it provides brilliant quality sound – you almost feel as though the artist is performing in front of you. This gig was a great chance to celebrate the importance of top notch sound with a brilliant audience.”
A must-have for those who crave superior sound quality, the exclusive Beats Audio technology included in the HTC Desire C delivers crystal clear audio quality. What’s more, its fast photo and file sharing features mean that friends and social networks can always be kept up to date in just a few strokes of the touchpad.
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Mercston ft Tone – Try
Mercston releases the 2nd video to be taken from the soon to come mixtape E Class.
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Ill Manors Cast Interview: Nick & Sean Sagar
Ill Manors is one the most exciting films to hit the UK. A crime thriller set on the gritty streets of East London’s Forrest Gate. Shireen Fenner from Flavour heads down to Revolver Studio’s to talk to real life brother’s Nick and Sean Sagar who play Marcel and Freddie in the film.
How did you both get into acting?
Nick: I would blame that on my mother. From an early age if it wasn’t football or piano it was something she wanted us to do that was creative. I kind of latched onto acting, and I’d be doing it outside of school like theatre shows and anything in school that I could get involved in I did.
Sean: For me it wasn’t even my mum. My dad pushed me to do football and that all went out the window. For me it was Ben with this because ‘Ill Manors’ was the first audition I went for. Ever since I did that a casting agent from that sent me for another show that I did last year ‘Top Boy’. It was like Ben kind of brought me in and said look you’re good at it, so stick with it.
What is your relationship like with one another?
Nick: Were close. There’s only two years between us were practically the same age. We were in school together and I think the fact that we are close in age means we can do a lot of stuff together. Plus he copies everything I does (laughs)
Sean: The relationships cool its just banter 24/7, there’s not much seriousness unless I steal some of his food. I think it’s cool, we get along.
Was there ever a point where you both were competitive both being actors?
Nick: We used to have mad arguments he used to get on my nerves.
In school we’d be in a fight everyday, but then as he grew up he stopped that.
Sean: I would say I’m better than him at football; I’m faster than him. This is the competitive side.
Nick: He doesn’t score goals. No but were not really competitive I think we kind of give each other ideas…
Sean: Nah were competitive.
How do you immerse yourself into a film role? Is there anything notable that you do to prepare yourself?
Sean: I smoke a cigarette just before I go on set. For you to become a character, you have to live like one. Just like Heath Ledger did with the Joker, he lived like it. I think if you want a performance you have to be your character, you obviously have to bring a certain part of yourself into it. I think as much research, ideas and stuff you’ve seen before will be useful.
Nick: I think I’m lucky because I studied it in college, and then outside I took further studies so I’ve kind of managed to join in techniques that I’ve learnt to help me get into roles.
Ill Manors is set in Forrest Gate where you are from. How similar are the storylines to the real life East London?
Nick: its pretty much spot on, I mean half the stuff that happens in the film you see in real life. You could drive to Forrest Gate now, and you would see half the stuff you’ve seen in the film just regularly going on. I think it was pretty much a perfect depiction of Forrest Gate.
Sean: The film portrays prostitutes but not just as prostitutes selling themselves, but prostitutes trying to better themselves as well. A lot of people would drive past and be like ‘ah look at them’, but you don’t know what they’ve been through, what there going through. You can’t judge them for what there doing.
Where there ever moments when you could relate on a personal level to the role you were playing? What were they?
Nick: Not really because Marcel’s a bit of a pillack. That’s not an attribute I associate myself with. I do say I could relate to his drive, because although what he’s going for is deemed as bad, his drive and he wants it so bad he’ll do anything. I can kind of relate that to me and what I want in life with acting.
Sean: My character Freddie is just the joker, and in most situations in real life, if me and my friends are having a serious conversation I’m usually always the one to just mess it up. In terms of him being a right hand man for his brother again is the exact same, because obviously he’s my brother and I’ll do anything. In a sense Freddie was spot on for who I kind of am.
Ben Drew seems to be growing into a multi talented and versatile individual. What was it like being directed by him?
Sean: Being directed by him was amazing. It was a lot different because I worked with him previously for two years as his PA and stylist and I was always getting shouted out, and making sure I had this suit steamed. Him just sitting behind a camera just looked weird. He gave us the opportunity and allowed us to have a lot of lenience with the script and say this doesn’t feel right, how would you say it? Working with him has been the highlight of my career so far.
What did you think when you read the script?
Nick: I have to run naked. After I got over that I liked the angle he was coming from, the idea with the music. The only thing I’d say is on the script because the music hadn’t been made yet; we didn’t know how the music was going to fit into this. It wasn’t until the end product that I was fully blown away. We didn’t hear any of the music on set; we didn’t know any of the music. I even forgot music was going to be in it.
Sean: When I read the script I looked at it and was like wow. We can look at it two ways; we can look at it in terms of it being an urban film, or you can look at it for the story that it’s trying to portray to you. Same thing as my brother said with the music, when you’re reading the script, you cant fit it in. Your looking at it like this doesn’t make sense, it’s confusing, but as soon as the music was put into it, it all just unfolded and was like wow. The music to the script played a big part in the whole thing.
One of the key elements of the film seems to be the accompanying soundtrack and music from Plan B. To what extent do you think it helped set the mood and scene of the film?
Nick: I think music in films people don’t realise how important it is. If you look at some of your favourite scenes in film there’s always a soundtrack in the background. If you play something from ‘Speed’, or ‘Inception’, I know it straight away because you see what you saw when you were watching it. I think with this because the actual music is not just instruments, there are vocals and raps towards the story, it puts you that much more on the edge of your seat.
Sean: Music in general just brings out feelings in you. You always have a song you put on if you want to get in a lonely zone. With music in general and with the film Ben kind of hit home with the right genres to put in it. You had a slow song, you had a fast tempo beat, and you had a beat that was dark and hitting you. With music in general it brings out moods in you, especially when it’s in a film, you can feel that characters mood a lot more.
What do you listen to?
Nick: I can tell you what he listens to, Chris Brown.
Sean: Yeah I’m a Chris Brown fan because I like to just dance, not just Chris Brown though. He just says it because every time he’s in my car I play it
Nick: He has a Chris Brown playlist. I like Chris Brown too.
Sean: I like nearly every one of them. He’s got a new song ‘Countdown’, ‘Don’t Wake Me Up’, ‘Turn Up The Music’, ‘Oh Yea’, there are loads of songs. I don’t like to be in a lonely or dark place, so for me his music inspires me to dance or just think of stuff.
What should people take away from watching Ill Manors? Is there a lesson to be learnt from this film?
Nick: The main thing I would say is don’t judge a book by its cover. Watch these people and realise why they have to make these decisions that if you didn’t see why they made them, you would think this person is terrible, how can they do that. If you can see why there forced to do it you understand more. This is what happens in real life, we only see the end product.
Sean: It’s not just a film, for me it’s a documentary film. A lot of people watch documentaries and there like wow I never knew someone lived like this. Put yourself in the characters shoes, or the situations there in, you would feel that you would end up doing the same thing they are. As me and my brother have said don’t judge a book by its cover, don’t look at someone and think this is all your about because its not. Everyone has a dark secret.
What do you think sets UK film productions apart from Hollywood and the rest of the world? What is unique about our industry?
Nick: I think especially with the comedy stuff, our humour is completely different, were a lot more sarcastic. Sometimes they think were being rude, but they love it because they are addicted to our shows over there. I think with comedy that’s the main difference. With a lot of dramas, especially with ‘Ill Manors’, its so gritty there’s no censorship with of our stuff.
Sean: The film is a hard-hitting story but a lot of people have come out and been like that was so dark, because it was. There’s not other way for me to describe it, and a lot of people try and go on this whole 15 minute description of what the film is, no, its just a dark film. I feel Americans are scared to release such films as ‘Ill Manor’, which is as my brother said gritty. Its even in terms of music like with dubstep, England isn’t scared to do it, they just do it.
What are the plans for both of you now are you filming anything new or have plans to?
Sean: I’ve just recently been booked to do a new theatre piece that I start in August. I start rehearsals in 3 months and then we tour towards the end of November for 2 weeks. Then I go off to York, so I’m looking forward to being in York because apparently there’s a lot of sightseeing.
Nick: After last year, towards the end of last year I had a part in NCIS: Los Angles. After that I’ve had interesting offers and opportunities have started to open and especially after ‘Ill Manors’. I’m going to take time to pick my next one, because I want it to be completely different from this.
What are your main ambitions when it comes to acting?
Nick: I really want to play President Obama.
Sean: I’d like to play a role such as Chris Tucker, Jim Carey, just a funny comedy role. I’ve done a few bits now with a hat and hood on, so I don’t really want to be jumping into that field anymore. I kind of want to swing it to the other side and make it go somewhere different.
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Foreign Beggars ft. Donae’o – Flying to Mars
Foreign Beggars hook up with Donae’o for their brand new single Flying To Mars which is a going to be a huge hit.
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Rick Ross – So Sophisticated ft. Meek Mill
Rick Ross releases the video to So Sophisticated featuring Meek Mill. The track is taken from Rick Ross’ album God Forgives, I Don’t
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Wordplay – POWER
Peoples Army rapper Wordplay gives his spin on the new Juvenile and Rick Ross track POWER. Referencing revolutionaries from Fred Hampton to Mumia Abu-Jamal, aiming at the agencies he blames for their fate, he raps “They try discrediting any ni**a that’s threatening the system and its effort to keep you thinking you benefit”.
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UPDATE: TEMPLAR BOATS 1ST CRAFT DELIVERED
KELOWNA, British Columbia, March 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Templar Marine Group Ltd. is pleased to announce the launch of its first plugin electric 29-foot boat for the North American pleasure craft market. Its flagship Cruiser 26 is the first of five hand built electric propulsion vessels to roll off its innovative new assembly line located in Kelowna, BC.
(Published January 27, 2019)
When Mark and Jennifer Fry couldn’t find the boat they wanted – a zero emission day cruiser, they decided to build it themselves. And Templar Boats was born!
Mark told the OkanaganEdge “We wanted a boat where we could go out and entertain friends in and have champagne and cocktails and caviar and be fully enclosed during the winter with a central heating unit.” We should point out here that the Frys live in Kelowna, B.C., Canada. “During the summer all the windows will roll up and fold up, and you’ve got a swimming platform off the back for kids and grandkids.”
Since no one had that kind of boat available, the Frys developed the general concept themselves, then enlisted famed yacht designer Neil Gilbert of Gilbert Creative Group and Vector Powerboats, (who recently helped smash the electric boat speed record) and decided on Torqeedo’s electric propulsion systems to build the first prototype.
Now, the Frys themselves weren’t exactly novices at this. Mark has been in the boat business for more than 40 years, and runs International Yacht Training, a marine training company that has 300 schools in 58 countries.
Orders are already streaming in
So he knew the boat of their dreams could be built. The result – the Templar Cruiser 26 – can hold 15 people, sports the fully enclosable cabin they want, full size bathroom with sink and vanity, a swim platform, USB ports throughout, refrigerator, and Bluetooth stereo. And the running cost is almost as low as the emission free motors: a mere .10 to .15 an hour to recharge at Kelowna rates.
The Cruiser has a range of about 36 miles on one charge, which breaks down to about 6 and a half hours operating at a leisurely and enjoyable 5 knots.
The price for the basic Templar Cruiser 26 will be “around $140-150,000”, according to Mark. The basic hull can also be outfitted with different options to act as commercial craft like water taxis.
Fry says that as of January 2019, “We’ve got 57 orders pending, and we’ve only just launched the first prototype”. Check out the Templar boats on their website.
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Police Entertainment Network
From Patrol Cars to Movie Theaters, Real cops share real opinions
Have Your Badge Podcast
Category Archive: JMG Content
This contains post from when Police Entertainment Network was Jordan’s Movie Guide including Reviews and Top 10 lists.
War for the Planet of the Apes Movie Review
Look out Nolan’s Batman, Lord of the Rings, Toy Story, and the original Star Wars. With this installment, we’ve got a new trilogy in the mix for best ever.
War for the Planet of the Apes is the final installment following Caesar in his fight against the remnants of the U.S. military. This time things get personal and Caesar seeks revenge on the military leader, played by Woody Harrelson.
Jordan August 3, 2017 JMG Content
Spider-Man Homecoming Movie Review
The 6th Spider-Man movie in 15 years lead by the third guy to play the character ends up being the best on yet. I honestly didn’t see that one coming.
Spider-Man Homecoming shows us the origin of Spider-Man for the third time, this time skipping over the radioactive spiderbite and Uncle Ben nonsense that has just gotten old at this point. Instead we find Tom Holland as a teenager already settled into his role. We follow him though high school problems and his fight against Michael Keaton, who plays the villain known as the Birdman Vulture.
Jordan July 11, 2017 JMG Content
Wonder Woman Movie Review
Despite what the reviews say, once again, another movie this year turns out rather lackluster and disappointing.
Wonder Woman is yet another superhero origin story, this time of a powerful woman who is part God, I guess? The exact origins are murky, as are what exactly her powers are. But she’s powerful, has a magic sword, whip, and shield, is good at fighting, and wears a skimpy outfit. So that’s cool?
Jordan June 18, 2017 JMG Content
Alien Covenant Movie Review
It really shouldn’t be this hard to make another great Alien movie.
Alien Covenant is the follow up to the disappointing Prometheus with both being prequels to the original Alien. It follows a group of people heading to colonize a planet. During their journey, they make a stop to investigate a distress call (stop me if you’ve seen this before in an Alien movie). As they always do when people do dumb stuff like that, bad things happen and we have a reason to see the iconic Alien back on screen.
Jordan May 25, 2017 JMG Content
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 Movie Review
I aspire to be able to come up with witty insults at the level of those thrown at Rocket in this movie. Trash panda and triangle faced monkey? Pure gold and had me rolling.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 picks up where the first one left off as we rejoin our ragtag team of heroes on more adventures that would make Han Solo proud. During one of these, the group meets Peter Quill’s (Chris Pratt) father (Kurt Russell) and things don’t quite go as planned.
Fate of the Furious Movie Review
I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact they’ve made eight of these things so far. EIGHT.
The Fate of the Furious continues the series that has come a long way since being Point Break with cars. In this one, the team of terrible actors driving fast cars has to overcome their greatest threat- Vin Diesel. And I can’t believe I just wrote that sentence.
Jordan April 17, 2017 JMG Content
Life Movie Review
Somehow the most unbelievable thing about this movie that involves a rapidly growing alien life form found in the dirt on Mars attacking a bunch of astronauts is the fact that NASA held a contest that let a bunch of elementary school kids name the alien.
Life is about a group of astronauts, most notably played by Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, and Rebecca Ferguson, who find a dead alien life form in soil samples from Mars. Because humans are stupid, they decided to try and bring it back to life. Obviously this doesn’t go well and we have our movie… which is basically Alien.
Jordan March 29, 2017 JMG Content
Well, people that like seeing a giant monkey destroy helicopters are gonna love this one.
Kong: Skull Island is about an expedition to explore a previously uncharted island during the Vietnam war era. Obviously things don’t go quite as planned, because why would they when you do something stupid like go to an island shaped like a skull that is constantly surrounded by storms? They encounter a bunch of unimaginable monsters, one of them being King Kong.
Dr. Strange Movie Review
I avoided seeing Dr. Strange in theaters because I was a little tired of superhero origin stories because they are pretty much all the same. Plus this one looked a little too odd and just not very interesting to me. But thanks to Redbox, I gave it a shot now. And it turns out this superhero origin story is… pretty much the same as all the other superhero origin stories.
Doctor Strange is the story of how Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) gets his powers during his recovery from a crippling accident. Did you know if you text and drive you could end up with magical powers? Me either.
Get Out Movie Review
A movie with a nearly perfect Rotten Tomatoes score is always intriguing to me. I just wasn’t expecting this one to be… well completely wacked out of its mind.
Get Out is about a young black man who goes to meet his white girlfriend’s parents. This goes worse than most meet the parents situations go, which as most men can tell you is saying something. I guess the rest of us can consider ourselves lucky that most of our (ex)girlfriends’ families are only half this insane.
Jordan March 6, 2017 JMG Content
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Tales from the SOC side. Vol.2
Cyber Security IDS Security Matters
Dark Tales from the SOC.
The "NotPetya" Edition, Part 1.
Good evening crypt dwellers. Welcome to the Graveyard shift, where the most interesting, scary malware and cyber-threats are discovered and analysed.
In this edition, we look at the untold story of the NotPetya Ransomware, one of the worst cyber attacks in history. This excerpt was taken from the book "Sandworm", which was written by a fellow dungeon keeper and a WIRED senior writer, Andy Greenberg.
Crippled ports. Paralyzed corporations. Frozen government agencies.
How a single piece of code crashed the world.
It was a perfect sunny summer afternoon in Copenhagen when the world’s largest shipping conglomerate began to lose its mind.
The headquarters of A.P. Møller-Maersk sits beside the breezy, cobblestoned esplanade of Copenhagen’s harbour. A ship’s mast carrying the Danish flag is planted by the building’s northeastern corner, and six stories of blue-tinted windows look out over the water, facing a dock where the Danish royal family parks its yacht. In the building’s basement, employees can browse a corporate gift shop, stocked with Maersk-branded bags and ties, and even a rare Lego model of the company’s gargantuan Triple-E container ship, a vessel roughly as large as the Empire State Building laid on its side, capable of carrying another Empire State Building-sized load of cargo stacked on top of it.
That gift shop also houses a technology help centre, a single desk manned by IT troubleshooters next to the shop’s cashier. And on the afternoon of June 27, 2017, confused Maersk staffers began to gather at that help desk in twos and threes, almost all of them carrying laptops. On the machines’ screens were messages in red and black lettering. Some read “repairing file system on C:” with a stark warning not to turn off the computer. Others, more surreally, read “oops, your important files are encrypted” and demanded a payment of $300 worth of bitcoin to decrypt them.
Across the street, an IT administrator named Henrik Jensen was working in another part of the Maersk compound, an ornate white-stone building that in previous centuries had served as the royal archive of maritime maps and charts. (Henrik Jensen is not his real name. Like almost every Maersk employee, customer, or partner interviewed, Jensen feared the consequences of speaking publicly for this story.) Jensen was busy preparing a software update for Maersk’s nearly 80,000 employees when his computer spontaneously restarted.
He quietly swore under his breath. Jensen assumed the unplanned reboot was a typically brusque move by Maersk’s central IT department, a little-loved entity in England that oversaw most of the corporate empire, whose eight business units ranged from ports to logistics to oil drilling, in 574 offices in 130 countries around the globe. Jensen looked up to ask if anyone else in his open-plan office of IT staffers had been so rudely interrupted. And as he craned his head, he watched every other computer screen around the room blink out in rapid succession.
“I saw a wave of screens turning black. Black, black, black. Black black black black black,” he says. The PCs, Jensen and his neighbours quickly discovered, were irreversibly locked. Restarting only returned them to the same black screen.
All across Maersk headquarters, the full scale of the crisis was starting to become clear. Within half an hour, Maersk employees were running down hallways, yelling to their colleagues to turn off computers or disconnect them from Maersk’s network before the malicious software could infect them, as it dawned on them that every minute could mean dozens or hundreds more corrupted PCs. Tech workers ran into conference rooms and unplugged machines in the middle of meetings. Soon staffers were hurdling over locked key-card gates, which had been paralyzed by the still-mysterious malware to spread the warning to other sections of the building.
Disconnecting Maersk’s entire global network took the company’s IT staff more than two panicky hours. By the end of that process, every employee had been ordered to turn off their computer and leave it at their desk. The digital phones at every cubicle, too, had been rendered useless in the emergency network shutdown.
Around 3 pm, a Maersk executive walked into the room where Jensen and a dozen or so of his colleagues were anxiously awaiting news and told them to go home. Maersk’s network was so deeply corrupted that even IT staffers were helpless. A few of the company’s more old-school managers told their teams to remain at the office. But many employees were rendered entirely idle without computers, servers, routers, or desk phones and simply left.
Jensen walked out of the building and into the warm air of a late June afternoon. Like the vast majority of Maersk staffers, he had no idea when he might return to work.
The maritime giant that employed him, responsible for 76 ports on all sides of the earth and nearly 800 seafaring vessels, including container ships carrying tens of millions of tons of cargo, representing close to a fifth of the entire world’s shipping capacity, was dead in the water.
On the edge of the trendy Podil neighbourhood in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, coffee shops and parks abruptly evaporate, replaced by a grim industrial landscape. Under a highway overpass, across some trash-strewn railroad tracks, and through a concrete gate stands the four-story headquarters of Linkos Group, a small, family-run Ukrainian software business.
Up three flights of stairs in that building is a server room, where a rack of pizza-box-sized computers is connected by a tangle of wires and marked with handwritten, numbered labels. On a normal day, these servers push out routine updates—bug fixes, security patches, new features—to a piece of accounting software called M.E.Doc, which is more or less Ukraine’s equivalent of MYOB or Quickbooks. It’s used by nearly anyone who files taxes or does business in the country.
But for a moment in 2017, those machines served as ground zero for the most devastating cyberattack since the invention of the internet—an attack that began, at least, as an assault on one nation by another. For the past four and a half years, Ukraine has been locked in a grinding, undeclared war with Russia that has killed more than 10,000 Ukrainians and displaced millions more. The conflict has also seen Ukraine become scorched earth battleground for Russian cyberwar tactics. In 2015 and 2016, while the Kremlin-linked hackers known as Fancy Bear were busy breaking into the US Democratic National Committee’s servers, another group of agents known as Sandworm was hacking into dozens of Ukrainian governmental organisations and companies. They penetrated the networks of victims ranging from media outlets to railway firms, detonating logic bombs that destroyed terabytes of data. The attacks followed a sadistic seasonal cadence. In the winters of both years, the saboteurs capped off their destructive sprees by causing widespread power outages—the first confirmed blackouts induced by hackers.
But those attacks still weren’t Sandworm’s grand finale. In the spring of 2017, unbeknownst to anyone at Linkos Group, Russian military hackers hijacked the company’s update servers to allow them a hidden backdoor into the thousands of PCs around the country and the world that have M.E.Doc installed. Then, in June 2017, the saboteurs used that back door to release a piece of malware called NotPetya.
The code that the hackers pushed out was honed to spread automatically, rapidly, and indiscriminately. “To date, it was simply the fastest-propagating piece of malware we’ve ever seen,” says Craig Williams, director of outreach at Cisco’s Talos division, one of the first security companies to reverse engineer and analyze NotPetya. “By the second you saw it, your data centre was already gone.”
NotPetya was propelled by two powerful hacker exploits working in tandem: One was a penetration tool known as EternalBlue, created by the US National Security Agency but leaked in a disastrous breach of the agency’s ultrasecret files earlier in 2017. EternalBlue takes advantage of a vulnerability in a particular Windows protocol, allowing hackers free rein to remotely run their own code on any unpatched machine.
NotPetya’s architects combined that digital skeleton key with an older invention known as Mimikatz, created as a proof of concept by French security researcher Benjamin Delpy in 2011. Delpy had originally released Mimikatz to demonstrate that Windows left users’ passwords lingering in computers’ memory. Once hackers gained initial access to a computer, Mimikatz could pull those passwords out of RAM and use them to hack into other machines accessible with the same credentials. On networks with multiuser computers, it could even allow an automated attack to hopscotch from one machine to the next.
Before NotPetya’s launch, Microsoft had released a patch for its EternalBlue vulnerability. But EternalBlue and Mimikatz together nonetheless made a virulent combination. “You can infect computers that aren’t patched, and then you can grab the passwords from those computers to infect other computers that are patched,” Delpy says.
The release of NotPetya was an act of cyberwarfare by almost any definition, one that was likely more explosive than even its creators intended. Within hours of its first appearance, the worm raced beyond Ukraine and out to countless machines around the world, from hospitals in Pennsylvania to a chocolate factory in Tasmania. It crippled multinational companies including Maersk, pharmaceutical giant Merck, FedEx’s European subsidiary TNT Express, French construction company Saint-Gobain, food producer Mondelēz, and manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser. In each case, it inflicted nine-figure costs. It even spread back to Russia, striking the state oil company Rosneft.
In August 2017, the Secure-ISS SOC team identified small, random NotPetya attempts against public IP addresses that we monitor, but we were already aware of the malware and had remediated accordingly.
Read part 2 of the NotPetya Story.
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Design for Competitive Automated Layout (DCAL) of Superscalar Processors
by Ku, Sungkwan, Ph.D. North Carolina State University. 2017: 106 pages; 10970028.
Enhanced Secondary Bus Microarchitecture
by O'Farrell, John William, Ph.D. Auburn University. 2011: 96 pages; 3480707.
Contention Alleviation in Network-on-Chips
by Xiang, Xiyue, Ph.D. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 2017: 115 pages; 10272587.
Decoupled Vector-Fetch Architecture with a Scalarizing Compiler
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Performance-Driven Hierarchical Design and Management of Networks-on-Chip in Many-Core System
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Heterogeneity and Density Aware Design of Computing Systems
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Medical Imaging Company Oxipit raises $1.7M Seed Round to bring AI into Clinical Radiology Practice
Oxipit, the authors of ChestEye AI-powered radiology software suite is announcing today the close of a Seed funding round for $1.7 million co-led by Practica Capital, Koinvesticinis Fondas (Co-Investment Fund) and angel investors. The round marks the largest investment for medical AI solutions in the Baltic states. It is also one of the largest seed rounds among Baltic startups.
Automated AI-based diagnosis and reporting by ChestEye enable radiologists to improve productivity, reduce error-rate, discover overlooked secondary findings and address the shortage and ever-increasing workload of radiology specialists. In February ChestEye software received CE certification paving the way for clinical solution deployment in 32 European markets.
“ChestEye aims to improve the quality of service for patients by addressing the shortage of radiology specialists in developed markets. Currently, the patient wait time for X-ray doctor report can take days, even weeks. Our trials showed that by harnessing AI diagnostic capabilities, ChestEye can save 30% time per patient and reduce error-rate” - notes CEO of Oxipit Gediminas Peksys.
ChestEye encompasses more than 90% of findings a radiology department encounters in day-to-day operations. The solution localizes these findings on a given radiograph and provides automatic finding description. The software generates a preliminary report immediately after the X-Ray was taken. It also automatically arranges patient scans by urgency reducing time-to-treatment for time-sensitive medical conditions. The software produces finalized medical reports in 12 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Finnish, Turkish, Dutch, Hungarian and Czech and Lithuanian.
Oxipit was founded in 2017 by a team of 6 scientists coming from diverse academic backgrounds. The team features multiple-time Kaggle competition winners, as well as members with a proven track record in leading global AI and data-science applications.
“Oxipit is a great example of how a proprietary technology can turn into disruptive innovation product. The role of AI in healthcare has risen a lot in recent years and still has huge and wide-reaching potential, with application opportunities being endless. Especially in medical diagnostics. We believe that the future of healthcare and machine learning are definitely interconnected, which will bring healthcare to a completely another level worldwide,” said Practica Capital’s partner Donatas Keras.
Practica Capital invests in the Baltic innovation and technology-driven ventures. Koinvesticinis fondas is a venture capital co-investment fund. Together with its partners - business angels - fund invests into early-stage companies.
"We are pleased that besides our investment we bring really strong expertise and contact network of a group of business angels, who can help the company to revolutionise the way radiologists operate" – says Koinvesticinis fondas Investment Project Manager Paulius Uziela.
Legal advisors of the deal: Cobalt, Sorainen;
ABOUT OXIPIT
Oxipit is a computer vision software startup specialized in medical imaging. With a team of award-winning data scientists and medical doctors, the company aims to introduce innovative Artificial Intelligence/Deep Learning breakthroughs to everyday clinical practice. Oxipit are the authors of CE certified multi-award winning ChestEye radiology imaging suite.
ABOUT PRACTICA CAPITAL
Founded in 2011, Practica Capital is a dedicated and one of the most active Baltic VCs focusing on investments in the Baltic (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) and Baltic-origin ventures in Europe. Practica Capital invests in seed, early and select growth stage ventures as a cross-industrial investor.
Practica Venture Capital II fund is partly financed by Business Financing Fund, a fund of funds established by the Ministry of Economy and Innovation together with the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania, financed by the European Union (EU) Funds under the 2014-2020 Operational Programme for the EU Funds’ Investments in Lithuania and managed by Invega.
ABOUT KOINVESTICINIS FONDAS
Investment to company was made by Koinvesticinis fondas while implementing financial instrument Co-investment Fund II, funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
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Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv to Form Autonomous Driving Joint Venture
Joint venture advances the development of production-ready autonomous driving systems for commercialization of Level 4 and 5 self-driving technologies
Autonomous driving platform will be available for robotaxi providers, fleet operators, and automotive manufacturers in 2022
Partnership reinforces Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv’s shared vision of making mobility more safe, green, connected, and accessible
Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv’s combined contributions total USD 4 billion, with each owning 50 percent stake in the joint venture
SEOUL / DUBLIN / BOSTON, September 23, 2019 – Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv announced today that they will be forming an autonomous driving joint venture. This partnership brings together one of the industry’s most innovative vehicle technology providers and one of the world’s largest vehicle manufacturers.
The joint venture will advance the design, development and commercialization of SAE Level 4 and 5 autonomous technologies, furthering the partners’ leadership position in the global autonomous driving ecosystem. The joint venture will begin testing fully driverless systems in 2020 and have a production-ready autonomous driving platform available for robotaxi providers, fleet operators, and automotive manufacturers in 2022.
As part of the agreement, Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv will each have a 50 percent ownership stake in the joint venture, valued at a total of USD 4 billion. Aptiv will contribute its autonomous driving technology, intellectual property, and approximately 700 employees focused on the development of scalable autonomous driving solutions. Hyundai Motor Group affiliates — Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors and Hyundai Mobis — will collectively contribute USD 1.6 billion in cash at closing and USD 0.4 billion in vehicle engineering services, R&D resources, and access to intellectual property.
The partnership reinforces the companies’ shared vision of making mobility more safe, green, connected, and accessible by advancing the development and commercialization of the highest-performing and safest autonomous vehicles.
“The new joint venture marks the start of a journey with Aptiv toward our common goal of commercializing autonomous driving,” said Euisun Chung, Executive Vice Chairman, Hyundai Motor Group. “The combined capabilities of Aptiv, a leading global technology company, and our Group, a global OEM, will create invaluable synergy to lead the autonomous driving landscape.”
“This partnership further strengthens Aptiv’s industry-leading capabilities in the development of advanced driver assistance systems, vehicle connectivity solutions, and Smart Vehicle Architecture,” said Kevin Clark, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aptiv. “Hyundai Motor Group’s cutting-edge engineering and R&D capabilities make them our partner of choice to advance the development of a production-ready autonomous platform.”
The new joint venture will be led by Karl Iagnemma, President, Aptiv Autonomous Mobility and headquartered in Boston, with technology centers across the United States and Asia, including Korea. Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv will each appoint an equal number of directors to govern the joint venture.
The joint venture’s Korea operations will serve as a key technology center as well as a base for vehicle modification and a testbed for autonomous driving mobility service platforms. Hyundai Motor Group’s strong presence in the local automotive market and the country’s world-class 5G infrastructure are anticipated to spur the partnership’s development efforts.
Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv: Creating a Safe and Trusted Driverless World
Hyundai Motor Group has created a value chain based on automobiles, steel, and construction, and its business areas also include logistics, finance, IT and service. With approximately 250,000 employees worldwide, the Group’s key affiliates include auto-making arms Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors as well as auto-parts making unit Hyundai Mobis.
Hyundai Motor Group’s latest investment epitomizes the Korean automotive leader's ongoing efforts towards realizing fully autonomous driving with the highest level of safety. Hyundai first began testing autonomous vehicles on public roads in the U.S. in 2015 with a license from the state of Nevada.
During CES in 2017, Hyundai advanced its trials in urban environments, demonstrating self-driving technologies to the public with its autonomous IONIQ model. In February 2018, Hyundai successfully demonstrated Level 4 autonomous driving technology on a highway, as five NEXO fuel cell electric vehicles travelled 190 kilometers from Seoul to Pyeonchang without any driver engagement.
Aptiv is a global technology company with an industry-leading portfolio of advanced mobility solutions that includes perception systems, software algorithms, compute platforms, and data and power distribution.
Aptiv’s autonomous driving engineers have been leading the development of software for high-performing self-driving cars since the historic 2007 DARPA Challenge. The company conducted the first coast-to-coast automated drive in the United States in 2015, and was the first to commercially deploy autonomous vehicles globally.
Aptiv operates more than 100 autonomous vehicles on multiple continents, across a range of driving conditions and environments, including the largest commercial deployment of autonomous vehicles in Las Vegas with a ride-hailing network. To date, the company has provided more than 70,000 paid autonomous rides, servicing more than 2,700 destinations, while maintaining a near perfect average passenger rating of 4.95-out-of-five stars.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close early in the second quarter of 2020.
Vladislav Alexiev
Manager Product Communications
E-mail: kme-press@kia-europe.com
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End of the road for car registration stickers
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THE days of scraping car rego stickers off windows are over in Western Australia, which tomorrow becomes the first state to abolish them.
Cutting-edge technology being used by West Australian police has made the stickers redundant, saving millions of dollars.
Police superintendent Lance Martin said hand-held computers were now providing officers with instant advice on registration expiries — as well as an extraordinary amount of other data — simply by tapping in a request.
A car’s owner, previous owners, registration status, even the engine number, were all available within seconds to officers on the beat.
“We can also do detailed searches on people, we can access the criminal records of every person in Australia, we can bring up their mugshots,” he said.
“I can even have an officer carrying one of these hand-held devices in the middle of Broome (1660km from Perth) and pull up an electronic mapping system to track where that officer is in real time, accurate to about five metres. It’s amazing.”
Western Australia is the only state with the hand-held TADIS-lite computers, which have revolutionised life for officers on foot patrol, horseback, pushbikes and motorbikes.
They were rolled out over the past few months.
Superintendent Martin said the expanded access to computers was “the tipping point” for getting rid of car stickers and motorbike tags. Previously, if police spotted an expired registration tag, they had to radio through to base and then wait for someone to run the registration on the land-based computer system.
“It was a very time-consuming approach,” he said.
“Today they just type in a registration number (from their hand-held computer) and within seconds they’ll have all of the information associated with that vehicle.”
The innovation had made the visible stickers irrelevant.
The West Australian technology is fast becoming the envy of forces across the nation, many of whom have sent delegations to Perth to examine it.
It began with larger TADIS computers fitted to police cars, reportedly the most advanced in Australia, and progressed this year to the unique hand-held version.
“Other states are particularly interested in the hand-held units,” Superintendent Martin said.
“This is far bigger than the registration stickers.
“Just in the metropolitan area now with our mobile data devises, we can do over six million enquiries a year. It’s massive.”
The West Australian Department of Transport, which administers vehicle registrations, confirmed it also had been approached by other states about the decision to phase out registration tags.
To ensure drivers were comfortable with the change, they can now phone a hotline or check online to clarify the status of their registration.
Source : www.theaustralian.com.au
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Help with Collections and Subcollections
The Merton Memories images have been divided into 16 main collections or subject areas.
To select a collection simply click on the relevant image box shown below. Alternatively choose from the list that appears when you click the down arrow shown below Filter Collections ( far right of this page. )
You will then be presented with the different subcollections for your chosen photo collection. You can select one of these using the same method.
Our main collections are as follows:
Aerial Views: These are photographs of the borough taken from the air, or from high vantage points. The collection is divided into aerial photos of Merton and Morden, Mitcham and Wimbledon. There is also a subcollection of photographs taken by the RAF in 1946.
These show the effects of wartime bombing on the local landscape.
Archaeology: This collection features photographs of archaeological excavations that have taken place across Merton and pictures of archaeological finds. It includes photos of the
Merton Priory excavation site and finds from a major Anglo-Saxon burial ground in Mitcham.
Buildings: This group of images covers Merton architecture. It has subcollections showing specific types of home including almshouses, private houses and even gypsy caravans.
A related subcollection holds photos of local housing estates such as those at High Path,
Phipps Bridge, Pollards Hill and the St.Helier Estate.
Other subcollections feature buildings with specific purposes including local libraries, pubs, theatres and cinemas. There are also subcollectons for properties of major historical importance such as Merton Priory, Morden Lodge and Lord Nelson's former home, Merton Place.
The Listed Buildings subcollection features properties of recognised architectural significance including Eagle House, Mitcham; Morden Park House and the Old Rectory, Wimbledon.
Education: This collection is divided into images of nurseries, schools and colleges. It includes photos of particular buildings such as Raynes Park High School, King's College School and Merton / South Thames College. Also featured are playground scenes and photographs of school classes and events.
Events and Organisations: One of our largest collections, this features images of Merton clubs and societies, cultural events, pageantry and local celebrations of national events. It also includes subcollections featuring opening ceremoines and images of major incidents from Merton's past.
Examples include: Photographs of Merton events to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and the 1953 coronation; Mitcham Charter Day; MItcham Fair; Morden and Carshalton children's outings and the passage of the Olympic flame through Wimbledon.
Open Spaces: Merton is a surprisingly green borough. This collection is divided into photographs of allotments, common land, private gardens, local parks, recreation grounds and open countryside. It includes pictures of Mitcham Common, Wimbledon Common, Cannizaro Park, Cricket Green, John Innes Park and Morden Park.
People: Merton has been home to many famous and pioneering individuals of both local and national significance. This collection features photographs of notable people from politicians, actors and sportsmen, to clergymen, scientists, businessmen and members of the gentry. There is a subcollection for memorials commemorating particular individuals. In response to public requests we have also created a subcollection for images of gypsies and travellers,
as they have particular relevance to the history of Mitcham.
The People collection includes portraits of Tudor chancellor William Cecil,; naval hero
Horatio Nelson; property developer John Innes and suffragette Rose Lamartine Yates.
Places of Worship: This collection features images of Merton's religious heritage. Subcollections cover Anglican, Roman Catholic and nonconformist Christian churches; chapels; local mosques, temples and synagogues.
Examples include: photographs of Merton's parish churches - St.Mary's, Merton; St. Lawrence Church, Morden; St.Mary's, Wimbledon and St. Peter and St.Paul, Mitcham; the Bhuddhapadipa Temple and the Baitul Futuh Mosque.
Further subcollections feature images of local convents, cemeteries and crematoriums.
Public Services: This collection features a range of images associated with those who serve the local community. Subcollections include photographs of the emergency services, local hospitals, retirement homes, council offices, courts and post offices.
Examples of particular interest include pictures of the Vestry Hall, Mitcham;
Wimbledon Town Hall and Merton Civic Centre; the early fire brigade and local hospitals
such as Atkinson Morley; Nelson Hospital, Merton and the Wilson Hospital, Mitcham.
Rivers and Waterways: Images are divided into subcollections featuring local ponds, streams, rivers and wells. Highlights include photographs of the River Wandle; Queensmere on Wimbledon Common; Seven Islands Pond, Mitcham Common; Cannon Hill Lake and the Pickle, Merton.
This collection also includes pictures of flooding in different parts of Merton and photographs of the local drainage network.
Sports and Leisure: Merton residents have always enjoyed a range of leisure pursuits and the borough has a number of famous sporting associations. This photographic collection has been divided into images of particular sports, pastimes and associated venues including
Leisure Centres.
Collection highlights include photographs of the historic Mitcham Cricket Club; the National Rifle Association meetings on Wimbledon Common; Wimbledon Football Club; the All England Lawn Tennis Championships; Mitcham Athletics Club and the St. Helier Girls Choir.
Streets: This collection features photographs of streets throughout Merton. These have been divided into alphabetical subcollections.
Please note: We do not yet have photographs of every street in the borough. We are working to fill the gaps and make the collection as comprehensive as possible.
Coillection highlights include historic images of the main shopping thoroughfares on
Kingston Road, Merton High Street, Wimbledon Broadway; London Road, Morden and
Fair Green, Mitcham.
Tom Francis Collection: Produced by local businessman, historian and keen photographer Thomas Francis, this unique collection features images of Mitcham from c.1869 to the 1930s. Topics include village characters, local events, buildings and industry. The collection also includes a number of contemporary caricatures produced by Mitcham cartoonist Mr.Collingsby.
Transport: Merton has been shaped by its transport network. This collection is divided into images of transportation from horsedrawn vehicles and trains, to trams, buses and cars.
Other subcollections feature transport infrastructure such as roads, level crossings and station buildings.
HIghlights include Victorian photographs of Wimbledon Station; Jack the trace-horse leading wagons up Wimbledon Hill; trams crossing Mitcham Fair Green and 1930s pictures of
Morden Underground Station.
War: Charting Merton's military history, this collection is grouped into pre-1914 images,
the First World War, the Second World War and post 1945 conflicts. We have a number of images from the two world wars, so the respective subcollections have been divided into relevant topics for ease of use. These include army camps, fundraising, bomb damage,
Civil Defence and war memorials.
Highlights include photos of pamphlets dating from the Napoleonic War; a First World War
army camp on Wimbledon Common; the Mitcham Home Guard; bomb damage on the
St. Helier Estate and V.E.Day street parties in Wimbledon Park.
Work and Industry: Merton has a rich and varied industrial heritage of local, national and international significance. This photographic collection has been divided into subcollections featuring images of historic working practices, associated sites and buildings. It includes everything from farms and horticulture, to mills, factories and the textile industry. We have also included a subcollection for shops and retail, including local restaurants.
Notable examples include photographs of the Morris & Co. arts and crafts works;
the Liberty Print Works; the cultivation of Mitcham lavender; Carters Tested Seeds;
Connolly's Leather Works; Bradbury & Wilkinson Ltd and Merton Park Film Studios.
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The premium position on the field is shortstop. Usually, your best players man the position from Little League until they grow out of the position or run into someone who is better. You can find former shortstops in the outfield, second, third or even first base.
The crop of shortstops working through the minor leagues is deep with Fernando Tatis Jr. and Wander Franco at the top. While Tatis Jr. is likely to stay at the position for a long time, there is debate whether Franco will be. In Franco’s case, it might not matter as he has a chance to have a 70-grade hit tool with plus power and above-average speed early in his career.
Further down the list are two intriguing Latin players in Marcos Luciano and Ronny Mauricio. Luciano, one of the big International signees in 2018 who has yet to play an inning in the US or the DSL. While I don’t think he’s close to Wander Franco, he has interesting potential and is, therefore, a player to know. Mauricio is one of my favorite young players in the minor leagues with great defensive chops with a chance for power and some speed.
1. Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD)
It’s hard to believe that Fernando Tatis Jr. was traded for James Shields. He might still need one more full year in the minors to work on his approach, but he’s nearly ready.
2. Wander Franco (TB)
If you look up the players ahead of Wander Franco on this list, he could be the number one prospect in the game by the end of the season. He’s only 18 and will have to fight against the Rays “slow roasting” process, but the tools and advanced approach should make him a star.
3. Bo Bichette (Tor)
While he might always play second fiddle to Vlad Jr., Bo Bichette’s tools could make him a star as well. In fact, his speed and power could make him a 20-20-100-100-.300 performer and candidly, that’s hardly second fiddle in any book.
4. Royce Lewis (Min)
The number one overall pick in 2016 is far from a finished product, but the speed-power combination point to a 20-20 performer who can stay at shortstop.
5. Brendan Rodgers (Col)
There is clearly some prospect fatigue setting in with Brendon Rodgers. He’s been on this list for the last three years and Rockies fans and fantasy owners want to see what he can do in the Major Leagues. That should happen in 2019.
6. Jazz Chisholm (Ari)
One of the lesser know tooled up kids in the minor leagues is 19-year-old Jazz Chisholm. There’s still a ton of swing and miss in his game, but the bat speed is real and he’s a plus runner. There’s 20-20 potential provided he learns to control the strike zone.
7. Andres Gimenez (NYM)
In keeping with my lack of fear of ranking young players highly on this list, Andres Gimenez is a Top 40 prospect. Higher than Alonso? Yeah, but in a different way. He’s going to be a great defender with plus speed and enough power to hit 5 to 8 home runs annually.
8. Gavin Lux (LAD)
With shortstop taken in Los Angeles for the next several years, Gavin Lux should slide over to second with a chance to see Los Angeles in 2020. He can hit with 20 home run potential.
9. Carter Kieboom (Was)
Carter Kieboom has a lot of 50s on his scouting report but doesn’t have a true carrying tool. That shouldn’t matter as he can really play. With a move to second base likely, he has the upside of a Top 15-second baseman in the game.
10. Anderson Tejeda (Tex)
Anderson Tejeda showed significant pop last season but also struck out too much. If he can cut down those strikeouts, he has star potential.
11. Luis Garcia (Was)
When Juan Soto and Luis Garcia were in the minor leagues together, there were discussions on who would have the better hit-tool. While Soto might have an insurmountable lead, Garcia can really hit. As he fills out, he should add more pop, but his speed will regress. In fact, it already has.
12. ONeil Cruz (Pit)
At 6-foot-6, ONeil Cruz will always have holes in his swing, but it could also come with 30 home runs. He’s a player in which I’m investing.
13. Marcos Luciano (SF)
Arguably the number one international prospect after Victor Victor last season, Marcos Luciano is already getting helium. In fact, he has yet to even play in the DSL and is already on our “Just Missed” list. You can call it FOMO (fear of missing out) based on the success of Vlad Jr. and Wander Franco. I don’t care, the tools are exciting and Giants fans and fantasy owners need to get excited.
14. Ronny Mauricio (NYM)
I love Amed Rosario, but Ronny Mauricio might be better. He’s a great defender with a chance for plus power with some speed. He’s a long way off as he doesn’t turn 18 until April.
15. Nico Hoerner (CHC)
Nico Hoerner was an afterthought for me until I saw him in the Fall League. I was impressed as he showed a real feel for the game. Unfortunately, by then, the Cubs list was already out, otherwise, he would have been higher on my list. I’m making up for that oversight by highlighting him on this list. The kid can really play.
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Common Cause Training: Values, Leadership & Social Change
23rd – 26th June 2015
A residential training course in the applied psychology of human motivation for communicators, organisers and leaders of social change
This summer, we’re offering three days of practical and inspiring participatory learning in the beautiful mid-Wales hills. Together, we’ll be using the Common Cause approach to explore the psychology of values and develop tools for applying it to our work.
“Wise, expansive wonderful ‘weekend’ with time to think and be. Exceeded my expectations… Facilitation was excellent, responsive. In the weeks since the course ended a definite shift has taken place at my organisation.”
Susan, Buglife
What you’ll leave with
By the end of the three days, you’ll know how to:
frame messages in a way that will coherently and effectively engage with the values of others, help your own organisation’s goals, and benefit the rest of civil society;
create strategies and campaigns that will be effective in the long-term and short-term alike;
understand the role of values in organisational dynamics and in change programmes;
identify disparate organisations working towards the same values and understand how to build alliances with them;
communicate your insights about values and frames to others, including the rest of your organisation.
We will also help you to establish a network of support in the months following the training.
“This training was the perfect way to get to a new, deeper level of understanding. It was absolutely inspiring, brilliantly facilitated with a great mixture of expert input, group discussion and personal reflection, and ideally ‘framed’ in the gorgeous setting of CAT. I came away with loads of ideas, more confidence to apply values and frames thinking, and even more conviction that this is something my organisation needs to be doing. I totally recommend the training to anyone who is itching to know more about how to work with Common Cause principles.”
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Why you’ll love it
On the training you’ll get a chance to connect with with a diverse group of inspiring people, in the beautiful surrounds of the Welsh mountains. There will be time for personal reflection, for sharing each other’s experience and understanding, and also for working together to come up with solutions to challenges in your work.
“It was an inspiring subject, setting and group of like-minded people which allowed for an exciting development of teachings, ideas and creative development over a course which was just long enough. I arrived not sure what to expect and was blown away on every level. The facilitators do an incredible job of making it accessible to everyone and the approach to working and teaching techniques is unlike anything I’ve ever done for that extended amount of time. It really helped us retain a lot of the ideas and teachings.”
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To make sure the group gets the most out of the three days, we ask a few things of you. You’ll be working for social change or interested in ensuring that your organisation does as much as it can to protect the environment and to promote a just world, and it’s critical that you:
Have had a prior introduction to Common Cause: preferably through a workshop (please get in touch if you haven’t been to a workshop before to discuss whether this training will be suitable for you).
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Please fill in the application form. If you would like a form sent via email or snail mail for you to fill in, please email Jamie. All applications should be received by us no later than April 22nd, and we will let you know within three weeks of this date whether your application has been successful.
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Over the past twenty years European cities have become the envy of the world: a Kraftwerk Utopia of historic centres, supermodernist concert halls, imaginative public spaces and futuristic egalitarian housing estates which, interconnected by high-speed trains traversing open borders, have a combination of order and pleasure which is exceptionally unusual elsewhere. In Trans-Europe Express, Owen Hatherley sets out to explore the European city across the entire continent, to see what exactly makes it so different to the Anglo-Saxon norm – the unplanned, car-centred, developer-oriented spaces common to the US, Ireland, UK and Australia. Attempting to define the European city, Hatherley finds a continent divided both within the EU and outside it.
Out now in paperback available in store and online.
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Owen Hatherley in conversation with Ben Thompson, Thurs, 2nd May at PM Bookshop. Author Owen Hatherley has carved out a niche for himself as one of the UK’s foremost commentators on matters architectural and political; his work exists at the point where these intersect with aesthetics; and his latest chunky tome, a fascinating volume from Repeater Books, tackles all three in a work that is lively, trenchant, informative and never dull!
Hatherley has a particular interest in modernist, brutalist architecture and also the Eastern Bloc countries as they attempt to survive … More
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a place that really existed, but it is long dead. By now, the word “Soviet” should be as meaningless as “Hapsburg”. Yet it endures, as in the wave of “de-communisation” in Ukraine or the strange idea that the capitalist government in Russia is “Communist”. But does the Soviet experience have anything to teach us today, or was it just an enormous cul-de-sac, a nuclear-armed reincarnation of the Russian Empire?
This book tries to find out, through walking the towns and great cities of the USSR, in an itinerary that … More
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If we remember them at all, the Sheffield pop group Pulp are remembered for jolly class warfare ditty ‘Common People’, for the celebrity of their interestingly-named frontman, for the latter waving his arse at Michael Jackson at the Brit awards, for being part of a non-movement called ‘Britpop’, and for disappearing almost without trace shortly after.
They made a few good tunes, they did some funny videos, and while they might be National Treasures, they’re nothing … More
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Todd Gurley Sean McVay Robert Woods Matt Gay Mike Evans Cameron Brate Peyton Barber Bryce Hager Donovan Smith Breshad Perriman Jason Licht Cooper Kupp Marcus Peters Ronald Jones II Chris Godwin Jameis Winston Shaquil Barrett Jared Goff Ndamukong Suh Bruce Arians Taylor Rapp Sports Athlete injuries Athlete health Professional football Football NFL football
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Winston throws 4 TD passes, Buccaneers outlast Rams 55-40
By GREG BEACHAM - Sep. 29, 2019 09:36 PM EDT
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp is tackled by Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Mike Edwards during the second of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Buccaneers' phenomenal start at the Coliseum gave way to creeping dread as the Rams rallied. Tampa Bay's 18-point lead rapidly shrunk to five early in the fourth quarter, forcing everybody to recall last week's blown 18-point lead over the Giants.
With one big play after another, the Bucs made sure it wouldn't happen against the defending NFC champions.
And nobody came up bigger than Shaquil Barrett and Ndamukong Suh.
Jameis Winston passed for 385 yards and threw two of his four touchdown passes to Chris Godwin, and Suh returned Jared Goff's fumble 37 yards for a touchdown with 1:06 to play in the Buccaneers' 55-40 victory over previously unbeaten Los Angeles on Sunday.
Godwin had career highs of 12 catches for 172 yards as the Buccaneers (2-2) jumped to an early 21-0 lead and then scored 24 points in a wild fourth quarter to complete the highest-scoring game in the franchise's 44-year history.
"We've got to be able to win games like this, but we don't want to have to win games like this," Barrett said. "I don't like giving up 40 points. That's what you do in college."
Suh made a TD return against his old teammates after Barrett forced the fumble with his ninth sack of the young season. Tampa Bay gave up 518 total yards, but hung on for its first win over the Rams since 2010 in a potentially momentous performance under first-year coach Bruce Arians.
"We knew it was going to come down to the last five minutes of that game, whether we played well or not," Arians said. "We did today, and we're learning. It was a tough loss last week, but victories like these galvanize a team, and this team is starting to believe and see what they can be."
Goff passed for a career-high 517 yards and two touchdowns, but the Rams' $134 million quarterback also threw three interceptions for the second time in his career. Goff coughed it up while being sacked by Barrett as the Rams (3-1) attempted a tying drive, and Suh scooped and scored against the team with which he reached the Super Bowl last season.
"They did a great job applying that pressure and keeping it on all day," Goff said. "It's frustrating. It's something we need to get fixed quickly."
Peyton Barber and Ronald Jones II rushed for TDs, and Cameron Brate also had a TD reception . Winston picked apart the Los Angeles secondary while going 28 of 41, while Godwin had the most catches by a Tampa Bay receiver since Keyshawn Johnson in 2001 — and it almost wasn't enough.
"It just solidifies something that we already know: that we can play with anybody," Godwin said.
Tampa Bay went up 45-27 with 11:35 to play when Mike Evans burned Marcus Peters for a 67-yard TD capped by some goal-line showboating. But after Cooper Kupp caught a 29-yard TD pass, Peters returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown with 8:11 to play.
Tampa Bay went back ahead by eight when Winston led a 72-yard drive capped by Matt Gay's short field goal with 2:35 left. Goff got the Rams to midfield, but Barrett and Suh finished strong in Tampa Bay's first game in Los Angeles since 1993.
Robert Woods had 13 catches for 164 yards, and Kupp added nine catches for 121 yards. Goff went 45 of 68 while under regular pressure in a Rams offense that didn't look much like the relentless machine built by Sean McVay in his first two seasons in LA, despite its lofty statistics and final point total.
"Knowing McVay and being with them all last year, they want to pass the ball," Suh said. "They pride themselves on getting yardage and making plays in the air, although they have some great running backs."
Todd Gurley rushed for two touchdowns, but got only five carries for 16 yards in the Rams' nonexistent running game.
"This is really a wakeup call for everyone, not just the offense," McVay said. "The only blessing is we have a short week. The only thing that we can really control is we play again on Thursday."
BITTERSWEET MOMENT
After the game, the Bucs shared a poignant moment on FaceTime with general manager Jason Licht, whose father died suddenly in Nebraska on Saturday after attending the Cornhuskers' game. The players and coaches remotely gave the game ball to Licht, whose father's favorite Nebraska player was Suh.
SACK MASTER
Barrett's late sack was his ninth already this season. He matched Mark Gastineau (1984), Kevin Greene (1998) and Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (2001) for the most sacks in NFL history through a team's first four games since sacks became a stat in 1982.
Buccaneers: Evans injured his hand in the second half, but returned. ... WR Breshad Perriman didn't return from a hamstring injury in the first quarter.
Rams: Peters scored despite taking a helmet-to-helmet hit at the goal line from left tackle Donovan Smith that kept Peters out of the rest of the game under evaluation for a concussion. ... LB Bryce Hager injured his shoulder during the first half. ... Rookie S Taylor Rapp left the field in the third quarter unable to put weight on his left ankle.
Buccaneers: Back on the road Sunday to face the New Orleans Saints, the other competitor in last season's NFC championship game.
Rams: A quick trip to face the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night in their first NFC West game of the year.
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Home » Sports » Cross country coach reflects on first season
Cross country coach reflects on first season
Just finishing her first season as the boys cross country team coach at Quincy High School, Ruth Royer came away pleasantly surprised by not only the athletic ability of the student-athletes, but also their integrity and character.
Royer brought a decade of experience coaching cross country and track at the middle school level to the QHS boys team this season. Even with all her experience, Royer still needed some help learning workouts and how the team operates, which she received from girls head coach Tanja Medrano and boys assistant coach Andrew Schmitt.
“You go at it and you do the very best you can, and then at the end of the season, you kind of reflect,” said Royer.
When not coaching, Ruth Royer is a teacher at Quincy Valley School.
Photo by Miles King/Post-Register
According to Royer, the senior runners were also helpful in answering any of her questions, especially senior Tyler Wurl, who Royer said she has known since he was about 4 years old. Although she has not known the other runners since childhood, Royer felt she connected well with many of them, calling them “kind and respectful kids.”
Although Royer coached the boys team, she claimed one of her highlights of the season was watching senior Bryn Heikes and junior Jane Kennedy run at the girls state championship in Pasco on Nov. 9.
Royer also highlighted the team’s trip down to Tillamook, Oregon, to compete in the Ultimook Race on Sept. 7, adding, “it was very, very fun and great way to connect as a team.”
Going into next season, Royer wants to be more proactive planning workouts and team activities. She also wants to focus on runners’ individual goals and tracking them more closely.
“I am really excited to see how some of our younger talent continues to progress,” said Royer. “I see a lot of potential in some of the athletes. I also see some really strong leadership skills.”
Above all else, she will be excited to see the team again and spend time with them after a long off-season.
“I won’t get to see these kids maybe until next cross country season again,” said Royer. “That’s kind of sad to me, because they’re really cool kids.”
By Miles King, sports@qvpr.com
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The Festive Markets of Yorkshire
(Tour code: 20YHM)
Harrogate, York and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Soak up the festive atmosphere in 'God's own county' on this superb pre-Christmas break. In addition to the Christmas Markets in historic York, you will enjoy a vintage steam journey and a festive rural village festival.
A guided walking tour of York
York's Christmas Market
Grassington and the Dickensian Festival
Journey on the Settle-Carlisle Railway
The Festive Markets of Yorkshire 2019Tour Details
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Please note Departure times
Day 1 Betty's, Harrogate
Arrive in Harrogate
Meet your Tour Manager at the Crown Hotel in Harrogate, enjoying some mulled wine on arrival ahead of some time at leisure before dinner. This gives you the perfect opportunity to acquaint yourself with Harrogate, your base for this holiday.
Harrogate is an elegant spa town nestled in the glorious countryside of the Yorkshire Dales, and boasts a rich cultural, historical and architectural heritage. The town is famous for its natural and mineral rich spa waters, which were fashionable with the affluent classes during the Georgian and Victorian eras. The royal baths and Turkish baths here were originally opened in 1897, and have been beautifully restored.
Harrogate is also famous for Bettys Tea Room, a Harrogate institution since its establishment in 1919 and a must-try for visitors to the town. Sample delicious fare which includes over 300 breads, cakes and chocolates, as well as 50 different teas and coffees, all in the delightful surroundings of a charming, historic tea room.
Day 2 York Christmas Markets
City tour of York
Today, take the train to nearby York, where you embark on a fascinating guided walking tour.
York is a magnificent medieval city which offers history and beauty in abundance. Enclosed by the most complete medieval defensive wall in England, York's ancient streets nearly all lead to the cherished centrepiece of the city: York Minster. The largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe, the Minster was built in the 13th century but occupies a spot that's been dominated by religious orders since 627AD.
Your tour also visits the fascinating Shambles. One of the world's best-preserved medieval streets, the Shambles were originally home to a number of butchers and many of their hooks and meats shelves are still present today. Walking down the Shambles is a truly remarkable experience, as you take in the overhanging timber-framed buildings, some of which date back to the 14th century, narrow paths and quaint cobblestones.
Following the tour, you have time at leisure. Perhaps visit one of city's museums or galleries, such as the fascinating National Railway Museum. Or, take the opportunity to browse York's pretty Christmas market, which offers an interesting assortment of gifts, crafts, local farm produce, and continental foods. With its medieval charms and old-world atmosphere, York is an idyllic city in which to truly get into the festive atmosphere. Stroll through the Parliament Square, lined with charming wooden stalls, and take in the warming scent of mulled wine and bratwurst as you indulge in a spot of Christmas shopping.
Day 3 Ribblehead Viaduct
The Settle-Carlisle Railway
Today's excursion takes you on the Settle- Carlisle Railway. Widely regarded as one of the best-engineered tracks in England, this was the last mainline railway to be built in the UK and offers a truly spectacular journey through some of the country's most fantastic scenery.
You travel first by coach to Settle, where you join the iconic train to begin your panoramic rail journey to Carlisle. Sit back and relax as you journey through miles of Yorkshire and Cumbrian countryside, seeing pretty meadows and dramatic peaks in all their winter finery.
On arrival, you have some time at leisure to explore. Carlisle is beautiful at Christmas, boasting some delightfully festive Christmas markets, which sell a range of different goods from local producers. After some free time, return to Settle, where you continue by coach to Harrogate.
Day 4 Grassington Festival
Grassington Festival
Enjoy an excursion to picture-postcard Grassington today. At this time of year, Grassington comes alive, as the scenic rural setting forms the backdrop to the annual Dickensian Festival.
The attractively decorated central square is transformed into a traditional marketplace harking back to the time of Dickens, where shopkeepers and villagers - all dressed up in traditional Victorian costume - display their wares.
You have some time at leisure to explore this truly unique Christmas market before making the return journey to Harrogate.
Day 5 Harrogate
After breakfast the tour concludes and you are free to depart Harrogate at your leisure.
On many of our UK & Ireland tours, you may check in at the first hotel on your itinerary anytime after 14:00; your Tour Manager will be available between 16:00 and 18:00. However, if you are arriving later, you can meet your Tour Manager before dinner from 19:00.
Day 1Arrive in Harrogate
Day 2City tour of York
Day 3The Settle-Carlisle Railway
Day 4Grassington Festival
Day 5Harrogate
The Crown Hotel, Harrogate
Settle to Carlisle Line
Rail travel to and from Harrogate
Door to door luggage from £50
Rail and coach travel throughout your tour
Walking tour of York
Christmas Market in York
Excursion to Grassington's Dickensian Festival
5 unmissable sights in York
Doorstep discoveries
Out and about in North Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Christmas Dinner
Christmas in the Moselle ValleyView tour details
Christmas in the Harz MountainsView tour details
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Get Your Tickets Early To Chris Stapleton In Bangor With This Presale Code
Emma McIntyre, Getty Images
When Chris Stapleton brings his All American Roadshow to Bangor on Thursday, July 25, we want our Country Club members to have the best seats in the house. That's why we're giving you a chance to buy your tickets before the general public.
You're a member of our Country Club. That means you can get our exclusive presale code to get your tickets a day before the general public. Tickets don't go on sale to the general public until 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 1.
Here's what to do to get your tickets on Thurs., Jan. 31:
Go to Ticketmaster.
Select how many tickets you want. Select Radio Presale.
Enter the code QCB190 where it says "Got An Offer Code"
Buy your tickets and enjoy the show.
*Presale code is valid only from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Thurs., Jan. 31.
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Collaborative study of yellowfin tuna CPUE from multiple Indian Ocean longline fleets in 2019.
Hoyle S
Chang S-T
Kim D-N
Lee S-L
Matsumoto T
Yeh Y-M
In April and May 2019 a collaborative study was conducted between national scientists with expertise in Japanese, Korean, Seychelles, and Taiwanese longline fleets, an independent scientist, and an IOTC scientist. The meetings addressed Terms of Reference covering several important issues related to yellowfin and albacore tuna CPUE indices in the Indian Ocean. The study was funded by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) and the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation.
1. Validate and improve current methods for developing indices of abundance for bigeye tuna, using up-to-date fishery catch effort data
2. Provide indices of abundance for selected IOTC species to be presented at the IOTC Working Parties in 2019.
3. The analyses will consider data to be provided by key industrial fisheries operating in the Indian Ocean, including data from Japanese, Taiwanese, Korean, Seychelles longline fleets.
4. Analyses will be carried out in a meeting scheduled in April 2019. After the preliminary discussions between the consultant and participating data providers, the joint standardisation analysis will be carried out combining datasets from key fleets. The consultant is expected to undertake any analyses deemed relevant or necessary during the meeting.
Tasks will include the following, to the extent possible in the available time:
5. Load, prepare, and check each dataset, given that data formats and pre-processing often change between years and data extracts, and important changes to fleets and reporting sometimes occur in new data.
6. Apply cluster analyses or alternative methods for identifying targeting. Develop CPUE standardizations for bigeye tuna using reliable data from each CPC. Continue to explore residual patterns spatially and among clusters, fleets and vessels through time, and change models where necessary to address any problems identified
7. Develop maps showing the spatial coverage by the CPUE data used in the joint analysis over-time with emphasis on the most recent years, as requested by the IOTC Scientific Committee during its 21th session.
8. Document the analyses in accordance with the IOTC Guidelines for the presentation of CPUE standardisations and stock assessment models, adopted by the IOTC Scientific Committee in 2014; and provide draft reports to the IOTC Secretariat no later than 60 days prior to the relevant IOTC Working Party meeting.
All work is subject to the agreement of the respective fisheries agencies to make the data available.
In addition to bigeye tuna as described in the TOR, we also generated indices for yellowfin tuna.
This document covers only the joint indices of abundance, describing their development for bigeye and yellowfin tuna.
Other issues are covered in related papers that describe the data preparation, cluster analyses, and individual indices for each fleet.
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Today, Sat, Jan 18, 2020
Clemency (R)
Knives Out (PG-13)
Varda By Agnès (NR)
2020 Oscar® Nominated Documentary Short Films (NR)
More Coming Attractions
National Theatre Live: All My Sons (NR)
7pm ♿
Great Composers: In Search of Mozart (NR)
1 & 7pm
Wed, Feb 12 4pm
♿
Bolshoi Ballet 2019/20 Season: Giselle (NR)
1pm ♿, 7pm ♿
NT Live: Fleabag (NR)
Few Seats Left!
Great Seats!
2020 Cat Video Fest (NR)
Bolshoi Ballet 2019/20 Season: Swan Lake (NR)
Long Strange Trip: The Untold Story of the Grateful Dead (PG-13)
1pm, 6:30pm
More Special Events
Jan 21, 30, Feb 4 & 13 7pm
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by Arthur Miller
starring Sally Field and Bill Pullman
directed by Jeremy Herrin
★★★★★ "A thrill to watch!" - Telegraph
Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner, Independence Day) star in Arthur Miller's blistering drama All My Sons.
Sally Field, Bill Pullman
Great Composers: In Search of Mozart
Wed, Jan 22 1 & 7pm
"Outstanding. A must-see film!" - Chicago Sun-Times
Made to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, In Search Of Mozart was produced with the world's leading orchestras and musicians, and is told through a 25,000 mile journey along every route Mozart followed. This is a detective story that takes us to the heart of genius.
Narrator: Juliet Stevenson
Bolshoi Ballet 2019/20 Season: Giselle
New Production!
Adophe Adam
Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky
The young peasant girl Giselle dies of a broken heart when she learns that the man she loves, Albrecht, has betrayed her. Against her own will, she joins the Wilis, vengeful spirits of jilted brides who condemn Albrecht to dance until he dies of exhaustion...
NT Live: Fleabag
Encore Just Added By Overwhelming Popular Demand!
Tue, Feb 11 7pm
Written and performed by
Directed by Vicky Jones
BBC's Fleabag based on the hit theatrical production won 2 Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series - Comedy and Best Actress in a Television Series - Phoebe Waller Bridge!
★★★★★ "Witty, filthy and supreme!"
- Guardian
See the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC's hit TV series Fleabag, broadcast live to Rialto Cinemas from London's West End...
2020 Cat Video Fest
Sat, Feb 22 & Sun, Feb 23 1pm
Bringing the joy of cat videos to the masses and raising money for cats in need. A portion of proceeds will go to Berkeley Animal Care Services!
CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and, of course, classic internet powerhouses. CatVideoFest is a joyous communal experience, only available in theaters...
Cats!
Bolshoi Ballet 2019/20 Season: Swan Lake
Wed, Feb 26 1 & 7pm
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich
Prince Siegfried is summoned by his parents to choose a bride. However, he encounters a mysterious and magnetic swan-woman, Odette, by the lake and is captivated. His vow of eternal love to her will have irreversible consequences...
Thu, Feb 27 1 & 6:30pm Only!
The 30-year odyssey of the Grateful Dead was the most unlikely success story in rock 'n' roll history. Famously averse to publicity and seemingly incapable of recording radio-friendly hits, they flouted music industry convention by giving their live music away to a global network of tape traders and becoming the highest grossing concert act in America through word of mouth alone.
Great Composers: In Search of Chopin
Tue, Mar 3 1 & 7pm
Tue, Mar 24 4pm
"A directional coup - inventively filmed and cooly perceptive" - New Zealand Herald
Acclaimed director Phil Grabsky brings the life and music of Fryderyk Chopin - one of the greatest composers of all time - to Rialto Cinemas.
EXHIBITION On Screen 2019/20 Season: Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait
Wed, Mar 4 1 & 7pm
Wed, Mar 25 4pm
Exploring one of the most highly original and popular artists of recent years - the grandson of Sigmund Freud - who was a key figure in London's radical post-war art scene!
For the first time in history the Royal Academy of Arts in London, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, is bringing together Lucian Freud's self-portraits.
EXHIBITION On Screen 2019/20 Season: Easter in Art
Wed, Apr 8 1 & 7pm
Tue, Apr 21 4pm
Highlighting artists such as Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Leonardo, El Greco, and many more including contemporary artists Mark Wallinger and Sam Taylor-Wood!
The story of Christ's death and resurrection has dominated western culture for the past 2000 years. It is perhaps the most significant historical event of all time, as recounted by the gospels but, equally, as depicted by the greatest artists in history...
Bolshoi Ballet 2019/20 Season: Romeo and Juliet (Encore)
Wed, Apr 1 & 7pm
Ekaterina Krysanova and Vladislav Lantratov
Despite each of their families being merciless enemies, Romeo and Juliet are deeply in love. The rivalry between the two families will cost Mercutio's life, causing Romeo a desire of vengeance for the loss of his friend...
Ekaterina Krysanova, Vladislav Lantratov
Wed, Apr 1
Great Composers: In Search of Haydn
Wed, Apr 15 1 & 7pm
Wed, May 6 4pm
"Joyous, thrilling, informative, accessible!" - Empire
"An ideal introduction to one of the greatest composers of his time!" - BBC Music Magazine
Bolshoi Ballet 2019/20 Season: Jewels
Gabriel Faure, Igor Stravinsky and Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography by George Balanchine
This opulent triptych was inspired by Balanchine's visit to the famous jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels on New York's Fifth Avenue, celebrating the cities and dance schools of Paris, New York and St. Petersburg, each bound to its own precious stone: emerald, ruby and diamond.
EXHIBITION On Screen 2019/20 Season: Frida Kahlo
Wed, July 15 1 & 7pm
Wed, July 29 4pm
A highly researched and visually spectacular feature-length film on this 21st-century female icon!
This highly engaging film takes us on a journey through the life of one of the most prevalent female icons: Frida Kahlo. She was a prolific self-portraitist, using the canvas as a mirror through all stages of her turbulent and, at times, tragic life. Guided with interview, commentary and Frida's own words...
Wed, July 15
Wed, Dec 16, 2020 1 & 7pm
Wed, Jan 6, 2021 4pm
"High class and wonderful, Concerto demands to be seen!" - Gramophone
Filmed over the course of four years award- winning director Phil Grabsky follows leading concert pianist Leif Ove Andsnes's attempt to understand and interpret one of the greatest sets of works for piano ever written: Beethoven's five piano concertos...
Leif Ove Andsnes
Wed, Jan 6 4pm
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C. Payson Coleman, Jr.
Michael C. Brooks
Lark-Marie Antón
John R.H. Blum*
Denise Crimmins Clayton*
Bevin Cline
Peter W. Davidson
Elizabeth Rohn Jeffe
Malcolm MacKay*
J. Douglas Maxwell, Jr.*
Scot Medbury
Hugh O’Kane, Jr.
Otis Pratt Pearsall*
John R. Reese
Jim Rossman
Carla P. Shen
Sam Sifton
Allie O. Sweeney
Walter C. Teagle III
Earl D. Weiner
Samuel G. White
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Richard J. Moylan, President
Arlene Bascom, Vice President and Comptroller
Eric Barna, Vice President of Operations
Art Presson, Vice President of Design and Landscape
Lisa Alpert, Vice President of Development and Programming
Jane Cuccurullo, Corporate Secretary
Sara Durkacs, Assistant Secretary
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EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
Dynamic Programs Underscore Green-Wood’s Core Themes: Art, History, and Nature
Over 250 programs in 2018 led to a record number of visitors
There are a multitude of ways in which visitors experience Green-Wood. From those seeking to commune with the nature amid the urban drawl to those relishing our over 180 years of history, Green-Wood seeks to reach a wide audience through our public programming. Several partnerships were launched this year with esteemed arts and programming organizations from around New York City, enabling us to further engage with our community and expand the variety of experiences we can offer.
Photo: Shannon Taggart
Green-Wood unveiled The Angel’s Share, a new music series set in the Catacombs, in partnership with Death of Classical (an organization that stages classical music concerts in unexpected sites). Each concert begins with a whiskey tasting at sunset, followed by a candle-lit walk to the site. Two outstanding contemporary composers bookended the season, starting with The Rose Elf, a chamber opera by David Hertzberg, in June and Sketches from Frankenstein, a new cantata by Greg Kallor, in October. The series sold out.
Rooftop Films added Green-Wood to its list of unique screening locations across the city. Rooftop Films’ Summer Series at Green-Wood, six screenings in all, included Wild Nights with Emily about Emily Dickinson’s erased love letters and A Garbage Story, a short documentary film starring Queens resident and trash connoisseur, Nick DiMola. The “New York Nonfiction” event attracted more than 1,000 attendees.
Photo: Evan Rabeck
Green-Wood also hosted Morbid Anatomy, local purveyor of the arcane, for a residency in our historic Fort Hamilton Gatehouse. They curated two exhibitions, one in the spring and one in the fall, exploring the intersections of art, death, and culture. The exhibitions were titled, The Power of Images: Life, Death, and Rebirth and Bridging Two Worlds: The Land of the Living and the Land of the Dead. The residency also included a series of thematic lectures.
In partnership with Bard Graduate Center Gallery, Green-Wood presented Border Crossings: This and Other Worlds in celebration of Día de Los Muertos in November. The weekend-long celebration included traditional music from Central America, poetry readings, and a panel discussion on immigrant and refugee rights. The event featured a Día de Los Muertos-inspired altar, designed by Sunset Park artist Adrián Viajero Román, in Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel.
Photo: Maike Schulz
Perhaps the most exciting presentation made in 2018 was Nightfall, an immersive moonlit experience curated by our programming team along with Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, The Moth, Morbid Anatomy, and Rooftop Films. Guided by thousands of flickering candles, visitors were invited to traverse Green-Wood’s winding paths, encountering musicians, performers, moving images, and storytellers along the way.
In 2018 we also enriched and expanded our existing programs. The popular event A Night at Niblo’s Garden was back for two nights. The Victorian extravaganza saw visitors picnic on the banks of Crescent Water while enjoying entertainment by Bindlestiff Family Cirkus. As always, tours of Green-Wood continued to generate create a buzz. Our most popular tour, the Twilight Tour, regularly sold out throughout the spring and fall seasons. A new tour of Green-Wood’s Tiffany windows was added to the catalog, allowing visitors a rare glimpse at some hidden masterpieces of stained glass.
Since 2006, education tours have been offered to area schools and in 2018 nearly 4,000 students experienced American History through the lives of our more than 570,000 permanent residents.
© 2018 The Green-Wood Historic Fund, a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable organization. Website by Rising Tide
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Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM)
Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
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Zhang, J. (Juying), Mou, Y. (Yuchan), Liao, J. (Jiaqiang), Xiong, H. (Huaying), Duan, Z. (Zhanqi), Huang, Y. (Yuan) and C. Ronsmans (Carine)
Uptake of maternal care and childhood immunization among ethnic minority and Han populations in Sichuan province: A study based on the 2003, 2008 and 2013 health service surveys
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth , Volume 19 - Issue 1
Background: China has made remarkable progress in maternal and child health (MCH) over the last thirty years, but socio-economic inequalities persist. Ethnicity has become an important determinant of poor MCH outcomes, but little rigorous analytical work has been done in this area. To understand the socio-economic factors that explain ethnic variation in uptake of MCH care, we report the findings from an analysis in Sichuan province. Methods: We linked data from the 2003, 2008 and 2013 National Health Service Surveys in Sichuan Province. The ethnic disparities in uptake of maternal care (completing 5 antenatal visits, giving birth in hospital and receiving a caesarean section) and childhood immunization (Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG), three doses of diphtheria (DPT) and measles immunization) were examined by geographical (Han district/county vs. ethnic minority county) and individual-based (Han women/children vs. ethnic minority women/children) comparisons. We also examined variation by distance to township and county hospitals, women's education, parity and age using weighted multilevel Poisson regressions with random intercept at district/county level. Results: Ethnic inequalities in maternal care were marked, both at the geographical (district/county) and the individual level. The % of births in hospital was 90.7% among women in Han districts, compared to 83.3% among women living in Han counties (crude RR 0.93; 95% CI 0.75-1.15), 53.8% among Han women living in ethnic minority counties (crude RR 0.57; 95% CI 0.36-0.93), and 13.5% among ethnic minority women living in ethnic minority counties (crude RR 0.18; 95% CI 0.06-0.57). Adjusting the analysis for survey year, education, parity and distance to county level hospital weakened the association between geographical/individual ethnicity and uptake of maternity care, but associations remained remarkably strong. Coverage of childhood immunization was much higher than uptake of maternity care, and inequalities by ethnicity were much less pronounced. Conclusion: Lessons can be learned from China's successful immunization programme to further reduce inequalities in access to maternity care among ethnic minority populations in remote areas. Bringing the services closer to the women's homes and strengthening health promotion from the township to the village level may encourage more women to seek antenatal care and give birth in hospital.
Keywords Childhood immunization, Ethnicity, Maternal care
Persistent URL dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-019-2371-y, hdl.handle.net/1765/118298
Journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Zhang, J. (Juying), Mou, Y. (Yuchan), Liao, J. (Jiaqiang), Xiong, H. (Huaying), Duan, Z. (Zhanqi), Huang, Y. (Yuan), & Ronsmans, C. (2019). Uptake of maternal care and childhood immunization among ethnic minority and Han populations in Sichuan province: A study based on the 2003, 2008 and 2013 health service surveys. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (Vol. 19). doi:10.1186/s12884-019-2371-y
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Making Porn, Raising a Family
Liza Van der Stock,
Photographer Liza Van Der Stock’s intimate project about a porn-producing family in Flanders was shortlisted for the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
In a Flemish village outside of Turnhout, Belgium, Laura and Maurice live together with their daughter Eva. They have all the trappings of a normal family, but when 9-year-old Eva is at school, Maurice and Laura start their day jobs as porn producers.
I photographed the family for two years for my project called Paradi$e Lu$t. They’ve given me unfettered access to both their personal and professional lives. The duo, more than anything, are small business owners: together they started a production company called “Stout!” around a decade ago. It’s still a modest operation: they produce the movies and both work the camera. And, from time to time, they are the porn stars as well.
Like Maurice and Laura, their other actors are ordinary people. They’re fathers and neighbors. Salesmen and postmen. The sex and the bodies are very real, not fake, not glamorous.
Maurice and Laura used to live above an erotic club they owned and filmed in, but they moved out to the quieter village once Eva got a little older. The most interesting thing about the village life was the process of gaining their new community’s acceptance. When Eva was new in her school there were some children who couldn’t play with her because their parents didn’t allow it. Laura really wanted everybody to accept them, so she threw a very big party for Eva’s birthday. She cleaned the house for two days and made it totally sex-free. She invited everybody from the school, also the parents. People came to realize that they are just normal people and since then she organizes the party each year.
The house where Maurice, Laura and Eva live. They live upstairs and downstairs porn movies are shot and erotic parties take place.
Maurice and Laura are always very honest with Eva. They don’t want to lie to her. But of course they informed her about their job in words she can understand. She knows that they had a bar where naked people came to have a drink and to dance. Eva has a really good relationship with her parents and their job has never been an obstacle. And in my time with them, I saw a warm family with a very normal life that really separated their work life from their personal life. A moment I remember very well was when Eva received her first communion in church. Laura was very involved in the ceremony and afterwards there was a party in their new café. Friends and family came along and it was a very good day. In the porn Laura and Maurice make, actors are captured on tape as they are. My project aims to portray the family with that same humanity.
Maurice, Laura and Eva in the morning getting ready for school and work.
Laura and Jip taking a bath.
Lisa reading her contract.
Male porn casting.
Maurice and Lisa shooting a scene.
1: Eva’s First Communion. 2: Alexis and Laura during a promotion campaign for their rendezvous nights.
A break between scenes.
Laura in her new house.
1: Jip and Lotje. 2: Actors on the porn set.
Maurice and Eva in their garden.
Laura and Eva going to the supermarket.
Eva and her friend Roosje at the riding school.
See more of Van der Stock’s work at www.lizavanderstock.com.
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Albert Toft (1920)
Client: The City of London Corporation
Location: Holborn, the City of London
A bronze statue of a Royal Fusilier in battle dress, mounted on a tall Portland stone pedestal plinth with a stepped base, dedicated to both the 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 wars. We undertook full conservation in 2003 and have carried out annual maintenance on the memorial since then.
Prior to conservation, the lower inscriptions had worn slightly due to traffic spray, and the carved 1939-1945 numbers were becoming difficult to read. There was also some loss of mortar from the lower block joints. The bronze castings were in sound structural condition but the surface was dull flat black in colour due to heavy black wax on the surface, which disguised the generally green, naturally-formed patination beneath. Overall the monument was dirty, with an overlay of loose dirt and traffic film.
The conservation began with steam cleaning of the bronze work to remove the heavily polluted black wax, followed by selective over patination to change the green to brown, so restoring the colour of the bronze to that which was originally intended.
This was followed by the application of four coats of clear wax, the first coat applied to the bronze after warming with gas torches to allow the wax to penetrate the patina.
The stonework was washed with low pressure water and detergent, and the loose mortar from the damaged joints raked out and replaced with a colour-matched hydraulic lime.
We now maintain the memorial annually.
The sculptor Albert Toft (1862-1949) was born near Birmingham, where his father was principal modeller at Elkington, later moving the family to Staffordshire to work for Wedgwood. Young Albert Toft also went to work for Wedgwood, studying at the art school in Henley in the evenings, and then at Newcastle under Lyme. In 1881 he commenced study in London at the National Art Training School, under Lanteri. He set himself up with a London studio, producing first bas-reliefs and apparently doing some black and white work, and then turning to portrait sculpture. From the late 1880s he also made ideal works, rather influenced by Alfred Gilbert.
Toft also designed other memorials, most notably the Welsh National Memorial in Cardiff, and in Birmingham, the South Africa Memorial in Cannon Hill Park and the King Edward Memorial in Highgate Park, as well as figures outside the Birmingham Hall of Memory. He produced three Queen Victoria memorials, in Nottingham, Leamington and South Shields.
Further reading: Public Sculpture of the City of London by Philip Ward-Jackson (pub. Liverpool University Press, 2003)
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In 1940, the Soviet Union acquired the design and production techniques for BMW R71 motorcycles and sidecars.The first M-72 model was finished in 1941. Originally, factories were to be located in Moscow, Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), and Kharkov, but due to the approach of Nazi German troops, the Moscow facilities were moved to Irbit, and the Leningrad and Kharkov facilities to Gorkiy (now called Nizhny Novgorod).
Plans for the M-72 were later sold to the Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation, a Chinese industrial firm, to build the Chang Jiang.
The origins of the IMZ-Ural are linked to developments in the Eastern Front of World War II. The Soviet Union was preparing for possible military action by Nazi Germany. Joseph Stalin ordered the Soviet military to prepare in all possible areas, including the ground forces that would be defending the Soviet Union against invading German panzer tanks, storm troopers, and special forces. Mobility was especially stressed after the Soviet Union had witnessed the effect of blitzkrieg on Poland.
A meeting was held at the Soviet Defense Ministry determine a model of motorcycle that would be most suitable for the Red Army. The Red Army wanted to modernize its equipment after the suspension of the Winter War with Finland. The motorcycles used so far had not worked satisfactorily; their technology was outdated and the manufacturing quality was not adequate to endure the often harsh Russian climate and terrain.
According to official accounts, the BMW R71 motorcycle was found to most closely match Red Army requirements after lengthy discussion. Five units were covertly purchased through some Swedish intermediaries. Soviet engineers in Moscow dismantled the 5 BMWs, reverse-engineering the BMW design in every detail and making molds and dies to produce their own engines and gearboxes in Moscow. Early in 1941 the first trial samples of M-72 motorcycles were shown to Stalin who made the decision to enter mass production. (One of the original BMWs purchased through the Swedish intermediaries still survives and is on display in the IMZ-Ural factory museum).
In 1941, BMW began series production of the R75 and ended production of the R71.
As production escalated, a factory was set up in Moscow producing hundreds of Russian M-72 sidecar motorcycles. The Nazi Blitzkrieg was so fast and effective that Soviet strategists worried that the Moscow factory was within easy range of German bombers. The decision was made to move the motorcycle plant further east, out of bombing range and into the middle of the resource rich Ural mountain region. The site chosen was the town of Irbit, located on the fringe of vast Siberia in the Ural mountains. Irbit had once been an important Trade and Fair centre in Russia before the Revolution of 1917.
The only available substantial building was a brewery outside of town, beyond the railway line. It was soon converted into a research and development building to prepare for the construction of a massive new production complex to build the M-72 motorcycle. On October 25, 1942 the first batch of motorcycles went to the front. During WWII a total of 9, 799 M-72 motorcycles were delivered for reconnaissance detachments and mobile troops.
After WWII the factory was further developed and expanded and in 1950 the 30,000th motorcycle was produced.
Initially, the "URAL" was built for the military only. In the late 1950s, the KMZ plant in the Ukraine took over the task of supplying the military and the Irbit Motorcycle Works (IMZ) began to concentrate on making bikes for domestic consumers. In the late 1950s the full production of the plant was turned over to non-military production. In 1957 the M-72 production lines were sold to the Peoples Republic of China.
The export history of URALs started in 1953, at first mainly to developing countries. Between 1973 and 1979, Dnepr was one of the makes marketed by SATRA in the United Kingdom as Cossack motorcycles.
A similar model is the Soviet (now Ukrainian) Dnepr motorcycle. Both Ural and Dnepr motorcycles are known under the slang term Cossack motorcycle. Between 1973 and 1979 Ural was one of the makes marketed by SATRA in the United Kingdom as Cossack motorcycles.
Chang Jiang Motorworks, a Chinese motorcycle manufacturer, bought the Ural M-72 production line to build its CJ-750 (original designation Model 1957, M1).
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December 3, 2014 July 6, 2015 mrsjohnnoLeave a comment
The final leg of our adventures in India was, for me, the most enjoyable. Whilst Rajasthan, with its well documented Golden Triangle route, was a feast for the senses (not necessarily a good thing, at times) we headed North, to the mountains, for the cleaner air, fewer crowds and Tibetan food.
This part of the trip had us awestruck at not just one, but two, spiritual homes; watch a grown man mummify himself in toilet paper before setting himself alight; gatecrash lunchtime at a school; take a night bus with a blow-up T-Rex; enjoy a full(ish) English breakfast in Kipling’s favourite resort, Shimla; and take a toy train (literally) to a rock garden (literally, also).
The first of the spiritual encounters came in Amritsar, the Punjabi capital and, more specifically, home of Sikhism’s holiest shrine, the Golden Temple.
With heads covered and secured by knots (as well as with bribes of chocolate for keeping said heads covered throughout our visit) we respectfully bathed our feet and entered one of India’s most serene and humbling sights. Despite the many hundreds making pilgrimages, there were times you could almost hear a pin drop. We walked barefoot on the white marble walkway around the Amrit Sarovar (Pool of Nectar), from which Amritsar takes its name. The boys enjoying carp spotting en route.
The Golden Temple itself, floating at the end of a long causeway, adorned with flowers and animal motifs was a true highlight of our trip thus far. The whole complex had an air of spirituality and even the boys were calm.
Our second spiritual encounter came some days later with our chance meeting with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at Tsuglagkhang Complex, McLeod Ganj.
The more organised and prepared visitors – worshippers and tourists alike – had in advance researched HH dates in residence, arranged their security passes, made adequate arrangements for sitting on the cold, polished concrete floor for many hours and tuned in to FM92 for live translations of HH’s public teachings. This teaching was a three-day event hosted at the request of Korean Buddhists, who are otherwise unable for various reasons to see their spiritual leader in their home country.
For us, however, it was an absolute fluke. Being, to put it simply, in the right place at the right time. Suffice to say, both Sam and I were highly excited at the prospect of hearing him teach and, ultimately, were not disappointed.
McLeod Ganj, provided three further treats during our short stay there. One evening we decided to see what was billed as a ‘cultural event, of dance and music’. In fairness, it was all three of those things; and more. His stage name was Lionman (derived, one might imagine, from his long mane) and when he wasn’t throwing himself bare-chested at the walls, electrocuting himself and jumping out of the windows, he was crawling all over the bemused crowd and, as mentioned above, demonstrating the flammable properties of tissue paper. Please don’t try this at home, kids!
The next day, we thought it would be good for the children to see, well, other children. It was respite for us also. So we made a few subtle enquiries and were told of a local infants school, which coincidently was Lionman’s chosen venue the previous night.
Happily however the charred remains of Lionman’s hair and the tissue paper had been removed and, alas, little people were sitting on the floor enjoying noodles for lunch in the sunshine. We were then invited, by a teacher, to join them and for the proceeding two hours or more we played with the children and shared ‘Children’s Day’ with them – a day where the teachers did very little, whilst students were allowed a free rein to play! It was a win-win!
Lastly, we headed to Bhagsunag Waterfall. A short trek, not surprisingly, upwards from our guest house and a welcome change from the thoroughfare of McLeod Ganj. We all enjoyed a cold paddle in the falls, whilst the Indian tourists looked on in horror as two fair skinned Brightonian boys stripped off to their pants and made the most of the cooling water.
Our next destination was the hill town, Shimla, former capital of the British Raj during the hot summer months, now capital city of Eastern Himachal Pradesh and a seven-hour night bus ride south from Dharamsala.
Our journey was made all the less enjoyable by the addition of a blow-up T-Rex, which a fellow passenger (with the best will in the world) had kindly given to Tomas as a ‘cuddlie’ for the night. He eventually tired of it, as well as the days events, and fell asleep. The next morning, after a brief nap in our hotel, we enjoyed a stroll along the Mall, a horse ride for the boys, and a hearty English breakfast near Scandal Point (we never did find out what precisely was the scandal from which the place derived its name?).
We had intended staying in Shimla for two days. Somewhere along the way however we miscalculated our time available – specifically we had managed to lose a day. Accordingly, we hotfooted it the next morning to the station to board a Toy train to Kalka, with a connection to Chandigarh. The train was, as the name suggests, a jolly experience with a scenic, winding decent from the mountains, passing 103 tunnels On the way (the boys lost count, or rather got bored counting them, after 7).
The next day, we visited Chandigarh’s Nek Chand Rock Garden. A surreal sculpture garden, which is like something from Alice in Wonderland. A weird and wonderful place created by Nek Chang out of concrete and recycled junk, including broken bathroom sinks and bicycle frames! It was superb.
In the afternoon, we boarded a dragon-shaped pedaloe and floated for an hour on another of Nek Chang’s creations, Suhna Lake. In short, we had a wonderful day in Chandigarh, playing in the garden and lake and thanks Steve Barnes for the recommendation! We loved it.
Lastly, it was back to the mayhem of Delhi to catch our flight to Nepal.
In sum, through luck rather than design, we saved the best of India until last and left the subcontinent (albeit, temporarily) on a high note.
Amritsar, Backpacking, Chandigarh, Dalai Lama, Dharamsala, Dinosaur, English breakfast, Family Gap Year, Golden Temple, India, Mcleod Ganj, Shimla, Toy Train, Travel, Travel with Children, Waterfall
Rajasthan Part 2 – Jodphur to Bikener (AKA The one about the camel safari)
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I no longer expect every Franciscan to behave like a follower of St. Francis of Assisi. This is how badly my love for the order has deteriorated over the years. The harsh reality is that there are too many priests in this province who don’t warrant the title of “father.” Ordination alone does not constitute reverence. Barica is near the top of this growing list. His trump-like behavior at SSJ is all the more disturbing since it followed him when he joined the parish six years ago.
Like the sexual predators shielded and moved by the church, the Franciscans knew of Barica’s emotional problems for years. When he became increasingly erratic and disliked as pastor of Mission Santa Barbara, the Franciscans kicked him upstairs and shuffled him off to SSJ. With capable priests in short supply, Barica was given a promotion that was basically a religious version of the Peter Principle.
Wounds Have Been Reopened
Before Barica moved to SSJ in 2012, SafeNet sent a letter to the SSJ pastoral staff alerting them of the problem and advising them to take a proactive stand. Two years later SafeNet and others called on the Franciscan Province of St. Barbara and the Diocese of Orange to remove Barica from SSJ and place him in a program that would deal compassionately with his emotional and psychological state—a program, I might add, that was already in place and made available to other friars with similar problems.
Barica is a wounded priest. He's being protected by his superiors, supported by a fraternity crippled by foolish devotion, and enabled by a staff fearful of losing their jobs. His extreme divisiveness has created a self-made crisis fueled by his narcissism.
During this same period, SafeNet also urged the Franciscans to begin a recovery and reconciliation forum for SSJ parishioners distraught by their encounters with Barica. It asked them to utilize the professional services provided by their own Office of Pastoral Outreach – an office that was established in 2006 to help anyone in the Franciscan province who had experienced trauma related to clergy sexual abuse.
There are plenty of specious arguments employed by church apologists regarding the question of who deserves this type of pastoral care. Lest we forget, SSJ is a parish that was severely impacted by one of the Franciscans' most charismatic sexual offenders, ex-friar and former SSJ assistant pastor Gus Krumm -- a priest whom the friars had also moved from parish to parish. Those wounds have been reopened by Barica. Any Franciscan today who remains silent on what’s happening at SSJ, or who denies emotional and spiritual care to its parishioners is guilty of complicity.
And here’s the rub: None of these concerns have ever been adequately addressed, acknowledged or responded to by the Franciscans or the Diocese of Orange. Requests have gone unanswered. Emails, letters and phone calls from countless people have been ignored. Grievances have been diminished and dismissed by colluding clergy and laypeople alike that are either unqualified or incompetent to comprehend the depth and seriousness of the problem. Those who are obligated to offer assistance have failed to lift a finger.
SSJ parishioners know what neglect feels like. Searching for ways to reach out and be understood, many have resorted to using the “comments” section on a story I posted on Barica four years ago to share their concerns with one another. While the Franciscans and the diocese choose not to listen, parishioners are using this space to stand together and be heard.
Fleeing to Higher Ground
Franciscan provincial David Gaa, whom many believed would be an instrument for change, reluctantly took charge and decided things were just fine the way they were. As a result, his do-nothing approach on this issue continued to further the woodenheaded policy instigated by his predecessor, John Hardin. At this point, Barica has caused so much damage in the last six years that any decision Gaa might make regarding this priest’s fate would be close to irrelevant.
The last provincial to demonstrate any courage was Melvin Jurisich who, in the end, threw in the towel in 2009 at precisely the time when his leadership skills were needed most. It was Jurisich who first helped his fellow friars understand, unite and join with SafeNet in 2003; and it was Jurisich who said and did nothing when Hardin, his successor, eroded the partnership, denounced SafeNet and joined a growing faction of disgruntled clergy who now distance themselves from the scandal and deny the problem exists. Semi-retired now and living at the friars’ Malibu retreat house, Jurisich’s voice is a clapperless bell heralding a daft silence. He joins others guilty of inexcusable deafness that include former provincial Joseph Chinnici, former definitor Michael Doherty, and former SSJ pastor Michael Harvey.
As a survivor and survivor advocate, I’m past the point of being shocked or surprised by anything the Franciscans choose not to do in alleviating this suffering. I’ve witnessed firsthand efforts to get the friars to acknowledge and address the anguish of parishioners at Mission Santa Barbara, only to be met with hostility and a wave of passive-aggressive behavior directed at anyone who even mentioned clergy sexual abuse.
Those who argue that the situation in Santa Barbara is somehow better today than it was before are either deluding themselves or attending too many trump rallies. It’s not enough to install a new pastor with a gentle disposition if that pastor has to answer to the very same friars responsible for the shameful tactics that destroyed Mission Santa Barbara in the first place. The aforementioned John Hardin and former mission guardian Richard McManus are back in charge and have succeeded in transforming an open, welcoming space into a closed, gated community that grows more and more distrustful of anyone not wearing brown.
This scandal touches everyone. Dan Lackie, the above-mentioned new pastor, has become a sad victim of his own misguided loyalty. Coming from SSJ where he was admired for years, Lackie ended up breaking the hearts of many parishioners when he failed to condemn Barica’s behavior and provide pastoral care for those who had been harmed. By siding with his fraternity instead of the people his fraternity was pledged to serve, he got it backwards. I know Dan Lackie. He has a kind heart. It’s precisely what makes his actions so puzzling and painful.
Such dark betrayals have been going on for decades. It’s an old story: the faithful place their faith in the Franciscans only to have it destroyed by a senseless string of offenses committed against the very people who support them. The unthinkable is perpetrated by a parade of idiotic and sociopathic priests whom everyone else in the order swears dumb allegiance to. In the nineties when the abuse scandal cracked wide open, many churchgoers couldn’t leave the Franciscans fast enough. They clutched their children and wallets and fell over each other as they fled to higher ground.
A Muck of Their Own Choosing
On the diocesan side, I’m done trying to second-guess Bishop Kevin Vann of the Diocese of Orange. The blatant stonewalling employed by him and his underlings--Steve Sallot, Daniel Reader and Shirl Giacomi—is one more disgraceful chapter in this diocese’s long and gloomy history. For a man who grew up in the fifties and sixties, Vann acts more like he was born at the beginning of the last century instead of the middle. Isolated by his handlers, he’s become just another conservative prelate detached from the real world.
Does the church really have a zero tolerance policy for clergy sexual abuse? What evidence does it have to back up this claim? A majority of survivors I’ve spoken with in the last six months have serious doubts about this rule. In 2002 the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops was compelled to adopt and implement standards and safeguards by the very men and women who refused to stay silent and unseen. But church personnel files and accountability reports remain a secret to this day because transparency is not an option. In the past, perpetrator priests were routinely protected and empowered by their own members. Why should anyone believe it’s any different today?
This is how badly the Vatican has muddied the waters of pastoral outreach. Their own pledge of support is as visible as the Holy Ghost. Where once they had the opportunity to show compassion and humility and earnestly work with survivors to help navigate this storm together, they now sink deeper into a muck of their own choosing.
For their part, the Franciscans and the Diocese of Orange are doing nothing to allay anyone’s fears and suspicions. On the contrary, they appear to be doing everything they can to confirm them. In Barica’s case, they are actually enforcing a zero tolerance policy for reporting abuse. There’s no other way to explain their silence in the face of years of complaints. And just to be absolutely clear: what Barica is doing at SSJ may not constitute sexual abuse, but make no mistake about it: it is abuse. What’s more, it’s a violation of the church’s own vow to protect its community from those who prey on the innocent.
Money Makes the World Go Around
Public perception never moves the church to change, unless, of course, it has a negative impact on its financial resources. “Show me the money" is a haughty phrase used by some to urge others to dig deep into their pockets. SSJ is a cash cow. Like Mission Santa Barbara, it generates tremendous amounts of much-needed revenue for the Franciscans and the diocese it serves. The surest way to get the church’s attention is to poke a big hole in their collection basket and stop showing them the money. Daniel Barica doesn’t deserve anyone's continued financial support. As the guardian of a cow he’s been milking for years, it’s time for him to get a chicken.
This is not to suggest that the Franciscans, as a whole, are undeserving of our generosity. For those who still wish to support the friars monetarily, I propose donating directly to their Franciscan missions in Mexico and Arizona where your dollars will have the greatest impact and do the most good. Here is where you’ll find friars working side by side with the poor, the disadvantaged, and the undocumented. Here is where some of the best and most honorable Franciscans labor daily under the fundamental belief that they are the servants, not the masters.
When I was a kid, a favorite uncle of mine used to say that a priest only listened to you when you went to confession—and only then if your sins were worth hearing. Though it may seem like small comfort now, the sins of these priests will ultimately be heard by many. Those who failed to hear, those who became muted horns, and those who feigned an indefensible dumbness will all be held accountable. In the end, Barica himself will not escape responsibility. Such is the law of cause and effect; such is the fate of frauds and scoundrels.
Am I still hopeful? Of course. But hope doesn’t cling or babble. It grabs on tight and makes its presence known. We are currently living through one of the most preposterous and perilous times in our nation’s history. A moronic, self-centered president stews in his own treachery. A gutless, political party schemes to dismantle democracy. An ignorant base acts hatefully with cruel intentions that invariably cause others to suffer and even die. What is happening at SSJ may seem insignificant in the great scheme of things, but resistance begins with the smackdown of the pettiest tyrant.
A LIST OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WORTHY OF YOUR SUPPORT
The Servants of Mary
For those who feel they cannot support the Franciscans at all, consider donating to Mary Health of the Sick in Southern California where Katie O'Reilly Rogers, diagnosed with a brain tumor, is being cared for. Katie is the brilliant Santa Barbara landscape architect who drew up the plans for SafeNet's "Garden of Forgiveness" project. For two years she advocated for its creation at Mission Santa Barbara until she was dismissed by the friars and the project was rejected. A simple card or letter to Katie will go a long way in making her feel the true spirit of St. Francis.
Katie O’Reilly Rogers
Mary Health of the Sick
2929 Theresa Drive
Website: http://www.maryhealth.com/Donate
NOTE: Mary Health of the Sick is owned and operated by The Servants of Mary, a Catholic congregation of women religious who dedicate their lives to providing loving, compassionate nursing care to people of all faiths.
Franciscan Missions in the Province of St. Barbara
I know the friars associated with these missions. All of them have spent the best part of their lives doing what you’d expect a follower of St. Francis to be doing: living, working and praying with the poor and marginalized of our society. If you want to experience firsthand what it means to serve others and live the Gospel, visit these missions and volunteer your time. If a visit is not possible, consider supporting the efforts of these friars with a donation.
Friar Tommy King, OFM
Casa Franciscana Outreach in Guaymas, Mexico
Website: https://casafranciscanaoutreach.org/contact/about/
NOTE: Casa Franciscana Outreach is the nurturing community that friar Marty Gates founded almost fifty years ago, and has remained a jewel in the apostolic church. A beacon of social justice and spiritual enrichment for hundreds of indigent families, Marty’s dream lives on.
Friar Ignatius DeGroot, OFM
San Carlos Apache Catholic Mission
460 San Carlos Avenue
San Carlos AZ 8550-0069
Website: http://stcharlesmission.org/
Friar Ponchie Vasquez, OFM
San Solano Missions
Route 19 and Topawa Road
Topawa AZ 85639-0210
Website: https://www.facebook.com/SanSolanoMissions/
NOTE: Friars Ponchie Vasquez, David Paz and Peter Boegel are three of the most self-less and devoted Franciscans in the province. Ponchie was one of the last graduates of Santa Barbara’s St. Anthony’s Seminary to continue on and take final vows.
Friar Eddie Fronske, OFM
St. Francis Mission
9 W Elm Street
Whiteriver AZ 85941-0679
Website: https://discovermass.com/church/st-francis-whiteriver-whiteriver-az/
Friar Stephen Barnufsky, OFM
San Xavier del Bac Mission
1950 W San Xavier Road
Tucson AZ 85746-7409
Website: sanxaviermission.org
SSJ member
Thank you for this. I am very disappointed Father Dan Lackie allowed all of this to happen. I did not know so many people replied to your other article that they asked for his help and he did not do anything.
SB Survivor
Thank you for this. It helps to know that we are not alone and that there are those who truly are listening and doing something to keep this issue in the open and out of the shadows.
Simon and Jude survivor
Please ask other survivors in Santa Barbara to help us in Huntington Beach by writing their thoughts here. Tell them to let Fr Dan know after mass or with an anonymous note how horrific Barica treated them. This article is right, the best way to protest is by donating to another cause. People in SB and HB, please stand together and stop donating until Barica is removed. Staying quiet and donating in SB just keeps enabling Fr Dan who in turn enables Fr Daniel. Fr Dan comes off as being so wonderful and kind. But after all the years he was at our church, he is not being kind by staying on the sideline while our community is in deep decline. If we stay quiet and continue to donate, that makes us all enablers.
Paul Fericano link
For those who use Twitter, @YUNewsService has created #RemoveBarica Spread the tweet...
YU News Service @YUNewsService
Don't Show Them the Money - A Room With A Pew https://roomwithapew.weebly.com/1/post/2018/07/dont-show-them-the-money.html
#RemoveBarica #ClergyAbuse
Twitter won’t help much but won’t hurt either. We are currently collecting several evidence from SSJ parents , parish staff, and faculty members which includes photos, conversations between M and Daniel mentioning the principal and asking him to fire her as well as mentioning other faculty members and asking him to get rid of them as well. Conversations between M and some of the moms who are pretending to be friends with her... etc. This woman needs to pay for the distress she caused to several people and the damaging of their reputation. Once we collect enough evidence we will send copies to the diocese, the school district she works for as well as several blogs and maybe even the OC register since one of their authors showed interest in what’s going on at SSJ. Believe me there is a lot going on behind the scenes.
Olan Horne
The arrogance and hubris of this institution is staggering. I know of no other non profit organization in America no matter how large that has waved its defenses in over 100,000 cases of child abuse and is allowed to operate without oversight by our own government. May I point to the outrage at out border for the separation of children . Where are the Senators and Congress itself on this current sort of behaviors of a non profit. Financial misappropriations, retirement scams, cover ups, lobbying, child abuse its never ending. Like Trump and like a dog, they do what they do because they can until someone screams stop! Nice Job Paul keep writing.
The solution to the Catholic Church is easy,1-2-3
1) Immediately have the laity take over all operation and financials of the institution.
2) Release the boys in black to evangelize only and do gods work.
3) Require one thing, RECEIPTS
** It is autocratic and was built to be that. The canonical process is the beast. Here is the Church here is the steeple, look inside and see all the people!. Its Alice in Wonderland an upside down. Hierarchy; well they do not work , and does not in a modern world. Neither does celibacy,now that is unnatural!
Alice MacDonald
Paul, I have known you for years and been inspired by your own work to heal your own abuse and then through SafeNet your efforts to heal others....including the abusers. No one was doing both of those and it cost you on both fronts. But it is true Gospel work. Your own authenticity and integrity and compassion over the years has been a constant. You stay true to your refusal to be anyone but yourself and the courage it takes to follow some inner guidance you have about what needs to be said. We do take different approaches but I would not be able to take mine without the balance of yours and what it teaches me about pain, suffering, healing and accountability. Thanks so much!! Love you....
terry reis kennedy
Every Catholic diocese in the country has established an outreach office of Victim Assistance Coordinators.
Concerned SSJ parishioners should contact the Victim Assistance Coordinator (VAC) for the Diocese of Orange, Sylvia Palda, LMFT,
Ms. Palda should be made aware of what Barica is doing.
SSJ is a parish where a former priest (Gus Krumm) sexually abused minors. The current problems with Barica at SSJ stem from these past abuses and fall within the VAC's purview.
Ms. Palda is mandated and obligated to help those who have been traumatized by the clergy abuse scandal--including secondary survivors (family members, schoolmates, parishioners, etc.).
Identities are kept strictly confidential--a standard operating procedure for all Victim Assistance Coordinators.
Sylvia Palda, LMFT
Victim Assistance Coordinator (VAC)
Diocese of Orange
palda.sylvia@gmail.com
Here is a contact list for the Orange County Register. For those interested, I suggest SSJ parishioners get in touch with as many sources as you can at this local newspaper.
I'll also include this contact list under a "new" comment on on my earlier blog post "Problem Priests...", for the benefit of those who haven't yet discovered this post.
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER (OCR)
Reporter / Covering Huntington Beach:
Susan Goulding
sgoulding@scng.com
Editors / Crime and Public Safety:
Mark Evans, 714-796-4957, markevans@scng.com
Steve Green, 714-796-7714, stgreen@scng.com
Jim Radcliffe, 714-796-7985, jradcliffe@scng.com
Reporters / Crime and Public Safety:
Sean Emery, 714-642-6487, semery@scng.com,
Twitter: @semeryOCR
Alma Fausto, 714-796-7865, afausto@scng.com,
Twitter: @AlmaFausto1
Edior / Watchdog Investigations & Reporting
on Public Officials and Institutions:
Frank Suraci, 310-543-6621, fsuraci@scng.com
Reporters / Watchdog Investigations & Reporting
Jason Henry, 626-544-0871, jhenry@scng.com
Joe Nelson, 909-386-3874, jnelson@scng.com
Tony Saavedra, 714-796-6930, tsaavedra@scng.com
Scott Schwebke, 714-796-7767, sschwebke@scng.com
Teri Sforza, 714-796-6910, tsforza@scng.com
Beau Yarbrough, 909-483-9376 byarbrough@scng.com
Virginia Jones
With all do respects to the fact that Paul published the original blog and this informational second blog on the topic of a problem priest at Sts. Simon and Jude’s parish, I would not take his advice to go to a church employed Victim Assistant Coordinator. I have heard of good work done by the one in Boston, but the two I encountered in Portland truly worked for the church and their goal were to control the situation and keep things quiet rather than allow people to know the truth or really have what they needed for healing.
Specifically we had a forum moderated by a Victim Assistant in our parish. I came forward to speak because my son and I were groomed by the former pastor, and I believe that my son would have been abused by that pastor had the clergy abuse scandal not erupted out of Boston in January 2002. But the scandal erupted and the priest was removed. I was hurt and confused and left with unanswered questions so I did what few parishioners do—I read everything I could find on the internet. In the course of my readings I realized that the Franciscans had known about this priest’s abusive proclivities for more than 20 years and the archdiocese knew too because the Franciscans informed them but not parishioners.
I naively thought parish staff would care. They did not. They stonewalled me and then with the instructions of the leadership of the Franciscans they provoked me into shouting before Mass and called the police on me. They claimed not to know what I was angry about and told everyone, including my husband, that I was mentally unstable. The latter led to a divorce, but so much for the sanctity of marriage. Covering up clergy abuse is more important.
Fortunately I had handed out enough newspaper articles on the clergy abuse scandal and the Franciscan leadership knowing about our parish priests’ abuses that some people knew why I was angry. One of these people spoke to the pastoral council and pleaded my case. When a wonderful new priest, Fr. Armando Lopez, came to the parish, I was invited back.
Some people welcomed me; some still thought I was that mentally unstable woman who burst out shouting before Mass for unknown reasons.
We ended up having a forum to discuss the removal of the priest and the pain to parishioners who missed the priest and for those who were hurt and confused by the whole clergy abuse scandal.
Sounds nice, doesn’t it. It was one of the most wounding experiences I have ever been through.
I happen to be a child sex abuse survivor as well as a date rape survivor. The nice thing about the clergy abuse scandal was that it helped me come to terms with these two events that I never forgot but also never talked about. But coming to terms with child sex abuse and date rape can take years. Add on top of that the parish staff calling the police on me and telling everyone including my husband that I was mentally unstable and the resulting divorce and trauma that followed because my husband had a habit of yelling at me for up to eight hours at a time—something I told the parish priest about so they can’t say they didn’t know.
Well, I was emotionally devastated and struggling in the years before this forum. A wise man named John McCord told me to go see a therapist so I went to see a therapist. I was stilling consulting with that therapist almost every week at the time of the forum on clergy abuse in my parish. I wanted to share my story of how the former pastor groomed my son and me. My therapist was afraid that because I had been roughly treated by many members of the parish, that I would be roughly treated again. She advised me to tell the stories of others hurt by this same priest so I could establish a pattern of behavior by the priest and the Franciscans. So when the forum came that is what I did. I told the story of a survivor who I met in person who had been abused by the same priest and who had come forward in the 1980-81 school year at St.Anthony’s seminary. He had come forward again when the abuse at the seminary was investigated in 1993 and again in (I think) 1995 and 1996. The newspapers were not interested in the story, but they did report it when the clergy abuse scandal blew up in 2002. The Franciscans originally provided the survivor with only one year of therapy. They may have provided more since. I don’t know. But he remained very fragile and wounded. He was so chronically depressed that he was unable to hold down a steady job and lived by doing odd jobs and sleeping on friend’s couches.
I was not able to move from his story or to the story of the parish’s former Youth Minister who was harassed by the priest for not allowing him to have unsupervised contact with the church’s youth or my own story as other parishioners were allowed to interrupt me, criticize me, and put me down. And the Victim’s Assistant who knew my story because I shared it with
One of the most important things a survivor (or secondary survivor) can do for themselves is to make their presence known to the church through their respective Victim Assistance Coordinator (VAC).
That's not easy to do. And not everyone is capable or willing to deal directly with the church. But those who can, should be prepared to challenge the VAC (if necessary) to do the job they were hired to do.
Nothing beats going on record with the church. Whenever you document anything it empowers you and makes it all the more difficult for the church to deny the truth when it gets caught in its own lie.
All VACs have their own way of dealing with problems within the confines of a strict set of norms. Not all of them run their office and interact with survivors the same way.
Conservative dioceses tend to have more timid VACs--but not always. More liberal dioceses lean toward a more progressive outreach--but, once again, not always. Some VACs are terrible. Some are ineffective. Others are good. And still others are incredibly compassionate and committed.
One survivor can have a horrible experience with a particular VAC, while another finds satisfaction with the very same one.
I've personally met and worked with dozens of VACs from all over the country. The vast majority of them, in my experience, have demonstrated a genuine desire to help survivors--even if advocacy means working outside the box. Trust your own experiences.
Virginia, just like what happened to you, I know people who were stonewalled by the staff at Simon and Jude. That makes them enablers and abusers too. They should have stopped Fr. Daniel long before the children stopped coming to church. One of the teachers told me Fr. Daniel abuses his power but was too afraid to do anything about it.
Anyone must report abuse or the possibility of abuse especially mandated reporters required by law. After seeing the link above about what he does after a shower, it should be so obvious to everyone that sex energy = possibility of abuse. Mrs C. in the parish office who wrote on the other web page that Fr. Daniel is hated beyond words, please ask the following staff and volunteers if they have reported him yet. Their phone numbers must be easy to find in the parish office so you can talk to them privately: Fr. Dan Lackie, Fr. Rusty Shaughnessey, Fr. Ryan Thornton, Fr. Vincent Nguyen, Colette O’Bannon, Mark Purcell, Chris Sumpter, Colleen Murray, Maureen O’Day, Shirl Giacomi, Scott Melvin, Ron Lowenberg, Kim Bernard, Connie Greyshock, Nancy Thornhill, Maureen Van Winkle, Doug Duchene, Russ Smith, Dottie Cardullo, Frank Leingang, Kent Hayden, Nicole Hunt, Steve Peterson, Maria Dzida, Terry Stodolka, Sabrina Gannon, Richard Ballesteros, Laura Canzone, Leslie Gerken, Erika Rowe, Erica Walenkcewicz, Patricia Chasteler, Mary Wicke, Katheryn Calvillo, Carl Benninger, Ariel Vapor, Barbara Hayden, Tom Gillespie, Gail Dyer, Audry Anardarian, Laura DiCrisi, Betty Croteau, Bernice Tomko, Scott Cool, Tom Molinaro, Elaine Barbin, Joseph Chasteler, John Richmond, Steve Hiskey, Bob Egan, Lee Tuhy, Lee Graham, Chris Velardi, Dave Desmond, George Wilfert, Ken Martinez, Mike Rangel, Susan McCortney, Katey Dadakis, Sharon Flowers, Karen Bravata, Terry Nowling, Ann Benson, Sara Jones, Doreen Bettencourt, Sylvia Cobbett and Steve Byars. Thank you Mrs. C!
I know some of those people are no longer around but they still have an obligation to file a report about what they know happened when they were here, like any harassment, abuse, inappropriate comments or the theft of funds Theresa talked about above. If you think about it Mrs. C., anyone showing up to work or to volunteer or who gives any amount of money for him to misuse is one of his enablers. Do we really want a few more years under his control and his mental problems? The only way to get rid of him is to stop enabling him and stop supporting him. A complete boycott of our Time, Talent and Treasure from all of us at Simon and Jude. Then watch how fast he is gone.
Deb O.
Oh this makes me so mad! They should have told us about Father Daniel before he came here. He picked apart my kids faith and I can’t get them to go to church anymore. They used to make fun of his sermons when they did go with us. He sounds bizarre with his ego and does not do things he talks about. Like on his July 9 parish email. “SSJ is a great, welcoming and nurturing community to support us in the transformation process.” And his parish vision at the bottom “To transform hearts by being Christ to others, working for peace, justice and care of creation.“ To make SSJ welcoming again let’s start by tearing down the ugly bars on the playground.
Hypocrisy can’t be part of our church any more. The Sunday bulletin a couple of days ago made me think about it. I am going to quote what the bishop wrote here too.
“Whereas, I ask the faithful not to overlook or undervalue the pious, but nowadays set aside and often forgotten pratice, of the offering up of one’s sufferings for the souls in purgatory or for grown children who, for whatever reason(s), no longer practice the true faith nor avail themselves regularly of the sacrament of reconcilition so as to help prepare their hearts most fully for the spiritual blessings of the new Cathedral;”
It’s worth repeating his own words “…grown children who for whatever reason no longer practice the true faith...”I know first hand that Bishop Vann has received a lot of details about what is going on here. For him to act unaware of the reason kids left SSJ is pretty reckless of him.
SSJ Mom
Omg the playground was a disaster on the VBS BBQ day. Barica went ballistic that day when he saw few of the kids playing there. He yelled at the parents, the kids, the VBS volunteers it was so crazy that a lot of us couldn’t really enjoy the kid’s performance.
Ex-SSJ
My kids got yelled at by Fr. Daniel on the field too! They went to school there but he told them they were trespassing because it was a weekend. I told Fr. Dan it was not right. He said he would talk to him but he must not have if he is still yelling. I don’t understand why kids being on the field is such a big deal. Did this happen to anyone else? If you don’t say something it is like it never happened and he gets away with it again and again. Yelling is frankly abusive and can’t come from a priest of all people. It is not rational behavior what’s wrong with him? Mine want nothing to do with SSJ. They know most of their class don’t go there anymore either. It makes me sick frankly because it was a great place. What do the Franciscans need to have happen before they do something have him hit a kid? He is too angry. Bishop, are you reading what is going on and why kids don’t go to church anymore? Wake up. Get him away from SSJ before something bad happens.
I got this from a friend. Finally people are rising up. This Bafreaka a-hole yelled at our family too. (Yeah I said it and it felt good.) I thought we were the only ones. I saw the petition someone posted in the photos of SSJ’s Yelp page. It’s called “Sts. Simon and Rude”. We need to send him packing to get our reputation back.
I just saw the petition. If you can’t find it here is what it says:
Sts. Simon and Rude
Once upon a time SSJ church was a welcoming, homey place where the Franciscan friars loved hearing about people’s recent life experiences, especially when it came to their faith journey. Now SSJ has become a place of unwelcoming judging friars disregard relationships made and maintained with the parishioners unless they have their pocketbooks ready.
Please sign if you are tired of being belittled by the pastor Fr. Daniel Barica, especially those that have been belittled by him for years without justice.
VBS volunteer
Yes I confirm the yelling on the last day of VBS. He was mad at everyone when he saw a couple of kids playing in the playground. I personally thought it was awkward. I also believe he is definitely unstable and could hurt the kids.
Regina Flores
I left SSJ because of this Barica. Shame on bishop Vann for not doing anything about him till now. I left a review on the OC diocese Facebook page and I think we all should do the same maybe this will urge Vann to do something.
Peter and Heather please let’s not call people names or label them. Remember we are Catholics so let’s act likewise. I am so mad at Fr. Daniel after what he did to the school and I never liked M at all, in fact she’s the reason why I stopped going to the fish fry but I still think they shouldn’t drag us to their level. I am not optimistic at all regarding the new school year and I am for sure not happy about this new principal but I am hopeful that soon all of this will pass because there is no way the diocese will stay silent after reading all of our comments.
I wanted to be a priest for a while but I could not handle no sex and gave up. I read through all this and googled Fr. Dan and Fr. Daniel and found out when they became priests. Fr. Dan was ordained in 1996 when he was in his 30’s. Fr. Daniel was 3 years later in 1999 around 40. That is a whole second life. I could not turn it off early on so its got to be harder for someone used to sex. I am trying to figure out why someone said Fr. Daniel thinks he is untouchable and why Fr Dan still does nothing about all this. Some sort of retaliation? Bear with me because I am just trying to think about possibilities. Nobody expected other priests that got caught to be having sex. What if Fr Dan won’t do anything because he is afraid of retaliation from Fr Daniel exposing intimate times they had when they both lived here? Remember they were ordained much older to begin with so maybe they could not stop. Someone said they know Fr Michael is gay so he could have been part of this and left from retaliation worries too. I don’t know. This whole situation about what is happening here makes me want to throw up. Reading what the students wrote is sad. They should not have to go through any of this. Its our fault for allowing it.
Mike from SSJ
I am a student at SSJ and all I all I want is to get our P.E Coach Smith back please. I am hoping that he will be back and attend my class’s graduation in few years.
Fight for SSJ
I hope the diocese acts fast before the story gets published in the OC Register or any other local newspaper. We need to keep our dirty laundry from being aired in public If Barica leaves I think we should delete all posts and move on. We’ll need to focus on rebuilding our community.
SSJ Rebel
I want Coach Smith back and Mrs cooper and Mrs Pinkofsky and Miss Rowe and Mrs Tucker and Mrs Velastegui and all the other teachers and helpers. I want to go back in time when SSJ was a happy loving community. Father Daniel if you’re reading this we know you hate being with us and guess what ?! We are not too fond of you either and for your information even the ones who pretend to like you are all phonies. My mom for example laughs with you all the time after mass then goes home and tells my dad how much she hates you. I know what y’all must be thinking now !!! No, she’s not a hypocrite she has to do this otherwise we’ll have to leave our parish. I feel so relieved to finally be able to express my feelings about this whole SSJ chaos.
Hi Rebel. Now that is a name from the good ol’ days. I saw the word “enabler” many times in these blogs. I understand why your mom laughed with Fr Daniel after mass, but this made her an enabler, just like all the others who were afraid to say something. She did not have to leave the church, she just needed to tell him the truth. Not doing this confirms and condones his behavior. Giving him a hug tells him he is liked and he is doing a good job. Do you see the mixed message? Its not your moms fault but she is one of the many adults that should have told him how she really feels. She still can this Sunday. You and her should also text Fr Dan and Mr Smith because they needs to know. And ask her to stop donating for now.
I am following up to see if your mom finally told Fr Daniel the truth about how she feels this last Sunday? She needs to be brave. You said it’s a relief to express your feelings. I hope she or another adult did not tell you to now keep quiet. That is how this man called a priest goes unchecked. Be brave and tell your classmates to express their feelings too. No one not even your parents will be told who writes here. Don’t be afraid to tell the truth. Fr Dan and the bishop will read what you all write and it will tug at their hearts. The same goes for your parents. If your class keeps quiet Fr Daniel might still be here for your graduation.
SSJ parishioner
The diocese need feed back from us please send your complaints to Fr. Daniel Reader in the Bishops’ Office.
In regards to the principal/staffing at school, new complaints go to Dr. Erin Barisano, Superintendent of Schools. You can either email or send a letter to Dr. Erin at the pastoral center (13280 Chapman Avenue, Garden Grove, 928
Please don’t be afraid, let them know that you need to stay anonymous. Everyone who feels uncomfortable about what’s going on needs to act fast. You never know what’s going to happen to our children if Daniel stays at SSJ. If you cate about your kids you need to say something. Now is the best time and the more people to contact the diocese the faster they can act.
Just yesterday Forbes wrote a story about Papa John’s we see in the news. It describes a toxic culture, mistreated employees and firing anyone who disagreed with management. It says the owner made sexual statements and inappropriate comments, mocked people, was prone to outbursts, and described himself as untouchable. And “when he was done with you, he was done with you”. It even says the co-CEO had mistress. Does this sound familiar?
If its not OK at a pizza company it’s really not OK at a church. We should be ashamed and embarrassed we let this go so long and stop this like Mary said they did in Santa Barbara. It is betrayal of our trust in the Franciscans for them to not tell us about his past. They lied to us and that is inexcusable.
School mom P you could be right about the diocese but we need to try. I am thinking of Moffet as a plan B but I love SSJ and I want to fight for it. If Santa Barbara, San Francisco and Los Angeles were able to get rid of Barica then why can’t we do that too. SSJ is worth fighting for.
School mom P
Yes its worth fighting for but we need adversaries to help us, not the franciscans or the diocese who have obviously been protecting him all these years. After what he did, I won't give him the chance to mess up my kids. They know what comes out of his mouth in church is not what he does. The public schools accept anyone even last minute registrations so my fight deadline is the start of the school year.
Totally agree with you and I am planning to leave by the start of the school year as well if Daniel is still there.
This is depressing. I am trying to process what I just learned here. His last church actually fought to get rid of him. Why weren’t we told. I am pretty disgusted with Fr. Dan and Fr. Rusty right now. Telling us was not optional.
Sally O.
I don’t know what to say about this man but they need to get him out of SSJ before school starts. He is a big bully for sure. They can bring us one of the priests from St Vincent De Paul and remove the Franciscans.
We received a pitiful email from the new principal. Part of it was a pathetic plea to have patience with this chaos caused by Barica and the other part is a fast food menu. We’re used to Crystal’s encouragement quotes and meaningful bible verses while this new one is talking about their major failure and food. What a loss.
I have been verbally attacked by Barica, went to the parish, then the diocese. Still nothing, in fact they made me feel like I was the problem. It would be great it you could publish excerpt of the school newsletter here.
I have been following this closely. For those of us that do not have kids in school, can someone please post the principles email verbatim? I think all are interested for seeing what she said about the chaos and barica. And any student with how they feel right now, or what they heard anyone say? We have to speak up or live with more chaos.
Here is a big part of her message
“Dear Sts. Simon & Jude Community,
This message comes to you collectively from among your leaders at SSJ! We (Father Daniel, Pastor; Mrs. Sharon Daniels, Assistant Principal; Mrs. Colleen Murray, Pastoral Administrator; and I, your new School Principal) hope that everyone has been enjoying their summer and been taking a fair amount of time for rest and relaxation! We hope that your children swam in the ocean, spent an afternoon in a cool movie theater, read on the front porch, and played until the sun went down. We hope that you have had juicy burgers, ice cold milkshakes, and tasty watermelon.
In this Sunday's gospel, Jesus invites his co-workers to "rest a while." This is such a great image for summertime when school is out of session. It's also a reminder that as all baptized Christians partner with Christ in the mission field, a well-deserved rest also provides time to reflect and discern where we want to go. In that regard, we hope that you have been able to accept and embrace the personnel changes made recently as necessary for adjusting to the current student enrollment and to keep school tuition from increasing. We understand that such changes can cause anxiety and a fear of the unknown. Our hope is to alleviate your concerns and support this wonderful school as it moves into its next chapter.
We wanted to make sure that we share important information with you as it comes up throughout the remaining weeks of summer. We are doing our best to address certain aspects of the school that will need to be in place for the start to a successful school year. It is our philosophy to share this information with faculty and staff first and then communicate it to the parent community as a whole. We ask for your patience as we work hard to prepare for the new year and your understanding as there are pieces of information that we may not be at liberty to share until details are finalized. Our approach to parent communication is transparency and we promise to do our very best to keep the lines of communication clear and open.
As indicated above, personnel changes were made in consultation with the Diocese of Orange, Department of Catholic Schools. Since then we have worked hard to accommodate those changes. “
She then gave some updates on the faculty change and added that “ In the year 2018, security is of the highest concern and the new front office will be the first step in creating a safer space for your children and our faculty and staff. With this renovation, will come some protocol changes. We ask for your patience and understanding as we implement these changes to keep your loved ones safe. The new protocol will be shared with you before the school year begins.
There are many more things in the works that we hope will best serve you and your children for a great year! We will communicate them to you throughout the remainder of the summer.
Thank you for maintaining a positive outlook during this difficult transition! We can't thank you enough for your support as we acclimate and work our hardest for you!
As always, please reach out to us with any questions and concerns. We are here to ease any anxiety you might have. We ask that you please have faith and patience as we start off the year on a positive note.
Blessings-
Dr. Colette Marie O'Bannion, Father Daniel, Mrs. Sharon Daniels, and Mrs. Colleen Murray”
There are 2 areas that everyone should look at very carefully in the principals/staff letter. It states that families have "anxiety and fear of the unknown".
#1 Statement:
"We understand that such changes can cause anxiety and a fear of the unknown. Our hope is to alleviate your concerns and support this wonderful school as it moves into its next chapter."
If there is no problems, why would they state there is?
How will they alleviate the concerns?
What is the new chapter going to be like?
Secondly, note that the Diocese of Orange consulted with SSJ to make personnel changes:
"personnel changes were made in consultation with the Diocese of Orange, Department of Catholic Schools. Since then we have worked hard to accommodate those changes."
Did that involve diocesan attorneys?
Why does the diocese NOT do anything about complaints about Barica from parishioners, youth from the parish and other priests?
Does anyone know how much money has been spent on legal matters due to Barica since he has been at SSJ?
What about extra problems with construction?
TO GET THEIR ATTENTION: STOP DONATING
It is my hope and prayer that the SSJ will be able regain peace and dignity. I believe the only way is to get rid of Barica. Since Barica came to SSJ the community has been divided, school families have left and parishioners have gone to other places of worship. Barica should resign or be removed. It is my prayer to stop the fear, anxiety, and abuse.
How can the people come together and make a plan to get rid of Barica?
The easiest is to simply STOP donating - tell all your friends to STOP DONATING!
#RemoveBarica
SSJ alumni family
I bet my kid’s education that the new principle was not warned about Barica and what she stepped into. A new hire is supposed to have full disclosure but now she is taking on stress that should not be part of her job. Two things come to mind when I read her words: “…personnel changes were made in consultation with the Diocese of Orange…” This tells me the Diocese did not first consult with SSJ before deciding who to axe but it was the other way around. Take Russ Smith for example. Fr. Daniel must have had his name on a proposed termination list so the diocese would have known in advance. He must have been doing something wrong if he was let go here, but then the diocese hired him an hour later. For his new employer to allow him to get fired and then hire him so quickly can’t be right.
It also says they have to adjust to the current student enrollment. What happened to our long wait list? They should do a survey and ask those families why they left. But you probably already figure its Fr. Daniel. SSJ used to be a place where if you did not start out in kindergarten it was almost impossible to get in. These are good economic times so enrollment should be just as strong.
Then she says the changes are to keep tuition from increasing. School families, take that as your fore warning that tuition will go up. Until Fr. Daniel is gone, enrollment will continue to decline plus they will have to pay for his cost of remodeling the front office. The ones left behind will have to foot the bill. Security is the excuse to remodel but no amount of security can keep a bad person off the sidewalk. All you have to do is look at the fence around the playground to realize that the thousands he spends is about his peace and quiet after hours, not security.
I like the SSJ mom’s idea of putting the money saved in tuition in her kid’s college fund. We live in a very desired school district, Eader and Moffet have great teachers. Paying for college was so hard and I wish I sent my kids to public school instead.
SSJ mom E
I have few questions regarding this whole situation.
Number one: Crystal had been SSJ’s principal for 21 years. The school was one of the Top schools in OC and not just HB. The students were excelling both academically and in Sports. We used to have a waitlist until 2012 when Daniel showed up. Many families have left the parish after his famous oil rubbing homily. Then his dispute with his neighbors. Then his uncontrollable tantrums...... etc. However, he let her go along with other wonderful faculty members and his excuse was that the enrollment was down. Seriously???!!!!!
Number 2: This “lady M” if there is nothing going on between them then how come he fired every single person who she had an issue with ? How come she is the only one allowed to show up at the parish office and see him without making an appointment? How come whenever he goes she’s there ? I literally see her before and after mass talking to him, at school, in his office, the playground...... Did anyone hear how she talks to him ?? Believe me she can tell him anything and he’ll never get mad , can the rest of us do the same ??? What’s her secret ? From what I know most of the popular moms and many others hate her but still talk to her out of fear. My question is why is everyone so scared of her ?
SSJ mom who won't be stopped
I was alerted to this website by fellow SSJ parents. I am happy to see the actionable steps that are listed here and hope that many people follow them.
We are in a very dark time at our school, but we all have to remember that we will be here long after Fr. Daniel is gone. It is our job to rally together and make sure this ridiculous situation doesn't effect our kids. I want to stay at our school, my kids are happy and are getting a great education. I can only hope that our new principal isn't a puppet and follow his incredibly bad ideas.
I have written to the Archdiocese on multiple occasions regarding Fr. Daniel, unfortunately I have not heard back, but it makes me feel like I am doing something. The following is part of a letter I recently sent:
I am writing to you as a concerned parent of Sts. Simon & Jude students, and as a parishioner of the church. As you are well aware, there have been numerous personnel and policy changes at the school over this past year that have been wildly unpopular and have made dozens of wonderful families leave.
There are many reasons for the problems, but the heart of the issue is Fr. Daniel Barica. The problems stem from Fr. Daniels complete lack of leadership skills, his bullying behavior, and his questionable actions and words.
My family has spent 6 years at the school and 10 as parishioners. I have watched the community feeling diminish year after year since his arrival. I am at the point where I have had enough. I stayed silent hoping the typical 6 year assignment would be up and he would leave, only to find out that he was renewed for 4 more years. Is anyone paying attention to what is happening?
Fr. Daniels leadership, or lack of can be documented on so many levels including:
• Not renewing Mrs. Pinkofsky’s contract after 21 years of service? She was an amazing leader who stood up to Fr. Daniel and saved our school from so many of his bad ideas only to be rewarded with being terminated.
• Not renewing Mr. Russ Smith’s contract, and denying to people that he did so. Russ Smith was the hardest working man at SSJ, and did more for the school than anyone. Firing him was Fr. Daniel being vendictive for the ideas and policies that he wouldn’t implement. The Diocese is lucky to have him, but he be sorely missed on campus.
• Spending millions on a parking lot design and putting a band aid on so many other needed updates.
• Mis-managing the updates and construction on campus. “No one is going to give something for nothing…they want something in return” in referring to a long time parishioner who is an Archdiocese approved contractor when offering his services for free to update Colman Hall.
• Completely mis-managing the personnel changes within the school. All of them could and should have been with dignity and class, but instead he treated them all like a game.
• Not allowing teachers on campus when the new principle is touring
• NEVER shows up to school functions, or walks the halls but makes all of the decisions?
• Telling the school marketing committee “I don’t care if our enrollment goes down…the only thing I care about that each family shows up to church on Sunday.”
• Cancelling all school summer programs
• Cancelling the Santa breakfast
• The list goes on…..
Fr. Daniel’s bulling behavior:
• “Children are supposed to be seen & not heard”
• “Parents don’t care about the sacrament, only the party.” Referring to first communion.
• Openly mocking people in stories he is relaying about confessions.
• Makes rude remarks when you attend mass “nice of you to show up” “not on a party weekend?” “we won’t see you after first communion”
• Blatant rudeness to school parents
• Yelling at students who play on the fields during non-sanctioned school activities
Questionable actions
• Inappropriate sermons during Sunday masses AND the Friday liturgy service for the kids.
• Rumors of stealing from the collection
• Rumors of an affair with a parishioner and school parent (THIS alone should be investigated and grounds for a transfer)
• Legal battles with neighbors who have lived there for decades (due to his rudeness and behavior)
• Aligned himself with parents who spread gossip and spread rumors of things he says, does or wants to implement throughout the school.
We are currently living in a society that is integrity is in crisis and we ignoring what are leaders are doing and accepting bullying and bad behavior. We shouldn’t accept that from the church too. All of these actions are inexcusable from a leader, but completely indefensible coming from a priest-someone who should be respected and followed. I implore you to please help save our school and parish and remove Fr. Daniel from it!
Save SSJ
Great letter! Thanks for being a brave mom. Can anyone else post what they wrote? That will help us.
You wrote the Archdiocese multiple times and they never responded? I wrote twice and nothing back either. How are these people called Catholics? They are supposed to lead us not manipulate us by keeping us in check. Fr Daniel really told the school marketing committee he does not care if school enrollment goes down? Going to Catholic school is the biggest part of giving kids our faith. An hour on Sunday won’t work. Not caring about losing students tells me the church is really about collecting money and not saving souls. Watch your pocketbooks school families because less and less enrollment has to equate to higher tuition. I won’t be one of the families that sticks around and pays through the nose because of his attitude.
Kat, Keep in mind that the complaints go back to long before Fr Daniel first came to SSJ. They already had years to do their investigation. By telling your daughter and her friends to calm down, that will just take the heat off and allow him to keep hurting our kids. When people stop complaining the diocese will take that as problem solved. What if your kids and grandkids lose their faith because of him? This might already have happened so you should ask them. Don’t tolerate one more excuse by a church leader to delay. They must take immediate action like CBS did when they received complaints about their leader.
Reviewing these comments, Mrs C in the parish office, do you have an update for us about Fr Daniel? What about hearing from the SSJ student who said his mom laughs with him after church then goes home and says how much she hates him? Do other students want to write about what he has done to your school? This is a good place to continue to vent anonymously for the church leaders to see. Trusting our faith and keeping quiet and obedient is exactly what Rev Reader and the Franciscans want. Keeping us quiet means they won’t have to make a change like they were forced to do when the people of Santa Barbara and Los Angeles decided to fight back. He should have been removed from SSJ just because of what he did to those past parishioners, long before our teachers were fired and before all the kids and families left us. This is a tragedy that would have been avoided if Fr Dan and the church did not decide to cover up his past.
Mrs C
Anthony, I hate to tell you this but Daniel is taking all of this very lightly. He reads the blog and is confident that nothing will happen to him. A lot of the parish staff are kissing up to him but talk about him from behind his back. Let me tell you this, SSJ was never this bad before. I mean, we had our disagreements but we were never this fearful, hateful, fake or two faced. Thanks to the atmosphere Daniel created now you can’t even trust the person sitting next to you.
I am so sorry for how divided this community has become. It makes me very sad....please tell everyone you can to:
STOP DONATING TO SSJ
that is the only real control we have. I stopped donating a while back
I work with Mrs C
Here is an email string I was able to retrieve back to 2014 that shows complaints back then. This guy was one of our largest contributors at $1000 per month! I do not see where he ever reinstated his donations.
Colleen R. Murray
Sep 01 07:31 AM
Mercy and Mr. ,
I am not sure if you included Mr. in the email that you sent to me. I am including him now. Please honor Mr. ’s request and suspend his donations beginning today and not after the September donation has posted. Mr. , I am so sorry for the upset that you are experiencing. I would be happy to meet with you and the parish pastoral administrator in order to address and discuss your concerns. Please let me know if there is a time that works best for you.
Colleen Murray
Sts. Simon & Jude Church
Mercy M. (Customer Support)
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As per our conversation, I will cancel you scheduled donation on 09/06/2014 after it gets taken out for the month of September. I will email you notifying you once this is done.
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Please suspend my donations to Saints Simon and Jude Parish until further notice.
In talking to other parishioners, I am hearing a lot of complaints about wasted money and Fr. Daniels' anger issues.
I am also concerned about the loose way funds are being used by Fr. Daniel such as the remodel of the priests' houses and the upcoming construction lot project.
Are there budgets for these projects, and if so, where are they? Who approved them other than Fr Daniel?
I have been hearing other very disturbing comments concerning Father Daniel all of them within this past since Fr. Daniel was sent to SSJ.
Before I ever continue donating again to SSJ I would like to know how much in legal bills has spent by SSJ since Fr. Daniel arrived?
I work very hard for the money I earn and I don't appreciate my donations being wasted.
Parish finances and information should be transparent to its donors and members. I need to agree with how money is being spent in order to resume my donations to the parish.
Thank you and I wait for a timely reply.
I am also concerned about what is happening at SSJ. Many children are leaving the school because of Father Daniel - and we probably will as well if things don't change.
For those not receiving a satisfactory response from local church officials, you might want to reach out to the "US Corporate Office" who has people in charge of public affairs (they are the ones who end up dealing with the bad press that the church gets nationally).
Contact them and let them know what is happening and that the local church officials are not responding or doing anything to address a priest talking about his "sexual energy" in front of children. Along with the other abuses that make a "juicy scandal" for an investigative reporter.
The Office of Public Affairs represents the Catholic Bishops of the United States to the media and the media to the bishops. Responsibilities include preparing and distributing statements and other resources for the media, arranging for interviews with bishops and staff of the USCCB, organizing press conferences, responding to media queries and credentialing media for coverage of such events as the bishops' annual meetings.
Media inquiries are welcomed via email (media-relations@usccb.org) or by calling 202.541.3200. Non-media callers may call 202.541.3000 for assistance.
http://www.usccb.org/about/public-affairs/index.cfm
If they get involved hopefully that gets the local church officials to act who are trying to sweep this under the rug.
M.H
First of all everyone is blaming Fr. Daniel when the actual responsibility falls on the diocese. The diocese placed him at SSJ and even if he wants to leave he can’t do it without its consent.
Second, letting Crystal, Russ and all the others go was a huge mistake and it’s all because of this grisly M. Who needs to leave SSJ and go back to wherever the hell she came from
Patrick B.
Here is what a Men’s Club Member wrote on the Worthy Adversary website about the movie Spotlight. He was in a meeting with Mel Jurisich who said it was his decision to send Daniel to SSJ. Makes sense because how would the diocese know which Franciscan was available?
The primary fault is Daniel because of how he acts and treats people. Hardly “do unto others” and most of the other commandments if you ask me. But just as responsible are all of his enablers like Fr Dan and Fr Ryan now that I realize how they covered for him. Rev Reader, Bishop Vann, and the rest of the diocese are also enablers by not taking action when the complaints started years ago. Most of all, any of us who keep donating, keep volunteering, keep working, and keep saying hi to him after mass as if we like him, are the worst enablers of all. I quit because I could not take him any longer. And yes, I know he stole from us. We need to stop supporting him like the other churches did to get rid of him - or keep paying the price with our children’s lost souls who leave the church.
Mens Club member says:
“I was afraid to speak up earlier about this. In February a group of us from SSJ went to the annual mens retreat in Malibu. This time the former Provincial Fr. Mel Jurisich was there. During a meeting behind closed doors he said he was the one who decided to send Fr. Daniel to SSJ to “straighten him out”. This shocked me because that means the Franciscans know he has a problem.
There were a lot of complaints when Fr. Daniel was at St. Francis Parish in LA. When too many people stopped donating Mel said he was transferred to Santa Barbara to keep an eye on him. Then after those parishioners got upset Mel decided to transfer him to SSJ. Mel even said Fr. Daniel owes him one. I guess giving him a promotion after he upset all those people would be a very special favor. This makes me think there is something more to their relationship.
It is not surprising to find out lots of students left the school seeing how many don’t come to church anymore. I talked to one of them who said its because of how mad Fr. Daniel and the principle are all the time. Some were getting detentions every week but they did not care. And this student told me most of the ones that are staying say they don’t ever want to come back to SSJ after they graduate. That must be why the average age of this congregation is rising so fast. Cantor Patrick and others quit. Mark and Maurice should tell you the real reason.
Moving Fr. Daniel around is like how they moved problem priests from church to church. Many in our group are not donating now. I don’t know how many more people need to stop donating before they finally do something but I think that day is coming.”
SSJ Finance Council
This makes construction projects an even bigger fundraiser because of the interest the diocese receives from us on his loans. At 10% interest, that is an additional $180,000 we must pay the first year. The interest goes down as the loan is paid back each year but it is still substantial. By the time we pay off the bishop, our new parking lot could end up costing us $4-5 million. And the bishop probably got $1 million+ in kick backs and interest payments added to his bank account that we end up paying for. Imagine the good all this money could have done instead.
The church should have been honest with our contractors and told them that they don’t accept free anymore because construction is now a huge fundraiser for the diocese.
What I am saying about all this can easily be verified with an investigation. Get a copy of the diocese construction contract to see the kick back they require. Is that even legal? To investigate the embezzlement, start with Father Shaughnessey, Mark Purcell, and Dan Hart who I read also knows about this. Talk to the Finance Council. You might need to give people a lie detector test or a deposition under oath. As Catholics we should not have to do this because we are supposed to tell the truth. But with all the cover up going on I would not be surprised if people decide to lie until they are forced to tell the truth.
What the… Why is this crook of a priest still here then? I never liked him but I did not know he was stealing from us. It looks like they also need to depose Bishop Vann because of what Fr. Rusty told him. And Fr. Dan because he is a Franciscan leader. Fr. Rusty must have told him about the money too.
Cancelling Parish Pay
Thank you for telling me what happens to my money…I was mislead…I thought the Franciscans controlled it!....I am sure God won’t mind me stopping my donations and give to another charity that I know how my money is being used…I do not like Fr. Daniel anyway…I think of a couple of four letter words when I see him…I have to go to confession but I can't help thinking this...Butt Wipe
SSJ mom who’s very upset
I still can’t comprehend how could Father Daniel let Coach Smith go? My kids were devastated on the last day of school when they learned that he’s leaving. This man would always be there greeting the kids in the morning, joking with them during recess, playing with then during P.E, safety wise he used to be there watching the school and making sure none of the homeless are getbear the students. He would set up the barricades, hold the stop sign during pick up , watch the kids crossing during drop off ..... all of the kids adored him. I told mine that father Daniel is the one behind all of this and that even though he’s a priest he doesn’t act like one. I made sure they know how bad this man is and told them to stay away from him if they see him at school. I personally never felt like he’s genuine, his homilies were all fake and he alwseemed too dramatic and eccentric.
As for the new principal he hired, I feel sorry for her. She doesn’t know what she got herself into.
Even if we get rid of Daniel, the mess he left behind won’t be fixed that easily.
another school mom
thank you for the info. i will be contacting all these people also fr. dan. I feel pretty duped by this jerk off. its bad for a catholic to say but i can’t stop thinking about him doing just that with the oil he puts on himself. the momma bear in me will not allow him to do anything to my kids even looking at them funny. either he is gone or we are gone. that is 3 more students with no back log to replace them. my kids ssj friends really like eader and sowers. if i stay here i can’t protest by stopping my donations because my tuition will go up. i won’t be one of the families left that has to pay more because everyone else leaves.
SSJ Mom T
I hope this prune Daniel leaves our school and go puts oil on himself elsewhere away from our children.
I notice that no one has written in support. Probably because they don’t want to be revealed as his protectors. Please read these articles that show Fr Dan in Santa Barbara and the other Franciscan enablers are just as accountable. They should all leave the priesthood for what they have done to our church.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4957586/Anthony-Bourdain-attacks-Hollywood-silence-Weinstein.html
https://nypost.com/2018/01/21/its-time-to-go-after-abuse-enablers/
S.T. - school family
I am sick over all this. Thanks for this comparison because it is very similar to SSJ. I think Fr Rusty and Fr Dan are just as culpable so they should step down too. Helping an abuser all the years they were here, and still helping him from afar by ignoring complaints can’t be part of their vows as priests. I just saw how Mary from SB wrote a couple of weeks ago that their church put up a fight to get rid of Fr Daniel. How come we were not informed? This means Fr Rusty and Fr Dan knew before he came to SSJ about reports of bad things he did that caused the parishioners up there to fight back. I would like to read the complaints from there and SSJ but I am sure they will never release them to us, which is just more cover up from our Christ based church. At least there is no school up there he also hurt. Mary, or anyone in SB, can you give us examples of things he did please? Helping each other will let us keep his anger and sex energy away from our school children. Thank you.
This makes Mrs C in the parish office a coward for what she wrote anonymously. Someone needs to say what is going on behind the scenes. My take is he rounded them all up in the conference room and demanded to know which one of them is her. Am I right Mrs C? That is work place harassment and retaliation of a whistleblower. I hope you keep reporting whatever is not right. We are a church not a dictatorship.
I don’t know what’s wrong with father Daniel. I was siding with him the whole time and although I had been following this blog religiously I disagreed with half of what was said. However, after reading what he posted in the weekly bulletin and the words he used to describe whoever disagrees with him I believe that he definitely doesn’t belong at SSJ. I believe he is not as bad as you all think but he does have some anger management issues and he is for sure unforgiving. I don’t think the diocese should allow such a pastor to work at a school because this is not the messag we want to deliver to our children. People who are posting anonymously are not cowards, they are fed up and don’t know what to do and after reading his post I doubt that anyone will be willing to meet with him or approach him in anyway.
School parent
What he wrote in the bulletin uses Catholic guilt to try to shut us up…
“Murmuring becomes particularly unholy when it leads one to gossip or speak badly about another, whether what is spoken is true or untrue. Murmuring and gossip are destructive to communities and damaging to people’s reputations.” Well, people spoke the truth about Urban Meyer and that hurt his reputation. We are saying the truth about Father Daniel too to protect ourselves from him. His reputation was already trashed when LA and SB made him quit years ago. We should have been told! Not being honest with us is way more cowardly of the Franciscans than our anonymous posts. They were clearly afraid about telling us the truth. He should never have been sent here in the first place and there would be no reason for us to be writing any of this. Right now we don’t care about his reputation. We care about our kids.
Thinking Out Catholic Loud
I am not sure if what is being written here is truth, based upon facts and hard, indisputable evidence or if it is merely gossip. It is abundantly clear that parishioners are upset with certain behaviors and actions taken by a pastor that have affected the parish and school. As a practicing Catholic, I feel it appropriate to write that it must remembered that gossip not only injures the persons about whom information is being told or from whom information is being withheld. I believe it appropriate to also point out that it also injures all those who read it, and the one telling or withholding. If what is written above is 1) true; and (2) factual with sufficient foundation AND with valid reason, then it may be wise to prayerfully discern and seek confidential pastoral advice on the best possible ways to proceed so as to NOT injure the Body of Christ (the faith community of SS Simon and Jude, pastoral leaders and all of our Catholic faith communities) through and by the use of this social communications media blog. It should go without saying that anonymous or not, the entire faith community of SS Simon and Jude has an opportunity to unite by way of our Gospel values. Jesus did not mince words and was very clear in his teachings regarding conflict resolution. At the heart of all of this is true sacrificial love, repentance and steadfast belief in the Gospel. Remember the woman at the well and how lovingly Jesus approached the woman in her sin.
The entire faith community of SS Simon and Jude being written about here are aggrieved because they are robbed of honor and reputation. The entire faith community of SS Simon and Jude and ALL of our Catholic faithful are affected by all of this discourse, every person who reads this.
Pope Francis once said in a homily, “We judge our brothers and sisters in our heart, and worse, when we talk about it with others, we are killer Christians.” Gossip is an injustice which fails to obey the command, “Let no evil speech proceed from your mouth; but that which is good, to the edification of faith, that it may administer grace to the hearers.” Ephesians 4:29 As well, I have listened to homilies that spoke to how the occasions of gossip violate No. 5 of the Ten Commandments, “Thou shall not kill.” Gossip kills the honor and reputation of the very people we are commanded to love. Again, the very people we are commanded to love all belong to the faith community of SS Simon and Jude as well as our Catholic faith community and local communities at large.
Let’s be reminded that as Catholics, we are also commanded to speak only good and necessary things, thereby assisting the elevation of our neighbors’ minds and hearts to higher things. This is a critical obligation of all of our Catholic faithful. Any speech to the contrary is a hindrance to that elevation, and an obstacle to grace. It is not only critical to the life of grace in our souls, but more importantly, that when we exercise self-control by not reacting and tame our tongues, we aid ourselves and others for peace in society. “For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.” Proverbs 26:20
There is no doubt that our Catholic faith is being tested and under attack every day. In the words of St. John Vianney, “If something uncharitable is said in your presence, either speak in favor of the absent, or withdraw, or if possible, stop the conversation.” Also in the words of St. Francis de Sales, “When you hear ill of anyone, refute the accusation if you can in justice do so; if not, apologize for the accused on account of his intentions … and thus gently check the conversation, and if you can, mention something else favorable to the accused.” I can’t help but feel that what God may be trying to tell us in this SS Simon and Jude discourse is that as faithful followers of Jesus, we must minister to ALL those in need, which pretty much means ALL of us. We are all sinners in need of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Unless of course, you are a saint. Well then congratulations and please do intercede and pray for the rest of us.
That being said, I also believe that there are circumstances where it is absolutely necessary and right to reveal the faults of another, especially if it involves the serious and grave matter of sexual abuse. The Catechism of the Catholic Church qualifies the definition of nearly every sin of the tongue with phrases such as, “without sufficient foundation” and “without objectively valid reason.” Again, remember the woman at the well and how lovingly Jesus approached the woman in her sin. There are important lessons to learn here and discernment in the inner room is required when it concerns repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness, restoration and resolution.
While this blog appears to be helpful for those who have comment
While this blog appears to be helpful for those who have commented above to vent their complaints and frustrations because of the anonymity they are afforded and that they appear to believe and justify that it is ok to make known the faults of another, as faithful Catholics, we must also check ourselves and be reminded that God commands us to forgive (or at the very least, to ask God for the desire to forgive) and be merciful to each other. Then we are to ask God to handle the justification and for Him to heal these wounds. The degree to which we forgive and show mercy to each other is the degree to which God forgives and shows His mercy to us. “So will my Heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from his heart.” Matthew 18:35
From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops commentary on Matthew 18: 1-35: “Beginning with the warning that greatness in the kingdom of heaven is not measured by rank or power but by childlikeness, it deals with the care that the disciples must not take to cause the little ones to sin or to neglect them if they stray from the community, the correction of members who sin, the efficacy of the prayer of disciples because of the presence of Jesus, and the forgiveness that must be repeatedly extended to sinful members who repent.”
Are you one of his enablers more concerned with Fr Daniel than our children?
I do not know your pastor. As a faithful and practicing Catholic, I am commanded to be concerned with ALL of our souls.
Read all this and you will know our pastor very well. We have already traded over 100 of our kids souls who don't come to church any longer because of him. That is the worst trade I can think of.
Seriously Father Daniel ????!!!!!!
Father Daniel if you’re reading this couldn’t you just talk about Christian values and leave it at that ???? Did you have to bitch and call people names ???? Seriously father ????! We were trying to stay calm and wait for the diocese to deal with you but your bulletin just blew it ????!!!! Yes we are afraid of you because you do Not forgive your enemies like the Bible says , instead you fire them from their jobs even if they are good at it , got it Father , do you know now why we’re posting anonymously, it’s due to our fear of retaliation
Larry S
I agree with you Seriously. What an idiot! I bet he did not get today's bulletin approved by the diocese. He just keeps burying himself deeper. This is a new MeToo world and anyone in power even a priest is going to lose his job for any kind of abuse or for protecting abusers like the other priests are doing. Look what happened the last time we did not make priests accountable and all those kids got fondled. We don't trust this whack job and how he oils himself. Franciscans: He can't be allowed to speak to our school kids or do a school mass anymore. He has to go.
RMT: All is not lost. There is always hope. Despite the one man, the faith community in Christ can restore and bring the children back to their Catholic faith. Show them what steadfast love, trust and faith in Jesus Christ looks like. Focus on that, not the failings of one man. Anger and bitterness will only serve to drive the children further away from Christ. Godspeed.
Barica’s anger and bitterness is what drove my children away from Christ. They won’t think about coming back to church until he is gone. They told me most of their classes are saying the same thing. I can tell you are not an outsider like you want us to believe. You are one of his protectors.
I do not know your pastor. It greatly saddens me what all above are experiencing.
My point is to "fight the good fight" to glorify God. 1 Timothy Chapter 4
Fight the good fight in the Spirit of St. John the Baptist: the spirit of uncompromising faithfulness to God and the spirit of undaunted courage to share uncomfortable truths.
From the stories above, I can't help but draw a parallel when St. John called out Herod, the powerful king, about Herod's adulterous affair.
If Catholics followed that we are commanded to speak only good and necessary things like you say, we would not be allowed to say anything bad about a priest we know is sexually abusing a child. If a Catholic teacher who is a mandatory reporter stays quiet, he or she is also breaking the law. As Catholics, we cannot stay quiet about any form of abuse emotional, sexual, physical, financial, harassment, and bullying. What more has to happen for him to be carted away?
You quote the Bible so here is a verse I think applies to Father Daniel:
Zephaniah 3:4, “Her prophets are reckless, treacherous men; Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.”
Good and necessary means as Catholics we have a duty to speak the truth in difficult circumstances, just like St. John the Baptist. He spoke good and necessary things to Herod (even while he was imprisoned by Herod) that challenged Herod in his adulterous sin.
St. John's mission was to exhort to everyone he encountered to repent and to help them see and follow the Lamb of God, which he did faithfully and fearlessly.
Sexual abuse, child abuse, adultery, abortion, etc. are all exigent circumstances that Catholics are absolutely commanded to speak out against (duty to good and necessary truths) and challenge those to repent and follow God's laws.
Poor Mrs. Pinkofsky
I feel bad for Mrs Pinkofsky. I never knew she was going through all of this with Father Daniel. She always had this big smile on her face whenever we would pass by her office or see her in the hallway she would look at us and smile. We loved her so much. Me and my friends had trouble pronouncing her last name. One time my best friend called her Mrs Smith and was so embarrassed but she looked at him and smiled. I miss her already and the year haven’t even started yet.
I just saw the new article on this new blog about Barica that talks about how he attacked people in the Sunday bulletin:
https://roomwithapew.weebly.com/blog/like-a-welcome-flood
I was gone so I did not hear the homily from Sunday. This says he failed to acknowledge that he was the cause of the anger and fear in the parish and it was an act worthy of a reckless man. And that he is trying to convince us he is the victim like I thought he would. Can anyone tell us what he said?
Andy T
Our family has been on vacation since August 5 but I would like to know what Father Daniel said at his sermon that day. It's not on the website like the other sermons. Did he use the word coward?
Referring to those in the parish who criticize him, he wrote:
“It is the evil work of cowardly ‘snipers’ who shoot from behind the anonymity of the internet.”
You can access the August 5th bulletin by going to my most recent post, "Like a Welcome Flood" where I've made it available as a PDF.
School parent PT
I am glad he called more attention to how upset everyone is at the school by talking about bullies. If anyone is a bully it is him. I told my kids to walk away whenever they see him coming their way. They are going to tell their class mates when school starts.
Please remove Mr. Smith's personal cell phone number. He has personally asked me to help him remove it as until yesterday evening he was unaware it was posted here and unaware of this blog in its entirety, but I cannot immediately find contact information for you to request that directly. I understand from previous posts it means that you may need to remove the entire post, and that is regrettable, but it shouldn't have been posted to begin with.
Contacting Mr. Smith for assistance with this issue is not an avenue I would recommend. There are many people who can be contacted at their business location (Diocese of Orange) at the link I've posted below. Many of these people have direct dealings with the elementary schools themselves. Mr. Smith is responsible for athletics and does not oversee the parish of Sts. Simon and Jude.
https://occatholicschools.org/staff/
If anyone still wishes to contact Mr. Smith regarding elementary school sports, he can be reached at a phone number and email address located on that website.
It is imperative that I write to all reading this please note - this statement is not FROM him, it is FROM me and I have zero dealings with the diocese or the school any longer. However, he did in fact ask for assistance in removing his personal cell phone number from all comments on this website, so I am assisting in that manner alone.
I signed up for new comments with an email alert. I want to know why Russ was afraid to ask to have his number removed himself. Probably because he is under strict orders by the bishop himself to keep quiet or lose his diocese job. These are Catholic values what is going on with our church? The children are more important to protect than an employee blowing the whistle on another church scandal.
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February 19, 2016 December 13, 2017 by Basil @ Editorial
Vertical Tools of Protest
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Climbing, ropes, and rigging can be used to draw attention to an issue, communicate a message, and/or directly interfere or stop an activity from happening — events often referred to as actions. All climb actions will fall under one or more of the following categories.
Photo-ops: Used to boldly articulate a demand, to rebrand a target, or to provide a message frame or larger-than-life caption for an action. Photo ops are reliant on third party media to carry and spread a message/image.
Direct communications: Speak directly to the target. They take place at the location of a target audience (CEO, shareholders, etc.) and are not reliant on media.
Occupations: Used to hold space, to pressure a target, to reclaim property, or to defend against development. Occupations at height can take a myriad of forms and are often used to heighten a message or to stop something directly.
Blockades: Used to physically shut down something, to protect something, or to make a symbolic statement. Aerial blockades can be used as a form of direct action or as a means to support another activity.
Tools and Tactics
Knowing the category/objective behind an action is essential when thinking thru tools and tactics. They range from the very specialized to the multi-purpose and there’s a lot to be considered. Below are some examples of tools and tactics used by radicals in the vertical world – keep an eye out for future articles exploring these and others further.
Removing, covering, or changing something as a form of resistance, expression, and/or direct action. Flag poles can present strong opportunities for this.
“You come against me with hatred, repression, and violence. I come against you in the name of God. This flag comes down today.” – Bree Newsome before taking down the confederate flag from the South Carolina state house grounds on June 27, 2015. The flag no longer flies. Photo: Adam Anderson/Reuters Media Express
Most often made of ripstop or similar materials — net banners are also used in cases where wind is of high concern. Banners are used to boldy articulate a demand or message. They can be extremely large requiring multiple people or small enough to be handheld by a single climber.
Three protesters with Students for a Free Tibet climb the Golden Gate Bridge cables and unfurl a banner reading, “One World One Dream, Free Tibet”, in protest of the Olympic Torch coming to San Francisco, CA on April 7, 2008. Photo: Jim Herd/SFCitizen
Painting, like banners, can boldy articulate a demand or message. It can be used to tag/rebrand a target and has some staying power after things are cleared out.
Greenpeace paint “Go Solar” onto the cooling tower of the lignite fueled Agios Dimitrios Power Station in Kozani, Greece on December 9, 2015. Photo: Takis Grigoriou
A platform is a strong sturdy frame, usually wood, designed to be suspended from height. They’re very rigid and can be fairly comfortable for extended periods of time. Platforms are commonly noted for their use in tree sits and can range from the very simple to complex.
The impressive platform built for the Jerry treesit as seen on August 12, 2004 in Freshwater, CA. Photo: Aaron Maret
A portaledge is a packable and deployable fabric-covered platform surrounded by a metal frame that hangs from a single point and has adjustable suspension straps. A separate cover, called a stormfly, covers the entire system in the event of bad weather — think hanging tent. Their portability make them great for urban, industrial, or even marine based actions.
Activists with Greenpeace occupy a portaledge hanging from the side of Gazproms Arctic oil platform, Prirazlomnaya, off the North-eastern coast of Russia in the Pechora Sea on August 24, 2012. Photo: Denis Sinyakov/Greenpeace
Nets are a packable and deployable alternative to a portaledge that must be stretched and anchored between multiple rigging points. The result is a greater footprint with the capacity to take up a larger amount of space and hold more people.
Greenpeace activists occupy a net rigged to the conveyor of a coal-fired power plant in Brindisi, southern Italy on July 8, 2009, making it inoperable. Dozens of activists from 18 countries simultaneously occupied four coal-fired power plants across Italy calling on leaders at the G8 summit to take the lead in fighting climate change. Photo: Max Frigione/Associated Press
Tripods, bipods, monopods
Made of wood or metal a tripod is a three legged structure that is occupied by a person on top — safely out of reach. They can vary in height and are great for blocking vehicle traffic, entrances, or intersections. They can also be used to display a banner and/or occupy space. Bipods (two legs) and monopods (single leg) serve a similar purpose but are more difficult for authorities to take down — they’re also more difficult to set-up. Train and take caution!
Climbers practice with a variety of pod formations during an Earth First! Climbers Guild camp outside of Eugene, OR in July of 2012. Photo: Basil Tsimoyianis
Aerial Encampments
A combination of methods used to occupy space suspended from or in the path of a target or something of interest. Highlines and/or traverse lines are often used as a means of transit within encampments and can be rigged to make them more difficult to remove.
Activists with the Tar Sands Blockade occupy platforms and scaffold bordering the tree camp they’ve woven in the path of TransCanada’s planned Keystone XL pipeline construction on September 26, 2012. Photo: Laura Borealis
Suspended Body Blockades
Placing or suspending a climber in a position that physically shuts down something, blocks something, or protects something — this may include other climbers.
Climbers suspend themselves under the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, OR and join kayaktivists on July 29, 2015 in an effort to block the Shell leased icebreaker, MSV Fennica from meeting with the rest of Shell’s Arctic drilling fleet in Alaska. Photo: Tim Aubry/Greenpeace
A pod is a hard shell enclosed capsule designed to keep a small team of activists warm and dry in the face of extreme weather and violent opposition like water cannons and projectiles during an action. Sleeping accommodations, communications equipment, food supplies and water can all fit into a pod — making it possible for activists to stay in place for weeks at a time. The use of pods in the vertical environment is most associated with Greenpeace who have regularly used them in marine environments when taking residence on ships and oil rigs.
A Greenpeace activist stands on top of an Arctic Survival Pod secured to the Leiv Eiriksson oil rig on May 29, 2011 during an attempt to interfere with Cairn Energy’s Arctic drilling schedule. A Danish navy ship can also be seen in the background. Photo: Greenpeace
Have something to add to the vertical toolbox? Send a photo and caption with proper credit, location, and date to contribute@ropeguerrilla.org.
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The Upside Of Hunger Extras
by Roxi | Jan 13, 2020 | Updates | 0 Comments
The Upside of Hunger, a true story based on the early life of a man who has been a resident of BC since 1951, has been evaluated and approved for use in high schools, and is now listed on the BC Erac site here. The novel chronicles the life of Adam Baumann, from his childhood in eastern Hungary through his teenage years and involvement in WW2 as a teen soldier, and on to his immigration to Canada as a young adult, and the life he built in BC.
FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR of The Upside of Hunger — The team of horses was standing in the shade of the barn, still attached to the wagon and glistening with sweat. Good! He wasn’t too late to take them to the pond to cool off. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted his mom behind the house, draping fresh laundry over the sagging clothesline.
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OMG, I was so nervous! But Tanya Cronin, CFJC’s Midday Host, is amazing and made it really easy. You can watch it at this link, and please feel free to forward it to your friends and family.
by Roxi | Jul 26, 2019 | Updates | 1 Comment
When I was in Vancouver recently, I had an opportunity to stop in at the CBC studio and chat with Sheryl McKay, who had just finished reading The Upside of Hunger. Have a listen.
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British politicians about royals
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Farage lashes out at royals: Charles and Harry unsuitable for the throne
The British politician Nigel Farage lashed out at several members of the British royal family in a speech in Australia. Queen Elizabeth's mother, who died in 2002, was "a fat, chain-smoking gin drinker". About Prince Charles, Farage said: "Charlie Boy and climate change, dear help, dear help".
The leader of the Brexit Party made the statements on Saturday at a conference for conservative politicians in the Australian city of Sydney, where he was announced as the man "who could just be the next British prime minister". Journalists were denied access, but the British newspaper The Guardian was able to listen to audio recordings of part of the speech.
Farage was very positive about Queen Elizabeth. "A fantastic, awesome woman. We are so lucky to have her."
"William must become immortal to keep Harry from the throne."
- Nigel Farage about Prince Harry
He was therefore less complimenting on her mother and eldest son. "All I can say about Charlie Boy is that he is now in his seventies ... That the queen can live for a long, very long time."
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan also suffered. According to Farage, Harry was first "awesome, courageous, boisterous and super-masculine", after which he became the most popular young royal of the last century as an army officer in Afghanistan. "And then he met Meghan and made a free fall."
Farage referred to the decision of Harry and Meghan to have a maximum of two children because of the environment. "Whether Prince Harry has two children is irrelevant now that China and India have 2.6 billion inhabitants."
The British politician does not see Harry as head of state either. "If I want the queen to live long to keep Charlie Boy from becoming king, then I want Charlie Boy to live longer. And William must become immortal to keep Harry from the throne."
In 2008, Farage, as a Member of the European Parliament, already refused to clap for a speech by Prince Charles. And when Charles argued for more power for the EU, Farage wrote: "I rarely agree with him. I find it inappropriate if an heir to a constitutional monarchy wants to take power from his mother's government."
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Re: British politicians about royals
This guy is stupid. Technically, William does only need to live long enough until George is 18 to avoid Harry as a regent. Harry only has a chance to become king one day if desaster strikes, his brother already has 3 children, so no need to fear a king Harry.
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Quote from: Trier1 on August 12, 2019, 12:06:41 PM
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Quote from: Elissa on August 12, 2019, 12:11:03 PM
Yes, while he had a very few good points to make, he was addressing a very conservative audience and played up their fears with some bogus nonsense.
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It is unfortunate he said stupid things but I am glad a public figure speaks up against them for a change, of course as it Farage, it will have the opposite effect!
But there should be more criticism and challenge of the royals. Holders of the golden meal ticket should be accountable, their position is a gift, not a right.
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Calstar: dreaming of blue water
I mean blue as opposed to the silt-brown of the Bristol Channel. Not the "proper" blue water of ocean sailing; although that's always at the back of my mind, we shall leave that ambition for a later day. Walk before we run, etc, etc.
I think I've almost persuaded Dad on Plymouth as opposed to Torquay. I like Torquay, but would prefer to have it as a place to visit, and Plymouth is just so much closer to all the places I really want to sail.
When I'm not around, Dad visits the boat as much as we visit other places aboard the boat. So having it somewhere "nice" is important to him, as he spends a lot of time pottering about on and around her whilst she's moored up in her home berth. He likes the seaside atmosphere of Torquay and views Plymouth as being just a little bit too grimy and industrial.
I don't think he's necessarily seen Plymouth in its best light, so I've agreed Nikki and I will take him back down there for a wander about before the year's over.
Our current contract in Penarth Marina runs out at the end of March, so that's when we really want to move the boat around. Doesn't have to be then, but any variation either way is going to start to cost us money in short term berthing arrangements.
I'm a little bit daunted by the prospect of the trip. Although only a coastal passage, it's somewhat bigger and certainly more intense than anything we've done so far by quite some margin. Then again, if I were ever inclined to let a little thing like that put me off from doing something, I'd have never set myself afloat in the Bristol Channel in the first place.
Anyway. All of the following are just my initial thoughts and estimates. The one thing I do currently have is the luxury of time to mull all this over. Any comments or advice are always very welcome. I'm very aware this isn't anything anybody hasn't done before. It's just a first time for us.
So, the way I see it, the smallest I can reasonably break it down into is into seven legs. I can probably get two weeks off work in the spring and equivalent leave of absence from the wife, so finding seven stretches of favourable weather and tide in the space of two weeks seems plausible, even in March / April.
All measurements and estimates very approximate, times underway assuming an average of 4 knots over the ground, which I think is quite conservative:
1. Cardiff to Lundy - 60nm - 15 hours
2. Lundy to St Ives - 65nm - 16 hours
3. St Ives to Newlyn - 31nm - 8 hours
4. Newlyn to Falmouth - 35nm - 9 hours
5. Falmouth to Fowey - 21nm - 5 hours
6. Fowey to Plymouth - 21nm - 5 hours
7. Plymouth to Torquay - 43nm - 11 hours
Total 276nm - 69 hours / 3 days underway
The big stretches, Cardiff to Lundy, Lundy to St Ives, are early in the endeavour on purpose. In part, it's the Bristol Channel, so there aren't many options to stop off in between, and in part, it's the Bristol Channel, so if we get the tides right, we should manage an average speed over the ground of somewhat better than 4 knots.
On the Bristol Channel side, obvious bolt holes between Cardiff and Lundy are Ilfracombe or (a bit more out the way) Swansea. Between Lundy and St Ives I think we only have Padstow as an alternative.
Bristol Channel aside, which is a beast we know well enough, the two big, daunting lumps I think I need to worry about are rounding Lands End, and getting around The Lizard.
So St Ives seems a good staging post to time our rounding of Lands End. Calstar's bilge keels can take the ground happily if we want to, so the drying harbour isn't a problem. Unless the weather's very settled, I'm going to go around the outside of Longships. I'd like to do it in daylight, if only to enjoy the view.
And once around Lands End, Newlyn seems a good spot from where to stage our rounding of The Lizard. Once past the Lizard, everything there on is relatively straight forward.
I think the above, with bit of fair weather, Dad and I could probably manage on our own over a space of two weeks.
Alternatively, if we had a third or even a fourth hand to share watches with us, we could condense this into fewer, longer passages:
1. Cardiff to St Ives - 125nm - 31 hours
2. St Ives to Falmouth - 66nm - 17 hours
3. Falmouth to Torquay - 85nm - 21 hours
We would need assistance though. I reckon I could stand a 16 hour watch on my own, but more than that I suspect would be questionable. Dad's fine helming the boat under power or sail in good visibility and fair conditions, but he's a boatman at heart and not a sailor, so it wouldn't be fair to expect him to stand a four to six hour watch alone with the boat beating to windward through the dark of night whilst I slept below.
And, were it just he and I aboard, I know for a fact he wouldn't be able to leave me alone on watch above and go below to rest himself. So I think the passage will either be bite-sized chunks, or we'll have to find a friend or two willing to sail it with us.
Calstar: Bristol Channel webcams
There are a couple of webcams on the Bristol Channel that I quite like. The Porthcawl webcam has long been my favourite (the above was a screenshot taken during one of the October storms), but a close second has always been the Ilfracombe webcam.
Ilfracombe remains one of Dad's favourite destinations with Calstar, and following our last trip there this summer with the Lyndey Yacht Club mob, I think this year it's probably become one of mine.
They've just installed new cameras for the latter, and the image is superb. For a webcam, that is.
Having spent an idle few minutes watching it today, I was suddenly struck by how empty the harbour is a this time of year.
Then I remembered it is, of course, late November. Most sensible people around these parts are off the water now till next spring.
The last photo was taken back in August from up above in the town overlooking the harbour. Calstar is grounded alongside another bilge-keeler (a lovely couple visiting from Newport that same week) furthest but one boat to frame-left, by the bottom of the slipway.
I'm not actually sure when we'll get the chance to revisit. I doubt again this year now, with so little of it left, the weather turning cold and daylight growing short. And although jury is still out as to whether we move to Plymouth or Torquay next spring (in my mind, if not, admittedly, in Dad's), regardless of the choice, we'll probably just sail straight past Ilfracombe on the way down, intent on getting straight to Padstow or St Ives before rounding the corner.
It's almost a shame, but there is at least the comfort of new adventures to be had.
Freefall: an October evening
Talking of moments. I just stumbled across the above snap amongst my photos. I'm not sure who took it, obviously not me, as I'm frame right, so it was probably Dad.
Last night's gig was a much quieter affair, as you'd expect for a Thursday evening in Oldland Common, but still very enjoyable. The photo above was taken on a Saturday night in Fishponds, Bristol, at The Railway, at the end of last month.
That was a good evening's work.
I have this weekend off. Watching the weather forecast, trying to decide where to go and when to sail. Current thinking is to sail up to Portishead Saturday afternoon, supper in Portishead Saturday evening, then back to Cardiff Sunday morning.
I have Monday off work, but at the minute the weather forecast is strongly suggesting I want to spend Monday ashore.
Steve Earley is a man I admire as both a sailor and a photographer. He sails a Pathfinder called "Spartina", a gorgeous little yawl that he built himself, and keeps a journal of his adventures in his blog, The Log of Spartina.
In one of his more recent entries, he wrote of a collection of photographs he recently had cause to look through that ". . . . when scrolling through them . . . . I could remember the moments surrounding each of those images, some a decade old, often being able to recall what I was thinking about while taking the photograph."
I wouldn't, in any way, compare my own photos to the clear artistry in almost every image Steve captures, but in this, at least, we are quite the same.
I'm privileged to enjoy a chaotic, kinetic, fast moving life full of rich and varied experiences, and equally rich and varied relationships. And all to often the narrative gets lost amidst the noise and fury of living in the moment.
Ask me what I was doing this time three days ago, and I have no idea.
Show me a photo I took on a beach in Weston in 2001, or a souk in Kuwait in 1989 or a dog and a boy on a sofa in Gloucester in 2016, and I'll tell you exactly what I was doing, what I was thinking, what I could see, taste, smell and how I felt as the moment was caught by the camera.
One thing that does seem to catch me though, more and more, is just how much time has passed since the photo was taken. It's as if the perspective of time passed is amplified by how clear those images still remain in my mind's eye.
One of the contributions to the comments section of the previously mentioned Ormerod piece concerning the furore Greggs have kicked up:
What do you get if you spell Jesus backwards?
That made me chuckle.
Comment: holy sausage rollers
This story made me chuckle; the whole outrage about Greggs the pasty shop substituting a sausage roll for the baby Jesus in a navity scene. And I chose my capitalisation and spelling with irreverent, intentional care.
Some of the comment that followed I found quite insightful though, especially Peter Omerod's thoughts in the Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/.../christian-greggs-sausage-roll-jesus-bakery-chain
I personally feel it's still far too early in the year to be putting up Nativity Scenes anywhere, involving sausage rolls or not, but I guess I'll have to bow to the inevitable. Halloween is out of the way, Christmas is as good as here. However, good on Greggs for scoring a double publicity win with a single PR stunt. It's certainly had me thinking about the convenience pastry chain store significantly more this week than I normally think about them.
Which is to say I probably thought about them twice. Three times, if you include my writing this comment.
Much as I enjoyed Mr Omerod's musings, one in particular made me chuckle:
"The fact that it’s funny tells us just how potent some of these key aspects of Christian iconography remain. A picture in which a sausage roll replaced, say, Alan Titchmarsh, wouldn’t have nearly the same effect."
I don't necessarily agree. We played a gig once, many years ago, for the Mess at RAF Brize Norton (a local airbase). It was packed, very lively, with a very good-natured, "work hard play hard" and exceptionally drunken, boisterous crowd. Really good fun. And one of the few gigs I've played where the bouncers had guns and combat boots.
At one point, they kidnapped our keyboard player from the stage and replaced him with a lilo.
They found it hilarious. As did we. Not so sure Jim (said keyboardist) was as comfortable with the joke, but it goes to support my own view that almost any ridiculous substitution is generally grounds for hilarity.
Besides, substituting a sausage roll into any pastiche involving Alan Titchmarch can surely only ever be a step in a positive direction in terms of increasing the interest and engagement of said picture?
Buffy: an unexpected day off
The forecast was an interesting one for this weekend just gone. An essentially moderate 15ish knots or so, but gusting to 35 or more. Things are around here are definitely beginning to feel autumnal.
That put paid to any plans for sailing Calstar, so Saturday was, following an hour of karate in the morning, squandered at home tidying up the garden and cleaning the kitchen. That pretty much saw off the day. The evening didn't involve anything more aduous than watching "Blackhawk Down" on Netflix and a few bottles of beer. I sometimes think I ought to feel guilty about drinking at home. But if I didn't drink at home, then when would I get the chance to drink?
We'd had a gig booked for early Sunday evening down in Bristol, which originally put certain restrictions on any other plans for the weekend, but on Saturday morning I had a call from the venue's new manager explaining that he'd been told the previous manager had cancelled us earlier in the year so he'd subsequently double-booked us with a karaoke. I'm never one to turn down the offer of a gig, but I have to admit I was almost relieved. I'd spent the week working up to it trying to work out what time we'd need to get to the venue to set up, and whether or not that would give me enough time earlier in the day to race Buffy at Frampton first. With the gig cancelled, I effectively had an unexpected day off, so freedom to race around the lake at my leisure. And I'd had the foresight to message Amanda a few days earlier to ask if she was available to race with me.
So I had a crew to race with.
35 knot gusts. I was trying, ever so hard, not to get my hopes up too much.
It was grey, flat and raining softly when I first arrived at the Club on Sunday morning at a little after 1000, so the first thing I did was go get changed into my drysuit before getting the boat out.
Which duly brought the sun out not ten minutes later. A light wind was blowing from a northerly direction as I rigged the Enterprise. Two minutes silence for Remembrance Sunday at 1100 and then we launched. Two races, the first a pursuit, then followed by a general fleet handicap, both races about an hour long and running back to back, the latter being a new format for Frampton. In the lead up to the start of the first race, the wind began to build as forecast. There was one other Enterprise on the water with us, Geoff and Sue in "Ghost". The wind, typically shifty as it always is when in the north, put a huge port bias on the start line but neither us nor Geoff thought to do anything with it. Ghost had a pretty grim start, about ten seconds late to the line; for reasons I can't explain let alone begin to excuse, ours was worse, and we were closer to twenty seconds late going over. The first beat was a boisterous, gusty affair, both Amanda and I hiked out hard for a lot of it to keep the boat flat and driving.
Since Hels retired from sailing to chase other interests, I've raced with Amanda a couple of times now, but both the previous occasions had been little more than drifts. We're not especially practiced at sailing together, and still find ourselves pulling on the wrong bits of rope and rushing the occasional roll tack, although we've mostly stopped colliding with each other when we do so (although I did in the second race accidentally clout her around the back of the head with the tiller extension). However, Amanda's quick on her toes, has good balance and is not shy of hiking hard when needed; although we started well astern of Ghost, the blustery, energetic beat up to windward saw us catch back up with them and pass ahead just before we rounded the windward mark.
They snuck back past us again halfway through, but with the conditions building through the race, our stamina paid off and we regained our lead again. And then, in the closing five minutes of the pursuit, we found ourselves ahead of and outside of a gust astern on a downwind leg that brought Ghost, Phil in his Aero and Ian in his Solo screaming down on top of us just as we hit the gybe mark.
The Aero left us for dust as we sailed high, pushing Ghost hard to windward. I don't remember if we broke her overlap, it's possible we might have cleared the leeward mark just ahead of them, but the wind had dropped for the last beat, and so between there and windward they inexorably pulled out in front to round ahead of us in the dying minutes of the race. Another unlucky gust accelerated the Solo past us to leeward shorty after, again leaving us untouched,fading just as the increased pressure would otherwise have hit our sails. Three places lost in the final moments of what was otherwise a great race.
The second race saw the wind building even more as noon came and passed. A heavy port bias but relatively short startline meant we all queued up and started in an unruly gaggle on starboard, with most of us tacking off onto port as soon as we were able.
I don't remember if we beat Ghost to windwards again in the second race, but we had a better start (which, to be fair, isn't saying much compared to start of the race before), and by the second lap were certainly ahead, but with her and a gaggle of Solos snapping closely at our tail. The OOD had set a classic Frampton course back and forth across the lake around six separate racing marks, including, perhaps maliciously given the forecast, four gybes; although even in the gusts, at least up until about then, they had been quite managable in the Ent. A few of the single-handers were capsizing here and there to keep the safety boat on their toes, but we'd not had any real concerns.
After the inital beat and the first windward mark at Yellow, the second leg of the course was a broad reach from the there down to the first gybe at Red, which turned into goose-winged run about halfway down as the wind bent to port. Ghost and the clutter of single-handers were just astern of us as we prepared to take the gybe, when a massive gust hit just as I started the turn to leeward. The little dinghy lurched violently, trying to claw back to windward and broach; already too far committed, I brutally forced the tiller over and Amanda hauled on the kicker to coax the boom across. A tangle of shouting and spray passed to windward of us as the boats astern, Ghost amongst them, aborted any attempt to gybe and instead tried to tack through. Our boom came across with a bang and a splash, Amanda and I hiked to try and bring the boat flat and hauled in on the sails. Buffy lept away like a thing possessed, gripped in the teeth of a huge gust.
The next leg should've been a close-hauled fetch, but I quickly gave up any pretense of trying to lay the mark and instead footed off to flatten the boat and let her plane down towards the opposite shore on a close reach, determined just to keep her upright until the gust had blown through. The compromise paid rich rewards, and we were already happily gybing around the next mark at Green-White by the time Ghost and the Solos astern had untangled themselves enough to finally navigate their way around Red.
The rest of the race kept up this brutal tone. A short while later, Ghost capsized, took a while to get back up, and so retired. We took one tumble, simply overpowered on the beat, my tiring hands not spilling the wind from the sail before the heeling boat locked the boom in to the water and a swim became inevitable. For Amanda, at least. For my own ignoble part, I stood on anything I could find and scrambled up over the windward gunwhale and straight onto the centreboard, keeping happily dry. But it also meant we were able to get Buffy back up quickly, still pointing in the direction we'd been going, and were able to get on with our race. Of course, an Enterprise being what it is, she came up swamped with water, gunwhales submerged, hanging on her bouyancy bags. The next half a lap was akin to sailing a bathtub full of water.
The rest of the hour was fantastic, physical sailing, hard hiking up the beats, joyous screaming down the reaches, and abject terror at the four gybe marks. We chickened out at two of them and wore around with a tack instead, but didn't capsize again despite everything the afternoon had to throw at us.
We finally finished fourth out of a fleet of twelve, the swamping that resulted from our one capsize inevitably costing us, despite our quick recovery. Of the twelve boats that started, six had retired before the end, so it's probably fair to say we secured our fourth place through simple attrition rather than any great merit due our sailing.
It's sailing like that which leaves me feeling conflicted and thinking twice as to whether or not I'm going to sell the Enterprise at the end of this year. I really enjoy the freedom and flexibility of racing single-handed, but there is definitely something very rewarding about finishing a hard race in a double-hander, about sharing the thrills and spills of such a race with your crew.
Of moonlight & evening classes
Last Tuesday evening after work; the lake at Frampton, very pretty beneath the moonlight. Back there again tomorrow night, in the middle of an RYA "Yachtmaster Coastal" theory course that's being run at the Club. Three and a half hours every Tuesday evening for 16 weeks, the instructor is running it alongside a Day Skipper course at the same time.
I'm finding this dual running format very tedious, it's very difficult to stay engaged. I appreciate the Coastal syllabus has to involve some revision of the theory we covered with Day Skipper, but so far the content has felt very "Day Skipper revision" heavy, so the three and a half hours every Tuesday night do seem to drag out interminably, despite the obvious proficiency, experience and charm of the instructor.
Not to mention I'm missing my regular, local Tuesday evening karate sessions. I'm trekking out to Cinderford every Thursday evening to train there instead. Same club, albeit a mostly different set of students, but 40 minutes drive each way which I've got to admit takes an amount of grit to work yourself up into doing after a long day in the office, even when you know it has to be done and it's always going to feel like it was worth it afterwards.
The course runs through till February. At this point I'm very much wishing I'd taken Dad's advice, spent the extra cash and taken the necessary two weekends out of sailing and the extra day off work to do the whole course in five days at a commercial training center down in Portishead.
Never mind. I'm sure it'll be worth it in the end.
And last week the moonlight did look ever so pretty as it danced over the waters of Frampton lake.
Calstar: lake sailing
I had a gig Friday night, but the rest of the weekend free, and Nik, unusually, had the entire weekend off work to spend with me. So the original plan was to sail up to Portishead from Cardiff on Saturday afternoon, supper in Portishead Saturday evening, and sail back to Cardiff Sunday morning.
The gig went to plan. But that was about it.
November 5th is, of course, Bonfire Night here in the UK. In previous years, this hasn't caused much of a problem for our dogs; most of them couldn't care less, and those that did fret took comfort from the confidence of the others.
This year, Jack who in previous years has been oblivious, decided that this year he was going to go all barky and hyper excitable at the merest hint of a pop or a crackle. This in turn left poor Boo, not the most confident of furry souls in the best of times, feeling decidedly edgy and anxious every time Jack went off on one.
So instead of sailing up from Cardiff for supper in Portishead on Saturday night, I spent most of Saturday evening like this:
It wasn't entirely the fault of the fireworks. The forecast wasn't exactly playing ball either. It was lovely for Saturday, a fresh northwesterly set to drive us up to Portishead. But the promise for Saturday was not so great; wind increasing to 25 knots and backing more to the west of northwest.
Hardly terrible weather, especially with the sun expected to shine, but as a general rule of thumb, I don't take Nikki out sailing with us unless I can avoid it if the forecast is for more than 20 knots. Add in Sunday's spring tide of the weekend (13m range) and things had the potential to get quite lively.
I nearly broke the rule and went anyway.
Instead, we decided to have a quite Saturday night in (that is, Jack, Boo, Lilly and I; Nikki opted to leave us to it and go out to bingo, a strange, infernal game the charm of which utterly evades me) and then go down to the boat on Sunday and have a sail in the bay, behind the shelter of the Barrage, before heading over to Mermaid Quay for lunch.
The advantage of Cardiff Bay is that it's typically flat, sheltered water, essentially a big freshwater lake. So even if it's gusting past 25 knots, it's still usually a relatively benign place to potter about under sail with the family.
There were a couple of other yachts out, reaching back and forth across the mile wide stretch of water under their headsails alone, and a charming little Drascombe Coaster called "Pintail" making a very fine show of handling the conditions. We spent a very pleasant hour in the chill autumn sun ourselves reaching from one end to the other, Dad on the helm and me coaching Nik with handling the sheets through the occasional tack. She made an initially grudging crew, but gradually warmed to her task.
Although I kept two reefs in the main and a couple of rolls in the genoa, the conditions didn't really warrant it. The general wind speed was in the end within the shelter of the bay no more than a F3 or low 4, but the occasional gusts that blew did push into a definite 5. Having the sails reefed down made life a lot more relaxed for Dad at the helm.
I think Dad would happily have stayed out there reaching back and forth all morning, but hunger eventually got the better of us and we dropped the sails, put in alongside Mermaid Quay, and went ashore to get a late lunch at a Chinese in Cardiff's Red Dragon Centre. One of these "all you can eat" type buffet affairs, pleasant enough food within the limits of what it was but wouldn't have been my first choice. However, Dad had remembered the ice-cream machine from the last time we'd eaten there, and the lure of it was too much to resist a return.
What the food lacked in quality it more than made up for in quantity. Sated, almost to the point of unconsciousness, it was fortunately only a quick fifteen minute trot back across the Bay to our berth in Penarth, managed without mishap, and then a relatively easy drive back home.
A most enjoyable way to spend a Sunday.
Morning Lilly
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A longtime executive with Hartz Mountain Industries has joined RIPCO Real Estate as part of its New Jersey brokerage team.
The firm this week announced the hiring of Deborah Stone, highlighting her role in many high-profile mixed-use and retail projects in Hudson County and the state. She joins RIPCO’s Lyndhurst office after most recently serving as assistant vice president for leasing and marketing with Hartz.
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A new class of sky-blue-emitting Ir(III) phosphors assembled using fluorine-free pyridyl pyrimidine cyclometalates: application toward high-performance sky-blue- and white-emitting OLEDs
Chih-Hao Chang, Zih-Jyun Wu, Chuan-Hao Chiu, Yi-Hu Liang, Yu-Shan Tsai, Jia-Ling Liao, Yun Chi, Hsi-Ying Hsieh, Ting-Yi Kuo, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Hsiao-An Pan, Pi-Tai Chou, Jin-Sheng Lin, Meu-Rurng Tseng
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2013 August 14, 5 (15): 7341-51
Two pyrimidine chelates with the pyridin-2-yl group residing at either the 5- or 4-positions are synthesized. These chelates are then utilized in synthesizing of a new class of heteroleptic Ir(III) metal complexes, namely [Ir(b5ppm)2(fppz)] (1), [Ir(b5bpm)2(fppz)] (2), [Ir(b4bpm)2(fppz)] (3), and [Ir(b5bpm)(fppz)2] (4), for which the abbreviations b5ppm, b5bpm, b4bpm, and fppz represent chelates derived from 2-t-butyl-5-(pyridin-2-yl)pyrimidine, 2-t-butyl-5-(4-t-butylpyridin-2-yl)pyrimidine, 2-t-butyl-4-(4-t-butylpyridin-2-yl)pyrimidine, and 3-trifluoromethyl-5-(pyridin-2-yl) pyrazole, respectively. The single crystal X-ray structural analyses were executed on 1 to reveal their coordination arrangement around the Ir(III) metal element. The 5-substituted pyrimidine complexes 1, 2, and 4 exhibited the first emission peak wavelength (λmax) located in the range 452-457 nm with high quantum yields, whereas the emission of 3 with 4-substituted pyrimidine was red-shifted substantially to longer wavelength with λmax = 535 nm. These photophysical properties were discussed under the basis of computational approaches, particularly the relationship between emission color and the relative position of nitrogen atoms of pyrimidine fragment. For application, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) were also fabricated using 2 and 4 as dopants, attaining the peak external quantum, luminance, and power efficiencies of 17.9% (38.0 cd/A and 35.8 lm/W) and 15.8% (30.6 cd/A and 24.8 lm/W), respectively. Combining sky blue-emitting 2 and red-emitting [Os(bpftz)2(PPh2Me)2] (5), the phosphorescent white OLEDs were demonstrated with stable pure-white emission at CIE coordinate of (0.33, 0.34), and peak luminance efficiency of 35.3 cd/A, power efficiency of 30.4 lm/W, and external quantum efficiency up to 17.3%.
Pt(II) metal complexes tailored with a newly designed spiro-arranged tetradentate ligand; harnessing of charge-transfer phosphorescence and fabrication of sky blue and white OLEDs. Kuan-Yu Liao, Che-Wei Hsu, Yun Chi, Ming-Kuan Hsu, Szu-Wei Wu, Chih-Hao Chang, Shih-Hung Liu, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Pi-Tai Chou, Yue Hu, Neil Robertson Inorganic Chemistry 2015 April 20, 54 (8): 4029-38
Blue-emitting heteroleptic Ir(III) phosphors with functional 2,3'-bipyridine or 2-(pyrimidin-5-yl)pyridine cyclometalates. Tainan Duan, Ting-Kuang Chang, Yun Chi, Jin-Yun Wang, Zhong-Ning Chen, Wen-Yi Hung, Chang-Hsuan Chen, Gene-Hsiang Lee Dalton Transactions: An International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2015 September 7, 44 (33): 14613-24
Homoleptic tris(pyridyl pyrazolate) Ir(III) complexes: en route to highly efficient phosphorescent OLEDs. Kellen Chen, Cheng-Han Yang, Yun Chi, Chao-Shiuan Liu, Chih-Hao Chang, Chung-Chia Chen, Chung-Chih Wu, Min-Wen Chung, Yi-Ming Cheng, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Pi-Tai Chou Chemistry: a European Journal 2010 April 12, 16 (14): 4315-27
Blue to true-blue phosphorescent Ir(III) complexes bearing a nonconjugated ancillary phosphine chelate: strategic synthesis, photophysics, and device integration. Yuan-Chieh Chiu, Yun Chi, Jui-Yi Hung, Yi-Ming Cheng, Ya-Chien Yu, Ming-Wen Chung, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Pi-Tai Chou, Chung-Chia Chen, Chung-Chih Wu, Hsi-Ying Hsieh ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2009, 1 (2): 433-42
Emissive osmium(II) complexes with tetradentate bis(pyridylpyrazolate) chelates. Shih-Han Chang, Chun-Fu Chang, Jia-Ling Liao, Yun Chi, Dong-Ying Zhou, Liang-Sheng Liao, Tzung-Ying Jiang, Tsao-Pei Chou, Elise Y Li, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Ting-Yi Kuo, Pi-Tai Chou Inorganic Chemistry 2013 May 20, 52 (10): 5867-75
Heteroleptic Ir(III) complexes containing both azolate chromophoric chelate and diphenylphosphinoaryl cyclometalates; reactivities, electronic properties and applications. Chen-Huey Lin, Yun Chi, Min-Wen Chung, Yi-Ju Chen, Kang-Wei Wang, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Pi-Tai Chou, Wen-Yi Hung, Hao-Chih Chiu Dalton Transactions: An International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2011 February 7, 40 (5): 1132-43
Ir(III)-Based Phosphors with Bipyrazolate Ancillaries; Rational Design, Photophysics, and Applications in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. Jia-Ling Liao, Yun Chi, Zong-Ting Sie, Chia-Hao Ku, Chih-Hao Chang, Mark A Fox, Paul J Low, Meu-Rurng Tseng, Gene-Hsiang Lee Inorganic Chemistry 2015 November 16, 54 (22): 10811-21
Design and Synthesis of Pyrimidine-Based Iridium(III) Complexes with Horizontal Orientation for Orange and White Phosphorescent OLEDs. Lin-Song Cui, Yuan Liu, Xiang-Yang Liu, Zuo-Quan Jiang, Liang-Sheng Liao ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2015 May 27, 7 (20): 11007-14
Highly efficient red phosphorescent organic light-emitting devices using iridium(III) complexes based on 2-(biphenyl-3-yl)quinoline derived ligands. Hyun Ju Kang, Kum Hee Lee, Heo Min Kim, Ji Hyun Seo, Young Kwan Kim, Seung Soo Yoon Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2012, 12 (4): 3455-9
Highly phosphorescent bis-cyclometalated iridium complexes: synthesis, photophysical characterization, and use in organic light emitting diodes. S Lamansky, P Djurovich, D Murphy, F Abdel-Razzaq, H E Lee, C Adachi, P E Burrows, S R Forrest, M E Thompson Journal of the American Chemical Society 2001 May 9, 123 (18): 4304-12
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With Russian blood on her father’s side and English on her mother’s, Vicki blames her ancestors for the lethal combination of her genes that influence her stories. Tragedy and drama might be found between the pages, but she eventually gives her readers a happy ending.
Her passion, besides writing, is researching her English ancestry. You will find the names of her distant relatives sprinkled throughout her novels.
Lady Charlotte: Ladies of Disgrace is an historical romance written by Vicki Hopkins. Lady Charlotte was simply not interested in emulating the behavior expected of women of her class. She was not going to play the submissive, quiet and modest woman of good breeding. It simply wasn’t in her nature or in her upbringing. Her mother and father were unconventional spirits, and her mother had been her father’s mistress before becoming his wife. They instilled in their daughter an awareness of others outside of their privileged class. Charlotte’s cousin, Cedric, was determined to teach her how to function in polite society, and he knew just the man to help him with this task. Albert Beckett’s chiseled features and manly good looks were breathtaking, but Charlotte was immediately repulsed by his arrogant and overbearing mannerisms. Each of them was determined to win Cedric’s challenge to see who would dominate the other, and Cedric’s companions wagered heavily on their predicted favorite.
Vicki Hopkins’s historical romance novel, Lady Charlotte: Ladies of Disgrace is an entertaining tale about a liberated young widow who doesn’t suffer fools gladly, even when they are drop-dead gorgeous. The author’s heroine is a grand character whose ability to spot hypocrisy and impatience with the classism of well-to-do society is a breath of fresh air. Her cousin’s challenge, in the person of the insufferable Albert, makes for a sparkling comedy of manners as the two spar, draw blood, and find themselves desperately trying not to fall in love. Hopkins’s plot is finely honed, and her writing style is smooth and assured. Lady Charlotte: Ladies of Disgrace is most highly recommended.
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Real Food Scoop | No. 16
“Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” ― Victor Hugo
After 17 years of steady, strategic organizing by the international peasant confederation La Vía Campesina, the United Nations General Assembly voted last week in New York to adopt a Universal Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and People Working in Rural Areas. The official Declaration should be formally ratified next month.
Why does this matter? For decades, small-scale food providers around the world have been sidelined, displaced, and even criminalized for feeding their communities and defending their right to land, seeds, and water. They’ve been trampled by transnational corporations producing industrial commodities based on the myth that agribusiness feeds the world.
Peasants are people who have skills, knowledge, and pride in working the land, fishing the waters, herding animals, and collecting wild foods to nourish their communities. They feed up to 80 percent of the world and they do it on a fraction of the land taken up by industrial monocultures. Not to mention, they conserve resources, build soil, and manage biodiversity in ways that are critical to addressing global climate change.
The Declaration was approved with a recorded vote of 119 countries in favor to 7 against, with 49 abstentions. Unsurprisingly, the United States was a “no” vote on peasants’ rights.
Meanwhile, the workers harvesting our nation’s food have been forced to work under extremely dangerous conditions as wildfires engulfed California, making the air alarmingly toxic. The Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project notes that government agencies rarely inquire about farmworker safety during wildfires, workers have little access to proper protection or medical care, and many speak only indigenous languages and cannot communicate their rights.
The UN Declaration is a victory, to be sure, but it’s part of an ongoing fight to protect the peasants and rural workers who feed us—an idea whose time has surely come.
Tanya, Anna, Tiffani, and Christina
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To my dear friends and faithful readers…
The time has come that, at least for now and the near future, I am retiring this blog. It will not be actively contributed to anymore by myself. Now, please allow me to explain why.
I feel that I have reached the end of this particular journey. And though my future path remains unclear as of this moment, I have faith that this past journey and the heartbreak it has caused me was not only necessary, but that it will also lead myself and perhaps others to a better place. I am in these strange days at a conscious fork in the road, under what some may call technologically (artfully) the final days of whatever life as we have pretended to know and accept it is.
The following is literally a walkthrough of my time on this earth as an activist turned writer, filmmaker, and radio guest and host. Some of the links provided below have likely not been seen by most of my readers, a personal history lost in the shit-pile of Youtube feces and tabloid nonsense. This is my history (his story) as publicly recored, for better and for worse, and as it remains in that digital ether like the story of a child growing up and out of his own societal, political, and religious delusions.
My future, my path, depends on you. I will either be able to print my life’s work, my new books, or I will not. I will either use those reference books as my tool or I will not. And as for myself, I will either fade away into the obscurity we were birthed into or I will overcome it. Honestly, this option to fade away (or burning out) sounds like a much easier path right about now. And so I am posting here what may very well be my last post on this blog. I am posting here my life story as an activist, writer, filmmaker, radio show host, and guerrilla journalist, all of which I have funded out of my own already empty pockets.
And so Iam asking you the reader, watcher, and listener just what my work has been worth to you?
There are currently 1861 subscribers to this blog. It receives an average of between 500-700 readers per day that click on one of 241 published posts representing uncountable hours of research. A total of 1,422,654 views have occurred over this blogs 7 year history, all of them without charge and certainly without profit and gain for the benefit of their author (figures as of Aug-01-2016). And so I am asking, for the second and last time, that my readers support this tome of research and work by donating to my cause. All donations will be applied solely towards the private printing of my books. If every subscriber donated just $10 today I would reach my goal instantly.
But I have nothing left to offer and certainly nothing to sell, except what I have already given away for free and what I will continue to offer freely in the future. The book is already posted for free download here: StrawmanStory.info, with Volume II soon to follow and be added to the first.
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Here, let me attempt to answer the question as to why you should make a donation.
I can only walk you through my story here, and can only offer my charitable life’s work and research below as the answer to that question. And so below is my personal walkthrough of just that.
I have poured my heart and soul into ten years of dedicated, full-time research, media, and activism, as is evidenced by this extensive blog. I have given the fruit of my labors freely without exception or expectation. I have suffered ridicule and fallacious personal attacks on my character by cowardly persons unknown, unseen, and unmet, and by those who hide behind false names and flattering avatars and titles for reasons I cannot fathom; a paid and usefully unpaid idiocy. I lost one email account and am apparently losing current emails into the nothingness of the cloud. I have had strikingly unreasonable rebukes, a strange absence of searchable content on search engines like Google, and just all around opposition (controlled and otherwise) for telling the untainted Truth that very few want or are capable of hearing. Though few seem to be seeking healthy debate or discussion, many are willing to throw stones and cause stumbling blocks from afar. I suppose this has become the American way, wearing our ignorance like a badge of courage. Hell, no government (mind control) is needed when we are each others own stumbling blocks and worst enemies.
Much of what I had uncovered years ago is now being recognized, propagandized, and institutionalized through an obfuscating normalization process. For instead of being outrightly hushed, it is being brought into public light slowly, as entertainment, so as to protect the pharmaceutical and medical industries that are ultimately responsible for spreading all modern disease through various forms of inoculation, including vaccination.
“Scientists might finally understand
how prions spread infectious brain disease“
“After decades of research, scientists think they finally know what turns prions – healthy proteins inside our brains – into the infectious, virus-like pathogens that cause ‘mad cow’ disease, and have also been linked to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s…“
Link: http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-might-finally-understand-how-prions-become-so-dangerous
In Truth, this information has been known for decades, intentionally buried by drug companies under actuarial profit projections and insurance matrixes without responsible or even cautious recall. The careless results of such insured and government-approved and licensed irresponsibility (malpractice insurance) certainly could have been avoided if it were not for the religious worship of vaccination and other medical nightmares, which purposefully deliver cross-species infection and the RNA-based DNA reprogramming that leads to cancers and so many other diseases through such unnatural inoculations. Even this article is chalk full of misleading statements, never putting the blame upon the pharmaceutical companies that have hand delivered most modern diseases directly into our veins through the monetarily induced and brainwashed, licensed nurses and doctors that prescribe them, posing as if wasps stinging their prey to deliver their own burden of poisons and parasites.
Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Rhodes warned us in the 1980’s with his book “Deadly Feasts” about this modern, government and medically-induced plague, along with Patrick Jordan and myself (2011-12) intimately exposing it in this new century with 1,000’s of hours of primary research and radio shows on the subject. The amount of suffering that could have been and still can be averted is not qualifiable in blogosphere soundbites. This open secret is kept merely to protect the deliverers of these infectious prions and their profitable “big pharma” corporations, even as most modern “dementia” type dis-ease has in fact been shown to be some form of prion dis-ease as an otherwise impossible cross-species infection. They actually call this “prion misfolding,” which is just another word for “evolution” (the unfolding of man and beast). But who would listen to a lowly old blogger and an obscure couple of unpublished authors that voluntarily sacrificed their entire livelihoods to literally save the population from its own ignorant trust in flatteringly titled, legal “doctors” and the regulatory agencies of government that “educate” and license them in their practice of spreading disease through professional prescription?
Evolution, or as polio vaccine inventor Jonas Salk called it, The Unfolding Of Man, is not merely some random act of Nature. It is a purposeful infection (by a penetrating needle sting) that causes healthy cells to be mis-folded into whatever RNA structure is infecting and reprogramming its functionality and form. This evolution is often called cancerous growth. For instance, the scrapie prion of sheep causes mad-cow disease in cattle, as the genetic programming of the sheep prion attempts to reprogram the specifically and proprietarily naturally programmed cow prion, evolving it and thus causing the symptoms of doctor and drug-induced evolution. This process is called prion misfolding, and foreign prions (all prions of all other species) are called “infectious” for this reason, as they attach to healthy, proprietary (host) prions and literally evolve (unfold) them into copies of their foreignly programed selves.
I do not use this word evolution lightly. This is not a sophomoric religious or scientific debate. This is the real deal. The evil elements in this world have found a way to literally evolve us through these deadly and pretended-to-be incurable, infectious prions. This is the weaponization of the very design of life itself, the purposeful altering of prion proteins that are designed to, by their own source of nature and in a foundational way, protect us from so many special diseases, including most forms of cancer. But these diseases can only happen in man and beast when purposeful cross-species contamination takes place, and only man can contemplate and manufacture such evil in the name of unnatural, unspiritual “science” and “medicine.”
EVOLUTION – noun – [Latin evolutio.] The act of unfolding or unrolling. 1. A series of things unrolled or unfolded; as the evolution of ages… 4. In military tactics, the doubling of ranks or files, wheeling, countermarching or other motion by which the disposition of troops is changed, in order to attack or defend with more advantage, or to occupy a different post.
EVOLVE – verb transitive – evolv’. [Latin evolvo; e and volvo, to roll; Eng. to wallow.] 1. To unfold; to open and expand. The animal soul sooner evolves itself to its full orb and extent than the human soul. 2. To throw out; to emit. – verb intransitive – To open itself; to disclose itself.
EVOLVING – participle present tense – Unfolding; expanding; emitting.
EVOLUTE – noun – An original curve from which another curve is described; the origin of the evolent.
EVOLVENT – noun – In geometry, a curve formed by the evolution of another curve; the curve described from the evolute.
EVOLVED – participle passive – Unfolded; opened; expanded; emitted.
–Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of the English Language
Jonas Salk, inventor of the injectable, inactivated live-virus polio vaccine that spread so much infectious disease (including polio) around the world due to the un-filterable protein (infectious prion) and DNA strands of Simean Monkey Virus #40 (SV-40) and other infectious cancer viruses mixed with other biological-unfolding agents, later released a selection of very telling books based on his research into this purposeful evolution of life, some of those titles being “Man Unfolding” and “Infectious Molecules and Human Disease.“
The actual history of his ilk’s work is still underreported and ignored as fools line up in droves to accept their devil-in-a-white-coat’s inoculative tribute from nurses that know not the first thing about these pharmaceutical weapons they are paid to deliver under licensure by those syndicalist, organized crime dealers of purchased degrees and diplomas.
“Official data shows that large scale vaccination has failed to obtain any significant improvement of the diseases against which they were supposed to provide protection.”
–Dr. Albert B. Sabin, inventer of oral or “sugar cube” polio vaccine
“…nearly all polio outbreaks since 1961 were caused by the oral polio vaccine.”
–Jonas Salk, inventor of the first polio vaccine,
testimony before a Senate subcommittee
“Many here voice a silent view that the Salk and Sabin Polio Vaccines, being made from monkey kidney tissue, has been directly responsible for the major increase in leukaemia in this country.”
–Dr. F. Klenner, MD
“90% of polio cases were eliminated from statistics by health authorities’ redefinition of the disease when the vaccine was introduced, while in reality the Salk vaccine was continuing to cause paralytic polio in several countries at a time when there were no epidemics being caused by the wild virus.“
–Dr. Viera Scheibner, Ph.D.
“Not only did the cases of polio increase substantially after mandatory vaccinations (a 50% increase from 1957 to 1958, and an 80% increase from 1958 to 1959), but the statistics were manipulated by the Public Health Service to give the opposite impression.”
–1962 U.S. Congressional hearings, excerpt of the testimony of Dr. Bernard Greenberg, Head of the Dept. of Biostatistics for the University of North Carolina School of Public Health
“We now know that chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis in England) is not a new disease, but simply an ‘aborted form’ of the more serious paralytic polio…“
That the sustained use of polio vaccines for over 40 years has resulted in:
“at least 72 viral strains that can cause polio-like diseases…”
Vaccinations caused:
“…the CHANGING of polio rather than the elimination of it.”
–Dr. William C. Douglas, M.D., Editor of the medical newsletter “Second Opinion”
“[Conservatively] About 54 percent of children lamed as a result of poliomyelitis had received three doses of oral polio vaccine before the onset of paralysis.”
–Poliomyelitis trends in Pondicherry, South India, 1989-91, from the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health [London], vol. 51, no. 4, August 1997, pages 443-48
“Vaccines caused substantial increases in polio after years of steady declines, and they are the sole cause of new polio cases in the U.S. today.”
–Alan Phillips, independent investigator and writer on vaccine risks and alternatives, from a report published in the April 1996 edition of “Wildfire Magazine”
I recently spoke of this medically induced evolutionary processing of the human race in an interview…
Link: https://corporationnationradioarchives.wordpress.com/2016/08/03/clint-on-btfc-this-morning/
The vaccine for any dis-ease offers no positive healing factor, instead merely presenting an evolution or devolution of that dis-ease’s regiment of symptoms. As Patrick Jordan points out, to cure is to preserve, not to heal. We cure dead animals for later consumption by applying salt or other chemicals. We cure hay as well with salts, preventing its natural petrification but never allowing it to grow as if it were not already attacked and killed at its roots, left to a slow, decomposing death. But this is not healing, for the zombie dead that we are being turned into simply cannot be healed, only preserved (cured).
And though no vaccine manufacturer has ever made any claim or proven to “cure” any disease through vaccination, one must consider that zombies must also be cured so that their dying, petrifying bodies do not fall apart by the man-made diseases that caused their inconvenient disposition. We are certainly being cured in this villainous sense by these pharmaceutical corporations, for to alter the very DNA structure of man and beast, the symptoms of such man-made evolutionary changes must be managed. The body must be made to persevere through its forced alteration into that which is incompatible with Nature. It must be supplemented with poisons and chemical polymers and compounds that are otherwise unusable to the properly folded (un-evolved) man. We are as pieces of patented, copyrighted art being kept by museum curators, our altered and evolved genes continuously re-registered as government property, even as we mutate exponentially into our unwitting, transhumanist future.
For Charles Darwin, we find the term “descent” used in place of evolution in his first offering of “The Descent of Man” (1871), just one year before his “Origin of Species” attempted to fulfill the anti-theist’s wet dream.
It is ironic that this very tool of genetic and unique, non-nucleatoid protein manipulation that is the foreign (infectious) prion actually proves that evolution is quite naturally impossible in the way that Darwin theorized, and that only the adversarial (evil) and artful designs of the sciences of man may forcibly alter the very fundamental designs of Nature (God). The protective element of our natural, inheritable, healthy prion structure is the best and most sound evidence against Darwin’s origin of species argument. We simply cannot tolerate the cells of other species in our bodies, for their very RNA script and programming is diametrically opposed to our own. Hell, we can barley survive our own blood-types being crossed in normal reproduction without man’s interference though pharmacopeia to deaden our immune system that registers a forming baby of a foreign human blood-type as a foreign infection to be destroyed as a systematic dis-ease. Thus, to even suggest this foolish evolutionary theory as sound when considering this modern prion plague is outlandishly ridiculous, for infectious prions to humans are merely the healthy, normally occurring prions of other species. To each species lies its own origins. And to claim knowledge of those origins is only the false imaginations of idolatrous, want-to-be gods.
One of the most spiritual aspects and teachings of the Bible is simply that man can never know the origins of that which is his or any other source of True Existence. This humbling, self-evident knowledge is what drives insane men on such foolish errands in the flattering title of “science.” But the only Truth is that we will never know. We are not supposed to know. We are only supposed to live as we were intended to and by the very protective Design Nature allows. To question the integrity of that design and to seek improvement upon it is the greatest folly of man, who’s modern consciousness seeks only advancement and growth without reason or end. Our lot in life is to protect, not to alter our own Nature.
DESCENT – noun – 1. The act of descending; the act of passing from a higher to a lower place, by any form of motion, as by walking, riding, rolling, sliding, sinking or falling. 2. Inclination downward; obliquity; slope; declivity; as the descent of a hill, or a roof. 3. Progress downward; as the descent from higher to lower orders of beings. 4. Fall from a higher to a lower state or station. 5. A landing from ships; invasion of troops from the sea; as, to make a descent on Cuba. 6. A passing from an ancestor to an heir; transmission by succession or inheritance, as the descent of an estate or a title from the father to the son. Descent is lineal, when it proceeds directly from the father to the son, and from the son to the grandson; collateral, when it proceeds from a man to his brother, nephew or other collateral representative. 7. A proceeding from an original or progenitor. The Jews boast of their descent from Abraham. Hence, 8. Birth; extraction; lineage; as a noble descent. 9. A generation; a single degree in the scale of genealogy; distance from the common ancestor. No man is a thousand descents from Adam. 10. Offspring; issue; descendants. The care of our descent perplexes most. 11. A rank in the scale of subordination. 12. Lowest place. 13. In music, a passing from a note or sound to one more grave or less acute.
At some point, man becomes unman. At some point, man becomes a proprietary creation of man. At some point, man is no longer a creation of God (the Source of Nature) but an invention of a corporation (artificial person) under the authority of the government that corporation (person) is registered in. That time is upon us. We must choose our master, man’s designer A.I. machine or God’s Nature.
But this “unfolding” is not merely biological, for the mind and moral compass of man’s development must also be evolved to meet the changing nature of these so-called “sciences,” of transhumanism and other unnatural developments as the evolution or unfolding of man continues as an unabated “science.” One does not teach men born to be slaves the language of their masters, lest the carefully divided classes become equals and sit at the same tables. Of course, “education” is the best method towards unfolding (evolving) the impressionable young minds of all men so that they may come to culturally accept such scientific madness as a normality, and even as if it were the natural evolution of man. And are we not seeing just that, as new generations are being systematically confounded and reprogrammed to accept this artificially induced evolutionary process of augmented reality? For the the concept of a New World Order is merely the combining of all that stands in opposition into togetherness, a fusion of the real and unreal, life and non-life, spirit and flesh.
The Unfolding of Man. Research Note. Educational Policy Research Center – 67-47-
Author: Naranjo, Claudio
“Material gathered from education, religion, medicine and related fields comprises this practical approach to dealing with human development. The unity underlying the multiplicity of ways of growth (150 educational methods or systems) is a recurrent theme. This unity transcends the seemingly diverse intentions of education, psychiatry, and religion. The author contends that close scrutiny may uncover enough of a meeting ground to warrant the ambition of a unified science and ART OF HUMAN CHANGE. Indeed, a consistent view of man’s development will fuse the three currently separated disciplines. The author suggests a phenomenological approach to practical ways of personal growth which provides an experiential meeting ground for diverse techniques, exercises and procedures that would contribute to the UNFOLDING OF MAN. His approach is intended to elucidate two things: (1) THE UNITIY OF SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS VIEWS CONCERNING THE PROCESS OF THE UNFOLDING OF MAN; and (2) the unity of various methods of achieving human growth from the standpoint of experiences these methods elicit, rather than from their external descriptions. (TL)”
Link–> http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED038713
Notice here folks: that’s a government website; an “educational” website. That’s the goal of the modern Common Core principle. Government controlled education… no wonder people are patriotic towards their own military occupier and destroyer, for it controls their intake of knowledge and thus hides its own intent. The pawns actually believe they are kings.
This is a multi-front attack. The A.I. is on. All systems go.
Of course the official “education” system will dispense with True religious and moral teaching towards the improved and evolved teaching of man’s scientific control of perceived “chaos” through this artificial, neo-humanistic order birthed from it. Man’s very soul must be misfolded with worthless fruit, the unnatural and seedless (groundless) information from that tree of the good and evil conceptualizations and inventions (fictions) of man.
One last note on this subject:
As I am not credentialed or respected by this official, consensus-based, syndicalist organized criminal element, and proudly so, I will put my thesis here. It is one that can change the world, and thus probably won’t go much further than this page. It is simply that prions prove Darwin’s theory of “natural” evolution to be completely false. In fact, it is this forced, unnatural evolution (unfolding) of man through prion misfolding that shows some form of “design,” be it “intelligent” or otherwise. This is not the point. The point is that cross-species transmission of these smallest of proteinaceous agents is infectious, causing great dis-ease to the host body. In other words, the symptoms are a sign that under no circumstances can two species be compatible, let along derived from each other. If man came from ape, then man’s body should be receptive to its source protein structure and biological programming. But it is not. In all cases of xenotransplantation (animal to human body part replacement) the immune system treats that special part as a foreign infection, and so the immune system must be nullified through pharmacopeia (witchcraft, potions, and poisoning) for the body to accept any foreign transplant. They simply are not compatible in a “natural” way. Thus “natural” evolution, at least as the “origin of species,” is bunk. Cancer is a symptom of evolution, for cancer is a direct response of the body to foreign (non-human) DNA programing, sometimes referred to as cancer “viruses.”
Viruses that can lead to cancer
Viruses are very small organisms; most can’t even be seen with an ordinary microscope. They are made up of a small number of genes in the form of DNA or RNA surrounded by A PROTEIN COATING. A virus must enter a living cell and “hijack” the cell’s machinery in order to reproduce and make more viruses. Some viruses do this by inserting their own DNA (or RNA) into that of the host cell. When the DNA or RNA affects the host cell’s genes, it can push the cell toward becoming cancer.
You’ll notice that most “cancer viruses” are from monkeys and other animals, which must be manually (purposefully) injected into the human body to cause infection, or transplanted in some other way. Other viruses that cause cancer, such as HPV, are also foreign agents, in this case a “wart” passed from human to human. The supposed HIV virus is another example, extremely similar to feline immunodeficiency virus (i.e. the supposed cause of feline AIDS), which can only cause disease when injected into the body, either through transmission or other cross-species contact. Whether it is actually a sexually transmitted disease is not clear or proven, and I have never known an unvaccinated (or non-intervenious drug-user) or other “blood product” user via inoculation of foreign or human blood pharmaceuticals to have the symptoms of AIDS or cancer.
This trend in cancer rates was documented in its early stages just after the turn of the 20th century:
“Cancer was practically unknown until compulsory vaccination with COWPOX vaccine began to be introduced. I have had to deal with two hundred cases of cancer, and I never saw a case of cancer in an unvaccinated person.“
–Dr. W.B. Clarke, a prominent physician in Indiana, from Eustace Mullins ‘Murder by Injection,’ pg 132, quoting The National Council for Medical Research, Virginia
And so I reiterate Dr. Clarke’s respected opinion here when I say that evolution was practically unknown until vaccination became commonplace, and that most modern diseases are in fact the symptoms of cross-species infection through vaccination. Whether vaccination “works” or does not is irrelevant at this point. For it is how they are grown and the delivery of unfiltered proteins and DNA that is the subject at hand. This has nothing to do with the theory of “vaccination” and everything to do with cross-species contamination. There is no left or right, right or wrong. There is only the fact that most of us have been infected with the DNA and prion proteins of many, many different species that vaccine cell substrates are grown on! To this fact, every vaccine insert warns us! This is wholly against every aspect of the Natural Law, the scriptural Law, and the law of reason. To this fact there is no debate.
“Eaten blood is digested into its components so it ceases to be blood, and the body re-uses the components for different things. Transfused blood is not digested but functions as blood with all its vital properties for life.”
—Jonathan Sarfati, Ph.D., excerpt from an article entitled: “New England Journal of Medicine promotes anti-theism”
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood…”
—Leviticus 17: 11, 14, KJB
“VARIVAX [Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka/Merck)]
VARIVAX… is a preperation of the Oka/Merck strain of live, attenuated varicella virus. The virus was initially obtained from a child with natural baricella, then introduced into human embryonic lung cell cultures, adapted to and propagated in embryonic guinea pig cell cultures and finally propagated in human diploid cell cultures (WI-38). Further passage of the virus for varicella vaccine was performed at Merck Research Laboratories (MRL) in human diploid cell cultures (MRC-5)…
Each 0.5 mL dose of vaccine contains the following… residual components of MRC-5 cells including DNA and PROTEIN.“
—Except taken directly from VARIVAX insert from actual vaccine package
The FDA is certainly aware of all this, and has been for a long time. It is a protective agent not for us, but for the corporations that government invests in and controls. The reader should ask themselves why vaccines are allowed to be used on the public and on pets when this type of information is readily available. But then, the reader would have to lose such fallacies as patriotism and love of country (love of artificial persons). We’s have to face reality, which is just too painful…
“Potential Risks of DNA in Vaccines
“Residual DNA in vaccines derived from tumorigenic cells, including those transformed by Ad5, can pose potential risks to the vaccine recipient in two respects: oncogenicity and infectivity. Each of these biological properties must be considered and evaluated for each cell substrate.
“The oncogenic risk of cell substrate DNA has been considered to be due to several mechanisms. First, the residual DNA could have dominant activated oncogenes that could exert their effect following expression in recipient cells. In the case of Ad5-transformed cells, the dominant oncogenes would include the E1A and E1B genes. Second, the incoming DNA could integrate into the host genome in certain genes, such as the p53 gene or the retinoblastoma susceptibility (RB) gene, termed tumor suppressor genes, which are involved in cell cycle control among other cellular processes. Loss of function of tumor suppressor genes has been associated with certain human tumors. Third, integration of residual cell-substrate DNA could result in the activation of cellular regulatory genes by promoter/enhancer insertion, and this could result in the development of a neoplastic phenotype; this mechanism for tumor development was initially described in chickens for leukemia formation by avian leukosis viruses. Another result of integration that has been described is an increased methylation of adjacent DNA sequences as well as sequences on other chromosomes, although the consequences of such changes in methylation patterns to a cell are unknown.
“The second biological activity of DNA that should be considered is its potential infectivity. If a genome of a DNA virus or the provirus of a retrovirus is present in the cell substrate used for vaccine manufacture, then the residual DNA has the potential, upon inoculation into the vaccine recipient, to produce infectious virus from this DNA and thus establish a productive infection.
“The assessment of the risk of DNA — both the oncogenic risk and the infectious risk — needs to be considered both in terms of (1) the amount of residual DNA inoculated; and (2) the concentration of oncogene or infectious genome present in this DNA…
“In considering potential risks associated with the use of these so-called Designer Cell Substrates – i.e., neoplastic cells derived from normal human cells transformed by defined viral or cellular oncogenes or by immortalizing cellular genes (e.g., telomerase) – OVRR/CBER is considering the approach outlined below within the framework of a “defined-risks” assessment… “A defined-risks approach to the regulatory assessment of the use of neoplastic cells as substrates for viral vaccine manufacture”, In EVOLVING Scientific and Regulatory Perspectives on Cell Substrates for Vaccine Development… The use of immortalized, neoplastic human cells as substrates to develop recombinant viral vectors as vaccines also raises theoretical concerns with regard to possible contamination with TSE/BSE (Human/transmissible form of Mad Cow Disease) agents.”
—FDA article from FDA website entitled “‘Designer’ Cells as Substrates for the Manufacture of Viral Vaccines”
We are being unwittingly evolved!
We marvel and cringe at the effects of “mad cow disease,” which is merely a prion disease caused by vaccinating (stinging) a healthy cow with infectiously programed sheep prions, and yet we treat our own madnesses called as the many names of “dementia” as somehow expected, age-related, and naturally occurring. We suffer this evil like good little patients, paying for “cures” that do not work from the very industry that intentionally knowingly infected us in the first place.
But then, the word patient is one of my favorite words, for we have no clue that we are patients of government from our birth. In fact, a citizenship is nothing more and nothing less than a patient of a government institution.
PATIENT – adjective – pa’shent. [Latin patient.] 1. Having the quality of enduring evils without murmuring or fretfulness; sustaining afflictions of body or mind with fortitude, calmness or christian submission to the divine will; as a patient person, or a person of patient temper. It is followed by of, before the evil endured; as patient of labor or pain; patient of heat or cold. 2. Not easily provoked; calm under the sufferance of injuries or offenses; not revengeful. Be patient towards all men. 1 Thessalonians 5:14. 3. Persevering; constant in pursuit or exertion; calmly diligent. Whatever I have done is due to patient thought. 4. Not hasty; not over eager or impetuous; waiting or expecting with calmness or without discontent. Not patient to expect the turns of fate. – noun – A person or thing that received impressions from external agents; he or that which is passively affected. Malice is a passion so impetuous and precipitate, that it often involves the agent and the patient. 1. A person diseased or suffering bodily indisposition. It is used in relation to the physician; as, the physician visits his patient morning and evening. 2. It is sometimes used absolutely for a sick person. It is wonderful to observe how inapprehensive these patients are of their disease. – verb intransitive – To compose one’s self. [Not used.]
What the hell are you all waiting for so patiently???
Now we must remember, only what is a unique or novel creation of man can be patented as property of man’s person (a franchised legal status of government). And the only cure for the disease of man’s law is to be only the property of God’ Nature (Creation). This isn’t religion, it’s common sense. It the Highest LAW, the Law of Nature! And it is completely tainted by the false doctrines of the corporate church, which is merely an authorized, non-profit agent and artificial person of the state, the very state that wishes to become your involuntary god (creator) and master. When man is no longer man, when his genes and genome are newly created, patented property of government and its syndicalist corporate structure, then we will be born slaves. We will carry our person (status) in our very unnatural, trans-human design, the mark of proprietary beasts. For we will have allowed ourselves to deny our own Nature, our own place within God, and instead to become a creation of man.
“The products of man’s imagination and undisciplined appetite may have a boomerang effect which in due time may well overpower him.”
—Jonas Salk, from: ‘Man Unfolding’
It is not difficult to understand at all. It’s real simple… Because we are not “religiously” following the Law of Nature, which is laid out succinctly in the Bible, and because we have thus lost respect for the very Laws (Design) of Nature Itself as we try and alter and improve upon them through unnatural evolution, we are dooming ourselves to a literal hell on earth. We are allowing ourselves to be controlled utterly by devils (attorneys).
DEVILING – noun – A young devil. (Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of the English Language)
DEVILLING – A term used in London of a barrister recently admitted to the bar, who assists a junior barrister in his professional work, without compensation and without appearing in any way in the matter.(Black’s Law 4th Edition)
DEVIL’S HORNS – When managers focus on an undesirable trait. They do not see future and current success potential. (Black’s Law 4th Edition)
DEVIL – noun – Devl. [Latin, to calumniate.] 1. In the Christian theology, an evil spirit or being; a fallen angel, expelled from heaven for rebellion against God; the chief of the apostate angels; the implacable enemy and tempter of the human race. In the New Testament, the word is frequently and erroneously used for demon. 2. A very wicked person, and in ludicrous language, an great evil. In profane language, it is an expletive expressing wonder, vexation, etc. 3. An idol, or false god. Leviticus 17:7. 2 Chronicles 11:15. (Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of the English Language)
DEMON – …Evil spirit or genius, which influences the conduct or directs the fortunes of mankind. (Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of the English Language)
DEMONIAC, DEMONIACAL or DEMONIAN – adjective – 1. Pertaining to demons or evil spirits. 2. Influenced by demons; produced by demons or evil spirits. (Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of the English Language)
DEMONIAC – Phrensy. – noun – A human being possessed by a demon; one whose volition and other mental faculties are overpowered, restrained, or disturbed, in their regular operation, by an evil spirit, or by a created spiritual being of superior power. (Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of the English Language)
CALUMNIATE – verb transitive – [See Calumny] To accuse or charge one falsely, and knowingly, with some crime, offense, or something, disreputable; to slander. – verb intransitive – To charge falsely and knowingly with a crime or offense; to propagate evil reports with a design to injure the reputation of another. (Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of the English Language)
CALUMNY – noun – Slander; false accusation of a crime or offense, knowingly or maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; false representation of facts reproachful to another, made by design, and with knowledge of its falsehood; sometimes followed by on. Neglected calumny soon expires. (Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of the English Language)
Which demons possess you?
Would you even know as an evolved, unfolded pseudo-man?
What false gods do you allow to bedevil and calumniate you?
Just who or what are the devil’s advocates?
Trust me when I say that truth is way stranger than any church fiction…
For what you may not have comprehended quite yet is that we are speaking here of biological slander, a rewriting of our Source program, as the propagation of evil designs upon our very genomic structure. We are being bewitched and bedeviled at the cellular level, calumniated to an end that will cause us to be abhorrent to our Natural Source, and instead to one made by the design of these evil geniuses (human devils). We are being made criminals from God and Nature, chimeras that must be bound and chained for our offensive natures. Words will no longer be needed in this charge, for our crimes will be spelled out in our DNA sequence chains.
You see the great mystery is that all the monsters in the Bible, as well as all the saints, are just various forms of man. Man is the only species that acts against its own Nature and best interests. And so even as you cry foul and weep at the loss of this world you still refuse to pick up the one book that would save your very life and soul. For the designs of these devils in suits and ties and white lab coats is to make you into mere animals, which translates to soulless beasts, a purposefully designed lack of anima. The Bible is an instruction manual on how to avoid these devils, especially the ones that lurk in the church and state.
“Devilling, as the period of pupillage or training to become an advocate is generally known, lasts between eight and nine months, and comprises a mix of skills training courses and time spent working with a devilmaster. The compulsory skills training courses, which are described in more detail in the following pages, are spread across the devilling period and last for about nine weeks in total. For the balance of the period of devilling, devils work closely with their devilmasters.
“All devils have a principal devilmaster who is a practicing member of the junior bar of at least seven years standing, and working primarily in civil practice. Devils will also spend part of the time with another devilmaster practicing in the criminal courts, and many devils spend a short period of time with a third devilmaster working in a different aspect of civil work from his or her principal devilmaster…
“The Faculty of Advocates is a body of independent lawyers who have been admitted to practice as Advocates before the Courts of Scotland. Faculty records date as far back as 1532 when the College of Justice was established by an Act of the Scottish Parliament, though its origins are believed to predate that event.”
—Copied from from official UK website (advocates.org.uk), explaining the act of ‘Deviling’, and finally excerpted from its main “about” page. It is important to note that though this information on the “deviling” page was specifically removed in late 2015, but that its origin remains. This excerpt is taken from a 111 page publication entitled “The Devil’s Handbook,” 12th Edition, 2014/15, published by the Faculty of Advocates, Advocates Library, Parliament House, Edinburgh EH1 1RF
This is no joke! This is a government publication and is excerpted from a government website. This is the true nature of the umbrella of the International Bar Association (IBA) and its many national members.
But let us not go too far astray. For I have uncovered so much more of this artful design, and have removed the vail and barrier of popular debate from the equation. Debate is the great mountain of obfuscation, which, by its official rules, requires one to protect lies and stand in defense of what one does not believe in. This is professional debate, a tool used to train priests, politicians, and attorneys, or what I call the modern Pharisees.
I knew the debate on what are popularly named as “chemtrails” was over and pointless, for instance, when I found that the most “prestigious” universities around the world were teaching “Geo-Engineering” of the land, air, and seas and offering professional degrees and diplomatic papers (diplomas) therein. No geo-engineering or chemtrail skeptic can overlook the fact that this monster of organized crime against nature, which by illusion labeled (named/noun) as the sponsored and regulated “education” system of government, is offering degrees and therefore a requirement for legal licensure in geo-engineering the entire planet! The debate, I found, was merely a smokescreen as obvious to the senses as the chemtrails themselves, designed to make the common man believe not even his own eyes.
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/degrees-in-geo-engineering-and-sustainable-development/
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2016/01/18/geo-engineering-controlled-chaos-via-predictive-programming/
And so we find that all we have been exposing for so many years, decades in fact, is now the subject of dinner conversation and climate change discussions, as we – the boys who supposedly cried wolf – are now conveniently forgotten instead of just outright ignored.
Here is a perfect example of the respect garnered to these false, flattering titles of mega-corporations, as that which is allotted to this syndicalist “education” monopoly of the state. Under the top 10 rankings of schools and universities is listed each one by rank of prestige, with an imaginary, non-referential “score” placed next to each institution as its numerical ranking according to that pretended, apparitional quality of prestige. Ironically, most folks would actually choose which schools they wish to attend by these so-called rankings in “prestige” having no idea the actual root meaning of that word.
Here’s the top 10 schools ranked by their so-called prestige:
1. Harvard University – 100.0
2. Stanford University – 97.6
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – 97.2
4. Princeton University – 97.0
5. Columbia University in the City of New York – 96.2
6. University of California, Berkeley – 96.1
7. Yale University – 96.0
8. Williams College – 94.1
9. Dartmouth College – 94.1
10. University of Notre Dame – 93.5
Oh, the conformists wet dream. But what happens when we consider these undefined terms of art by their true meaning? What happens when we actually define this word prestige?
Remember, everything is magical illusion…
PRESTIGES – noun – [Latin proestigioe.] Juggling tricks; impostures.
PRESTIGIATION – noun – [Latin proestigioe, tricks.] The playing of legerdemain tricks; a juggling.
LEGERDEMAIN – noun – [See Light.] Slight of hand; a deceptive performance which depends on dexterity of hand; a trick performed with such art and adroitness, that the manner or art eludes observation. The word is sometimes used adjectively; as a legerdemain trick.
PRESTIGIATOR – noun – A juggler; a cheat.
PRESTIGIATORY – adjective – Juggling; consisting of impostures.
PRESTIGIOUS – adjective – Practicing tricks; juggling.
IMPOSTURE – noun – [Latin impostura. See Impose.] Deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition practiced by a false pretender. —Form new legends, And fill the world with follies and impostures.
What is a university but a clearing house of the victor’s falsified histories and instructions in fictional, artful things? What are they but government approved and censored agencies permitted to teach the acknowledgements of men, the synthesis of all things exposed to the filters of these institutions of that Hegelian Dialectic. Oh, how we have been tricked by the magical spellings and artful images (idols) of historical figures that sought only to defeat True knowledge attainment by the masses of illiterates. The dark light of the legerdemain wordsmith, scientist, and mathematician enlightens not the soul, but instead drives it into an adversarial state to stand against its own True Light and Nature.
To quote again, strangely enough, from my own upcoming “Volume II” of the “Strawman” book series:
“In etymology, the English word prestige stems from the word “trick,” taken from the 16th century French prestige, meaning “deceit, imposture, illusion,” and in the Modern French “illusion, magic, glamour.” From the Latin praestigium we get the meaning of “delusion, illusion” as is used for the adjective “prestigious.” Prestige was a derogatory term until the 19th century, where it was applied to Napoleon within the sense of his having politically a “dazzling influence” in 1815.
To be described as prestigious from the 1540’s was to be one who partook in “practicing illusion or magic” and was “deceptive,” stemming from the Latin praestigious as “full of tricks,” and from praestigiae meaning “juggler’s tricks,” which was likely altered by dissimilation from praestrigiae, and from praestringere meaning “to blind, blindfold, dazzle,” from prae “before” (same as pre-) added before stringere “to tie or bind” (as the verb to strain). Again, this was a derogatory term until the 19th century.
This notion of garnering state papers that show degree of education as a diploma (diplomatic papers) is comparable to the noun cachet, meaning a “seal affixed to a letter or document” from the 16th century, stemming from the Old French dialectal cacher “to press, crowd,” and from the Latin coactare “constrain” (cache). The French term lettre de cachet, meaning “letter under seal of the king,” made the evolutionary linguistic transliteration as a “(letter under) personal stamp (of the king)” to the modern word “prestige.”
A diploma is simply permission from the state to commit a certain degree of crime while acting in the states fictional (legal) persona; to take upon the surname a flattering title that would be unlawful to possess and profess for those not brainwashed by the syndicalist education monopoly.
In fact the etymological meaning of the very word education is shockingly defined from the 1530s as, “childrearing,” equivalent to “the training of animals,” from Middle French education (14c.) and directly from Latin educationem (nominative educatio) “a rearing, training,” the noun of action from past participle stem of educare (educate). The origin of education was as the instruction in social codes and manners; the meaning “systematic schooling and training for work” is from 1610s.
Let’s face it, all beasts of burden, including, as the U.S. Code repeatedly defines us, “man and other animals,” need to be trained for our place in animal husbandry and human trafficking under this human capital management system.
But hey, don’t worry, after reading this work you can always beg to be re-educated and placed back into the prestige of that fictional matrix of civil “life.” Just believe…
As for the intent of this institutionalized corporate structure of public education, it is to pre-strain an individual, meaning to limit knowledge to a particular direction or practice. The verb strain comes from around 1300, meaning to “tie, bind, fasten, gird,” from the present participle stem of Old French estreindre “bind tightly, clasp, squeeze,” from the Latin stringere meaning “draw tight, bind tight, compress, press together,” and also “to stroke, rub, press” with cognates from Lithuanian stregti “congeal, freeze, become stiff;” Greek strangein “twist;” Old High German strician “mends nets;” Old English streccian “to stretch;” and from German stramm and Dutch stram meaning “stiff“). From late 14th century it takes the meaning of “tighten; make taut,” and also to “exert oneself; overexert (a body part),” with the sense of “press through a filter, put (a liquid) through a strainer” also from early 14th century, while the meaning of “to stress beyond measure, carry too far, make a forced interpretation of” is from mid-15th century.
Ultimately, the university accreditation system is merely an authoritarian, for-profit monopoly that stands both as the barrier of true knowledge and as the forced source of officially bestowed permissive ability to participate or practice in most regulated commercial functions of government. The word authority, as it applies to the university school system, literally stems from autorite “book or quotation that settles an argument,” from the Old French auctorité “authority, prestige, right, permission, dignity, gravity; the Scriptures.” The Modern French autorité, from the Latin auctoritatem (nominative auctoritas), has the meaning of “invention, advice, opinion, influence, command,” from auctor “master, leader, author.” Most poignantly, this word authority from the late 14th century has the meaning of “power to enforce obedience,” and as “people in authority” is from the 1610s. Authorities in modern times was recorded as “those in charge, those with police powers” since the mid-19th century.
The song lyrics Teach Your Children Well comes to mind. For to have power over “education” by promoting the word-trickery of prestige over governmental institutions, this monopoly on knowledge can be retained by those keepers of mysteries in high authority. Oz can thus remain hidden behind a curtain of idiocy spelled out as a pretended history (his-story) in those prestigious text books.
The monopoly of education is dystopia.
Utopia cannot stand or thrive on ignorance.”
It is an amazing feeling to realize that the “professors” of “professions” are really just full of their own peers’ manufactured shit, corrupted to their capacity on the fiction of artful concepts and spoiled fruit from the fig-apple tree of worthless knowledge, being passed on to future generations just as it was “educationally” passed on to their animal selves. Imagine the arrogance it takes to accept a “masters” degree in anything taught by those who as well received their own “masters” degree from another manufactured “master” and so on. That a 23 year old “adult” can be awarded a certificate of “mastery” in anything is as ridiculous as the Mormon “Church” corporation sole assigning the flattering title of “elder” to 12 year old kids and doing so not in their christian name, but in their legal surname, totally against the scriptures. This is how flattering titles (names) are used, carrying no substance of the reality they formally represent (in artificial form/character/person/title), just as the clothes do not make the man. Mastery is a lifetime achievement, and one often recognized publicly only after the death of that master. A “Masters” degree, however, is currently on sale for $99,999. It is a name, a title, not a reality. Education, position, and status for sale; a devil’s contract of monetary and performance debt. To the cheater, to one raised to be a cheater and to summarily respect the prestige of university word magic and legerdemain trickery without question, it is par for the course that one should fallaciously flaunt a piece of paper sealed by the state so as to cheat even themselves out of ever Truly mastering anything at all, aside from their assigned and professed degree of crime and aptitude in their chosen, commercially professed fiction. Such professions are like invisible prisons for the mind, with humility nowhere to be found and where cognitive dissonance blossoms.
Likewise, to have a Masters in the English language is about as reasonable as having a prize for the most prestigious dingleberry in ones upper butt crack, professing oneself to a state-sanctioned mastery of what Mark Twain called the most “mongrel” language, a literalist word construction known also as “dog-Latin,” which was grammatically built for the purpose of mass public deception and illiteracy. The names of things we learn at 3 years old never change throughout our commercial livelihoods, for the metaphor and the parable is completely lost on the publicly educated, literalist English speaker, while their legal and “Romantic” origins reak havoc upon society. We learn the empty monetary value of all things by their names (nouns), but never the substance and essence of that which is enslaved by such artificial valuation and empty nomenclature. Strangely, we only know words by their name, not their substance or True meaning and Nature. And this explains the foundation of all our problems.
“So, we start with the question, now, as to why we cannot ask the question why? And that is because of the absence of knowledge of first cause… At school, for instance, we learn to liken words to objects. But even when we apply the word to the object, we have lost something. We have lost inner-meaning. We call things by the name. We say this is a “carrot.” And we therefore get a good mark on our examination paper. But what is a “carrot?” Neither the student nor the teacher knows, actually. It becomes merely a term to define the fact that we have accepted the language which we are studying, and that in that language, this particular vegetable is a “carrot.” But this does not tell us a thing about the “carrot.” It only divides it from some other vegetable. Why it is divided, how it is divided, what the life means, we do not know. But from the very earliest times, human beings attempted to find ways of learning the true meaning of the things which they classified… They made likenesses of the thing they were trying to discover or decide. And in this way they had a little more dimension than we get from words… Words have to be carefully considered and weighed. They can be the cause of war. They can result in riots. They can bring down the stock exchange in a bad catastrophe. They can do all kinds of things to us that we cannot appreciate or understand. And just as we are not permitted by law to injure other persons physically, we must sometimes realize that we can more profoundly influence and injure them verbally… Now, children today aren’t taught basic language. They are taught the names of things, and believe that (because) they have the name that they know the thing. So that if someone asks them, what is a “carrot,” they are apt to say “a vegetable,” and get the correct mark. But they don’t know what a character is, or a “carrot,” or anything else. They do not understand, but they consider the subject closed by the name. And the same is true in many different levels and developments of life. We give names to things, answer them according to their names, and consider that enough. This is one of the points that was made… in connection with education; the problem of finding out the names of things in terms of meaning. And the way to gain meaning is to recognize the basic vitality of the subject under discussion… In other words you have to be able to feel the facts of a thing, not merely listen to it and buy dictionaries. You have to participate in the experience of something in order to know it. And that was why such an emphasis was placed upon pre-school education. The problem is very certain that the faculties of true understanding have to be developed before schooling comes, or the schooling will be very largely rejected. We will finally end up with the individual memorizing the words and knowing nothing about the substance. So the person has to learn to recognize substance first. And the first substances of life are not learned in school, but in the pre-school period of childhood in which the association with adults or with others of its own age group, these result in certain basic experiences of like and dislike, of exception and acceptance and rejection. These things we gradually learn intuitively, then when education comes, we give meaning to words. Otherwise we give no meaning, and we just keep on using words without giving them any substance, essence, or vitality…“
“Historians, of course, use words to influence the reader. And it is generally admitted today that 90% of history is written by victors at the expense of the vanquished. And we always make a villain out of the loser, regardless of circumstances. So, we have all kinds of problems in history. We take the words; we believe them. But we don’t know whether they are true or not… We decide that the historian is correct if we agree with him. He is incorrect if we disagree with him. When in reality the facts of the matter are seldom actually considered.”
—Manly P. Hall, from his recorded lecture on “Language: the Use, Misuse and Abuse of Words”
Today’s “historians” seem to have been metamorphosed into bloggers and shock jocks on radio, news outlets, and newspapers, and as actors in Hollywood. Historical “facts” are delivered sometimes even before modern events ever happen. And so it is safe to embrace Mr. Hall’s perception that 90% of history, including that being broadcast and recorded instantly and live on the spot, is likely only the sponsored and paid for opinions of a powerful propagandist regime we call as our government. This model goes well with Huxley’s opinion that 90% of the population is quite hypnotizable in different degrees. No one seems to want to face the Truth that we are a morally, spiritually, and educationally defeated people. For that would mean inevitably that we are as well a militarily conquered people, and that our so-called government is actually the victor of this information war.
Fortunately in my own journey, my early research uncovered this design in totality. And I found that the definition of that word “conquer” actually carries the same meaning as the word “purchase,” and that the word “military” simply means thee entirety of the “Executive” enforcement branch of government. Let us not pretend that their money system, which no one can seem to deny, has certainly conquered us all. For the very industries that this government sanctioned education system grants degrees of crime and licensed (anarchical) diplomacy to are also the private and public stock corporations that government collectively owns through its international investment schemes. For it only seeks the most impressionable, hypnotizable of fools to fill with the most human of false pride those flatteringly titled positions of tenure and public employment. Only he who is most impressed and indebted by the word magic and prestige of their own paid-for educational experience will be accepted into bearing such prestigious flattering titles of professional and nonsensical conduct, bound in every way by their original performance debt of citizenship in agency to that principal government.
And so the reader should pay close attention to my much earlier, foundational research into CAFR’s, which shows government to be the main shareholder of ALL important and influential corporate stock through its non-governmental and pension investment schemes in all corporations around the world, especially in those pharmaceutical companies that have caused so much destruction of life and health in all nations and tribes.
To be clear, the regulator (government) regulates the corporations it owns through stock investment and indirectly votes (as collective shareholder) through proxy vote for the boards of directors, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate governance issues. The regulator regulates its own corporate empire, a syndicalist domain of pure and utter “legalized” corruption. When government is the main or even partial shareholder of corporations as the design of “fascism” is said to be, and when the highest law of corporations is to protect its shareholders, then its oil companies are not made to clean up their spills and its pharmaceutical companies are allowed to lie to the public and kill in the name of scientific medicine in the name of profit and gain. And this is why primary research is so important, for they do not lie to government, only to us.
Of course, to be published one must cover up the Truth, which is why journals never do what we have done, explaining the entire cover-up publicly for full comprehension. When government owns through stock investment and voting powers the totality of mainstream media that, if it were actually independent, would otherwise criticize and report all aspects of the organized crime of government, then one should immediately recognize this conflict of interest and turn away from such an obvious propaganda outlet.
While Project Mockingbird is well known and even blatantly admitted on the CIA’s own website, we must realize that this sort of clandestine infiltration into the media is no longer necessary. For when government owns the majority holding of stock, it calls the shots by proxy. And those board members for which it collectively votes into each corporate boardroom certainly will not depose the hand that owns and feeds it. For the shareholders also proxy vote and approve salaries, raises, and bonuses for those syndicalist members of its held corporations.
But it is fun to remember when at least we believed the organized crime was on the outside, that it was imported into these media companies instead of being merely homegrown and quite expected and business as usual…
“You could get a journalist cheaper than a good call girl, for a couple hundred dollars a month.”
–CIA operative, discussing the availability and prices of journalists willing to peddle CIA propaganda and cover stories. Katherine the Great, by Deborah Davis
“The CIA currently maintains a network of several hundred foreign individuals around the world who provide intelligence for the CIA and at times attempt to influence opinion through the use of covert propaganda. These individuals provide the CIA with direct access to a large number of newspapers and periodicals, scores of press services and news agencies, radio and television stations, commercial book publishers, and other foreign media outlets.“
–Church Select Committee Report on U.S. Intelligence activities, 1975-76
“There is quite an incredible spread of relationships. You don’t need to manipulate Time magazine, for example, because there are [Central Intelligence] Agency people at the management level.“
–William B. Bader, former CIA intelligence officer, briefing members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, The CIA and the Media, by Carl Bernstein
“The Agency’s relationship with [The New York] Times was by far its most valuable among newspapers, according to CIA officials. [It was] general Times policy ... to provide assistance to the CIA whenever possible.“
–The CIA and the Media, by Carl Bernstein
“The history of the CIA’s involvement with the American press continues to be shrouded by an official policy of obfuscation and deception for the following principal reasons:
■ The use of journalists has been among the most productive means of intelligence‑gathering employed by the CIA. Although the Agency has cut back sharply on the use of reporters since 1973 primarily as a result of pressure from the media), some journalist‑operatives are still posted abroad.
■ Further investigation into the matter, CIA officials say, would inevitably reveal a series of embarrassing relationships in the 1950s and 1960s with some of the most powerful organizations and individuals in American journalism.
Among the executives who lent their cooperation to the Agency were Williarn Paley of the Columbia Broadcasting System, Henry Luce of Time Inc., Arthur Hays Sulzberger of the New York Times, Barry Bingham Sr. of the LouisviIle Courier‑Journal, and James Copley of the Copley News Service. Other organizations which cooperated with the CIA include the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), the Associated Press (AP), United Press International UPI), Reuters, Hearst Newspapers, Scripps‑Howard, Newsweek magazine, the Mutual Broadcasting System, the Miami Herald and the old Saturday Evening Post and New York Herald‑Tribune.
By far the most valuable of these associations, according to CIA officials, have been with the New York Times, CBS and Time Inc.“
Link: http://www.carlbernstein.com/magazine_cia_and_media.php
“If even one American overseas carrying a press card is a paid informer for the CIA, then all Americans with those credentials are suspect… If the crisis of confidence faced by the news business—along with the government—is to be overcome, journalists must be willing to focus on themselves the same spotlight they so relentlessly train on others! …When it was reported… that newsmen themselves were on the payroll of the CIA, the story caused a brief stir, and then was dropped.”
–Stuart Loory, former Los Angeles Times correspondent, excerpt from the Columbia Journalism Review, as reprinted at Link: http://www.carlbernstein.com/magazine_cia_and_media.php
“Over the past several years, the Bush administration has learned that it can engage the press in an adversarial way, and the public won’t mind. It’s yet another step in MANAGED NEWS…“
–Tom Hollihan, journalism expert at USC’s Annenberg School, from an interview on Christian Science Moniter titled, ‘Bush administration blurs media boundary’
“Senator William Proxmire has pegged the number of employees of the federal intelligence community at 148,000… though Proxmire’s number is itself a conservative one. The “intelligence community” is officially defined as including only those organizations that are members of the U.S. Intelligence Board (USIB); a dozen other agencies, charged with both foreign and domestic intelligence chores, are not encompassed by the term… The number of intelligence workers employed by the federal government is not 148,000, but some undetermined multiple of that number.”
–Jim Hougan, ‘Spooks’
“For some time I have been disturbed by the way the CIA has been diverted from its original assignment. It has become an operational and at times a POLICY-MAKING ARM of the government… I never had any thought that when I set up the CIA that it would be injected into PEACETIME cloak and dagger operations.“
–Former President Harry Truman, 22 December 1963, one month to the day after the JFK assassination, op-ed section of the Washington Post, early edition
Now, how do you think this type of government infiltration of the CIA could happen? The answer is that no infiltration never really needed to happen. All corporations are government-created corporations, registered under the commercial protection of government, and the maxim of law states clearly that protection requires subjection. That goes for all subjects, all public (registered) citizenships (natural persons) and corporations (artificial persons). The government funded, floated corporate bonds, and over the years invested in the majority stock of all media and other corporations. The stockholders thus collectively and in consensus through private, non-governmental associations (NGOs) voted for the boards of directors of all those media corporations and in turn the governmentally hand-picked board of directors votes for their CEOs. And the conglomeration and monopolies formed since were simply government proxy shareholder votes pooled together for supporting mergers and acquisitions, as well as loose regulation and deregulation of such otherwise unlawful trusts.
Of course the CIA is the media. Duh!
This is syndicalism.
The regulator protects itself by protecting that which it has an interest in and which is also subject to its laws, never allowing the Truth to spill over in any comprehensible way for public consumption. And so when we out here independently without papers and pedigrees expose this stuff publicly we are made to appear like crazy nut-balls without perspective by those trained lapdogs, and our lack of syndicalistic “credentials” apparently means that our neutral research should be dismissed outright, despite the fact that all of it is the officially sourced materials of government unstarched for and thus unseen by the average person, as that which is never publicized in any revealing or talked about way. Most just pull out their imaginary copy of the constitution and beat it over our heads, pretending it was created for the common subject. More idiocracy, fro the preamble lets us know exactly who created the constitution and who its legacy is inherited to.
As George Carlin comedically but with all due seriousness and integrity stated:
“The real looting in this country takes place in the transfer of the wealth from the poor to the rich… and the poor have been systematically looted in this country. The rich have been made richer under this criminal, fascist president and his government.”
What George didn’t mention is that “the rich” is merely a colloquialism for the bloodline, the private, feudal landholders, the family business, which is the commercial United States. Of course, the common people are still convinced that being a “white person” in law has anything to do with skin color, and that “Barrack Obama” is actually a black person. Silly rabbits, persons aren’t Real. Persons are words on paper. They have no “color” except the ink they are printed with. A person (legal status) is whatever government says it is.
Syndicalism requires both the compartmentalization and the character assassination of any who refuse their grant of credentialism, which includes the imaginary division of races. Never is the True nature information disputed, only the public’s perception of the messenger. Works every time… Hell, people still believe that David Duke is a member and Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan and the Nazi Party, though almost forty years has passed since that affiliation.
Well then in full disclosure I must therefore admit, I once (and only once) went to a “witchcraft” coffee shop meet-up here in Salt Lake City because I was curious why so many covens existed here around the Mormon corporation, which therefore means I must be witch. But in context, I was interested in the fact that the “profit” (president) of the so-called church was born of Anne Hutchinson, a condemned witch in Salem, Mass, which was posted in a chart at their own genealogy center! Guess they thought no one would look at Mrs. hutchinson history, because now her name is magically vanished from that genealogy chart. Guess that’s what happens when you speak the Truth on local AM radio in the heart of Mormon history!
Of course, the only magic I saw was the miraculous disappearance of any tip for the barrister.
For those interested in the real magic that ails them through the magic wand of the vaccination needle, my initial research and construction of the prion plague can be found here, though most of our more recent research was exposed over the radio:
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/xenotransplantation-creating-the-zombie-appocalypse/
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/the-prion-chronicles-prions-and-als/
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2014/12/04/the-prion-chronicles-the-story-of-interferon/
Patrick Jordon’s continuum of many books, including his latest “The Prion Agenda,” as well as many other sources can be found here: vaccinefraud.com
Examples of Patrick’s and my own many radio shows are linked below, where this evolutionary process through pharma-science “medicine” and the spread of animal and insect prions into the human body is exposed thoroughly. Note that the amount of research put into these shows represents both of our life’s work, and cannot be qualified in any other way.
Oh, and by the way, they are now aerosolizing prions, and my documentary shows why this is perfectly legal. Breath it in, baby…
Audio Link: https://corporationnationradioarchives.wordpress.com/2016/04/09/the-dynamic-duo-return-tomorrow-april-10-on-ucy-tv/
Audio Link: https://corporationnationradioarchives.wordpress.com/2015/06/17/radio-show-number-384-june-15-2015/
Audio Link: https://corporationnationradioarchives.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/clint-goes-solo-this-sunday/
But by all means, let’s keep ignoring this plague and its promoted delivery system as our friends, family, and eventually our own bodies are degraded and “evolved” (unfolded) in ways unimagined throughout all of modern history, except perhaps in some obscure genres of science fiction. And God forbid that the profits of the medical industry could be harmed by the consequences of such a disclosure. After all, the most profitable gains collected from the spread of disease is only in the treatment of the symptoms that the villainous infector causes, right?
Instead, let us keep doing habitually what the Laws of Nature forbid, polluting and cross-contaminating our bodies with the DNA and infected protein (prions) of every species on the planet through vaccination, including aborted human fetal tissue.
Even more insane, these infectious prions and their antibodies are available for purchase from several biologic companies. For instance, you can buy “GOAT ANTI HUMAN PEROXIREDOXIN 2 (C-TERMINAL)” here:
Link: http://www.biocompare.com/pfu/110447/soids/324765/Antibodies/prion_protein
And here we find available for sale from BioLegend corporation the following anti-human products:
APC anti-human CD230 (Prion) Antibody
FITC anti-human CD230 (Prion) Antibody
PE anti-human CD230 (Prion) Antibody
Biotin anti-CD230 (Prion) Antibody
Purified anti-Prion Antibody
Link: http://www.biolegend.com/index.php?page=pro_sub_cat&action=search&criteria=CD230
Santa Cruz Biotechnology also sells the following:
Jurkat + anti-CD3 + anti-CD28 Cell Lysate
whole cell lysate
500 µg in 200 µl
acute T cell leukemia
rabbit anti-human IgG-FITC
fluorescein conjugated secondary antibody
200 µg in 0.5 ml
goat anti-human IgG-FITC
Link: http://www.scbt.com/display.php?search_catalog=anti-human
If you hurry, you might even win this contest. The prize? Free monoclonal antibodies!
Link: http://www.scbt.com/promotionals.html
This biomedical madness is the thing true terrorism is potentially made of. It’s not even a black market, but quite in the open, where infectious disease and cancerous cells are showcased like whores in the Red Light District. It’s like children (elders) buying unlimited and unregulated candy at the local 7-11. And this anti-human prion plague has been transmitted to every vaccinated man, woman, or child reading this.
While this is just one example of what we have uncovered, sourced in triplicate after years of research collection and cogitation, it may help my readers in empathizing with my own frustration and profound sadness as my life’s research goes unheard and unheeded for lack of my own holding of any soul-eating syndicalist university credentialism. Of course, most of this hell on earth comes directly from that University system, where life itself is being patently (as property) altered (evolved) into some unique (novel) form and catalogued on behalf of government’s investment scheme in the genomic mapping horror film of all life… and subsequently of all that is therefore anti-life.
I explained in full detail, after months of intense research and contemplation, the very DNA of the education system here, how it works and why it would and should be immediately disrespected and dismantled… that is if any rational sense was left over in mankind after our minds have been “unfolded” by these human development and resource (slave) management corporations.
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2014/11/06/debunking-education-exposing-the-syndicate/
But who among us wishes to discover that our own diploma (legal, diplomatic papers) are only a sign and token of our own agentic conformity, acceptance, allowance, and syndicalism to this completely evil, totally government-funded, conspiratorial education system? Who wants to admit that education is to teach you what to think in a “profession” but not how to think or question its authority, causing one to be licensed and permitted only to profess what government compartmentally allows us to? Who wants to acknowledge that their bought-and-paid-for position of employment and legal status under a legal, flattering title of diplomacy and licensure under the legal state can only be accomplished by loving (believing) or at least pretending to believe and practice in the official story and history that every industry is built around? Who would give up their money, their pensions, their 401k, even when it is patently obvious that all one has was bought purely by filthy lucre?
Who among us that is “successful” because of their “education” and papers is willing to accept that the etymological meaning of the word education is “the training of animals,” the word animal meaning a “soulless” beast of burden or “domesticated pet?” Who wants to admit that their employment is slavery under contract, and that their moral will is decimated by that contract with the devils (attorneys) of those corporations?
Who wants to stand up against the grain to expose the Truth about their very own industry and artificial status (title) within it knowing that their funding and artificial, “professional” respect in that criminal syndicate and paychecks in mammon will be lost? No, it is better that billions suffer and die than to risk that scarlet letter of a true whistleblower.
Ironically, the reason I have nothing, the reason I am “poor” and almost destitute in material things is because I consciously and physically turned away from such false, flattering titles granted by the gods of the state. I turned towards the only Truth, the anti-fiction, slowly moving away from all artifice back into the True Nature of all things. I saw through the names and felt the emptiness of them. My own bought and paid for diploma is worthless for my lack of conformity and tribute to such syndicalism. I allowed myself to feel, to embrace the repulsion I contracted towards my own industry of choice, and to allow the responsibility of my actions to rest upon my own shoulders, not that of the artificial person (corporation) I pretended to be an “moral agent” (employee) of. I quit Hollywood. I quit entertainment. I quit propaganda. I quit making fiction that is adversarial to God and Nature, which in turn bars man’s enlightenment and replaces it with the darkest of false lights.
My particular story is here, a powerful and very personal testimony to the choices we all make and the evils that we pretend don’t exist because of our own participation and syndicalist self-interest in the world of legalism and corporations (artificial personhood). When our jobs truly depend on our being silent to such evils, then we are certainly consenting to and are in legal fact a willing participant of that evil.
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2013/01/05/why-i-quit-hollywood/
Like so many out there still retaining some conscious awareness and still not plagued with pharmaceutical drugs, I used to think that I was somehow different, that something was wrong with me. I wasn’t “normal.” I could not fit into any part of this artificial matrix culture and commercially driven society no matter how much effort I put into the practice. I couldn’t stop asking questions and demanding answers. And so with every educational trade I pretentiously “mastered” I would ultimately cease in its pursuit as a career, recognizing its artful intentions as being purposefully and by design against the best interests of man and Nature. I could not control my sense of righteousness, my strict moral rectitude bounding from within, and thus my words would always get me in trouble as I expressed my True feelings and spiritual Nature in defense of the innocent. Among the Jews of Hollywood, this spiritual strength is a tangible death mark, a black ball, a self-sacrifice. For them, only goyim (voluntary slaves) need apply.
And so this was my journey, continuously uncovering the unnatural and criminal element of all things, both normalized and customary. It led me to join others of like mind, holding up signs and calling bullshit on everything around us, exposing lie after lie without remedy or solution, like a bunch of old men complaining about everything and everyone but themselves, pretending that there was some better time or system we must return to. But no such time actually exists, and all history is a lie. It is in fact this powerful but unprovable belief (faith) in some formerly unseen and better time that causes men in each new generation to never strive to achieve their own mutual perfection, always chasing the historical fallacy of their own tails of their forefathers without comprehension that they were already cut off and attainted at birth.
Below, I have accumulated the history of this last 10 or so years of my journey of discovery, evidential videos and articles of my strange path into the complete absurdity of legal fiction and finance and of the artifice of government. I have done this because, as this very well may be my last post on this blog and because I’m extremely tired and heavy-hearted, broken-hearted, I and am left wondering exactly what all this effort has been worth? Has it changed anything? Has it helped anyone? Have my heavy sacrifices all been in vain? And did I fool myself all this time into believing that I could change the world around me simply by uncovering the lies that surround our collective perception of what that world actually is?
I have raised about a quarter of what I need to raise in order to print in soft-cover book format the conclusion to my life’s work and research. I fearfully anticipated that this would be the case, seeing so many come into this fold only to never find the support of those who praise, criticize, and complain the loudest. And so I am making here one last case, one last cry out for help from anyone who has found value and attained before unknown knowledge from my many works and years of writing, research, and film-making. There are again over 1,800 subscribers on this blog, and the site has had over 1,400,000 views according to its statistics. My movies have been watched by 100’s of thousands, with “Lethal Injection: The Story of Vaccination” for instance having 147,000 views alone, not counting the many mirrored copies and DVDs I encouraged folks to spread freely over Youtube and other outlets, which now cannot be counted.
I am left in awe by the thought of even asking humbly for $1 from each of you in appreciation of the hours, no, years, no, a third of my adult LIFE that it took for me to comprehend and create those documentary films and to research and construct this blog. I marvel at what I could do if I was funded and had a platform unbound by financial constraints, a dream perpetually unrealized by so many like myself, who die the most miserable and unsatisfied men without selling out in conformity to such prestigious powers that pretend to be.
And so I am asking, in this final effort, that anyone reading this please donate what you think my work might be worth. If each reader that subscribes here donated $10 or $20, the price of 2 or 4 of those daily doses of poisonous Starbucks coffees, then I could preserve my book in printed form and hopefully begin a new journey of activism incomparable to this one. And to anyone that seeks a copy of this work once printed, I am still offering it as a gift in exchange for a gift of $30, sort of like a pre-order. It will be printed. The only question is whether or not I must go into personal debt AGAIN just to get my work out there for free!
So please, let me know that all of this was not in vain.
For those unfamiliar with all of my past works, please see all the videos and links below, an incomplete accumulation to be sure but still the strange story of my life and research.
There was a time when I could not have imagined becoming so sensitive in my awareness, that I could actually figure out “the system” and then actually possess the answers to almost every reasonable and even unreasonable question put forward to me. Now that I have reached that point, standing on top of a giant pile of clarified stinky-smelly crap, I realize why so very few arrive here while navigating that shit-storm of false dialectics and popular opinion websites. For to know the Truth one must sacrifice themselves to that ultimate and undeniable Reality, feeling its every pain and pleasure while suffering all the depressions and detachments that naturally must accompany such a transition, for a sacrifice without the purest of Loving intent is merely a loss, a slaughter. One must criticize oneself to no end, realizing and then shedding any fictional notion of legitimacy in ones own employments, status, estate, and memberships. One must despoil any prestige one might profess and pretend. One must Truly take off all the make-up and clothing, all of the false and flattering titles and impressions, the false show and dressings, the pomp and circumstance, so as to finally see oneself in and only as a True Light. It is not as easy as looking in the mirror, for that reflection is always false, 2-dimentional, and without soul, Source, or sense. One must find oneself without such artificial means, no longer seeing without understanding and hearing without listening.
The Truth is not salable. It has no price tag. It cannot be valued in anything but what is the priceless Reality of Nature. Self-evident, Self-Existent Truth is timeless and always defensive, never offensive. It harms only lies and the liars who live by and trust in them. It needs nor requires no debate to Exist. The Truth may only offend fiction, lies, and false beliefs, all of which are offensive to the Truth, and all of which make up a citizenship.
The so-called “truth movement” doesn’t practice actual Truth-telling, for that would be unprofitable. It would require ego-death. It would require admission to our own volunteerism and use, which makes the commercial world go round. Even the principles (maxims) of law legally allow lies to be confirmed and ratified (legal) truths; for black to be white and left to be right, so long as that truth is constituted, contracted, confirmed, ratified, and made “legal,” then believed in (loved) and lived by in the performance debt of membership (citizenship).
Government can lie to the public, but the public cannot lie to government. This was the recent “excuse” offered in support of Hillary Clinton’s lies about her emails to the public.
“There’s no particular penalty for lying to the public, unless the public get tired of it. But there’s a real penalty for lying to the FBI.”
—Senator Mitch McConnell, speaking on the known fact of Hilary Clinton’s lies to the public about her emails in 2016, speaking honestly to the public on CBS news
Remember, it is perfectly legal for anyone to lie to the public, including myself, Alex Jones and the rest of the mainstream (pretending to be alternative) media. Fox News even reestablished this fact in court! When your own senator comes out public to reveal that there is no law or sanction (punishment) for government (including a future presidential candidate) to lie to the public, how do you go on supporting and being a subject of that government, of that kingdom and its kings of lies?
Here’s an example of why corporations and agents of government have the right to lie to the public as “free speech” of “artificial persons,” but why “individuals” or “natural persons” (an oxymoron) can never lie to government (owner of the public persons/titles/statuses) we pretend to be.
“Associated Press | LOS ANGELES (AP) — Minutes after former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca acknowledged failing the public by lying to federal authorities investigating jail beatings, a judge overseeing his corruption case shocked a packed courtroom by rejecting the ex-lawman’s plea agreement as too lenient.”
But what about the news agencies themselves lying to the public? As long as its not a lie told to government, anything goes…
But “Infowars” would never lie, right?
And to understand just what “ethics” is in government, and how the legislature actually has no watchers, but instead judge each other in their organized crime, see my expose here, which includes how much they pay themselves. I guarantee once you finish this article you will have no doubt why no actual ethics exist in government.
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2014/09/12/the-fallacy-of-congressional-ethics/
The “truth movement” does not preach to its listeners the virtue of being (living) at all times in the Natural Truth (within only Nature and under It’s Highest Laws), for then no one would be glued and listening to a damned artificial construct and machine receiver as if it were Real. No one would attach themselves to this fictional, illusionary, virtual online matrix, and would instead embrace their very own Nature and their place within it without such artifice and useless information. The war would only be to keep such information from being spewed in replacement of spiritually driven knowledge. Just as the Church never teaches the True poetic and parabolic verse of the Bible it claims to support and worship, political writers in their prose would never be paid and talking-heads would not be amplified if the subject was what the only self-existent, self-evident Truth actually is. I am a living testament to this fact. Stations and networks would collapse under the weight of deaf ears as we all went out to rediscover the calming frequencies of that uneventful silence of Nature again, the sounds of the True Design of Life uninterrupted by fictional and monetary considerations. Youtube addicts would recede from their electromagnetic programming waves in dark basements and seek instead the tides of the oceans, sunny beaches, and vegetable gardens without commerce. Youtube would be replace with you- topiary. No one would allow themselves to be employed (used in agency as a tool) by another ever again, working only the land for themselves and toward the enrichment and nurturing (True wealth) of all others, realizing the most important Truth that labor is property, and that methodically trading it for money is voluntarily a surrender to evil geniuses (devils); to men with contractual, corporate, artificial power to take what we so foolishly and willingly give. For we would realize that even as new forms of money are promoted to us by such outlets of supposed truth, from gold to “Bitcoin” to the already developing international cashless society of global commerce, that all forms of money require respect and love (belief in) the valuation of that form of money upon all things, that Life and Nature itself can be valued in money, and that money or what it is traded for is never the property of the petty user. To love the pretended substance of money when in Reality it exists only in empty form is the root of all evils. This is the only Truth about money, for that which is not of self-evident Truth cannot ever Exist in any permanence of foundation, but rather only in a purposefully and carefully controlled chaotic flux managed by its demented patenters. For though all things may be valued in money, money is always valued in nothing. This is a maxim (principle) of law. What is valued in money is always corrupted. It is the valuation of the name, the form, the use, and the insurable appearance, but never the substance, the source, and the soul. This is mammon…being not merely that specific tool of money, but the artificial valuation of that which is the priceless, timeless wonder and beauty of Nature. The turning of Source into re-source, including governments corporate structure of commercial human resource management that we call as public citizenship but which is really modern feudalism. Only a slave romanticizes his own enslavement. Only a slave worships and even votes for his next master.
Nature and all life within its realm is priceless, but it may be destroyed when the valuation of mammon is placed upon its bounty, and thus by the mercenaries (soldiers for hire’s) hand it may be sacrificed in pointless slaughter for a price and without Love and respect for its Laws. The soldier is like any other employee in contract to do as his principal instructs and pays for. Of course, the word soldier comes from the Latin word solidus, which was a Roman gold coin. A soldier is a mercenary for pay. There is no other Truth. If that somehow offends you, then you must consider that the undeniable, self-evident Truth offends you. And you may then continue consciously lying to yourself. Pretend all you want that these men aren’t induced into contract with the state to kill and given bonuses, benefits, pensions, and a paycheck.
In the so-called truth-movement, the worst kinds of men are celebrated as “true” heroes. The beauty of finding the only Truth of the Nature of all things is that no longer can words, names, titles, and actions like cold-blooded murderer for pay be twisted into some governmental and propagandist actuarial report and then claimed to be an act of honor. A killer for hire has no honor, even and especially when he is wrapped in the American flag of maritime commerce and war. Give me a militia man fighting for his and his like-minded neighbor’s homeland, family, and spiritual freedom from government without consideration of money and I will show you all respect for that man’s actions. But, as the Bible continuously warns, I will never respect any man due to his false and flattering title of authority, nor his actions taken cowardly there under its artificial persona and protection. There is also no excuse to break the Highest Law of Nature, especially the excuse of that root of all evil and the authority of men in false, fictional, legally flattering titles.
But then, I would need here to show you my huge research project called Cracking The Cult Of The Constitution, perhaps some of my most important work, before this patriotic nonsense and support of that which domestically enslaves us under the Leiber Code could be broken. For a civil war is a war of words, names, and titles, not of men. And the American civil war never ended. I’d have to show you the congressionally confirmed and ratified presidential dictatorship that is the Executive CEO and CIC (president) under emergency military rule before you could see that our military is occupying our civil society and protecting government and its private, landholding bloodline from the multitude of us:
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/cracking-the-cult-of-the-constitution-part-i/
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/cracking-the-cult-of-the-constitution-part-ii/
What use is all the gold and oil in the land when the land itself is becoming so polluted and useless that no amount of money can be used to fix it? What use is money if it is not being used to ensure the wealth of all others and to protect the Source of our very own Existence and best interests? What is money without equitableness, without adherence to the Natural Law that forbids such accumulation of wealth beyond need or measure at the expense of all others?
The only Truth about money, the only final winning argument in any monetary debate, is the simple and obvious self-evident conclusion that money is not Real. It is not of Nature; not of Source. No matter how you may cleverly try to justify its existence and its use by some pretended, always fluctuating, temporary value made up by bankers in their own fictional realm, its value can never escape that fictional realm. It is not money that money is evil, but the love (belief) it causes in men to value all things within its purview, even other men as purchasable slaves. This is the temporary power of mammon (valuation) to cause permanent, controllable insanity in “civilized” men.
I believe it is time for me to step away from this nonsensical movement and its pointless, fruitless debates and platforms, a propaganda machine in and of itself that promotes the waving of the national flag (and its law of the sea) of a district of pirates that has kidnapped and interned us all through birth registration and certification with the intent to cause escheat and steal all of our inheritable land. Yet we worship it as if it were a god, even above and totally against the Word in the Bible, the very essence and foundation of the common law. It’s design is to fictionally, “legally” corrupt our blood so that we may never be the prodigal sons we are bloodborn to be. We may never protect the lands of our ancestors, for no heirs are recognized by law, by blood, for no one is being born outside the trappings of the imposts of that national system and district. That which is artificial has no blood, thus he who is surety to some United States person (legal status) certainly has no blood right.
The United States is a horrific corporate machine where the “Made In America” symbol and flag is shamelessly placed upon slave-labor products made in its own federal prisons. Yet no one seems to mind or complain. It is a commercial black hole that promotes legal (artificial) liberty while in reality only offers a commercial franchise called a national citizen-ship that is denizened and so voluntarily incorporated in agency, barely one step above involuntary slavery.
I see no point in documenting the corruption of this strange society in its purposefully induced ignorant state any longer, for the crimes of its agencies and practitioners are never punished, only talked about and loosely recorded as “truth” in the buttcrack of some conspiracy website. The so-called “infowar” is just what its title exclaims it to be, a battle to put worthless, fictional information into each of our collective heads in a total abandonment of God’s Law and Nature. And yet nowhere in all of this supposed truth-telling (convincing us that black is indeed white and left is surely and legally right) are to be found the Laws of Nature, the moral and spiritual Laws that defeat the false powers and corruption of information and mammon, showing it to be merely the artful renditions of the tribe of the name (noun), as fictional persons (corporations), places (legal jurisdictions), and things (property). All of Nature has been re-named (nouns), and so all of Nature has been fictionalized and registered (taxed) by its name (information). The Infowar is not a charitable and loving action of men, but exists only as a for-profit corporation; an artificial person seeking gain by the spread of the useless information of the fictional designs of men. It’s talking heads cannot save you or I, for the only savior is each of our True Selves in our own actions (works) under the Natural Law, under the example of christ. And only the unattained True knowledge of what is the self-evident Truth of Nature both realized and uninterrupted by fictional concepts of the fruit of the tree of conceptual acknowledgement of good and evil will solve any fictional problem. There are only two issues, what is Real and what is artificial (art) posing as Reality. The solution is so simple it hurts, for it is merely to stop respecting art over the Reality it legally, artificially represents. In a nutshell, this is all the scriptures teach us, which is why the church doesn’t ever teach the Bible but instead its own doctrines that justify its corporate existence against the Bible.
I wrote about this strange time we live in, calling it The Great Disclosure, wherein corruption and greed are coming out of the closet and avoiding all consequences, thanks to the information fad. For knowledge of evil without action against it is acknowledgment of evil. Silence is consent. Inaction is the greatest of sins. The word sin (syn) means to be with anything. To be unopposed in our actions is to be in syn-thesis with it, to be in allowance and toleration of that evil thing. This is the state of the “union,” a common people standing with its government no matter what it does. A nation of syn (sin).
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/the-great-disclosure/
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2013/06/26/the-great-disclosure-as-informed-consent/
And of course none of this would be possible without the advent of social media, a virtual matrix designed for this very purpose, to disseminate information without consequential intent.
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/social-media-the-simulation-of-action/
Along the way, as all this nonsense was rearing its ugly head for what it is, I began to study the words of this legalistic system of commerce, find words like redemption and being saved attributed to money, the god of nations in trust to mammon. I sought to find the True and Natural Law meaning of these words, knowing that no redemption or solution can ever be found through the emptiness of monetary inducements. And so I began in my first real effort to compile and decipher the words of King Jame’s purposefully misleading English (dog-Latin) translation of the Bible, witnessing how the legal language is a matrix code standing in substitution and artificial representation of the Bible code (Law). To this end, I compiled Cracking The Legal Code Of King James:
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2014/04/30/cracking-the-legal-code-of-king-james/
And that was when I realized we were all in hell…
Hell – The name given to a place under the exchequer chamber, where the king’s debtors were confined. Rich. Diet. (Black’s Law 4rth Edition) (Balentines Law, 3rd Edition)
What is citizenship if not an open air prison for debtors? Same system, different name. Wrap the American flag around it and you have yourself a party in hell for patriotic debt-slaves!
Let us be clear… this alternative media disclosure of information is not an awakening, and this religious notion that “truths” and “patriots” are woken up is pure nonsense. To wake up from the American dream (nightmare) is to fall hard back into Nature, into what is Reality. Political and monetary “knowledge” is false, and is not an awakening, especially when one still participates in that which he has supposedly woken up from. Don’t kid yourselves. This information war and disclosure without consequence is merely an admission of organized crime, of the lies of liars, where the criminals continue unabated despite such disclosure. Information awareness causes informed consent at best, complacency and apathy at the worst. And the best place for criminals (devils/attorneys) to operate is out in the open, where their deeds are seen, known, and accepted in the light.
Thus our “choice” for president is between two criminals that have outed each other as the liars and criminal element they are, pretending all that information is null once the fictional campaign reaches the primary. There is no choice, for a True choice would include “NONE OF THE ABOVE,” not merely a pick of two or more evils. And if you do not vote, you still have made a choice. Disclosure of information is certainly not a cure for the disease, and in fact it promotes the disease by promoting the perceived helplessness of those who absorb the lies and crimes without taking action. This “infowar” is not for the purposes of lawful prevention but of mass-programming, a manipulation of the publicly perceived normalcy-bias of we, the public-minded commoners towards acceptance of that openly organized crime syndicate, which is merely business (commerce) as usual. Even the devil pretends to be as the light, and uses the legal system and law to flatteringly title himself as such. In legal land, satan is God. Lies are truth. Dark is light. Slavery is freedom (franchise). Perpetual war is peace. Fear is happiness. The God of Nature is dead.
And the patriotic course is of course to seek remedy and solution from the very source and protection racket of that syndicate, the court system, by finding some imaginary trust and investment scheme we can all tap into. Money is the savior, a compensation for being tossed into this debtors hell. Perhaps its time to raise the “bar” a bit and stop seeking justice from corruption and salvation from artifice in mammon?
A quick browsing of the Infowars website reveals nothing of the spirit, nothing of the True knowledge, merely more fruit of the conceptual tree of good and evil. And the “fans” eat it up, for a scholar and even a half-way decent researcher could not help but to find eventually such informational “truth” to be mostly false, opinionated fear mongering designed to sell products specifically tailored to novel fear sales campaigns. At the website we find threats of impending doom via yet unrealized events such as “World War III” along side advertisements for survival products and guns. We spread the fear of nuclear weapons and the Fukushima radiation hoax if you are not trying to sell the besets, top quality, high performance, ultra purified, super-duper, fuck yeah iodine supplements at the same time? Fear and sex certainly sell, and Mr. Jones certainly ain’t too sexy for his shirt, having a face special ordered for radio. His Zionist ex-wife insists on what a “good actor” he really is though.
And so fear is all he can peddle while promoting what he used to preach against, his “info-babes” and graphic backdrops. Most new Infowariers (fans) never saw or choose not to remember when Jones reported over a decade ago on the info-babes of Fox News and other mainstream outlets, with their bodacious ta-ta’s hanging out while they reported the so-called “news.” Now he’s promoting it. They don’t remember or choose not to remember when Jones reported on the graphics and satanic studio mnemonics that were flashed all over the mainstream screen and logos. Today, Jones uses similar mnemonics as his background graphics. He promotes christian values along side free-market capitalism, as if money (mammon) and commerce was ever a value put forward by christ. He reports on the enemy (our government) while waving its national flag of nativity, never teaching the difference between territory (land in Nature) and nationality (fictional hell). The Infowars site continuously promotes idiotic protests at the Republican Convention, not for any reason but that they are easy prey, easily picked apart, guaranteed to produce usable media footage of rebels without an actual cause or clue, and easily instigated by Jones to cause a small riot.
But then, one must ask exactly what is the purpose of this self-titled “infowar” if not disclosure without consequence, considering that nothing has ever been changed or corrected that is reported there, that no prisoners have been taken, nor any battles won because of that non-vetted, Youtube created, totally illegitimate and outside of the custody-chain of legally accepted evidence and at best third-party “information” that is never going to be acceptable in any legitimate court of law. But it’s all apparently good enough for the fools who support that info clearing house, for those who are caught up in their own info-prison-planet paradigm.
And so we search and find at these information sites only feul for the fire of informational consumerism and manufactured consent, creating an “informed” audience that actually believes they can prepare for modern warfare and zombies with the same outdated weapons, guns, and ammunition that their own government unlawfully traffics openly to all of its third world enemies in foreign countries without fear of those now primitive weapons compared to the fourth and fifth generation warfare tactics and weapons of today. Might as well be sticks and stones, but the infowar sponsors will sell them to you for much more than they are worth! To be informed by Infowars is like being an expert in video games, having knowledge only of the foundations of fiction and virtual reality while having no ability to survive the winter without government subsidies and on-grid benefits. But the games are played on government owned and militarily occupied fields and municipalities, and only with governments permission.
And so, naturally, we find more paradoxical behavior there in Jones’ paradigm support of a presidential candidate that represents one of the completely private associations (artificial persons) called the “Republican Party,” despite the fact that Jones claims himself to be “Libertarian.” (I suggest doing a search for “libertarianism and satanism” and see what pops up as to who created that political ideology!) But wait a minute! What happened to the left-right paradigm, Alex? When did Infowarriers become part of the right against left fiction? Turns out paradoxes can exist after all!
And yet nowhere do we find the Truth about these presidential elections, which is that the common people Jones preaches his disinformation to do not even elect the president. Voting is not, after all, electing. Two different words there. Having covered this subject and how the electoral college elects the president so many times here on this blog, we find this particular Truth avoided so that the dramatic story of the “rigged election” process may unfold and be repeatedly told to sell more products to support the infowar, just as it is in mainstream news outlets; inducements for readers and subscribers to purchase more worthless “health” and “survival” products to support the infowar paradigm. Why would the very man who coined the phrase “left-right paradigm” support the right against the left, when we know its all the same team? Because both of these candidates are his bloodline, Clinton and Trump standing united in blood but divided for public show. How many times do you need to hear Ales Emetic Jones speak about his bloodline relationship to the “People” who founded this nation before you realize that Jones is on their side, and that their side is opposed to yours?
It’s the same old story, as every president including the “white person” renamed “Obama” of the white (Jewish) Dunham clan of landholders are proven to be of the same line. And the opposing candidate is always a cousin. It’s always a choice between family members.
I spent a whole year researching and collecting genealogical records, becoming an addiction towards the end, and discovering a hidden class that can only be compared to the movie “They Live” running the entire political, corporate, and religious show:
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/how-all-presidents-are-related-to-king-john/
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/new-election-same-old-blood/
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/my-concession-for-the-procession-of-imbeciles/
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/understanding-the-2012-electoral-college/
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/how-elections-really-work/
As many readers have difficulty comprehending the bloodline issue, though EVERY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD is inherited by the heirs of the blood, here is my earlier compilation of research, with many links, along with an over 4 hour radio presentation on the subject accounting for months and months of research into the subject.
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/a-world-without-gray-episode-2-special-edition/
And of course, when we truly see beyond the vail of that left-right paradigm that the Infowar has apparently and conveniently forgotten about, we see that the Republican Party is merely the Democrat party in disguise…
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2016/04/28/republican-national-party-is-member-of-international-democrat-union-idu/
But the Real Truth is that we are battling only ourselves like pawns on a chessboard, for we are participating in and respecting nothing but fictional events (the history of fictional persons, places, and things) on the Roman calendar. We romanticize everything until its actuality is indistinguishable from its embellishments, and we call it the truth. We lend credibility to such artifices as elections, in turn giving them a false sense of legitimacy (truth) as we lust after our own franchised stake within it. Yet we never seem to notice that there is no box to check NO. Choose is yes or no, not Trump or Clinton. But the illusion of choice is certainly baked into our brains by the infowar, making this causality of a certainty of two evils appear as if “the people” in common have spoken. And the billions spent in media and advertising keep up appearances though the modern feudal system never changes. It cannot change, for it is built (constituted) into the very law we foolishly and ignorantly respect. And the bloodline always wins every election, even as these latest of two cousins by the same grandmother pretend to compete with each other while promising their feudal tenants change we can be made to believe in. Of course in technology circles (i.e. artificial information), the word “change” comes from the word “delta,” which in the Brave New World model are the working class of slaves to the Alphas and Betas, not quite bright enough to see their designs and content in their institutionalized feudalistic form of happy slavery. OF course, only a slave votes for a master, and only he who has turned away from God seeks any such artful master.
The infowar’s greatest design is to cause all men to suffer each other’s collective inaction. It puts us all into our own form of artificial political party, with leaders more corrupt than those it exposes for profit. The group mentality, above all else, is pushed therein. And so as long as it appears that the group, the subscribers, the membership is waking up due to such a randomized oil spill of informational nothingness by the “truth party” leaders, individual action is thwarted, even as personal power is cowed by that prison of mental programming.
As to the only True power any man has, I decided to examine and re-write my own individual declaration of independence, with a comparison of current events and power structures that so far surpass the original that its authors would be ashamed to call us their sons and daughters. As long as we collectively toss our personal power into a group setting and then allow that group mentality to decide for us how our personal power should be utilized, we might as well admit that we are individually powerless and that our will or God’s shalt never be done. But its easier this way, right? Easier to just go with the flow, to grow with the seeds of corruption planted for us as our own garden (prison)?
For that theft of personal will and power is the Real power of political parties. Apparently “infowarriors” are “republicans” this time around, and the True nature of that political party paradigm be damned as they collectively support this current, prestigious representative of the bloodline despite the cognitive dissonance they must be feeling.
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2012/12/28/a-new-declaration-of-independence-for-free-men/
The harshest and most outward Truth is that most people in this war of information do not seek the Truth, for the Truth would actually set them free into Nature, taking them out of their security of legal franchise in personhood (legally granted and enforced “freedom” under dominion of the landlords), and the illusions preferred by such an information matrix as a virtual reality is much easier to accept than facing the Truth without such insurance and security of the church and state. For the Truth is only what is Real, what is of Nature, what is self-evident and self-existent, and therefore it is only what is not a fictional creation and invention of mans imagination. In this way, what we call as the agreed upon legal “truth” of information can be blamed for our own actions and inactions, allowing us to ignore our responsibilities to thwart such evil (artifice) and lies. And we get the added bonus of this imaginary enemy, the invented cause of all of our problems, as we pretend that we have no choice but to follow our leaders. We scream for a “voluntary society,” ignoring in an almost institutional way that all of our actions are in fact voluntary, and that participation in legal, contractual citizenship is certainly, under the doctrine of volunteerism (master and servant), a voluntary state of artificial being.
“The rights of the individuals are restricted only to the extent that they have been voluntarily surrendered by the citizenship to agencies of government.”
—City of Dallas v Mitchell, 245 S.W. 944
As the song goes, “No one can take away your right to fight and to never surrender.” But ask any anarchist for their excuse for volunteering and following the legal law in personhood is because if they don’t they will be harmed somehow. Some even claim there is an imaginary gun to their head 24/7, that all services are provided by government with a gun forcing them to partake in it. But the Truth is that unless you are willing to die for what you believe in (love), unless you are willing to kill to protect your beliefs (loves), then you are just full of shit. Citizenship is a surrender of unalienability. It is a turning away from God and Natural Law. There is no excuse before the God of Nature or before a magistrate judge (legal god), for ignorance is no excuse to break any Law, including Nature’s. Pretending that we are not voluntarily participating in the adversarial evils of legalism doesn’t make it the Truth. You could fight, you could never surrender, but then your licenses and privileges (franchise freedom) might be taken away. It’s time to grow up and stop lying to ourselves that we are being forced. It’s a self-decieving lie built of fear and spiritual uncertainty and nothing more. No one can take away your right to fight and to never surrender. Fighting and surrendering are always voluntary acts. And no one is ever forced to be in public citizenship (voluntary servitude).
“So, we have all over today all kinds of cliques and clans and sects. We have anarchists and activists all fighting, really, over the same thing. All actually missing the point; missing the real point of the whole thing, being that, Truth makes peace; error makes law. If the individual understands the facts of his own faith correctly, he will discover the faiths of all others. But if he becomes merely a bigot of his own, and intolerant of all that he does not believe to be true, then when he attacks the other persons belief he is only attacking his own belief under a different name.”
—Manly P. Hall, from a recorded lecture on “Language: the Use, Misuse and Abuse of Words”
And so instead of unvolunteering we instead demonize that which we in fact continuously volunteer to support. We vote for our masters even as we call them criminals, which can only really mean that we get what we deserve. And if we do not vote, if we do not make a choice, and at the same time still volunteer to be subjects of government in citizenship, we still have made a choice, the choice of the actual electors in a rigged election. We go through these motions even as they call themselves as the worst criminals in their political, primetime debates. We allow them to steal from us because it is voluntary and legal according to their own legislated codes, through taxation and other forms of exaction and extortion. For while contracting and acting in U.S. and other national, commercial citizen-ships (vessels) is easily proved to be a voluntary commercial franchise (legal freedom), the law applied to said citizen-ship is not voluntary. For as the maxim (foundational principle) of law states, to know the law and to be bound under the law are the same thing in consideration of the agents (judges) and creators (magistrate gods) of law.
For instance, since the principles of law also state that ignorance of law is never an excuse, ignorance of this completely feudal part of the U.S. Code is no excuse for any man participating voluntarily. You better learn real quick that these are your rights when voluntarily acting in the person of the nation (district)!!!
42 U.S. Code § 1981 – Equal rights under the law
(a) Statement of equal rights
“All persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have the same right in every State and Territory to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, penalties, taxes, licenses, and exactions of every kind, and to no other.“
EXACTION:
“Torts. A willful wrong done by an officer, or by one who, under color of his office, takes more fee or pay for his services than what the law allows. Between extortion and exaction there is this difference; that in the former case (extortion) the officer extorts more than his due, when something is due to him; in the latter (exaction), he exacts what IS NOT HIS DUE, when there is nothing due to him.“
–Bouvier’s Law Dictionary, 1856, commissioned as an official dictionary of congress
Exaction (the worst kind of extortion) is your legal right, like it or not. It is an executively enforced right of personhood. And every citizenship shares that right equally. It is a requirement of every public citizenship. And though we complain fervently about such extortion as taxation and “fees” and “penalties” as exaction, we never seem to acknowledge the fact that the U.S. Code states clearly that it is our enforced and involuntary “RIGHT” to be exacted, taxed, put in pain, punished, exacted, etc. And we pretend that we have free speech as we complain, even when we are writing out our checks to the IRS and other agencies of government, fulfilling our right to be exacted from and giving agencies and their agents what is not their due, just as the kings and publicans (tax-collectors) of old. Rights are voluntarily accepted as mandatory in exchange for allegiance and submission to all other laws and the benefits and protections they afford. This is well established as a maxim and foundation of law. A right granted by any person, place, or thing (legal noun/name/title) is not a self-existent, self-evident God-given Right. It is not unalienable, but rather requires the lien of surety bondage of citizenship. It is contractual. And contracts are always voluntary, though their terms are restrictive and enforceable. The devil can only defeat a man of God with words, and citizenship is nothing more than a legally binding contract – a performance debt.
The Truth of Nature is now being customarily augmented just as much by Poki-mon monsters as it is with the lies of attorneys, politicians, and priests. And all media outlets are there to keep us interested, attached, and plugged-in to the information game. To pretend to be on the alternative or pretended truthful side of information is no different that being in on a lie. To pretend that alternative news is anything but information about confirmed and ratified lies called as legal truths is the first circle of hell. And to argue over what is good and sound money practices is the foundation of hell, a worshiping and respect of mammon and its artificial matrix of monetary valuation. For money can only be justified if slavery is justified, if everything in Nature is assigned a legal name or title, and the name is valued in mammon, taking away the True Freedom of all Life and Source, turing God’s Creation into a re-source of man. Only then is a valuation placed upon the priceless Nature of self-existence. And this is the harshest Truth of all. For one cannot Truly take sides in a “war” over information, for all information is merely coded and organized words, never actual Source. A war of words (information) will lead to nowhere, yet has the potentiality to cause men to destroy all Life so as to fulfill that war. Only then can the infowar be won, for there would be no beings left to distill and distribute such artificial things and words. The info would die with its source, mirroring the death and finally decayed madness of unspiritual men. Fiction may only destroy man if man allows fiction to rule his mind. Man may only destroy his own Nature if he continues to fall pray to this war of artificial information.
Perhaps the most painful Truth to finally comprehend is also the most obvious and ironic one. For there is a very good reason that the infowar stays only in the info (legal fiction) realm and never in the realm of action, a reason that is self-evident when the question of what is government finally becomes clear and is able to be considered by men bound to the Natural Law without vain patriotic accouterments in support of fictions and legalistic laws and licensure. The infowar stays out of the courts, out of the legal system, because a judges’ (legally entitled artificial person’s) first duty is to protect its principal employer, the very government it represents and holds its authority in flattering title from. In other words, no judge will rule against government or its members and sovereign magistrates or “People” because no judge can put the United States in harm’s way.
The judge protects the government from us, not us from government. No decision that would, for instance, cause rioting in the streets will ever be opinionated in any majority or precedent-setting ruling, unless that is the desired goal in order to cause more heavy-handed executive agencies and legislation. Organized crime will never rule against its own syndication, against the very incorporation that gives it its own false authority. If the nation wishes to have civil war, it will have it. All it needs to promulgate is the proper false information to its unwitting citizen-ships, the vessels of commerce that do not recognize their own voluntary enslavement and servitude.
And so obviously the events of 9/11 will not be pinned on government as an “inside job” by the very magistrate judges that corporation nation employs! Duh! How many countless hours do so many “truthers” expend delving into the actual events of September 11th, 2001, as if nothing else happened on that day? How much energy is put forward in exposing the information of that “event” without ever actually doing anything about it? How many criminal connections have been made to the very politicians in office at that time, and how many of them have been executed for treason or been placed in jail or banished? The infowar ensures that only information disclosure but never action takes place, as if we are sitting in an imaginary coliseum cheering for the sign from Caesar to punish or kill the gladiators. But Caesar is the District, and it will never give itself the accusatory thumb. It judges itself, for its judges are gods, and gods can only exist through nations.
I guarantee you that the end of this road towards the discovery or just what is Truth does not end with any .com, .info, or .org title, and especially not with a .gov disposition. When one finally sees only the Truth and knows it instinctually and as totally distinguishable from artifice, it is always recognizable and cannot be mis-taken for anything but It’s own Nature of self-evidence and self-existence. For it is Pure in its Nature. It is all aspects of True Existence; a Oneness that Exists despite man’s names, titles, numerals, or symbols used to fictionally define It. And it is only when the Real outweighs and crushes any artificial valuation and name (noun) placed upon it by man that one finally sees the Truth.
The only question that remains is how do we Live only in Truth, in only our spiritual Nature, without the pretended power of that artifice of informational nonsense?
As for myself, I remember fervently debating over the concept of “sound money” for many years. The word sound carries the meaning of stability, which money by design has and can have none of, except in its ultimately temporary life and valuation, which is always in Truth an absolute nothingness. Its value is only as sound as the sand running out of the hourglass, for like the hourglass, money is merely a design of man’s imagination. Money is nothing more than a belief system, a religious faith in it as a god (creator), not a self-evident Truth. It is a creation of man, not of God’s Nature and Source, and so it can never exist in self-evident Reality. What is money today may be fuel for a depressive or inflation fire tomorrow. Money of yesterday is used for wallpaper today, if it is not worshiped vainly as somehow more artificially valuable than its face once re-presented. Tomorrows money will be touted as the cure for todays monetary dis-ease, though like any pharmaceutical remedy it will only replace one dis-ease with another set of symptoms. And these new symptoms will be compounded as the new name of the same old dis-ease in that perpetually mind-numbing monopoly game of mammon. Money, you see, is also merely empty and falsified information. And that’s why, like the priests of all denominations of disinformation-spewing, legally incorporated churches, the Infowar corporation seeks money in everything it does. It’s an information exchange network. It sells lies told as truths in exchange for the biggest and most brilliant lie of all, that of monetary wealth.
What is sound is what everything should be built upon. A foundation. When a society’s foundation is built upon money, upon commerce, then it is built upon nothing of substance. It will crumble. It has to. For its foundation is temporary, as all things called as money are. Its reality will be informationally and technologically (artfully) augmented so that it appears more virtually appealing to its volunteerest, as modernized feudal subjects, appearing falsely to be more close to the Truth of the Reality of Nature than it ever can be. And like children in want of our slightly out-of-reach and dirty pacifier, we will feed on its murky artifice. We will take the artificial teat of government as our mother, a fictional, protective, artificial womb (matrix) that is as paper thin as the money it projects to insure us. When the root of all evil is our insurance policy, our foundation, our security, then our existence can only be as the minions of a debtor’s hell.
With all of that said, the reader of this will likely call me a hypocrite in my seeking the charitable contributions of those who are reading this. I accept that. I cannot deny that I am in such a terribly unavoidable disposition that my work cannot be printed in any Real aspect so as to protect it from being just digital, erasable information. I cannot deny that I am asking for money while exclaiming the less than virtuous nature of its artifice. I am fully aware of this dichotomy, and it pains me to no end.
However, I seek no gain from this request. I seek no fame or fortune. I don’t even seek money, except to pass it from your individual hands to the book-printers hands. This money is not for me, it is for the preservation of knowledge attained by one of you, one who actually did wake up from the information war and was able to explain it for future generations so that they do not fall for such fictional, satanic designs ever again, never falling pray to the fake infowar as our own egos have. I simply wish to print my books privately without publishing them, so that they can never be claimed as government property, and thus subsequently shelved or burned at 451 fahrenheit.
To this end, I have offered the first volume of this work for free, as I have done and will do with all of my work both past and in the future. Volume II is nearing completion, and will blow this first foundational work out of the water.
Please download my first volume here:
Book Link: http://www.strawmanstory.info
In celebration of my own journey, a path and learning curve that many reading this are also on or in the middle of, I offer the following video testimony of my own path in hopes that it will help you on yours.
Here I offer a walkthrough of my activist efforts that were caught on camera or microphone. These are fond memories of pointless rhetoric done to support the information war. They are personal reminders of how enslaved we really are, pretending to have free speech while being mildly tolerated by those that grant it only to themselves. Recognizing myself not as the hero but as the slave in these seemingly victorious encounters is that change of perspective that needs to happen with each of us.
“The American people don’t believe anything until they see it on television.”
–Richard M. Nixon, U.S. president
To start with, here is one of my latest interviews on Leak Project. I don’t often like to use video, but here is the tip of the iceberg of my latest work. And hey, it all must be true because its on truth TV, right?
When I first moved to the Salt Lake City area about seven years ago, after being an active member of We Are Change Los Angeles and thus leading me to a life of full-time research and activism, we formed and grew the Utah chapter of We Are Change, soon after holding a conference with Luke Rudkowski and many great (and as it turns out not so great) speakers. Live and learn…
One of those speakers, though all other footage and recordings were lost, was Professor Steven Jones:
And a photo opportunity at the end…
With support, this would have been a great event. And I would love to do this again after pulling this one off logistically without flaw. But with no support, it is now only a lost memory. Again, to imagine what I could do if not constrained by money… that is perhaps the worse feeling in the world.
Note: As embarrassing as it is to ask, if anyone has any footage from this conference please link it below in the comments or send me an email. This was the first of two different conferences with We Are Change Utah where the footage was magically “disappeared.” Thanks.
As a newby in the radio circuit, and because of the nature of the strange “beehive” culture in Utah, I could not then get the support by local radio or groups, and so the attendance was very low. I paid for this conference out of my own pocket, a debt that I though would be worth it because we had recorded the event. Unfortunately, the person that volunteered to come up from Texas to recored it worked as a host for GCN, and he either purposefully or accidentally lost all the footage. He did this after we had requested Alex Jones to support and host the conference, to which he refused. And so for my debt, for my efforts, I have jack shit to show for it accept the gratefulness of those few who attended. I am, to say the least, suspicious of what happened. And to make things worse, one of my trusted WAC members stole the little money we did bring in. But on a brighter note, this got me noticed by the local radio.
As the Tea Party movement was strong then (2010), and as Sheriff Mack was one of my speakers, the BBC came to interview myself and Mack for a documentary they were creating on the Tea Party movement. While Mack ended up making a fool of himself as he fell pray to the clever interviewer, thus making it into the final documentary as what can only be called as a portrayed imbecile and fool of the “patriot movement,” they didn’t quite know what to do with me and my answers. They couldn’t pin me to any side or party. I was an anomaly.
Needless to say, this interview didn’t make into the final cut of their twisted documentary, and BBC in no way supported our conference despite our giving it free reign to interview and film our guest speakers and make idiots of them. My conference and myself was not included or promoted. And so the BBC just used me to get an interview with some of my guests, pretending to support my efforts. Such douchebaggery.
After the conference, we arranged to have a good ol’ fashioned street action and bannering of the freeway with our 9/11 big blue banners, where we were visited by some local police that acted admirably in our support.
Around that time we had also delivered the official dossier of evidence of 9/11 to the Attorney General of Utah Mark Shurtlif, who gleefully has been behind bars until recently as a criminal for corruption charges, along with his counterpart, former Attorney General Mark Swallow. Of course the Bar Association controls all attorneys and judges, so why would we possibly hope such protected crime would break the syndicalist stranglehold?
This was perhaps my favorite filmed confrontation, the best of in-your-face-when-you-least-expect-it guerrilla journalism, where I simply asked what the Attorney General had done with that officially received evidence, and he talked his arrogant self right into a corner. What transpired was priceless… but yet again pointless. Gotta love this one though!
For the benefit of the less than happy Attorney General (head devilmaster), I will provide the U.S. Code here that deals with devils that do not turn evidence over to a judge…
18 U.S. Code § 2382 – Misprision of treason
Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States and having knowledge of the commission of any treason against them, conceals and does not, as soon as may be, disclose and make known the same to the President or to some judge of the United States, or to the governor or to some judge or justice of a particular State, is guilty of misprision of treason and shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than seven years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Guilty or not guilty? It ain’t your choice. It’s the private brotherhood of the Bar Association’s choice, and this man is its general!!!
Deal with it, subject!
To be fair, we did also arrange a legitimate sit-down interview where the Attorney could pretend to be lawful and legitimate and on the common people’s side, being the responsible activists we were:
But as for the “Tea Party Express,” a well-funded corporate sham, we attempted to participate and stand in unity with our supposedly celebrated “free speech” rights, while the fake Tea Party Express media heads shunned us and blocked our banners. You gotta see this to believe it. Exposing hypocrites was vastly becoming our community service and past time.
Of note here again, we see our sheriff’s officers acting with integrity and according to duty. Bravo!
The best part as always is the media spin at the end. Never was anything we did or protested reported on accurately or in context by the mainstream news outlets.
We Are Change made national news a few times here in Utah, but this one was certainly the best, most embarrassing, and most viewed. Unfortunately, the video of my own confrontation with congressman Chafetz on the CAFR issue is lost to the ether.
Of course, Chafetz had to rescind his comments made to us crazy conspiracy people once our little home video got loosed upon the national news.
Whenever we got the chance, we would hand out pamphlets and DVD’s or hold up our banners to cause irrational cognitive dissonance among the residents of this “beehive” state. Like the postman, activism happens rain or shine!
Sometimes, though rarely, it was not us doing the confronting but in fact our query calling out our own shortcomings. Here Lord Monckton agreed to sit with us after his presentation at, where else, Utah University, shedding a light on the reasons why We Are Change and other outlets of so-called “truth” were failing miserably in actually getting anything done about it in court (in government). His perspective changed my whole outlook. As a former investigative agent himself in Britain, he corrected me and changed my own course, turning my own perceptions to where the problem actually lies… the false teachings and doomed efforts of the Infowar! Here he schools me to my own embarrassment on such legal notions of the chain of custody and chain of evidence, none of which the “truth” movement ever follows, leaving our so-called “evidence” worthless and unusable, let alone undocumented and untraceable. This was my first perception into the false dichotomy of shock jocks like Alex Jones, who does triple the harm as he ever does good, causing masses of activists to act unprofessionally and not according to the law, and so that nothing we do counts as truly usable evidence.
The following is in four parts, and features me still in my own cone of ignorance trying to make a difference. I value these moments to show how much I have grown both spiritually and in reasonability. It is a reminder of how we all live under false impressions, impressions that are institutionally ingrained by both educative and entertainment-based fallacy.
Other activist outings revealed more hard-to-stomach Realities that manifested in unlikely places. While outreaching in the airport as part of a national protest to the then new irradiated full body-scanners, we found out the hard way that free speech is a lie, is “not absolute,” and that we needed legal permits to have even limited free speech. But most of all, this was my first realization, on camera, that these guys were powerless to stop my speech unless I had one of their permits for speech. In other words, no contract, no unreasonable legal code. Permission and license is the opposite of Natural freedom, as is legal person-hood.
But what I got this head of police to say was priceless…
A short time after that, I was handcuffed for no reason at the same airport by an over zealous police officer for attempting to say no to both the full body scanner and the body search. What transpired was a hell of a story, which I documented here:
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/molested-my-unlawful-encounter-with-tsa/
For most of this time I had been mentoring with Walter Burien, who was teaching me about the Comprehensive Annual Financial Reporting system (CAFR) of all governments. Because I had quit my career as a sound engineer and designer to be an activist, I had the skills to help Walter make a documentary, and did so without pay. This was my first venture into documentary making, and my first time working charitably without expectation. And it felt wonderful!
Here is both the shorter trailer and the full movie:
From this effort, and from being able to spend so much time with Walter, I became a quick study and began my own film about everything I had learned and kept self-teaching. From this came “The Corporation Nation” series of documentaries, homemade in every way by yours truly. As I look back on this project, and as is shown in the first ten minutes of the movie, I really ended up making this because when I confronted the former Comptroller General of the United States about governments massive investment portfolio, as well as the incredible land and property holdings of the United States government collectively, he outright lied to my face over and over, even claiming that government was not a corporation! This pissed me off so much that it spawned whole The Corporation Nation series, all because of liars and the lies they tell.
In part two of The Corporation Nation I covered the pension system and its true purpose, showing government to hold mega-shares in just about all corporations around the world, the epitome of globalism having formed right under our noses. It took a four hour film to document this, with countless pictures used from the CAFR reports, showing officially that government not only owns shares in all corporations, but also votes as proxy shareholder voter for their boards of directors, for mergers and acquisitions, and other “corporate governance” issues. Talk about global empire and fascism!
When Jan Irvin started interviewing me as more and more radio shows wanted to hear what I had to say, I made this separate film to aid Jan in exposing his own school district, and in hopes that others might follow by utilizing the same information in their own local CAFRs. Besides these movies, I wrote dozens of blog articles detailing the CAFR swindle.
For those seeking an advanced lesson in the CAFR audit system, and to see how municipal cities, counties, and states are faking their bankruptcies, I wrote my first “book” on my blog, which I intend at some point to add to and print as well. That can be found here:
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/the-stockton-bankruptcy-lie/
As I became more advanced in my own knowledge and comprehension of the sheer nightmarish corruption displayed in these publicly available but unknown and publicly unread CAFR reports, my local activism revealed the Sheriff of Salt Lake County (and most other county sheriffs around the nation) to be at the pinnacle of this infiltration of Agenda 21 and globalist, United Nations switchover.
Here I expose “The Sheriff Who Sold His County” by revealing the non-governmental associations and special districts that are set up to exact and extort more and more money, in our case from what was officially called a “police protection fee” charged ultimately, indirectly to the property tax, where if that fee was not then paid, the county could steal people homes and property to pay the “fee” that they swear is not actually a “tax.” Like a complicated puzzle with thousands of indistinguishable pieces, I spent months and finally figured out this scam, somehow piecing it together. Here I attempt to teach the locals what the hell just happened!
I had several encounters with this corrupt county sheriff, the prodigal son of a Utah bloodline with seven generations of politicians that have no qualifications but their family name, a local dairy farm family that has put more than one independent farmer out of business by its political hold over this county.
Also during this time I was appearing occasionally on our local AM radio station (K-TALK 630AM), going against the grain and causing a stir in the hive mind. The sheriff that sold his county was good enough to grace us with an interview, where his true colors shown through. I wished at the time that I had actually figured out the whole scam by then, but I had not. Unwittingly though, this public spectacle by the sheriff helped me immensely to finally understand the whole scheme. He’s a slimy bastard.
The original article:
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2011/05/22/the-sheriff-who-sold-his-county/
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2011/06/06/an-inteview-with-the-sheriff-who-sold-his-county/
Other confrontations were unfortunately not filmed, including one with the chief financial officer (CFO) of the county (note that CFO is only ever a corporate title).
Intermittent videos were made, short attempts to bring perspective to folks who knew all was wrong but couldn’t see it clearly…
After seeing the movie “Inside Job” narrated by bloodline family member Matt Damon, who actually pretending to give a shit, I did my best to call him out to so as to publicly announce the actual truth about what happened in 2008-9 with the so-called economic crash. Naturally, he did nothing. Here I show from my films how government owned all the banks that profited, merged, and crashed through stock investment, and we see the same thing with oil companies and water companies. It is this disconnect by the public that knows not government’s stake-holding in these corporations that must be corrected, so that the complete conflict of interest of the regulators owning the companies they regulate can be comprehended. And you wonder why the shareholder (government) of oil companies doesn’t force them to clean up their spills? That would be bad for governments investment profits of course, and a corporations highest concern by law is to please and profit its shareholders!
After years of research and comprehension, I have accumulated many articles on this blog about the CAFR reporting system. A large collection of most of those “CAFR School” blogs are linked here, along with a few radio shows about it:
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2014/01/20/cafr-school-week-on-the-corporation-nation-radio/
It cannot be stated here with any qualification how important this system of accounting for government corporations is. It is the holy grail of open secrets. It is a game-changer. It explains in full the corruption within government and the corporate world, two realms that are literally tied at the hip, and allows us to understand lobbying for what it really is. I have spent years trying to help others comprehend its structure, which is of course not meant to be understood by the public at all. Of all the links I have provided herein, this one is perhaps the most recommended, for it is a journey into all of my research on the subject of this hidden in plain sight government accounting scheme. And its rules and best practices are currently being implemented on a global scale within all nations.
What the common citizen-ship agent does not realize is that he lives in a company store. Just as companies like the East and West India and Virginia Companies funded by the king were the true founders of the so-called colonies (plantations) of early America, we subsist today in a singular commercial company called the Untied States district and commercial jurisdiction amongst the other company stores of the United Nations. Most of us work for some publicly traded and thus government owned corporation, manufacturing or otherwise producing its commercial products, and are paid in company script (U.S. currency) that allows no competition. We then spend that currency in any one of those government-held stock corporations, from grocery stores to gas stations, and in turn pay tribute (taxation) to the main company (district) and all its several franchise subsidiaries (legal state governments and agencies). This collaboration has become so obvious at this point that banks now simply collect property tax with our mortgage (dead pledge) payments. We live, work, and play in and on the persons, places, and things (patented nouns) of government. All of our property is its property, all the territory its land. We are the employees and tenants of a feudalistic company store, renamed as a commercial nation with “liberty” for all (in an open air debtor’s prison) designed to protect the pirates and private landholders (lords) that run it.
But, as we are not educated to recognize our place and status therein, it takes someone voluntarily removed from it like me over a decade to finally see this legal matrix code for what it is. And of course, this necessarily means that I am disenfranchised from every aspect of it I can be, for to see it one must have no interest in it. One can only see one’s false, legal id-entity when one destroys his ego and stops attempting to justify his legal, artificial character and existence. And perhaps the saddest part of all this is that I would not expect those receiving a pension from this monstrous company store, whose investments are in all the corporations and associations we complain about and which are the key to government holding stock and shareholder votes in those corporations, to give up their perceived “benefits” by being wed to such a devilish partner.
Samuel Johnson, in his rather curt and unabashedly honest dictionary of 1755, defined a pension as:
PENSION – An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England, it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country. (Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language, 1755)
But what truly is this allowance given to a group of the agents (employees and citizenships) of government that would betray their very own best interest and that of God’s Nature itself? What does government accomplish by this actuarial retirement scheme? What crimes does it get away with merely because it allows profit-sharing to its employees for foolishly allowing government to invest in the worst possible corporations throughout the world?
ALLOW – verb transitive – [Latin loco, to lay, set, place. See Lay.] 1. To grant, give or yield; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a pension. 2. To admit; as, to allow the truth of a proposition; to allow a claim. 3. To admit; to own or acknowledge; as, to allow the right of the President to displace officers. 4. To approve, justify or sanction. Ye allow the deeds of your fathers. Luke 11:48. Romans 8:1. 5. To afford, or grant as a compensation; as, to allow a dollar a day for wages. 6. To abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for tare or leakage. 7. To permit; to grant license to; as, to allow a son to be absent. (Webs1828)
The middle and above middle class public pensioner is always the loudest to cry foul at government handouts to the poorest and most destitute of people, claiming this action of actual charity to be equal to the robbing of the taxpayer money coffers. Imagine discovering that this is pure hypocrisy, and that most of them don’t even know it themselves! For it is actually the pensioner that lives in robbery of the taxpayer coffers, in a self-deluded ignorance, as I have shown through primary evidence. Turns out that infinitely more amounts of taxpayer money go to “match” government employee “contributions” or outright pay in total for these public pension funds. It is a massive suck of taxpayer money, so much that it is hardly believable, and thus pensioners are certainly in denial of their disposition. In fact, the whole point of hiring so many redundant government employees is to specifically extract taxpayer money for each hireling by placing them into governments pension fund system. The more employees, the more exaction can be taken from taxpayer funds in all local, municipal governments. It’s just part of the global corporate investment scheme.
I explain this fully below and showed it in my documentary, The Great Pension Fund Hoax, so that no doubt can possibly remain, only cognitive dissonance. Remember, I only seek the Truth, no matter how much it hurts. And the pensioner will defend his or her “stake” in this evil cabal of the company store to the bitter end, an unwitting trainer to the rest of us. But Truth is never defeated by purposeful ignorance. Pension funds are, more than any other source, responsible for the globalism we see today. And Samuel Johnson’s definition above certainly holds true today.
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/public-pensions-welfare-for-the-middle-class/
We are a society that has no natural predators to fear, and so we have taken to devouring ourselves and our vital habitat to further our exponentially pointless gains in order to keep this investment and corporate governance scheme and class structure of inequality going into perpetual madness… and likely into oblivion.
Here’s a perfect example, the Sand Wars. And something everyone should see:
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2016/06/14/sand-wars-true-crimes-against-nature/
A look at the CAFR for any government pension fund reveals the corporate power structure that pensioners make allowance for in order to gain from that ultimate nothingness of stocks valuations and other financially void instruments of corruption. This post shows by industry just one pension fund’s investment portfolio in the industries that are otherwise continuously demonized by their bad behavior and toxic events.
Doesn’t it piss you off to know that your retirement and taxpayer money is being invested in George Bush’s Carlyle Group to the tune of multiple billions in just one government pension fund scheme?!?
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/cafr-school-how-corporations-are-funded-by-taxpayers/
Sadly, Walter Burien of CAFR1.com and I are estranged at this point, and to this fact I wish to speak here without intent of slander or attack. As I progressed in my own self-teaching, reading CAFR after CAFR after corporate AFR (annual financial report) mixed with legal code and the history of this investment system set up so long ago, my questions started becoming more of a nuisance to Walter than mere simple and actually answerable inquiries. As I contemplated more and more the reason and design behind his strategy and “Tax Retirement Fund” system, I could never find the part where his “plan” would actually fix anything or cause corporate governance of corporations to change for the benefit of us common folks as he continuously proclaimed. For once, Walter didn’t have any answers, and so my questions became mistakenly taken as personal attacks upon his “plan,” and his responses steeped more and more in resentment, as if I was attacking his intentions and not trying to help get that system going. And yet one theme of our conversations never did change, which was the self-enrichment of Walter after so much suffering as head of his own business plan. Eventually, I could not merely overlook this obvious conflict of interest, especially when Walter was no longer able to answer my questions about his designs.
I campaigned tirelessly for years on behalf of Walter, attempting to get people out there to fund his efforts, but never my own. I never asked for funding, convincing myself that it would somehow come if I kept doing the right thing; that someone would step up and back up my efforts.
Pipe dreams… or so I thought.
Suddenly and out of nowhere, Walter messaged me that he had just received a $600,000 donation (and a future pledge totaling $1 million) from exactly the kind of undeservingly wealthy trust fund baby that I figured would one day somehow wake up and consciously realize he needs to support someone like myself and Walter. But I had not campaigned anything for myself, only for Walter, trusting in his integrity. I had faith in the man, something the Bible says never to put upon any man. And now I understand those words of wisdom intimately, after so many years of broken faith in so many people.
In fact, both Walter and especially myself saw through one of those false heroes of the truth movement, Dr. Ron Paul (a signer of birth certificates). I remember when I first started calling bullshit on the whole “End The Fed” movement and the Federal Reserve mythology how I was chastised and fallaciously attacked from all sides. For to take away anyones perceived enemy causes them to start looking inwardly for the Real problems, and that would mean facing the actual, self-evident Truth. And so as soon as I understood that the CAFR of the Federal Reserve was indeed the supposedly non-existent audit of the Fed, I felt obligated in honor to share that information with my fellow “truthers.” It was this effort more than anything, including the depredation of Ron Pauls false character and hero-status, that showed me the truth about the truth movement.
After posting the first of these only primarily sourced expose’s on Ron Paul and the Federal Reserve, all I received was personal attacks. My favorite of these was on Ron Paul’s website, where the top members and managers of that (Daily Paul) site debated not on the facts presented in my blog article, but on whether or not I had enough clout and a big enough audience to cause any stink. Screw the facts, was I a threat? I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. They were only interested in keeping up appearances and holding on to the Ron Paul money-mobile and charade. And for a while it indeed was a commercial cash cow for Paul and his supporters, complete with books, T-shirts, and other worthless swag.
And big surprise! Nothing came of it.
But why did nothing come of it?
Because it was all based on foundational lies!!! And yet I was the enemy for telling the truth about the false truths about the actual Fed. I continued to find myself in this position over the years, constantly fact-checking and calling out the lies and liars that were pushing them, either willfully or unwittingly as followers putting their faith in men, but never in the actual, provable facts. Patriots for profit, we call them.
Here are my research articles explaining the true nature of Ron Paul and the Fed, and how fans and followers of these false teachers are stuck in their own paradigm.
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/the-incontrovertible-conundrum-of-dr-ron-paul/
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/todays-creatures-from-jekyll-island/
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/the-truth-about-the-audit-the-fed-bill/
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2014/10/27/stop-the-religion-of-the-fed/
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2016/05/10/vatican-the-new-global-authority-of-mammon/
While Ron Paul had the perfect opportunity to expose the CAFR system as the already existing and only audit of the Fed, he chose his career as a congressman instead. We challenged and challenged him to expose the CAFR to his “fans” but to no avail, proving him (and many of his supporters) to be utter fraudsters.
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/national-ask-ron-paul-about-the-cafr-month/
Blog Link: https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/the-libertarian-idiocracy/
As far as mine and Walter Burien’s relationship is concerned, and without gory or personal detail, but as well knowing that money equals power and that power always and absolutely corrupts and leads to greed and why I try my hardest to avoid it like the plague, our story and history together ended abruptly. Walter decided that he would not use that money to fulfill all his plans that I had worked so hard to learn and promote, but to purchase land and build a large business complex upon it’s potential success in Pueblo, New Mexico. In other words, he was going to give that entire financial donation to himself in the form of equity, just like the corrupt government does in its own financial trickery. I can only assume that greed took over, as it so often does. And because I never asked for anything from Walter as payment for working on his documentary or for supporting him out of my own pocket, nothing is exactly what I got from him. I campaigned and begged without dignity for someone to support this guy, and than here was the end of it, the fruit of our efforts, and then the greedy squashing of that finally realized pipe dream. With nothing left to do business or travel with, nothing ever became of all that money to my knowledge, and it was certainly never used for the purposes I believed it would be utilized for.
Just another heartbreak in a series of heartbreaks…
That was the last I spoke to him. I stopped supporting him. I stopped asking the tough questions. And the last post I saw from him was of course Walter asking for more donations some time last year.
Again, I do not wish to belittle Walters efforts at educating or most of his works and for helping to guide my own learning curve, most of which was really from my own efforts and research. I only want to show that like so many others that have crossed my path, money is always that which destroys them or steals their good intentions. Money is always what influences one, instead of helping, to harm others. Money is always what destroys relationships and induces divorce lawyers to cause women to become greedy monsters to the men they made vows to love and cherish. It always leads to evil, to adversarial purposes. It is why I ceased my show with “Freeman Burt” every week even as he continues to harm his clients by “helping” them, and as opposing proof is inversely why Daniel stayed with me to the end of my radio show in loyalty and brotherly love and intent every week. Money corrupts all things. Only Daniel and I seemed to remained free of it, which is a testimony all by itself.
To be clear, I am asking for donations the only morally viable way I know how to do so, without that corruptive element. Nothing displeases me more than being in this disposition, for I have learned to live without such legally purchased material pleasures made in foreign child-labor sweat shops and by U.S. prison labor hidden behind adorning celebrity faces pretending to give a shit about anything but their paycheck. I seek donations only to give it to another in exchange for printing my book. I am not selling anything, and never will, for commerce is that which is diametrically opposed to Love and Charity. I merely need the only object of exchange accepted by these brainwashed business people that have the equipment to print books in a private transaction, without barcodes and artful tracking marks, signs, and symbols. I haven’t any other choice that I am aware of. I will always give this work away for free to all who ask. And those who can will or will not support me here by donating what they can. What else can I possibly do? I don’t ask for your faith in me, only in my work and the verifiable and ancient knowledge presented within. All donations will go to that purpose alone.
As for my own journey, time progressed and I kept researching and learning…
As a cancer survivor at the age of 17, I spent a large part of my life seeking the causes of cancer and understanding why only in time do we have so many childhood illnesses that are considered as “early onset” adult diseases. What I found ultimately lead me to the only plausible prime suspect: vaccines. This was my first documentary on the history of vaccines, posted in September 2011, and which in hindsight is almost sophomoric compared to what I’ve learned since then. But that is the way of everyones unique path and the journey we choose to take. We must arrive in steps, and these are my larger steps in video, documentary form:
Early on in We Are Change we had been planning this documentary project, which I took over as the group started to become corrupt and tear apart, as so many of them do. Here is some early footage of vaccine victims we interviewed, which was not used.
I was also asked to speak to some folks in New York City about vaccines and the documentary, which was a nice visit to my former place of residence.
As time progressed,perhaps my greatest assembly of puzzle pieces was the Agenda 21 and Common Core plans and how they play out in globalism. Here is my lecture on the subject:
Somewhere along the way I documented my favorite charity, the only one I know that uses 100% of donations for charity! I have worked at this center every year for 4 years here in Utah when my mom and her church visits specifically to volunteer there. It is a charity worth supporting that does wonderful work.
My more recent public speaking engagement was in Philadelphia, where I was like a fish out of water, and it in fact caused me to expose most of the conference speakers as frauds. This didn’t go over very well, as Truth is not often what people want to hear. Imagine, freeing your mind at the Hilton! LOL!!
I have received gifts from people along the way, from books to home-made shoes, and these are of course the most precious of all to me. One unexpected gift was this one, where a reader placed my article into video format and dubbed his own voiceover to it. I regret that I made a mistake in this article, though it was one that does not actually have anything to do with the meat of its substance. I simply made an assumption that Sanger Institute was of the ilk of Margaret Sanger, and so I wrote her in mistakenly. But this should not take away from the actual information put forward, and I am so thankful for these types of efforts by good people. These types of mistakes teach us all how easily we can make false assumptions, and as researchers must verify all things.
This is “Archons And Mind Parasites And Extremophiles, Oh My!” and I know it took this guy a lot of time to put this together. So thank you so much for your efforts! What a voice!
Along the way, I even pretended to run for president, just to show that the common goyim people as subjects of the nation cannot be president of the nation, and to eventually expose the voting system as the fraud it is.
Though the website is history, the archive still exists. This is a very viable model that should be used. Though I don’t support Trump or his bloodline cousin Hillary, I will say that if Trump was smart he would follow this model and pick his entire staff before the election, so that people can see his “round table” of Cabinet heads and not just his silly hairdo. This is designed though as a “third party” platform. It is interesting to go back and read my individual platforms and compare them to what I know now. It is certainly healthy to view ones own ignorance recorded in the past to kill the ego of the present that will certainly reveal its own ignorance in the future…
Here is the archive for Clint 4 President, “the un-campaign:”
Link: http://web.archive.org/web/20130531000635/http://clint4p.com/
Finally, though the years of radio before this are not included, here are my radio archives from Republic Broadcasting and everything in between and after, which will continue to be updated with any new shows I do. An extra special thanks to my friend Drew for keeping these archives on my behalf. Again, some gifts just can’t be monetized.
5 days a week for two years I labored without pay to bring these shows to life while at the same time researching and writing my current book series. It was a hell of a ride, full of trolls and saints, with some really good interviews and a documented timeline of my own journey, much of which led to my books.
The over 500 radio show archives are here:
Website Link: https://corporationnationradioarchives.wordpress.com
I did so many shows before this, but they are not organized in any way, floating instead randomly out in the digital wasteland of youtube videos and mp3’s.
Perhaps each of these shows, most of them two hours, are worth a penny each? That’s $5 of thanks that could be gifted towards the printing of my book. But then a Mocha Frappacino with artificial flavoring from the local Starbuck’s drive-through might be worth that $5 so as to cause a chemical reaction in your brain, so that you might forget those hundreds of hours of research and rhetoric and walk around in a frap-induced stupor. I understand… We all have our priorities.
My work has been shared and plagiarized by many outlets, including the Prison Planet/Infowars sites and others. Some offer credit, and some do not. Some use a link only without actually naming my site or name. It’s an interesting matrix we have built.
Some of my movies, with my permission and blessing, are also available not-for-profit at the dollar DVD project (http://onedollardvdproject.com) to which I see no income from, but again with my blessing and support. These include Lethal Injection, The Corporation Nation, and The Great Pension Fund Hoax.
And so here I am, at the end of this winding path through so much disinformation and psychological warfare. And of course so much happened in between when the cameras weren’t rolling.
I am well into Volume II of my book series, and will be releasing it as soon as I can get it done and edited, adding it to the current free pdf available at StrawmanStory.info. The only question I have in nervous anticipation is will I be able to print it so as to make it permanent?
That’s up to you.
If you found any value in any of my above presented works, which represent literally my life for the last 10 years plus, then I am asking you without pride to make a donation today so that I may immortalize my journey’s end, by printing my books into a solid and preservable form immune from the controllers of this internet matrix. My path from here depends on you. Again, if you wish to have a copy of the book, I am asking a gift of $30 to cover printing and shipping, leaving me enough to hopefully print Volume II without such future groveling for funding. This will be my last effort in this regard, though I will keep writing and releasing for free my books that may or may not be printed.
Thank you for all who have donated so far, going way beyond, and for all your love and support. I have one last surprise I hope to pull off, a way to realize what I have been working towards. Should be a hoot if I can get it going. You’ll know when it happens, if it happens.
Until then, any radio shows I do will be posted at the archives. My other websites are:
Link: StrawmanStory.info
Link: TheCorporationNation.com
Link: CorporationNationRadioArchives.wordpress.com
To the followers of this blog, thank you for reading and subscribing and for all your comments and help over the years. My future books and perhaps a documentary or two are essentially replacing and will be linked to and announced on this blog, because quite frankly, at this point soundbites and clever stories and confrontations just can’t cut through such complete and evil designs. The parts never reveal the whole, especially when the parts are never presented as a whole. Debating the finer points of so many lies and fictions just doesn’t cut it for me anymore. I seek a higher path, a higher spiritual knowledge, and I hope we may meet someday on that path.
Until then… try to keep it Real, my friends. For the greatest and only True knowledge is the distinction and purposeful consciousness of what is self-evidently Real and what is fiction. And the strangest knowledge of all is that only artificial persons, places, and things need to be proven to fictionally exist, for these are not self-evident. Understand that, and no agent of that legal matrix of word magic can touch you.
Now, let’s see… what was all that stuff worth?
If the answer is nothing, then hey, it’s my fictional person’s “birth” day on August 8th, the day my vital statistics were civilly certified and registered! How about sending me a little something to support this happy artificial creation of a legal entity day, my joyous day of nativity as an emergence into this fictional realm of legal matrix day? Send a few words to wish me a happy bondservant day, congratulating me on my pretended, legalistic corporate birth as a “natural” legal person! Send a card to me as agent for service of process at my legally registered federal address, though I don’t think Hallmark (a government owned and traded corporation) makes a greeting card for being subject under Caesar’s district, not even a sympathy card.
Anyway, at least send me your greetings and salutations, and may your own artificial life be commercially fruitful in this open-air debtor’s prison on the upper levels hell.
My main, reliable email will be:
clint@strawmanstory.info
And by the way, just so you know, it is not that we are losing our democracy to tyranny, it is that democracy only ever leads to tyranny. Tyranny is the red-headed step-child of democracy. It is the fifth and final regime of every civilization as Plato predicated. Tyranny is voted in by the democratically poisoned society. Democracy is a warning that the end is near, and should not be celebrated as a good thing. Confused? It’s a chapter of my book, which I read live on the radio, here:
Link: https://corporationnationradioarchives.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/radio-show-number-330-march-12-2015/
Finally, I have found this last piece of wisdom to share. Seek the intent of the words of the Bible. I guarantee it is the end of all quests for Reality and Truth. To seek the Bible is not to seek religion, but instead the Natural Law. No good researcher can possibly avoid it, though they can certainly demonize it and pretend it doesn’t apply to them. But I assure you it is the cornerstone of everything. It offers the only way out of this legal hell, for it is the foundation of self-government, self-Law, not just empty religion. My books go over all this with a fine-tooth comb. The Bible teaches you only how to be your True Self again, and thus to treat all men only as their True Self, never respecting reputation, titles, names, marks, and signs. To look upon all only by its source, and all men as we were all born into Nature. The Bible, again, is not religion. Rather, it is a guide-stone on how to religiously follow the Law that is causes a sanctuary from all of man’s false legal inventions. Some people drink coffee religiously, and some watch television sitcoms religiously every week. The difference between a being a member of some corporate religion (artificial person) and actually acting religiously (verb) according to the Law of Nature (God) is the difference between darkness and light, between ignorance and knowledge, and between fiction and reality.
What law are we under? The law of mammon. For the legal law always tells us the opposite of the Bible. The Bible says to respect only men, never their persons, while the legal law respects only persons, not men. A person in law may only deal with other persons, while a man of God (of Nature) may only deal with God’s Creatures. Think about this next time your government is trying to push transgender bathrooms and gender neutral status on your person. For person is the same word as status. In the fiction of legality, we are forced to respect the status of the man’s person, which has no place or existence in Nature. There are no words, no names in Reality, and the Laws of Nature will never actually be altered, except in make-believe and under false name and title (persona).
I have found every reasonable question I may ask to be answered in scripture. It is not what you have been told.
My favorite site as a searchable, Biblical database where I can see the original words and translations is: https://www.blueletterbible.org
There are so many other posts on this blog I can hardly leave them out. But here we must come to an end.
All my love.
Good luck, and good day.
by realitybloger on August 5, 2016 • Permalink
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Lethal Injection Trailer
My new documentary, coming very soon…
Here is the first trailer:
by realitybloger on September 7, 2011 • Permalink
Tagged clint richardson, danger of vaccine, mercury autism, squalene gulf war syndrome, the corporation nation, vaccinate children, vaccination, vaccine
Posted by realitybloger on September 7, 2011
https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/lethal-injection-trailer/
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South Carolina Legal Services > Newsletters > June 2017 Newsletter
NEWSLETTER / June 2017
Homeless No More
Mr. Calvin Davis is a disabled veteran who was living in a homeless shelter when he first came to South Carolina Legal Services (SCLS). Mr. Davis is a tall, slender African American male. He walks with a cane. He speaks calmly no matter how stressful the situation is, and has the manners of a true southern gentleman.
Reaching The Migrant Farmworkers
Each year thousands of agricultural farmworkers from other Southeastern states and countries like Mexico and Honduras, migrate to South Carolina to perform agricultural labor. What challenges do they face, and how does South Carolina Legal Services’ Migrant Unit reach out to help them?
National Elder Law Month
May is recognized nationally as Older Americans Month. In 1963, President Kennedy issued a formal proclamation declaring May to be “Senior Citizens Month” to honor those who are 65 and older and asking that our nation pay tribute in some way to older persons in their communities. See how South Carolina Legal Services’ Elder Law Unit is tackling the issues facing many of our senior citizens.
Ellen Hines Smith Legal Services Lawyer of the Year 2017
Our very own Adam Protheroe has been named the 2017 Ellen Hines Smith Legal Services Lawyer of the Year. The award is presented to a lawyer who has demonstrated commitment to the development and delivery of quality legal services to the poor in South Carolina through the legal services program. Adam is the unithead of the housing unit and a resident expert on all things housing law-related. Congrats, Adam!
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Mumbai weekend cultural calendar: An art show, Nature walks and more
There's a lot happening in the nation's commercial capital over the next three days.
The Daily Pao
Jun 10, 2016 · 01:15 pm
via Daily Pao | 'Early Walk' by Raju Patel at Clark House Initiative.
EVENTS FOR KIDS Summer Fiesta at the NCPA Experimental Theatre + Godrej Dance Theatre
The National Centre for the Performing Arts’s six-week-long package of plays and workshops for children above the age of four will conclude this weekend. For the schedule, see here.
When: Until Sunday, June 12.
Where: Experimental Theatre and Godrej Dance Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
ART A Part Apart and John’s Freetown at Clark House Initiative
Two new shows will run simultaneously at Colaba art gallery Clark House. A Part Apart, curated by Baroda-based art critic V Divakar, features the paintings of Raju Patel from Baroda and Mahesh G. from Bangalore. For more information, see here. John’s Freetown is a solo show by Saviya Lopes that hinges on the experience of her grandfather as a migrant in Freetown, Sierra Leone. For more information, see here.
When: From Friday, June 10 to Sunday, July 10. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Clark House Initiative, Ground Floor, Clark House, 8 Nathalal Parekh Marg (Old Wodehouse Road), opposite Sahakari Bhandar, near Woodside Inn, Colaba. Tel: 98202 13816.
ART In Letter and Spirit at Tarq
A group show of art works that involve text by Saubiya Chasmawala from Baroda, Youdhisthir Maharjan from New Hampshire and Muzzumil Ruheel from Karachi. For more information, see here.
When: Until Saturday, July 2. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Tarq, F35/36 Dhanraj Mahal, Apollo Bunder, Colaba. Tel: 022 6615 0424.
EVENTS FOR KIDS Family Fridays at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
The museum will conduct a diorama making workshop for children between the ages of six and 14. The registration fee is Rs 200 per person.
When: Friday, June 10, from 11 am to 2 pm.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
THEATRE Mohan’s Masala at Prithvi Theatre
In this one-man drama directed by Manoj Shah, actor Pratik Gandhi plays a ruminative Mahatma Gandhi, who talks about the experiences that shaped his career. The play’s backdrop is a set of paintings of Gandhi and events in his life by artist Atul Dodiya. There will be three shows of the play, each of which will be in a different language. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person for the show in Gujarati are being sold here, in Hindi here and in English here.
When: Friday, June 10 at noon (Gujarati), 6 pm (Hindi) and 9 pm (English).
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.
SHOPPING & STYLE The Weekend Affair at Chola the Label
Fashion designer Sohaya Misra, who runs the clothing abel Chola, will hold a two-day pop-up sale of her dresses and tops with asymmetrical hemlines. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11, from 1 pm to 7 pm.
Where: Chola the Label, Basheron Building, Guru Nanak Park, next to Rever Beauty Parlour, Bandra (West). Tel: 98201 21632.
ART Kaleidoscope: Artwork of Many Lives – Historical, Social and Emotional at the Piramal Museum of Art
The show will feature paintings by artists such as K. G. Subramanyan, M. F. Hussain, Ganesh Pyne, K. Ramanujan, Sujata Bajaj, F. N. Souza, S. H. Raza and Badri Narayan.
When: Until Wednesday, August 31. Open Monday to Friday, from 1 pm to 8 pm and Saturday and Sunday, from 10 am to 10 pm.
Where: Piramal Museum of Art, Piramal Tower, Peninsula Corporate Park, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel.
TALKS ART Atul Dodiya and Anju Dodiya at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
The artists, who are husband and wife, will discuss their respective careers at this event titled "Every Journey Has A Story". Some of their works are currently on display in The Journey is the Destination, a group show at the venue’s Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation gallery. There is no entry fee. To attend, email jnafmumbai@gmail.com or call 022 2202 9613.
When: Friday, June 10 at 5.30 pm.
Where: Visitor’s Centre, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2284 4484.
TALKS TRAVEL National Geographic Traveller Meetup at Title Waves
Wildlife photographer Anirban Dutta Gupta, travel writer Sejal Mehta and naturalist Shardul Bajikar will share their experiences at this instalment of travel magazine National Geographic Traveller India’s series of talks, the theme of which is traveling to see wildlife. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
Where: Title Waves, St Paul’s Media Complex, opposite Duruelo Convent School, 24th Road, off Turner Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2651 0841.
DANCE Dhrut at Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Sabhagriha
Mumbai contemporary dance company Sumeet Nagdev Dance Arts will stage their new production Dhrut, which fuses elements of modern dance, ballet, breakdancing and kathak. Tickets priced at Rs 250, Rs 350 and Rs 450 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
Where: Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Sabhagriha, 252 Veer Savarkar Marg, Shivaji Park, Dadar (West). Tel: 022 2446 5877.
MUSIC Donn Bhat and Passenger Revelator + Sapta + Nush Lewis at Blue Frog
Electro-rock acts Donn Bhat and Passenger Revelator and Sapta, based out of Mumbai and Chennai respectively, will each play sets at this gig, which will be opened by city-residing harp player and singer-songwriter Nush Lewis. There is an entry fee of Rs 350 or cover charge of Rs 1,000 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.
MUSIC Sound Avtar + DJ Proof at AntiSocial
Bass music producer Sound Avtar aka Piyush Bhatnagar and hip hop DJ Proof aka Vinayak Pasula will perform at the Khar basement venue. The entry fee is Rs 200 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.
MUSIC Where We At 005 with Sickflip + Kampai at Bonobo
The fifth instalment of this electronic music gig series programmed by Only Much Louder at Bandra bar Bonobo will be a DJ-producer double-bill made up of Mumbai’s Sickflip aka Sarvesh Shrivastava and Bangalore’s Kampai aka Rumit Virmani. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, June 10 at 10 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.
FOOD & DRINK Artisanal Pasta Making at Magazine Street Kitchen
Alex Sanchez, the head chef at Colaba fine-dining restaurant The Table, will conduct this pasta making workshop, the inaugural event at Magazine Street Kitchen, a new multi-purpose culinary venue in Byculla. The session is priced at Rs 4,000 per person. Tickets are being sold on Insider.in. Email kitchen@foodmatters.in for more information.
When: Saturday, June 11 at 2 pm.
Where: Magazine Street Kitchen, Gala No.13, Devidayal Compound, Gupta Mills Estate, Magazine Street, Reay Road, Darukhana, Byculla.
FOOD & DRINK Yogisattva’s Organic Food Pop-Up at Busago
Vegan and raw food catering service Yogisattva will sell items such as chia puddings, raw chocolate cupcakes, dairy-free ice creams and vegan pesto at the Bandra outpost of the South-East Asian restaurant chain Busago. Only cash will be accepted. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, June 11, from 4 pm to 9 pm.
Where: Busago, Shop No.11, Gasper Enclave, opposite Gold’s Gym, St. John’s Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 6127 8897.
MUSIC Crosswind Festival at MIDC Grounds
Delhi’s DJ Nyk aka Nikhil Sahni and Progressive Brothers aka the producer duo of Sunny Barker and Karan Bhalla will be among the 11 acts at this electronic dance music gig by the Develop India Organisation. Entry is free via registration here.
Where: MIDC Grounds, TTC Industrial Area, Airoli, Navi Mumbai.
MUSIC Khayal Rang with Kedar Bodas + Apoorva Gokhale at IES Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya
The first edition of this new Hindustani classical music series put together by events company First Edition Arts will comprise solo recitals by vocalists Kedar Bodas and Apoorva Gokhale. Tickets priced at Rs 250 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, June 11 at 5.30 pm.
Where: IES Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya (King George High School), Hindu Colony, Dadar (East).
MUSIC Exploring Qawwali at The Great Eastern Home
This qawwali concert, organised by the folks behind the annual Kabir Festival, will feature singers Devnarayan Sarolia, Bindhumalini Narayanaswamy, Vedanth Bharadwaj, Vijay Tipaniya, Ajay Tipaniya and Dharmendra Tipaniya. Entry is free; admission is on a first come, first served basis. See the Facebook event page for more information.
Where: The Great Eastern Home, Pond Room, New Great Eastern Mills, Dr. Ambedkar Road, near Rani Baug, Byculla (East).
MUSIC Umang with Swapnil Bhise + Madhumita Naqvi at the NCPA Little Theatre
Tabla player Swapnil Bhise and vocalist Madhumita Naqvi will each perform solo recitals at this edition of Umang, the National Centre for the Performing Arts’s Hindustani classical music concert series that spotlights upcoming talent. Entry is free; admission is on a first come, first served basis.
Where: Little Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
THEATRE Hamlet the Clown Prince at the NCPA Experimental Theatre
Director Rajat Kapoor’s long-running play involves a bunch of clowns attempting to stage Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 400 and Rs 600 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12 at 7 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
THEATRE Jashn-E-Qalam: Premchand, Mohan Rakesh, Bhisham Sahni at The Hive
Shashwita Sharma, K. C. Shankar and Vishwas Kapoor will present dramatic readings of three short stories by Hindi writers: Kayar by Premchand, Parmatma Ka Kutta by Mohan Rakesh and Ghar ki Izzat by Bhisham Sahni. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
Where: The Hive, 50 A, Human Mansion, near Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village, off Union Park, Khar. Tel: 96199 62969.
MUSIC The Techno Stew with Chhabb + Moon Roots Project at Bonobo
Mumbai electronic dance music DJ-producer Chhabb aka Rahul Chhabria will man the decks at this techno gig that will include a set by his Pune counterparts Moon Roots Project, the duo of siblings Hannan and Fatema Hakim. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
MUSIC Bassick Sense with Oceantied + EZ Riser + Smokey at AntiSocial
Bangalore’s Octeantied aka Ketan Bahirat and Mumbai’s EZ Riser aka Sohail Arora and Smokey aka Indira Kanawade are the DJ-producers who will play the fourth instalment of this bass-heavy music gig series programmed by Arora’s artist management and music events company Krunk. The entry fee is Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
MUSIC Digitaria + Bullzeye at Ark Bar
Spain-based Brazilian electronic music duo Digitaria will take over the console at the Andheri nightspot at a gig that will also feature a set by techno DJ Bullzeye aka Siddhanth Kapoor. There is an entry fee of Rs 500 or cover charge of Rs 1,500 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, June 11 at 10 pm.
Where: Ark Bar, Courtyard by Marriott, CTS 215, opposite Sangam BIG Cinemas, Andheri-Kurla Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6136 9999.
MUSIC Kill The Buzz at Kitty Su
Breda-based house music DJ and producer Kill The Buzz aka Adithya Nanuru will play the Andheri nightclub. Tickets, priced at Rs 500 per person for single women and Rs 1,500 per couple (of any gender), are being sold on Kittysu.com.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6104 3145.
MUSIC Candice Redding + Zenith at Blue Frog
South African DJ Candice Redding, who divides her time between her home country, India and Dubai, will spin a set at the Lower Parel club at this electronic dance music gig that will feature a set by Mumbai producer duo Zenith aka Harshit Agarwal and Anirudh Jhala. There is an entry fee of Rs 500 or cover charge of Rs 1,500 per person for men; free entry for women. See here for more information.
When: Saturday, June 11 at 10.30 pm.
WALKS What’s Inside Dharavi? at Dharavi
A Dharavi local will conduct a two-hour walk around the neighbourhood that has been organised by tour company Some Place Else. Tickets, priced at Rs 650 per person, are being sold on Bookmyshow.com and Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, June 12 at 9 am.
Where: The walk will begin from outside Mahim Railway Station.
PERFORMANCE POETRY Free Verse Sessions at Monkey Bar
Radio City Freedom, the online station of radio channel Radio City 91.1FM, will host a performance of spoken word and poetry by Preeti Vangani, Ramneek Singh and Rochelle D’Silva. There is no entry fee.
When: Sunday, June 12 at 1.30 pm.
Where: Monkey Bar, Ground Floor, Summerville, junction of 14th Road and 13th Road, same lane as KFC, off Linking Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 3015 1853.
OUTDOORS Sunday Forest Walk at Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Naturalists from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park will conduct a guided walk up the Kanheri hills. The registration fee is Rs 350 per person and includes the cost of transport within the park and services of the guide; participants will have to pay the entrance fee to SNGP, which is Rs 44 per person for visitors above the age of 12 and Rs 23 for children between five and 12, separately. Register here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, June 12, from 3 pm to 7 pm.
Where: The meeting point is outside the main gate, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali (East).
TALKS MUSIC Paritosh Pandya at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
The computer scientist and professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research will discuss the possibility of Indian classical music being created on a computer. There is no entry fee for the talk, which is part of arts organisation Junoon’s Mumbai Local series of events. However attendees will have to pay the museum entrance fees. Tickets for Indians are priced at Rs 10 per person for adults and Rs 5 per person for children below the age of 13, and tickets for foreigners are priced at Rs 100 per person for adults and Rs 50 per person for children below the age of 13.
When: Sunday, June 12 at 5 pm.
THEATRE Jashn-E-Qalam: Ek Baar Ki Baat Hai at The Hive
Shashwita Sharma, K. C. Shankar and Vicky Ahuja will present dramatic readings of stories by three Hindi and Urdu writers: Rajinder Singh Bedi’s Chechak Ke Daag, Mohan Rakesh’s Parmatma Ka Kutta and Kamaleshwar’s Apne Desh Ke Log. Tickets priced at Rs 250 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
ART The Journey is the Destination at the Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation Gallery
This show explores the oeuvre of eight artists whose works are present in the Nicholson Collection: Anju Dodiya, Atul Dodiya, Baiju Parthan, Nalini Malani, Sudhir Patwardhan, Sunil Gawde, Vivan Sundaram and Zarina Hashmi. An artwork from the collection will be juxtaposed with a recent work by the same artist. Tickets are priced at Rs 70 per person for visitors above the age of 12, Rs 20 per person for children between the ages of five and 12 and Rs 300 per person for foreigners above the age of 12.
When: Until Thursday, June 30. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.30 am to 6 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation Gallery, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Second Floor, East Wing, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2202 9613.
ART Chitpur (dis)Local at Mumbai Art Room
Hamdasti, an artist collective from Kolkata, has put together this exhibition of works that showcase art forms such as printmaking, publishing, bamboo craft and jewellery making for which the neighbourhood of Chitpur in that city is known. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Until Saturday, July 23. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Mumbai Art Room, Pipewala Building, Fourth Pasta Lane, Colaba. Tel: 97574 03293.
ART Face Off: Irony and Humour in a Critical Age at Lakeeren Gallery
A group show of works by Chitra Ganesh, Justin Ponmany, Prajakta Potnis and Pushpamala N. that explores ideas such as “restraint, freedom, shifting political climates, fragility of land, urban space, and its iconographies”. For more details, see here.
When: Until Thursday, June 30. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Lakeeren Gallery, 6/18, Grants Building, Second Floor, opposite Café Basilico, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 6522 4179.
PHOTOGRAPHY Gauri Gill at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke
Delhi photographer Gauri Gill’s show The Mark on the Wall encompasses three bodies of work. ‘Fields of Sight’ is a set of images shot in an Adivasi village in Dahanu with drawings by rural artist Rajesh Vangad; ‘Places, Traces’ has photos from Notes from the Desert, Gill’s series of pictures of rural Rajasthan; and ‘The Mark on the Wall’ is a collection of photographs of drawings made by kids and teachers in government schools in Rajasthan. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Thursday, June 30. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, 2 Sunny House, 16/18 Mereweather Road, behind Taj Mahal Hotel, Colaba. Tel: 022 2202 3030.
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Australian health authorities on high alert after US vaping deaths
Melissa Davey
With at least 26 deaths linked to vaping in the US, Australian doctors are being urged to question patients about their use of e-cigarettes
Australian health departments are on alert for lung injuries caused by vaping after the national health protection agency in the US confirmed 26 deaths and 1,300 injuries have been associated with the use of vaping products and e-cigarettes.
As of Friday, figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed 80% of those affected by the vaping crisis so far are younger than 35. The CDC’s investigation has so far failed to find any specific chemical causing the deaths and illnesses. The NSW government has subsequently sent a form to health departments across that state asking doctors to report any suspected cases of vaping-associated respiratory disease.
Professor Matthew Peters, a respiratory physician, said it was good to see Australian health departments being proactive. While the US outbreak dates back to March, Peters said it’s likely other cases occurring earlier may have been misdiagnosed. In a study published this month by the New England Journal of Medicine, a team led by doctors from the Mayo Clinic in the US examined lung tissue biopsies from 17 people suspected to have vaping-associated injuries. All 17 were found to have injuries in their lungs consistent with chemical burns, similar to those seen in the lungs of people exposed to mustard gas in the second world war.
Doctors in Australia needed to start routinely asking their patients with lung-related issues about whether they were vaping, Peters said.
“Most doctors have not been doing this, they might only ask about smoking,” Peters said. “There are so many reassuring messages out their about e-cigarette use and vaping, such as the statistic that vaping is 95% safer than smoking, and messages that vaping can help people quit smoking. So patients aren’t always telling doctors that they’ve started vaping either, because they don’t see it as a concern. We need to change the questions we are asking as physicians, because the world is different now.”
So far the CDC has interviewed 573 patients affected by the recent spike in respiratory illnesses about their e-cigarette and vaping use in the three months prior to the onset of their symptoms. Those affected have reported coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, fatigue, fever, and weight loss. About 76% of those affected reported using products containing THC, one of the chemicals in cannabis.
Associate Professor Coral Gartner, a tobacco control researcher with the University of Queensland’s school of public health, said it appeared that a contaminant associated with THC, rather than vaping in and of itself, was the culprit for the deaths and injury in the US.
“While not everyone has admitted to the use of THC, a number of these have subsequently been found to be lying, which is completely understandable given the potential ramifications for use of illicit substances,” Gartner said. “Investigators are still not 100% sure on the chemical agent that is responsible for the acute lung damage, but cutting agents containing vitamin E oil have been implicated.
“Certainly it is reasonable to assume that illicit THC oil products are sold in Australia. It is less clear if they are likely to contain the chemical agent responsible for the acute lung damage in the USA.”
She added that while there may be some lung disease risk associated with standard nicotine vaping products, this was most likely to be different from what was being seen in the US, which she said seemed to be more of an acute poisoning scenario rather than a chronic exposure issue.
Dr Miranda Ween, a cancer biologist with Adelaide Medical School, agreed that the US crisis was likely a case of contaminants in a reagent going to many suppliers, or contaminants found in cheap knock-off versions of the big brands.
“This has been possible because of the lack of regulation around quality control in e-liquids to ensure users are safe,” Ween said. “Australia suffers the same lack of regulations and thus it is entirely possible that we could see a similar situation arise here as well. For example, a batch of seized counterfeit product in the US was found to contain a pesticide which when heated turned into cyanide, which is clearly not something we should be inhaling.”
The crisis comes as a report released by Australia’s independent chemical regulator, the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (Nicnas), found many of the 243 chemicals identified as ingredients used in e-cigarette liquids “are of concern to human health”, though not all ingredients used in vaping products have been identified. Nicnas found while e-cigarette emissions contained contaminants mostly derived from the e-cigarette liquid, some came from the device.
Quit Victoria director Dr Sarah White said while this evidence combined with the US cases showed Australian regulators correct to be taking a cautious approach to e-cigarettes, more needed to be done. She agreed with Peters that doctors and researchers needed to be routinely examining people’s vaping history, not just their smoking history.
“If there are vaping-related injuries being seen in Australia, we probably aren’t picking them up,” White said. “The frightening evidence coming out at the moment absolutely justifies the careful approach being taken by Australia.”
While laws around e-cigarettes do vary between states and territories, generally the sale, possession and use of nicotine in the form of an electronic cigarette is illegal. Professor Billie Bonevski, the interim president of the Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco Oceania Chapter, says the growing community of vapers in Australia was being pushed underground because of these tight restrictions, and were sourcing products from illegal vendors and online.
“There is the risk there you could end up with street vendors who create their own solutions and tap into these communities,” Bonevski said. “I certainly am not for nicotine vaping solutions being sold on every street corner, but I don’t support making it so hard people have to buy products underground.”
While many public health experts and doctors are calling for stronger evidence that e-cigarettes are a safe and effective smoking cessation product before being made more readily available, Bonevski said with so many variables between products and solutions, it would always be difficult to identify good quality studies with reliable data to support the products being approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration and sold in pharmacies. “But anyone who tries to say smoking e-cigarettes are just as bad as smoking are wrong and should be struck off,” she said.
White disagrees, and says the products should be taken off the shelves altogether, for not just medical but consumer safety reasons. She said there had been cases of the devices exploding, causing deaths. She also cited the death of a toddler in Melbourne after he consumed his mother’s e-nicotine liquid. Consumer safety standards were sorely lacking, she said.
“I can’t buy a bicycle helmet or toys from shops that don’t meet consumer safety standards, but I can go and buy a device for heating up liquids and inhale from that device for hours on end,” she said. “We have taken other products off the shelves that have less issues with them than e-cigarettes.”
She acknowledged her position had resulted in backlash from pro-vaping lobbyists in Australia, many of whom are supported by the tobacco companies that have bought a stake in the e-cigarette market.
“There are people who so passionately believe in e-cigarettes that they’re evangelical about it,” White says. “There is a divide across public health and tobacco control on this which is no doubt being fed by vested interests, and no-one is backing down.”
On Saturday, the international medical journal the Lancet published an editorial in the wake of the US deaths, and said the positioning of e-cigarettes as a quit-aid had been “vastly overstated”.
“Data also suggest that smokers switch to e-cigarettes, then remain dependent long term,” the editorial said. “No solid evidence base underpins the marketing claims that e-cigarettes are healthier than cigarettes or that they can support quitting, but lax regulation has allowed e-cigarette manufacturers to pervert the success of antismoking public health messages and position e-cigarettes as healthy.”
For Professor Mike Daube, who has been researching tobacco control for almost 50 years, one of the most worrying aspects of the debate around the efficacy and safety of e-cigarettes was that it had taken the pressure off the big tobacco companies to be accountable for tobacco-related deaths and harm.
“Tobacco is still killing eight million people each year [globally],” Daube said. “It’s an interesting time as it feels like there is now a complacency around the issue of smoking prevention, which is worrying as many of the people still smoking in Australia now are the most disadvantaged groups.”
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Egyptian crocodile deity
Sobek (from the Temple of Kom Ombo)
in hieroglyphs
Sobek was the ancient Egyptian god of the Nile. In art, he was shown with the head of a crocodile. In temples to Sobek, live crocodiles were kept in pools to honor him.
1 Jobs & Roles
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Jobs & RolesEdit
Sobek was worshipped wherever the Nile was presenting difficulties. Sobek was the ancient Egyptian God of crocodiles and controlled the waters. Sobek’s role was to protect the pharaoh from evil but it differs with each person. He was the most popular god in Arsinoe (Crocodilopolis in Greek), and was considered the Lord of Faiyu (a place in Egypt).
Myths & storiesEdit
One day when Sobek was in the Nile, he saw Osiris’ (who was murdered by Set, the god of chaos) body. He was so hungry he could not resist eating part of it. His tongue was cut off as a punishment, which is why crocodiles have no tongues in Egyptian myths. He also caught the sons of Horus when they were born.
Physical AppearanceEdit
Sobek was seen as a crocodile headed man or very rarely a plain crocodile. Egyptians mummified crocodiles in honor of Sobek. Crocodiles were treated like household pets and were adorned with anklets and other decorative jewels. In temples people kept sacred crocodiles because they thought that they were images of Sobek on earth. The sacred crocodiles were a big attraction, the Egyptian’s believed that if the crocodiles were fed and they accepted their food, you would receive blessings from the God Sobek.
Family & friendsEdit
Sobek was a friend of Horus. Sobek’s mother Neith was considered the sister of Isis, who was Horus’s mother. This made Sobek the cousin of Horus, which was a very important fact because Horus was a major God. In other myths, Sobek was allied with Set. Set was also sometimes thought of as Sobek's father.
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Tiffany & Co to launch new jewellery collection aimed at men
Tiffany & Co is launching new collection for men (Picture: AP)
Most women will recognise the iconic little blue boxes associated with Tiffany & Co, but now the luxurious jewellery brand is launching a new collection specifically aimed at men.
This October, the brand will launch its first collection for men, in an attempt to boost sales.
Cufflinks, rings and other traditional jewellery aimed at male customers are already available to buy from Tiffany & Co, but the new line is set to be more comprehensive.
It will include almost 100 designs, all ranging in price from about $200 to $15,000 (£164 to £12,300).
The brand hopes the move will help diversify its traditional customer base and attract a younger audience.
Tiffany Mens was created in the spirit of the modern man: bold and confident, casual yet refined, a style arbiter with a discerning eye for quality, the company said.
It will also start to sell accessories such as cocktail shakers, ice tongs and beer mugs – all with men in mind.
The new products will be available in Tiffanys 300 stores worldwide and, according to Reed Krakoff, the companys chief artistic director, they will get their own floor space (rather than being sold next to other items).
Men all over the world are wearing jewellery and more accessories as part of a wardrobe, Krakoff said.
You started to see it on the runways, in social media.
The promotional pictures have attracted criticism (Picture: AP/[email protected])
Despite only being announced on Thursday, the promotional pictures for the collection have already received criticism, as products in the new line are pictured alongside items such as wrenches, a baseball mitt and a compass.
Wow, you know, I’d never really thought of buying jewelry for myself, but now that you drape it over a vintage baseball glove it seems so obvious https://t.co/Y8cPCsOuSf
— Jason Schwartz (@JasonSchwartz) August 15, 2019
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Well Peneta was simply afraid to be shot and then that his body would be burned. Can we blame him? The only surprise is that he thinks Marines are like Army. Or maybe he thinks they are worse?
BtW, why does it say 'Publicar' at the bottom of text box? Any illegals working for CNN?
rmmora160
Heheee...today is "publicar," mañana it will be "No use Inglés, por favor"... relax, patriot, we hispanics have had half our resources stolen by your country and many of ours killed by your soldiers or through your foreign policy machinations. And we are still bombarded by English language. No danger of Spanish becoming endangered because of that, however. It will not be the language, it will be DEMOGRAPHICS that do you in.
Interesting, so according to Pentagon there is a statistic that let's say 1 out of 10 marines could be nuts? That is some sad sh*it.
ozzyy
he should ask also marines to remove their boots and shouses
I used to live in Monterey County where Leon Panetta represented us during his tenure in the House of Representatives. He was very good for the County, but he is just not cut out for the position of Secretary of Defense. He is a very nice person, but he's just not cut out for that position. Obama, likewise is not really cut out to be President of the United States. I love this country dearly, but the politicians we have running the country right now are the wrong folks for the jobs they are in, and are completely out of touch with the common working folks, and those that are out of work. When I see things like this, this is simply more of the same out-of-touch material. Lastly, we no longer have a reason to be in Trashcanistan. We got Osama Bin Poopy Head, and all of our guys just need to come home and let those third world arm pits fight it out for themselves. Nuff Said Here!
Drillbilly
No big deal, Marines adapt and overcome. God bless em. Semper Fi
We're also flexible ... my 2nd generation Marine daughter taught me "semper gumby"
"you’ve got one of the most important people in the world in the room," referring to Panetta........hmmmmm, my U.S. Marine son SERVING in Afghanistan is THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD, to me his family and his friends.
Get real my friend, he is just another spendable artifact at the command of a bunch of incompetents!
Pretty sad.. when the US Secretary of Defence is afraid of getting shot by his own people (US Soldiers) or the Afghanistani security people. It shows that the USA (US Govt) is hated by all people!!! https://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/14/22-arrested-in-azerbaijan-for-iran-backed-plot/
as in Hamlet: "someting is rotten in the state of Denmark" or "the fish is rotting from the head down—all is not well at the top of the political hierarchy".
Panetta did not go to Afghanistan to rage against the Taliban or the insurgents who have slaughtered over 32,000 innocent Afghan civilians. He didn't go there to draw attention to the terror induced on civilians by the insurgents. He didn't go there to do anything but prop up our current president who won the Nobel Prize for doing nothing. This is the greatest "Do Nothing" adminisration we have yet to endure. They are so afraid they disarm our own troops. I would have refused to disarm and refused to enter the arena where Panetta was having his show. You never disarm troops in a combat zone, for any reason. The fear our current administration has is unreal. May God protect our Troops from our own administration!
Interesting comments, so the point is Marines do as told by higher rank. Setting your sidearm outside is not a moral question of making your own decision. Do they tell them that by the way?-"You follow orders, but we prize an actual brain to think for self in a Marine, if confronted with illegal or immoral activity." Anyway, so they must do as told. But I also agree, what a stupid order. If that entourage is trying to promote as a business meeting, or some gathering conference, its just more crap. It is a war zone, we are occupying there and if they want this to be a nice, friendly, sit-down chitchat, they are deluding themself. They are tolerating us there, barely. Yeah, big expensive heli ride. Who pays?
Panetta SHOULD be shot along with Obama,the Entire Bush Admin.,Congress, Senate, Clintons,Top Brass that go along with the TREASONOUS/TRAITORUS ACTS that have destroyed our country-AS WELL AS Iraq,Afghanistan,Libya,Egypt,Syria,and now Iran!
How sad to be afraid of the very troops your in charge of! Maybe we need to relook at what what his purpose was and wha tis our pupose!
EEXpat
I prefer president who lands in military jet on aircraft carrier and serves turkey to troops on Thanksgiving day..
Obama 2012
How about a President who actually pursues the war on terror rather than invade countries that had nothing to do with 9-11? Obama in 2012.
I thought your Chosen One claims there is no “war on terror”..?! But I have to admit that The 0 to certain degree does continue the fight.. The Gitmo camp is doing pretty good job, and at least 0 doesn’t stay in way of certain operations.. And the way he took out and killed Kaddafi was good blow in war on terror. The Nobel Peace Prize was well deserved! Pity the Libyan oil is not holding the gas prices down..
wovoka
Style before substance wins every time.
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To the commentors of exaggerated negative statement, I suggest that you assume the necessary degree of respect for an important White House cabinet member, and for our military troops in Afghanistan. I will not defend many recent recent actions of our troubled government and our politicians. However, I see no reason to detract from our combat soldiers. For goodness sake, these are active duty U.S. MARINES. Show no disrespect for our dedicated soldiers abroad!
Didn't Hitler require his top generals and officers to disarm before attending meetings with him?
cteckyw
I believe that is why Hitler's (the German one) inner circle tried to blow him up with a briefcase bomb. No guns.
You can't trust anybody after what happened with that soldier killing all those kids
This has been a long time in coming and you amerikans have not seen it coming..... you realy need to step back and see how the joooss have made you their bitches from the Fed to the foreign held territory called your congress and see the tools that you have now become.... while you were watching basket ball these zio neocons took your bullshit country and now your are a pathetic joke .... wake up and smell the coffee.... we want you back but you have to ditch these bitches before we will play with you again....
Now that makes perfect sense! Thank you for your brilliant insight.
volsocal
Over 200 unarmed soldiers and SECDEF in a tent in a war zone. Our enemies are taking notes. Our allies are not gaining respect.
FenseSitter
It is a sign that our leaders are not for us, they think we exist for them.
This is what happens when you apologize for burning of books and don’t demand apology for killing of our soldiers. This is what happens when you bow down to leaders of rag-tag backwards countries and don’t expect gratitude for liberating them. This is what happens when you send our kids to harm’s way but tie their hands in red tape to be politically correct. This is what happens when you go around world, cleverly painting America as being the reason of problems, cleverly trying to connect with world-wide leftists and unite against the “rich”. You know who I talk about of course Mr. President?
Mister Cool
I am a politician. I send my people to fight and die in wars. But I personally am afraid to die and will save my skin at all cost.
HA HA HA. The political leaders afraid of their own troops. It's like a dog owner afraid of his own dog.
Huldah1776
What happens next time Panetta? What happens when the Marines need their weapons? Now the enemy knows when there is a meeting that the Marines are ALL disarmed.
Brainless. Petraeus, happy?
During the last visit of Honorable Robert Gates in Afghanistan we were carrying weapons magazines with ammo, no rounds chambered. Mr, Panneta is afraid of his own troops. Shame on him.
Yes... so telling. The King mistrusts his knights. Knights who swore an oath to this "king"... LOL Panetta is Italian for Pathetic.
ammo18jwm
Panetta is scared of US military, isn’t he suppose to be US Secretary of Defense or is it Secretary of Taliban. Soon he will take all military weapons away and make the troops just throw money at terrorist.
Even that Jew can feel the burnout factor going on over there. I wonder how the soldiers feel seeing Obamas face on the American Flag?
your comments speak to the average intelligence of our volunteer force. If the room were filled with people like you, with so much disrespect for a cabinet member, i would also want everyone disarmed. Nice example you are setting.
Jew! who Jew? Panetta?
His parents are Italian
Tom Lowe
Are you saying that there are no Italian Jews?? That one can either be Italian or Jewish, but cannot be both?? Please explain yourself, fully and clearly!
The US should ban the Koran in all military bases, it is more dangerous than any weapon. In addition, Muslim clerics use the Koran as a weapon to incite, instigate the masses against Americans. In comparison to Hitler's book: "Mein Kampf", the Koran is more violent, discriminatory and ant-Semitic. The same way Saudi Arabia confiscates and bans BIBLES because they are perceived as "subversives", the US should ban the Koran. The Koran is extremely offensive to NON-MUSLIMS, it insults, denigrates, humiliates and attacks Non-Muslims taking away their dignity and respect.
Some of the best people I served with were Muslim...jackass.
PENETTA is a WAR CRIMINAL and TRAITOR ! HE SHOULD BE EXECUTED AS SUCH!...takes orders from U.N...NOT US!!!
Flo where do you think the order to disarm came from? Penneta is worried.
we all know
Leon Panetta served! Look it up!
n 1964, he joined the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant, where he served as an officer in Army Military Intelligence.[8] There he received the Army Commendation Medal, and was discharged in 1966 as a First Lieutenant.[9]
haloguy628
Panetta has only ARCOM and he got out as O2 only? He did not even make it to Cpt O3? Wow, what a stellar career.
TheLastIndependent
It's not that he doesn't trust them...
Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
If there was any doubt in your mind at all…this should erase it. We have officially entered and are progressing through the bowels of a parallel universe…emphasis on bowels.
HERE,HERE!
Portland tony
All I can say is there is a lot of Crap disseminated about absolutely nothing. _
Opinions are lie arse-holes. Everybody has one.
This officially marks the beginning of the end of the Afghanistan war. When the leadership does not trust the troops, there is no reason for the troops to trust the leadership. Who wants to fight and die for a man who thinks you can't be trusted? More importantly, what exactly does Panetta fear ,and why? What has he done to make him think someone would be out to get him?
Big George in Big D
Well said. Its high time to get the hell out of there.
Its war, its a shame, everyone's head is bowed in disbelief – BUT – disarm the Marines? Did the Taliban disarm after they cut off the heads of our Americans and hung them from bridges? Where's our backbone, our sense of pride - are we just weenies on the world's playground being bullied by the Taliban in the name of Islam? These guys are criminals and they use their own people (innocent women and children as their shields) and then they cry and whine.... Just sick of this administration and their bowing and apologizing and now this!!!!
Makes you wanna go shoot some children in the middle of the night dun it ?
Yeah let's honor the brave US soldiers who slaughtered, beat, shot then burned the sleeping children in Afghanistan... such brave men served their country proud and well. (NOT!) I saw we feed those trigger happy murdering US soldier a*holes to a school of hungry Great White Sharks...
patfiuman
That's what i thought you little turd.Try looking up what patrot means
I looked up patrot-nothing! huh?
Hey Bruce,what have you ever done for your country?
I vote. I pay taxes. I volunteer in my community fixing houses for older citizens (Rebuilding Together). What about you?
As currently serving in the Marines with having multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, I would be insulted to have to stack weapons anywhere. Regardless of who visits, service members are still deployed in a country where a threat could be anywhere and happen at anytime.
You may have been "insulted" but you would have been gotten over it and complied after you were pre-briefed on why you were ordered to do it. Namely the follow-on security concerns of pissing of the Afghan military members in attendance and given the rash of incidents of us getting killed by these folks. I don't think your "pride" is worth you fellow Marines lives.
Leaders who are afraid of those who serve them having guns are leaders who have something to hide.
Most likely, Panetta is scared of a mutiny, considering how poorly this war has been run as well as the decision to stay in Iraq. The troops should have disobeyed that order and shown up with their arms.
+1 for the troops, -100 for Panetta.
Agree!!! This act jeopardised the whole camp. If Taliban fighters learned about it, they would attack. If Panetta is scared of people who protect him, he should not hold the title he is holding. He can stay at home and water his garden. Plus, why is he " the most important person in the world"? Wake up people ,the world is bigger that you think, and Panetta is nothing to the world.
And how many Marines at the installation do you think disarmed and attended the event? All of them? 50%, 10%? Oh wait, that included the security forces! Think before you engage you mouth and post.
This is muc ado about nothing. It's not even an issue and people are getting their undies in a bunch. Calm down people. Some soldires were asked to leave weapons outside a tent. The weapons were returned after the speech. Nobody here knows how the soldiers felt about it. Talk about making mountains out of mole hills.
Bruce, have you ever served in the military? Do you have any real insight into this other than just feeling like you should have an opinion about everything?
No. I have never served in the military, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express. THis particular discussion is about opinions and how people feel about it. There is no right and wrong here. There are only differing opinions. THe only way one could say that the decision was wrong is if the troops involved said so, and then you would be right. The other way would be if they left the US troops armed and Panetta was asassinated. then you would be proven wrong. In the absence of those two things, it's all conjecture and opinion. You know what they say about opinions, every .................
btw. Using your circular logic, would we have to be politicians to discuss politics? Do we have to be fotball players to discuss football? I will say that your opinions, given that you are/were in the military, do hold more sway than somone that wasn't in the military, but doesn't mean that you are correct.
Having been a soldier doesn't give you any more or less right to an opinion than it does him because of not having served (assuming that's the case). You can keep waving your resume at everyone if you chose, but good arguments can stand alone. MOH recipient Bob Kerrey, when asked why he would not support an amendment banning burning of a US flag in protest said that his receiving the medal was irrelevant to the question. He was right. His reasoning, right or wrong, is the only thing that mattered. You may be intelligent. But you're certainly not intelligent simply because you were a soldier.
Actually, having served DOES make the difference in this debate. Its not a matter of "having a right to an opinion". Its a matter of speaking on a technical subject without any technical experience or knowledge. When discussing something about the mlitary, clearly, those that have actually been IN IT would have more knowledge on the subject.
SNAKESRULE
Marines, not "soliders"...was it an insult? I know if I was forced to listen to this hack I'd be insulted, doubly so if I was disarmed.
Bruce, you go to Afghan without a weapon and you will feel how soldiers felt.
Did it say that the entire base was disarmed? No. Only those in the tent with Panetta were disarmed. THis was also inside a secure base. Nobody is recommending that soldiers go to Afghanistan without weapons.
nice try, bruce.
Marinemom
I just don't get the down grading of our soldiers ? ? These people volunteer and offer their lifes to DEFEND us and your families if needed . They do not go in looking for the WAR REGISTRY to sign. Thier Boss is ? They work for who ? THE PRESIDENT. . . . . . These YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN have to do as they are ORDERED -WHY- if not or if they decide to leave and never return, that is know as going A-WALL and what happens then ? ? They are found and spend time in Military Jail ! with a dishonorable discharge which then means GOOD LUCK SURVING in the civilian world cause most places will not hire you with a dishonorable discharge. . . . . . These kids are not fully informed when they sign up on what is really going to be going on when you come aboard OUR FINEST ! They are just promised this and that and this and that.....
One indiviual goes biserk and that means the rest of our men and women are SHIT ! ?. . . REALLY ? ? . . . .
But those of you that do want to down grade them , you go ahead but DO NOT CALL ON THEM WHEN SHIT does go bad in America oneday (bcause its going to happen), do it on your own. YOU take care of you and your families cause the FINEST PRES we have will be locked down in a bunker with his family SAFE AND SOUND and MILITARY ALLLLLLL AROUND IT . . .
GET OFF THEIR BACKS !
Geeze. Chill dude. I'd hate to be around you when the waitress gets your order wrong. The only people that could potentially be insulted are the soldires in the tent. We haven't heard from them, but you are sure that they are insulted. Do you charge for your psychic readings?
or dudette 🙂
Sgt Adams
They were Marines not soldiers. Get it right. There is a difference you know.
By the way this PRES SUCKSSSSS !
I have no reply to such a pithy comment. On the debate team at school?
Marinemom – with respect, I am a former soldier and i knew exactly what i was signing up for. Yes some things you can't know until you're there... but I joined my country's army in War time. If you join not thinking you're going to War then you're a fool. I joined to start a life for myself and have an opportunity to go to college which i wouldn't have been able to do otherwise. I don't like it when people say, "they're just kids that don't know what they're doing when they sign up, because seriously, they're adults and they make a choice"
I do wholeheartedly agree that people should respect our soldiers sailors and airmen and i do also feel that this war has gone on quite long enough and we should leave since we don't really have any defined goals or at least any goals that a military should be tasked with achieving... but again, it's not just a bunch of blind morons joining the military, there are many smart intellectual individuals in there that went in with eyes wide open.
CLinton . . . .let me say first THANK YOU for your service. . . I will admitt when i am wrong on things and mayb in some repsects to others i maybe but in regards to these people signing and knowing what they are in for , TO ME , is not always true. I have had several fmailies members that went in on one MOS but due to a high scoring they made on test they were moved to another MOS and were never given a choice about it. I think I just get so SICK of feeling like the MEN and WOMEN in our Armed Forces getting knocked down here lately everytime i turn around and I start reading comments and it just ANGERS me to no end.
I just don't get the down grading of our soldiers
Stupid comment, with no basis in reality.
TIM HAWKINS U.S.M.C.
It's not A-WALL LOL It's AWOL .It means Absent Without Leave
SEE: George Bush.
NOT uncommon to disarm like so many of you "I know everything about the Marines/military" may think.
Did it ever occur to any of you that maybe orders came to disarm to put the unarmed Afghan troops at ease especially after the rampage just a few days ago?
Tired of people using politics and ignorance as an excuse for everything.
Again, i point out it's one thing to ask a foreign soldier to disarm while in the attendance of a high ranking official it's quite another to have your own commander ask you to disarm... it shows lack of trust, but okay whatever. continue being ignorant.
Ummmm. You do know that nobody EXCEPT your commander can order you to disarm. Please read the article. Who does it say asked them to disarm? Hint:(spoiler alert) "The order to disarm came from Maj. Gen. Mark Gurganus, who commands troops in Helmand province."
Did it say that the order came from Panetta? HInt: Nope
Did it say that the troops were upset? Again, Nope
Did it say why the troops were ordered to disarm? Yep (another spoiler alert) "The senior defense official said Gurganus was under orders to make partnership a priority, and he felt that "it wouldn't be right to have armed Marines sitting next to unarmed Afghan soldiers. He wants to promote the mission of partnership."
TO sum things up you are angry about things that you made up in your mind. There is NO reference to any of your delusions in the article. You really have to read more than just the headline.
I beg to differ. I am an active Marine and it is NOT uncommon that we disarm and the perimeter guarded. I myself have stood watch many times and long before the recent events in Afghan. Just four months ago, Saudi while a Colonel visted our base, Marines disarmed and I as well as others stood guard. Next?!
jiim
Garganus also has to answer to higher ups , its called chain of command , right up to the commander in chief, who's to say he didn't receive his orders from his superior. A commander isn't going to say he was told to tell you. he's just going to tell you , and you listen
Wow. You show a lot of common sense. That won't fly around here. People want conflict. They want to hate and for that they need a scape goat. They chose Panetta since his name is in the title (they really don't read any further).
Careful mm - you are starting to speak with reason & common sense instead ot politicizing the issue. Some folks here may not be able to take it if a military member agrees with a common sense decision vs. blasting the Obama Administration, liberal Democrats, or the media!!
LOL...yeah right...last I checked the US body count due to "friendly" afghan fire was still quite a bit out in front of afghan casualties...
In the end I think this is what people aren't getting, whether the Secretary of Defense or his security detail requested the marines disarm or the General acted on his own, This sends a bad message to those who follow these men's orders, it smacks of lack of confidence and cowardice. IF what people are saying below is true, that the order was given as not to offend the afghan troops who were in attendance and asked to come disarmed, that still doesn't change anything... In Iraq we didn't let the Iraqi police or Iraqi National Guard walk around our bases armed regardless, it's not offensive.. It wouldn't offend our folks if the Afghan president asked that we be disarmed in his presence but when the order comes from your OWN COMMANDERS that's different. That shows lack of trust, and that's very important to those of us who have served, We risk our lives following the orders you give us, in turn, you better respect and trust us.
Are the Chinese getting back into brainwashing our soldiers again?..Can anybody say Manchurian Candidate...
Sad Day
Says it all right there. This is a disaster and we have our own leaders afraid for their lives due to their miserable decisions.
This actually worked out perfect! Now the Afgans and the world can see for themselves who the real enemy is.
Seems like a good enough call in the final analysis. Other soldiers not listening to the speech would have been armed, and it was done to make sure the Afghan soldiers didn't feel singled out.
Of course everyone there knew the Afghan soldiers were still the reason nobody had their weapons...
But this way instead of them just standing there feeling belittled they got to roll their eyes at the transparent attempt at making everyone feel equally special and loved. "See? I'm not playing favorites!" And frankly, diffusing tension, even unintentionally, by giving everyone something to roll their eyes at is a good thing.
We may want to look into employing it as a tactic more often.
I think that it was a good move, too. THe only other choices were to ban the Afghans. That wouldn't work since we need them to trust us. Or to let everyone listen armed. Of course that would allow for the assination of Panetta. SO the best choice was the one chosen. Again, not a big deal. It was only the people in the tent that were disarmed. Everyone else on the entire base was armed.
Bruce, you just don't get it do you? Afghan soldiers are likely ordered to disarm inside of US compounds all over afghanistan, regardless of whether a high ranking official is there or not. In Iraq we didn't allow Iraqi police or Iraqi National Guard into some of our compounds armed... It's not disrespectful it's a security measure... They could ask us not to be armed in their President's presence if they wanted to... it's not that disrespectful... it's disrespectful when your own commanders ask you to disarm.
Carfull there, Bruce. You might educate some of these folks.
Clinton – It would be nice to hear from some of the actual soldiers involved, to see if they were offended. I take that you would be offended, and that's your right. I don't agree that it's an insult. Quite frankly, if I were commanding there, I would likely have done the same thing. We have to gain the Afghans trust, but we don't want them armed around our leaders. If they are standing next to armed US soldiers, then it's possible to wrestle a gun away and get one shot off before being killed. I wouldn't take that chance.
LarryC213
Bruce, I see where you have made this statement repeatedly and I am curious as to why you feel this way. Why would you think that Panetta would have been in more danger if the marines were armed? I feel that the exact opposite would be true. And of course, you don't have to answer that question. I'm just curious.
Bruce , it HIGHLY unlikely that an Afghan would wrestle an arm from a Jarhead, I was in USAF Security Forces one wrong move from an Afghani and he'd be meeting his virgins.
It's good to see our so-called leaders running scared from us. It's a good indication that they're hiding things for which they hope not to be held ultimately accountable. So run rabbit, run.
GOUSA99!
A leader affraid of those he leads is only posing as someone worthy of being followed. It's really that simple.
mimi jacques
Secr. of Defense and his underling Maj.Gen. Mark Gurganus' 'This is not a bid deal= disarming US Marines attending their Secr.of Defense Leon Panetta's speech in a 'war zone'. IIf US were the only country in Afghanistan- but they have ISAF/NATO troops in Afghanistan and THIS IS A BIG DEAL- it sends out to each and every friend and foe the kind of message that US cannot even muster being the Pied Piper of Hamelin. It was a very serious mistake disarming those who are willing to die for shielding DoD Panetta in the line of fire.
This is not the first time U.S. soldiers, or Marines, were asked to disarm for the SecDef. When I was stationed at Fort Bragg, Donald Rumsfeld flew in to watch us as we were training for another deployment. We were conducting live fire exercises, and before he would speak to us, we had to unload all our ammo, as well as take the bolts out of our weapons. This left us with a poor impression of how the top U.S. commanders felt about our military.
Justin, many soldiers would probably have the same feeling you did, and from a soldier's perspective is entirely understandable. But if you would, step back for a moment and ask yourself what you would have done as the base commander when asked by the agents charged with protecting the life of the Defense Secretary to have your soldiers carry out such a request. You may still disagree, but the point I'm trying to make that each of the actors involved–you (soldiers), the base commander, the security detail for the Defense Secretary all have roles and sometimes there's competing interests. Whatever the case, hopefully you and your fellow troopers didn't get too demoralized over it.
In that case it sounds like common sense prevailed. Someone might have shot Rumsfield, what an idiot he was as Secdef.
Rumsfeld, while a horrible SoD, was a hoot to listen to on TV. I loved when he'd get interviewed. THe interviewer would ask a deep question. Rumsfeld would say, "The question you should be asking is............." He would then go on to answer his own questions. Brilliant.
How about when they come home?? They can buy military grade weapons everywhere. In Twin Falls Idaho, some nut threatened a Muslim woman and her child. He was arrested and his gun confiscated.
Just because one person does something stupid it doesnt mean we all are. After 9-11 we did not kick that MOM and her child out of the country. We understood that their are some dumb people in all area's. Just like you!
FNWO
“This is not a big deal," Gurganus said. But he then added that "you’ve got one of the most important people in the world in the room," referring to Panetta.
This comment and others like it show why there is no equality and therefore no justice for all. If people keep thinking one person is more important than the next, then how can there be equality? He is in the military and the soldier is the most brainwashed of them all, so I'm not totally suprised by this comment. (I have served in the military and there are those with honor and practce the core values instilled from basic training at all times) At some point, this thinking will change for the better or cause there to be one person left because the others aren't important enough to keep around.
THe quickest way to defeat an army is to kill it's leaders. They ARE more important. Sorry. We don't all have equal importance in this world.
Whackwaco
That was a stupid decision.
JustSpiltMyDrinkOnMyKeyboardArghhhh
"Gurganus said reason to disarm was that the Afghan soldiers in attendance were unarmed and he did not want them treated differently than the Marines."
It's because he doesn't want any of the afghans soldiers to turn on him like they did the soldiers who burned the Quran. It's no different than most other standard security procedures in any other foreign country. I am sure there were soldiers around the base who were armed that were not attending the meeting. Hence why we have Master At Arms/Military Police as a job rating.
Why is anybody surprised? Didn't the cabal that this bozo is member of call veterans a potential terrorists in their secret memo that got out? I am starting to feel like I am back in communist block where I was born. Very sad for the formerly great United States.
Please go back to your communist bloc. The fact is that there has always been a high incidence of crime and suicides by those returning from intense combat situations, especially in recent wars where there are so many brain injuries. So now we have tens of thousands of highly trained veterans, many with brain injuries. There will be trouble. THe issue is that the memo should have been kept secret. The truth isn't always pretty.
I am medically retired 18D with two combat tours under my belt. I take being called "potential terrorist" personally.
As for going back to "communist block", I earned my right to be in this country with my military service and service to the Federal Government. It is idiots like you who generalize who should leave this country. What did YOU do for this country except running your ignorant mouth Bruce?
do you enjoy working at the c.i.a. bruce?
"I am starting to feel like I am back in communist block where I was born"
Any time it's too much trouble for you, feel free to fuck right off back to whatever hell hole you crawled out of.
Hey bob nice language. It is people like me who experienced government that had absolute power and operated behind closed doors who are the ones seeing the creep to the same system that is occurring in this country. Of course ignorant idiots who shoot their mouths do not understand until it's too late. Have a nice day.
haloguy628 twice over combat vet.
Hey bob nice language
Aw, gee, did your shell-pink little ears get all hot when I said that?
Toughen up, boy, it's a hard world, and with the load of stupid you are packing, harsh language is the least of your problems.
Relax boy
JMorcan
"One of the most important people in the world"? History will show Panetta to be an insignificant little mole on the face of a dying country.
joeinalabama
I'm sure that one of the reasons Panetta went was to help troop morale, but making them leave their weapons outside probably did more damage than he did good. Had it been me the only way I would have gone back in the room was if I was ordered to.
psbfla
We disarmed our own troops to protect our own Defense Secretary? What message does that send to the Afgans and the rest of the world? That America can no longer trust its own soldiers?
Well it's true
I trust them....
OK. It's time for Reading Comprehension 101. Read the article. You said "We disarmed our own troops to protect our own Defense Secretary?" The article didn't say that. It did mention that Afghan soldiers were in the room and that they didn't want them to be the only ones without weapons. We're trying to gain their trust, Remember?
Then you said "That America can no longer trust its own soldiers?" Same thing. Read the article again. We didn't want the Afghans to be armed. Please learn to read AND comprehend (that means try to understand what you read)
jrzydvl
Disarming the Afghans doesn't build trust, but it was still a good idea
Thanks for the reading comprehension, 101. I read into it. And still, I think that the fact remains that the US soldiers should not put down their arms for anyone. And that certainly includes our own kind, especially while they are deployed over there, where slicing off one's head in that territory is considered to be a perfectly normal punishment for crimes commited.
The soldiers did not put down their weapons because of any threat to Panetta.
"Gurganus said reason to disarm was that the Afghan soldiers in attendance were unarmed and he did not want them treated differently than the Marines." This is common sense diplomacy. Why is this so complicated for people to understand??
TPF
This Country is in sad shape and getting worse. Not because of the great people here, but because of our WEAK leaders. All our military are stressed to the max, and this could of happened anywhere. Look at the suicide rate among soldiers that have returned from duty. This order was given by the Commanding General and he alone should take full responsibility for his actions.
The disarming of Our Marines in a combat zone, by any member of any administration, is outrageous and demoralizing. The terrific men and women who give it up everyday deserve better and it shows how perilous it can get when you have such weak, political command. Pannetta should be ashamed of himself.
You're entitled to your own opinion, but not to your own facts. Pleae point to the paragraph in the article that said that Panetta gave the order. You won't find it since you made that up.
Perhaps you didn't read this paragraph: "Gurganus said reason to disarm was that the Afghan soldiers in attendance were unarmed and he did not want them treated differently than the Marines." This was a military decision, not a decision made by any member of the administration.
Yeah sure it wasnt. Who do you think orders the soldiers to do what he wants. The generals give the orders that the administration wants followed. The SECDEF is going to walk up to a private and say" Put your weapon outside". DUMB@$$
Speak for yourself, sir. Do NOT speak for me or any of my brothers who are here in this hole.
Fortunate
What is to discuss? That is a usual practice during Camorra and Ndrangetta meetings to have their leutenants disarm, so Panetta apparently didn't see there anything exotic from his point of view. Our Secretary of Defence has not much connection to military and his firearm of choice is a pen. People in military uniform and with sidearms make him 'itchy', in fact. Thus, standards from Godfather movie are applied to meetings with them. Also, to answer some suggestions. Panetta is not in charge of Generals or Admirals, the President is. However, Panetta is in charge of their pay, so he can hurt Generals more than even Commander in Chief and without much ado.
AnniB
No, Gurganus, it's not a big deal, it's a HUGE deal. I'm so offended. How dare those pompous asses. Honestly, I can't remember the last time I was so offended and angry by the abject stupidity on constant display by "the most important people in the world". Take your self-aggrandizement and SHOVE it.
No, Gurganus, it's not a big deal, it's a HUGE deal. I'm so offended. How dare those pompous asses. Honestly, I can't remember the last time I was so offended and angry by the abject stupidity on constant display by "the most important people in the world". Take your self-aggrandizement and SHOVE it
So did you vote for that AWOL punk Bush, and his chickensit "5 deferrments" Cheney?
Take your BS and shove it.
Democrats are just scared to death of guns. If you don't know what Freud said about the fear of firearms you should look it up.
Its nothing to do with Democrats. It has everything to do with what he said. He didn't want the Afgan soldiers armed, and in order to not treat everyone differently he wanted the Marines unarmed too.
People are making a bigger deal out of this than it really is. Nobody is trying to take your guns away, especially from the military.
Disarming soldiers in a combat zone(and all of Aghanistan is a combat zone) is risky, at best. During WWII, Iwo Jima or Okinawa, soldiers ammo was taken away "after" the battle was over. That night the Japaneese attacekd, and the soldiers had no ammo. All the pilots stationed there died, as well as army. Risky, at best.
TheMovieFan
I looked it up. I found that he never said nor wrote that.
I think that you have it backwards. People that think they need firearms are the weak ones. They're scared to be without guns. Strong, secure people don't need to carry weapons.
Tell that to all the Australian and British crime victims. Also, telling an 80yr old woman to just be strong and resist with your bare hands is a bit callous.
Dan – THe US has 13 times more murders than Western Europe (where guns are outlawed). Please explain why you are safer with a gun? You may feel safer, but the statistics say otherwise.
crusader12
The fact that the marines were asked to disarm shows COMPLETELY that our soldiers have been over-taxed and forced to fight an unwinnable war and occupy a country that doesn't want to be occupied (and can you blame them, if the Russian built a base in Chicago here and decided to start killing women and children – and don't kid yourselves our troops have acted brutally [more stories to come, trust me] you wouldn't want them there either). It is a disgrace we are there, 9/11 was CIA/MOSSAD beyond a shadow of a doubt and this will be a black eye that we didn't need as our power in the world begins to wane. I hope that these "dirty Arabs" we have been killing, raping and torturing for NO REASON have it in their heart to forgive our governments, and us for standing for these war crimes. Black eye on all our soldiers, I don't care if they didn't commit atrocities, they knew it was happening and did nothing about it. I feel for the innocent people our power-hungry war machine has ruined. Anybody who would tell me I am wrong has no compassion and no sympathy for their fellow man. Your enemy is not Islam, your enemy is the war-mongering industrial complex we have allowed to go unchecked in our country since the end of WWII.
JaneMarsee
Crusader, You are an obnoxious, lying traitor! The perpetrators of 9/11 were Saudis–and none other!
Thats why they dumped the evidence in the sea right?
SDunlop
You might want to check that fact, most be not all were Saudi.
Asking them to disarm has nothing to do with them being overtaxed or burdened.
And yes, unfortunately some soldiers have acted improperly, but a vast majority of them have actually tried to do their best to help these people out. When I was over there I saw it countless times. Marines handing over their MREs, Marines going into fire to grab a civillian in harms way.
There are plenty of acts of valor there that just are not reported.
Very well said! I wish more Americans felt the same way as you! Salamu Alukum Brother!
rippedoff
Crusader 12, go spend some time in these areas and we will see if your opinion changes. In any military, organized or not, you have unstable people. The actions by one individual cannot identify an entire military structure.
Be careful of judging the actions of the few emotionally.
TomHank
Let me first say that on point #1 I agree this war is unwinable, as to point #2 that 9/11 was CIA.Mossad lead that is stupid and foolish. On point #3, you call Arabs dirty yet you have a double standard for say we kill them and it is a disgrace, you logic here is illogical. The big question is, why are we in this country now? It is not to fight terrorism, it is to support the military/industrial war machine complex, for it is killing we do best and yes it is very profitable! In the long run, we will leave this God forsaken country and it will return to what it has always been a backward place that continues to fight and argue among itself with the different religious secs. America NEVER learns from its past foreign mistakes, how pathetic!
I surely hope you are from some OTHER country. Most likely you are hidden in a cave somewhere in the middle east . The things you said are lies plain and simple. With a little luck the next drone attack will be on your little cave since it obvious you don't have the guts to fight and can only slander honest soldiers who are risking their lives for us. Regardless of you stupid opions, they are their on orders and not by choice. I hope you find the life you want in Iraq or Iran. I dare you to go there and speak your mind and then we can watch your execution on CNN Live
This had nothing to do with Marines having ill will towards the Secretary or the cowardice of Panetta. To win hearts and minds of the locals you have to show that you respect your foreign counterparts regardless of how the war is fairing. As an adviser in Fallujah we had to do the same to maintain cooperation.
Exactly. There is one person here who is not a slow learner.
This new Commanding General should be relieved of command by the President. He clearly believes he is in command of third world troops rather than United States Marines. If their commander doesn't have any faith in them how can we expect the Afghans to have faith in their presence? Shameful.
Well you have it half right. The general is in command of Third World Troops!!! Americans have become lazy and sloppy and the failure of our efforts in both Iraq and Afganistan are testament to the collapse of U.S. military discipline!
"There's a new sheriff in town." Too bad he's an idiot. Disarming American Marines before they stand in front of their Secretary of Defense sends a very bad message to the entire world and an incredibly bad message to all of America. Most especially to our young people in uniform and to those who were thinking about putting on a uniform.
seems like the idiot is you. read what rippedoff wrote. i totally agree with him. been there done that. im willing to bet you got no military experiance.
bluemax77
Speaks volumes of the confidence level in the US Armed Forces...Where were these guys trained, Guatemala...??
Not to worry. They can still throw a mean combat boot! Semper Fi, Mac.
KeithTexas
If you are afraid of your own troops it is time to strike the tent and come home.
marzxyz
Ridiculous! Perhaps the Marines should have been asked to pee before the SecDef arrived too.
Desert1
After being around some people more important than Panetta and was not asked to disarm I think this incident was uncalled for especially in a enviroment where people can walk up and shoot you any minute,as far as I am concerned I would have been given the right to leave the meeting or get court martialed for not disarming,if you arm that scared of your own troops then what are you scared of ?
Desert1 agree – this was a seriuously weak move on the Sec of Def's part... you can't be in charge of the Military and afraid of soldiers...... as far as i can remember, no secretary of defense has ever been shot by a soldier... and in the end he actually put everyone in that room in more danger by disarming them. stupid cowardly move.
What? Do you think the Secretary of Defense was only around soldiers during that meeting? You don't think he had a personal security detail? It is pretty obvious that he was skittish about the Afghans. The US soldiers were only disarmed to put the Afghans at ease – not Panetta. Use your head.
Yeh but it's a respect thing, you can ask the Afghans to remove their weapons, and not have the Marines remove theirs.... In Iraq we had Iraqi police disarm while on base because of security concerns as well, it's one thing if another nation's leaders want you to disarm, it's an entirely different thing when your own command asks you to do it.
I don't know if you have heard or not, but there have been 3 or 4 Afghan soldiers go nuts lately – killing many NATO and American soldiers. The Afghans were disarmed for the meeting – probably because of the recent freak outs on their part. It would have been an insult to just have the Afghans (who are supposed to be our allies) disarm.
I don't doubt that Panetta trusts our guys fully as he was around them during much of the trip while they were armed (to protect him).
Yeah because for the last 10 years we have been wining their hearts and minds. Fact of the matter is we have not. So whats more important possible offending the Afghans or letting our troops look incompetent to the rest of the world?
We mustn't let Mr. Panetta fret. Perhaps he will need a diaper.
Bhari
No one was wishing Panetta any harm. Suppose an attack had taken place while all the troops were disarmed. I agree with "?" – if he was afraid, why didn't he just video chat from his big leather chair in DC?
Agree, No reason for him to be there especially if he's so afraid of being attacked that soldiers have to change their security posture in his presence. If he can't walk around without causing a problem why even show up just phone it in.
So it has come to this. The top brass is openly acknowledging that they have pushed their troops to the breaking point. The point where they can't even trust their own soldiers to not try to klll them.
Yes in deed. The top brass has been pushing the troops to its limits for yearsw without regard for teh consequences. Now, they blame somwething else. May be they will get shot in teh back. I know I would. I advise Panetta to borrow the Pobs car teh safety glas bubble. Iagine teh Pope and the American top brass need protection. What does that tell you about these cats? dishonest yes for sure.
Opinion3142012
Let's get our people out of there for good and Panetta won't need to visit at all. We should start with the people who have more than one tour and work our way out. That ground was never worth one American life to begin with.
You know what ended WWII? Two nuclear bombs. Not on military targets. On two Japanese cities. American ideals and values have been eroded and degredaded by those we have appointed to lead this country. The ONLY reason why we are still in Afghanistan is because we are not fighting a war to win it. We are too busy trying to win hearts and minds. Political correctness has invaded our military to the point where it has gotten a lot of service men & women killed, and it will continue to do so. Here's a tip to those in charge, unless you are willing to do everything; use every weapon we have, bomb every town, kill every person, don't engage in a war. The only way to win a war against anyone is to so badly decimate them that they lose the will to fight. That the cost, whatever that may be, to again go to war with America is just to high for them. We have not done that in Iraq, Afghanistan, ect. That is why we have wars that last for decades.
You know what else we had in WWII? A clearly defined enemy. Using your (conservative) logic, we should bomb entire states because there are some criminals living within the borders.
Which States would you bomb first? Any preference? Start in Washington DC. We can do without it much better.
mistamista
I'm begging for Texas, Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina to be the first targets. They're full of hotheaded religious zealots who need to KNOW if their bad ideas of life after death are accurate. God knows we can do without them (Pun).
KJ, Do not confuse clearly defined enemy and clearly defined strategy. Japan gave us the luxury if you will of the clearly defined enemy because the majority of the fighting was NOT on their home island. Had we actually had to invade the Japanese mainland we would have found ourselves in similar circumstances as now in Iraq and Afghanistan. The difference was, in WWII our military leaders had a clearly defined strategy unlike now.
It sounds like you got your history from the back of a cereal box. The Japanese had attempted to surrender; they were screwed over by the Soviets, who were, like all victors, looking for a bigger piece of the pie. Several votes had been taken to surrender to America, and the "yes" votes got increasingly stronger. In fact, the vote for surrender taken after the Nagasaki bomb prevailed by a single vote. They were interested in surrender before the bombs ever fell, and inching closer with each vote. Your reasoning is specious as best. What you're advocating got MacArthur fired (he wanted to drop 30-50 atomic bombs on China).
Yes, James...well stated even though Phineas didn't get his history entirely correct before attempting to correct yours. (Allies made it clear that unconditional surrender was only option and Japanese votes prior to bombs tried to put conditions on it so you get 1/2 a point for that one.)
The only condition attached was that the Emperor's place in society be retained, which they ultimately got. No conditions were attached to the final votes in the weeks preceding the bombings. Before you attempt to speak, please check your facts.
Phineas – Here is one of many link for you since you don't believe anything that you haven't ready yourself.
http://www.fpp.co.uk/History/Churchill/Japan_surrender_attempts/July_1945.html#magic
Initial attempts were to convince Soviets to side with Japan against Allies. After that it was an attempt to surrender but unonditional was not an option "But so long as England and the United States insist upon unconditional surrender in the Greater East Asia War, the Japanese Empire has no alternative but to fight on with all its strength for the honour and the existence of the motherland." July 12, 1945 from Togo.
Surrender had been discussed beginning sometime in Jan or Feb 1945, and had taken place routinely. If that quote is proof of anything to you, you're easily convinced. Also, note how you failed to acknowledge that the Emperor was allowed to remain. You're free to believe that the atomic bombs ended the war with Japan. You can make that case since the surrender was announced shortly after the second bomb was dropped. But don't pretend that there were no overtures by the Japanese to surrender–they occurred regularly.
I so love when people put words in your mouth.....
"Surrender had been discussed beginning sometime in Jan or Feb 1945, and had taken place routinely." I never disputed that fact. Check the previous posts. History shows it was discussed a lot even up to the end but hardliners in Japan wouldn't accept unconditional, thus it allowed times bombs to be dropped.
" If that quote is proof of anything to you, you're easily convinced". If that were the case I wouldn't be having these conversations. lol Link was put there as one of many references to allow you to see the point I was making. Don't really care whether or not you believe it. 🙂
"Also, note how you failed to acknowledge that the Emperor was allowed to remain." Never disputed that fact either. (Seems to be a repeating theme here.....) Also, this has nothing whatsoever to do with the items originally discussed. Emperor allowing to be in place was never the deal breaker as far as surrender talks. Unconditional was the deal breaker prior to atomic weapons being used. (Also Emperor stayed in large part to Gen MacArthur's input from his time in the area and understanding of Japanese culture.)
"You're free to believe that the atomic bombs ended the war with Japan. You can make that case since the surrender was announced shortly after the second bomb was dropped. But don't pretend that there were no overtures by the Japanese to surrender–they occurred regularly"
Again, you are putting words in my mouth. I never stated that there weren't overtures to surrender. BUT do you really believe that the dropping of the 2 bombs didn't hasten the inevitable.......?
Anyway, not trying to change your mind on anything, just enlighten you to other tidbits of information that are out there that you may not have heard before. After all, just because you haven't heard it before doesn't mean it is incorrect. Have a great Wednesday. 🙂
Krsty
I understand what you are trying to say. We can't afford to just "be" over there. My husband is there for the 3rd time now, advising and assisting Afghans to protect themselves is an now an oxymoron.
Alex Gessong
Smart move. Most troops are dependable, disciplined, professional warriors, but as we all know now, there are a few who go on rampages. Better safe than sorry. This should be standard protocol for all high profile visitors.
You have never been in battle, you are full of opionions and crap
Same to you, bub.
TerryG
With all the strange things happening over there I can't say as I blame them for taking precautions. They still have Limbaugh on the radio throwing his bombs at the administration too so ya just can't be too careful.
Mirroview
As for past military members questioning orders new soldiers take we have to remember that after the Korean War there seems to be more reluctance to follow what I would call Poor Orders. Too many Brass give orders that are bad to begin with. Also we have seen Washington Politicians lie and manipulate the facts. Only when we have truthful clear leadership in mission and reason for US involvement can we ask our troops to obey their sworn oath. Also when I was in I swore to R. Regan I wouldn't want to swear oath to Jimmy Carter.
As a former US Army Soldier I know that the Marines or any armed services member would go ahead and do as ordered, but seriously, as a soldier, my personal opinion, is that Panetta looks like a coward in my eyes. You got over a hundred thousand soldiers, marines, and airmen in Afghanistan dealing with life and death every single fricken day and you come in and disarm everybody so you feel warm and cozy, you're a coward. You want safety, well you choose to send us into harms way, then don't be a coward when you come to visit... i wouldn't have wanted to see the guy at that point.
The order came from a general, not Panetta, you moron.
sane – the order came from a General because the General is in charge of the troops... MORON... Panetta isn't going to go around giving troops orders, he's not in charge of troops he's in charge of Generals... DIPSHI%
That order came from a General BECAUSE of Panetta, you moron. When I met the Sec. of Def., the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and various Gov.'s while in country I never disarmed, nor was I asked to. But that was before Obama.
Thanks for the back up James... kind of strange this guy goes spouting off about me being a moron when he doesn't know the first thing about being a soldier... I've been in the presence of high ranking officials while in uniform and NEVER asked to disarm. Besides, i don't care if Panetta thinks it's safer that way he's wrong... There's nothing safer than being surrounded by armed Soldiers... when was the last time a Soldier turned his weapon on a High Ranking Official? Seriously can anyone answer that? I don't know of it ever happening.
Why do you think the General gave the order, duh, an aide of Panetta's I am positive, said something to the effect, you know, I am sure it would be safer in here if we had all of the armed soldiers and sailors probably leave their arms out
side so no "accidents " take place.
The order came for someone needing diapers
No, you are both wrong. I gave the order. I remember smoking a joint and than I saw the big picture.
Hey CLinton: The story doesn't say that Panetta gave that order. It does mention the General, specifically. Since you don't know that Panetta gave the order AND the article mentions that the General gave the order..... what the heck are you talking about. You're attacking Panetta for no reason. I think that Panetta is the best SoD that we've had in years. Better than Gates, and definitely smarter than you.
Bruce you're a fool... have you ever served in the Military? You shouldn't really have a hard time understanding this... the Secretary of Defense has a detail, they would be the ones to set the security posture, the marines being disarmed would have come from him or someone in his detail that ran it by him in the first place, one way or another Panetta was given the choice for this, If you don't understand that, i don't know what else to tell you. and by the way, you're stupid for insulting me, you had a valid counter-question then ended it by being an idiot and insulting me randomly.
Great Point! Does Sectary of Defense have to be former military person? If not that should be mandatory for job!
Clinton is a moron.
Sue –
Great insight, not even an attempt to argue or provide a reason as to why you feel that way, just an insult, well, how bout this one, you're ugly and nobody loves you. How's that? are we getting anywhere on this debate?
Lburk
Clinton: General Gurganus should have never asked his Marines to disarm. The first thing to go through my mind as a Marine from long ago is we're not trusted by our own commander. In a word that's Bullshi*.. Our Marines can go in harm’s way, we can handle life and death situations, we handle millions of dollars’ worth of equipment and we're not trusted? Our Marines are not Afghan soldiers. They're Marine's. They should be treated different than their counterparts because they are different. They are better trained, better disciplined and better educated. General Gurganus should never had issued that order or made the stupid comment that there's a new sheriff in town. I believe he should be recalled immediately by the Commandant of the Marine Corp. I wouldn't follow him to an outhouse if I had dysentery.
Lburk,
Absolutely agree, when i was in Iraq we didn't let Iraqi police walk into our outpost armed... It has to be done in some cases, but it's an entirely different thing when your own Command asks you to disarm... that shows lack of trust from YOUR command.
I used to work PSD for the Army, the order came from his security detail, not an aid, not the general not the SGM, they may have conveyed the order, but it came from the security detail. We used to do it all the time when escorting generals in germany.
I'm hardly a fan of the current (or previous) Administration, but it was a matter of security, not cowardice. The general did absolutely the right thing in asking his own troops to do the same thing that had been demanded of the Afghan friendly troops. That said, I'm inclined to agree that if it's considered too dangerous for the normal protocol, perhaps the SECDEF should have reconsidered the arrangements and only met with personnel who were considered within the threshold of safety. You're also correct in that the Marines did exactly as any good Marine should–they followed orders. I can't believe I just agreed twice with a former soldier in the same day.
Why did Panetta have to fly to Afghanistan anyway? Couldn't he have talked to however he needed to via video conference? Just wasting more money we do not have! Thanks a lot!
Marvs257
You can disagree with the Administration,but it's disgusting when you start wishing for the Sec of Defense to get hurt. We are still one country after all.
mfx3
The Secretary of Cowardice, you mean?
Are you talking about Rumsfield?
+1 – good one!
Marvs257 – don't let it get to you, There's a lot of Anti-American sentiment on these blogs, partly from a lot of folks outside of the United States chiming in and a number of folks inside the US that want to blame their failed lives on the "guvament" because they're losers and failed in life... Don't let it get to you... In General, those who post on topics are people who have radical opinions that not many share... they want attention but know if they talk to people in the real world they'll be labeled correctly as stupid... so they go online to try and get people to agree with their stupid ideas.
Not Chicken Little
"We are still one country after all"
Maybe not for long if Obama gets re-elected. The divide between those who want individual freedom with accountability and responsibility and those who want the government to provide for them and control everything, is about as big a divide as we have had in this country since our Civil War. Only tyrants and cowards who want to control the people are afraid when the people have guns...
Not Chicken Little –
I don't care if Obama gets re-elected or not, if gun toting psycho's think that the election process in the United States is unfair and decide to try and take matters in their own hands i'll be right there to defend this nation from those morons and i know i'm not alone.... There's a line kid, you cross it, and i'll be right there to put you down. that goes for all the tea partiers and morons that think Democracy fails whenever they don't get their way.
A republican could lose the country just as easily. It is about class warfare now, the problem with that is you never know how it will go. Sometimes the rich win sometimes the poor win.
Chicken Little, or as you're normally referred to : right wing teabag conservative. President Obama will be re-elected so take your hate and spew it somewhere else. You wish for pre-civil war days because he's not "one of you". Thankfully the nasty little hate-filled people like you are dying out. Your government healthcare iaka MEDICAID s the only thing keeping you trolls alive.
to all party loyalists your blind voting is ruining this great Idea (nation). We must always question authority since its made up of humans. We all know what the problem is and it is us the people of this planet. This article is about the disarming of the Afgan soldiers in fear of them taking action in responce to the American soldier. If the peoples A. D. D. takes over as it has is these responces above and below we cannot get anything accomplished and thats what the U. S. politicians play on.
mike – i absolutely agree, it's the party system and those who play off of people's fears of the different parties in America that cause the divide... people in general want the same thing but many are dumb and think that a specific party stands for Democracy and the other stands for Socialism or regressive policies or whatever, it's not about that, but it's been played like that, i personally don't care which politician is in charge and which party gains favor in the public's mind, i think in the end people should look at one thing and one thing alone, Who is the best, most capable, intelligent person for the job, party offilliation is bull#@! built for the weakminded who need someone to tell them what to believe.
Lejaune
This is sad. If he can't trust the Marines who else can he trust to protect him? How can you be a defense chief if you don't even trust your best trained soldiers?
Read it a little closer. He wasn't going to speak in front of armed Afghani soldiers. They didn't want to shame the Afghanis by disarming only them. This article is a cheap shot because it ignores the situation they were in. If you were the commander, do you shame the troops you're supposed to be trying to turn into a real military? Criticize the mission if we must because it appears nearly impossible. The big thing they're doing is a hearts and minds mission and this was part of that. This story was hung out as a piece of tripe for people to play with. "O the shame! What are we coming to?"
You're right...how many other knuckleheads are going post an ignorant comment getting pissed that "Marines never disarm!".
They need to look at the bigger picture on WHY this was done...it wasn't that Panetta and the command leadership didn't trust our Marines.
Anyone that has been keeping up on the situation in Afghanistan and our deterorating relationship with the Afghan population (yes, that INCLUDES members of the Afghan military...they aren't in a vacuum and are most likely "up to speed" on current event within their own country) and half a brain on the CONSEQUENCES of pissing off Afghans that have access to guns and our military know that saving our Marine's LIVES are more important than hurting their "pride".
You can be the Marines at Camp Leatherneck were briefed on this reasoning, weren't "offended" to an great degree and smartly complied with the directive...no reports of a "mutiny" from ANY Marine involved.
Disarming in a combat zone is NOT normal during a formation. Just because you disarmed in boot camp doesn't mean you know how a war zone works! Since we have Afghan soldiers shooting at our own troops on a fairly regular basis I find this order RIDICULOUS!!
jp of arlington
Disarming the Marines in a combat zone? My God, Chesty Puller must be rolling-over in his grave.
My thoughts exactly...Jesus, what kind of idiot is this guy? If you can't stand in the same room as armed Marines, stay home. Don't travel into a war zone, jeopardizing everyone around you.
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A Patriot missile launcher system is pictured at a Turkish military base in Gaziantep on February 5, 2013.
First on CNN: U.S. to send Patriot missile battery, fighter jets to Jordan as part of exercise
The decision to deploy a Patriot missile battery and F-16 aircraft to Jordan was made late Friday at a meeting with top military and civilian Defense Department officials to bolster U.S. military support for Jordan - a crucial ally in the Middle East - as the violence from the Syrian civil war spreads, according to a senior U.S. official, CNN has learned.
The official declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the situation and also declined to say who was in the meeting. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has been traveling outside the United States, and it could not be learned if he attended via teleconference, although several officials tell CNN he was aware of the discussions and approved the deployment.
The overall goal is to demonstrate U.S. military support for an increasingly fragile Jordan, which is bearing the burden of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees and a growing potential threat from extremist elements including an al Qaeda affiliate organization operating inside Syria.
The weapons systems will be sent initially as part of a military exercise called Eager Lion, planned for later this month, with an understanding they may stay in the country. There is clearly a broader message being sent, according to U.S. military officials.
"In order to enhance the defensive posture and capacity of Jordan, some of these assets may remain beyond the exercise at the request of the government of Jordan," Lt .Col. T.G. Taylor, a spokesman at the U.S. Central Command, told CNN.
The Patriot missiles were originally expected to be sent from their base at Ft. Bliss, Texas, but the senior official said they may simply be redeployed from Patriots already in the Middle East. Jordan does not face a Scud missile threat from Syria, but the deployment comes amid growing concern that some Syrian missiles are being shipped to Hezbollah and could be used to attack targets across the region.
In recent days, violence has spread to Lebanon, and Israeli forces have increased security along their northern border. The F-16s and air crews will train with Jordanian combat air forces amid growing pressure from some in Congress for the White House to support a no-fly zone over Syria.
Separately from the exercise, the United States is sending 200 military planners from the headquarters of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss to Jordan to assist in long-term planning with Jordanian forces in case a chemical weapons crisis erupts, or if a wide scale humanitarian relief mission is ordered.
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Home 0Recent Headlines Houston area preparing for heavy rain, flooding from Imelda
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Houston area preparing for heavy rain, flooding from Imelda
JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press
Jeremy Franklin, left, with Mitchell Historic Properties, unloads bags of sand at Texas Scuba Adventures, in Galveston, Texas as he and Chad Sterns prepare for possible flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
HOUSTON | Officials in the Houston area were preparing high-water vehicles and staging rescue boats Tuesday as Tropical Storm Imelda moved in from the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to dump up to 18 inches of rain in parts of Southeast Texas and southwestern Louisiana over the next few days.
The storm, which formed Tuesday, made landfall near Freeport, Texas, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
Jeff Lindner, a meteorologist and director of flood operations for the Harris County Flood Control District in Houston, said the main threat from Imelda remained the potential for heavy rainfall and flooding.
“We have a few things in our favor. The ground is dry. It’s been dry for a while here as we’ve come through summer,” Lindner said. “The initial parts of this rainfall will go toward saturating the ground.”
Ken Graham, director of the National Hurricane Center, said the Houston area, along with parts of the upper Texas coast and East Texas, could get “significant rainfall” through Thursday as the storm moves north. Imelda’s rain bands were also stretching across into Louisiana.
Imelda was the first named storm to impact the Houston area since Hurricane Harvey , according to the National Weather Service. Harvey dumped nearly 50 inches (130 centimeters) of rain on parts of the flood-prone city in August 2017, flooding more than 150,000 homes in the Houston area and causing an estimated $125 billion in damage in Texas.
Lindner says while there is the potential for some isolated structure flooding in the Houston area, widespread house flooding from Imelda “doesn’t look likely at this point.”
But Lindner said that residents who live in flood prone areas should still be mindful and take some extra precautions.
Some parts of Harris County and neighboring Galveston County had already received about 4 inches of rain through Tuesday afternoon.
The Galveston school district announced it was canceling classes on Wednesday.
In a tweet Tuesday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner asked residents to be “alert and weather aware.”
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday placed numerous resources on standby across Texas. The Texas Division of Emergency Management will be rostering four boat squads in coastal areas. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will be moving boats to support the Beaumont area and adjacent regions.
Meanwhile Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Humberto in the Atlantic Ocean is posing a stronger threat to Bermuda, though it was more than 500 miles away. Meteorologists also said newly formed Tropical Storm Lorena in the Pacific Ocean could produce heavy rains and flooding in Mexico by Thursday.
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Trends in health service delivery for cataract surgery at a large Australian ophthalmic hospital
Yi, Q; Flanagan, SJ; McCarty, DJ;
Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hosp, Ctr Eye Res Australia, Melbourne, Vic 3002, Australia Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hosp Melbourne Vic Australia 3002 02, Australia Univ Melbourne, Dept Ophthalmol, Ctr Eye Res Australia, Melbourne, Vic, Australia Univ Melbourne Melbourne Vic Australia tralia, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
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QUALITY-OF-LIFE; VISUAL FUNCTION; EXTRACTION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION;
Australia; cataract; epidemiology; health services research;
Indirizzo: Yi, Q Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hosp, Ctr Eye Res Australia, 32 Gisborne St, Melbourne, Vic 3002, Australia Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hosp 32 Gisborne St Melbourne Vic Australia 3002
Q. Yi et al., "Trends in health service delivery for cataract surgery at a large Australian ophthalmic hospital", CLIN EXP OP, 29(5), 2001, pp. 291-295
Purpose: To evaluate trends in health service delivery for cataract surgery at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted of computerized hospital admissions for cataract surgery from July 1994 through June 1999. Main outcome measures included the annual number of cataract surgeries, waiting time, percentage of patients hospitalized overnight, length of overnight hospitalization, type of cataract surgery, surgery duration and total time in the operating theatre. Results: Although the annual number of patients undergoing cataract surgery increased from 3395 to 4796 over the 5-year study interval, there was a 13-day reduction in mean waiting time for public patients, a 30% reduction in overnight hospitalizations and a half-day reduction in length of hospitalization for all patients. There was also an increasing trend in use of phacoemulsification cataract extraction. Conclusions: The health-care delivery for cataract surgery appears to haveimproved during the past 5 years at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital.
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Artwork by Raúl Rebolledo (Mexico), Javier Artero (Spain), Sara Benaglia (Italy), Warattaya Bullôt (New Zealand) and Jiwon Kim (South Korea) form the core of the third edition of «art@tell». In our videointerview, the artists speak about the correlation of violence and art, museum-sekfues and (almost) motionless videowork.
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Warattaya Bullôt, "Know where", 2014
Jiwon Kim, "The Artist's Hair", 2012 - 2014
Javier Artero, "The Periplus", 2014
Raúl Rebolledo, "The Fool's Gold", 2014
Sara Benaglia, "The Jealousy of the Form", 2014
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Land, Audi Pace Monterey Pre-Qualifying
Land Motorsport topped the Pre-Qualifying time sheets at MRLS…
Ryan Myrehn
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Audi Sport Team Land continued its strong showing at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, pacing Pre-Qualifying for the SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge California 8 Hours.
The trio of Christopher Mies, Christopher Haase, and Connor de Phillippi paced the Free Practice session earlier in the day and returned to the top of the time sheets with a fast lap of 1:24.317 in the No. 29 Audi R8 LMS.
Porsche Motorsport North America by Wright Motorsport snagged the second-fastest time with Patrick Long, Joerg Bergmeister, and Romain Dumas taking turns at the controls of the No. 58 Porsche 911 GT3 R, while K-PAX Racing set the third-fastest mark with the lineup of Ben Barnicoat, Alvaro Parente, and Bryan Sellers in the No. 9 McLaren 650S GT3.
The top three were separated by just 0.174 seconds.
The No. 43 RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 was fourth with the No. 54 Black Swan Racing Porsche fifth overall and the top GTS Pro-Am entry.
Other class leaders were The No. 193 MARC Cars Australia Marc Mazda 3 V8 in the invitational category and the No. 26 Reardon Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport in GT4.
The session ran without major incident.
The grid for the California 8 Hours will be set Saturday with Qualifying at 10:45 a.m. PT. The top-fifteen overall times will advance to Super Pole qualifying, which will be held at 1:40 p.m. PT.
RESULTS: Pre-Qualifying
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Ryan Myrehn is an Indianapolis-based journalist and sportscaster, covering IMSA and Pirelli World Challenge. Myrehn, a graduate of DePauw University, is also the host of Sportscar365's “Double Stint” Podcast.
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US Releases Alert With Tech Details on Alleged Russian Cyberattacks
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https://sputniknews.com/us/201803151062572768-us-russia-cyberattacks-industries/
The release was made the same day Washington introduced new "cyber-related" sanctions against Moscow.
The US Department of Homeland Security released a technical document claiming that Moscow has been conducting attacks on the country's critical infrastructure industries, including energy, since at least March, 2016.
"This alert provides information on Russian government actions targeting US government entities as well as organizations in the energy, nuclear, commercial facilities, water, aviation and critical manufacturing sectors," the report said.
The activity has been described as a multi-stage intrusion campaign by Russia targeting small commercial facilities’ network through malware and spear phishing, the report said. Eventually, Russian cyber actors gained access into energy sector networks, the report added.
Russian cyber actors conducted network reconnaissance and gathered information pertaining to Industrial Control Systems, the report said.
The release followed the introduction of new anti-Russian sanctions, announced earlier in the day and described by the US Treasury Department as being "cyber-related," and introduced in response to cyber-attacks, including the Notpetya virus.
READ MORE: US Imposes New Sanctions on Russian Entities - Treasury
The punitive measures have hit Russia's Federal Security Service and Main Intelligence Directorate twice, which had previously been put on another sanctions list within the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.
The new sanctions are introduced under Section 224 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), signed into law by US President Donald Trump in August after Congress passed the measure in response to allegations that Russia sought to influence the 2016 US presidential election.
Moscow has also faced allegations of attempting to influence US public life, in particular, to meddle in the country's 2016 presidential election.
Russian officials have repeatedly refuted these accusations, calling them groundless, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressing that no evidence has been produced to substantiate the claims.
READ MORE: Putin Hopes West Gets Tired of Sanctions Path, Ties With Russia Become Normal
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Scribbler’s Saga #48 – Repo: Thief for Hire
© 2017 G.N. Jacobs
Somewhere in Los Angeles, lurks (really? The costumed gent in question wears orange! No one in orange lurks) a hero, or is he a thief? Who cares he’s Repo: Thief for Hire? Daniel Delgado, we are told on two expository pages one for each book, has two children ripped from him by an unfair family court judge. He also has considerable Kung Fu, probably taught in the same place as Quentin Tarantino’s Bride, The Cruel Tutelage of Pei Wei (not really but another crazy ass independent wushu instructor that didn’t get his ass kicked by the Chinese Government decades ago). He runs an impound, repossession and salvage business partly as cover. He still hasn’t got his papers despite going to college. Based in Los Angeles and supported by his brother-in-law, Daniel, a.k.a. Repo will steal anything for which you can pay…all to fund his mission to get his kids back.
With two issues in the can from Do Everything Creator Daniel Ramirez, I found myself generally enjoying the forty-minutes it takes to read two comic book issues. But, I also took notes to see if there was some way to really make this one man A-Team kick ass and take names. We’ll see what we unpack.
First off, this series really shows the crunch that I just consider a crying shame among indie self-published comics, not enough budget despite Mr. Ramirez (another buddy from my creator scene…FYI) being generally able to write the script, pencil the pages, trace (ink, sorry inking is an art form deserving respect) said pages, color them and then put the paper together. Budget woes tend to mean the reader gets 12 pages of chop socky goodness per issue instead of 24. And reviewers with a tendency to get like the average Roman Emperor presiding over the games – “Yeah, Maximus, this one uses the throat slashing thumb, like, a lot, just sayin’.” – suddenly get cranky that these two issues don’t represent the expected total of 48 pages of full-color whammo. But, I shouldn’t complain short issues usually result in price breaks when you buy your indie comics at the con.
Mister Ramirez begins the first issue In Media Res with Repo listening to the Tom Arnold style help from his brother-in-law, Jax, in the earbuds. He drops into the warehouse in his full orange regalia hired by one Angelino crime boss to steal from another. Repo lays out several disposable thugs for which we hope their evil crime organization had dental and a generous Medicare Part B supplement plan. A bald thug with whom Repo has had dealings in the past sprays the area forcing Repo to escape with the box of rings just ahead of the hail of bullets.
In the second issue, we are introduced to the pair of cops that will recur every so often possibly as the last gasp of official civic virtue in the City of Los Angeles. We are introduced to the many conflicts and relationships between Repo and Baldy, Repo and Jax and the two crime bosses vying for the same box of rings. Oh, and we find out a young lady of dubious character that seems to like Repo is also the daughter of the female crime boss from whom Repo originally grabbed the rings. Duh-duh-duh-duhn!
What went well? Starting In Media Res (the action is already in progress) always warms me up. I’m a great believer the kind of writing that certain action oriented characters must always start successfully showing off whatever it is they do. Stuntmen jump (fall?) off tall buildings with descent rigs. Tier One commandos shoot up Baghdad or a shoot house. James Bond does a little bit of everything in the pre-credit sequence leading into the Emmy-bait title song (while I have your eyeballs, please convey to the Bond people that 007 has yet to skateboard through a major city complete with edge grinds down stairs. Never mind). And Repo steals shit like rings that look like counterfeit knock offs of the various Emotional Spectrum Lantern rings that DC sells whenever they want to move Green Lantern books.
Another really cool thing about this series is the Los Angeles scenery. Warehouses. The Downtown LA skyline. The Griffith Observatory. The Hollywood Sign. Mister Ramirez lives here as do I and we know when the movie hopes to confuse us by going up to Vancouver and then dropping in an LAPD picture car hoping we won’t notice. We get the Grand Tour, except for the beach or any place you’d go during the day, drawn highlighting the City by Night (LA needs the sunset magic hour to look her best, but dark is also cool).
In fact except for a few minor foibles, I couldn’t stop looking at the art as a general rule. The henchmen get beat up in interesting angles. The mysterious girl revealed to be possibly a crazy ex-girlfriend and occasional client wears an interesting black corset dress and boots, an Abbey Scuito-lite (NCIS) fashion choice. And it was all beautiful.
The writing came off a little mixed. I’ve written enough to usually guess the broad strokes of where a story in progress is going. A thief for hire trying to fund his campaign to get the kids back from whatever judge and richer relatives that lied about his unfitness as a parent is automatically a Robin Hood, Simon Templar or even Colonel Hannibal Smith (I did reference The A-Team above, an intentional act), who will do morally gray things for survival, but will discover the nefarious plans of all the villains who are worse than him becoming a hero. Mayhem will follow.
So for Repo we can expect that the box of rings will result in a lethal tussle for the very soul of Los Angeles about to be overrun in secret by crime lords. And someone somewhere will get the suicidal idea to put a gun to the heads of Repo’s kids (girlfriends, wives, children and pets are hostages-in-waiting). And it’s in the small details where we judge how successful the storytelling and writing were.
We are two half-issues in on this story and most of these books have been devoted to establishing the world and Repo’s place in it. But, I noticed a glaring omission…the fraternal Delgado Twins (a boy and a girl) have yet to appear on any panel in these issues. Kids may be hostages-in-waiting, but they are also metaphorical cats in the sense that Blake Synder meant writing his manual Save the Cat (trust me, my Love-Hate with Snyder’s work is so profound that I’m grinding my teeth even bringing up this book). Put another way, we shouldn’t be told on the extra pages (one in each book) providing Repo’s character profile that he has two estranged children. We should see him trying to call, email, or buy toys for his kids and be rebuffed by whomever it was that took his offspring. A literal Save the Cat Moment.
Even though I’m completely onboard with this story for which I’ve made obvious guesses about blundering into a tale of a rogue stepping up for the good of the city against villains who are far worse than he, another thing that makes the writing come off as mixed is the dialogue. Repo, Jax and literally everybody, but the cops who aren’t on page long enough for the reader to get a bead, seem to talk in a not so naturalistic way that comes very close to how Stan Lee used to write the words for the many Marvel comics during his legendary tenure. If this stilted, on the nose feel to the dialogue was intentional the way George Lucas created his words for Star Wars, then okay, I’ll shut up now.
Part of my concern about the dialogue is that this old-timey comic book feel to these words has a way of getting in the way of Repo’s strength as a college educated Hispanic character. The words in the bubbles neither present Los Angeles Hispanics in their native visage nor do they capture that Repo did go to college and studied martial arts in China (too bad the Bride can’t make the crossover). They come off like I’m reading Iron Man from 1972. The plot moves forward, but…
Going back to the art. The one super teeny-tiny concern is that Daniel and Jax pretty much share the same face, which if they were just brothers makes sense. But, confusing brothers-in-law for hermanos might need adjusting in future issues.
Wanting to close on the fun, I must say that I grooved on several minor details about Repo and Jax that really brought smiles. Look, the simple act of drawing Repo with the loudest orange costume possible is just awesome. Orange, we are told by Wikipedia and other purveyors of Internet pseudo-knowledge, is the single most visible color to the human eyeball explaining why hunters wear orange and life vests are also orange. So the act of drawing a thief for hire with a heart of gold in an orange costume that pretty much makes it impossible to hide in shadows says Repo is so good he can wear orange.
The thing that I liked about Jax was that he got his funny Tom Arnold on the Mic Moment. The spear-carrier goes for drive through tacos and hits on the young lady on the other side of the scratchy intercom. Meanwhile, Repo gets the shit kicked out of him, until the last moment possible. A cliché that remains in force because it’s funny nearly every time.
We have an urban Robin Hood with a funny/wise sidekick. We have a built-in campaign to rebuild his family and a McGuffin sure to light up the fictional Los Angeles. We just need to see what Mr. Ramirez is able to do with future issues. I’ll be reading.
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Premier League 2016-17 season preview: Sunderland
By Matt ReedAug 4, 2016, 2:51 PM EDT
Sunderland hasn’t done much in the way of additions this summer, so can the Black Cats stay up again next season?
Several key departures have left Sunderland at a severe disadvantage in comparison to the rest of the Premier League field, including Emmanuel Giaccherini and Steven Fletcher. Additionally, manager Sam Allardyce has left the club to take on a new challenge with England, while David Moyes has been tasked with keeping the Black Cats afloat again in 2016/17.
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One of the biggest stories to watch over the coming weeks will be how the Black Cats fare defensively. While the team’s attack is lacking depth, the side has much sorting out to do at the back, which is currently led by veteran center back John O'Shea.
U.S. defender DeAndre Yeslin has recently been linked with a move back to the Stadoum of Light after a successful loan spell in 2015/16, however, no move has been made yet to secure the full back.
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Cohesion will give the Black Cats an advantage over newcomers: While Sunderland has lost several talents this summer and added nothing up until this point, the team could very well benefit from keeping together much of its core. As long as the squad remains healthy, the players’ familiarity with one another could carry them as high as the top half of the table.
Most likely fight to stay afloat next season: A lack of additions this summer has put Moyes and co. behind the eight ball. While leading scorers Jermain Defoe and Fabio Borini remain at the club, Sunderland simply doesn’t have the firepower to contend with even the PL’s mid-table sides like Everton and Southampton.
Best Possible XI
—– Mannone —–
— Jones — O’Shea — Kone — Kaboul —
— Cattermole — Khazri — Van Aanholt —
— Lens —
— Defoe –Borini —
Transfers in: None
Transfers out: Wes Brown (Released), Danny Graham (Free, Blackburn), Steve Harper (Released), Martin Smith (Free, Kilmarnock), Emmanuel Giaccherini (Undisclosed, Napoli), Steven Fletcher (Free, Sheffield Wednesday), Mikael Mandron (Free, Eastleigh), Liam Agnew (Released), Adam Matthews (Loan, Bristol City), Santiago Vergini ($1 million, Boca Juniors)
Last season: Fans of the club were given a thrill (and likely a scare or two) but Sunderland’s escape of relegation at the tail end of 2015/16 was a memorable one for the Black Cats. A 17th place finish isn’t anything to brag about but a stay in the Premier League is all the supporters and squad members will care about.
Star player: Jermain Defoe – At 33 years old, Defoe has aged like fine wine and proven to be a steal for Sunderland since returning to the Premier League in 2015. The Englishman netted 15 goals a season ago, good enough for seventh in England. With the Black Cats undermanned up front, Defoe will be at the center of the team’s attacking duties for the second straight campaign.
(Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Coach’s corner: David Moyes has faced difficult challenges before but 2016/17 could be his biggest yet. With Sunderland failing to make a splash this summer in the transfer market, the new boss will have to overcome several major hurdles with a roster that doesn’t boast a ton of talent. After narrowly escaping relegation in the final matches of the 2015/16 season, Moyes will have to get creative and hopefully bank on spending more in January if the team is to stay up by the end of May 2017.
PST predicts: Sunderland could very well be in a similar position this season as they were a year ago with the team’s lack of additions this summer. With the squad likely forced to rely heavily again on Jermain Defoe up front, it will be up to the veteran Englishman to duplicate his impressive form of a season ago if the Black Cats are to survive again. A finish near the bottom is more than likely barring a big spending spree this winter.
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Shire Stallion
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The massive Shire horse has held records at various times as both the largest and strongest of all breeds. No wonder, for at over 21 hands high, these magnificent animals tower over even Clydesdales. Once war horses, they are now most often used for farm work and riding.
Scientific Name: Equus caballus
Characteristics: This Shire Stallion figure shows off the impressive musculature and proud bearing that you’d expect from the descendent of a medieval charger. Its broad, yet gentle face is a hallmark of the breed
Size and Color: As might be expected, this 4 ½-inch-tall and 5-inch-long Shire Stallion impresses with its size. A black hide matches the black mane and tail, while white facial markings and white feathering at the ankles provide contrast.
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When Julius Caesar, Emperor of Rome, first came to what we call England, it was at the head of a conquering army. He was said to be impressed by the large horses found in the land, particularly those used in battle. These Great Horses may have been ancestors of today’s Shire Stallion and other large draft horses. Centuries later, as England battled its way through medieval times, various rulers emphasized the breeding of large war horses to carry knights and their heavy armor and weapons. King John imported 100 large stallions from Holland in the thirteenth century for the purpose of breeding more huge horses. Laws were even passed requiring breeders to use large horses, in hopes of propagating the Great Horses so vital to knights. Peace eventually came, and swords were beaten into plowshares, but the Shire Stallion did not lose its usefulness. Before rail and steam, they were vital for moving cargo at docks and in cities, and they proved their worth to countless farmers.
Size in cm: 12 L x 4 W x 10 H
Size in inches: 4.72 L x 1.57 W x 3.94 H
Present Status After the mechanization of modern farming, the numbers of Shire stallion horses fell from over 1 million to just a few thousand in the 1960s. Currently, the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy considers the Shire horse "at risk," indicating fewer than 2,000 registered horses of this breed. Only 250 Shire horses are registered in the United States each year, and the numbers of British Shire horses are similar.
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‘The West Wing’: Predicting Politics for a New Era
Whether the rest of us knew what was in store, Aaron Sorkin seemed able to predict it.
By Kathryn Milschewski, Carthage College
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Any list of influential television shows is bound to include “The West Wing,” Aaron Sorkin’s political drama masterpiece. Sorkin’s masterful dialogue, high-stakes plot lines and lovable characters make the show worth watching on it’s own, but Sorkin’s insights into the political arena make this show truly unique.
Focusing on the Democratic presidency of Josiah Bartlet and his close staff, the show chronicles the major issues that face the staff both personally and professionally. Starting on the air in 1999, some have argued that “The West Wing” deals with politics in a simpler time, one before the world of Donald Trump and extreme political divisiveness.
On the contrary, “The West Wing” gives insight into the issues and problems that were yet to face the country. The predictive nature of the show demonstrates not only the political insight of the writers and creators, but one of the major turning points in American politics.
Privacy and the Issues of Facebook
In the episode “The Short List” in the first season of the Emmy-award winning television show, Deputy Communications Director Sam Seaborn makes a speech about privacy. Seaborn claims that privacy is the defining issue of the next decade, and that every argument, debate and issue will in some way hinge on the idea of personal privacy. The internet, health records, gender identity and abortion are all specifically mentioned in the show, but Seaborn is right about how privacy has shaped our perspectives as a nation.
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Recently, Facebook’s possible misuse of personal information has been all throughout the news. People are beginning to question the amount of information that is available online, from Amazon tracking your purchases to Google dictating advertisements based on your search history; privacy has become a concern central to many Americans. What the show didn’t predict is the country’s unwillingness to deal with issues these companies have created. Despite many of us knowing that the internet is full of privacy traps and phishing schemes, we all continue to live our lives as usual.
Although most of Donald Trump’s decisions have been controversial, nothing has been quite as divisive as Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court. Throughout the show, the characters deal with a variety of struggles in regards to Supreme Court appointments. Not only does the show predict the number of justices that will need to be replaced soon (Obama nominated three), but it predicts the volatile nature of these decisions.
Obama faced great opposition with his choice of Merrick Garland and was unable to get him on the court. Bartlet faces the same quandary, with vast opposition to his decision; he is only able to fill the position by having another justice resign and giving that seat to the opposition party. Although this is by no means how Brett Kavanaugh made it on to the Supreme Court, “The West Wing” showed the level of aggression and controversy that would begin to revolve around those seats.
CJ Cregg and #MeToo
Bartlet’s vice president, John Hoynes, ends up resigning due to a sex scandal and the fact that he cheated on his wife repeatedly. When he tries to make a political comeback by writing a book, Hoynes has some very interesting conversations with the president’s press secretary, CJ Cregg. A fiery, independent and incredibly intelligent woman throughout the show, it is clear that there is some history.
Although somewhat covertly, Cregg tells one of her co-workers that she went up to his hotel room with him and the audience is meant to assume the rest. Although it appears that the relations were consensual, it does raise questions about the influence of powerful men and how they treat women in the workforce. In an era where major political figures and commentators have been brought down for their systemic and continued improper behaviors, it seems that the fictional John Hoynes may have been the first.
Speaker of the House Haffley
Later in the fifth season of the show, the speaker of the house is replaced with Jeff Haffley. Haffley is not only more conservative than his predecessor, but he is less likely to negotiate. Many of the House staffers are frustrated by this new leadership and struggle to get along with him and his staff in any capacity.
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It would be easy to say that this is simply a shift to show a different side of politics, but this is indicative of the rise of conservatism. In the past two decades, moderate politicians have been pushed out of the process in favor of more liberal and more conservative leaders. The show predicts this shift by showing the difficulties of this type of leadership.
Government Shutdowns
In dealing with Speaker Haffley during budget negotiations, he is unwilling to compromise on the budget. He, along with the president, end up shutting down the government because they cannot come to an agreement about budget cuts.
Although government shutdowns are by no means new, the show does predict the challenges that would face upcoming politicians. Government shutdowns were not necessarily intended to be used when politicians couldn’t agree, yet they have been happening more frequently in the modern era.
The Challenges in Diverse Leadership
In the final season of “The West Wing,” Matthew Santos, a Latino from Texas, runs for president. Although there are innumerable similarities between Santos and the future campaign of Barack Obama, the show deals with the issues that many people of color deal with in the political sphere.
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During his campaign, he is often asked to speak on behalf of the entire Latinx community. In the episode “Undecideds,” Santos faces these issues head-on, discussing that he is tired of being the spokesperson for every Hispanic person in the country.
Since the show, the country elected the first African American president, has steadily worked to diversify the House and Senate and has made some real steps toward diversity. Not only does the show preface this change in America, but it chronicles the unique challenges that these politicians will face.
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Sonic CD Japanese Soundtrack Announced, Plus Sonic 1&2 Track Listing
For being a game that has caused a musical debate for well over a decade, Sonic the Hedgehog CD has never seen its original Japanese soundtrack released. Sure, nearly all the songs for the Spencer Nilsen soundtrack composed for the North American release were seen on the CD Sonic Boom (which itself was a pre-order bonus for Sonic the Hedgehog 3), and one can not forget the excellent Japan-exclusive Sonic the Hedgehog Remix, which used the Japanese soundtrack as its inspiration. But the songs originally composed by Naofumi Hataya and Masafumi Ogata have never seen a stand alone release. Hot on the heels of the best-of compilations for the “Dreamcast Era” of Sonic, Wavemaster continues to celebrate Sonic’s 20th anniversary in style by announcing the Sonic the Hedgehog CD Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition. Calling itself the first complete release of the game’s music, it’s sure to cause some people to get very excited to relive the soundtrack Ohshima demanded be on there.
Set to be released on November 23rd, the disc looks to be the best desert one could expect for the 20th anniversary, winding down after the main course that is Sonic Generations. But that appetizer we have been waiting patiently for? We knew how many tracks there were going to be, but the list has finally been revealed.
September 30, 2011 by David The Lurker
Sonic Retro Fundraiser 2011
Look, here at Sonic Retro, we can’t all be cool guys. Other members of the staff pal around and have fun and do cool things, because they’re cool guys. This is not to say that I’m not cool—from getting in big gay fights with the Westboro Baptist Church to popping wheelies on a motorbike, I’ve had my share of misadventures. I’m fun to go drinking with. Really guys. Really. However…
As the head of Retro, I have to be the boring Lane Pryce of this operation, and that involves doing all the coding, troubleshooting, support e-mailing, peace-keeping and book-keeping for the site.
Because those things aren’t fun, we only bring this up once a year: we are a fully member-supported site. We rely on your donations in order to continue bringing you news, making cool features and being all-around badasses. Running a site this large runs up a lot of charges, from the electricity powering our server and our licenses to the ability to go get things no one else will, For example, we’ve been working on getting various Mega Drive games that still haven’t been dumped from around the world and will be releasing those in a pack later in the year. You guys have felt the annoyance of us running on a shoestring budget: we had to cut our music service because of our outgoing bandwidth metering. We’re looking to raise enough money to bring those MP3s back, among many other things. Although everyone on staff volunteers their time for Sonic Retro, we can only do what our resources allow us to do.
We choose a donation model over advertising or other revenue streams not only because those things are annoying, but because this is the point of Retro: we’re all in this together. I’m an old codger of the Sonic scene and I remember well the time when it was cool to be a jerk and when people who didn’t like what you liked were to be shunned. We’re somewhat famous because we actually let people yell at each other and get upset, because they’re going to do it anyway and it helps reach a healthier consensus. The dozen annoying guys in the Generations thread and the hackers and the researchers and artists and musicians and guys who write apologetics for Big the Cat (hi, David!) are all under the Retro banner because, at the end of the day, it’s Sonic that draws us all together. We can disagree about various things (and outside people can latch on to our shout down of one person about “green eyes” and turn that into some dumb attack), but we’re all here striving to make change in a way that no other video game community does. Other places bitch; we correct. We do. We help out. It only makes sense that we’d also pitch in together to keep this thing going.
We’re doing some new things this year: while we have things to mail to our top donors, we’re also going to be giving all our donors a shoutout at the beginning of every month and are allowing for causes and services to donate for recognition. To get the lowdown on everything, please visit https://www.sonicretro.org/donate. Thanks for your time, and we hope to see you on the donor list. And just so you don’t feel like you’re going out of this post empty-handed:
September 30, 2011 by Scarred Sun
“Dreamcast Era” Trailer for Sonic Generations Now Online, Speed Highway Operational Once More
Earlier today, gaming website IGN posted online the latest trailer for Sonic Generations, and game that is now only a little more than a month away. Styled in a similar manner to the “Classic Era” trailer uploaded earlier this month, the hallmark Dreamcast titles Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2 and the multi-platform like-it-or-hate-it Sonic Heroes are showcased for those who first fell in love with the hedgehog in the land of three dimensions. And what music accompanies this trailer?
New York Comic Con Goers Get Exclusive Sonic Comic Cover
The Sonic Genesis arc of Archie’s comic book series is nearing its close as Sonic and the Freedom Fighters are gunning toward a showdown with Dr. Eggman aboard his Death Egg. For fans of the comic book, this has no doubt been an exciting ride that Ian Flynn has been putting readers through. To make it even more special, those that are attending New York Comic Con can get a special convention exclusive cover for Sonic #229, as well as a Mega Man: Powered Up inspired cover for Mega Man #6.
September 28, 2011 by GeneHF
Sonic Generations 28 Minute Preview Uploaded, Blue and Cool As Ever
Disappearing as quickly as it arrived, German gaming site Giga.de posted up a video I’m guessing they weren’t supposed to – a 28 minute playthrough of the upcoming Sonic Generations, coming across the globe in the early days of November, 2011. Featuring Green Hill, Chemical Plant, Sky Sanctuary, and City Escape, the video also includes extensive footage of the hub world and the glorious Metal Sonic boss fight. Sure, everything they are saying is in German, and it was taken down probably because of an embargo (which means this video here might disappear later on), but in the words of Retro admin Cinossu, “boy is it a lovely 28 minutes.”
Although it should be obvious, this video is chock-full of spoilers. So if you want to stay completely in the dark, you’ll want to avoid the video and everything else below.
First Look At Some Of Sonic Generations’ Achievements
Achievements. The little things that pop up with a nice little sound effect that let you know you may or may not have done something really cool in a game and are awarded with Gamerscore or a Trophy. They’re also notorious for leaking some of the story elements of a game just from descriptions alone, causing some headaches for developers when the lists leak out a wee bit early.
It goes without saying that the 360 and PS3 versions of Generations were going to be packing these in some form, giving teasing glimpses at what challenges Sega is chucking at its players. Thanks to Xbox360Achievements, we now have a small peek at some of these and a surprise in that most of the achievements are completely hidden from viewing.
Well, almost completely. Above are the icons for the 27 secret achievements the game is packing, giving little glimpses to certain currently unrevealed bosses and stages. It even packs a small teaser or two regarding the status of two fan-favorite super powered golden hedgehogs.
While those will remain mysterious for now, we do have a small list, found below, of some of the more basic achievements players will be able to challenge.
German GamePro Video Gives Looks At Chemical Plant, Sky Sanctuary
With a supposed embargo on Generations information lifting today, we have the first trickle of information in the form of a three and a half minute video from German site GamePro showcasing some of the currently known stages from the console version of the game.
Those worried about Sky Sanctuary lacking the signature elements of the original stage, like bubbly bouncing clouds and the ominous launch of Death Egg through the clouds can breathe a sigh of relief. Although still a different take from the original stage with a more heavenly tropical feel, the soul of the original Sky Sanctuary is still there as Sonic bounds on the clouds. Check out all those alternate paths in the Classic version of the stage!
The video also features looks at Green Hill, Chemical Plant and City Escape. Green Hill now features collectible red rings, Omochao hint bubbles, and additional prompts on screen when Modern Sonic is performing tricks. We also get a view of the Chemical Plant “hub world”, featuring Modern Amy.
Game Secrets, Interviews, Miscellaneous
SAGE Interviews Naoto Ohshima Later Tonight
Heads up for all you guys: SAGE–the amateur fangame expo that takes place in the Sonic community once a year–is going to have a live interview with Naoto Ohshima, the original creator of the Sonic the Hedgehog character, at 8:45PM EST over the SAGECast radio station! If you’re interested in asking him a question, feel free to join their IRC channel at irc.rizon.net in channel #sagexpo.
If you don’t have an IRC client, simply go the SAGExpo website and click the Chat tab to enter the channel. Alternatively, you can use Mibbit and enter the IRC details to get in. Remember that there will be a translator present on the radio station, so unlike in instances where Ohshima is speaking English himself, responses will be far more clear, concise and in-depth. Think carefully before you ask; not everybody will get a chance to have their questions answered, so time is of the essence.
For more information and discussion, check out the forum thread.
September 24, 2011 by Tweaker
World Exclusive – Sonic Generations 3DS Music Tracks
Here at Sonic Retro we like to bring you firsts when we can, so we proudly present a world exclusive – full and complete rips of the Mushroom Hill Classic & Big Arms tracks from the upcoming Sonic Generations on 3DS!
Big Arm
Mushroom Hill [Classic]
September 18, 2011 by Overlord
Brand New Sonic Generations Trailer Showcases Sky Sancturary
After the small bits and pieces of information that have trickled out over the last couple days concerning Sonic Generations, Sega today decided to be nice and show off even more new juicy tidbits, straight from the source. Put together in a trailer showcasing the world of Classic Sonic, we not only get to see the now-familiar footage of Green Hill and Chemical Plant, but the final stage connected the first era of Sonic the Hedgehog – Sky Sanctuary. And yes, you can hear the music.
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Humanities & Society
Brown School
Olin Business School
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Leading Together
A brighter future
Scholarships can change lives. Here, students and alumni share stories of how WashU scholarships changed theirs.
By Rosalind Early and Diane Keaggy January 21, 2019 January 15, 2019
Ensuring Success for Washington University’s Future
Andrew and Barbara Taylor are two of the institution’s staunchest supporters. They cherish the opportunity to serve WashU, whether by leading a comprehensive campaign, fostering student success or sponsoring new areas of medical research.
By Mary Ellen Benson January 21, 2019 January 14, 2019
Campaign raises $591 million for scholarships
Washington University’s commitment to expanding opportunities for students from all socio-economic backgrounds has made a difference. Read the stories of a few stellar students.
By Diane Toroian Keaggy August 31, 2018 August 31, 2018
Transforming student lives and the world
Leading Together enhances excellence at Washington University.
By Susan Caine March 3, 2017 March 2, 2017
Our Washington: Funding tomorrow’s discoveries
Our Washington, the faculty and staff component of Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University, has raised millions of dollars to support important research initiatives, state-of-the-art facilities and scholarships for students like Maya Silver, a second-year medical student studying the link between the environment and the brain.
By Diane Toroian Keaggy June 28, 2016
Washington University announces new goal for Leading Together campaign
Washington University in St. Louis has announced that Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University is expected to reach its initial, minimum goal of $2.2 billion two years ahead of schedule. The university’s Board of Trustees has approved a new goal to raise $2.5 billion by June 30, 2018.
One month remains in Our Washington campaign
Washington University staff and faculty have one more month to join the 5,000 employees who already have contributed to Our Washington, the faculty and staff component of Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University. Donations support scholarships, strengthen academic and scientific initiatives, advance learning and enhance facilities.
By Diane Toroian Keaggy June 1, 2015 April 11, 2016
Our Washington: serving students
WUSTL faculty and staff are urged to donate to Our Washington, Together We Make a Difference. Among other things, the campaign helps fund scholarships, support academic initiatives and build new facilities across the Danforth and Medical campuses. Longtime donor Michael Kass, MD, established a scholarship fund to ease the financial burden of medical school.
Our Washington: Providing resources
Growing up in the segregated South, Associate University Librarian Virginia Toliver was banned from her local library. But her school library opened her up to a world beyond Mississippi. She donates to WUSTL to build a stronger Olin Library.
April 3, 2014 January 13, 2016
University launches Our Washington, Together We Make a Difference, the faculty and staff component of Leading Together
This week, WUSTL launches Our Washington, Together We Make a Difference, the faculty and staff component of Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University. All employees are asked to contribute to the school, program or fund that matters most to them. The money will fund scholarships, endow professorships, build new facilities and support research.
By Diane Toroian Keaggy March 17, 2014 January 25, 2016
Social Issues & Public Policy
Washington Magazine
WashU Perspectives
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Farouk El-Baz Papers,
Descriptive Entry
El-Baz, Farouk
74.67 cu. ft. (54 record storage boxes) (2 document boxes) (4 16x20 boxes) (2 3x5 boxes) (7 5x8 boxes) (18 tall document boxes) (28 oversize folders)
These papers primarily document Farouk El-Baz's work at Bellcomm, his lunar studies and work with the United States Apollo program, and his participation in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Program, in which astronauts in space studied the earth's deserts. Also included is his Desert Bibliography. Papers include correspondence and memoranda, minutes of meetings, reports, charts, maps, printouts, logs, flight plans, press releases, and material relating to his book, "Apollo Over the Moon." His participation in the lunar nomenclature committee, which is well represented, includes minutes of meetings, charts, and correspondence with committee members. There is also a copy of the master list of lunar names. For additional documentation of El-Baz's activities, see records of the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Record Unit 353.
Some of the abbreviations used include:
ATO - Apollo Target of Opportunity Flight Chart
ALO - Apollo Lunar Orbit Chart
AEO - Apollo Earth Orbit Chart
LSF - Lunar Orbital Science Flight Chart
NDR - Deepspace Recovery Planning Chart
LSC - Lunar Orbital Science Contingency Flight Chart
Farouk El-Baz (1938- ) was born in Zagazig, Egypt. He received a B.S. in Chemistry and Geology in 1958 from Ain Shams University, Cairo. In 1960 he came to the United States, where he earned an M.S. in geology at the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy in 1961 and a Ph.D. in geology at the University of Missouri in 1964. After teaching for a short period, he worked as an exploration geologist for an oil company, 1966-1967.
In 1967 he joined the staff of the Lunar Exploration Department of Bellcomm, Inc., and Bell Telephone Laboratories, and in 1969, became supervisor of lunar science planning and lunar science operations. In this position, he worked directly with the United States space program on lunar data analysis, landing site selection, lunar exploration planning, and orbital science crew training. In 1969 he was named a member of the Apollo Program Science Support Team.
At Bellcomm El-Baz began pioneering work in remote sensing in which a variety of scientific means are used to examine the surface of the earth or the moon from space. This work led him into the use of space photography to study the earth's deserts.
In 1973 El-Baz joined the staff of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, where he established the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, which he directed until 1982. At the same time, he served as science advisor to President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, 1978-1981.
In 1982 El-Baz became Vice President for International Development at Itek Optical Systems in Lexington, Massachusetts. In 1986 he accepted the position of Director of the Boston University Center for Remote Sensing.
In addition to his work on remote sensing, El-Baz is also known for his participation in the International Astronomical Union's Task Group for Lunar Nomenclature, which was responsible for naming the features of the moon's surface geography.
El-Baz has been a citizen of the United States since 1970.
This collection contains oversize material.
Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7415, Farouk El-Baz Papers
Use Restriction
Restricted for duration of Farouk El-Baz's lifetime without written permission from Donor. Contact reference staff for details.
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Hamilcar, Not Hannibal
At its height, the Carthaginian Empire was enormous. Encompassing much of northern Africa, swaths of modern-day Spain, Corsica and Sardinia, even a toehold on the jewel of the Mediterranean that was Sicily, they were one of the world’s great maritime powers — a true thalassocracy, their navy indomitable at sea — until the scrappy Roman Republic’s unification of the Italian Peninsula put them in a position to challenge Carthage’s authority. The ensuing wars spanned more than a century, and only concluded when the grand city of Carthage was burnt to the ground.
Not only is Hands in the Sea set during the first of these wars — that’s the war of Hamilcar Barca, father of the Hannibal Barca who would brashly march elephants across the Alps in the Second Punic War — it also contains some history of its own. Riffing on Martin Wallace’s innovative A Few Acres of Snow, this is Daniel Berger’s attempt at taking the system to the next level without resorting to the same fantastical measures that Wallace undertook in Mythotopia. Which is to say, this is a serious game, full of serious people undertaking serious endeavors — and it’s every bit as good as it is serious.
Carthage had the largest navy ever seen. As of 250 BCE, anyway.
Picture this. There are two great powers, staring at each other over a narrow — yet still dangerous — span of too-blue, too-deep sea. Between them sits the myriad towns and independent city-states of Corsica, Sardinia, and most importantly Sicily. The simple act of getting from place to place is difficult, and neither side has the strength to beat the other outright, or at least they probably don’t. Instead, this will be a war of pillaging, of towns changing hands, of navies skirting around one another. A duel of lions fought like weasels.
If I only told you one thing about Hands in the Sea — and trust me, there’s so much to tell that it’s a tempting thought — it would be that this is a very different sort of deck-building game. Where most of these sorts of games are simple to learn and can be played almost on autopilot, Hands in the Sea wants to be taken seriously as a wargame. It wants to give you a hand of cards and watch you squirm over them, trying to figure out how you’ll wring the best possible turn out of their mismatched faces.
Which is why nothing operates quite as you may have come to expect from this genre. Sure, the game is about putting together a solid deck of cool cards, then using it to propel yourself towards victory. But where it stands out, as A Few Acres of Snow stood out before it, is by tying every single card to the ongoing struggle on the map. Rome, for instance, is a card, as is every town or city you might come into contact with. Whenever you conquer a location, you gain its card and slip it into your deck, even if it happened to be in your opponent’s hand. Similarly, a particular legion, band of mercenaries, fickle war elephants, a particular general, or even the merchant who can help you sell a bunch of cards into your discard pile for a huge windfall, are also cards. And all of them have a tangible impact on the way you move, attack, disrupt your opponent’s plans, administrate your empire, or earn money.
Here’s an example. In one recent game as Carthage, I was totally wrecking it. Rome had gotten off to a slow start, letting me blockade Sicily and spread rapidly from my starting cities, gobbling up two-thirds of the island without even a whiff of resistance. The cards I was picking up, the grape-rich hills of Hippana, Enna, and Camarina, were fueling my economy. My coffers were stuffed, my navy was steadily draining Rome’s treasury, and whenever a scoring round came around I was scooting steadily towards victory.
Lookin’ good, Carthage.
Unfortunately, my deck was also an administrative nightmare. Unlike most deck-building games, drawing a card in Hands in the Sea can be as much a burden as a boon. As your empire or republic grows, more and more towns falling under your influence, administrating all of them inevitably becomes unwieldy, transforming your deck from sleek trireme to garbage barge. This is made even tougher by the fact that you don’t discard your whole hand at the end of the turn — instead, stinkers will sit around until you use them in some way. In this case, every new hand I drew was likely to be crammed with worthless cities, little spots back in Africa that provided little in return for all the attention I paid them. Sure, I could have spent actions to get rid of them, whether by pawning them off to lesser administrators or “reserving” them off to the side in case I needed their services again. But I was on a roll; surely I didn’t need to waste my limited turns on bookkeeping.
Rome, on the other hand, may have gotten off to a slower start, but they were shrewder. While I’d been bulging outwards like a consul during Vinalia, they’d been expanding their cities, growing their navy, and hiring soldiery. When they invaded, I may have owned all the gold in the world — enough to pay double for some of my troops, adding them to the top of my deck rather than squirreling them away in the discard pile — but such desperate measures quickly depleted my stockpile and still didn’t let me retaliate. It wasn’t long before my border provinces started crumbling, their cards moving from my side of the table to join Rome.
The point is, this is a game that rewards careful planning over brash maneuvers, though of course there’s a place for the latter. The commonest of acts, the launching of an invasion, requires at least a trio of cards: the destination from which your army is attacking, connected via roads or sea lanes, a card to provide the proper mode of transportation (wagons or ships), and the card that will do the actual invading. Even then, a battle is a protracted affair, lasting multiple turns as both sides gradually deploy new troops to the fray in a game of one-upmanship, both generals sweating and hoping the other guy will crumble first. You’ll send a legion, they’ll counter with war elephants; you’ll hit them with specialized elephant-poking velites, they’ll return with cavalry; you’ll have your senator bribe that powerful mercenaries card out of their hand, now here come more of those dang elephants.
Meanwhile, each new combination of cards provides new opportunities and strategies, and while changing the course of the war can be slow going, it’s as simple as dipping into your empire deck and purchasing something new. Strategies have a way of trumping those that previously seemed unbeatable. Early on, for instance, Carthage sports an unmatched navy, making the sea their fight to lose. They can sail and pillage with wild abandon, draining Rome’s coffers and earning points. Rome, then, might recruit cavalry to raid on land, or launch overwhelming assaults on unprotected locations. Then both sides might begin building forts or investing in light infantry to block raids. Then someone blockades Sardinia, or invades elsewhere, or enlists powerful leaders to streamline their deck. One maneuver is countered with another, forcing both sides to choose between furthering their own plans or countering those of their enemy.
Carthage must leverage its naval superiority early on if it hopes to win.
This is a tight game, is what I mean. For everything intimidating about it — and it can be intimidating, with a whole menu of actions to remember and a lot to be desired by way of reference cards or streamlined visual design — there’s some smart maneuver you can undertake, or a way to nettle at your opponent, or a way to whittle down the administration of your empire until you’re drawing from a lean deck every turn. This is the first game to fully realize the promise of A Few Acres of Snow.
For those who can handle a two-hour wargame for only two players, one that gleefully bogs you down while you’re trying to conduct a military campaign, Hands in the Sea is as polished and as razor-sharp as a centurion’s gladius. Its conflict may feel limited in scope, but it allows just enough room to gasp for air while never giving you enough space to breathe easy. Just as it should be.
Posted on September 29, 2016, in Board Game and tagged Board Games, Hands in the Sea, Knight Works, The Fruits of Kickstarter. Bookmark the permalink. 13 Comments.
leemc13 | September 30, 2016 at 3:20 pm
Great write up! I enjoyed your clever similes. Alt-text submitted for your approval: All hands on deck needed for this game of A Few Leagues at Sea.
The Innocent | September 30, 2016 at 3:54 pm
Thanks, Lee!
Fin Coe | September 30, 2016 at 6:48 pm
Patton | September 30, 2016 at 7:34 pm
That cinches it. I had already wanted to try this one, but now I’m definitely going to hunt it down. A Few Acres of Snow was fantastic, Halifax Hammer notwithstanding, so an improved version sounds sublime.
mattsharp11 | October 25, 2016 at 4:23 pm
“No no no, it’s your OARS that go in the sea! Your OARS!”
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The Anatomy of a Diamond Grading Report
A Diamond Grading Report is an expert analysis of a diamond’s characteristics. The reporting system was created by the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) in 1953 to establish a common criteria for understanding features and rarities in a diamond. Before that, there was no way to consistently determine its value. But how do you read a benchmark report explaining the important elements of your diamond?
While we find more relevance in the 3Ss — size, shape and sparkle, because they focus on what you can see with the naked eye — a Diamond Grading Report focuses on the industry-defined standard 4Cs of color, clarity, cut and carat weight. This has become the rubric by which the world grades diamonds — and for good or bad — it sets a standard for pricing.
Inside the report, the first section is where you’ll find basic information:
The date the the diamond was examined.
Report Number — a unique identification number assigned to the report.
Shape and Cutting Style of the diamond.
Measurements of the diamond.
The second section lists:
Carat Weight — This is measured to the nearest hundredth (1 carat equals 1/5 of a gram).
Color Grade — This is about how white a diamond appears. The absence of color, from D, to more color, Z — a notation here will expose any color treatment detected in the evaluation process.
Clarity Grade — This shows the unique characteristics of a diamond that nature has left behind. These are called inclusions and are evaluated using 10x magnification. Often the naked eye cannot detect the unique inclusions Mother Nature leaves behind. The scale is:
Cut Grade — Cut has the biggest impact on the sparkle of a diamond, focusing on appearance when viewed from the top, while also taking into consideration the design and craftsmanship of the gem.
The third section contains:
Polish — focuses on the diamond’s surface smoothness, which reduces light distortion.
Symmetry —defines how the facets of a diamond relate to one another.
Fluorescence — measures the intensity and color under UV lighting.
Inscription(s) — notes anything inscribed on the diamond’s girdle.
Comments — includes details not otherwise noted on the report, such as any treatments the diamond has undergone.
Typically there are also diagrams of the diamond, with proportions and maps marking any clarity information. For example:
Diamond Proportions — specific measurements of the actual diamond, including table size, girdle thickness, crown angle, pavilion angle, crown height, total depth, pavilion depth, and cutlet.
Clarity Characteristics — approximate shape and cutting style of the diamond, indicating inclusions (inside) and blemishes (outside) with a corresponding Key to Symbols explaining the diamond’s unique characteristics.
Finally, the report shows where the diamond falls in the Grading Scale by comparing:
Clarity Scale
Cut Scale
The bottom of some reports list the security features of the report itself, including a hologram, watermarks, and a QR code. These security features provide you with the assurance that your Diamond Grading Report is authentic and true. When the barcode is scanned, the report can be verified against its database.
We recommend purchasing only diamonds accompanied by a Diamond Grading Report. It’s the only way you can be assured you’re buying what you think you’re buying. And you’ll need the report for that oh-so-important jewelry insurance.
To find out more about Sparkle Cut Diamonds, hit us up on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest.
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Health Plans, Insurers Get Limited & Imperfect Relief From Grace Period Extension For Some New Affordable Care Act Health Claims & Appeals Rules
The Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services and Internal Revenue Service are extending a previously announced enforcement grace period under which the agencies will not take enforcement against health plans or health insurers that attempt to operate in good faith compliance with, but fail to meet certain new requirements for handing medical claims and appeals enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act). While health plans and insurers working in good faith to comply with the new requirements may find the enforcement relief helpful for dealing with some areas of uncertainty about the interpretation of certain requirements, it is important to keep in mind that the enforcement grace period provides only limited and somewhat imperfect relief. As a result, health plans, health insurers and those responsible for their design and administration are encouraged to continue to move forward on efforts to comply with the new requirement in thoughtful and well-documented manners despite the announced grace period extension.
New Claims & Appeals Requirements & Enforcement Grace Period
As signed into law on March 23, 2010, the Affordable Care Act generally requires that health plans and health insurance policies that are not “grandfathered” to begin complying with a series of new requirements by the first day of the first plan year that begins after September 22, 2010. These new requirements include a number of new requirements about the way that nongrandfathered health plans and health insurance policies handle medical claims and appeals. For instance, the Affordable Care Act as construed by the agencies in interim final regulations published by the agencies on July 23, 201 will require that non-grandfathered group health plans and insurers issuing non-grandfathered health insurance plans and policies:
Implement specified internal and external review procedures that among other things mandate independent external review of medical judgment based decisions in accordance with the regulations for reviews of appeals of medical judgment based denials;
Provide a broad range of new information in notices regarding claims and do so in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner;
Provide continued coverage pending the outcome of an internal appeal; and
Comply with a laundry list of additional criteria for ensuring that a claimant receives a full and fair review in addition to complying with the requirements of existing Labor Department claims and appeals procedures.
After the agencies jointly published interim final regulations defining and implementing these requirements on July 23, 2010, last September the agencies announced that they would not enforce certain elements (but not all) of the new requirements set forth in the interim final regulations against covered health plans or health insurers seeking to comply in good faith with the new requirements through July 1, 2011. In the March 18, 2011 announcement, the Department of Labor said that the agencies now have agreed to extend this reprieve from agency enforcement of the requirements listed in the guidance against plans seeking to comply in good faith with the new requirements until plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2012.
While offering welcome relief, covered health plans and insurers, their sponsors and issuers should not over-estimate the reach and protection provided by this new guidance. For instance:
First, in order to qualify for the enforcement grace period, efforts must be made to administer the health plan or health insurance policy in good faith compliance with the new requirements during the enforcement grace period.
Second, the enforcement grace period provides only limited relief. The extension to 2012 only four of a series of new requirements set forth in the interim final regulations. Nongrandfathered plans and their administrators and insurers remain accountable for prudently administering claims and appeals in accordance with all other requirements of the Affordable Care Act as well as pre-existing claims and appeals regulations set forth in 2000 claims regulations issued by the Department of Labor pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Third, the enforcement grace period guidance only means that the agencies will not exercise their power to take action against a non-compliant plan. It does not prevent plan members, health care providers with benefit assignments or other plan beneficiaries from bringing lawsuits against health plans, health insurers or their administrators for failing to comply with the new requirements during post- September 22, 2010 plan years even if the enforcement grace period otherwise protects the plan or insurer from agency enforcement action. This means that health insurers and health plans may still run the risk that plan members or beneficiaries will ask courts to reverse claims or appeals denials or impose other penalties and sanctions against plans or their fiduciaries for failing to meet the new requirements for post-September 22, 2010 plan years.
Finally, and perhaps most significantly, the grace period guidance requires nongrandfathered plans and insurers to make “good faith” efforts to comply with the requirements covered by the relief during the grace period in order to be eligible to claim the relief offered by the enforcement grace period guidance.
Consequently, despite the relief announced March 18, nongrandfathered health plans still have significant work to do to comply with the new Affordable Care Act claims and appeals requirements even during the announced enforcement grace period.
For Help With Affordable Care Act or Other Employee Benefits or HR Needs
If you have any questions or need help responding to the Affordable Care Act or other any other health plan or insurance employee benefit, compensation, workforce or internal control concerns, please contact the author of this update, Cynthia Marcotte Stamer here or at (469)767-8872.
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EEOC Finalizes Updates To Disability Regulations In Response to ADA Amendments Act
Employers Urged To Tighten Disability Related Discrimination Risk Management
Employers should review and update their existing employment and employee benefit practices in response to updated regulations (Final Regulations) governing the disability discrimination rules of the Americans With Disabilities Act as amended by the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will publish in the Friday, March 25, 2011 Federal Register.
On Thursday, March 24, 2011, the EEOC released an advance copy of the Final Regulations along with two Question-and-Answer documents about the Final Regulations to aid the public and employers – including small business – in understanding the law and new regulations. The Final Regulations, accompanying Question and Answer documents and a fact sheet are available on the EEOC website here .
The changes contained in the updated Final Regulations update the EEOC’s disability regulations in response to amendments made to the ADA by Congress as part of the ADAAA. Like the ADAAA they implement, the Final regulations are designed to simplify the determination of who has a “disability” and make it easier for people to establish that they are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The Final Regulations and the ADAAA amendments they implement make it likely that businesses generally will face more disability claims from a broader range of employees and will possess fewer legal shields to defend themselves against these claims. Since these changes make it easier for certain employees to qualify as disabled under the ADA, businesses should act strategically to mitigate their ADA exposures in response to the Final Regulations. Learn more about the Final Regulations and get suggestions for risk management of expanding disabilities discrimination exposures here.
For Help With Disability Discrimination Risk Management or Other Needs
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Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, management attorney and consultant Ms. Stamer is nationally and internationally recognized for more than 23 years of work helping employers; employee benefit plans and their sponsors, administrators, fiduciaries; employee leasing, recruiting, staffing and other professional employment organizations; and others design, administer and defend innovative workforce, compensation, employee benefit and management policies and practices. Her experience includes extensive work helping employers implement, audit, manage and defend wage and hour and other workforce and internal controls policies, procedures and actions. The Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) RPTE Employee Benefits & Other Compensation Committee, a Council Representative on the ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, Government Affairs Committee Legislative Chair for the Dallas Human Resources Management Association, and past Chair of the ABA Health Law Section Managed Care & Insurance Interest Group, Ms. Stamer works, publishes and speaks extensively on wage and hour, worker classification and other human resources and workforce, employee benefits, compensation, internal controls and related matters. She also is recognized for her publications, industry leadership, workshops and presentations on these and other human resources concerns and regularly speaks and conducts training on these matters. Her insights on these and other matters appear in the Bureau of National Affairs, Spencer Publications, the Wall Street Journal, the Dallas Business Journal, the Houston Business Journal, and many other national and local publications. For additional information about Ms. Stamer and her experience or to access other publications by Ms. Stamer see here or contact Ms. Stamer directly.
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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol I:
IGNATIUS: Chapter IX.—Ye have given no heed to...
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Chapter IX.—Ye have given no heed to false teachers.
Nevertheless, I have heard of some who have passed on from this to you, having false doctrine, whom ye did not suffer to sow among you, but stopped your ears, that ye might not receive those things which were sown by them, as being stones 542 of the temple of the Father, prepared for the building of God the Father, and drawn up on high by the instrument of Jesus Christ, which is the cross, 543 making use of the Holy Spirit as a rope, while your faith was the means by which you ascended, and your love the way which led up to God. Ye, therefore, as well as all your fellow-travellers, are God-bearers, temple-bearers, Christ-bearers, bearers of holiness, adorned in all respects with the commandments of Jesus Christ, in whom also I exult that I have been thought worthy, by means of this Epistle, to converse and rejoice with you, because with respect to your Christian life 544 ye love nothing but God only.
Nevertheless, I have heard of some who have passed in among you, holding the wicked doctrine of the strange and evil spirit; to whom ye did not allow entrance to sow their tares, but stopped your ears that ye might not receive that error which was proclaimed by them, as being persuaded that that spirit which deceives the people does not speak the things of Christ, but his own, for he is a lying spirit. But the Holy Spirit does not speak His own things, but those of Christ, and that not from himself, but from the Lord; even as the Lord also announced to us the things that He received from the Father. For, says He, “the word which ye hear is not Mine, but the Father’s, who sent Me.” 545 And says He of the Holy Spirit, “He shall not speak of Himself, but whatsoever things He shall hear from Me.” 546 And He says of Himself to the Father, “I have,” says He, “glorified Thee upon the earth; I have finished the work which, Thou gavest Me; I have manifested Thy name to men.” 547 And of the Holy Ghost, “He shall glorify Me, for He receives of Mine.” 548 But the spirit of deceit preaches himself, and speaks his own things, for he seeks to please himself. He glorifies himself, for he is full of arrogance. He is lying, fraudulent, soothing, flattering, treacherous, rhapsodical, trifling, inharmonious, verbose, sordid, and timorous. From his power Jesus Christ will deliver you, who has founded you upon the rock, as being chosen stones, well fitted for the divine edifice of the Father, and who are raised up on high by Christ, who was crucified for you, making use of the Holy Spirit as a rope, and being borne up by faith, while exalted by love from earth to heaven, walking in company with those that are undefiled. For, says [the Scripture], “Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.” 549 Now the way is unerring, namely, Jesus Christ. For, says He, “I am the way and the life.” 550 And this way leads to the Father. For “no man,” says He, “cometh to the Father but by Me.” 551 Blessed, then, are ye who are God-bearers, spirit-bearers, temple-bearers, bearers of holiness, adorned in all respects with the commandments of Jesus Christ, being “a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people,” 552 on whose account I rejoice exceedingly, and have had the privilege, by this Epistle, of conversing with “the saints which are at Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus.” 553 I rejoice, therefore, over you, that ye do not give heed to vanity, and love nothing according to the flesh, but according to God.
Comp. 1 Pet. ii. 5.
Comp. John xii. 32.
Literally, “according to the other life.”
John xiv. 24.
John xvi. 13.
John 17:4, 6.
Ps. cxix. 1.
John xiv. 6.
1 Pet. ii. 9.
Eph. i. 1.
Next: Chapter X.—Exhortations to prayer,...
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Revenue of global English learning destinations by country 2018
Published by E. Mazareanu, Dec 2, 2019
This statistic depicts the revenue of global English learning destinations in 2018. The United Kingdom had the highest revenue in the global English language market, generating 2.77 billion U.S. dollars in 2018.
Revenue of global destinations to learn the English language in 2018, by country (in million U.S. dollars)
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The most spoken languages worldwide
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Projected revenue North American language services market 2015-2019
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Machine translation market size worldwide 2016-2024
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U.S. language service providers ranked by revenue 2018
States with the most employed interpreters and translators in the U.S. 2018
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Mean hourly wage of interpreters and translators in the U.S. 2013-2018
Share of English language learning student weeks by country 2018
Share of revenue from global English learning destinations by country 2018
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Share of TOEIC test takers, by years spent learning English 2018
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Number of employees of Lionbridge Technologies from 2009 to 2015
Share of TOEIC test takers, by gender 2018
Knowledge of other languages among young people in the EU 2018, by country
Judicial system: language service requests by region in England and Wales in 2014
External revenue distribution of SDL worldwide by region 2018
Income (loss) of Lionbridge Technologies from 2009 to 2015
Revenue of testing and educational support in U.S. 2014-2019
Language services industry in the U.S. Hispanic media Languages and education in the United Kingdom Languages in the United Kingdom Language and culture of Aboriginal peoples in Canada
StudyTravel. (December 2, 2019). Revenue of global destinations to learn the English language in 2018, by country (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2020, from https://static4.statista.com/statistics/474354/english-language-learning-revenue-by-country/
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Minneapolis Super Bowl Countdown: Super Bowl 50
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One week from kicking off Super Bowl 52 and the 2018 Players Tailgate in Minneapolis! We’re heading back to two years ago; Super Bowl 50, between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers.
The Denver Broncos walked away Super Bowl 50 champions, 24-10 winners over the Carolina Panthers. And in a season that saw turmoil following injury, former Indianapolis Colt Peyton Manning walked away with his second Super Bowl victory, in what would be his final game of his career.
“All I know is, I’m going to go out tonight and drink a lot of beer…drink a lot of Budweiser,” Manning said to CBS Sports analyst Jim Nantz when asked about pondering retirement.
Despite being Manning’s final game as a player, it was the Broncos defense that stepped up and dominated the game. Broncos linebacker Von Miller, who would go on to be named Super Bowl 50 MVP, recorded six tackles, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble, which ended up leading to the game-clinching touchdown for the Broncos.
Carolina Panthers quarterback and league MVP Cam Newton, who had been phenomenal all season, struggled in Super Bowl 50, garnering only 265 yards and one interception on 18-of-41 passing. Newton was hurried over 20 times in the game, being hit 10 times and sacked 7 times.
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Southern Sudan consists of ten states which formerly composed the provinces of Equatoria (Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, and Western Equatoria); Bahr el Ghazal (Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Lakes, and Warrap); and Upper Nile (Jonglei, Unity, and Upper Nile).
One of the major natural features of the Southern Sudan is the Rive Nile whose many tributaries have sources in the country. It is blessed with many natural resources such as petroleum, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, and hydropower. The country's economy, like the case in other developing countries, is heavily dependent on Agriculture. Some of the agricultural produce include cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, gum arabic, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), mangos, papaya, bananas, sweet potatoes, sesame, sheep, and other livestock.
River Nile is the major geographic feature in Southern Sudan
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HAPPY RELEASE DAY: ‘Relic’ By Bronwyn Eley
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A big HAPPY RELEASE DAY to our talented author, Bronwyn Eley, whose debut fantasy novel RELIC is out today.
Relic is the first volume in the new YA fantasy series, The Relic Trilogy.
Here’s the official blurb…
In the city of Edriast, there is no deadlier duty than to serve as the Shadow.
As the personal servant of the powerful Lord Rennard, the Shadow’s life is all but forfeit. Rennard possesses one of five rare and dangerous Relics – a jewel that protects his bloodline, but slowly poisons everyone else in its proximity. When the current Shadow succumbs to its magic, nineteen-year-old blacksmith Kaylan is summoned to take his place.
It’s an appointment that will kill her.
As the time Kaylan has left ebbs away, hope begins to fade… That is, until she discovers a plot to destroy all five bloodlines in possession of the Relics.
A rebel force plans to put an end to Rennard’s rule and Kaylan suddenly finds herself embroiled in a cause that might just be worth fighting for. But no cause is without its costs…
As her life hangs in the balance and rebellion bears down on Edriast, Kaylan must decide where her loyalties lie – and how she’ll leave her mark on the world.
Relic is the absorbing first novel in The Relic Trilogy, a thrillingly dark YA fantasy series.
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Remember to grab your copy before the price goes up to $7.99.
Early praise for Relic
“This book is perfect for fans of dark fantasy with a badass female protagonist.” – Stephanie, Igniting Pages
“The fact that this book is Bronwyn’s debut novel is absolutely mind-blowing. Her writing style, story, pacing, characters and world-building are all sublime…” – Kate, Beautiful Bookland
“I’ve read this twice, it’s THAT good, that engrossing and that original!” – Dii, Tome Tender
Don’t forget you can also add the book on Goodreads and find out more about Bronwyn at her website.
The official Relic launch party will be held on Saturday, September 14th at iconic Newtown bookstore, Better Read Than Dead.
If you’re in Sydney, we hope to see you there!
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Generate London, 2015
Designing for a 24 Hour Experience
42:04 with Jon Setzen
People are connecting with brands, products, and services like never before. As designers, this increasing connectivity pattern presents both an amazing opportunity and a great challenge. How can your brand embrace the ever-present customer and, not only connect with them, but give them the valuable content they desire? In this session, Jon Setzen will look at how to examine, understand, and design for the always-on user. He’ll cover relevant case studies, in both the digital and physical space, that illustrate how designers are creating for the relevant moments you may not be thinking about.
[APPLAUSE] >> Thanks a lot.
Hi, thanks a lot.
I'm also your last speaker before you get to eat, so yes.
I'm excited to be here.
I love London.
I think it's my favorite city in the world, and
I'm honored to be at this conference.
I'm John.
I'm a designer.
I live in Los Angeles, for the last, almost four years I've worked as
the creative director and user experience director at Media Temple,
which is that web hosting and creative hosting company based in LA.
Before that, I worked in advertising as the creative director for
too long and it made me get out of client services.
But no, I still do some work on the side,
I have a small studio where I do branding and brand development.
And today,
I'm here to talking, I'm here to talk about Designing for a 24-Hour Experience,
which is designing in this really hyperconnected world that we live in.
That's really changing the way we work, the way we think, the way we create,
and it's really about reaching people who are connected
all the time on a variety of devices.
And companies who aren't thinking about this are getting left behind and
getting left behind very, very quickly.
I mean, if you go back and you think about life before the Internet,
if you were doing, design work, I use to do a lot of print work.
And if you had a brander service, your way of generally connecting,
if you couldn't run a TV spot, was to put an ad in a newspaper or magazine.
And your communication and your connection was largely dependent
on how much money you had, and what kind of ad you can buy.
If you were buying a small one on the rail, or
a quarter page ad, or a half page ad or whatever.
And hopefully someone, once a week when they're flipping through,
would see your company and have a connection.
This all changed when we put the internet in people's homes, and
everyone knows this.
We could log on, and we can look at a brand, and learn about them.
And maybe it was once a day, and
now we have this ability to connect with people all the time.
Which is good and it's bad, but it's a great opportunity and challenge for
us as designers and creators of content and experience.
So I've given this talk a few times and
each time I like to do a very informal survey.
So could you, if you on your person right now, with you, have a phone,
can you raise your hand.
[BLANK AUDIO] Okay, most people, what about a laptop?
Okay, not that many people with laptops in here, interesting.
Tablets.
Pretty good, watches, some kind of smart watch I should say.
All right, the watches keep getting more and more each time I do this.
So this is a pretty connected audience with multiple devices which is
really becoming the norm, so today I want to focus on five main things.
One, designing for people.
Returning our design thinking to the origins of design and
really designing to solve problems for people.
Our connected audiences.
We all know that we're connected but there's been some really interesting
studies and stats on this lately that I think are a little mind blowing.
Beauty and functionality.
That marriage and advantage of creating beautiful and
functional solutions and experiences.
Number four is, give people a reason to come back.
Be more than just a one time purchase and extend that post purchase relationship.
And number five is designing behaviors, understanding and
anticipating user needs that help us create and dictate user behavior.
So I just want people to know I'm not going to talk about web development.
You don't want me to talk about web development.
I haven't coded a website in a long time but
I have an amazing team of people that I work with and there's a lot.
Of other people here that can talk about codes.
I'm not going to talk about code,
I'm not going to talk about responsive which is everything we do.
My work is responsive and hopefully for you guys it is too,
but I'm not the right person to talk about it, there's great resources out there.
And just because I say brand doesn't mean it's
a talk about just selling things cause it's pretty easy to just sell things.
So, this is really like a talk about people and users and behaviors and
connecting with them engaging, creating behavior, and designing for people, and
in our world we often call people things like users, customers, clients,
and donors, things like that, and they connect with us via laptops, desktops,
phones, tablets, watches, televisions, and whatever else got invented this morning.
And it's pretty easy to put up and ad or if you have money,
put something up with the URL and get someone to go there.
But what's difficult is getting them to come back and
to actually connect with them.
And I really do believe, and it's been like this for a while.
The fundamental challenge of any brand or
service today is to connect with people on an emotional level.
Connecting Is pretty tough in that way.
If you can create a memorable and emotional experience that's beneficial to
people, they'll come back and they'll bring their friends with them.
And as I was saying and as you all know, today we all have an amazing
opportunity to do this more often than ever.
Cause people are more connected then ever.
This is from a, there's a great clip on the daily show of,
they were parodying the google glass thing.
But anyway, we all know that everyone is connected, and
as everyone is online all the time to the point that there's not even, it's not even
a thing being online anymore, and there's been a lot of interesting data on this and
I've been kind of endlessly fascinated by some of this stuff.
So I think it's important to grasp the enormity of our dependency on devices
nowadays before we really dive into talking about this, so I just want to show
you a couple of things, and this is from a study that came out just this past April,
that's pretty American-centric, but I think it translates.
Nearly 2/3's of Americans are now smartphone owners.
For many, these devices are a key entry point to the online world.
There are a lot of people out there looking at the things that you
create that will only ever look at them on a phone.
So, if you're not ready for it on the phone, you're pretty much fucked.
Scientifically speaking.
The average person checks their mobile about 150 times per day.
But, they rarely make phone calls.
I mean, the phone is hardly a phone anymore.
But we have so many opportunities today to connect with people, and
connect with them in the right way, and offer them some kind of value.
And to me as a designer, that's staggering and it's also exciting.
It's a great opportunity.
25% of young adults are connecting from 4+ devices each week and
this really makes sense.
Maybe you have a work computer, you have a home computer, tablet phone.
A lot of people in this room are connecting with four devices right now.
It's not so much that they're changing devices but
it's understanding where they are, what time of day it is, what they're doing,
why they're choosing one device over the other.
And is what we're giving them on their phone what they want at time or
are we just taking the desktop experience and shoving it into the phone.
And what are they doing?
Well, they're doing important things, right.
They're doing mundane things.
If you're a hypochondriac, you're on there searching ailments all the time.
They're doing banking.
They're looking for places to live.
They're looking for jobs.
They're looking up government services.
They're taking classes.
And these are core fundamental life things.
It's not only just the SnapChatting of photos from Burning Man and
stuff like that.
There's a great dependency on this.
Getting around.
67% of smart phone owners use their phone at least occasionally for
turn by turn navigation.
31% do it frequently.
I live in Los Angeles.
It's probably no surprise to you that I'm in the car lot.
And I can't, I've been there for five years and
I can't get from point A to point B without using my phone to direct me or
figure out what's the best way into traffic.
And it's great but it is kind of connectivity at a cost.
Like I can't tell you anyone's phone number anymore
cuz it's all built in to my phone.
It's making things easier But
it's making me way more dependent on this, on this device.
54% say their smart phone is not always needed, but
46% say they couldn't live without their smartphone.
And this just keeps changing and becoming more and more dependent.
I don't know if you guys have seen this, but I thought this was awesome.
So this was 2005, the inauguration of Of the Pope.
And you'll see there's a couple guys.
There's this guy right here.
I don't know if this laser is working with it.
One of those little digital cameras we used to have.
And then eight years later there was a new Pope.
And someone took a similar picture.
And this is what it looked like.
Which is crazy, right?
I mean, I think the most insane thing about this is this
was almost three years ago.
There's no more digital cameras really, there's phones.
I mean there's generations that will never know what it's like to carry a camera.
They'll only know what it's like to carry a phone.
There was this great tweet I don't know if you guys saw this.
My daughter just asked me why we say hang up the phone and now I feel ninety.
I can completely relate to this.
My kids have no understanding of what commercials are.
If we're somewhere like in a hotel and they're watching TV,
they ask me to fast forward through the commercials but or pause it or whatever.
Things are very, very different and.
And we often say in my line of work, and
your line of work is, how does this look on, right?
How does this look on this device or that device, or whatever?
We have a little safe at our work that's filled with everything that's new and
old and we constantly care about what these Experiences look like on devices.
And it's really important that they look good on devices.
But I think it's more important to step back for a minute.
And remember that on the other end of the devices is someone holding it.
And it's important to understand who these people are.
And where they are, when they're connecting,
why they're connecting, what are they trying to do?
And this isn't just young cool hip people, this is my dad.
He's 67, we're on the train from London to Manchester, and
he had his iPad which I don't know what he was doing on there, and his iPhone.
This is becoming the norm and you need to be ready For these people and
they need to be ready for you and so here's a super obvious statement.
Being online is not a differentiator anymore.
It hasn't been for a really long time.
It was back here and, you remember this noise and this experience.
I've been involved with this stuff since the mid 90s and
this was the greatest noise ever.
And you would sit down and you would plug in and you would connect.
Oh, I'm about to get online.
And then you would.
And then, boom.
You're coming to this world.
And it was awesome back then, and the experience was just being online, and
the experience was just getting information and being in control, and
saying I want to go learn about what's going on there.
Apple was doing movies from Mars and Microsoft was one
of the first places to use a lot of iconography, and it was really exciting.
That was a great experience.
But then, some people decided that, that wasn't enough of an experience and
we went into this world.
I don't know anything about this company.
This was like one of the last great examples of a totally gratuitous Flash
site that I could find.
And I was 100% part of this, making sites for musicians and things like that.
And this is just, for me, the epitome of selfish design.
There's really nothing great here for the user.
It's just all shoving bells and whistles at people, except for
that last purple circle, which, it's just up there with no navigation.
[LAUGH] But, anyway, like, we moved away from that, and I think mobile has
helped us and it's really become kind of back into this idea about
creating convenience and starting thinking more about users in there wants and needs.
When we say connecting in the "real world", a lot of the real world is
starting on devices now, and with people holding devices.
But I think it's really important to look at some real world brands, so
to speak, that really understand real world experiences.
Because, connecting with customers at the right time, in the right place and for
the right reasons, is one reason that some brands are so successful,
and this is really not rocket science,
my first example is a 13 year old girl who's doing this.
Girl scout sells cookies outside of pot dispensary, 117 boxes in 2 hours.
I mean, talk about,
she set up a table outside of a pot dispensary to sell Girl Scout cookies.
Not a pharmacy, not a grocery store, not a library, but
a pot dispensary, which just translates to this for her, right?
And this is an extremely competitive industry.
Girl Scouts sell $700 million worth of cookies and
this kid just crushed it by just really understanding
the particular needs of a particular customer at a particular place.
So good for her.
Has anyone been to Disneyland?
No? Couple of people.
All right, awesome.
I can't really tell you if you're missing anything but I've two small boys.
They love it, and when we go there a lot of it looks like this.
Because we're standing in line for a really, really long time.
And it's a really, really poor experience.
I think what's amazing about Disneyland is, how many people go there.
Every year, if not more than once a year.
And so much of the experience there sucks so bad.
You're just standing in line.
Everything's expensive.
And they're brilliant there.
They know when a line is getting too long.
Aside from all the set decoration stuff that goes on,
they know when a line is getting too long and they sent out the characters.
The characters interact with the families and you get your picture taken, and
you forget you've been in line for 40 minutes.
The next 15 or 20 minutes you wait in line doesn't really feel that bad.
So you've spent over an hour in line.
If you've spent an hour in line at security at the airport you know
If you've spent an hour in line with a three year old and
a seven year old, that's hardcore.
And so I thought about our day there and we were there for seven and a half hours.
I spent a little over $400 and we did 29 minutes of rides.
And since I took this picture we've been back twice, so I'm obviously a sucker.
But it's fun and I think the takeaway there is,
a lot of times we only really focus on making great experiences for people, but
a lot of times, when people interact with brands, they are having a poor experience.
And if I drop my iPhone, if I pull my iPhone out of my pocket and drop it, and
it cracks, I curse Apple, right?
And it's not Apple's fault, it's my fault, because I was holding four things.
But when I go into the Apple store, and
I have the interaction to get my phone fixed I'm reconnected with the brand.
I think it's really important to think about when people are having the lowest
possible experience with your brand, and that's a really, really great time to
start thinking about what you can do to bring them back and solve problems for
them, and you know, waiting in line is just something that happens.
This is the real world now, and you could talk to some people and
they would say well this is a captive audience.
And places like Buzzfeed know this.
And they put out this kind of content.
And they started, I had someone at Creative Mornings, or
I had someone from Buzzfeed, one of the editors speak at Creative Mornings and
they talked about how they went after the bored at work network,
with all these listicles, 35 reasons you know you're from Sussex or wherever,
and that was obviously a great entry point for them.
And so now they're focusing on the bored in line network, and a lot of people will
have their first experience with this brand through the mobile device in these
little things, and again it's I'm not saying it's the best content, but it is
the right content for the right audience at the right time in the right place.
And if we shift to something a little bit bigger like air travel which I find really
That has changed so much.
I can't think of the last time I booked a ticket through a travel agent and
I didn't just book it myself.
The whole process of travel used to start at the bookstore at the library
with travel books and looking at maps and now it's look you just go on your phone,
best places to go swimming in Iceland, or whatever.
And so you can start in a couple different places, right?
But so much of your experience,
like you can go through the entire travel planning process and
never talk to anyone until you hand someone your boarding pass at security.
So I hate United Airlines.
It's like I've had the worst experiences there and
I think their website is a good reflection of what it feels like to fly United.
And so your experience can start here or it can start here.
And this the Virgin America site and it's completely mobile first and
I think it just hits this beautiful point of design simplicity and usability.
And I think that mobile really helps us simplify.
And responsive sites make getting the info easy.
But this feels a lot more than just a website.
This is like an online ticket and experience.
There isn't any fluff it's where are you, where do you wanna go, what dates,
choose your seats and then my boarding pass is built into the phone.
And it's really beautiful and I think that it is very consistent with
the Virgin experience which is slick and clean, and different, and
I think that this is really solving a problem and presenting it beautifully.
And it's important that functionality doesn't need to sacrifice beauty.
Design can be too precious.
But it can also be too dull, and as user experience people,
we like things to work well and work fast and be easy and effortless.
But I started my career making rock posters and zines and
magazines and things like that and I wanna make things that are beautiful.
And I think in this really competitive world where there's 15 versions of
everything, the things that are beautiful and
functional are the things that rise to the top.
They've been doing this study in Germany and
there was a article in the New York Times about it.
About how we react with things that are beautiful and
I thought this quote was interesting.
Brain scans studies reveal that the sight of a attractive product can trigger
the part of the motor cerebellum that governs hand movement.
Instinctively we reach out for attractive things, beauty literally moves us.
And I think we all know that feeling of seeing something great.
Like there is a store around the corner here that has the most beautifully
packaged chips that are crisps, right?
And I just want to buy all of them because I'm like this in the store.
And I don't know what they taste like.
This beer, I don't know what it tastes like but [BLEEP], that bottle is amazing.
I just want it on my shelf,
I'm never gonna open it, it's gonna ferment in front of me, but I love it.
But you've seen this type a lot, but
there's something about the way that Vingelli did this, that's just, moving.
My kids are obsessed with this movie, The Fantastic Mister Fox.
Which I think is the most beautifully painstakingly awesome movie ever.
And even not far from here this painting, that if you ever took art history,
you wrote numerous papers about that mirror in the back.
I kinda just find myself being pulled through the gallery to this thing.
And then you talk about functionality and
you know maybe we can appreciate the beauty in the function of a light switch
where the universality of it is great.
You just know you flick it on.
We tend to complicate things.
I don't have the source for this picture, but it's great.
Someone posted this and this is a guy who optimizes remotes for
his parents because there's so much extraneous bullshit in here.
Now it's been taken to the next level.
And I don't have an Apple TV, but I kind of want to try this remote out.
But what I do have is this thing and sometimes I look at it and
I'm like why did I buy this?
And I know why I bought it.
It's beautiful and it's fun to use.
It is a marriage of beauty and function.
Now I had a thermostat, it worked great.
My house got cool, my house got hot.
I could adjust the temperature.
I never thought about it.
I can't even tell you what model it is.
This thing, I'm into.
I walk by it, it lights up, I'm like, that's cool.
I can control it with my phone.
I don't know, is that cool?
It's just great.
But the one thing that's interesting about it is that compared to the other
thermostat, I really enjoy using it.
I think the experience of having to turn this dial and if you have one, the way you
enter a password, it's really interesting the way they've thought about it.
Is it superfluous?
I don't know, probably, but I love it.
They send me a newsletter with a bunch of stats that mean nothing to me but
it keeps connecting me, and I think about it.
I'm standing here at a design conference in London talking about a thermostat,
so I think that there is a statistical and
reciprocal nature to it that I really do enjoy.
It really is more than a transaction.
I use my fridge way more than that thing but
I can't tell you what kind of fridge I have.
I feel some kind of connection to this and
it feels very Fahrenheit 451 but when we talk about reciprocal relationships,
I think one company that's amazing with this is Nike.
A lot of brands study Nike and
the idea of just having a logo that never needs to have a name is kind of amazing.
It's just a symbol but they obviously are the number one maker of running shoes.
If Nike only made this running shoe for the rest of existence in different colors
and whatever, they would still crush everyone.
But great brands continue to innovate, and
they wanted to figure out new ways to reach customers, and so
they did this study and they looked at what happens when people leave the store?
So they looked at people, and they're like, all right, we're doing pretty well,
people are buying the shoes, they're also buying the pants.
They're also buying the shirts and the hats, and whatever else,
and they were looking at people's running and
they looked at their behavior and this is obviously years ago.
They noticed everyone was wearing these white headphones and
this is soon after the iPod came out.
They wanted to figure out a way to shift and work with this device and
they didn't really know what to do and you all know where this is going.
They come up with this thing called Nike+.
The thing that's genius about this is people that have bought Nikes,
when you go for a run, you put on your Nike shoes, you don't think about it.
You put on your Nike shorts, whatever.
This thing you think about.
You connect with it, it gives you statistical readout,
you keep coming back and back and back to the brand.
It's a really, really conscious connection
that is a little bit more beneficial than just putting on a pair of shoes.
They really took a one-time transaction and turned it to a 360 experience.
Getting people to reconnect is more difficult than
even getting them to just connect the first time.
Obviously, Nike is an enormous company.
That initiative took a long time.
It was an investment in time, in money, in manpower,
and so what can we do, those of us who don't have those large teams?
I have about 10 or 12 people on my team,
which I think is a pretty decent sized team.
I think part of it is knowing your customers cuz that will help you
dictate your road map.
I want to talk a little bit about a couple of things that my team's been working on
at Media Temple.
I was a customer there since like 2006.
When I went to work there, I had no idea why they needed a creative director and
then they told me that they kinda wanted to redo the brand and
a lot of the UX stuff.
This was the old website when I started there.
It was also the website that made me and
pretty much all the other designers I knew customers.
But when I talked to customers,
it was not an adequate reflection of who the company was.
The company basically was known for great support with real people you get on
the phone and all the designers hosted there.
So it was like the community was there.
So we went through this large process.
We redid the site about 18 months ago.
No one had ever seen inside the company before.
We put lots of pictures of people, of our customers, of our process.
It kind of helped shift from just being a faceless tech company to more
of a people service-based company, which is really what it was.
At the same time, we had this thing called the Account Center,
which is where everyone goes in to manage their services.
We didn't have the bandwidth at the time to redo it, even though it drove
me crazy that we didn't have that consistency between front and back end.
But in the market, it still looked and worked better than most of
the other control panels and no one ever really complained about it except us.
But anyway, we went in to redesigning it and
we knew one of the things is that we needed to make it responsive.
It was gonna be a massive,
massive project because the code base hadn't changed in a long time.
And one of the things we looked at was, no one was visiting us between 8:00 and
People are only going in maybe once a week,
when they have to do something cuz most of the time that green line,
if you can see it, is Internet usage, and that's when it's at the highest.
In the evenings, people on their tablets,
longer sessions and we weren't getting any of those people.
So, we kind of threw around this idea of thinking about a 24-hour user journey for
people and focusing the stakeholder interviews more on what people were doing.
Not necessarily with Media Temple products but a little bit more behavioral,
like what were their days like and when were they using different devices?
Where was the dependency on the devices?
What could we really do with these different
things that we have that people are really dependent on running their business?
So, I changed up kind of the questions that I usually ask and
I asked some stuff like where is your phone when you wake up in the morning?
I will tell you, of all the people I talk to,
100% of the people I talk to said it was next to their bed and most of them said
that after their alarm goes off or they wake up, they look at their email.
What do you eat for breakfast Monday through Friday?
If people were grabbing coffee or an apple and running out the door,
there's less than five minutes that maybe they'd spend on an iPhone.
If they're having a proper breakfast, sitting down,
then they usually had more than 15 minutes of screen time checking email,
either they were using a tablet, a laptop, a phone.
And so there's little housekeeping things that we could do to make easier for them,
so they didn't have to do it when they got into the office.
How do you get to work?
Were you walking, maybe looking at a phone, biking to work,
hopefully not looking at a phone.
Driving, hopefully, not looking at a phone but
we found out most people were listening to podcasts and stuff or
their phone was active with some kind of navigation.
But I drive to work everyday and
sadly, everyone around me is looking at their phones.
It's incredibly scary.
Public transit, they were on tablets.
There were all these different areas where we could give them something
that they could use, and it's not just shoving needless stuff at them,
it's actually giving them something that's useful.
Oh, this was a good one.
Where are you when you have an awesome idea?
No one said that they were at their computer.
Most people were either at drinks, or lunch with friends.
That was the main thing we heard.
Some people were running and in the shower, which I think is pretty spot on
but if you're in the business of selling web hosting and
domains, you know the conversation.
Oh my God, that's a great idea, I wonder if that domain's available?
You go when you're at lunch to look to see if the place
you buy your domains from doesn't have a responsive site or
a way for you to buy it, then that's a problem for us.
So we put together this kind of chart.
Check email at 6:00, maybe they spin up a WordPress instance at like 10:30,
they come up with a domain name at lunch,
they get a security notification on their phone.
They're looking at some content from our blog on the way home.
And then trying to get them to come back at night, while they're checking Facebook,
and they're checking Twitter, and they're looking at stocks.
How can we get them to just jump in for just a few seconds so
we become part of that behavior?
And we try to be really conscious to not just shove shit at them,
like actually give them something they wanna use.
So, we went and redid the Account Center.
We cleaned it up a lot, it was fully responsive.
We did a lot of very slow beta roll out where people could go back and forth.
We had a ton of communication with our customers and
we made a lot of very quick changes to give them what they wanted.
People have been using this thing for years so
we didn't wanna completely screw up their workflows.
We're very conscious of that and we've seen a lot of the usage go up.
I feel like we are definitely shifting that usage of the Account Center from
needing to go into the Account Center to fix a problem,
to wanting to go into the Account Center.
We're getting people to go in multiple times a day.
We're seeing sessions in the evening and
some of it is because of things like we knew that they wanted security monitoring.
If anyone does client services,
then the worst thing ever is when there's a story on the news about a hack.
All your clients call you, hey, did you see that thing about the hack?
Is my site okay, and whatever?
Now the client could go on, and they could just look on the phone and see,
everything's good, green dot.
Then we put in stuff that we thought they may like but they didn't
explicitly ask for it, like PHP settings that people could do on the phone.
And this one dude just recently tweeted,
fixing a PHP server bug on the bus on my phone through Media Temple's awesome UI,
after spending four hours trying to fix it yesterday.
It was great that the phone was so much easier.
And this guy's on a bus in Australia and
that to me was one of the best pieces of feedback we have.
One thing we heard from people,
which you will hear from people when you talk to them, is people love stats.
People love statistics, clients love statistics.
So we put Google Analytics, right now, it's just in our WordPress product but
we're rolling it out through the other ones but
we didn't give them everything that was in Google Analytics.
We gave them things that they were asking for, like visitors,
what kind of devices they're using.
We designed these charts and we're seeing a ton of people going in and using this.
The more people go in, the better experience they have.
Our sales through the Account Center are up like 200%.
One of the other things we thought about, per the Disney model is,
how are we making our customer's
lives easier when they are having the worst experience with our brand?
A lot of that is when something doesn't work or
they can't figure something out cuz hosting a website can be complicated.
So this was our old self-help section,
which I will be totally honest with you, when I was a user I could never use, so
if you can't use that you call and the support volume goes up.
Also this wasn't responsive, so we burned this down and
we made the phone one super easy.
Just type in a question, you get a response.
And the iPad version has more categories and product basin, and it's been really,
really doing well for us.
And people appreciate it.
And I think, it's that thing when your customers
are having their lowest experience with your brand, you really can't panic.
You should figure out to really make them love you more.
And we're getting a lot of positive feedback on this, so that makes me happy.
So I got about ten minutes left, and
I'm gonna shift a little bit drastically to talk about.
Sort of creating behavior and design and doing this offline.
I love doing packaging design.
It's one of my favorite things and I was recently, about a year or so
ago, approached by a company called Better Booch.
Has anyone here drank Kombucha?
Is that a thing over here yet?
Not really?
It wasn't a few months ago, when I was here talking about this doing a workshop.
It's kind of a fermented tea.
It tastes like vinegar.
It tastes as disgusting as it sounds.
But it's a really big deal in L.A and in the States, and
it's a very competitive industry right now.
It's kind of gonna be like the new coconut water, they're saying.
If cactus or maple water doesn't beat it there first.
So they wanted to redo this.
They said that, they didn't like their bottles.
So I looked at this thing,
the products had really silly names like Original Gangster, and Princess Peach, and
Fred Astaire Pear, and it just didn't feel refreshing to me.
It felt super medicinal.
And it tasted amazing actually.
I've tried about 20 of these different Kombuchas and
they all tasted pretty awful.
This one, tasted more like a cider, cuz it was made with tea.
So I thought the drinkability would be the thing to do.
But just like in designing, experience with people online, like you can't make
assumptions and you can't design for yourself, because it turned out that when
I want to farmers markets to do like this brand assessment for
them, the worst the Kombucha tastes, the more the Kombucha people liked it.
They felt like it was really working.
So we kind of had to pivot and
do something totally different, which was good.
Our three main target markets, and I believe, it's always
in the power of three for most stuff and it's great to have three markets.
You have to get the clients to focus.
Were active women,
most of the drinkers were women that our working out three days a week.
They were health conscious, social.
A group that we call healthy hipsters, which is very east side of LA.
They don't maybe work out all the time, but they're going to farmers markets,
they're buying organic, and we wanted to replace their coconut waters and
fresh juices with this Kombucha.
And guys who care, guys who influence by their partners and
were drawn to packaged design.
So we did a lot of investigation about this, a lot of talking to customers and
potential customers, and we came up with these three pillars and
on the branding side, I've always felt like having three pillars,
doesn't matter if the company was Toyota or if it was Better Boochs,
if you can get them to commit to three then you're golden.
And these are three things that the brand needs to stand for, and
everything they do needs to somehow, align with these pillars.
So made in LA, everyday health and premium choice.
So if you don't live in LA and
you think of LA, you probably think of smog, traffic, Hollywood.
And it definitely has that portion of it.
I grew up in San Francisco.
I hated it, I hated LA, but I love living there now.
It's amazing.
And there's a side of LA that is very considered.
It's casual,
it's Bohemian, it's explorative, it's trend setting, it's industrious.
And we wanted that feeling of LA, especially since they're
selling the product in that market, to come out in the packaging.
Everyday health.
People that were being healthy, that were hiking and walking, and riding bikes,
and buying organic, and going to Whole Foods, and going to Farmer's Market, how
can we appeal to them without just getting super cheesy with yogurt in a drink?
And premium choice,
like everything in this market was brown, every bottle was medicinal.
Nothing was simple.
Everything was super hippie, eastern looking and we wanted to be very refined.
And some of the direction are given,
there's a place here in London called Caravan.
I don't know if people have been there.
I love their ascetic, it's great.
It's just simple and clean, and a place in Silver Lake, in LA, called Moonjuice.
I've had that casual bohemian side.
What I didn't want it to be was like this.
Brown, yogay and
the usage and the art direction in telling the story is really important,
because no one works out holding a bottle like this.
Right, I understand this is a celebrity endorsement, but
something that made it feel like I could relate to it.
Like maybe I'd ride a bike and carry it, or maybe I'd be on a walk and
carry it, so these were the old bottles, and this is what we did.
It's all white, and it just pops off the shelf in this world of brown.
The colors are very saturated, really big pop, that really stands out and
has a lot of alignment with the flavors.
Turns out, another assumption I made is, that people hate these bottles but
they really love them.
They love the medicinal side of these bottles.
So we kept this bottle that I love and we called, the shampoo bottle.
I worked with an amazing illustrator called James Gulliver Hancock, who drew
this mural, and I asked him to just draw, like was the east side of LA feels like.
There's people doing yoga, there's people surfing.
There's all these easter eggs about LA built into them and
we're making a mural and putting it on the back of their shop.
We extend it across six packs, growlers this is their shop kind of in development.
It's been doing really well for them, they've been getting a ton of great press.
And I think, one of the best things we did and
most difficult is we changed all the names of the drinks.
And this was difficult because there was some brand equity but
the names were just bad.
Like Daily Revival used to be called Original Gangster.
And Daily Revival, I think solely based on the name,
is why it's their number one seller.
And at their bar in the morning, the one that they sell the most that people buy on
the way to work is called Morning Glory.
And that used to be called Princess Peach.
And when you do that, people love instructions.
People follow the instructions and they talk about them.
Here's a tweet.
What do you do after running in 80 degree weather?
Have a Better Booch revival time.
It doesn't work if it says, have a Better Booch Original Gangster Time.
It doesn't work.
I'm a big believer in diversity over message discipline.
I don't believe that hitting the Like button does anything for anyone.
It's just repetitive.
But message diversity, if you can put something out there and
allow people to tell a story based on their usage,
that diversity is what makes things interesting.
And right now, as designers,
we have this amazing opportunity to harness this tool that marketing
companies have spent millions of dollars trying to get this kind of press from.
And this is Instagram.
If you can design something, like especially physical product that looks
beautiful, and resonates with someone, and has some kind of instructional behavioral
type of angle, people are gonna extend this for you.
All right, here's two friends that were on a charity run, and they're holding up
the bottles, no one asked them to do that, there's a family getting ice cream but
the parents are getting Kombucha and a woman in the middle that's holding this
thing up that says, it's true, I drink it on the daily.
Cuz it's called Daily Revival.
Doesn't work again if it says, it's true I drink it on the gangster.
It just doesn't make sense.
So, name matters and it's constructive and it's behavioral.
And this whole thing worked out great for them.
They got in the fridge, was stamped them where they wanted to be,
they became the Kombucha of the ace telling downtown LA, and it works.
And it's great brand association for them.
The client had balls, they were cool about changing all that stuff and
I think so much of the success is that kind of marriage of.
Of a beautiful unique packaging in the space and function.
The names really did create a behavior for people,
cause we found out out people were buying more than two of these drinks a day.
Which seems really harsh on your system, but they work, so why not buy ours.
So I just have like a minute left, so I'm gonna go through the last couple of slides
pretty quickly here, it was kind of a lot of stuff.
So, I believe that, good designers have always designed with people in mind.
A lot of people will say, that design is truly about solving problems and
these are generally problems people have, whether it's how to get from
home to work or how to send out an email or newsletter campaign.
The really great designs not only solve problems but they create behaviors.
They give people what they want and what they don't even know they want.
And it's trying to make something that really helps someone,
improves their lives and their workflows, and
gives them something that they feel that they can't live without.
And you don't wanna be a one-off.
You need to go beyond the time of purchase.
Give them a reason to come back.
Give them a reason to connect and reconnect.
Maybe it's something like Nike+, maybe it's something like NES.
Maybe it's the stats on our account center.
Maybe it's something that's more time based.
But give them a reason to come back.
Don't just get that one interaction and
barraging them with emails, doesn't always get them to come back.
Anticipate and influence behavior.
Understand why they're connecting.
Understand why they're interacting with your product at 11 PM.
And why they're interacting with it at 9:45 PM.
What are they doing?
What are they holding?
What are they trying to get done at those times of days?
Shift the need to do something to a want to do something.
You know the difference between need and want.
You need to do laundry.
You need to put gas in your car.
You want to go to the movies.
The things that you work on, should ideally be things that people want to use.
Can you think of reasons why people would really want to use what you're creating?
And there's a lot of crap out there.
There's a lot of nonsense and things we just don't need.
I feel like all the banner ad stuff happening on mobile is just so depressing.
And the pop ups and the push notifications and all that stuff.
There are companies out there who are really taking advantage of people's
connectivity, and you don't wanna be that person, right?
As designers, we have this amazing job, where we get to make things for people.
And ideally they're beautiful, they're functional.
Because the landscape is competitive.
If you can make something looks really great and
works really great, it's definitely going to come to the top.
It should be helpful, save people time with a lot of the work that we're trying
to with, some of the monotony that's associated around hosting websites
which I know you're all, we're trying to figure out ways to save people time.
Maybe it's integrating with software they already use.
Something that like just makes their day easier.
And they can spend less time doing maintenance and more time creating.
And make it enjoyable.
Life is rough at times.
Things are difficult.
If as designers, like we have a great opportunity to make things that
people enjoy and it doesn't mean it's silly copy, and animated gifts,
and all that stuff which is great, but give people enjoyable experiences.
I think that virgin ticketing experience is enjoyable and I think that,
that is a great nod.
If you haven't checked that out it's virginamerica.com.
I am not at all connected to that,
aside from being a frequent flier mileage holder.
So how well do you know your customers, your audience's 24 hour journey?
Ask yourself if you're taking full advantage or
may too much advantage of them.
Are you giving them what they want.
Can you do more for them.
Do they really have a reason why they want to use your product?
I'll be around for a little bit.
I am contactable on Twitter, and email, and everything, and
thanks so much for listening to me.
And have a great time here.
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Talk Private To Me: Free, Worldwide, Encrypted Voice Calls With Signal For iPhone
Jon Evans @rezendi / 5 years
Rejoice, O lovers of privacy! For Open WhisperSystems has released Signal for iPhone, which gives any and every iPhone wielder the power to fully encrypt their calls against prying ears — and is completely compatible with OWS’s time-tested and well-liked RedPhone for Android.
Under the hood, Signal uses push notifications to initiate calls, Amazon Web Services to route the data, and the ZRTP protocol, developed by Phil Zimmerman, to encrypt conversations end-to-end. You don’t need a new password or a new number; it’s built to Just WorkTM. Oh, and your call’s metadata is protected/discarded as well.
The code is open-source and has an interesting contributor funding model, too; every merged pull request is rewarded with some of the Bitcoin donated to the project as a whole.
The Open WhisperSystems iOS team — security researcher Frederic Jacobs and astrophysicist / hacker / engineer Christine Corbett (disclaimer/disclosure; Christine’s a friend) — are also working on encrypted text communications compatible with OWS’s TextSecure for Android, and expect to release that as part of a new version of Signal later this summer. At that point, on the Android side, RedPhone and TextSecure will similarly be rolled into a unified Signal app for Android. Development is also under way on browser extensions so you can make secure calls from your computer.
One quirk of ZRTP’s anti-surveillance arsenal: to protect against Man-in-the-Middle attacks, it generates a random pair of words for each conversation — “hockey publisher” in the screenshot above. Users can ensure their word pairs match by simply reciting them to one another. If they don’t match, it’s a sign of a Man in the Middle.
It’s been a busy summer for Open WhisperSystems. A month ago they won a $416,000 grant from the Knight Foundation, and last week they also released Flock, a private — and, of course, highly secure — cloud-sync service for Android calendars and contacts.
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D&D Rules of Engagement (5e)
Posted by zo0ok on 2019/12/29 No comments
When I DM D&D, combat should be interesting, challenging, relevant and drive the story forward without being tedious and boring.
I want my players to jump into the right fights, for the right reasons, without too much hesitation.
I want my players to avoid unnecessary fights and fear the dangers of combat.
Flight and avoiding combat entirely is sometimes a necessary choice for the players to survive.
As a DM I need to be consistent and fair. Enemies must not be much more dangerous than they appear, at least not without a way out. Enemies that appear to be more powerful than the players are deadly enemies and will capture or kill the player characters.
If my players are actively seeking clues to whether they should engage in combat or not, I shall give them clear and helpful information.
Rests: I will usually apply the gritty rules for rests: 1 night for a short rest, 1 week for a long rest. I will occationally grant faster rests.
I like the fast resting rules (1 night for a long rest, 1 hour for a short rest) because it keeps the story going forward.
However, I have now learnt that the resting rules can be (ab)used to engaging into unnecessary combat not caring too much about injuries, rather than finding non-combat solutions. I have also learnt that player characters in D&D 5e are quite powerful and having the characters always rested means I have to make opponents consistently more powerful and combat takes longer time.
I expect a typical session to take 4-5 hours, the characters start rested and there should be 3-5 combats. About 1-2 rests should often be enough.
The purpose of this is to make D&D combat interesting, challenging, relevant and drive the story forward without being tedious and boring.
On D&D Wilderness and Civilizations
D&D campaigns take place in a world (of the Material Plane in the D&D multiverse). According to DMG (p9) the world is probably:
overseen by gods
shaped by conflicts
In our own world (the earth), man had spread to all continents 10 000 years ago. 1000 years ago I would not call our world untamed. Obviously parts of Americas and Siberia were mostly untamed (and Antarctica still is). Even if technology had stayed at D&D-level with time fewer and fewer parts had been wild and untouched. On earth man spread first (to all continents), then civilizations came and often fell.
Questions about a D&D World
Why, in a D&D world, where people have magic and supportive deities, and the history of advanced civilizations is longer (that is how I interpret ancient) than on earth, are large parts of the world untamed? What makes
civilizations less likely to grow large
wilderness resist being inhabited and controlled
civilizations remain small (city-state-like), old, and yet advanced
technology not advance beyond medieval level (not my focus, but it is obviously a bonus to answer this one too)
Answers about the D&D world
I can come up with some possible answers
1. The gods want it this way: a deity spawned a culture somewhere, and in that place that people will prevail, but the further away they go the weaker they become, and as they reach the territories of other deities their expansion will eventually halt. But this leaves us with the usual god-problems:
why do the gods want it this way?
if the gods peacefully agree, how comes their followers dont?
2. Evil and Chaos: earth has no orcs or dragons to hold human civilization back. D&D has. But this leaves us with more questions:
why do not lawful civilizations eventually eliminate chaotic tribes or races (who clearly have less capability to organized defense), as arguably happened on earth?
why does not good defeat evil , or the other way around, after millennias of conflicts?
3. The world is too hostile: mountains, deserts, forests, seas are simply too hard to conquer, and it can defend itself from the wheel of civilization. Further questions are:
can powerful neutral creatures can be part of this?
can chaotic evil creatures can be part of this?
can good, mostly chaotic, creatures be part of this too?
(elves defending the forests voilently against lawful good people)
4. Nature is barren and scarce of resources, simply not worth conquering. This seems quite plausible, but then my D&D world should be barren, with occational oases suitable for civilizations.
5. Abundance locally, people contempt: no need to spread. This makes little sense with humans but for elves and halflings it is quite natural.
How can it prevail?
So why is a country, some monsters or a people not destroyed by its neighbours, or the good or evil that oppose it? Lets make some thought experiments.
I huge forest is not being chopped down by the country of men, because it is guarded by elves and other ancient creatures who are truly contempt there.
Red dragons in a mountain range are not hunted down by the peoples of the lands around them, because the mountains are too unaccessible, and the dragons are careful not to hunt too voilently among men.
Dwarves live in a habitate of their own that only creatures of the underworld compete with, so Dwarves and Men (or elves) pose limited threat to each other, although they benefit from trade.
Halflings can have a little nation perhaps in a corner of a reasonably friendly civilization. Trade benefits everyone, the halflings are not a threat, and their country is not on a strategic crossroads or resource.
Some militaristic nations can coexist if natural borders are making invasion hard.
Some people can live in secluded barren places where it makes little sense for larger civilizations or evil forces to invade and destroy them.
Some people can be protected by their deity in their home territory.
Orcs (or similar evil creatures) can populate large areas of quite barren land. They are not quite organised enough to defeat civilizations in richer lands, but raising an army to destroy them is simply not worth it or possible.
Mountains, deserts, treacherous sea waters and swamps can hide ruins of old civilizations or very odd civilizations, if they are far from tracks and trade routes.
A type of landscape (mountains, islands, steppes) may be suitable to a particular nation or civilization, that is not very interested or capable of expanding into other regions.
A huge barren wilderness can simply not sustain a dense high civilization. So it can be populated by wild animals, outlaws, smaller tribes (perhaps in an oasis) and chaotic creatures that don’t tend to organize themselves in larger societies anyway.
A civilization may have consumed or destroyed a naturally rich environment, leaving itself in a harscher but balanced state.
Drawing a different map
Most D&D maps show land and sea, mountains, hills, forests, sometimes deserts, major rivers, names of nations and towns/cities. That is obviously not everything. I used to play a collectible card game, METW, where regions (in Middle Earth) were classified as
Freedomains
Darkdomains
This makes sense also in D&D. Who rules the country and what can be expected there?
Freedomains would be lands probably controlled by the playable races (or other good creatures). Crimes are not left unpunished and justice is not arbitrary. Evil creatures take a huge risk entering into freedomains the borders are probably patrolled. Obviously covert evil can lurk in freedomains. Also, everyone is not free and rich. There may be limited slavery and discriminating structures. In D&D terms these lands are Lawful Good.
Borderlands are mostly inhabited by the same people as a freedomain, but things are rougher. There may be raids or conflicts with people och creatures of neigbouring regions. Justice may be arbitrary, up to the local chief, or mostly absent. This land would be Chaotic Good.
Wilderness is land that is mostly not inhabited, cultivated and controlled. It is probably unsuitable for larger settlements. You may find both good or evil, or nothing in Wilderness. This land would be Neutral.
Shadowlands are dangerous places dominated by evil and absence of law and order. Bands of raiders and bandits, or clans of orcs or goblins may dominate. The alignment of the land is Chaotic Evil.
Darkdomains are lands of tyranny and slavery. They are controlled by evil necromancers, vampires, orc lords, red dragons, evil clergy or other cruel dictators. There may be covert resistance and opposition, or not. This is Lawful Evil lands.
Obviously every political aspect of a country can not be described in terms of free vs dark.
In the METW game there are also holds (towns or similar) of the same types:
Freeholds
Borderholds
Shadowholds
Darkholds
All can be found in wilderness. You can expect to find Freeholds in Freedomains, and so on. But there are of course other options, for example:
A freehold can be a stronghold of good in dangerous or hostile lands.
A borderhold can be a particularly troublesome part of a freedomain nation, or simply a place close to dangerous borders. Or an unusually civilised place in shadowlands.
A shadowhold can be a nest of bandits in borderland, or in darkdomains (where it would be an unusually free and open place).
A darkhold can be found in lands where organised evil has not been defeated.
In D&D there are nine alignments and any land will be colored by the people or creatures that live there (if any). There will be conflicts between different lands, particularly of different alignments. These conflicts are also the source of adventures and intrigues.
Just as it makes sense to know where the forests and mountains are, it makes sense to have a clue about the different regions and their alignments and relationships. Ultimately it is about understanding the balances and imbalances, and being able to explain why one land or ruler does not dominate everything around it.
D&D Single Combat House Rules
This is a draft of thoughts. Everything is subject to change.
The basic assumption in D&D combat is that the fighters want to kill each other as quickly as possible. Each attack is meant to cause maximum damage and the sooner the enemy is dead the better.
There are situations when this is not quite true. I have in mind single combat governed by rules (the rules might be that the first fighter to leave the fight zone loses, that the fight ends at first blood, or similar).
Another aspect of this is that such a fight, using standard rules, would perhaps be very quick. However from a storytelling perspective it could be desirable with a long fight to allow for side events, drama, hope and despair and betting.
Also, even if two fighters want to kill each other, they may (perhaps for no other reason than tactical and self preservation) not want to rush it.
These house rules apply to situations when two champions, in single combat, want to compete in fighting or compare their fighting skills.
House rules for Combat Threat Levels
I propose house rules (for D&D 5e, but I don’t see why they could not work with other systems) with 4 different threat levels of combat:
Display (trying to impress, reading your enemy)
Competetive (trying to win, following set rules)
Aggressive (trying to cause injury, not quite a controlled fight)
Deadly (trying to cause death, the standard D&D rules)
Combat Sets
The way these rules work is that an entire single combat is divided into sets (using the tennis term for lack of a better). Each set is resolved at an agreed threat level (1-4) and is expected to take a few rounds (standard rules). Between the sets other roleplaying can take place with other characters. There may or may not be breaks of no fighting between the sets in the fight.
Typically the threat level is raised as the single combat goes on. However, just as nobody can be forced to fight at all, nobody can be forced to fight at a particular threat level. If one champion goes for Deadly, then Deadly it is.
A common criteria for ending such single combat could be first blood (an outcome at Competitive level). The DM could decide that such single combat will start with a set at Display level. Then things get serious with a set at Competetive level. If the loser does not accept to lose he may raise the stakes to Aggressive level (if context allows).
Anyway, a single combat could go on for any number of sets, at any set level (less than 4), that makes sense given the story and the context. Five rounds of display combat and a jury deciding winner is possible. Two gladiators fighting set after set at aggressive is also possible.
Rules for one Set
These rules obviously do not apply to Deadly combat.
Set Points: Each champion starts every set with Set Points equal to his current Hit Points. For hi-level champions, the DM may decided that 1/2 or 1/4 Set Points are used (to make the set shorter). During the set, damage is dealt in set points instead of hit points.
Initiative: Each set starts with a new initiative roll. The loser of the last set has disadvantage. The champion with initiative in the last set has advantage. A champion surrendering a set automatically loses initiative for the next set.
A combat set: Fighting follows the normal rules, except all damage is dealt as set points, not hit points. A set is lost when a champion reaches 0 set points. I champion can also choose to surrender a set, in his turn as his only action, after he just lost set points.
Domination points for winning a set
The winner of a set receives domination points equal to the threat level (1-3). If an impartial jury or spectator would decide the winner, the champion who has won the most domination points (regardless if they are spent) wins the fight.
A domination point can be spent later in the single combat, giving advantage to one of your own rolls, or disadvantage to one roll of your enemy.
Surrendering a set
Surrendering a set is about getting out before you openly lose a set (which has more severe consequences). The penalties follow per threat level:
Lose 1d4-3 HP
Lose 1d4 HP
Losing a set
The loser of a set rolls below based on threat level (reroll if not applicable):
Lose 1 HP and roll 1d8
Reroll for Threat Level 2 (lose no more HP)
Almost fell, knee in ground
Lost position, almost stepped out of fight zone
Weapon mishandling (hit ground or similar)
Clearly hit by attack
Cought off guard
Damage to clothes or similar
Inbalanced after being attacked
Lose 1d4 HP and roll 1d12
Laying on the ground, pruned
Partly/shortly broke the boundaries of the fight zone
Piece of armor removed (-1d2 AC until refitted)
Grappled, possibly on knees
Outmaneuvered in humiliating way (+1 domination to opponent)
and over: Hit and bleeding (Lose 1d4 HP if already Hit and bleeding)
Roll once for Lingering Injury
Unconcious for 1d6 rounds, disadvantage for entire next set
Weapon broken (if magical or superior just badly disarmed)
Armor broken (-1d4 AC until repaired)
Grappled and disarmed on the ground
Blade to neck, or similar
Far out of fight zone
and over: Massively bleeding, gory (Lose 1d8 HP if already Massively bleeding)
The circumstances surrounding the single combat decide if the fight is over or not. The intention of these rules is that the loser of one set should be allowed to compose himself shortly before the fight goes on.
Escallation
Obviously a PC or NPC may decide in the middle of such a single combat fight set to attempt to harm or kill the enemy. D&D is after all a RPG so it cant just be against the rules. Such PC or NPC can take one single Escallation action in his turn, which starts a new set at the new desired level. The opponent wins initiative automatically and gets 1 domination point.
Magic, poison and other effects
These rules are intended for normal fights. A sword +1 or an armor +1 can work just normally. But something like a flaming sword that cause extra fire damage may not be allowed. And these rules are clearly not written with magic missile in mind. If in doubt, don’t use these rules.
D&D House rules for 0HP, injury and death
Draft: consider the below a draft, I may make changes after more game testing or feedback.
In Dungeons & Dragons (5e) the sensible way to understand HP damage is as scratches, concussion and exhaustion. It is all healed after a long rest. However if you reach 0HP you fall unconsious, and then you will live or die within 3-5 turns (30 seconds).
First I want to say that I appreciate D&D and its simple and forgiving approach to damage. I also appreciate that 0HP does not mean immediate death. That said, I think there could be a little more going on between 1HP (fully fighting) and 0HP (high risk to die in 3-5 rounds).
These house rules make use of
Hit Dice (PHB p186)
Death Saving Throws (PHB p197)
(but modify roll with CON, and other effects than 3+3 check boxes)
Lingering Injuries (DMG p272)
Exhaustion (PHB p291)
Negative Hit Points (not in the standard rules) means character is unconscious.
When a character reaches 0 HP she becomes unconscious and unstable. That activates the house rules.
Death Saving Throws
Death Saving Throws are made until the character is conscious (although they just decide recovery rate for a stable character). Roll d20+CON. Success is 10 or higher.
While the character has Hit Dice available, spend one Hit Dice and roll a Death Saving Throw every round. On success, recover HP for the Hit Dice as if spent during a short rest.
While the character has no Hit Dice, roll a Death Saving Throw after every minute (or 1d12+5 rounds). On failure, get one Exhaustion. On success recover one HP. If the modified result was at least 20, recover one more HP. A natural 1 gives two Exhaustion and a natural 20 gives one more HP (a total 3 HP is possible on a natural 20).
A character is stabilized:
When standing at at least 1HP
When treated with Wisdom (Medicine) DC 10 for a minute
By any magic healing effect
Recovering Consciousness
A stable Character recovers consciousness when she reaches 1HP. While unconscious, roll Death Saving Throws every round/minute as above, but receive no Exhaustion on failure.
A character that recovers from such unconsciousness is incapacitated for the next round and has disadvantage on everything until after a short rest.
For practical purposes, a stable unconscious character with zero Hit Dice can after the equivalent of a short rest have 1d4 HP and no disadvantage.
If taking further damage while unconscious and stable character is again unstable.
Risking Lingering Injury
When a character is reduced to 0 or less HP, she has the option to immediately
spend one Hit Dice, and
remaining conscious (not incapacitated and no disadvantage) if at least 1 HP, and
roll once on the Lingering Injury table.
This can be seen as a bold final move that the fighting character makes to stay in battle even if it means injury.
Harsch conditions
Falling unconscious, being abandoned in bad conditions (a desert or the winter), perhaps lacking food, water and opportunity to rest and care for the wounds can obviously jeoperdize survival and recovery, at DMs discretion.
The reason and logic behind these D&D house rules is that in reality, creatures who suffer trauma and become unconsious rarely die within 30 seconds (5 rounds). It is also hard to imagine an ally doing first aid within 30 seconds. The original rules of D&D 5e are very beneficial to large groups of characters with magical healers among them (esp Healing Word, which immediately heals at a distance). However, they make it very dangerous for a member of a smaller group without healers to become unconcious.
So, these rules make it less deadly to reach 0HP. But it also hurts more to become unconsious and you are not back on your feet fighting in a few rounds.
Ultimately D&D is not about killing the player characters, but about story telling and adventures. These rules are there to replace death with something more interesting, without making damage, injury or death much less scary.
On NPCs
As is mentioned in the core rules, most enemies simply die at 0HP. These rules can be used for important NPCs and player characters.
On D&D
D&D is a simple and fast game. I don’t want to intruduce rules that feel like they rather belong in another game. Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler. I have tried to make it simple but perhaps I can do better.
These rules are not to be used very often. But when the characters of my players are a little spread out, and one of them reaches -1 HP, I just don’t want her to die.
Dungeon Builder Review
I used to be a Dungeon Master back in the 20th century. Now I picked it up again and the Internet gives so many new opportunities. I found a program called Dungeon Builder that is used to draw isomorphic dungeon maps. I gave it a try and I created the below dungeon in a few hours. It takes some effort and some practice.
I have not got the paid version yet. The free version allows you to make small maps. You can’t load them (but you can save), and you cant export (to image formats), but you can make screenshots (obviously) so that is what I have done.
As you can see I made several smaller maps that can be visited sequentially, which was actually quite practical. I printed them all and handed them out to the players as the adventure progressed.
The story behind my map is that there is a prisoner to resque in the dungeons below a town and castle, and the way to get to the dungeons is via the sewers and an old abandoned mine. Luckily for me, I could even include a rust monster that hade feasted of the old rail tracks.
Sewer Entrance
Deep Mine
End of Mine Line
Under Castle Well
Castle Crypt
My conclusion is that Dungeon Builder is a tool that any Dungeon Master should have. And quite surely I will get the paid full version as soon as I have a more advanced need.
Cultures in D&D
Imagine an ancient magic wild sparsely populated D&D world with no civilizations. Plant some seeds of familiar cultures like egyptians, vikings, saxons, babylonians as well as elvish, dwarvish. Imagine these cultures grow in your D&D soil, easily bringing rich and familiar civilizations to your D&D world.
When playing D&D you need some kind of world. If you purchase adventures that already take place in a published world then so is it.
But if you craft your own campaign you also need to pick or craft a world. I see three obvious options:
You pick an existing world (like Forgotten Realms or Dark Sun)
You create your own world (top down)
You start very small, a town and a dungeon, and build from there
I think, as DM I like to have things connected and on a foundation, but the players dont care about that. However, the players have expectations, and as a DM I it is my challange to surprise them without disappointing or confusing them (to meet and exceed their expectations).
I think DM and players can agree that there should be a simple description of the world that everyone can understand and agree on.
What comes with D&D
D&D actually comes with a world. It has no name or map, but it is an untamed ancient magical world, overseen by gods, of good vs evil, with monsters and medieval technology (DMG 5e, page 9). It does not have to be, but if your world is different you should probably tell your players first (or find another rules system).
It is not the Earth, it is not the Earth plus mythology, it is not Hyboria (the world of Conan, on Earth), and it is not Middle Earth (of Tolkien), or any other world. But it borrows from all these, and other worlds. I love this world!
There are references to Druids, The Great Old One, Samurais (in Xanathars Guide to Everything), Hell (nine of them), Mithral (why not Mithril?) and so on.
When it comes to monsters there are those with very specific origin like Kraken, Minataurs, Mumies, Unicorns and Yeti, but also original D&D creations like Beholders and Rust Monsters (I am not an expert).
Xanathars guide to Everything contains almost 20 pages just listing names from different cultures, mostly from Earth. PHB contains listings of Gods of several pantheons from Earth.
So from the beginning, D&D comes with hooks to many different earth cultures and fictional worlds. Just as every fictional world, every fantasy novel or movie, and any board game or computer game.
The name of an NPC matters: Okkuch, Sintraniel or Grolf makes a difference. What if I give them family names like MacWaldin, von Snorrhauff or Angurelius? It matters, for many different obvious reasons. And NPC#32 does not work.
What I ask myself as a DM all the time is: what can I pull into my campaign from things I and my players know to make it more colorful and easy to understand to my players, and not confuse or disappoint them?
Actually, what can I pull from the core rules, and my players accept it? The local criminals are lead by a Beholder? A Flumph anywhere? Truly good dragons? The kings men are all Eldritch knights? A Portal to Hell? Feywild and Shadowfell? Half-orcs being citizens? Dragonborns and Tieflings?
Everyone has an image of the D&D world they play in in their head. It is not a clean slate. It is a mess. And it is personal.
And then I started thinking about culture…
Using existing cultures
I am not talking about a real historical setting, not about a magical variant (like Ars Magica), not about a commonly known fictional world (like Hyboria, Middle earth, or the world of Game of Thrones): I am just talking about cultures that I and my players know something about.
The Ancient Greek culture. The idea of it immediately gives estetics, architecture, weapons, clothes, traditions, values and ideas, politics, government, a pantheon (already in PHB), monsters (already in Monsters Manual) and how things are named. The same is true for many more cultures (on earth, or fictional if you want, although ancient Greece may be particularly influential and well known).
It is common in movies, litterature and computer games to use existing cultures quite liberally. It is not that common to invent a new world (and when done, it is usually very inspired by earth).
I can kind of understand that huge ambitious projects like the commercially available D&D worlds name their own cultures. But it makes Forgotten Realms very confusing – hard to learn and use – to me.
Planting culture seeds in D&D soil
Imagine a D&D world; ancient, magical, untamed, wild, sparsely populated and brutal. Place a seed of a known civilization there, like ancient Greece (in this particular case it is quite plausible, because there are known gods that may have guided people). Let some time pass. Imagine the result.
Think “the computer game Civilization, on a D&D planet”. Multiple civilizations, as well as fantasy cultures of elves, gnomes, dwarves and others. You can of course add your own cultures.
I don’t see any need to detail a big world, describe its history, all the cultures/civilizations and their relationships. I just feel that this is a very simple story that anyone can understand. And it works for quite colorful storytelling. You can at any moment introduce a samurai, a crusader, raiding vikings, or spartan warriors just like that. This works for movies and computer games, it should work for D&D too.
The god is Zeus, the monster is a Minataur, the capital is Athens, the temples are of marble and they like debate and wine. Zeus and the Minataur are already in the core rule books. Zeus is a god, who can look after your world too, and to the people worshipping Zeus it is natural to call their capital Athens. Their lore is superior to anything in Forgotten Realm: rich, colorful, original, consistent, accessible, well known.
Would your players accept it? Why not?
A Map
I don’t see any point in mapping the entire world or picking all civilistions. Just keep track of what you have introduced (as in a game of Civilization). Beyond the war of fog can be anything.
I imagine you can use the map of the earth if you like, or not.
Duck Test Argument
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is probably a duck. Nobody would believe that the Common language in D&D is the same as English (or any other language on Earth). Isay: if it looks like a viking, it fights like a viking, and it smells like a viking, it is probably a viking.
Simplicity Argument
Einstein said Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. My point is that you as a DM and your players have limited time and resources to put into your D&D game. It is probably a waste of time to put effort into making up cultures that nobody easily can relate to, when in fact you are anyway mostly making poor confusing inconsistent shadow copies of amazing original cultures.
Original Lore
It really makes more sense to me to read about ancient Greece, Babylon, the Vikings or ancient Egypt – gaining real knowledge useful outside D&D – rather than trying to make sense of the mess of Forgotten Realms (and someone just telling me that Icewind Dale is “like the vikings of Forgotten Realms”).
Obviously every fantasy culture is more (often) or less (rarely) inspired by cultures on earth. This is one of my points: if we want a viking culture why not just call it viking (we are anyway borrowing weapons, naming people and places, using estetics, architecture, customs and so on.
My idea is that what should be left on earth is
Historical events, especially between cultures
What you need to adapt or think about is
Relationships to other cultures, conflicts
Technology (since it is a D&D world and this culture exists side by side with other earlier or later cultures)
What you can use, right away, to avoid confusion and make everthing clear
Hope people are named
If you want to change many of those things, maybe you should invent your own culture!
Making sense of Forgotten Realms
A little while ago I wrote DM lost in Forgotten Realms. I have been thinking a bit more, and I even talked to my players (who thankfully are not into Forgotten Realms lore).
There are some problems with Forgotten Realms (or Faerûn, the continent where most things happen):
It is very much a mix of everything (Kitchen Sink Setting), which makes it a place of little character (although, there are nice spots in Faerûn the big picture is confusing and/or makes little sense).
There is very much magic, and many magic-users.
There are very many deities, and they are rather active.
Faerûn feels overloaded.
The extreme events of Time of Troubles, Spellplague and Second Sundering are all very recent.
Some people complain there are too many high-level NPCs.
It is confusing with different source material for 2e/3e, 4e, 5e when things dramatically change.
Do I want half-orcs to be common, and dragonborns and tieflings?
The good thing is that if you want some type of place to run your campaign, it is very likely that such a place exists in Faerûn. The bad thing is that when you start looking around (or just back a little in time) it probably gets very twisted compared to your expectations, like:
city of undead run by 60 liches
island is run by a vampire
another island is populated by lycantropes
This is not far away in Mordor. You find it most everywhere. You may argue that Forgotten Realms is big, and I can change what I don’t like… and that is what I intend to do.
This is just my idea of turning Forgotten Realms into something we like better in my group. I am just drawing out the primary ideas.
After Time of Troubles, Spellplague and Second Sundering things did not calm down. Instead both Good and Evil tried to dominate and the deities kept being active.
16th century was a century of war, death, fire and destruction throughout Faerûn, and in the end of it some major players were beginning to get enough of it, among them Lord Ao (the overgod). Lord Ao established some new principles and managed to have them enforced.
The people(s) and beast(s) of Faerûn shall have Faerûn as their world, just as the deities have their worlds (planes).
Silvanus (Oak Father – neutral god of nature), who did not participate in the century of war while much of Faerûn was burnt, is alone set to guard Faerûn, being neutral.
Faerûn shall be dominated by wilderness.
The other deities mostly accepted. They were wounded, tired of war, imprisoned or not achieving their goals on Faerûn or elsewhere.
17th century, was a century of unusually little magic in Faerûn as many spellcasters were dead after the wars and the deites (including Mystra, deity of magic) were quite absent. Instead hard working mortals formed city states or smaller countries than had been seen before. Rangers started roaming the growing wilderness in the name of Silvanus, and druids settled around the lands.
18th century was the end of the Dark Ages of Faerûn. The newly born Faerûn is a beautiful wild mysterious place with scattered villages and towns inhabited by hardy, brave people.
Spellcasters are found across the lands. The old deities are rediscovered, as is arcane magic. Attitudes to magic vary, from hostile to friendly, and often curious.
Lawful ambitious mortals are aspiring to form new empires in the present power vacuum, both good and evil, but the lands remain mostly wild and chaotic. Among the good there is some appreciation for the beauty, the wilderness and the relative peace under neutral Silvanus. The evil on the other hand see much potential and quite little resistance.
Recovery of civilization
The (low magic, nature oriented, somewhat) Moonshae Isles fell less into chaos than other lands. You find the isles not too different from what they were bofore Time of Troubles. Lycantropes, vampires have faded and Kazgoroth has not been seen in long, remaining the symbol of evil on the isles.
The heartlands (the Sword Coast to Cormanthor) saw great destruction and devastating wars during 16th century. However the cities of the heartlands were not all completely destroyed, some remained and some has been rebuilt. The heartlands is where hard working mortals have gathered to build new nations.
In the northwest, the coastal areas were not so damaged by the wars, and some settlements of good people remain.
The rest of Faerûn, the north, the east and the south, are very wild lands. There are of course settlements of good people, but nature dominates and evil is more common.
The truly far away lands (east of the deserts, south of Shaar) can be an enirely different story.
I shall be able to use most maps, and all lore is valid, just history. I shall also be able to cherry pick stuff (places, NPCs, adventures) from 2e-5e and just import it into my setting (without my group of players having any reason to complain).
The year is 1772 DR, and I think it will be great fun!
Everything should be simple…
Einstein said: “everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler”. I guess that could apply to my campaign world as well. Why would I not want a simple story and feeling that captures my campaign?
On the other hand I understand that for WotC, Forgotten Realms is complicated because they have very many different requirements on it (not the least to fit all current and past adventures and novels).
So maybe Forgotten Realms is good for WotC, but I can actually do better for myself.
Much ado about Nothing?
You may be well read about Forgotten Realms and think: “But that is how forgotten realms already is: mostly wilderness, mostly citystates, no dominant nations. You just got rid of interesting places and lore because you didn’t understand it, and you may regret that down the road when Tethyr och Calimshan would have been ideal for your ideas.”
And you may actually be right about that!
Dungeon Master lost in Forgotten Realms
This post could also have been called:
Forgotten Realms suck!
I hate Forgotten Realms
When and where should i set my Forgotten Realms campaign?
First, if you are new to D&D, starting with 5e, buying adventures, you will be alright! Everything is taken care of for you, just go with the flow.
I played D&D 30 years ago. About 25 years ago I played AD&D 2e in Forgotten Realms. Now I am picking up D&D again, this time 5e, and I still have my Forgotten Realms 2e stuff. I create my own campaign and my own adventures so I just thought I needed to pick a date (year) and a place in Forgotten Realms and get started. Well, the internet is an amazing resource for a Dungeon Master, but the confusion is also so much bigger!
Why use Forgotten Realms at all?
I own some content for Forgotten Realms, maps and books. That is better than nothing (at least I want to think so). Drawing maps take time. And inventing deities is not my piece of cake. However, I realised that not even maps or deities are constant in Forgotten Realms, and I was confused.
The Short Version
Wizards of the Coast (who makes D&D), want the world (Forgotten Realms) to match the rules of their game. Fair enough! So when the rules change, the world changes, quite dramatically (!).
Dates of the Campaing Books/Sets for each [A]D&D version (I just copied this from somewhere, the important thing right now is not the details):
AD&D 1e: 1358.
AD&D 2e: 1368 (after Time of Troubles 1358)
D&D 3e: 1372
D&D 4e: 1479 (after Spellplague 1385)
D&D 5e: 1491 (after Second Sundering 1480)
These events (Time of Troubles, Spellplague, Second Sundering) are not minor or ordinary events. Thy are the kind of earth-shattering events that I’d prefer to have 2000-3000 years back (like the First Sundering).
I am not an expert (not even a novice) on Forgotten Realms Lore, but the idea here is that major changes and events happened in Forgotten Realms to match the rules of 2e, 4e and 5e. And, to simplify things a little, 5e mostly reset things to 2e (and the Spellplague was a mistake).
An example of a rules-change is the race Dragonborn, introduced in 4e and “justified” via the events of Spellplague. WotC could have pretended Dragonsborns always existed and that they were just never mentioned and there were never any rules for them. But WotC choose to create an event that explained why there were Dragonborns in 4e, but not before (and many other things).
How to get a grasp of the Lore?
I recommend the youtube series Forgotten Realms Lore by Jorphdan. Watch the first 20 episodes (!) and you will feel a lot more comfortable about a lot of things!
When to set a 5e campaign
Here are some options I came up with for when to set a 5e campaign in Forgotten Realms
In the 2e-3e-era, like 1368-1375. If you dont have 2e-3e resources this probably makes little sense. And you will need to deal with cases where the rules don’t match the Lore (are there Dragonborns, and where do they come from)?
In 1491 as is intended. The possible problem is that you have 100+ years of history that is very confusing and complex. Your PCs and NPCSs will have so many weird (recent) memories. This is not optimal with 2e Forgotten Realms resources.
In 1491 as intended, pretending the Spellplague and the Sundering never happened. Both 2e,3e and 5e resources should be quite useful, as long as you have a basic understanding of what you are leaving out.
Later, like 1550-1600, when the Second Sundering has faded from recent memory and things have stabilized (if you like that, as a DM). This is not optimal with any official Forgotten Realms resources.
Any other time that you find particularly interesting!
Use Alternative Forgotten Realms, for a more low level setting.
Just use the maps, and cherry-pick only things that you specifically need.
I am choosing to make a few hundred years of Dark Age first.
I was thinking to choose (1), since I have 2e resources. But it is not very easy either, becuase for example the article on Moonshae in the Wiki says: “This article is incomplete.It is missing 1e and 2e information, including a whole sourcebook worth of pre-Spellplague lore.“
Forgotten Realms is a double edged resource. And the events from 1350 to 1480 (just before 5e takes place) are extreme enough that it would be better if they were serveral thousand years apart, and several thousand years ago.
Still, I think the Youtube videos I linked to help to get you onboard, and if you make a few decisions that work for your campaing, you should be quite fine. Remember that there is nothing wrong in changing whatever you want!
Buying Dungeons & Dragons?
Posted by zo0ok on 2019/08/15 1 comment
I used to play a lot of roleplaying games, that was 20 years ago. I just decided to start it again, and I realised there are so many options of Dungeons and Dragons that I was not aware of.
I will sammarize what I would have wanted to know when I decided to start over.
These are different versions of Dungeons & Dragons that you may have, find used or consider buying:
D&D 5e (5th edition)
Good old books (Core Rulebook Gift Set)
D&D 3e => D&D 3.5 => Pathfinder (D&D 3.75)
Advanced D&D 2e
Advanced D&D
To be clear, to play casually, occationally, with a few friends or your children, any version will work! If you have what is needed to play (usually Players Handbook, Dungeon Masters Guide and Monster Manual, or a starter set) you can have great fun for many hours!
If you and your friends/family are new to roleplaying and D&D, I guess getting the Starter Set is excellent!
However, it may be more complicated. I have the original D&D, and AD&D 2e that we played very much. And then I bought 3.0, which I never played. To play casually with a small group of friends, I ended up buying the 5e Core Rulebook Gift Set. So there are two questions to ask
Why did I not get a digital verson?
Why, if all versions are fine for casual play, did I not use one of the three versions I already owned?
D&D 5e Digital Version
The answer to the first question is that I was not aware of it (the digital version on dndbeyond.com, and perhaps other sites/services), I am old and stupid enough to make the mistake of not even considering that a digital option was available. I don’t regret getting the physical Gift Box. But I think it is good to be aware of the digital option.
DNDBeyond offers the core books for about USD 30 each in a digital version (marginally cheaper than a print). You can then add a Master subscription for USD 6/month. As DM, create a Campaign: Your players can now sign up for free, join your campaign and they can create their Characters online. You can print, share, level up and the entire thing is very nice. DNDBeyond is available for free, but if you dont pay
USD 30 for Players Handbook, you cant use many Feats, Backgrounds (and possibly other things) from Players Handbook. And its not like you can just easily type it in yourself, it is really missing in dropdowns.
USD 6/month, your players will need their own DNDBeyond digital edition of Players Handook.
It is fine not to use DNDBeyond! But it is not quite fine that your players start using it, and they like it (first), but then there is major confusion. It is not quite fine to pay for the game twice, if that was not what you wanted to do in the first place.
The background is that DNDBeyond is not Wizards of the Coast (who makes D&D), it is another company, who licenses stuff from WotC. So you don’t get a voucher or a code or anthing with your books. I wish I knew this before I got the books!
Good Old Versions
I realised that as a DM I will spend many hours preparing sessions with my players. And playing together is quality time with friends and it should be good. I simply decided that 5e was the best version of D&D, and that I can afford it.
When it comes to the old rejected versions, I found that:
D&D (first edition, red/blue boxes) is a very old game with some aspects I really did not like when giving it a second thought. Halflings can only progress to level 8, end of it. And the basic (1-3) and expert (4-14) was not particularly practical when starting over. My stuff was in bad shape too. And the books where not beautifully illustrated as later editions.
AD&D 2nd edition is an excellent game, but for some reason, after many years, I bought third edition. One thing that is not good with 2nd edition (and older) is that spellcasters are very weak in the beginning (like 1 spell per day). See my list below of things I like with 5e. It is arguably a more refined and well-designed game than 2e.
D&D 3rd edition received bad feedback and was quite soon updated to 3.5, which was a bugfix. I own no Dungeon Master Screen and when I looked for one online it was (almost) half the price of the entire 5.0 giftbox. It really fealt a bit awkward to start buying stuff for (the hated) 3.0. The good thing with 3.0/3.5 was that it was quite complex, detailed and allowed for customization. This was also its downfall: too much customization lead to too much imbalance (I have read). If I owned the Dungeon Masters Screen of 3.0, I might actually just have sticked with it, and never learnt or bothered about why it sucked. I think if you want a very epic campaign (much magic, powerful Characters) and you like complexity (a step towards Rolemaster), 3e (or 4e/Pathfinder) is perhaps the best for you.
A&D 4e and Pathfinder are games I did not own, so it made no sense to buy them instead of 5e.
To me it seems D&D 5e is a good balance between AD&D 2e and D&D 3/3.5.
I like that spellcasters have Cantrips and more spells from the beginning (compared to 2e)
I like the idea of simple/martial weapons, and small, medium, light, versatile, finesse weapons, and I understand why this was made less complex than in 3.5
I like the advantage/disadvantage concept
I like that all spells are written for “any class”, and that just the spell lists are different (so the spells are effecively reused)
I like the way sorcerors, wizards and warlocks adminstrate their spells differently, and that players can choose “their style”
I like that armors and weapons are not so “forbidden” for the wrong class (proficiency is smart)
I like that saving throws are simplified to be based on ability (not the arbitrary poison, petrification and so on in older versions)
I like that all classes level equally fast (at the same XP levels)
I like backgrounds and feats (missing in 2e, and too much in 3e)
I like that skills are simpified – and made more relevant – compared to 2e (and that the list is short)
The concept with Short and Long rests, and that many things depend on it, is very smart (although, you can argue whether they should be longer, but that is easily up to you as DM)
My players like 5e too! And they like DNDBeyond. Perhaps we will pay to use it one day. But I guess… as DM I have unlimited power when it comes to the world, monsters, NPCs and even the rules. But when it comes to DNDBeyond – I have no power there.
Method to assign abilities in D&D
A key part or creating a character in any roleplaying game is to roll (buy or assign) abilities (or stats, or whatever they are called). In D&D there are 6 of them, and the basic idea is that you roll 3d6 for each and get 6 values in the range [3,18].
Abilities follow the Character forever so they do matter. Even if you are not into Character optimization, it is often more fun if your Character does not suck and if there is a level field.
There are different ways to roll 3d6 in a way that it gives decent results. D&D 5e suggests rolling 4 dice ignoring the worst (and it is a good method). The problem with rolling is that given any method there are better and worse outcomes. And there are outcomes that are more or less suitable for a given class (or type of Character). In the end, if the player is not happy he may just decide to start over, and nobody wants unhappy players before the game even starts.
Buying / assigning
In order to avoid endless rerolls, and that some Characters genuinely and forever are better or worse from day 1, there are many ways to buy/assign stats. D&D 5e suggests two methods, both allowing abilities in the range [8,15]. To me, that is a bit dull.
I have seen other games or methods where characters end up with 18,18,18,5,3,3 and such stats. That is quite ridiculous.
Proposed Method
I suggest you assign values from a given standard range, and then apply “buffs” to them (5, or at your DMs choice).
Standard value 7 9 11 12 14 16
Modifier -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3
Buff ---- +2 ---- ----- +1 ------
What this means is that 1 buff (of 5) can raise the one of the low values (7,9,11) two steps, which gives it a better modifier. However, to get a better modifier with one of the higher values you need two buffs. Also, getting 18 is possible, but only for one single ability.
I think it is reasonable that Characters can have som bad abilities and some strong abilities, and this enables modifiers from -2 to +4.
Compared averages
Different methods have different averages.
3d6 10.5
4d6 (ignore worst) 12.2
2d6+6 13.0
D&D 5e standard range 12.0
Proposed Method ~12.7 (12.5 with 4 buffs)
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Conservative Groups, Foreign Governments Booked Trump Hotel Rooms They Don’t Use
House investigators are probing claims that Trump's hotel gets "ghost bookings" that could amount to bribery.
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House investigators are probing allegations that groups, including at least one foreign government, have tried to curry favor with President Trump by booking rooms at his hotel but never actually using them.
Democrats are investigating these “ghost bookings” as part of a larger probe by the House Oversight Committee into whether Trump violated the emoluments clause of the Constitution by accepting money from foreign governments at his businesses, Politico reports.
“Now we’re looking at near raw bribery,” Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., who chairs an Oversight subcommittee with jurisdiction over Trump’s Washington hotel, told the outlet. “That was the risk from Day One: foreign governments and others trying to seek favor because we know Trump pays attention to this. … It’s an obvious attempt to curry favor with him.”
House investigators began looking at these bookings after being alerted that a foreign government and a trade group booked a “large quantity of rooms but used only a fraction of them,” according to the report.
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who sits on the Oversight Committee, told Politico that the bookings would violate the law if they were solicited by Trump or his staff. Even if they didn’t, he said, it shows that groups and foreign governments with business before the federal government think they can ingratiate themselves with the administration by patronizing Trump’s properties.
“If true, at minimum, this suggests there is a culture of corruption that the administration has created,” Khanna said. “There’s a sense that to curry favor you have to engage in pay to play. That’s exactly what the American people hate about Washington.”
The probe into the bookings could factor into the House impeachment inquiry into Trump. Though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is considering limiting the probe to Trump’s pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a lawmaker told Politico that allegations into whether Trump is illegally profiting from his office and whether he obstructed justice in former special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe could be included in the inquiry.
“The unifying theme of congressional investigations is examining the president’s abuse of his office and his power to advance his personal political agenda and his goal of financial self-enrichment,” Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., told the outlet.
Trump has admitted to asking Zelensky to look into Biden and released a partial transcript showing as much, but the call included more than just that request. Trump also pressed Zelensky to help discredit the Mueller probe. Zelensky spent much of the call trying to flatter Trump, praising his “drain the swamp” message and his big plane.
At one point, Zelensky appeared to try to curry favor with Trump by noting that he recently stayed at his property.
“Actually last time I traveled to the United States, I stayed in New York near Central Park and I stayed at the Trump Tower,” Zelensky told Trump.
That largely overlooked part of the call is part of a much larger trend. More than 110 officials from nearly 60 different countries have been spotted at Trump hotels and other Trump properties since he took office in 2017, The New York Times reported last month. Numerous companies with business before the government have stayed at Trump’s properties as well. T-Mobile executives have spent $195,000 at Trump’s D.C. hotel since they sought government approval for a $26 billion merger with Sprint, for example.
The Republican Party has also spent millions at Trump’s properties. The Trump Organization was paid $4.2 million by Republican candidates and campaign committees during the last election cycle, The Washington Post reported. Trump’s own re-election campaign has spent more than $740,000 at his properties since he took office. In all, at least 117 Republican lawmakers and candidates have spent campaign or PAC money at the president’s properties.
House Oversight Committee chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said that the payments represent a possible violation of the emoluments clause and must be investigated as part of the broader impeachment inquiry.
“Potential violations of the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses of the Constitution are of grave concern to the Committee as it considers whether to recommend articles of impeachment,” the chairmen said.
Igor Derysh
Igor Derysh is a New York-based political writer whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald and Baltimore Sun.
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Yue Stella Yu,
The First Line of Trump’s Obituary Has Been Written
At long last, the impeachment proceedings begin.
Donald Trump Must Resign
The whistleblower report is damning in the extreme.
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