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__label__cc	0.588705	0.411295	First Year Healthy by Michael DeForge is out today! The latest book from DeForge published by Drawn and Quarterly is out today! First Year Healthy has the cutest salmon pink cover ever, and is the size of a children's book. This time, the colour palette used by DeForge is delicate, even caressing. The colours combined with the textured cover made me want to "cuddle" with the book. It was love at first sight! But don't let the appearance fool you... DeForge's wintery tale is sordid, and as dark as it can be! First Year Healthy is the story of a young woman, reintegrating into her village after being released from a mental hospital. A cold winter sets the tone of this Christmas-themed graphic novel. Watch out! Where one may expect to find a warm and vibrant atmosphere, one rather encounters silence, death and a general numbness of feelings. DeForge's little pink treasure is also a perfect match to Montreal's weather right now! It's hard to describe how excited I was to read his new book. I adore his work and his previous book Ant Colony was also part of my Top 10 books of 2014. DeForge’s work is very unique and highly stylized. The first pages of the book are tapestry-like and their depiction of intricate flora are one of many examples. I was charmed by the odd-ball juxtaposition of beige poop, purple leaves, algae and dandelions. While reading First Year Healthy, one realizes the pink cover isn’t tainted with innocence, but rather evokes flesh and alludes to murder. It also reminds me of a central but speechless character in the story, the Turk’s baby. The child, is always portrayed naked, and seems even more vulnerable, surrounded by snow, ice and craziness. DeForge creates weird poetic images by combining mesmerizing visuals with a narrative that is bleak and discomforting. In First Year Healthy, the main protagonist is romantically involved with a Turk she meet at the fish market. But is there really love? The couple distracts itself by measuring the speed at which sperm freezes on the snow and has sex between lunch breaks. The Turk is always referred to by his nationality. By doing so, his girlfriend underlines repeatedly his outsiderness and his fragile social status as an illegal immigrant. Not only do the characters not have names, but the link that ties them to each other appears to be tenuous and devoid of emotions. The Canadian wintery tale reaches its dramatic apex on Christmas Eve. As the story unfolds, one may be vaguely reminded of the nativity story. However, this time, it is way more creepy. Brrrrr! DeForge’s book is also reminiscent of some of the visual characteristics of videogame design, especially Mario Bros’ flatness, simple geometry and clean lines. At times, a vertical cross-section shows different stratums and gives a feeling of vertical depth. In fact, DeForge does not only depict the ground but also the layers of worms and dirt that lie beneath.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line0
__label__cc	0.62162	0.37838	‘Poets,’ writes Carol Ann Duffy in this weekend’s Guardian Review, ‘are ultimately celebrators, of life and of poetry itself.’ And Seamus Heaney, in ‘Poet’s Chair’ (1996) has described poetry as ‘a ploughshare that turns time / Up and over …’ Every autumn for the past eight years I’ve come to Sèvres to work with teachers on the teaching of literature. Recently, we have focused a lot of our attention on teaching poetry and poets – especially on the challenge of teaching poetry in English to groups of mainly Francophone students in France. Last year my theme was ‘The Singer and the Song’. This time I wanted to concentrate on the way poems celebrate life and poetry itself by speaking to each other, as well as to us their readers, across time and cultures and languages. My first C.U.P. commission, twenty years ago, was to edit a poetry anthology. At a time when anthologies had alarming titles such as Touched With Fire or Dragonsteeth, I called mine The Calling of Kindred. The title was borrowed from a poem by the Welsh poet Ruth Bidgood, and I described in the Preface how it pointed to the central idea underlying my anthology. Echoes of distance and connection between poems explain my selection in The Calling of Kindred. I call this the conversation of poetry. At Sèvres, I began with a poem by Seamus Heaney, possibly his shortest: The dotted line my father’s ashplant made On Sandymount Strand Is something else the tide won’t wash away. (1996) Sandymount Strand is a location familiar to readers of James Joyce’s Ulysses: Signatures of all things I am here to read, seaspawn and seawrack, the nearing tide, that rusty boot. Stephen closed his eyes to hear his boots crush crackling wrack and shells ... Am I walking into eternity along Sandymount strand …? A signature and a man walking into eternity are exactly what Heaney's miniature poem – two formal iambic lines separated by the place name – are about. The dots join up in the poet’s mind to form a signature, signed not on but by the dotted line. This signature becomes ‘something else’ of his now-dead father’s to add to other memories time and tide will not erase. Nevertheless, the poem is called ‘The Strand’. Though this seems less specific than the Dublin seaside suburb (where Yeats was born, incidentally: earlier footsteps on this same beach), it’s an important signpost, pointing the reader in another direction entirely: One day I wrote her name upon the strand, But came the waves and washèd it away; Again, I wrote it with a second hand, But came the tide and made my pains his prey. Heaney is calling up these lines from the poem by Edmund Spenser. To reach back to them, the ploughshare turns over 400 years of poetry. Earlier at Sèvres, we had been discussing students’ (and teachers?) reluctance to engage with pre-twentieth century poetry. So this reference back to the 16th century was not only important in the context of ‘The Strand’: it offered (I suggested) an ideal opportunity to investigate the form and function of the Elizabethan sonnet. It’s easy enough to identify the familiar ABAB rhyme scheme of the opening quatrain, but this is no standard Shakespearean sonnet: the next quatrain breaks back into the previous one, BCBC. Vain man (said she) that dost in vain assay A mortal thing so to immortalize; For I myself shall like to this decay, And eke my name be be wipèd out likewise. The ebb and return of the waves is also echoed in the internal rhymes and repetitions of the octave: name and came appear twice (and name will become an end rhyme in the sestet); also again, pains, vain (twice, punningly). Not so (quod I); let baser things devise To die in dust, but you shall live by fame; My verse your virtues rare shall eternize, And in the heavens write your glorious name: Where, when as Death shall all the world subdue, Our love shall live, and later life renew. There’s nothing novel about a poet claiming his poem will immortalize his girl friend – or boy friend (cf. ‘Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s day?’). Still, the idea of their love living forever in heaven, ready to renew life on earth after the end of the world, is surely just piling conceit (hubris) upon conceit (poetic wit). This isn’t my favourite poem, but it’s a good one to introduce to students. Back to Heaney. In a later session I proposed that one of his greatest services to literature had been his championing the importance of translation and of other poets unfamiliar to an Anglocentric readership: the Greek George Seferis, for instance, and the Pole Czeslaw Milosz. Heaney himself is a distinguished translator, of Latin (especially Virgil) but also of Anglo-Saxon and – in Human Chain, his most recent collection – of early Irish poetry. Translation, too, is part of the conversation of poetry. More than anyone else, Heaney has convinced me Robert Frost was wrong: poetry is not what gets lost in translation. Given that my teachers were teaching students all more or less fluent in English and French, I suggested we put this to the test. I took another three lines of Heaney’s (from ‘Digging’) – Beneath my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests, Snug as a gun – and invited translations. Here are three: Entre mon indexe et mon pouce Le stylo, trapu, Se niche comme une arme. (Kaye) Dort la grosse plume: Un fusil dans son fourreau. (Garry) Entre mon doigt et mon pouce Se blottit mon stylo, Calé comme un fusil. (Emmanuelle) My own attempt had cost me an hour of effort the previous night, and was laughably inept. Each of these, by contrast, sends the reader back to Heaney’s original words with renewed attention. That’s the value of this exercise: you need to be a good listener, and a good reader, to tune into the conversation of poetry. [Photos: (i)‘Le pavilion de Lulli’ in the grounds of the Centre International d’Etudes Pédagogiques (CIEP), Sèvres, France (ii) Teachers during the two-day session at CIEP. Photographs © the author. ‘Poet’s Chair’ and ‘The Strand’ are in Heaney’s collection The Spirit Level, Faber and Faber (1996). ‘Digging’ is from Death of a Naturalist (1966). Quiller-Couch: Cornwall, Cambridge and English Close reading: war memorials	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line6
__label__cc	0.703729	0.296271	Vicki Williamson Why not treat the kids or your partner to a trip to Hamilton Island? Take advantage of our Pay 4 Stay 5 offer where you receive 1 nights’accommodation FREE when staying at the Reef View Hotel, Palm Bungalows or Beach Club during the appli... Sharing dramatic views over the Indian Ocean with the island’s famed Uluwatu Temple, Six Senses Uluwatu is elegant and opulent, while presenting a sense of calm and serenity. Centuries-old tradition and reverence mixes with beautiful bea... qualia’s distinctive style combined with its sun-drenched location and intuitive service makes it a luxurious resort on world-class standards. It's a truly special place where everything has been meticulously considered to relax the min... Adventure in the Canadian Rockies! This journey brings you to stunning mountain towns with stays in Banff and Lake Louise. Enjoy a trip to the Columbia Icefields and a helicopter tour through the soaring peaks of the Rockies. Mongolia - one of Asia's last frontiers and one of the world’s last unspoilt destinations. Travel by horse to the nomadic Tsaachin tribe who have a spiritual connection to the reindeer herds that they live with. Once a thriving community, the Tsa... Long noted for its beauty among the locals, the small private island of Naladhu invites you to unwind in blissful seclusion. Live the castaway dream. Spend sunny days on your oceanfront deck, dine under the stars, bathe outdoors with the sound... HIGHLIGHTS6 DAY Classic Hurtigruten southbound voyageEnjoy the sights and sounds of the Norwegian coastStay 1 night in a Aurora Cabin IglooSpend 2 nights in a Gamme CabinCity tours in Helsinki and BergenHusky experienceReindeer experienc... Discover a nation with one of the most heavily militarised borders in the world and one of the fastest growing economies in Asia, which is also the land of serene ‘slow cities’, and canopies of pink blossoms.On this compact tour of South K... No wonder Marco Polo declared the atoll “the finest island of its size in the world; `Taprobane’ to the ancient Romans, `Serendib’ to Arab traders, `Ceilao’ as christened by the Portuguese, `Ceylan’ by the Dutch followed by `Ceylo... Beginning in the modern megalopolis of Tokyo and travelling south on the bullet train to the Fuji-Hakone National Park, you will be amazed by the surprises and contradictions to be found in such a small area of this diverse country. As... Enjoy a finger-snapping, toe-tapping time on this tour of America’s most famed musical cities. Visit New Orleans, Memphis, and Nashville and revel in the sounds of the blues, jazz, country, and good old rock ‘n’ roll. With included tickets to the e... Surrounded by nature in its most pure form, Kokomo Private Island is the perfect luxury haven for those seeking restoration, rejuvenation and relaxation. Under the guidance of Australian spa consultant, Naomi Gregory, Kokomo has curated a dedicated... Follow the ancient Silk Road in true style staying in Iran's most prestigious and unique accommodation from traditional adobe structured mansions to restored caravanserai as you delve deep into the fascinating history of ancient Persia. U... Tasmania is capturing imaginations around the world as it continues to enhance its reputation as a truly diverse, must-see destination. The essence of this heart shaped island is wholesale and raw, with celebrated authentic unique experiences... MTA Luxury Travel Expert Connect with Vicki Williamson Your MTA Luxury Travel Expert This business is independently owned and operated by Vicki Ann Mitchell ABN 38 158 784 431 under licence from MTA - Mobile Travel Agents Pty Ltd ACN 603 064 044 trading as MTA Travel and Mobile Travel Agents.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line11
__label__wiki	0.818303	0.818303	SUNNA, the debut album from Cory Hanson‘s new project White Horses In Technicolor Everywhere (W-H-I-T-E) presents artful pop melodies and experimental space sounds, not combined, but as one, in the vein of Panda Bear or Dan Deacon. It’s like an expansive platform of sound falling from space and entering the stratosphere, where it burns and bends and twists and melts to reform as airy melodies and a beautiful voice, gravitational beat’s and oceanic fluidity. The songs shift seamlessly from earthly musical conventions to floating spacial sounds, always culminating to present the experience of breaching the stratosphere in both directions. The result is an ethereal yet grounded album, something to listen to in both caverns and cars. SUNNA, was released as a limited edition of 300 on three 7″ vinyl’s, and also as a CD. A Artist Info WHITE is the solo stage name of Cory Thomas Hanson, an experimental pop musician and visual artist based in Los Angeles. White began in 2008 as a summer-away-from-art-school recording project. Utilizing cheap electronics, loop pedals, and torrented music software: Hanson shaped a sound that was more based in textural soundscapes, and hypno-rhythmic drones than traditional melodies and songwriting. For Hanson, the name “White” draws from concept rather than convention. Signifying a primordial “white plane, consistent, endless, with no horizon” for which all content is either added or subtracted upon. Hanson chose the name based on an attraction to intensity, the transcendent, like an insect drawn to white light. WHITE‘s first two records, “Sunna“(2009) and “Twin Tigers” (2011) were released while Hanson was still attending Cal Arts. Once graduated, Hanson travelled extensively, touring solo and in friend’s bands Mikal Cronin and Pangea. He toured the West Coast and played shows in Mexico, SXSW, and NYC. Then toured Europe with the Mikal Cronin band in the summer. It was during this time that he began writing and recording his third album, titled “III“. o Facebook Formats : CD/mp3 Barcode : 753182472034 Release Date : January 2 2009 1. When We Were Young 2. Witches Vibrate 3. Take Me Out To Dinner 4. Go On With The Gong 5. Particle Nightmare 6. Nightmare Cont’d 7. Cosmic Dragon 8. Burn Towards The Sun 9. Project Universe 10. Untitled CD : $10.00 + Shipping costs split 7″ with WAND Inutili/Wand 7”/Mp3	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line13
__label__wiki	0.848584	0.848584	Britain will take troops out of Iraq regardless of US, says PM "The recent agreement of the American government to supply sophisticated arms to the Saudis is a massive, massive – did I mention massive? – defeat for Israel, and return to form of the American Establishment." - permanent link Severed Heads in Malaya - Jenny Eclair's Voyage of Discovery INDONESIA: Military role in Papua challenged Parents of Diana driver 'were told he wasn't drunk' UN inspectors visit key Iran site Britain's prime minister becomes patron of Zionist agency "He knew something was wrong with the official 9/11 story when his army handlers took his squad into a room just in time to watch the buildings collapse. With his demolitions experience, he immediately knew those towers could not have fallen like that without explosives." - National Writer's Syndicate Posted by Anon at 8:09 AM No comments: Tam McGraw Glasgow 'crime boss', Tam 'The Licensee' McGraw, has died 'of a heart attack' in Glasgow. McGraw owned security companies, taxi firms, pubs, and a property portfolio in Scotland, Ireland and Spain worth 'at least £10m'. McGraw's empire is said to be worth £30 million in total. (In Scotland it has been estimated that 47% of individuals are earning under £10,000 per year.) Allegedly, McGraw's main income came from the sale of heroin and cocaine. It has been claimed that McGraw was backed by corrupt police officers, who passed on confiscated drugs which McGraw then sold on the streets. - Gangster reign of The Licensee brought to end by heart attack / GANGSTER NO1 IS DEAD' After one failed robbery, McGraw was arrested while trying to flee on foot. Charges were dropped and he was released the following morning. (According to the Mail on Sunday, 29 January 2006, only 3% of crimes in Scotland result in convictions.) One of the McGraw family businesses, the Caravel pub, was suddenly bulldozed after the police learnt that it had played a role in the deaths of Joe "Bananas" Hanlon and Bobby Glover. The demolition prevented a planned forensic investigation. - An inglorious end to the shadowy life of a feared gangland criminal Reg McKay, in The Daily Record, 29 August 2005, reported that a street brawl between police left people scrutinising the cosy relationship between the Licensee (McGraw) and 'his police officer pals.' "One of the Serious Crime Squad grabbed McGraw and tried to take him away from his Scottish Crime Squad captors. Tug of war was on. Then one man threw a punch and bedlam broke out with police wrestling, kicking and butting each other as McGraw stood in the middle of the battle totally ignored. "Locals gathered for the best entertainment they'd had in years. Duelling rozzers. One or two joined in, taking the chance of a free swipe at a copper. Eventually peace was restored and the two police outfits went into confab. Whatever was said, the handcuffs were unlocked and Thomas McGraw walked back to his flat, a free man once again." The Daily Record wrote: "Local uniforms and CID could often be found sitting in the McGraws' home drinking tea and smoking. "When McGraw bought The Caravel pub, certain well-known detectives were in regularly, drinking heavily and never putting their hand in their pockets. It was too cosy." McGraw was a friend of loyalist (Northern Irish protestant) terror chief Johhny 'Mad Dog' Adair. 'Both men were deeply involved in the drug trade between Scotland and Ulster (Northern ireland)' ( McGRAW: PETTY THIEF TO A £30M FORTUNE HOW DRUG-DEALING ) According to the Daily record: "Deals between crime boss Tam McGraw and the IRA saw a unit of republican heavies travel to Glasgow at The Licensee's expense to protect him... (summer of 2002) when hitmen were said to be lining up an assassination attempt." Daily Record - Scottish News - PART TWO OF A DAILY RECORD SPECIAL ... A rival to McGraw was Arther Thompson. Former 'Glasgow godfather' Thompson reportedly was selling guns to the UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force). "He got caught, and decided to turn grass for MI5. They then told him he could pretty much start the drugs trade in Glasgow." - Donal MacIntyre - erutufonnofuture Rod “Popeye” McLean was 'a ruthless killer and international drug baron'. Reportedly, McLean worked for the British security services - MI5 and MI6. - Ecosse: My killer uncle Who was McGraw really working for? Posted by Anon at 7:19 AM 2 comments: Palestinians working for the CIA In Gaza, for over 10 years, the Palestinian organisation Fatah ran an intelligence network. That network had been set up with the help of the CIA. Hamas is now in control in Gaza. Hamas say they have now uncovered remarkable intelligence information from three locations linked to Fatah strongman Mohammed Dahlan. Reportedly, Dahlan has been an important CIA ally in Gaza since at least 1996. (Hamas Victory Brings Secrets) Hamas alleges it has discovered videos used in a sexual-blackmail operation run by friends of the CIA inside Fatah's security services. Hamas reports that it has discovered detailed evidence of Fatah-controlled spy operations carried out in Arab and Muslim countries (such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) for the benefit of the U.S. and other foreign governments. Hamas claims that Fatah intelligence agents worked with Israeli intelligence to target Islamist leaders for assassination. How Israel can be defeated without violence Slouching toward a Palestinian Holocaust Tradecraft "Does she (Dame Stella Rimington, former director-general of MI5) think the Russian secret service killed former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko? 'If the Russians did, their tradecraft has deteriorated remarkably from what I knew...'" - 'I thought it was all amusing' State Terror: "In Green's analysis, the Iberian inquisitions were tools of the state, not of the church, but in the long run the state was weakened by their excesses. Their stifling effect on intellectual enquiry fuelled the decline of the Spanish and Portuguese empires... "The Inquisitions were fuelled by corruption and malice, and many inquisitors were sexually predatory. The downfall of Archbishop Carranza of Toledo at the hands of Inquisitor-General Fernando Valdes was set in motion by Valdes's jealousy at Carranza's appointment..." - FT WEEKEND MAGAZINE - NON-FICTION: Lend me your fears Street brawl videos, with a Pepsi ad on the side YouTube - Bring YoungTubersUnited AND Jesari Back Tycoon ‘set up private brothel’ "There is no way the global economy is about to collapse. It sounds trite, but the fundamentals really are strong. The world's leading economies are all displaying high levels of profitability and solid growth, with quite low inflation." - I share your pain, but we'll all gain in the end "The footage shows soldiers fighting the Taliban in a field of opium poppies. One admits he wants to throw a grenade into 'their beloved' plants, but says he would get 'the telling-off of a lifetime'. - Watch dramatic film that reveals British troops are told to leave Afghan opium crops untouched Most vote machines lose test to hackers Australia's Howard defends Indonesia terror warning, despite no evidence of plot US to sell 20 billion dollars of arms to Saudis, Gulf states Fascism - Scientists breed world’s first mentally ill mouse How MI5 had me kidnapped and thrown into CIA's Dark Prison Revealed: MI5 role in torture flight aangirfan: Abu Qatada and Bisher al-Rawi worked for MI5 Britain will continue to stand side by side with US, says Brown aangirfan: Payroll Posted by Anon at 10:15 PM No comments: How might the Palestinians achieve the setting up of a viable state, without the use of violence? Here are some points to ponder: 1. Israel's defence industry has done well as a result of 9/11 and other acts of allegedly 'fake' terror. ( Vigorous but vulnerable ). So the Palestinians and their friends should avoid getting involved as patsies in false flag activities. Palestinians, and their friends, should learn to ignore the agents provocateurs within their ranks. 2. Acts of violence by Palestinians must be avoided, as they tend to be counter productive. Israel wants to portray the Palestinians as mad Moslems, so that Israel will continue to get the sympathy of the American public. The Palestinians should realise that the leaders who advocate violence may be working, wittingly or unwittingly, for the Israelis. 3. Israel relies heavily on its young, educated, multilingual technicians. Friends of the Palestinians should try to lure these people away to safe, well paid jobs outside Israel. Friends of the Palestinians should try to ensure that there is a boycott of the products of the Israeli tech industry. 4. Productivity in Israel's traditional industries is falling; Israel is becoming less competitive. ( Vigorous but vulnerable ). Palestinians can patiently wait while Israel weakens. 5. In Israel, the % of families below the poverty line has gone up from 17% in 1998 to 20% in 2007, while the proportion of poor children has risen from 23% to 35%. Some poor Jews might decide to leave Israel. 6. Israel relies on foreign workers to do much of the hard, low-paid work. The Palestinians and their friends need to try to politely persuade these workers to stay away from Israel. 7. Israel's Jewish population is around 5 million; the Israeli Arab population is just over 1 million. The total number of Palestinians (living in Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, and elsewhere) is well over 9 million. The growth rate of the Israeli Arab population is 2.5%, while the growth rate of the Israeli Jewish population is 1.4%. The growth rate of the Israeli Arab population is slowing down (from 3.3% in 1999 to 2.5% in 2006). The Israeli Arab population needs to produce more children. 8. Israel receives billions of dollars from the USA each year. Since 1973, Israel has cost the United States about $1.6 trillion. That is more than $5,700 per American. (Economist tallies swelling cost of Israel to US csmonitor.com). The Palestinians and their friends should make more effort to persuade the USA to stop giving money to Israel. That means the Palestinians have to present a truly civilised image and not be provoked into stupid acts of violence. 9. Reportedly, the Israeli security services have made it their policy to create divisions among the Palestinians. Reportedly, many Palestinian organisations have been infiltrated. It would benefit the Palestinians if they became more united, by learning to ignore the extremists who may well be secretly working for Israel. 10. The Palestinians need to improve their levels of education, so that they are not so easily tricked and exploited. "French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed a raft of partnership deals with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday covering a range of issues including cooperation on atomic development... Libya has the world's 8th largest proven oil reserves and has ambitious plans to expand production by 2012 from 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) to 3 million bpd. With Europe dominating trade with Libya, the EU is expected to foster a series of partnership agreements with Tripoli in coming months that would cement the role of member states in the Libyan oil and gas sector..." - Unseemly scramble for Libyan oil A preliminary deal has been signed that could see South Korean nuclear technology employed in Indonesia for the first two of four potential reactors. Indonesia strengthens South Korean connection Australians unlikely to trust terror law now "The UK’s largest visa and immigration company, www.globalvisas.com, is fundamentally challenging Gordon Brown’s anti-terrorist strategy, branding it as 'inconvenient, highly questionable and not thought through in the slightest'". - Use of Biometrics to Deter Terrorism Slammed by UK's Largest Visa Online Disinfo Agents and Trolls -http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/july2007/280707fightback.htm New Evidence Clearly Indicates Pat Tillman Was Executed Oil, Algeria, Africa and fake terror Map: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Petroleum_regions_-_West_Africa_map-fr.svg Russian oil producer LUKoil and gas group Gazprom will gain access to Algeria's oil and gas reserves. - Russian companies gain access to Algerian oil and gas under ... Algeria is to buy $7.5bn (£4.3bn) worth of Russian weapons and combat planes BBC NEWS Africa Algeria in Russian weapons deal The French energy giant GDF could land a contract with Algerian petrol company Sonatrach. - Algeria: a strengthening of Islamic terrorism and internal ... Is the USA using fake terror as an excuse to have troops in Africa to control its oil? The USA helps to pay and arm the Trans-Saharan Counter-Terrorism Partnership (TSCTP) which is meant to fight 'Islamic terrorism' in Algeria, Morocco,Tunisia, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal in the Sahel region and West Africa. "The presence of American troops in the area is meant for patrolling the area and intervening in extreme cases, with 'surgical operations' being used to dismantle al-Qaida training bases. Hence Algeria's anti-terrorism campaign relies heavily on tightened relations with Washington, as it would hardly be in the condition of facing danger on its own account." - Algeria: a strengthening of Islamic terrorism and internal ... Child Abuse : One child recalls being beaten whilst blindfolded. He was then forced into stress positions for ten hours in cold weather. He was then asked to sign papers and when he refused his interrogator smashed his head against a desk. One 15-year-old said that he was sexually abused and beaten repeatedly in sensitive areas of his body. - www.imemc.org/article/49612 Abuse : "In addition to being the moneylenders, they (Jews) controlled the liquor business and owned the drinking establishments, the gambling dens, and the brothels... "During the 19th and early 20th centuries the Jewish trade in White slaves from these lands expanded enormously... The Jews recruited peasant girls in Polish and Russian villages, usually under false pretenses, and transported them to brothels in Turkey, Egypt, and other parts of the Middle East; to Vienna, Budapest, and other major cities in the Austro-Hungarian Empire; and as far away as New York, New Orleans, and Buenos Aires. "This Jewish trade in Slavic women naturally caused a great deal of hatred against the Jews by the Slavs, and this hatred broke out in pogroms and other popular actions against the Jews over and over again." - Jews and the White Slave Trade -- Free Speech, February 1998 During the American Civil War Major General Ulysses S. Grant issued this order: The Jews, as a class violating every regulation of trade established by the Treasury Department and also department orders, are hereby expelled …within twenty-four hours from the receipt of this order. - From Antisemitism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: aangirfan: Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, the Marconi ... Blair minister Margaret Hodge; Margaret Oppenheimer; child abuse in Islington Fascism? Photo from: http://www.alv.org.au/experiments/experiments.php Fascist New Labour? News - Cambridge monkey experiments inquiry Public 'misled over animal test suffering' "The initial result showed no votes for the SNP. An SNP candidate stopped the returning officer on the way to announce the result and managed to argue him into re-examining the data." http://scot-land.blogspot.com/ The tempo of Mugabe's overthrow quickens - African Brown / Millibandwagon shows it's hand Courtney Coventry and the Met's magical Mystery Tour Iraq - A US Diplomatic lesson - Soft Cop / Tough Cop Just a Coincidence? Four of Jessica Lynch's Rescuers Have Died Mysteriously CIA destabilisation? - Red Mosque suicide attack kills 13 in Pakistan Iraq and al-Qaeda The following letter was not published in The Economist Economist.com on 28 July 2007. Sir - Your leader on Iraq (America and Iraq Plan, don't panic Economist.com) underlines how electoral politics is affecting sound judgment of where the interests of the United States and the West truly lie. We must clear away the mist shrouding the decision to invade Iraq in 2003. It was not about al-Qaeda then and it is not about al-Qaeda now. We were in Iraq in the 1920s to control the oil. We are in Iraq now to control the oil; and to make money for the military-industrial complex; and to help Israel. Avraham Osama Smith MP House of Commons Select Committee on Defence, London Lockerbie, Shin Bet, MI5, the CIA, Iran and Wikipedia Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:800px-Tel_Aviv_Beachs.jpg What links Lockerbie, Shin Bet, the CIA, MI5 and Wikipedia? On 26 July, 2007, Ludwig Braeckeleer, at ohmynews.com, ( Wikipedia and the Intelligence Services ) wrote: "I had learned from a recently released U.S. National Archives file that Shin Bet, the Israeli Security Agency, had infiltrated the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) and helped the Entebbe hijackers (Israeli commandos rescued the hostages in Uganda in 1976), so I wanted to learn more about the link between the PFLP and the PFLP-GC. "I also wanted to learn more about allegations made by David Colvin, the first secretary of the British Embassy in Paris, concerning the rather bizarre collaboration between the PFLP and the Shin Bet." The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, General Command (PFLP-GC), based in Syria, has been accused of having some link to the Lockerbie bomb (1988). It has been alleged that Marwan Khreesat of the PFLP-GC made the bomb which brought down PanAm 103 over Lockerbie. On 26 October 1988 Khreesat was arrested and one of his bombs seized. Then Khreesat was mysteriously released. [1009] Former CIA agent Oswald Le Winter stated, "…pressure had come from Bonn… from the U.S. Embassy in Bonn… to release Khreesat." [1010] Reportedly, Khreesat worked for U.S. intelligence. [1011] (http://www.constitution.org/ocbpt/ocbpt_08.htm) Ludwig Braeckeleer writes: (Wikipedia and the Intelligence Services) "I consulted the article on the Entebbe Operation on Wikipedia, where I knew the story had been noted. To my surprise, I found that all references to the alleged collaboration between the PFLP and the Shin Bet had been suppressed. Moreover, it is no longer possible to edit the page. Braekeleer wonders to what extent Wikipedia and the media in general are controlled by the CIA and its friends. Braekeler reminds us of the CIA's influence over the media back in 1953 when the CIA and its friends overthrew Iran's Prime Minister Mossadegh. Braeckeler quotes from a copy of the CIA's secret history of the coup : Agents from the CIA and SIS (the American and British intelligence services) 'directed a campaign of bombings by Iranians posing as members of the Communist Party, and planted articles and editorial cartoons in newspapers.' 'The CIA was apparently able to use contacts at the Associated Press to put on the newswire a statement from Tehran about royal decrees that the CIA itself had written... 'The Iran desk of the State Department was able to place a CIA study in Newsweek, using the normal channel of desk officer to journalist. The article was one of several planted press reports that, when reprinted in Tehran, fed the war of nerves against Iran's prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh' Braekeler wonders about the extent of control over Wikipedia by the security services. Braekeler speculates about 'Slim Virgin' an administrator at Wikipedia. Reportedly, Slim Virgin has been revealed as Linda Mack, who worked with Pierre Salinger (senator and investigative journalist) in his Lockerbie investigation. Reportedly, Linda Mack seemed to try to point the investigation in the direction of Qaddafi and Libya. Reportedly, Salinger came to believe that Linda Mack worked for MI5. How Truth Slips Down the Memory Hole At antiwar.com , John Pilger wrote: "While Alan Johnston was being held, I was asked by the BBC World Service if I would say a few words of support for him. I readily agreed, and suggested I also mention the thousands of Palestinians abducted and held hostage. The answer was a polite no; and all the other hostages remained in the memory hole... "It is 80 years since Edward Bernays, the father of public relations, predicted a pervasive 'invisible government' of corporate spin, suppression and silence as the true ruling power... "When the BBC radio reporter Andrew Gilligan reported the truth, he was pilloried and sacked along with the BBC's director general, while Blair, the proven liar, was protected by the liberal wing of the media and given a standing ovation in parliament... "PR Week estimated that the amount of 'PR-generated material' in the media is "50 per cent in a broadsheet newspaper in every section apart from sport... "Huge corporations such as Hill & Knowlton... 'sold' the slaughter known as the first Gulf war, and the Sawyer Miller Group... sold hated, pro-Washington regimes in Colombia and Bolivia and ...(its) operatives included Mark Malloch Brown... "Hundreds of millions of dollars go to corporations spinning the carnage in Iraq as a sectarian war and covering up the truth: that an atrocious invasion is pinned down by a successful resistance while the oil is looted." In his Guardian article, 26 July 2007, Labour peer Anthony Giddens writes "At the outer edge of possibility, terrorist groups could acquire nuclear capability. We must mobilise against such risks, and have to strike a new balance between liberty and security to do so." Giddens does not mention Operation Gladio, Operation Northwoods or the Jubilee Plot. The Jubilee Plot, you will recall, was a British government false flag operation, using patsies, to discredit certain opponents. There are people in Britain who believe that the Lockerbie Bomb incident was the work of elements of the security services of the USA, who were trying to cover up a drug smuggling operation. If most of the terror events are the work of the security services, then we may need some fresh thinking on security matters. - Liberty in the balance Anthony Giddens is the author of Over to You, Mr Brown: How Labour Can Win Again. Giddens's "third way" political approach was Bill Clinton's and Tony Blair's guiding political idea. - giddensa@parliament.uk Australian government launches unprecedented attacks on lawyers as Haneef case falls apart Robert Newmans History of Oil-- 2 of 5 Royal Dutch Shell and the struggle for Iraqi oil Sri Lankan government celebrates "victory" after army seizes the East BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific Malaysia cracks down on bloggers The London bombing trial: How much did the security services know? The following is fiction. John - So who is on the list for possible honours? Mary - P. may get a peerage, and that football chap's to get a knighthood. Joseph Goebbels is also down for a gong. Theres' an old lady in Braunau am Inn due for an OBE. And some old bloke in Sedgefield deserves an MBE. John - Eva Braun? Mary - She'll become a Dame. John - The editor of Der Stuermer? Mary - A peerage. John - Security services? Mary - Reinhard Gehlen to get the Order of Merit. John - Industrialists? Mary - Fritz Thyssen deserves something. Meyer Lansky's being left out. Who got honours in Harold Wilson's final honours list? The Times wrote, in May 1976: "One reads the roll of honour: Delfont, Grade, Kagan, Rayne, Weidenfeld, Goldsmith, Hanson, Miller, Sternberg.... Are they his friends?" Sir Robert Maxwell (born Ján Ludvík Hoch) was at one time the Labour Party's biggest backer. Reportedly, Maxwell 'looted pension funds'. He is buried in a place of honour in Israel. Who are Tony Blair's backers and friends? The majority seem to be Jewish millionaires: Lord Levy, Blair's fundraiser-in-chief and leading friend of Israel; Lord Bernstein; Sir Emmanuel Kaye.... etc. Reportedly Blair's accountant is, or was, Michael Goldstein of Blick Rothenberg. Bombed from the air by the British, the French, the Italians... In 1911 the Italians bombed Libyan civilians from the air. In 1912 the French began bombing Moroccan civilians from the air. In 1913 the Spanish began bombing Moroccan villagers from the air. They later used poison gas. In 1915 the British began the aerial bombardment of Pathan villages on India’s North-West Frontier. In 1919 the British bombed Afghan civilians from the air. In 1919 the British planes bombed Dacca. In the 1920s the British were bombing Iraqi villagers from the air. And so it goes on. Over 90 years of terrorist activity by western countries. Source: http://www.brushtail.com.au/july_04_on/bombing_arabs_history.html Who Would Jesus Bomb? Galloway thrown out of Parliament Part 7 of 7 "Did Saddam Hussein really use industrial shredders to kill his enemies? ...Ann Clwyd, Labour MP for Cynon Valley and chair of Indict... wrote of the shredder in the Times on 18 March... One ... person who talked about a shredder was Kenneth Joseph, an American... Private Eye suggested that Joseph’s story was ‘a propaganda fabrication by right-wingers associated with the Revd Moon’s Unification Church’." - The Spectator.co.uk "Downing Street has admitted to The Observer that repeated claims by Tony Blair that '400,000 bodies had been found in Iraqi mass graves' is untrue, and only about 5,000 corpses have so far been uncovered." http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12956,1263901,00.html aangirfan: Saddam worked for the CIA The whirr of War - Bombing Iran.. this time it's for real BBC: Bush's Grandfather Planned Fascist Coup In America - http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/july2007/240707fascistcoup.htm Click here to listen to the BBC Radio 4 investigation. Sharp rise in Israelis seeking German citizenship Israel's "right" to exist Australian scientists cast doubt on story of Treblinka CNN Censors #1 Youtube Saddam agreed to leave Iraq before the invasion CNN (CNN.com - UAE official: Hussein was open to exile - Nov 2, 2005) reported: "Days before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, Saddam Hussein agreed in principle to accept an offer of exile from the United Arab Emirates... a UAE government senior official told CNN. "The reported offer came before an emergency Arab League meeting in Egypt in discussions between UAE officials and a Hussein aide... "The Hussein aide, Abed Hmoud, is now in jail in Iraq. "The UAE official's account was repeated by another source who attended the Arab League summit and, separately, by a senior UAE government official... "News of the reported offer from the UAE emerged... during an interview broadcast by the Arab network Al-Arabiya with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahayan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, one of the United Arab Emirates. "The offer was spearheaded by his father, then-UAE President Sheikh Zayed Ben Sultan Al Nahayan, who died November 3. '"During those days, the circumstances we worked under needed a very swift decision, an immediate response,' the crown prince said in a documentary broadcast by the network. '"We had secured the approval of the main players, everyone who was involved, and the man concerned -- Saddam Hussein -- in 24 hours,' he said. 'So we came to the summit to lay down all the facts at the conference table. There would have been results if the issues were brought up but, again, this is all part of the past right now.' "...CNN reported in March 2003 that an exile plan for Hussein appeared to be gaining support among his Persian Gulf neighbors and that during the Arab League meeting the UAE president had submitted a proposal calling for Hussein to surrender power within 14 days and leave Iraq under the temporary control of the Arab League." CNN's Caroline Faraj and Brian Todd contributed to this story. CNN.com - UAE official: Hussein was open to exile - Nov 2, 2005 http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:iVmpVhV0_IkJ:edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/02/saddam.exile/ +saddam+offered+leave+iraq&hl=en&amp;amp;gl=uk&strip=1 Benazir Bhutto, photographed at Chandini Restaurant, Newark, CA on 9/28/04, by iFaqeer - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benazir_Bhutto Whitaker Chambers - Gay Spy "Doctors who examined Baha Mousa, a 24-year-old Basra hotel worker who was kicked and beaten to death in British custody in 2003, have been reported to the General Medical Council. The move follows allegations that army doctors who treated the detainees colluded in a cover-up by misdiagnosing and failing to properly document the extent of prisoners' injuries." - UK Army doctors in Baha Mousa case 'colluded in cover-up' Libya frees HIV medics Iraqis blame U.S. depleted uranium for surge in cancer Halliburton Income More Than Doubles The plot to bring back Benazir Bhutto's husband faces drugs trial Wanted notice for Benazir Bhutto Former Pakistani PM guilty of money laundering Courtney Coventry and Cash for Honours Below is part of "The Statement Emailed to Police by Courtney Coventry." http://www.courtneycoventry.com/statement.html "My name is Courtney Coventry. I met with Lord Levy over possible donations to the party... "Lord Levy grabbed my husbands arm and pulled us over to one side saying to Mr. Blair that he had to discuss something with us. Lord Levy then asked my husband to confirm an amount he would donate and how grateful 'Tony' would be. My husband said that we were not ready to give a commitment to a figure but we would consider it over the course of the next few days. Lord Levy then proceeded to push further and said that given the right amount he mentioned 500,000 pounds and 300,000 pounds he would make sure 'Tony' would have John put on the honors list. We were more than a little taken aback but before we could fully register what had been said Lord Levy called Mr. Blair over and said that we were going to make a substantial donation to the party and then added that he was sure we could arrange an honour for services to the party. Mr. Blair looking a little embarrassed nodded and smiled... "We arrived at the House of Lords and met Lord Levy who took us on a guided tour... "Lord Levy discussed again, how grateful the party would be for our support and said he had discussed honours and that my husband would be placed on the honours list as a result of a substantial donation or loan as he called it when he tried to press us for a higher amount than the hundred thousand we had said we were considering. Levy said why didn’t we loan the labour party 300,000 then at a later date we could convert this to a donation and that he was certain we could afford this. As I knew nothing about the way in which your honours system works I asked... Lord Levy how he would arrange to have John put on the honours list. He said the government makes the recommendations and 'He would make sure Tony dealt with it.'... Posted by Anon at 10:19 PM 1 comment: Giuliani has connection with accused priest "I contacted the police a several months ago to make them aware of discussions that took place with Lord Levy during which Lord Levy attempted to entice a donation then loan by way of saying should we do this an honour would be arranged." - http://www.courtneycoventry.com/index.html "Polonium signs were found not only in places Lugovoi and Kovtun visited in London, but in different places where the two Russian businessmen had not been... The British version presumes that Polonium -210 was administered to Litvinenko in tea Lugovoi offered to Litvinenko on November 1, but both Lugovoi and Kovtun ordered the same tea for themselves." - Russia views British version of Litvinenko's case as "vulnerable" So, You Think You Know All About George W. Bush? To all the morons who say Palestine never existed Economist tallies swelling cost of Israel to US Posted by Anon at 10:42 AM No comments: Photo of Malta by Maximilian Bühn http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Street_in_Valetta%2C_Malta.jpeg "Kafeel Ahmed, who suffered 90 per cent burns after driving a blazing Jeep Cherokee into Glasgow airport on 30 June, also linked to the two unexploded car bombs in central London the previous day, was in frequent contact with Malta in the months leading up to the series of foiled terrorist attacks according to Indian police." - Illegal immigrants from Malta checked for terrorism links "A documentary broadcast August 25 (1998) by German public television presents compelling evidence that some of the main suspects in the 1986 Berlin disco bombing, the event that provided the pretext for a US air assault on Libya, worked for American and Israeli intelligence. Musbah Eter was running an international business in Malta, which, according to Frontal, served as a cover for extensive intelligence operations on behalf of the CIA." - German TV exposes CIA, Mossad links to 1986 Berlin disco bombing "At Mr Megrahi's 2001 trial at Camp Zeist in Holland, three Scottish judges accepted evidence that the bomb was originally placed aboard a plane in Malta and transferred to a Pan Am 'feeder' flight at Frankfurt." - Libyan granted new appeal over Lockerbie conviction Special ... Reportedly, Knights of Malta include: William Casey - CIA Director, John McCone - CIA Director, William Colby - CIA Director, William Donovan - OSS Director. - Political Friendster Connection - CIA connected to Knights of Malta In Indonesia it's the liberal-moderate-Moslem-anti-feudal majority versus the Cia-military-Oligarch-Islamist alliance? The Oligarchs are using Islamism to keep the feudal system in place?- Religiosity, Not Radicalism Is New Wave in Indonesia "U.S. corporations like Coca-Cola, Chiquita, Drummond and Occidental Oil hire paramilitaries to target trade unionists in order to kill union organizing and negotiating efforts. This corporate-death squad link has come under increasing scrutiny recently. Since 2002, the Colombian Action Network has been leading a boycott of Coca-Cola products for Coca-Cola’s collusion with death squads and the murders of eight trade unionists. Campuses across the country have been ending their contracts with ‘Killer Coke.’ This spring, Chiquita pled guilty to arming and funding paramilitaries in Colombia." - Fight Back! - June 2007 - Drummond Corporation and Colombia's ... "It is submitted that the Lockerbie case demonstrates just how necessary it is, if public confidence is to be maintained, for the Scottish Executive to institute a high-powered independent investigation into all three aspects - investigation, prosecution and adjudication - of the Scottish criminal justice system, as has already been called for by, among others, Dr Jim Swire, Tam Dalyell and Professor Hans Koechler, the UN observer at the Lockerbie trial." - Robert Black, QC, FRSE, Professor Emeritus of Scots Law at the University of Edinburgh. - The fairy story of the Crown's independence Dawood's kin set to return to India Planned Coup in USA A planned coup in the USA in 1933 by right-wing American businessmen: "The coup was aimed at toppling President Franklin D Roosevelt with the help of half-a-million war veterans. The plotters, who were alleged to involve some of the most famous families in America, (owners of Heinz, Birds Eye, Goodtea, Maxwell Hse & George Bush’s Grandfather, Prescott) believed that their country should adopt the policies of Hitler and Mussolini..." - The Whitehouse coup "(There was an) alliance of German chemical giant, I.G. Farben, the second largest holder of stock in Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, with U.S. intelligence... By the mid-1920s, the Dulles brothers ...structured an interlocking directorate of American and German banks... Right up to 1942, the consortium of Standard Oil and Texaco was still shipping Saudi oil to Germany... Prescott Bush (was) a director of the Union Banking Corporation in New York, which from 1924 through 1942 acted as the American private bank for the Nazi steel trust headed by Fritz Thyssen, Hitler's earliest and largest financier... Riding on the coattails of Brown Brothers Harriman, the Rockefeller brothers, and the Dulles brothers, whose interests they had served on various boards, neither Prescott Bush nor George Herbert Walker were ever held personally or politically accountable for their roles in financing and directing Nazi-controlled enterprises." MG Levey: The History of Dirty-Tricks (Part III) Business Plot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wall Street's Fascist Plot to Seize the White House The White House Putsch How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power Special ... Enron Style Giuliani: U.S. should focus more on Pakistan aangirfan: CIA to topple Pakistan's President Musharraf? How Will They Destroy Ron Paul? UK and Private Finance Initiatives (private companies providing public services): "A large section of this country's biggest single piece of infrastructure is being run by the administrator Ernst and Young. Rest assured, dear taxpayers, the accounting firm's meter will be running for months to come. As well as that bill, the public is now in line to meet Metronet's £2 billion cost over-run. And its £2.6 billion debt... "Since 1997, excluding the Tube PPP, the Treasury has signed 700 other PFI contracts for public infrastructure and services worth around £65 billion. The long-term cost to taxpayers? A cool £166 billion... Mr Brown has become addicted to PFI, which has allowed him to rack up multi-billion pound liabilities, mostly hidden from the national accounts. This is Enron-style financial management in the taxpayers' name." - Does 'Enron' ring any bells, Mr Brown? Riots reinforce Bahrain rulers' fears Britain losing Afghan 'hearts and minds' Soldiers are being killed in Afghanistan, argues Craig Murray, to protect heroin crops "Erdogan... recently asked Washington to explain how US arms get into the hands of the insurgents. It is unclear, he said pointedly, whether the arms fall into the PKK's hands via Iraqis or if the US supplies the PKK directly." - TURKEY'S FAULT LINES The BBC has suffered another credibility blow after admitting that it made up a Newsnight survey suggesting that most of Britain and Scotland's leading businesses were not in favour of independence. - BBC apologises in row over 'mistake' in SNP survey Do you trust the BBC? ( http://www.sundayherald.com/) Yes - 32.4% No - 67.6% Ministers blamed for flood defence failures "Our ill-trained youth will kick Britain out of the elite..." - Liam Halligan "The Sunday Times has... discovered that there was a... key piece of evidence – a diary kept by Evans that allegedly details a series of meetings at the House of Lords in 2004 with Lord Levy, Blair’s chief fundraiser, to discuss a peerage. One well-placed Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) source said the diary was 'dynamite' and provided 'spectacular' evidence of an alleged 'agreement' for Evans to be ennobled in return for a £1m loan." - No 10 honours plot: four new names Robert Fisk: No wonder the bloggers are winning Groups Slam World Bank's Support for Massive Indonesian Plantation ... Barack Obama’s foreign policy agenda is virtually identical to that of the Bush administration, including his approach to the “war on terrorism”. Obama has promised a robust US military-intelligence presence in Iraq and the Middle East to “root out Al-Qaeda”.... Mitt Romney promises to “combat radical Islam” with a war agenda identical to Obama’s (which is identical to Bush-Cheney’s). Romney’s provocative speech at the Herzliya Conference speaks for itself. -Washington's Consensus Al Qaeda Deception by Larry Chin Beggars Belief Nike Indonesia Demonstration "One year into the Zeist trial, the prosecutors were told for the first time that the evidence had been fabricated by a former Libyan agent who had become a CIA asset in 1988. Internal CIA cables show that the agency was well aware since 1988 that the man was a fabricator. The Zeist trial constitutes the only case in history where internal CIA documents were used in a foreign court. As a rule, the Scottish Prosecution Authorities have a duty to investigate the credibility of their witnesses before they issue an arrest warrant. In the Megrahi's case, they did not. As they blindly trusted their U.S. partners, they failed to perform one of their most basic obligations.Instead of admitting the fact, they tried to cover it up, thus violating Scottish Criminal Law, which requires the prosecution to provide the defense with any significant information susceptible to help their cause." - Lockerbie: Evidence Fabricated by CIA "The SNP MP ... suggested the police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) may have succumbed to political pressure. 'It simply beggars belief that the police and the CPS both believe no charges should be brought,' he said. 'If this is the case, the next few weeks will be extremely interesting, with assistant commissioner Mr Yates having promised the public administration committee that all the evidence assembled will be made public if required.' - SNP: Lack of charges 'beggars belief' "Most interesting now will be how the other Blairite boot-lickers and sycophants will respond. Back in February, both the Scum and Martin Kettle ran similar articles demanding that Yates either put up or shut up." - Sticking the boot in. Military Preparing for Martial Law "Damascus has also warmed to Turkey, Israel's ally in the region, and this is somewhat unsettling news for Tehran, which looks to Syria as a counterbalance to the Israel-Turkey nexus. France, under the new pro-American President Nicolas Sarkozy, has wasted little time before trying its hands at an active Syria policy. From the vantage point of Tehran, the net result of all the external influences on Syria may indeed be a considerable mellowing or an incremental 'soft decoupling' of its relations with Syria."Iran-Syria alliance on uncertain ground "Israel on Friday denounced an alliance between Iran and Syria that it said cast doubts on Syrian peace intentions, following a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Damascus. 'The fact that the Damascus regime chose Ahmadinejad as a partner in a strategic alliance raises serious doubt on recent statements from Syria on its intentions for peace,' foreign ministry spokesman Mark Regev told AFP." - Israel slams Iran-Syria alliance President of the Christian Action League, 74, Is Arrested after Paying Hooker with Checks Britain's 'radioactive' tourist resorts? Video of the former UN observer, Jan Muhren, describing how he witnessed Israel provoking its Arab neighbors in the run-up to the six-day-war. Mr. Villaraigosa is the national co-chairman of Hillary Clinton’s campaign. LA Mayor Allegations UK Criminal Justice System R.I.P.? - No charges in honours inquiry The Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir Ken Macdonald, is a former legal colleague of Cherie Blair and was knighted in the New Year's Honours. Assistant Commissioner John Yates led the honours inquiry. He also led the investigation into Princess Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell, which collapsed in court. Police corruption in UK 'at Third World levels' "Although the parliamentary inquiry revealed that David Lloyd George, Herbert Samuel, and Sir Rufus Isaacs had profited directly from the policies of the government, it was decided the men had not been guilty of corruption."- aangirfan: Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, the Marconi ... Blair forced Goldsmith to drop BAE charges "Offer of Lords seat to rebel Welsh MP authorised by Blair" Sleazy Labour's £2m raid on council tax funds Jowell finances furore heats up UK Conservatives: R.I.P. - Double byelection win for Brown Al-Qaida's man in Iraq unveiled as fictional character Africa's drugs gateway to Europe "A former British Army mole in the IRA has claimed that MI5 arranged a weapons-buying trip to America in which he obtained detonators, later used by terrorists to murder soldiers and police officers." - MI5 'helped IRA buy bomb parts in US' - Times Online U.S. threatens action in Pakistan When terrorist attacks and wargames coincide John Pilger ~ War By Other Means [1/3] One million assaults in first year of Labour's 24-hour licensing "On July 7th the Los Angeles Times reported that back in 1991 Mr Thompson accepted a lobbying job that required him to help persuade the first Bush White House to allow family-planning clinics that receive federal funds to offer advice on abortions. Team Thompson denies the story. However, the lobbying group's minutes support it, potentially branding the candidate a liar as well as unsound on abortion. Not a great start for a man who is not yet formally in the race." - Presidential candidates Hitting the buffers Economist.com After President Bush commuted Libby's sentence Thompson released a statement: "I am very happy for Scooter Libby," Thompson said. "I know that this is a great relief to him, his wife and children. This will allow a good American, who has done a lot for his country, to resume his life." Political Leaders Express Outrage, Support for 'Scooter' Libby's Commuted Sentence On June 29, 2002, Thompson married Republican consultant Jeri Kehn. Thompson has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), a form of cancer. Ron Paul Courageously Speaks the Truth Lockerbie, Shin Bet, MI5, the CIA, Iran and Wikipe... Bombed from the air by the British, the French, th... America secretly backs the Islamists Bush and Blair have brought poverty Art People Travel The Bin Laden Family AT LIBERTY The Truth About GORDON BROWN Divided and Weak Top Scots and Heroin John Smeaton, Cambridgeshire, MI5 Sack Sir Alan West Algeria, Oil, Mossad, terror... Gangsterism Lockerbie, Dr Hans Kochler, the SCCRC, Oliver Reve... French government minister and 9 11 Alan West, the loss of secret documents, the bin L... Glasgow Airport attack, the SNP and the security s... Lewis Libby and Marc Rich Sexpionage Balkanize India and Israel Classic Double Agents in False Flag Operations The classic false flag operation. Glasgow Airport Terror, the Jubilee Plot, MI5, a R... Glasgow Airport attack	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line14
__label__cc	0.570147	0.429853	Home \| National AAUP \| News \| Resources \| About This Site \| Contact Us \| Other Links UIUC AAUP Bylaws & Standing Rules What AAUP Means to Me AAUP UIUC Documents AAUP Principles Back to Index of Minutes Summary Report for UIUC AAUP Policy Committee on January 22, 2007 Present: Abbas Aminmnasour, Geneva Belford, Lynn Belford, Clyde Forrest, Bettina Francis, Michael Grossman, Harry Hilton, Walter McMahon, Cary Nelson, John Prussing, Arthur Robinson, Robert Spitze, Leslie Struble, Donald Uchtmann, H. F. Williamson (1) Review of the minutes for December 11, 2006; the President’s Report for Fall, 2007; and the Summary Reports for Fall Policy Committee Meetings. These documents were approved. The President’s Report will be circulated to those chapter members on our email list. The summary reports will be posted on the Chapter’s web site. (2) Preparation for Meeting with Provost Katehi. Uchtmann discussed our meeting with the Provost in conjunction with the February 12, 2007 meeting of the Policy Committee. This meeting will start at 11 a.m. The Provost will be asked to join us for lunch if her schedule permits. Possible topics for our discussion included (a) the role of faculty governance particularly in light of the Global Campus Initiative/Partnership negotiations and (b) promotion and tenure procedures at the UIUC. (3) Global Campus Initiative/Partnership (GCI/GCP). The discussion continued with emphasis on the changes in the program and its title which occurred at the January 8, 2007 retreat on this program. The topics covered included: (a) A report by Ucthmann and Francis on the meeting that they and Burton had with President White on December 15. (b) A report by Aminmansour on the January 8 all-day summit meeting at which about thirty faculty and students met with President White and Chet Gardner. (c) A description of the content of the new proposal presented by White and Gardner which included dropping the LLC structure; assurance of quality control through faculty involvement in course development, department control over courses and the faculty preparing them, and the use of the normal approval process for new courses; the role of the departments in who teaches the courses; and the procedures for sharing revenues and funding course development.; (d) Discussion of the importance of having processes in place to be sure that the program as implemented will follow the guidelines established at this time. It was urged that the guidelines be established in writing with procedures for monitoring the program. (e) Discussion of the reaction of the Board of Trustees to the report on the GCP at their January meeting. (f) The next steps in this process including the plans of the University Senates Conference to discuss the GCP at its January 26 meeting. A major next step will be determining the role of and membership on the GCP Academic Council and its relation to the Senates. Ucthmann asked that Aminmansour, Grossman, and Burton continue to be an informal subcommittee monitoring these developments and determining what role the AAUP should play. He noted that the improvements that have been made are a tribute to the leaders of the Senate who have played such an important role in these negotiations (4) Revision of Chapter By-Laws. There was a discussion of the latest revision of the revised by-laws which covered the role of Associate Members and the selection of the Policy Committee members. It was agreed that procedures for handling communications would be covered in a set of guidelines which might be cited in the by-laws. (5) Chapter Web Site: Nelson reported that the design of the site is almost complete. He noted that we will be the first “advocacy” chapter to have its own web site and hopes that others follow our example. Items he is planning to add to the site include information on lobbying; cases in the news where the AAUP played a role in defending faculty rights at the UIUC; and our role in such issues as faculty rehiring and the development of the GCI. It was suggested that he include a history of the chapter with particular emphasis on our role in establishment of the current governance structure on the campus. Uchtmann thanked Nelson for the outstanding job he has done. (6) Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee Reports. Robinson reported briefly on the two cases he is handling. He has talked with a member of the Provost’s staff about our concerns. (7) National Office. Nelson reported that there has been significant progress in improving the membership and financial services at the national office. Erne Benjamin has been hired on a “part-time” basis to run the national office and is doing an excellent job. American Association of University Professors — UIUC Chapter 1001 S. 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__label__cc	0.510479	0.489521	/ Arts and Humanities English Language and Literature Commons™ Search English Language and Literature Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Jane Eyre (2) Jezebel (2) Gem of the Ocean (1) Aunt Ester (1) Hyper-sexuality (1) Bildungsroman (1) Folk stories (1) August Wilson (1) Black Sexuality (1) Female sexuality (1) Full-Text Articles in English Language and Literature Jane Eyre: The Bridge Between Christianity And Folklore, Teagan Lewis Oct 2018 Jane Eyre: The Bridge Between Christianity And Folklore, Teagan Lewis Charlotte Brontё’s acclaimed novel, Jane Eyre, was first marketed as an autobiography. The story, told from the point of view of a poor orphan girl, takes on a narrative similar to that of a fairytale. In this way, a reader may find difficulty in believing this novel to be a work of nonfiction. Charlotte Brontё employs aspects of both Christianity and fantasy in her novel not to discourage her readers from believing its validity but rather to emphasize how even poor orphan girls like Jane have forces of good guiding them. Jane Eyre is fictional, yet the hardships she ... Uncovering Shakespeare's Sisters In Special Collections And College Archives, Musselman Library, Suzanne J. Flynn, Lauren J. Browning, Madison G. Harvey, Hannah C. Lindert, Emma J. Poff, Cameron N. D'Amica, Teagan Lewis, Merlyn Maldonado Lopez, Audrey J. Nikolich, Mariah L. Beck, Phoebe M. Doscher, Chloe Dougherty, Hana Huskic, Samantha L. Burr, Elizabeth F. D'Arcangelo, Logan Shippee Oct 2018 Uncovering Shakespeare's Sisters In Special Collections And College Archives, Musselman Library, Suzanne J. Flynn, Lauren J. Browning, Madison G. Harvey, Hannah C. Lindert, Emma J. Poff, Cameron N. D'Amica, Teagan Lewis, Merlyn Maldonado Lopez, Audrey J. Nikolich, Mariah L. Beck, Phoebe M. Doscher, Chloe Dougherty, Hana Huskic, Samantha L. Burr, Elizabeth F. D'Arcangelo, Logan Shippee Foreword by Professor Suzanne J. Flynn I have taught the first-year seminar, Shakespeare’s Sisters, several times, and over the years I have brought the seminar’s students to the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. There, the wonderful librarians have treated the students to a special exhibit of early women’s manuscripts and first editions, beginning with letters written by Elizabeth I and proceeding through important works by seventeen and eighteenth-century women authors such as Aemelia Lanyer, Anne Finch, Aphra Behn, and Mary Wollstonecraft. This year I worked with Carolyn Sautter, the Director of Special Collections and College ... Jane Eyre And Education, Cameron N. D'Amica Oct 2018 Jane Eyre And Education, Cameron N. D'Amica Charlotte Brontë created the first female Bildungsroman in the English language when she wrote Jane Eyre in the mid-nineteenth century. Brontë’s novel explores the development of a young girl through her educational experiences. The main character, Jane Eyre, receives a formal education as a young orphan and eventually becomes both a teacher and a governess. Jane’s life never strays far from formal education, regardless of whether she is teaching or being taught. In each of Jane’s experiences, she learns invaluable lessons, both in and out of the classroom environment. Jane excels in the sphere of formal education ... An Exploration Of Female Sexuality, Class Status, And Art In Hardy’S Short Stories, Erin M. Lanza Apr 2018 An Exploration Of Female Sexuality, Class Status, And Art In Hardy’S Short Stories, Erin M. Lanza In this paper, I examine Hardy’s treatment of female sexuality as mediated by art in two short stories: “The Fiddler of the Reels” and “An Imaginative Woman.” Given Hardy’s role as an artist, his noted compassion for women, and his interest in Victorian attitudes toward sexuality, my analysis of these topics in his short stories is particularly relevant. Hardy’s investment in class issues is also pertinent, as I consider how Hardy uses his heroines’ relationships with art to underline the distinct disadvantages of lower-class women. While Ella, the middle-class heroine of “An Imaginative Woman,” uses poetry to ... What About Susan? Gender In Narnia, Emma G. Schilling Oct 2017 What About Susan? Gender In Narnia, Emma G. Schilling Critics of C.S. Lewis argue that his misogyny is present in his portrayal of female characters. While Lewis himself was self-contradictory in his attitudes towards women, his depictions of female characters in The Chronicles of Narnia are both realistic and progressive. Both the male and female characters throughout the series demonstrate individual strengths and weaknesses that are not dependent on their gender. The criticism against Lewis focuses on his treatment of Susan, especially regarding her being the only child not to return to Narnia at the end of the series. Unlike what the critics argue, however, Susan is not ... In Search Of Health, Freedom & Identity: An Analysis Of Isabella Bird's And Margaret Fountaine's Renovation Of Self Through Travel & Travel Writing, Mikki L. Stacey Oct 2016 In Search Of Health, Freedom & Identity: An Analysis Of Isabella Bird's And Margaret Fountaine's Renovation Of Self Through Travel & Travel Writing, Mikki L. Stacey “An Analysis of Isabella Bird’s and Margaret Fountaine’s Renovation of Self through Travel & Travel Writing” tracks three interdependent facets of identity that become apparent in the travel literature of Victorian ladies Isabella Lucy Bird and Margaret Fountaine. These facets are: the socialized self (the identity developed as a result of the society in which one grows up) the renovated self (the identity developed through interacting with and adapting to other cultures ) and the edited self (the identity one creates when she writes about her experiences—for my thesis specifically, the identity the author creates to reconcile her socialized ... Peering Into The Jezebel Archetype In African American Culture And Emancipating Her From Hyper-Sexuality: Within And Beyond James Baldwin’S 'Go Tell It On The Mountain' And Alice Walker’S 'The Color Purple', Zakiya A. Brown Apr 2015 Peering Into The Jezebel Archetype In African American Culture And Emancipating Her From Hyper-Sexuality: Within And Beyond James Baldwin’S 'Go Tell It On The Mountain' And Alice Walker’S 'The Color Purple', Zakiya A. Brown Literary authors and performing artists are redefining the image of the Jezebel archetype from a negative stereotype to an empowering persona. The reformation of the Jezebel’s identity and reputation, from a manipulating stereotype to an uplifting individual may not be a common occurrence, but the Jezebel archetype as a positive figure has earned a dignified position in literature and in reality. Jezebel archetypes wear their sexuality proudly. Her sultriness may be the first aspect of her identity that readers see, but readers must be cautious not to overlook her merit and moral standards as a character that has the ... How European Folk Stories Have Misrepresented Indigenous Women, Jacqueline S. Marotto Apr 2014 How European Folk Stories Have Misrepresented Indigenous Women, Jacqueline S. Marotto An examination of Rayna Green's "The Pocahontas Perplex" in reflection of course material about the role of indigenous women in North America. Shieldmaiden, Allison A. Taylor Oct 2013 Shieldmaiden, Allison A. Taylor "Shieldmaiden" is a poem that examines J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series from a feminist perspective, focusing on the character of Éowyn and her influence on female readers of Tolkien's novels. She's A Brick House: August Wilson And The Stereotypes Of Black Womanhood, Amelia Tatum Grabowski Jan 2013 She's A Brick House: August Wilson And The Stereotypes Of Black Womanhood, Amelia Tatum Grabowski In his Century Cycle of plays, August Wilson tells ten distinct stories of families in or linked to the Hill District, an African American community in Pittsburgh; one play taking place in each decade of the twentieth century. Through these plays, Wilson's audience sees the Hill District and America evolve, while prejudice, oppression, and poverty remain constant. Many scholars argue that sexism provides a fourth common factor, asserting that Wilson portrays the female characters in the male-fantasized, stereotypical roles of the Mammy or the Jezebel figure, rather as realistic, empowered, and complex women. However, close examination of the women ... “To Say Nothing”: Variations On The Theme Of Silence In Selected Works By Sor Juana Inés De La Cruz, Sandra Cisneros, And María Luisa Bombal, Hannah M. Frantz Jan 2012 “To Say Nothing”: Variations On The Theme Of Silence In Selected Works By Sor Juana Inés De La Cruz, Sandra Cisneros, And María Luisa Bombal, Hannah M. Frantz This paper explores the various ways in which Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s La Respuesta, Sandra Cisneros’s “Woman Hollering Creek,” and María Luisa Bombal’s “The Tree” address the theme of silence. It interrogates how the female characters in each of these works are silenced as well as their responses to that oppression. Meaning is subjective, so writing is a safe outlet for the oppressed. These works each identify an oppressor, either a husband or the male dominated church, as well as an oppressed individual, who is the female lead. In La Respuesta, the Catholic church, and ...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line17
__label__wiki	0.866976	0.866976	HOME REGULAR COLUMNS POLL PHOTOS ARCHIVE VACANCIES BLOGS Village forests go through midlife crisis Nepal's community forestry movement is threatened by corruption and greed RUBEENA MAHATO in NAWALPARASI FROM ISSUE #509 (02 JULY 2010 - 08 JULY 2010) \| TABLE OF CONTENTS SUBSCRIBE NT PRINT REFER WRITE TO EDITOR ALL PICS: RUBEENA MAHATO SEE SAW: Workers saw timber harvested from the Sundari Community Forest in Nawalparasi, mid-June. More and more community forest user groups are felling valuable trees. Political fluidity and a breakdown in the rule of law has led to rampant logging nationwide and is threatening to undermine Nepal's internationally recognised community forestry program. Trees are being felled by logging groups that enjoy political patronage and protection from district forest officers (DFOs). Community forestry user groups, on the other hand, have been colluding with timber poachers and corrupt local officials to harvest trees. Illegal logging is now so rampant and blatant that Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal summoned the Minister of Forests and Soil Conservation, Deepak Bohara, and asked for clarification. The ministry then recalled DFOs from two districts, but no one has been charged. "Elections for membership of community forestry user groups are now more hotly contested than VDC elections ever were," says Raju Ranjan of the Deusathala Community Forestry User Group in Nawalparasi. Nearly 30 years after the state began to hand over Nepal's forests to local communities for protection and management, the program appears to be a victim of its own success. The adult trees that the villagers nurtured have become so valuable that unscrupulous village elders have been tempted by the timber mafia to plunder woodlands. The destruction is most visible in the Tarai, but even forests in the midhills that have road connections are being denuded. In Dadeldhura contractors, with the help of district forest officials and users, are trying to get large tracts of national forests handed over to the communities so they can sell the trees. "When the regulators and protectors of forests are hand-in-glove in destroying the forests, who can stop them?" asks Resham Bahadur Dangi, joint secretary at the Ministry of Forests. He is a helpless witness to the rife corruption in the appointment of DFOs by his ministry. History has shown that Nepal's forests have always suffered during periods of political transition. The current weak state and the breakdown in the rule of law have allowed a nationwide network of timber mafias to flourish. Since timber harvesting is allowed inside community forests, they have become a vulnerable target. In community forests across Nawalparasi, community forestry user groups pay up to Rs 60,000 to government rangers to get amendments to their by-laws approved. There is also corruption in getting felling permits from forestry officials. "We have no option but to comply with the demands of the range post office, or they will not give us permits," says Krishna Prasad Aryal, who heads the Deusathala Community Forestry User Group. Richer user groups, however, have found ways to bribe officials to fell more timber than their permits allow them. Nawalparasi DFO Shahirat Prasad Thakur is among 16 officials who are being investigated by the CIAA for graft. The biggest challenge facing community forestry at the moment is internal governance, says Popular Gentle of Care Nepal. "The government has been trying to undermine the community forestry movement because it wants to control timber resources." - Apsara Chapagain, FECOFUN Chairperson In many VDCs, the earnings from tree feeling can run into hundreds of thousands of rupees a year. The money is supposed to be used for local development, but locals say very little of it actually benefits the poorest in the villages. The Community Forestry Guidelines of 2009 require villages to set aside 35 per cent of revenue for the poor, marginalised and Dalits, and also require half the members of user groups to be women. Very few of the community forests in Nawalparasi, or even in the rest of the country, have fulfilled this quota. Community mobiliser Bhumisara Phal says it is nearly impossible to get the powerful people in the village to agree to the provisions. "The few women and Dalits who are elected to user groups have no role but to work for the influential members," she says. Surbit Sthapit of HImalayan Community Development Forum says that there is policy level corruption in the community forests. "The user groups set the price of the timber at as low as Rs 10 in their operational plans when they are being sold in the market for Rs 800 to Rs 1200. Legally, they are not at fault but this is a kind of hidden corruption." The newly-elected head of the Federation of Community Forestry Users in Nepal (FECOFUN), Apsara Chapagain, is aware of the problems her member communities face, but blames the government for trying to smear the community forestry movement. "It may be true that user groups have been infiltrated by unscrupulous persons, but by and large community forestry is a successful model," she says. "The government has a vested interest in proving that it is not." * Total forest cover: 25.4 per cent * Annual deforestation rate (2000-2005): 1.4 per cent * Between 2000-2005, Nepal lost about 2,640 sq km of forest (Source: FAO, 2005) A formerly barren riverbank in Nawalparasi has become a jungle through the care of the Sitaram Community Forest User Group. There are still some community forests that have resisted logging. Sitaram Community Forest in Nawalparasi, which is completely run by women, is an example. With years of nurturing, they have turned a barren river bank into a dense forest. But they are content with felling old tress and collecting fallen branches, even if their yearly income is far less than the neighbouring user groups that harvest timber. "We planted these trees with our own hands. We will not fell them for money," says Sita Thapa, head of a user group that relies more on non-timber produce like fodder grass and amriso (broom grass) farming for income. In Shree Kumarwarti Adarsha Buffer Zone Community Forest at Pithauli, growing forest cover has provided safe habitat for the wildlife of Chitwan National Park. Despite frequent attacks from the animals, the users are committed to conserving the forest. "We are building electric fences to ward off animals at night. But the forests will not be destroyed," says Indra Bhusal, head of the user committee. Community forestry has never been as successful in the Tarai as in the hills of Nepal because of commercial logging and the pressure on land. "In the hills, forests are needed for subsistence but the Tarai has more of an industrial demand," says Resham Bahadur Dangi, joint secretary at the Ministry of Forests. Forest ownership is also not as well defined in the Tarai as in the hills. The high prices for Tarai hardwoods meant that the state was reluctant to transfer ownership of forests to local communities. The government's alternative for the Tarai is the concept of 'collaborative forests', which involves traditional users and greater state control. But community forestry advocates are not happy with this model. "This will create rifts between traditional users and recent migrants in the Tarai," says FECOFUN's Mohammad Kar Khan.Not just Tarai, even hill districts like Kaski and Ilam have fallen prey to timber trade. 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__label__cc	0.738777	0.261223	Philippine Fishermen, Hazardous Compressor Diving... Tue, 18/12/2012 - 5:05am Every so often in the lifetime of a photographer, something comes along that is so truly awesome to shoot. Welcome to the crazy, dangerous world of Philippine compressor diving. Breathing through just a thin plastic air hose connected to a rusty air compressor on the boat above them, these fishermen dive down deep to 20m, 30m, sometimes 40m. Known in Tagalog as 'Pa-aling', this stripped down method of diving completely does away with regulators, spare regulators and mouthpieces. Often exploited by their employers, workers suffer harsh work conditions, low pay, and non-existent safety standards. Injuries, and death are common. The most usual cause of death is from decompression illness, or DCI. Otherwise known as 'the bends', this arises when a diver ascends too fast. Herding the skipjack tuna in the net, 'Pa-aling' is recognized as one of the most dangerous methods of fishing. More than 200 nautical miles from land, and far from any decompression chambers or hospitals, these fishermen often stay at sea for months at a time. For those who don't die, limb paralysis and migraines are common. If something goes wrong with the hoses, such as a kink, leak or break, it's curtains. Obviously the rusty compressor must never be allowed to break down or run out of gas. Not withstanding the human rights and labour rights violations inherent in 'Pa-aling diving, this lethal way of fishing is a major contributor to the tuna overfishing crisis in the Philippines. Purse seine fishing boats from the southern city of General Santos are now fishing further afield. They fish in international waters now, as the seas around the Philippines are already overfished. And because this all takes place in on the 'high seas', i.e. no man's land, there's nothing anybody, government, or organization can do. To gather these images I was spent a month on a boat with Greenpeace who are advocating a network of marine reserves to be established in four high seas pockets of international waters, and for these zones to be declared off-limits to fishing. The more I see of this kind of thing, the more it reinforces my belief that business interests are unfortunately winning the battle for the control of our lives and our natural environment. ALEX HOFFORD : HONG KONG CHINA PALAU PHILIPPINES COMPRESSOR DIVING PHOTOGRAPHER	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line28
__label__cc	0.667746	0.332254	MXOLISI SITHOLE WINS START (article first published : 2006-07-11) NIVEA and the KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts Gallery are hosting an exciting exhibition featuring 20 of KZN’s most talented, undiscovered artists. Now in its second year, Beiersdorf’s START. The NIVEA Art Award 2006 is a collaboration that seeks to create a platform for development in the field of visual art in KZN. This year, 20 finalists were selected from a pool of entries and these artists were then commissioned to produce the works that are now on display at the KZNSA Gallery. At the exhibition opening, the three winners were announced. Taking the top accolade was Mxolisi Sithole (20) of Umlazi, who won R20,000 cash and a three-week solo exhibition in the soon to be opened NIVEA Gallery at KZNSA. Second place went to Sicelo Ziqubu (31) of Newcastle, who took home R10,000. In third place was Mfanukhona Dladla (46) of Vryheid. Although the financial injection is important, it is the process that is most beneficial to artists. The commissioned artists worked closely with the judges and were required to submit three progress reports before submitting their final artwork. The judges were available to the artists throughout their process of creation so as to give guidance when required. This year’s panel of judges comprised Sfiso KaMkame, Storm Janse van Rensburg, Julia Meintjes, Anthea Martin, Gabi Nkosi and Nathi Gumede. The other talented finalists were Niall Bingham, David Buchler, Mbongeni Buthelezi, Adrienne D'Aeth, Russell Stark, Thulani Mbokazi, S'bonelo Kunene, Lalelani Mbhele, Joseph Manana, Anet Norval, Witty Nyide, Liezel Prins, Abednego Shandu, Selbourne Shangase, Lolette Smith, Liz Speight and Mfundo Xaba. Beiersdorf’s START. The NIVEA Art Award 2006 runs until July 16 at the KZNSA Gallery. This project is fully funded by Beiersdorf under the expert guidance of judges Anthea Martin and Storm Janse van Rensburg, as well as KZNSA Curator, Nathi Gumede.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line35
__label__cc	0.580658	0.419342	Home NFL Chargers QB Philip Rivers still has no intention of relocating to Los... Chargers QB Philip Rivers still has no intention of relocating to Los Angeles It takes Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers 160-minutes round trip to commute from his San Diego home to the team’s practice facilities in Orange County, but he doesn’t have any plans to relocate closer to the franchise any time soon. In fact, Rivers told the San Diego Union-Tribune that commuting this season “went great.” The decision to stay in San Diego stems from wanting to keep his family life the same as he finds ways to balance his professional life. “That’s the plan,” Rivers said. “It went better than expected. There were no hiccups. There’s no drawback to not doing it again as of today.” Rivers, who has eight children ranging from age 2 to a high school freshman, joined the Chargers in 2004 when the team was in San Diego. The Spanos family moved the team to the Los Angeles area in July, but Rivers has learned to make the most of his commute. After 13 years in San Diego, the Rivers family wasn’t ready to uproot its life just because the team moved. The quarterback has a driver so that he can do NFL homework in the back of a $200,000 luxury SUV that most would only dream of. Column \| Philip Rivers' new ride allows him to stay home https://t.co/btwCEgIsFq pic.twitter.com/DHud3ho5UF — San Diego Union-Tribune (@sdut) September 5, 2017 “My two biggest things were my family time and my preparation and what I owe this football team,” Rivers said earlier this season. “I was not going to sacrifice either of them in any big proportion. “I can look at all the pluses and minuses and say, ‘OK. This does it.’ This allows me to get home in the 6 to 7 hour, which is when I got home the last 11 years, and it allows me to watch all or more of the film I watched before.” Previous articlePatriots push back against bombshell ESPN report Next articleSerena's coach backs skipping Aussie Open Cardinals didn’t include Josh Rosen in hype video for season schedule Seahawks schedule 2019: Will Seattle add to streak of winning seasons? Cowboys schedule 2019: Dallas faces daunting road back to playoffs	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line43
__label__cc	0.610798	0.389202	What's the penalty for trying to cast spells without mana? April 19, 2010, 07:09 #1 I've read that mages used to have spell called Globe of Invulnerability, which got removed from the game because it made mages invincible. As I though it sounded like a nice spell I came up with an idea on how to balance it. How about making it cost more mana than a Mage can have? I don't know the exact penalties for casting spells without mana, but I've heard that doing so can cause permanent damage on your stats and make your @ pass out. If players would risk fainting from casting the spell, they wouldn't do it during a battle. But players who like to gamble could still do it before. In other words, the Mage would cast Globe of Invulnerability on dlvl 99, and if everything goes well he or she would be invincible during the first part of the battle. But the mage passes out from casting, there would be a small risk of a wandering monster sneaking up on him/her while (s)he's unconcious. Getting stats ruined forever wouldn't be fun either and like all those self-buff spells in Angband the duration of GoI would be random. Another spell idea I came up with was the ability to cast Aquirement or Aquirement at the cost of more mana than a player can have. Wouldn't it be possible to balance that too so that some gambling-minded players would use it for extra excitement while those who like to play it safe never would use it? I understand that the developers have much more important things to balance/code/etc than to listen to ideas from the forum, but to me it doesn't matter that much. I think it's fun to just discuss! So what do you say, would it be possible to balance Globe of Invulnerability or Aquirement/Aquirement by giving them unaffordable mana costs? Send a private message to Nemesis Find More Posts by Nemesis When you try to cast a spell but lack the mana, the failure rate of the spell is increased by 5% for each missing mana point (up to the standard max 50% failure rate before taking into account stunning and amnesia). Also, if you fail, the following happens: * You are paralyzed, ignoring free action, for 1 game turn plus 5 for each missing mana point. * At 50% odds, your CON is reduced (at a further 25% odds, permanently -- so, 1/8th chance of a permanent CON reduction) That's it. This is all taken from cmd5.c, by the way. If you want to introduce a spell that intentionally costs more mana than you can have, then you should also tweak the rules for mana overexertion. They currently assume that you're desperate anyway and thus don't overly penalize you (beyond paralyzing you in a situation where you badly needed to cast a spell, anyway). Making GoI work this way makes some sense, since you have to cast it shortly before going into combat, so if you fail, there's a good chance you'll get ambushed. But I don't see this remotely working for Acquirement et al. In general, spells that give the player items are broken or useless, depending on the items in question. We already see this with branding spells. Originally Posted by Derakon It wouldn't make that much sense to put an aquirement spell in the game, I was just toying with the idea to challenge myself by trying to come up with a way to balance it. But do you think it would be possible to re-introduce Globe of Invulnerability this way? Or do you think it's an hopeless task to find the right balance between everyone thinking it's not worth the risk and it being a no-brainer choice to activate GoI before the last battles in the game? fyonn Originally Posted by Nemesis as someone used GoI against Morgoth, it was a great spell, but IIRC, it only lasted 6+d8 turns or something similar, so I had to cast it several times during the fight. I pretty much had to be able to see Morgoth to cast it, otherwise I was wasting much of the value of an expensive spell to cast (70-ish mana?) thus casting it with a serious risk of paralysis would be an invitation to death. Also, a spell that you only cast for one baddie seems a bit odd. PS. GoI was seriously unbalancing.. that's what made it cool! Send a private message to fyonn Find More Posts by fyonn Originally Posted by fyonn If GoI was to be reintroduced, I imagine that players would cast it dlvl 99, and that it would last a bit longer. I guess it wouldn't be impossible to use it in other important battles as well. For example, you could detect the Tarrasque, dig a tunnel so that you are right next to him, with only one grid of wall between you. If you succeed in casting the spell, you only need to cast Stone to Mud one time before you can engage the Tarrasqe. And since you've dug a complex tunnel, it's not that likely that someone will kill you while you're paralyzed, unless that someone kan walk through or tear down walls. You could also use Glyph of Warding to protect yourself. The real the risk with using the spell would be that you could permanently lose one of those invaluable CON points, while the risk of getting paralyzed would mostly work to hinder players from re-casting the spell while in combat. The paralysis and CON drain happen if you are successful at casting the spell as well. You have to be really desperate to try. Under the system proposed, even if successfully cast, the GoI would probably wear off before your character is able to move again. Send a private message to miyazaki Find More Posts by miyazaki feature discussion - halve mage damage mana PowerDiver Vanilla 48 December 31, 2009 04:58 Suggestion : Make exp penalty hurt (but not too much ;-) PaulBlay Vanilla 14 April 7, 2009 04:24 On less used spells bebo Vanilla 8 February 4, 2009 23:21 Morgoth's Mana Storm awldune Vanilla 5 November 22, 2008 04:15 question about armor imposed mana points penalty tg122 Vanilla 4 December 17, 2007 18:17	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line53
__label__cc	0.737841	0.262159	Home Indiana History Bulletin IHBv21n01p058 Indiana History Bulletin, volume 21, number 1, January 1944 -- Proceedings of the twenty-fifth annual Indiana history conference IHBv21n01p058 Mrs. Sylvan S. Mouser: John K. Graham papers, secured in part from other descendants. John H. Newlin: manuscript account book, Nathan Newlin and John Newlin, Ohio and Indiana, 1797-1840. Mrs. Vera Reese Tranter, Franklin: manuscript account book, John Reese, 1810. EARLY WATER-POWER MILLS Denzil Doggett, Indianapolis, Chairman The committee has not been active this year, but a number of items have been added to its collection of material on Indiana's old mills. Mrs. Grace S. Marks, Salem, sent in material on the Organ Spring and the Thomas Voyles mills of Washington County. H. S. K. Bartholomew turned in information about the Myers mill of Elkhart County. Mrs. A. E. Werkhoff, Darlington, presented photographs of the Franklin mill, Montgomery County, showing its condition before and after purchase and repair by the Werkhoffs in 1939; an article in the Lafayette Journal and Courier told of this mill. Two photographs of the exterior of the Beck mill, Washington County, were the gift of Delbert Kay, Milwaukee. Other additions were a postcard showing the "Ruins of old Elliott mill, Richmond, Ind.," and newspaper clippings on the Thompson mill, at Edinburg, the death of Merritt Beck, of Washington County, Elkhorn mill, Wayne County, and the Hawkins mill, Richmond. PIONEER CEMETERIES AND CHURCHES Harry O. Garman, Indianapolis, Chairman Although gasoline rationing and other circumstances have greatly hampered the work of recording cemetery inscriptions, the members of the committee have been able to complete and send to the Genealogy Room in the State Library during 1943 inscriptions from fifty-five pioneer cemeteries located in thirteen different counties of the state. The size of the cemeteries vary from those containing only two or three markers to the Crown Hill Cemetery at Centerville with one hundred and eighteen pages of inscriptions covering one section. The total number of pages sent in was four hundred and thirty-one. Title Indiana History Bulletin, volume 21, number 1, January 1944 -- Proceedings of the twenty-fifth annual Indiana history conference Description Publication of the Indiana Historical Bureau reporting on activities that promote state and local history. Issued January 1944. Creator Indiana Historical Bureau Contributors Cordier, Andrew W. (Andrew Wellington), 1901-1975; Hull, J. Dan (John Daniel) 1900-; Rauch, John G. (John George), 1890-1975 ; Ohleyer, F. A.; Coleman, Christopher Bush, 1875-1944; Burns, Lee, 1872-1957; Lilly, Josiah Kirby, 1893-1966; Robbins, Roy M. (Roy Marvin); Polley, Frederick, 1875-1957; Thompson, Stith, 1885-1976; Riker, Dorothy Lois, 1904-; Ewbank, Louis B. (Louis Blasdel), 1864- ; Goodwin, John Pemberton, 1880-1972; Simons, Richard; Fesler, James W.; Dunn, Caroline; Doggett, Denzil; Garman, Harry O.; Lilly, Eli, 1885-1977; Gronert, Theodore Gregory; Ashby, W. Hurley; Wright, John S.; Wright, Quincy, 1890-1970; Subject Indiana--History--Periodicals; Indiana History Conference; Soviet Union--History--1917-1936.; Soviet Union--History--1939-1945.; Cultural lag; Surveys.; Education--History.; Genealogy.; Genealogical libraries; Indiana Historical Society. Annual Meeting; Folklore--Study and teaching.; Indiana University, Bloomington. Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology; Wayne County (Ind.); Warrick County (Ind.); Archival materials.; Acquisitions (Libraries)--Bibliography.; Steamboats; Waterways--Indiana; International agencies.; Conflict management. Format Scanned 2017-02-03, Bookeye 4 scanner; modified 2017-03-23 Photoshop CS3 Rights http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Rights Image Explanation This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Rights Holder Indiana Historical Bureau Repository Indiana History Bulletin Volume information Part of bound volume labeled on spine: Indiana History Bulletin, Jan. 1944-Dec. 1944 Title IHBv21n01p058 transcription Mrs. Sylvan S. Mouser: John K. Graham papers, secured in part from other descendants. John H. Newlin: manuscript account book, Nathan Newlin and John Newlin, Ohio and Indiana, 1797-1840. Mrs. Vera Reese Tranter, Franklin: manuscript account book, John Reese, 1810. EARLY WATER-POWER MILLS Denzil Doggett, Indianapolis, Chairman The committee has not been active this year, but a number of items have been added to its collection of material on Indiana's old mills. Mrs. Grace S. Marks, Salem, sent in material on the Organ Spring and the Thomas Voyles mills of Washington County. H. S. K. Bartholomew turned in information about the Myers mill of Elkhart County. Mrs. A. E. Werkhoff, Darlington, presented photographs of the Franklin mill, Montgomery County, showing its condition before and after purchase and repair by the Werkhoffs in 1939; an article in the Lafayette Journal and Courier told of this mill. Two photographs of the exterior of the Beck mill, Washington County, were the gift of Delbert Kay, Milwaukee. Other additions were a postcard showing the "Ruins of old Elliott mill, Richmond, Ind.," and newspaper clippings on the Thompson mill, at Edinburg, the death of Merritt Beck, of Washington County, Elkhorn mill, Wayne County, and the Hawkins mill, Richmond. PIONEER CEMETERIES AND CHURCHES Harry O. Garman, Indianapolis, Chairman Although gasoline rationing and other circumstances have greatly hampered the work of recording cemetery inscriptions, the members of the committee have been able to complete and send to the Genealogy Room in the State Library during 1943 inscriptions from fifty-five pioneer cemeteries located in thirteen different counties of the state. The size of the cemeteries vary from those containing only two or three markers to the Crown Hill Cemetery at Centerville with one hundred and eighteen pages of inscriptions covering one section. The total number of pages sent in was four hundred and thirty-one.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line58
__label__cc	0.696417	0.303583	Cofek lauds MPs' position on interest rates caps law Published: Friday, April 13, 2018 Created: Friday, April 13, 2018 CBK Governor Dr Patrick Njoroge and Treasury Secretary Mr Henry Rotich at a past event. The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) welcomes the decision by the Finance Committee of the National Assembly to reject Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) proposal to scrap the law capping interest rates. The House Committee's position vindicates our view and that of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) As we have stated, time without number, we do not support long term price controls. But where governance and regulatory discipline has dipped, such as the case with Kenya’s banking and financial services sector, price controls are inevitable. When His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta hesistantly assented to the Bill on August 24, 2016 he observed that while it was a painful decision, he had to accept realities of public outcry. He pledged that the effect of the legislation would be monitored over time. Instead of CBK offering factual insights and demonstrating the purported failure of the law, the CBK Governor Dr Patrick Njoroge has taken to a non-persuasive blanket condemnation of the law before and after assent. He has declined requests to meet with consumer representatives while he regularly consults the bankers lobby. That he is an embodiment of skewed regulatory failure is a matter within the public domain. It for this reason that we agree with MPs that Dr Njoroge has fallen to the IMF policy capture. CBK must do more homework to persuade consumers, accountants under ICPAK and MPs that his call to scrap the caps is genuine. He has also little to instil sector discipline and stemming huge government appetite for domestic borrowing The banks liquidity ratios are far from showing any danger signs. As a result of other hidden and escalated ones, some banks seem to be performing even better under the rate caps regime than before. The cliché excuse of reduced credit access to the low income earners is a choreographed cartel-like initiative that has been rehearsed to make the Banking Act (Amendment) 2016 look bad. We appeal to the media to equally allow the voice of consumers to be heard on this matter. Thank you.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line67
__label__cc	0.508071	0.491929	Home » Adult books: Nonfiction Adult books: Nonfiction Whitwell, Stuart Booklist;9/15/94, Vol. 91 Issue 2, p100 Reviews the book `The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages,' by Harold Bloom. Bloom in love with books. Tucker, Ken // Entertainment Weekly;10/21/94, Issue 245, p58 The Western Canon (Book Review). Sadlier, Darlene J. // Luso-Brazilian Review;1997, Vol. 34 Issue 1, p146 The battle of the books. Silver, Daniel J. // Commentary;Dec94, Vol. 98 Issue 6, p60 Reviews the book `The Western Canon: The Books and the School of the Ages,' by Harold Bloom. Canon fire. Gillespie, Nick // Reason;Jun95, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p55 Literary supplement: The great books of the west. Heptonstall, Geoffrey // Contemporary Review;Jun96, Vol. 268 Issue 1565, p331 The canonical critic. Good, Graham // Canadian Literature;Winter96, Issue 151, p152 In praise of dead white genius. Pierce, Peter // Bulletin with Newsweek;3/28/95, Vol. 116 Issue 5963, p104 Reviews the book `The Western Canon,' by Harold Bloom. The Western Canon. Schenk, Leslie // World Literature Today;Spring96, Vol. 70 Issue 2, p325 Focuses on the book `The Western Canon,' by Harold Bloom. Disasters to befall Western letters; Bases of literature and civilization; Misconceptions about Japanese poems. Canons in front of them. Clausen, Christopher // New Leader;12/19/95, Vol. 77 Issue 12, p18 It's naughty! Haughty! It's anti-multi-culti! Gates, David // Newsweek;10/10/1994, Vol. 124 Issue 15, p73 Reviews the book `The Western Canon,' by Harold Bloom, 64, who is Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale and Berg Professor English at New York University. INSETS: So you're on a desert island... (book excerpts);Bloom and doom (interview), by Ken Shulman.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line75
__label__wiki	0.940387	0.940387	Home Increase A. Lapham Papers, 1825-1930 August 1863, p. 45 Box 24: Canadian Weather Reports, Published, 1870-1871 August 1863, p. 45 Title Box 24: Canadian Weather Reports, Published, 1870-1871 Document Title Box 24: Canadian Weather Reports, Published, 1870-1871 Folder Description This box contains numerous meteorological reports, the vast majority of which come from the Magnetical Observatory in Toronto, Canada. The first few objects are meteorological reports on a yearly basis. The last object is a stack of loose leaf pages which make up a monthly meteorological register from 1860 to 1874. Subject data & lists; institutions & associations; law & legislation; weather & climate; rain; meteorology; wind Date 1859; 1860; 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867; 1868; 1869; 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874 Source Increase A. Lapham Papers, 1825-1930 (Wis Mss DB, Canadian Weather Reports, Published, 1870-1871, Box 24); WIHV95-A24 Digital Identifier Lapham(WisMssDB)B24F1-000 Title August 1863, p. 45 Document Title Monthly Meteorological Register, at the Provincial Magnetical Observatory, Toronto, Canada West, Page 45 State Toronto Place Canada Month August Source Increase A. Lapham Papers, 1825-1930 (Wis Mss DB, Canadian Weather Reports, Published, 1870-1871, Box 24) Second Report of the Meteorological Office of the Dominion of Canada Third Report of the Meteorological Office of the Dominion of Canada for the Fiscal Year Ended 30th June, 1873 Mean Meteorological Results at Toronto, for the Year 1859 and General Meteorological Register for the Year 1859 - Mean Meteorological Results at Toronto, for the Year 1859 and General Meteorological Register for the Year 1859 Mean Meteorological Results at Toronto, for the Year 1861 General Meteorological Register for the Year 1865 On the Changes of Barometric Pressure, and Pressure of Vapor that Accompany Different Winds, at Toronto, From Observations in the Seven Years, 1860-1866 Inclusive Meteorological Summary for November, 1869, Derived from the Records of the Magnetic Observatory, Toronto - Meteorological Summary for November, 1869, Derived from the Records of the Magnetic Observatory, Toronto Summary of Rain and Melted Snow for the Summer and Autumn Quarters of 1871, from Observations at 74 Stations in Canada, Compiled at the Magnetic Observatory, Toronto - Summary of Rain and Melted Snow for the Summer and Autumn Quarters of 1871, from Observations at 74 Stations in Canada, Compiled at the Magnetic Observatory, Toronto Summary of Rain and Melted Snow for the Winter Quarter of 1870-1871, from Observations at 41 Stations in Canada, Compiled at the Magnetic Observatory, Toronto - Summary of Rain and Melted Snow for the Winter Quarter of 1870-1871, from Observations at 41 Stations in Canada, Compiled at the Magnetic Observatory, Toronto Monthly Meteorological Register, at the Provincial Magnetical Observatory, Toronto, Canada West - January 1860, p. 1 - February 1860, p. 2 - March 1860, p. 3 - April 1860, p. 4 - May 1860, p. 5 - June 1860, p. 6 - July 1860, p. 7 - August 1860, p. 8 - September 1860, p. 9 - October 1860, p. 10 - November 1860, p. 11 - December 1860, p. 12 - January 1861, p. 13 - St. Martin, Isle Jesus, Canada East, January 1861, p. 14 - February 1861, p. 15 - March 1861, p. 16 - April 1861, p. 17 - May 1861, p. 18 - June 1861, p. 19 - July 1861, p. 20 - August 1861, p. 21 - September 1861, p. 22 - March1862, p. 28 - March 1868, p. 100 - April 1868, p. 101 - May 1868, p. 102 - June 1868, p. 103 - July 1868, p. 104 - August 1868, p. 105 - September 1868, p. 106 - October 1868, p. 107 - November 1868, p. 108 - December 1868, p. 109 - Notes Relative to Meteorological Reports for January 1869, p. 110 - January 1869, p. 111 - February 1869, p. 112 - March1873, p. 161	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line77
__label__cc	0.674448	0.325552	This is my contribution to this month’s #LetsLunch, a monthly virtual potluck on Twitter. This month’s theme is “munchies, ” to toast the release of The Marijuana Chronicles, an anthology featuring a story by Cheryl Tan, one of the founders of #LetsLunch. Here’s a recipe that will hit the spot when you’ve got the munchies– vibrantly flavored with smoky spice, heat, umami and a touch of sweetness. I am a huge fan of Sam Sifton, of The New York Times, and love how he brings a lively story with every recipe he presents. So I was excited when I saw his recent recipe for Trinidadian Chinese Chicken (“East Meets West Indies”). His depiction of Trinidad is reminiscent of VS Naipaul‘s writing: “The dish pays faint, mongrelized homage to the Chinese indentured servants who came to Trinidad in the 19th century to cut cane and harvest cacao when the British abolished African slavery but still needed chattel to do their work. The Chinese cooked their own food when they weren’t slaving. All Trinidad — not just Caribs and Africans but also, as in Derek Walcott’s description of the population, “the chained Cromwellian convict and the Sephardic Jew, the Chinese grocer and the Lebanese merchant selling cloth samples on his bicycle” — savored the result. Each group eventually made the cooking its collective own.” My husband, whose grandfather came from Canton not as an indentured servant but who was, indeed, a Chinese grocer, was excited to see Trinidadian Chinese food, a lesser known cuisine in the US, featured in the NY Times. But he steupsed— a Trini expression for sucking the teeth to express disdain– at the sauce Sifton made for the chicken: “The addition of a Scotch-bonnet sauce (choose your own, but make sure it is fruity in its fire, with a rich aftertaste) to the funky salinity of a commercial Chinese oyster sauce is revelatory, a culinary mash-up of the very first order. Slathered on the crisp chicken, it becomes visible poetry, a joyous product of survival under hard odds.” “What kind of sauce is that? It sounds like he just mixed together a little bit of this, a little bit of that, ” is how my husband put it. “You don’t do that in Trinidad.” Still, I had to try. I don’t actually remember eating this chicken with my in-laws, despite their being the-real-deal Chinese Trinidadians. The result? PHENOMENAL. Even my previously skeptical husband devoured it. He said the chicken was like what his mother used to make. And he admitted that the sauce, while not authentic, was surprisingly tasty. Sam Sifton’s Trini-Chinese Chicken Recipe from the New York Times Magazine March 31, 2013 8 to 10 chicken thighs, legs and wings, about 2 1/2 to 3 pounds total 2 tablespoons five-spice powder 1 2-inch knob ginger root, peeled and minced 1/2 cup neutral oil, like canola or grapeseed 1/2 cup oyster sauce 1 to 3 tablespoons Scotch-bonnet-pepper sauce, ideally Matouk’s Soca, to taste 1/4 cup chopped scallions, for garnish. 1. In a large, nonreactive bowl, toss the chicken with five-spice powder, then with the juice of 2 of the limes, the soy sauce and the ginger. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and up to 6 hours. 2. Heat oils in a large skillet over medium-high heat. There should be at least 1/4 inch of oil in the pan. When the oil is hot, remove chicken from marinade, allowing excess marinade to drip back into the bowl, and fry, in batches if necessary to not crowd the pan, turning the pieces frequently, until well browned and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. 3. Meanwhile, make the dipping sauce. Combine oyster sauce, a tablespoon of the Scotch-bonnet-pepper sauce and the juice of the remaining lime and stir to combine. Adjust seasonings with more hot sauce, lime juice and freshly ground black pepper to taste. 4. Garnish with scallions and serve with white or fried rice, with a drizzle of the sauce over each piece of chicken and the remaining sauce on the side. hangseneliquids app developers brisbane Source: spiceboxtravels.com Crispy Chinese Lemon Chicken recipe Chinese BBQ Chicken recipe	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line79
__label__cc	0.63271	0.36729	Calendar Kids New Parent Get-Togethers Dec 18 \| Wed \| 10:30 pm \| $20 Event is Over First-time parenthood can feel overwhelming—we're here to help! 92Y Parenting Center director Sally Tannen welcomes new moms, dads, and babies to gather for weekly meet-ups full of sharing, advice, and the support every new parent needs. Wednesdays, 10:30 am-12 pm, $20, payable in advance online or at the door with a credit card. Come when you can! Registration not required. Bring your baby and join Sally Tannen, director of 92Y's Parenting Center, for a weekly get-together where parents share, get tips, and make new friends. You'll have the opportunity to get feedback on all your parenting questions from one of New York City's leading experts in parenting and early childhood. Gatherings focus on topics relevant to you and your family—sleep and your new baby, traveling with an infant, managing finances, and much more. See individual sessions for upcoming topics. Venue: 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Ave Map Charlotte's Web at YMCA Boulton Center Sun \| 11AM The Children's Literature Association named Charlotte's Web "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years," and The YMCA Boulton Center has crafted a play that captures this work in... CARTOGRAPHY at New Victory Theater Through Jan 19 Fri Inflatable rafts on the Mediterranean. Dark holds of cargo trucks. Family photos hidden carefully in a backpack. Hear the stories of young refugees when CARTOGRAPHY asks what part we play in the lives... Charlotte's Web at The Boulton Center Upcoming Events at 92nd Street Y Shababa Fridays - 02/19/29	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line82
__label__cc	0.599051	0.400949	Cannes 1995: Jury Awards First off, I want to thank everybody who followed this feature, and for making the five of us feel that we weren't shouting into a total void, or throwing a party to which we hadn't invited anybody else. Comment sections were pretty quiet, but murmurs over Twitter and elsewhere indicated there was an audience for our nuttiness. We hope you'll dig up some of these films if you haven't already, whether to share or challenge our enthusiasm, or to mirror or refute our distaste or indifference. As for "we" and "us," I couldn't possibly be more grateful to Ivan, Tim, Alex, and Amir for cramming so many movies into a month and producing such thoughtful and zippy reflections on them, at a time when all five of us had plenty else going on. I woke up every morning excited for what they'd have to say, and they never disappointed. You can use the "Cannes 1995" label at the bottom of this post or head over here to remind yourself of all their pearls of wisdom. Tim and I were the last two people to leave the hotel room; we also kept the craziest schedules, heading out earliest and coming latest, to see the most sidebar entries. Over our final breakfast in our beachfront hotel (yes this is all made up what of it this was our best shot at a mental vacation shhhh) we swapped cocktail serviettes with our Top 10s on them. Nick's: 1) Safe, 2) Underground, 3) Georgia, 4) Nasty Love, 5) L'Enfant noir, 6) The White Balloon, 7) Good Men, Good Women, 8) The Arsonist, 9) The Neon Bible, 10) Ed Wood Tim's: 1) Dead Man, 2) Safe, 3) Ed Wood, 4) Underground, 5) Hello Cinema, 6) Good Men, Good Women, 7) Lisbon Story, 8) The Arsonist, 9) Nasty Love, 10) Georgia That lets you know where at least two of us started as we entered deep sequester with our fellow jurors. As for determining prize-winners among all five of us, I would say there was pretty speedy agreement about many of these choices, even though at least half of them involved some haggling—whether about levels of achievement within each category or about distribution of prizes across the slate. The closest calls had to do with the Palme vs. the Grand Jury Prize, which probably divides a lot of juries, and with the exact criteria for the Jury Prize, which I'm not sure we're giving to our third-place film, but certainly to a film that impressed us from multiple angles and didn't seem to come out on top in any one area. So let that be a lesson to you kids out there making assumptions about what Jury Prizes, or any Cannes prize, or any juried film award, necessarily implies about the conversation behind it. I'll be announcing our selections over my Twitter feed over the next couple of hours, and will later group all the news here. Meanwhile, we'd love to hear your choices or other Cannes '95-related thoughts in the Comments section ... and stay tuned for one more Roundtable still to come (following this one and this one, both of which taught me a lot), plus some late-breaking discussions with film scholars and other experts who can unpack some of our recent viewing from more specialized perspectives. So, the awards aren't the end, but the beginning of the end. And they are... Labels: Blog Buddies, Cannes, Cannes 95, Critics Prizes posted by NicksFlickPicks at 5:00 PM 2 comments Cannes 1995: Day 12: May 28 The Quick and the Dead, USA, dir. Sam Raimi Many people need no help appreciating Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man. If you're me and can't help feeling agnostic, recuperating more admiration for Jarmusch's affected earnestness and genuine idiosyncrasy is a lot easier after seeing a revisionist Western as flat and plodding as Sam Raimi's The Quick and the Dead Or Sharon Stone's The Quick and the Dead (she also produced), or whoever's The Quick and the Dead. Even the mid-90s' reigning Goldilocks can't save the movie from being too much or too little at all times. The narrative disarray is total—as evidenced by a major flashback tucked into the last ten minutes, which, incidentally, unfolds a scene the audience has already worked out—but even disarray is more interesting than the utter stasis of so many shots where Stone or Russell Crowe or Gene Hackman just stares at people, or the brute momentum of the shootout scenes where the same same same thing happens as the field of contestants winnows down to an utterly foreordained foursome. Raimi's attempts to wake himself aren't any more interesting than the impressions of Raimi asleep at the wheel. But rather than keep laying on Cannes's closing night film, I'm inclined to put pressure on the oft-invoked phrase "revisionist Western," because the John Ford retrospective that unfolded throughout the festival—25 features in ten days—shows that even peak-period Westerns by figures as major as Ford were "revisionist" as often as not. Few have been as austere in their outlook, albeit frequently purple in their prose, as The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. This 1962 James Stewart/John Wayne vehicle, which could not possibly be more cannily cast, challenges and complicates so many myths of the frontier, the ballot box, the law, the state, and the gun that you're hard-pressed to find any Western trope that survives intact. I wish I'd had time for more of the Ford films, but boy was I glad to have saved them up so that I didn't finish on Raimi's folly, and I could take in a rounder, wider, bitterer scale of revision than the simple notion of a girl with a gun. Labels: 1930s, 1960s, Cannes, Cannes 95, Classics, Gene Hackman, John Ford, Leonardo DiCaprio, Masterpieces, Russell Crowe, Sharon Stone, Stinkers Dead Man, USA, dir. Jim Jarmusch Two Hugh Grant movies played the last three days at Cannes, in sync with a carefully timed visit from His Floppy-Hairedness, Marquess of Stutter. That may have been the big news at the time, whereas now The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Jesus This Title Is Long is the most patently dated element of the final full day of programming. All three of the other films listed below, despite slipping in at the eleventh hour, have had much more lasting impacts. La Haine caught on quickly, of course, sending shockwaves through French film culture and public discourse. 20th-anniversary pieces have popped up in many major European papers this spring. Dead Man wafted in and out on the final day with remarkably little fanfare, just as Jarmusch's delicious Only Lovers Left Alive did two years ago; I'm pretty reconciled to Just Not Getting Dead Man, but I see completely why so many cinephiles are impassioned about it. Despite its stiffing by the jury and, evidently, by the programmers—way more than La Haine, it's the sort of movie that works by osmosis, and needs time to unwrap its ideas—I'd wager that it now boasts the highest critical stature of any of the Palme competitors from this good-to-middling vintage. My favorite film and happiest discovery among these three was the Burkinabe ensemble dramedy Haramuya, which nimbly alights on multiple storylines among young and old, male and female, in modern-day Ouagadougou. Today it is most celebrated by African cinema devotées for its rare attention to urban teens in a contemporary setting. I'd have had a hard time seeing it without my university connections, but keep an eye out for that title. It was the second movie I watched of the 53 I screened over the six weeks for this feature, and it's easily in the top two or three of those I'm most eager to check out again. Labels: African Cinema, Blog Buddies, Cannes, Cannes 95, France, Hugh Grant, Jim Jarmusch, Johnny Depp, UK, Vincent Cassel, Westerns Underground, Serbia/France/Germany, dir. Emir Kusturica A very sad anecdote in Citizen Cannes, the memoir by longtime festival director Gilles Jacob, finds Serbian film director Emir Kusturica spotting Francis Ford Coppola in the airport after the 1996 festival, where Coppola presided over the jury. Kusturica is over the moon to meet one of his filmmaking idols, and also to share in their very rare status as two of only three men (at that time) to have scooped two Palmes d'or. He approaches Coppola, fawns over him, attempts to establish fellow feeling. Coppola has never seen his movies, and indeed has no idea who he is. Kusturica keeps throwing him lifelines, establishing his credentials as a globally renowned cineaste, while humbly expressing his feelings of inferiority in present company. Coppola just can't get interested, and never figures out who he's talking to. Jacob offers the story as an emblem of American ignorance, retaining absolutely no idea of what cinema means or who produces it outside of Hollywood's confines. And indeed, you'd love to live in the world where a movie as ambitious, as outsized, as risky and huge as Underground endowed its maker with worldwide renown . . . to fellow luminaries in his field, at the very least. Kusturica has his complexities, to be sure, as both an artist and, from what I understand, as a person, but to Coppola he may as well have been Edward D. Wood, Jr. At least Jeanne Moreau's jury showed greater appreciation for Underground. Indeed, it's hard to imagine a better day for a Cannes competition than this one: two emblematic works by two figures prominent enough to later lead their own juries. In virtues and even in what I'd call their flaws, Underground and Ed Wood both seem to embody every hope their eccentric auteurs could have harbored for them, and both of them function, implicitly or explicitly, as valentines to a form that keeps thriving, even amid the devastations of land and people, even amid the merry assaults of the utterly talentless ... Labels: Best Supporting Actor, Blog Buddies, Cannes, Cannes 95, Emir Kusturica, European Cinema, International, Johnny Depp, Masterpieces, Palme d'or, Tim Burton Cannes 1995: Day 9: May 25 The Convent, Portugal, dir. Manoel de Oliveira This third-to-last day of the Competition is a riddle to me, even more so than whatever syndrome is or isn't making King George III mad, or why Benoît does any of the things he does in Don't Forget You're Going to Die, or wtf is happening in the crypt or the church or the cave or the woods or the beach or the first reel or the second reel or the third reel in The Convent. Just when the Palme race started to heat up with much more exciting contenders than we'd seen in the early days of the festival, Day 9 feels larded with puzzling, truncated, or frankly mediocre work, in and out of the Main Competition. The things that make Beauvois's and de Oliveira's films frustrating to watch admittedly make them more interesting as time passes. Either might have been served by an earlier berth in the schedule, an idea we'll revisit when we land on Dead Man on the final day. Most of the sidebar stuff could just as easily not have played at all, but I have to say, after so many unsatisfying narratives and inchoate statements, it was sure was fun watching Antonio Banderas fire away at bad guys with weaponized guitar case. Labels: Action Films, Best Actor, Blog Buddies, Cannes, Cannes 95, France, Hugh Grant, International, Israel, Manoel de Oliveira, Michael Moore, Portugal, Salma Hayek, UK Ulysses' Gaze, Greece, dir. Theo Angelopoulos Fewer films than usual on offer today: Critics' Week had ended, and many of the Quinzaine and Un Certain Regard titles proved elusive. But what remains is a full meal. Some might even say over-full. I imagine critics arrive to every Cannes with certain days in the schedule circled in boldfaced marker, and this would have been one of them. Theo Angelopoulos' Ulysses' Gaze, which finds the legendary Greek auteur pondering the evisceration of the Balkans and the evanescence of film, and Zhang Yimou's Shanghai Triad, with its visually and narratively operatic story of gangsterism and bitter redemption, had figured instantly on everyone's list of likely plays for the Palme d'or. By "everyone," I include the filmmakers. Neither was renowned for hiding his light under a bushel, but even by those standards, they pull out all the technical and rhetorical stops in these projects. I don't doubt their sincere commitment to their visions, but I also sense they can smell the velvet in the trophy case. Neither of these statement-pieces went home empty-handed, even if Angelopoulos' famous hissy-fit upon winning the runner-up prize suggested otherwise, but nor did they unite critical opinion or endear themselves uniformly to audiences. I found plenty to chew on in both, but oscillated like so many others between awe and skepticism. If anything, I was more galvanized by a one-hour Malaysian adaptation of William Faulkner's "Barn Burning" that slipped into Un Certain Regard to less acclaim than it deserved. You could watch it three times in the span it takes to screen Ulysses' Gaze, though that's not an automatic point for or against either of them. Good things come in big and small packages. Labels: Adaptations, Blog Buddies, Cannes, Cannes 95, China, Greece, Harvey Keitel, International, Southeast Asia, Theo Angelopoulos, William Faulkner, Zhang Yimou posted by NicksFlickPicks at 11:30 AM 0 comments Nasty Love, Italy, dir. Mario Martone It is on to-day, honey. The hits keep getting bigger! Four of the Competition titles from the last 48 hours have handily eclipsed the rest of the field, but today's discoveries are invigorating in a different way than yesterday's because they were so much less heralded. Mario Martone, highly regarded in Italy but barely known outside of it—he's competed for the Golden Lion four times, and swept the Donatello awards a few years back with his prestige literary adaptation We Believed—wowed me more or less from out of nowhere with the directorial verve of Nasty Love, simultaneously steely and luscious, sexy and sad. Many of the most conspicuous directorial signatures of Cannes '95 have been high-handed or humorless; Martone figures out how to impress and entertain at once. No slight on sobriety, though, when it's done with the odd, immaculate mannerism of Terence Davies's The Neon Bible, though I'm suspicious I may have responded better to this one than at least a couple of my peers. All that, plus L'enfant noir is an uncommonly beautiful West African coming-of-age tale, and Safe is one of the definitive movies of the decade. Hard to swing a better day at a festival than this. Labels: African Cinema, Black Cinema, Blog Buddies, Cannes, Cannes 95, Gena Rowlands, International, Italy, Julianne Moore, Masterpieces, Queer Cinema, Safe, Terence Davies, Todd Haynes Land and Freedom, UK, dir. Ken Loach And now we're finally talking. Ken Loach and Hou Hsiao-hsien serve up the meatiest, chewiest Palme contenders so far, and without pushing too far outside their stylistic comfort zones, they make some of the most forceful work in either of their filmographies. Regrettable, maybe, that Kids stole a lot of the media attention, but in the context of Cannes, it proved something less of a sensation than its makers and distributors might have hoped. Meanwhile, Chris Newby premiered some British cinema as dissimilar as you could imagine to Land and Freedom, except perhaps in its ethic of unanticipated affinities and identifications across difference, and Iranian master Mohsen Makhmalbaf furnished one of the most austere but committed of several films overtly commemorating the 100th anniversary of the medium... Labels: Cannes, Cannes 95, China, Iran, Ken Loach, Larry Clark, Political Cinema, Queer Cinema, UK Carrington, UK, dir. Christopher Hampton What's going on? It would be a significant overstatement to say Cannes 1995 wasn't giving us anything to enjoy or admire in its first 100 hours. Sharaku and Angels and Insects have real lingering power, The City of Lost Children at least offers grand spectacle, and the programming in Directors' Fortnight and Un Certain Regard picked up some of the Main Competition's slack. Carrington might be the high-water mark of the Competition thus far. One week later, the jury certainly held that view; give or take Sharaku, I'm inclined to agree with them. But as much as I've always liked Hampton's movie, it's a surprising apex, one-third of the way into the world's most auspicious film festival. Plenty of worthy rental choices below, but also a couple of indifferent doodles and must-avoids. Updated: For even richer thoughts on many of the films listed below, head over to the first Jury Roundtable, where we all go into more detail about our reactions. Labels: Biopics, Cannes, Cannes 95, Emma Thompson, International, Middle Eastern Cinema, Stinkers, UK, Women Directors Jefferson in Paris, USA, dir. James Ivory The Main Competition continued to languish on the festival's fourth day; none of this section's first seven titles earned any bouquets from the jury by the end of the fortnight. Happily, things were still percolating in the other selections, where Nicole Kidman and Gus Van Sant turned their very different careers around on the same project. Other faces lighting up screens were as fresh as Liv Tyler's and as familiar as Alec Guinness's... Labels: Cannes, Cannes 95, Gus Van Sant, International, Katrin Cartlidge, Merchant Ivory, Nick Nolte, Nicole Kidman, Wim Wenders Beyond Rangoon, UK/USA, dir. John Boorman 1995 boasted the largest roster of Competition titles in recent Cannes history—which is all the more surprising given that some of these entries, like Angels and Insects, would have played equally well in the sidebars, and others, like Beyond Rangoon, could have been skipped altogether. But if the Palme contenders hadn't yet yielded much excitement, the sidebars were starting to pop with buzzy titles, hailing from Tinseltown and Tehran... Labels: Adaptations, Cannes, Cannes 95, Diane Keaton, India, International, Iran, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patricia Arquette, Stinkers, UK Sharaku, Japan, dir. Masahiro Shinoda The Main Competition offerings today were determinedly more esoteric than the opening-night film. Souleymane Cissé's Waati was the only one of 24 Palme contenders that eluded me entirely, MIA even from this box-set of that renowned Malian director's work. I did locate the day's other Main Competition title via the website SamuraiDVD, even though it isn't a samurai film. (Technicalities.) Still, even once it's in your hand, Sharaku is such a tough nut to crack that U.S. distribution never happened. That doesn't mean I was unseduced... Labels: Biopics, Black Cinema, Blog Buddies, Cannes, Cannes 95, Japan, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Queer Cinema The City of Lost Children, France, dirs. Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Marc Caro Welcome to the first day of the rest of your lives, and also to the first day of the second coming of the 1995 Cannes Film Festival! As I've been telling you for weeks now, and as Twitter has been hearing at regular intervals, I and a distinguished entourage are embracing our practical and financial inabilities to attend the currently-unfolding Cannes Film Festival by calling on all streaming services, private DVD collections, campus holdings, Interlibrary Loan offices, brick-and-mortar rental shops, and international mail-order retailers to throw what we consider a very inspired birthday party for many, many films that screened on the Croisette 20 years ago this week. I personally have already seen upwards of 40 titles, from 18 countries, with about a dozen still to go and more nations to represent. Having searched through every open door for these movies—many of which I hadn't seen in two decades, most of which I'd never seen at all, and several of which are by directors I'd never heard of before—I'm having the time of my life. Each day of the festival, I'll post an entry that collects my thoughts on the films that bowed on the Croisette that day in 1995. I'll also include links to essays, capsules, tweets, or Letterboxd entries by my cohorts. I hope you'll enjoy following these posts, and that you'll consider playing along, and either posting or linking your impressions in the Comments. I've provided a day-by-day itinerary of the films up for discussion, to help you know what's coming. (I pulled the dates and even the screening times from an old issue of Le Monde; after today, my already-written Twitter reviews will be timed with maximal nerdiness to appear at the moment each day when the curtain rose on the film in question.) Occasionally, you'll also be treated to more in-depth conversations between me and some scholar, writer, or friend (often all three!) who has particular expertise in a given film or the story or region it depicts. I'll also post a few mid-festival roundtables among my closest collaborators, as we hash out our impressions, concluding with our own jury awards for the Best of the Fest. Today's easy, since as per usual, only one film was programmed on opening day... Labels: Blog Buddies, Cannes, Cannes 95, France, International posted by NicksFlickPicks at 9:00 AM 3 comments Cannes 1995: Meet the Jury My friends and I review the titles in high, brassy style. The 48th Cannes Film Festival opened on May 17, 1995, with the gala premiere of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro's The City of Lost Children. My own 20th-anniversary return to that year's lineups will also begin on May 17, which is two weeks from tonight. No time like the present, then, to introduce you to the game, rambunctious, movie-mad colleagues who will be jumping with me into the time machine and leveling judgments at films I either half-remember or never saw at all. Though we're unquestionably as chic as last year's congress, we've humbly elected to let our work speak for itself rather than rely on our collective beauty to entice you into this imminent, unfolding feature. Ivan Albertson is well-known to any Chicago filmgoer: if he isn't tearing your ticket, he's probably sitting with you in the audience, or may even have programmed the especially delicious and hard-to-find titles you're about to enjoy. Ivan sees more movies than anyone I know, maintaining both a high bar and a wide-ranging taste; he is intimidating both in his expectations and his generosity, and it's never clear in advance when or how fully we'll agree. You can keep up with his thoughts during or after Cannes on Letterboxd. He also called the Siskel staff behind my back and had them do this as a kicky surprise before the screening we recently attended of Good Men, Good Women, so I worship him even more than before. Tim Brayton of Antagony and Ecstasy is, as many of you know, a confoundingly prolific and engaging writer of long-form movie reviews. His work arcs across current releases, pet genres and traditions (from Disney fables to slasher films), and month-by-month obsessions (from Tarkovksy to Tyler Perry). He is a recent festival juror, a Film Experience regular, and ...Tim, can I spoil your other big news? Tim agrees not to judge me for buying a DVD of The Descendants, which I loathed, just because it got Oscar nominations, and I agree not to perform an intervention when he goes to see, e.g., Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 because he think it's snobby when critics disdain to see what folks are out there paying to watch. He's also amidst a fundraising drive you should consider donating to. Alex Heeney (Twitter) is two of my favorite types of cinephile: the kind based in Toronto, and the kind who does something totally different during the day. She's a Stanford Ph.D. candidate in Industrial Engineering, with an emphasis on confronting structural quandaries related to food waste and climate change. Raise your hand if you're doing that much to better the world... Hmmm? Nobody? Alongside all this, Alex manages to review film, theater, and music at her website The Seventh Row, which, like Tim's, leaves me agog at both the scale and caliber of commentary. She'll also be in actual Cannes while slumming around our faux one. Citizen of the world, that one. Amir Soltani (Twitter) co-hosts and co-edits the podcast Hello Cinema with Tina Hassannia, which you should really start listening to if you already know a lot about Iranian film, or if you know a little but wish you knew more, or if you don't know anything and recognize that this is a failing on your part. (Sorry: tough love. And for real, why are you denying yourself?) Amir, like Alex, is based in Toronto and is paid to do something completely different than reviewing movies, and I hope he's really good at that other thing, because he's great at reviewing movies. A regular presence at The Film Experience, he organizes all our internal polls, which is more like herding cats than you'd guess. Ed.: The fabulous foursome above turned out to be my accomplices. As the personal king of biting off more than I can usually chew, I expected some attrition. Even though they had to bow out of the time machine just before we closed the hatch, you should still be following these folks if you don't already! — Guy Lodge (Twitter) wears nattier cardigans, cooks more titillating tarts, and maintains finer facial-hair grooming than any other film critic on the net, in addition to soliciting more revealing and genial conversation from Andie MacDowell than you have, or I have. He writes mostly for Variety now with a side-gig at The Guardian and a distinguished past we all recall with deep yearning at HitFix, née In Contention. Though I tend to require a tighter CV than that for contributors to this site, I've decided on this one occasion to let it pass. (No picking on Guy if his packed spring itinerary of real-world reviewing means he has to bow out.) Angelo Muredda (Twitter) is another dapper Torontonian, or perhaps I should say another chic Torontoist. I first started reading his work at Film Freak Central, where the hits just don't stop coming. Those guys just know the game. Every game. You're reading them all, right? Angelo's movie writing shows up lots of other places, and he has a better batting average of funny tweets than almost anyone in this racket. He's also getting ever-closer to that Ph.D. in Canadian literature, and is thus a man after my own heart, proving that academics aren't all immured in library stacks (which, by the way, there's nothing wrong with), speaking only to each other (which, I'd wager, there is). Tim Robey (Twitter) remains the film critic I'd want to be if I had a) stuck with a long-ago aspiration to write movie reviews for a major daily paper, b) actually gotten such a gig, and c) proved to be sublimely good at it, week after week. He makes shrewder points than I do in sentences shorter than I can manage. I don't know why I keep evoking myself. I think I enjoy being in sentences with him. He's my annual roommate at TIFF, where he sometimes asks me to vet his drafts, even though all I ever do is cut very severe bangs and say, "You've done it, Robey. You've cracked it wide open." Like Alex and Guy, Tim will be offering real-time dispatches from this year's Croisette, so any energy he expends here I extra-appreciate. Sarah Turner has survived what nobody else on this list has even attempted, i.e., taking one of my classes. She was consistently brilliant talking and writing in academic registers about gender, sexual, and racial politics in contemporary sci-fi features and is just as consistently brilliant writing to a mass audience about everything the Pop Insomniacs can throw at her, including pieces I especially liked about Dear White People and Mr. Turner (no relation), and all the weekly reviews of Mad Men I can't read yet because I've only ever seen 1.5 episodes. Those are all rich, chewy texts, but when you can whip up interesting thoughts about Mike Epps' AOL series, you've arguably shown your chops even more. I don't know who's out there trying to hire young, interesting, eclectic writers, but I didn't plead for her to participate and offer her this platform for my health, okay? Managing editors? Talent scouts? I hope you're all as excited as I am for what this crew has to say about the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, from the best and brightest to Beyond Rangoon. (Honestly, is that even a spoiler?) Keep checking back. Oh, and what's that? I have a whole other jury assembled of research specialists and published film writers with targeted insights to drop about specific titles along the way? I've offered you Iron Man, Thor, the Black Widow, Hawkeye, Captain America, and all the others above (you can work out who's who...), and that's only half the tally of Cannes Avengers I've got working on the case? What??? [/Teaser] He seriously set this whole thing up and I didn't even know. 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__label__cc	0.649182	0.350818	January 17, 2018 Robert Payne Leave a comment I recently returned to Nicaragua to welcome 2018 and take advantage of the world-class waves, constant offshore winds, and diverse landscape and culture. Again, I was not disappointed. I would keep my mouth shut it if it were not for the fact that Nicaragua is now regularly featured on travel sites like the New York Times. Gringos are not the only ones carving it in to the next Costa Rica. Nicaraguan investors know what kind of assets they have at their disposal. Nicaragua has in fact been exploited since the Spanish arrived in 1522. The usual pillaging and plundering, along with the circulation of small pox, did a number on the Chorotega. Nevertheless, the contributions of the Spanish are still appreciated today. Granada is a charming colonial city reflecting the Spanish-Moorish architecture of the time. They also constructed the San Pablo Fort to protect Granada from pirates in 1789, and it can still be visited via boat. Later on in the 1800s a dubious character from Nashville, Tennessee by the name of William Walker did significant damage on his filibustering campaigns in Central America. Not only did he burn Granada to the ground, but he also poisoned the wells with dead bodies that spread Cholera and killed some 10,000 Nicaraguans and Costa Ricans. Walker eventually paid for his actions when he found himself in front of a firing squad in Honduras. Fortunately, Granada has time and again picked itself up and rebuilt. Before the Panama canal was constructed this was the shortest distance from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Cornelius Vanderbilt would steam up the San Juan River in to Lago de Nicaragua, and then make the short transport over to San Juan del Sur area on the coast of the Pacific. This route pumped money in to Granada and helped it to recover. A few things you must do in Granada: Visit the San Francisco Convent to see the statuaries that have been excavated from Zapatera and Ometepe. A couple of these guys are in the Smithsonian, but you can see 30 of them all together in the same room. Each one represents the leader of the time, so they all have their own personalities. This is a highly informative account of their origins. Check out Mi Museo where there are many artifacts from Pre-Columbian times. It also helped me to understand where the Chorotega came from and when. Take a boat tour out to Las Isletas. These islands are a result of a massive explosion from Mombacho. Lots of wildlife, and you get to see the San Pablo Fort. Visit Volcan Masaya at night to see lava pouring from the crater. You definitely want to get there early to avoid waiting in line, but it is worth it. Tour the coffee plantation on Mombacho and then hike out to the stunning views of Granada and Lago de Nicaragua. If you still have time then head over to Pueblo Blancos to see local artisans at work. You will save yourself some money, for the shops around Granada certainly mark their prices up. There are a couple of reasons why Nicaragua is safer than say El Salvador, Colombia, or Honduras. After the Nicaraguan Revolution, the country created a democratic police state in that each community would have at least one dedicated police officer that everyone knew. A bad apple arises, and they deal with the issue quickly. Second, drugs from Colombia and elsewhere go up the Caribbean side, so there are no cartels in the Pacific region. Still, I wouldn’t drive at night. But during the day I generally went wherever I wanted. In the dry season you can get a way with a 2-wheel drive vehicle. But if the price is not much different then go with 4-wheel. I did end up using it along the coast to drive a section of road that terminated on beach front. It also gave me more confidence on dirt roads with potholes and stream crossings. In short, you are not limited and instead prepared for anything. I’d tell you more about the surf breaks, but I just can’t do it. You’ll find it somewhere else. 😉 But I will tell you that I look forward to returning soon. archaeologygranadahistorynicaraguasurfingTravel Previous Post“Alexa, Does Scrooge Love Atlanta?”Next PostKorean Investment Video View rpayne’s profile on Twitter View rlpayne’s profile on Instagram View robertlpayne’s profile on LinkedIn View robertLpayne’s profile on YouTube View rpayne’s profile on Flickr asheville school chattooga river egmont key fort de soto surfing travel Robert Payne Best States Ranking See Y’all Oyster Bamboo Fly Rods We Speak Business	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line90
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Since casinos weren’t big at the time, these cash-awarding machines showed up in bars and brothels more than anything. Other companies designed them to pay out with non-cash prizes, like chewing gum, so they could be placed in a wider variety of retail locations without violating any ‘gambling’ laws. More Reels & Symbols = Bigger Jackpots As the years went by, manufacturers started installing additional symbols on the reels in order to offer high jackpot prizes. A machine with just 3 reels and 10 symbols per reel had only 1,000 possible combinations. They paid out often, and couldn’t award very high prizes as a result. The number of symbols on each reel eventually rose to 22, but still, the combinations were just over 10,000. That piece to the pokies technology puzzle was solved in the 1980’s, after computerization came along (more on that in a moment). With microprocessors and electronically controlled reels, they came up with the idea to weight specific, low-paying symbols. 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Keep up to date with the latest news and content from Nutrition Journal and BioMed Central. Comparison of three criteria for overweight and obesity classification in brazilian adolescents Andreia Pelegrini1, Diego Augusto Santos Silva2, Adroaldo Cezar Araujo Gaya3 and Edio Luiz Petroski2 Corresponding author: Andreia Pelegrini andreia.pelegrini@udesc.br 1 Center for Health Sciences and Sports, Study Group in Kinanthropometry, State University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil 2 Sports Center, Center for Research in Kinanthropometry and Human Performance, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil 3 School of Physical Education - Department of Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil For all author emails, please log on. Nutrition Journal 2013, 12:5 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-12-5 The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.nutritionj.com/content/12/1/5 Accepted: 8 November 2012 © 2013 Pelegrini et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. To describe and compare the nutritional status of adolescents using three criteria for nutritional status classification (Conde & Monteiro, International Obesity Task Force - IOTF and Word Health Organization - WHO), to analyze the correlation between these three criteria as for the overweight proportion, and to investigate whether factors associated with overweight and obesity differ among the three criteria. Demographic (gender, age, geographic area) and anthropometric (body weight, height) variables were measured in 33.728 adolescents aged 11 to 17 years. The following criteria were investigated: IOTF (2000); Conde & Monteiro (2006); and WHO (2007). The overall overweight prevalence was 20.6% for the Conde & Monteiro criteria; 15.3% for the IOTF criteria and 20.1% for the WHO criteria. Both for boys and girls, the estimated overweight prevalence using the Conde & Monteiro and WHO criteria were higher than that using the IOTF criteria. Higher concordance was found between the Conde & Monteiro (2006) and WHO (2007) criteria for all age groups. Regarding associated factors, similar associations were found for the three criteria for higher BMI classification: being male, 11–12 and 13–14 years of age and living in the Midwestern, Southeastern and Southern regions of Brazil. The criteria for BMI classification estimate overweight prevalence in a different way, and the criteria proposed by Conde & Monteiro resulted in higher prevalence in both sexes. Higher concordance between the Conde & Monteiro and WHO criteria was found for all age groups. The groups most vulnerable to showing overweight and obesity for the three criteria for BMI classification were males, age 11–12 and 13–14 years, and living in the Midwestern, Southeastern and Southern regions of Brazil. Overweight and obesity are considered a public health problem prevalent among adolescents in Brazil, regardless of the criteria adopted. Reference Standards; Body mass index; Adolescents; Nutritional status Since the 80s, a reduction in the malnutrition prevalence among Brazilian children and adolescents has been observed [1]. However, it has been observed that the overweight and obesity prevalence in Brazilian children and adolescents (6–18 years) has tripled, jumping from 4% in the 1970s to 13% in 1997 [2]. Information from the Family Budget Survey, conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, in 2008–2009, revealed that one in three children aged five to nine years of age was overweight, and among adolescents (ten to 19 years), overweight was found to be 25.4% [3]. High overweight and obesity prevalence has been observed in developed and developing countries, and obesity is considered an important public health problem worldwide [4,5], mainly due to the close relationship between inadequate nutritional status and development of cardiovascular diseases and early mortality [6,7]. Overweight is multifactorial in origin, with important genetic [8] and environmental factors such as inadequate eating habits, for example the preference for quick meals, consisting mostly of high-calorie foods like snacks and soft drinks [9]. In this sense, the overweight and obesity diagnosis in childhood and adolescence is of great relevance to public health [10], considering that the presence of obesity in childhood and adolescence tends to persist into adulthood [11]. Despite the numerous indicators to define overweight and obesity, body mass index (BMI) has been the most common method to assess the weight status and health risks of children and adolescents [12], being widely used in epidemiological studies [13,14], due to its easy application, low operation cost and possibility of comparison with other studies. The World Health Organization [15] widely recommends the use of this anthropometric indicator for assessing the health status of people of any age. There are several criteria for BMI classification in children and adolescents in literature [16-19]. Among them, the criteria that used samples from different countries, including Brazil, to establish cutoff points stand out, for example, Cole et al. [17] and Onis et al. [19]. Besides these criteria widely disseminated in literature, there is also the criteria of Conde & Monteiro [18], which establishes cutoff points for overweight and obesity with data exclusive of Brazilian children and adolescents. It is noteworthy that the cutoff points internationally accepted are those of CDC [16], IOTF [17] and WHO [19], while the criteria of Conde and Monteiro [18] are only valid in Brazil. Given that overweight and obesity are increasing among young Brazilians, it is important to investigate whether the criteria used for this classification are similar in terms of overweight and obesity prevalence, as well as if the factors associated with this prevalence are the same for the different criteria used. Thus, the aim of this study was to describe and compare the nutritional status of adolescents using three criteria for nutritional status classification, and to investigate whether factors associated with overweight and obesity differ among the three different criteria. For this cross-sectional epidemiological study, data were collected from the “Esporte Brasil” Project (PROESP-BR) of the National Secretariat for High-Performance Sports - Ministry of Sports. This project is a permanent observatory of growth, development and nutritional status indicators of Brazilian children and adolescents of both sexes, which main objective is to define the somatomotor profile, lifestyle and motor fitness factors of children and adolescents in Brazil. More detailed information about the design and methodological aspects of the PROESP-BR project has been previously published [20]. Population and sample The population in this study consisted of students of both sexes aged 11 to 17 years enrolled in public and private schools from the five Brazilian regions (Northern, Northeastern, Midwestern, Southeastern and Southern). For sample selection, the PROESP-BR project was disclosed in schools and physical education teachers joined the project, assessing the students and sending data to the PROESP-BR coordination. The sample was selected by convenience in each geographical region. In the year 2004/2005, information on about 33.728 adolescents aged 11 to 17 years (19,002 boys) integrated the PROESP-BR database. Data were collected in three states of the Midwestern region (n = 5.445), eight states of the Northeastern region (n = 4.759), five states of the Northern region (n = 3.161), four states of the Southeastern region (n = 12.614) and three states of the Southern region (n = 7.749). Of the students evaluated, 97.7% were studying in schools located in urban areas. The Northern region of Brazil has an area of 3.659.637,9 km2, which represents 42.27% of the Brazilian territory, being the largest Brazilian region. The region has a population of 15.865.678 inhabitants, average human development index (HDI) of 0.764 [21]. The Northeast region of Brazil has an area of 1.558.196 km2, population of 53.591.197 inhabitants, and average HDI of 0.720 [21]. The Midwestern region has the country's capital, Brasilia, and has an area of 1.606.371 km2, population of 14.058.094 inhabitants, with a high HDI of 0.815 [21]. The Southeastern region of Brazil has the three most important cities of the country, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte, has the second highest HDI in Brazil, 0.824 [21] and area and population of 924.511.292 km2 and 80.779.802, respectively. The southern region has the highest HDI in Brazil, 0.831 [21], area of 576.409,6 km2 and 27.384.815 inhabitants. Students who did not want to participate in the assessments, those who did not present the free and informed consent form signed by parents or who were absent on the day of the evaluations were considered as losses. The replacement of losses was not allowed in order not to cause a selection bias. Data collection procedure Physical Education teachers who joined the project were trained and had access to instructions for the application of tests and measurements with the aid of an Internet site that included a video for standardization and better visual presentation of measurement techniques [20], prepared by members of the School of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil. Throughout the fieldwork, students were informed at least one day in advance about the survey and the procedures necessary to participate. The measurements were performed preferably during physical education classes, which usually occurred in the same shift of classes of other disciplines. Body weight was determined using a digital anthropometric scale graded from 0 to 150 kg, with accuracy of 500 g and height by means of a portable stadiometer fixed to the wall, graded from 0 to 200 cm, with precision scale of 0.2 cm [20]. BMI was calculated using the ratio between body weight in kilograms by height in squared meters. Outcome variable The outcome of this study was the classification of the nutritional status obtained through the application of three criteria for BMI classification in children and adolescents. In chronological order, the first was established by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), published in 2000, based on data from individuals 0–25 years of age from six countries (Brazil, Britain, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Singapore and United States), collected between 1963 and 1993 [17]. The second was proposed by Conde & Monteiro in 2006 with data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey 1989, Brazil, involving subjects aged 2–19 years from all Brazilian regions [18]. The third is the WHO criteria published in 2007, which updated data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) from 1977 based on U.S. population aged 5–19 years [19]. The IOTF criteria [17] classify nutritional status into three categories (normal weight, overweight and obese). To generate the "underweight" category (thinness), data from another study carried out by the same authors were used [22]. Based on this study, participants with BMI <17 kg/m2 were classified as underweight (defined in the study for the adult population). As this step resulted in a few underweight adolescents in this study (<3%), they were considered as normal weight. The same procedure was adopted for the Conde & Monteiro [18] and WHO [19] criteria, which resulted in few subjects (<3%), considered as underweight. Therefore, all individuals who were underweight were kept in the database and grouped with the "normal" category. The expression overweight was adopted to define both overweight and obesity. Independent variables The following were considered as independent variables and potential confounders for association analyses: sex (male, female), age in complete years and further categorized into three groups (11–12, 13–14, 15–17 years), and Brazilian geographic region (Northern, Northeastern, Midwestern, Southeastern and Southern). Prevalence values and confidence intervals of 95% (95%CI) were used for the nutritional status description in each of the criteria. To compare the three criteria as for the normal weight, overweight and obesity prevalence, the paired McNemar test was used; then, the test of comparison between proportions was used to identify which criteria differed according to different age groups and genders. The concordance between the diagnostic criteria was assessed by the Kappa coefficient, together with their respective 95% CI. Finally, in order to identify factors associated with overweight and obesity according to the reference criteria, an analysis adjusted by means of Multinomial Logistic Regression was carried out, since the outcome (nutritional status) presented three categories (normal weight, overweight and obesity). Normal Weight was adopted as reference category. In the adjusted analysis, variables sex, age group and geographic region were controlled for each other. Analyses were performed in the Stata software 11.0, and in all analyses, a significance level of 5% was adopted. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee on Human Research of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Protocol No. 218/08). The sample consisted of 33.728 adolescents aged 11 to 17 years, with 19,002 males. The age group of 11–12 years comprised 15,103 individuals (53.8% of males); the age group of 13–14 years comprised 13,119 students (58.4% of males) and that of 15–17 years comprised 5,506 subjects (58.4% of males). For boys in all age groups, the Conde & Monteiro and WHO criteria estimated higher overweight prevalence when compared to IOTF criteria. At the age group of 11–12 years, the overweight prevalence estimated by the WHO criteria was higher when that estimated by the Conde & Monteiro criteria. In the age groups of 13–14 and 15–17 years, the prevalence estimated by the Conde & Monteiro criteria was higher than that estimated by the WHO criteria (Table 1). Table 1. Overweight prevalence (overweight + obesity) according to age group, in relation to three classification criteria based on body mass index among Brazilian adolescents For girls (Table 1), it was observed that in all age groups, the Conde & Monteiro and WHO criteria estimated higher overweight prevalence when compared to IOTF criteria. In the age group of 11–12, 13–14 years and considering the entire sample, the prevalence estimated by the Conde & Monteiro criteria was higher than that estimated by the WHO criteria. Table 2 shows the concordance between the three criteria for overweight diagnosis. In males, it was observed that at the age of 11–12 years, the concordance between the Conde & Monteiro and IOTF criteria was higher than that obtained between IOTF and WHO and WHO and Conde & Monteiro criteria. At the age of 13–14 years and considering all age groups, the concordance obtained between Conde & Monteiro and IOTF and WHO and Conde & Monteiro criteria was higher than that obtained between IOTF and WHO. Table 2. Kappa coefficient and confidence intervals of 95% (in parentheses) for overweight diagnosis (overweight + obesity) according to three criteria for BMI classification among Brazilian adolescents In females, it was observed that at the age of 11–12, 13–14 years and considering all age groups, the correlation between WHO and Conde & Monteiro criteria was greater than the other criteria (Table 2). Table 3 shows the association between overweight and obesity and demographic variables according to the Conde & Monteiro classification criteria. The likelihood of adolescents of being overweight was higher among male adolescents, 11–12 and 13–14 years and living in the Midwestern and Southern regions of Brazil. Table 3. Crude and adjusted multinomial logistic regression analysis (reference category = normal weight) for overweight and obesity according to criteria proposed by Conde & Monteiro for Brazilian adolescents Regarding obesity, association was found between age group and geographic region. The likelihood of adolescents of being obese when compared to normal weight was higher in those aged 11–12 and 13–14 years and living in the Midwestern, Southeastern and Southern regions of Brazil (Table 3). Furthermore, it was found that boys were less likely to be obese compared to girls. Table 4 shows the association between overweight and obesity and demographic variables according to the IOFT classification criteria. The results show association between age group and geographic region and overweight. The likelihood of adolescents of being overweight was higher among adolescents aged 11–12 and 13–14 years and living in the Midwestern, Southeastern and Southern regions of Brazil. Table 4. Crude and adjusted multinomial logistic regression analysis (reference category = normal weight) for overweight and obesity according to criteria proposed by IOTF for Brazilian adolescents Regarding obesity, association was found between age group and geographic region. The likelihood of adolescents of being obese when compared to normal weight was higher in those aged 11–12 and 13–14 years and living in the Midwestern, Southeastern and Southern regions of Brazil (Table 4). Table 5 shows the association between overweight and obesity and demographic variables according to the WHO classification criteria. The results show association between age group and geographic region with overweight. The likelihood of adolescents of being overweight was higher among adolescents aged 11–12 and 13–14 years and living in the Midwestern, Southeastern and Southern regions of Brazil. Table 5. Crude and adjusted multinomial logistic regression analysis (reference category = normal weight) for overweight and obesity according to criteria proposed by WHO for Brazilian adolescents Regarding obesity, association was found between sex, age group and geographic region. The likelihood of adolescents of being obese when compared to normal weight was higher in males, 11–12 and 13–14 years and living in the Midwestern, Southeastern and Southern regions of Brazil (Table 5). This is the first study carried out with adolescents from all geographic regions of Brazil, which has characteristics of a country with continental dimensions, which different ethnicities, customs and traditions. Furthermore, this study evaluated if the factors associated (sex, age and geographic region) with overweight and obesity are the same for the different classification criteria used. It is noteworthy that the three criteria used have in common the fact of using arbitrary cutoff points and adjusting BMI values that characterize underweight, overweight and obesity in adults for the population of children and adolescents [23]. The three references used in this study showed marked differences between each other. Both for boys and girls, increased overweight prevalence was observed by the Brazilian reference of Conde & Monteiro [18], followed by WHO [19] and IOTF [17]. Some studies carried out in Brazil [24,25] and elsewhere [26,27] also compared different criteria for nutritional status classification in children and adolescents. Most of these studies demonstrated that the criteria for nutritional status classification differ, but a study conducted in adolescents of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, Farias Jr et al. [24] found no significant differences in the overweight prevalence determined by the different BMI classification criteria, except for male adolescents, in which the BMI values recommended by Conde & Monteiro [18] showed higher prevalences compared to the other criteria. Contrasting these findings, a study carried out in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil [28] with students aged 10 to 15 years revealed that the overweight prevalence was significantly higher using the Conde & Monteiro [18] criteria than using IOTF [17]. In Canadian preschoolers [27], the overweight prevalence using the WHO criteria was higher than that using the IOTF and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria [29]. One possible explanation for the higher overweight prevalence found using the criteria proposed by Conde & Monteiro [18] is due to the fact that the critical BMI values are lower than those of the other criteria, as already observed by Farias Jr et al. [24]. Moreover, it could be speculated that unlike criteria of IOTF [17] and WHO [19], the cutoff points of Conde and Monteiro [18] were defined with the specific population of Brazil. Thus, one might think that the prevalence detected by the criteria proposed by Conde and Monteiro [18] may represent the real problem of the high overweight and obesity prevalence in Brazilian adolescents. When the Kappa test was applied, high concordance between criteria of Conde & Monteiro [18] and WHO [19] was found for all age groups and for the data set. Moreover, strong concordance (kappa> 0.75) was observed for the most overweight classifications analyzed. These results corroborate the findings of Dumith and Farias Jr [28], who also found that the concordance between criteria of Conde & Monteiro and WHO was higher than the concordance obtained between the other criteria. Regarding associated factors, similar associations were found for the three criteria for BMI classification examined: being male, age 11–12 and 13–14 years, living in the Midwestern, Southeastern and Southern regions of Brazil had greater chances of showing overweight. A study conducted among adolescents in southern Brazil revealed that the direction and magnitude of the association measures were similar between criteria for BMI classification [28]. Corroborating these findings, Abrantes et al. [30] also observed higher overweight prevalence among adolescents in southeastern Brazil when compared to those of northeastern Brazil. The results of this study make some hypotheses to be raised: the lower overweight prevalence in girls may be related to a greater concern with body image [31]. The decline in overweight and obesity with increasing age is expected, since moderate excess weight might be compensated by growth, and may even represent a positive aspect of the obesity treatment [32]; however, excess weight in adolescence should not be underestimated, since there is an increased risk of persisting into adulthood [33]. It is assumed that differences between regions are related to different socioeconomic development between regions [21], resulting in a greater prevalence in the most developed regions. The higher overweight prevalences found in the Midwestern, Southeastern and Southern regions can be explained due to the difference socioeconomic development between regions, resulting in a greater prevalence in more developed regions, where there are better conditions of purchase and choice of food [1]. Nevertheless, there is an increasing trend in the prevalence of overweight in the North and Northeast and the lower socioeconomic levels [1]. 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__label__wiki	0.641674	0.641674	인터뷰 \| 가주교육신문 \| 오바마케어 \| SAT \| 켈리포니아 교육부 \| UC \| LA교육구 \| 팝사 \| 입학원서 \| DACA Walt Disney World Resort Welcomes New ‘Star Wars’ Attraction: Rise of… Star Wars Land’s second ride has opened up for media and will be opening to the public on Thursday, December 6. According to Tampa Bay Times, the new ride is one of the most complicated systems the Disney Imagineers had ever devised. Rather than it being a heart pounding roller coaster, the ride moves smoothly on a trackless path, going vertically and side-to-side. On the ride, passengers are recruited as apart of the Resistance and get the help of characters like Finn to escape the Star Destroyer safely. Life-size AT-AT walkers (four legged transport and combat machine which stand at around 20 meters tall), 3-D characters, and dozens of Stormtroopers are only a small part of the breathtaking ride. Josh Gad, voice actor of the character Olaf in the Frozen series, tweeted, “[T]he most impressive ride I have ever been on. I do not think people are ready for the scale, the scope, the surprises & the immersiveness [sic] of this soon-to-be iconic attraction. Folks, it’s a game changer.” Along with the arrival of Rise of the Resistance, Disney World is expected to open three more attractions in 2020 and 2021. The first attraction is opening in March 2020 and is called Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. Disney officials say about the ride, “[G]uests will board a train and venture beyond the movie screen like they have never done before.'' The second attraction is based on the heartwarming, animated movie Ratatouille. Passengers will ride in their vehicle and venture the kitchen with Remy’s perspective. The final attraction is the third Star Wars attraction: Galactic Crusader. Riders will board a starcruiser and experience traveling through space into a galaxy far, far away…when it opens sometime in the year 2021. by Chelsea Lee YPC, Chelsea Lee 열람중 Walt Disney World Resort Welcomes New ‘Star Wars’ Attraction… 관리자 2019.12.18 55	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line109
__label__wiki	0.651243	0.651243	Книга жанра: Детективы, Классические детективы. Читать онлайн в библиотеке Booksonline. Old Scores (Elkins Aaron) Жанр : Классические детективы; НАСТРОЙКИ.... СОДЕРЖАНИЕ.... Booksonline.com.ua Old Scores - Elkins Aaron room of an Atlanta townhouse is the very same picture last seen or heard of in 1908 when it disappeared from the wall of a church in Pisa? (Answer: they can't, not absolutely.) Even when there aren't gaps, there are often questions about authenticity or ownership. But a reasonably solid-looking provenance, capable of being at least partially verified, is a necessary place to start. Without it, no museum curator in his right mind would touch a so-called Old Master. 'There isn't any,' Tony said. My fork stopped halfway to my mouth. 'No provenance?' 'Not to speak of, no. He says he got it from, well, from a junk shop in Paris. It was grimy, almost black. Naturally, the seller had no idea what it was.' 'Well, how does he know what it is?' 'He says he knew the minute he saw it. He bought it, had it cleaned, took a good look at it, and satisfied himself that he was right.' 'What do you mean, satisfied himself? Are you saying he authenticated it himself?' 'That's it.' I laughed. 'Come on, Tony, this is a joke. An art dealer authenticating his own picture? What kind of authentication is that? Especially Rene Vachey, for God's sake.' He shrugged. 'What do you want me to say?' 'Well, what do the French experts have to say about it?' 'I told you, nobody's seen it. He's setting up a big show at his gallery, and this is going to be the centerpiece. Critics, press, everybody's invited. I hear it's already making a huge flap over there. He's practically challenging the experts to prove his attribution's wrong, and people are starting to choose up sides before they even see the damn thing. Vachey has a lot of enemies, and, as usual, he's right in the middle of it. He called Edmond Froger a dilettante ignorant, in Le Monde.' 'Oh, wonderful.' Tony shrugged. 'Well, the guy is a horse's ass.' This was starting to have an ominously familiar ring. Several years before the Barillot affair, Vachey had gotten together about fifty of his own paintings to form a well-publicized exhibition called the Turbulent Century: 1860-1960. It ran for a month at a gallery he owned in London, and was scheduled to go to Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, and back to France. In all these places, eager museums had been squabbling with each other for the privilege of getting it. This was quite a show, including works by Gauguin, Seurat, Braque, and Picasso. Except it didn't, not according to some reputable critics and reviewers who pronounced most of the collection to be questionable or downright spurious. Others, equally distinguished, supported Vachey's claims of authenticity. Battle lines were drawn. There was another flap, with epithets a lot more colorful than 'dilettante ignorant' being hurled back and forth. In this one, Vachey remained back in Dijon, away from center stage, enjoying the fireworks while the experts fought it out. In the end, the museums scuttled for cover and pulled out with much huffing and puffing. Not, however, before they-and by extension, art museums in general, and by further extension, art experts in general-had been made laughingstocks. There were a lot of people who thought that just might have been the iconoclastic Vachey's aim in the first place. And right now I was starting to wonder if it wasn't time for us to think about scuttling for cover ourselves. 'He can't expect us to accept the offer without seeing it, can he?' I asked. 'Because if so-' 'No, you've got yourself an invitation to the opening. You can examine it to your heart's content. Okay?' I considered. The odds were about a hundred to one against the trip accomplishing anything. An unknown 'Rembrandt' discovered in a junk shop by a man with an offbeat sense of humor and a quirky history, to put it mildly. No provenance, no reliable authentication. Not a very good bet. On the other hand, for a hundred-to-one shot at this particular reward, yes, I was willing to take a trip to Dijon. Which is a very lovely little town, I might add. 'Good,' Tony said heartily, 'so it's settled. I'd better send Calvin along with you. He's at the Return of Cultural Property Conference in The Hague, anyway, so he can pop over to France easy. He can take care of the paperwork details, check the fine print, that kind of thing-his French is even better than yours. That'll leave you to concentrate on the painting.' 'Fine.' Then, after a second: 'What do you mean, you'd better?' Calvin Boyer was the museum's public affairs officer, formerly known as the marketing director. I enjoyed his company-well, most of the time-and he seemed pretty good at what he did, whatever it was, but I couldn't see his being much help in this. 'Well, you know,' Tony said, just a little cagily, 'you're absolutely tops at what you do, and you know that I trust you completely to handle anything that comes up-' 'Right. But?' 'But, you know, sometimes you're, well, you're not too swift when it comes to people. And Vachey is a very tricky customer.' 'Oh, I'm gullible, is that it?' This was an old complaint from Tony, who was given to wondering aloud how a naive soul like me had survived as well as I had among the sharks of the art world. 'I'm just saying you maybe trust people a little too much,' he said. 'You're not suspicious enough, you don't have a devious mind. You take people at face value, you don't always look under the surface of things. This is not a criticism, Chris.' It sure sounded like one to me, and I started to climb up on my high horse, but caught myself in time. As a divorced man whose very first clue that his marriage wasn't everything it might have been came when his wife moved in with another man-this was after she'd been seeing him for a year without my noticing a thing-I figured I was in no position to tell Tony about how sharp I was at seeing under the surface of things. Besides, I have a friend named Louis who from time to time has told me pretty much the same thing Tony just had. Louis says that I tend to resort to the secondary repression of ego-threatening perceptions for fear of bringing to the surface the primal hostilities and id functions that I long ago denied by means of primal or infantile repression. At least I think that's pretty much the same thing Tony said. Louis is by trade a Freudian-Marcusian psychotherapist, and not always as lucid as Tony. 'Calvin's an M.B.A., Chris,' Tony explained further. 'You're an art historian.' 'Okay,' I said, not quite grasping his logic, but letting it pass. 'Actually, I'll be glad to have him along. And he can help work out the logistics for getting the painting analyzed. We'll want to have Taupin, from Paris, run it through infrared and X ray, don't you think? And there's that outfit in Lyons-what's its name?-that can do laser microanalysis. I've got it somewhere.' 'Mm,' Tony said, and pushed his salad plate away. He'd finished his salad. I'd hardly looked at mine. 'Come on, let's head back.' We took the escalator down to the lobby, passing under a 'Baroque' stone arch that had come from a 1920s theater that had once stood on the site. Once out on Fifth Avenue on a mild October afternoon, we threaded our way through shoppers, bemused tourists, and fellow late-lunchers getting back to work. While we walked, Tony told me more. The Rembrandt, it seemed, wasn't the only centerpiece of Vachey's show. Vachey, no piker when it came to gall, was actually claiming to have come up with a second 'newly discovered' painting; this one by the Frenchman Fernand Leger, who was, with Picasso and Braque, one of the foremost proponents of Cubism in the early years of the twentieth century. The Leger, it was understood, would be going to a French museum, as yet unnamed. 'Is that right?' I said. 'Where'd he find this one, at a garage sale in Toulouse?' 'Strasbourg, actually,' Tony said. 'A flea market,' and then he couldn't help laughing. 'Now don't jump to conclusions here, Chris. Whatever else you can say about Vachey, he has a hell of a record for stumbling on masterpieces nobody even knew were out there.' He started counting them off on his fingers. 'There's that Constable that's in San Francisco now, remember? And that Francesco Guardi that wound up in, where was it, Budapest, and don't forget the Lebrun-' 'Well, yes, I know, but-' 'All those authentications were verified later-beyond any doubt, Chris. Sure, he's made a few that didn't hold Вы читаете Old Scores ВСЕ ОТЗЫВЫ О КНИГЕ В ИЗБРАННОЕ Отметить Добавить цитату	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line113
__label__cc	0.53002	0.46998	Up Is Down and Commies Are Around the Corner Jessica McBucher writes from her blogsite (that doesn't allow comments) and attacks Eugene Kane because he doesn't allow comments on his blog. "Welcome to Kane World," she says, "where up is down and down is up." And then there is McBucher World, where a conspiracy is always just around the corner, Willie Horton is her husband's best friend and she still doesn't allow comments on her blog ... apparently. Wingnuts Are Moonbats Too A Republican challenger to Sen. Hillary Clinton has apparently been reading Jessica McBucher’s blogspot. Former Reagan-era Pentagon official Kathleen "KT" McFarland told a group of Republican activists: "Hillary Clinton is really worried about me, and is so worried, in fact, that she had helicopters flying over my house in Southampton today taking pictures." Her comments were confirmed by Suffolk County Republican chairman Harry Withers. It was rumored that she then began to list a number of fringe “communist” groups who have been spying on her as well. She said that if President Bush were to listen in on their telephone conversations, her fears would be confirmed. Clinton campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson denied any spying was going on. "We at the Hillary campaign wish Ms. McFarland the best and hope she gets the rest she needs," he said. He also said, "Some campaigns hand out campaign buttons; the McFarland campaign hands out tinfoil hats with antennas." We here at “The Other Side” recommend she stop feeding her conspiracy theories by reading McBucher’s blog. The latest news from McBucher is that failure to use signal lights when changing lanes on the freeway is actually code that communist groups use to help them infiltrate Friday night fish fries. Scott Walker Receives Divine Inspiration Scott Walker talking about his race for Governor: "Jim Doyle finally signed a cap on medical malpractice lawsuits on Wednesday. It is nice to see that Doyle is followin g our lead again. Last year, Doyle vetoed a cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases. Now, he is willing to sign one after we made it a part of our first, 100-day agenda. Wait ... wait a moment ... I'm sorry ... I have a call. Hello? Jessica McBride ... oh, it's not. Uh huh. Pat Robertson too? You think Ann Coulter isn't funny? Hmmm, most of us do. Folks, that was God. He's changed his mind and wants me to step out of the race." When Does It End A 15-year-old boy was severely beaten by four to five males about 1:50 p.m. near a bus stop at 1st and Center Sts., according to Milwaukee police.The youth died about 3 p.m., police said. The victim was a seventh-grader at Malcolm X Academy, according to Phil Harris, a Milwaukee Public Schools spokesman. Just a posting that affected my emotional well being. No reporting done here, guys. Way Too Much Time On Her Hands The sequel to "You Darn JS, You Excised the Extremists Again" is hot off the presses at Jessica McBucher's Media Matters. Entitled "You Double Darn JS, You Excised the Extremists Again," McBucher's new piece is two to three times as long as the previous entry and says, ultimately the same thing. Average people like you and me cannot make up our own minds without help from Jessica and David Horowitz (though she left out links to him this time to throw us and make it look like she actually did her own work). Later at this blog, a discussion on a little known possibility ... are Eva Braun and Jessica McBucher related? Eva: "Liebchen, du bist mein hartz. McBucher: "Paul loves my farts." You be the judge. More at ten. James Spader Stands Up for America H/t to John Sugg for this. I'll just reprint it in its entirety ... it's that good. By the way, this guy is a blogger journalist. You guys on the conservative side of the aisle who think you are ... you're not! If you didn't catch the Boston Legal episode this week, you missed a speech delivered by James Spader, one that few in Congress -- other than Russell Feingold, Tom Harkin and Robert Byrd -- would make. The link is at: http://www.boston-legal.org/ But, it's been up and down. The text is below. It's worth saluting. Alan Shore's closing argument Alan Shore: When the weapons of mass destruction thing turned out to be not true, I expected the American people to rise up. Ha! They didn't. Then, when the Abu Ghraib torture thing surfaced and it was revealed that our government participated in rendition, a practice where we kidnap people and turn them over to regimes who specialize in torture, I was sure then the American people would be heard from. We stood mute. Then came the news that we jailed thousands of so-called terrorists suspects, locked them up without the right to a trial or even the right to confront their accusers. Certainly, we would never stand for that. We did. And now, it's been discovered the executive branch has been conducting massive, illegal, domestic surveillance on its own citizens. You and me. And I at least consoled myself that finally, finally the American people will have had enough. Evidentially, we haven't. In fact, if the people of this country have spoken, the message is we're okay with it all. Torture, warrantless search and seizure, illegal wiretappings, prison without a fair trial - or any trial, war on false pretenses. We, as a citizenry, are apparently not offended. There are no demonstrations on college campuses. In fact, there's no clear indication that young people seem to notice. Well, Melissa Hughes noticed. Now, you might think, instead of withholding her taxes, she could have protested the old fashioned way. Made a placard and demonstrated at a Presidential or Vice-Presidential appearance, but we've lost the right to that as well. The Secret Service can now declare free speech zones to contain, control and, in effect, criminalize protest. Stop for a second and try to fathom that. At a presidential rally, parade or appearance, if you have on a supportive t-shirt, you can be there. If you are wearing or carrying something in protest, you can be removed. This, in the United States of America. This in the United States of America. Is Melissa Hughes the only one embarrassed? Alan sits down abruptly in the witness chair next to the judge Judge Robert Sanders: Mr. Shore. That's a chair for witnesses only. Alan: Really long speeches make me so tired sometimes. Judge Sanders: Please get out of the chair. Alan: Actually, I'm sick and tired. Judge Sanders: Get out of the chair! Alan: And what I'm most sick and tired of is how every time somebody disagrees with how the government is running things, he or she is labeled unAmerican. U.S. Attorney Jonathan Shapiro: Evidentally, it's speech time. Alan: And speech in this country is free, you hack! Free for me, free for you. Free for Melissa Hughes to stand up to her government and say "Stick it"! U.S. Attorney Jonathan Shapiro: Objection! Alan: I object to government abusing its power to squash the constitutional freedoms of its citizenry. And, God forbid, anybody challenge it. They're smeared as being a heretic. Melissa Hughes is an American. Melissa Hughes is an American. Melissa Hughes is an American! Judge Sanders: Mr. Shore. Unless you have anything new and fresh to say, please sit down. You've breached the decorum of my courtroom with all this hooting. Alan: Last night, I went to bed with a book. Not as much fun as a 29 year old, but the book contained a speech by Adlai Stevenson. The year was 1952. He said, "The tragedy of our day is the climate of fear in which we live and fear breeds repression. Too often, sinister threats to the Bill of Rights, to freedom of the mind are concealed under the patriotic cloak of anti-Communism." Today, it's the cloak of anti-terrorism. Stevenson also remarked, "It's far easier to fight for principles than to live up to them." I know we are all afraid, but the Bill of Rights - we have to live up to that. We simply must. That's all Melissa Hughes was trying to say. She was speaking for you. I would ask you now to go back to that room and speak for her. Jessica McBucher, this piece was especially reprinted for you. She's Still Yours, Conservative Friends Ann Coulter, the darling of the right-wing nuts and of Patrick McIlheran (he calls her witty in the same mean way as Maureen Dowd -- whatever) has this column titled "Revenge of the Queers" at WorldNetDaily. In her column she welcomes Claude Allen, an African-American top administration official for 4 ½ years to her world, the world of those hated by the New York Times. A couple of things: The New York Times is not the only institution that hates Ann Coulter … just one of many. And this is funny, she says: “I'm sorry it took a tough period in Allen's life for the New York Times to feature him under a banner headline on its front page, but all in all, I'm glad to finally know about Claude Allen. I'm proud to have this great fellow sinner in our party.” A tough period? He was caught (well, accused of…) stealing! It’s hilarious. Not even shoplifting can change the attitude of conservatives toward one of there own. The party of crooks has added another. Jessica, the 50s Are Over Poor, poor Jessica McBucher, wife of mud-slinging and offensive human being, Paul Bucher. She just doesn't get it. She says this about a few posts that exposed her far right-wing leanings: Apparently, some on the Left feel that it's inappropriate to expose the actual rhetoric and affiliations behind the "peace" groups behind the war referendums and Cindy Sheehan. They want to intimidate people into silence through their typical namecalling because they know that the average individual will reject the extremism if it's exposed. I simply reprinted what these groups have said and discussed who they admittedly are. But certain far-left bloggers think it's somehow "McCarthyism" to write about what these groups say and who they align with. These groups aren't embarrassed to be affiliated with Communists. They are quite vocal about it and proud of it! Keep trying guys. Like Paul says, it's the equivalent of getting lectured by inmates in the jail. So, thanks! (Oh, and the Lenin flag was for you.) Ooh, that hurts. Last I heard, conservatives were crowing about the fall of Communism. It can't be that big of a threat anymore and also, last I knew, being a Communist in this country is not illegal. In my original post, I simply pointed out that her information regarding these groups came from a former self-proclaimed Marxist who is now one of the worst of the mud-slinging right-wingers, David Horowitz. So, who to believe? But I guess it's all right to sling mud, just not to receive it. Regarding your comment about inmates, Paulie boy should know, he's at their level. By the way the nazi flag is for you … it suits your politics. The Leaves are Falling from the Shrub At his news conference today, President Bush called the censure resolution “needless partisanship.” Bush challenged Democrats to go into the November midterm elections in opposition to eavesdropping on suspected terrorists. “They ought to stand up and say, ‘The tools we’re using to protect the American people should not be used,”’ Bush said. What a bastard! No one is saying he can't use the tools available to protect Americans. What we are saying is: Use the tools in a legal manner. Who Excises Jessica? Jessica McBucher has a banal piece (among many) about the anti-war referendums sweeping the country, that Paul Soglin correctly labels as “red-baiting.” As usual, McBucher blames the media for not doing enough to inform people about these referendums. Umm, well ... My only question is, if you don’t deny there are average and well-meaning Wisconsinites involved in the push for referendums, then what’s your point. Are you saying these people are not intelligent enough to make their own decisions on what groups to join, and who to protest with if this is what they choose. Hmmm? Are you trying to say that these people are not as smart as you because, gasp, they don’t believe the same nonsense as you. You are just a Joe McCarthy wannabe in a skirt. And by the way, you managed to excise the name of the leader of the group you use as a source for your innuendos. His name is David Horowitz, an extreme right-wing apologist who has said: Regarding Cindy Sheehan: "It's very hard to have respect for a woman who exploits the death of her own son and doesn't respect her own son's life. She portrays him as an idiot." Regarding the late Peter Jennings: "Peter Jennings is dead, may he rest in peace. Lest we forget, however, while he was alive Peter Jennings did considerable damage to the cause of civilization and human decency by his sympathy for Jew-hating terrorists and their supporters." Regarding Democrats in general: Democrats, media are "getting Americans killed in Iraq ... because of their pathological hatred of George [W.] Bush. David Horowitz proudly proclaims that he is an ex-Marxist, implying, I guess, that this makes him an expert. To me, the only thing he is an expert at is an inability to make up his mind. As for his last comment, funny, I thought bombs and bullets were killing our soldiers … as well as George Bush. He’s the one who sent them there under false pretenses. So Jessica, good source there. Thanks again for a laugh. Posted by Other Side at 9:43 AM 0 Swings of the bat Links to this post Be That As It May Rush Limbaugh attacked poll of U.S. troops funded by peace studies center as: "a bunch of long-haired, maggot-infested, dope-smoking, FM peace-types that have an agenda." As opposed to a balding, rolls of sweaty-fat infested, OxyContin-popping, AM racist-type with an agenda. The Pen is Nearly as Mighty as the Almighty Dollar Spivak and Bice would like us to believe that bloggers are just people who wish they were in print ... ...that all they want to do is go mainstream and make a buck says one blogger quoted by the Long Island, N.Y., daily:" Every so-called professional blogger I know wants to work for print," says Melissa Lafsky, 27, a lawyer whose popular blog at Opinionistas.com led to her finding a book agent, quitting her big law-firm job and starting a novel based on her blog. "There's still that desire for legitimacy. I'll admit it: I'll feel like a real writer when I have something published in print. 'Til then, I feel I'm faking it. Most bloggers I've talked to feel the same way." There's something to be said for that. Right-wing bloggers James Wigderson, Owen Robinson, Rick Esenberg and Dean Mundy all have columns in local newspapers ... I hope they're getting paid. I know of no local progressive bloggers with columns. In any case, I've no doubt that others would like to be heard regularly as well. I don't. I have a degree in journalism, but soured on it many years ago. I would not mind someday writing that elusive fiction novel ... it will happen ... but in the meanwhile this is fine. I wonder if it isn't so much being in print, however, but being read. I tell myself that it makes no difference that there are few comments made on my site. The site is relatively new and I am gaining links from other sites slowly and surely (more slowly). But then, I do look every day to see if comments have been made. That I have managed to continue this for over two months, though, is pretty exciting. And, I have had e-mail conversations with some interesting people, and with one complete moron. It's after exchanging communications with this idiot for a couple days that my faith in mankind was restored to an extent. I had become quite cynical. After my encounter with this piece of horse dung, nothing looked quite as bad as it did. Oh, did I mention, it feels good to vent publicly too. Because, in a sense, these blogs are the public squares of old. I feel the power when I type and press the "publish" button ... in much the same way, I imagine, that orators of the past felt when climbing up on their soapbox and heads turned to listen. Revolutions were begun by people like that. Be proud bloggers ... we are revolutionary in our own way. Just don't get too carried away by self-importance. You know who you are. This letter from Bill Frist appears at DailyKos. I won't reprint the entire letter, but one portion of it is very funny (c-below) ... Frist's response to (purported memo) saying that Democrats should use military settings as backdrops for speeches and such. In case Senate Democrats do not know, it is illegal to hold political events at military bases. Not to mention despicable to use the military and their families in this way. No kidding Dr. Longe Range Diagnosis. But ... hmmm ... when was the last time that Bush and Cheney were not seen speaking in front of a military audience that was being used as backdrop for their speech? Then, Frist says: If the Democrats wanted to truly help our troops they wouldn't advocate cutting-and-running from Iraq, they wouldn't call for a censure vote of President Bush and they wouldn't ingratiate themselves with the Michael Moore wing of their own Party. Yeah, and maybe you can get your personal TV station, Faux News, to quit trotting out the Ann Coulter wing of your party. Put a Sock In It I always think it funny that conservatives and conservative bloggers like to complain that the MSM never prints stories about items imporant to conservatives and conservative bloggers. And if they do, it is never enough. Did it ever occur to them that maybe, just maybe, they're only important in their own minds. The MSM is not required to report on every single story. The placement of a story and it's importance for their publication is their decision. Conservatives and conservative bloggers spend more time complaining about the MSM in one day than the MSM does covering their antics in one entire year. Duh...there's a reason. You're no big deal. Are They from the NFL or the NBA Thirty-six have been accused of spousal abuse. Seven have been arrested for fraud. Nineteen have been accused of writing bad checks. One hundred and seventeen have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least two businesses. Three have done time for assault. Seventy-one cannot get a credit card due to bad credit. Fourteen have been arrested on drug-related charges. Eight have been arrested for shoplifting. Twenty-one currently are defendants in lawsuits. Eighty-four have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year. Can you guess which organization this is? It's the 535 members of the United States Congress. The same group of idiots that crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line. The Pen is Nearly as Mighty as the Almighty Dollar...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line115
__label__cc	0.677323	0.322677	Citizens Concerned About the Future of the Etobicoke Waterfront Updated: Dec. 30, 2019 [Home] [What's Up] [What's Up - 2010 Archive] CCFEW Planning Meeting Schedule 2020 Bird Walk Dates December Bird Walk report & Photos Renew your membership for 2019 on line. The artificial ice skating trail at Colonel Samuel Smith Park is now open. Located just south of the Power House, this is a feature we tried to keep out of the park. After losing that fight, we then worked to minimize it’s impact on the natural environment. You can read more about our concerns and the compromises proposed & reached here. We have received many calls about the operating details of this new facility, and since neither the City or the Councillor appear to have posted them on-line, here they are: 9am - 5pm Unsupervised Leisure Skate 5pm - 10pm Supervised Leisure Skate 9am - 10pm Supervised Leisure Skate There is an indoor skate changing area and washrooms, but no skate sharpening or skate rentals. For more information, visit the City of Toronto Outdoor Rinks Page. or the City Rinks wiki. The issue of moving the parking lots in the Marie Curtis Park revitalization has now become the subject of a petition by local residents oposed to the proposed relocation of parking.. CCFEW supports the principle of moving parking away from the creek where possible and locating it closer to the streets. This serves the dual goals of protecting water quality and increasing visibility of parking lots to enhance public safety. The parking lot on the west side of the creek includes a boat launch, which by definition must be at the water’s edge. We will be working with the City and TRCA to ensure that run-off from this lot into the creek is minimized in the detailed design phase. Click here to learn more about Marie Curtis Park. With the new ice skating trail set to open in Sam Smith Park later this week, it seemed like time to remove the “Proposed Skating Trail at Sam Smith Park” page from the navigation menus. If you want the history, there are still links in the “What’s Up” archives and a link from the Sam Smith Park page. Time will tell if our concerns over its ongoing viability were justified. There were several complaints at the Marie Curtis Park meeting that we weren’t seeing what was planned for the Arsenal Lands next door. Although a master plan was developed and approved several years ago, the scope of those plans has increased and the City of Mississauga isn’t ready to share a new plan with the public yet. You can keep track of those plans on the Inspiration Lakeview website. And on the Toronto side, please get you Marie Curtis Park comments in by November 19th! The Friends of Sam Smith Blog reports today that Public School Trustee Candidate Andy Kyriakos has come out in support of a nature education centre at the Colonel Samuel Smith Park Power House. That has been a goal of both CCFEW and FOSS for many years. You can read their blog post here. Former Toronto Chief Planner, Paul Bedford, gave a very interesting presentation at the Lakeshore Planning Council’s annual general meeting last week. He had some very interesting and timely ideas about city planning and municipal governance. Toronto’s not the worst, but we could certainly learn some lessons from other major cities. For a more detailed report, read Tamara Shephard’s coverage in Etobicoke Guardian. Election signs sprouted on lawns all over Toronto this morning (the first day it was legal). The mayoral race gets lots of attention, but the council races get largely ignored even though they have a significant influence on local communities. We want to work with whoever wins, so we don’t take sides, but we urge everyone to get informed and vote! Here are the candidates in Ward 6 (Etobicoke Lakeshore): Brereton, Wendell Cain, Jem Grimes, Mark Laxer, Michael Luu, Cecilia Searle, David For information on where to vote and more, visit the city’s Toronto Votes website. The City of Toronto has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a consultant to provide a detailed implementation strategy for the Mimico-By-The-Lake Revitalization Action Plan. The RFP describes the scope of the work as: ... the successful Proponent will be responsible for conducting research or data collection as necessary, provide analysis and make recommendations with respect to: ● Land use and Urban Design ● Transportation and future rapid transit ● Housing policy implementation ● Parks, recreation and public spaces including the waterfront park system ● Heritage resources (including archaeological resources) ● Community services and facilities ● Infrastructure capacity ● Community Energy Planning You can view the full RFP here. You can read more about Mimico 20/20 here. As reported yesterday by the Etobicoke Guardian, ground has finally been broken for the Skateboard Park in the Eighth Street Parkette. This facility has had a long and controversial history since 2006, when the City decided it should be located in Sam Smith Park. It’s good to see it finally getting underway. A digital version of our April Newsletter is now on line. This newsletter was mailed to our members in mid April. Click here to read the newsletter, or better yet, click here for membership information so that you will get next the next one mailed to you! CCFEW members received a printed newsletter this week filled with news, updates and events. (Yes, we still do an old fashioned printed newsletter once a year.) One important item included was a special resolution we’ll be voting on at our Annual General Meeting on April 29th: That CCFEW supports and endorses public acquisition of any properties along the Lake Ontario Waterfront, the Humber River and the Etobicoke and Mimico Creeks that will expand and enhance public ownership and access to the Lake in Etobicoke and the Etobicoke-Mimico Watershed system. This is essentially one of the core goals when CCFEW was founded over 20 years ago but it seems worth formalizing because we are continually faced with the same issue in different locations. It is currently in the forefront again because of the development proposal at 51 Lake Shore Drive. The TRCA have begun work on a new wetland pond at the mouth of Mimico Creek. This one is on the east side, downstream from the footbridge. It will look and function much like the smaller one north of the footbridge, on the other side of the creek. Here are some photos from last weekend. On Saturday, February 27, a group of local residents filled the meeting room at the New Toronto Library to participate in a design charette for the rejuvenation of Rotary (Peace) Park. The group shared a lot of good ideas and there was general consensus for a greener, more naturalized park as well as for “daylighting” the mouth of Jackson Creek. This creek originally started near Bloor Street and emptied into Lake Ontario in this park at the foot of Tenth Street. It has been buried in a pipe for over 60 years. You can still see it’s path through the “swale” at the North-east portion of Colonel Samuel Smith Park. You can find our more about this creek and others on Michael Harrison’s Lost Creeks of South Etobicoke blog. Another chapter in the continuing saga of 51 Lake Shore Drive was written last week. Back in November, the OMB hearing was adjourned until the owner could establish the true boundaries of his property. He responded by applying to the provincial land registrar for absolute title to the property as shown on a 2009 survey. CCFEW was one of several groups and individuals to object to this application. Our objection states in part: Title was questioned at the OMB hearing due to a significant discrepancy between the 1909 survey and the 2006 survey of the property The discrepancy arises from a change in the Lake Ontario shoreline. This suggests that a significant amount of lake filling has occurred since 1909. There has been no clear evidence presented to date establishing who filled the lake, when it was done, or by whom it was done. It is our contention however, that since the lake bed was publicly owned, the filled land created above it is also public. We see two likely scenarios of how this lake filling occurred: The lake was filled by an owner of 51 Lake Shore Drive. This would be illegal and therefore the current owner should not be given title. The lake was filled by the municipality or a government agency in response to an erosion event. If a public body of water was filled at public expense, there is no reason to believe that the resulting land should not also be public. It is CCFEW's position that public access to and ownership of the waterfront should be promoted wherever possible. In this instance, where there is strong evidence to support the contention that it is already in the public realm, it should not be allowed to slip into private ownership. Experience has shown that acquiring public ownership of the waterfront is costly and time consuming. We strongly urge you to reject this application for absolute title. If we are successful with this argument, it may change the picture of what’s private and what’s public along much of our waterfront. Although this is an extreme case, it is far from the only instance where lake filling has occurred. You can read the full text of our letter here. Scroll down the page for past installments of the story. Last Month CCFEW submitted comments on the Stormwater Management EA based on the information provided to date. Here’s what we said: In general, CCFEW is highly supportive of this initiative and appreciates the efforts being made by the City of Toronto. We understand that a number of solutions ranging from Wet Ponds to Storage Tanks to High Rate Treatment facilities are being considered. As an environment group representing south Etobicoke we are supportive of more natural processes rather than engineered solutions. During the process of implementing any recommendations coming from the Environmental Assessment process we would like the City to consider the opportunities to enhance, improve and resolve other community issues during the construction of any natural or engineered solutions. We believe that, not only can the City improve water quality through the implementation of the management of stormwater, that other community benefits can be derived at the same time. The following is a summary of our comments and recommendations to date: Colonel Sam Smith Park We believe that there is a range of opportunities within this park. As the largest and most valued of our waterfront parks we would like you to consider: Use natural processes as much as possible within the park area Daylighting of the buried Jackson Creek (currently part of a storm sewer emptying at Rotary Park) Restore base flow to the remnant North Creek (terminates at the wetland pond) If storage tanks must be used that they be placed underneath the parking lots of Humber College and the Lakeshore Yacht Club. Contents of these storage tanks could be pumped into North an Jackson creeks to supplement base flow If a flow balancing system is selected for this site, the south east end of the park at the lake edge would be the preferred location Cliff Lumsdon Park We do not support any systems or facilities at this location as we believe that parts of the old New Toronto pumping station are buried underground and recommend that Rotary Park be considered instead. Prince of Wales Park At this location we would ask the City to consider placing any storage tanks under the parking lot or the ice pad. Norris Crescent Park We must express our total dismay with this park being considered for a facility of any kind. The park has only just been completed after many years of community participation and anticipation. We believe that this park should be removed from your list of identified locations. As we understand that a large sewer pipe will need to be installed along Lakeshore Boulevard we would recommend using this main sewer to take the water over to the Humber Bay Park into a wetland, hybrid pond-wetland or flow balance system. Mimico Memorial Park We do not support any stormwater management facilities at this location. We would suggest that the City consider placing a tank under the tennis court facility adjacent to the park, or under a parking lot at one of the nearby schools. Humber Bay Park West We would recommend that any new systems in this park should be a wet pond, constructed wetland or hybrid pond-wetland. We also believe that public access to the area currently fenced off for the yacht clubs private uses should be re-configured to allow for public access similar to the arrangement in Sam Smith Park for the Lakeshore Yacht Club. Long Branch Park We would like the City to consider an opportunity to use this park and Lake Promenade for a stormwater facility. There are speeding issues along Lake Promenade and we would like to suggest the removal of the current road which could be used for a storage pipe or tank with a pedestrian-bicycle trail on the surface. We believe this would reduce the speeding traffic, create a larger park area, and better public-pedestrian access to the waterfront. Obviously the parking for tenants would need to be appropriately dealt with by access at one corner on Lake Promenade. We would like to review this with the staff at your convenience. Marie Curtis Park We would recommend that Marie Curtis be considered. The parking lot on the east side of the park should be removed from the creek edge and located near 42nd Street. A storage tank could be placed underneath. This would immediately remove any oil and contamination from cars from washing directly into the creek. A new parking lot needs to be built and a stormwater facility could be built at the same time. To view our whole letter, click here. [What's Up - 2010 Archive] Web Hosting by 1&1	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line119
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This is a list of notable people from Andhra Pradesh, India, throughout history. 1 The Satavahanas There are several references about an Andhra kingdom and a people called Andhras in the Sanskrit epics Mahabharata and Ramayana. 2014 Andhra Pradesh ElectionsTwenty people across Seemandhra and Rayalaseema were injured in clashes between rival parties on polling day. Pegasystems selected to drive one of India's largest statewide digital transformation projects. If there was ever a competition for cooking up the fieriest delicacies, a native of Andhra Pradesh or Telangana would certainly win away all the glory. Andhra Pradesh has a population density of 308 which is below the national average and thus the population is spread well over the entire area of the state. In Andhra Pradesh …draws its name from the Andhra people, who have inhabited the area since antiquity and developed their own language, Telugu. The state is known for crafting of stones, doll-making, carving of idols, beautiful paintings, folk dances like. The roll number is required by candidates to check their result. To support and mitigate hardship faced by educated unemployed youth in the state our Chief Minister Sri Nara Chandrababu Naidu garu started this scheme. Andhra Pradesh launched an innovative public private partnership called Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu (RYK) to promote youth employment. Any links to third-party websites that may appear on this site are provided only for your convenience and in no way represent any affiliation or endorsement of the information provided on those linked websites. Andhra Pradesh is a vibrant conglomeration of People, culture and Festivals. Get Bieap Intermediate supply Results 2019 and AP Inter Results 2019 at IndiaResults AP Intermediate result 2019 is declared. Airtel First Recharge Mobile Recharge Plans in Andhra Pradesh. Bridge International Academies is proving that its methods yield results By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our Cookie Policy unless you have disabled them. 35 billion) people is the second most populous country in the world, while China is on the top with over 1,469,523,874 (1. Open University Sri. IFSC code is of 11 characters. University Kakatiya University Nagarjuna University. Microsoft Corporation Vice President Rajiv Kumar said that it is first that a head of State is using the app and technology to reach out the people. Although many legends are attributed to the name of this city, the most accepted one is that of Goddess Durga having relaxed here after overpowering the demons, and hence Vijayawada, 'The Place of Victory'. Donate to honest politics. Amaravati - People's Capital of Andhra Pradesh added a new photo to the album: Amaravati Development Updates — in Amaravati - People's Capital of Andhra Pradesh. Why interact with people when all you want is a pizza and soda? It can be a hassle to call a restaurant and order a meal, but with the best food delivery apps, you won't have to. China-based AIIB on July 23 confirmed that it is not considering the Amaravati Sustainable Infrastructure and Institutional Development Project, barely six days after the World Bank dropped the project. Andhra Pradesh to become India's first Zero Budget Natural Farming state The Government of Andhra Pradesh has launched a scale-out plan to transition 6 million farms/farmers to 100% chemical-free agriculture by 2024. with a capacity of 5 million tonnes per annum. Andhra Pradesh: Amaravati to have India's first hyperloop transport system By P Pavan P Pavan , Mumbai Mirror \| Updated: Sep 6, 2017, 20:45 IST Print this article. Possibly the oldest YouTuber of India, 106-year-old Mastanamma from Andhra Pradesh is now a popular personality on the internet, thanks to her proficiency with cooking. Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections are going to be held in April or May 2019. The Andhra Pradesh police have rolled out a crime-fighting app that does just that! The Locked House Monitoring System app—LHMS AP Police app is a reassurance to people with troubled minds. The Government of Andhra Pradesh has signed an MoU with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) today in Visakhapatnam on the occasion of Teacher’s Day. Aircel Kick off 4G Trials in Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh Sarkari Yojana list 2019-20 and latest updates and news about new and upcoming social welfare schemes of Andhra Pradesh Government in 2019-20. Earlier on Saturday, the twenty-five legislators were sworn-in as ministers in the cabinet of Chief Minister, nine days after Reddy took over as Andhra Pradesh CM. Govt Launches People First & Kaizala Apps \| for Any Problem to Solved by RTGS. Modi Says Jammu And Kashmir People Will Get To Elect Representatives, Won't Be UT For Long Android App How Andhra Pradesh Built India's First Police State Using Aadhaar And A Census. Hajj 2019 Yatra, Hajj Application Form 2019, Hajj 2019 Apply Online A Huge number of pilgrims take part in Haj. 🏴󠁩󠁮󠁡󠁰󠁿 Flag for Andhra Pradesh (IN-AP) The Flag for Andhra Pradesh (IN-AP) emoji is a sequence of the 🏴 Waving Black Flag, 󠁩 Tag Latin Small Letter I, 󠁮 Tag Latin Small Letter N, 󠁡 Tag Latin Small Letter a, 󠁰 Tag Latin Small Letter P and 󠁿 Cancel Tag emojis. Andhra Pradesh state government has launched 'Designated Technology Park aka DTP Policy 2017-2020' in Amravati. Information and consumer complaints about fraudulent companies and individuals in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Page 20 We use cookies to improve your experience on our site and to show you personalised advertising. According to 2011 evaluation of India, the state is tenth biggest by population. Spandana is to view their Complete information related to Family, Schemes,Bank details, Occupation details, Personal information, Government Benefits, Citizen can download Mee seva certificates. The majority of those under our care are abandoned widows and their children infected with the HIV/AIDS virus. According to that, APP will invest Rs 24,000 crore ($3. The Greyhounds were raised far back in 1989 and, despite significant and continuous successes (and numerous early failures), the turning point in Andhra Pradesh came only in 2007. Jagan Reddy keeps poll promise, Andhra Pradesh becomes first state to reserve 75% private jobs for locals. With trends indicating that the Congress is ahead in the Assembly polls in three Hindi heartland States, party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said the figures reflected people’s desire for a change. Next character is 0(zero), which is reserved for. Institution Selection. List Institutions By:. People First, currently available only on Android-based mobile phones, enables citizens to access their profile, the various benefits accrued to them from the government and also register. They are found in large numbers in the villages of Regallu, Domalacheruvu, Kallur, Mangalepeta, Kalikiri, Rompicherla, Arakonda and Nayanapakala of Andhra Pradesh. ©2018 LearnFatafat. The district has a coastline of around 100 kilometers. Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Note: For authorised access only. Tamanna is an Andhra Pradesh based politician, film actress, and social activist. Although it is primarily agricultural, the… Read More. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a vision for a digitally empowered India, and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu talked about how these are being implemented. IFSC code is of 11 characters. AP SSC 10th result 2019 will also be available on Fibre TV, Kaizala mobile-app, APCM connect, people first mobile app. People First Campaign Chandrababu Naidu Andhra Pradesh Toll free The state government has launched a People First campaign from June 1, with the intention to connect with people and win their confidence. Employment for people of Andhra pradesh: Industry members say tough to implement 75% job quota According to them, bifurcated Andhra Pradesh being a new state, it does not yet have the skill-set required among local workers, and that the government is rushing through with the policy. Amaravati - People's Capital of Andhra Pradesh added a new photo to the album: Amaravati Development Updates — in Amaravati - People's Capital of Andhra Pradesh. Sbi App Mills IFSC code is given on the right side. There is a website of the Andhra Pradesh government that's leaking people's. 2017 Theme : “10th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples“. You can pay Southern Power Distribution Company of A. Glassdoor has 22 Government of Andhra Pradesh reviews submitted anonymously by Government of Andhra Pradesh employees. 1 The Satavahanas There are several references about an Andhra kingdom and a people called Andhras in the Sanskrit epics Mahabharata and Ramayana. Seemandhra News, Latest News from Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupati. Reddy was sworn-in as the Andhra CM at 12:23 PM on May 30. and took a vow on June 2, 2014, for rebuilding a new Andhra Pradesh all over again instead of fretting and fuming over the injustice done to the residuary state. See the complete profile on LinkedIn. Employment for people of Andhra pradesh: Industry members say tough to implement 75% job quota the first to be affected will be workers from Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha, who work. The result will also be available on the RTGS portal - rtgs. Find The Shamrao Vithal Cooperative Bank Andhra Pradesh IFSC and MICR codes by branch-wise only at BankBazaar. AP SSC Result 2019: Alternate ways to check class 10th results using app, online TV and websites Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh will declare the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or. For online fund transfer, apart from the IFSC Code of Axis Bank (which is provided in this website), you need to know the Account details like number, holders name as in bank records and type (typically saving or current). social audits are conducted in the state of Andhra Pradesh. SMART, SIMPLE, PRECISE are the keywords for the foundation of Meeseva App. There is a website of the Andhra Pradesh government that's leaking people's. Similarly, the Andhra Pradesh government will start moving some of its departmental data onto blockchain technology in the 8-12 months. 1 The Satavahanas There are several references about an Andhra kingdom and a people called Andhras in the Sanskrit epics Mahabharata and Ramayana. The Government of India had fixed June 2 as the appointed date for the new state, which it created by passing a Bill in Parliament in February. Next character is 0(zero), which is reserved for. CMRF Application Form. Explore Andhra-pradesh Jobs across Top Companies Now!. Complete list of Sarkari Yojana launched by Andhra Pradesh Government in 2019-20 and earlier. Name pattern followed by people in AP. Andhra Pradesh is a vibrant conglomeration of People, culture and Festivals. Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB), to develop a greenfield pulp and paper plant in Prakasam district. Jan 13, 2019. HSBC BANK, ANDHRA PRADESH, HYDERABAD, IFSC Code -Get List of IFSC Code,MICR Code for all bank branches in India. Yet to be explored to its fullest potential, Araku Valley is one of the most spectacular vacation spots in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The government of Andhra Pradesh first used Microsoft Kaizala during the 12-day Krishna Pushkaram in 2016, a major festival in Andhra Pradesh. The Government of Andhra Pradesh has introduced the AP Yuva Naandi scheme/Unemployment Allowance scheme 2018. Andhra Pradesh came into existence in its present form in 1956 as a result of the demand of the Andhras for a separate state. Donations to Aam Aadmi Party is the only way to clean up governance in India. We have also provided the details like address and contact numbers of App Mills of State Bank Of India with IFSC code. Unemployment is the major problem in these days and the government officials are planning to releases as many numbers of notifications in the coming days. He expressed his gratitude to the people of Andhra Pradesh for handing the YSR Congress Party a massive mandate. 22 Aug 2019. Amaravati, Sep 20 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh government today launched People First, a mobile application that will "empower citizens with real-time governance". All those candidates who had applied for making Andhra Pradesh Voter ID card will be waiting for the ap Voter List 2019. Andhra Pradesh has become the first state in India that will reserve 75% jobs for locals in ALL private factories and industrial units. The world's eighth largest automaker. मतदाता सूची डाउनलोड करें / Download Voter List 2019. Anti-Modi posters appear in Andhra Pradesh ahead of PM's visit, N Chandrababu Naidu calls for protest Description: One of the hoardings shows PM Modi running with a large number of angry people chasing him down while, in the other billboard, he can be seen hanging his head. 5 billion) in its proposed pulp and paper manufacturing unit at Ravuru in Gudluru. Information and consumer complaints about fraudulent companies and individuals in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Page 20 We use cookies to improve your experience on our site and to show you personalised advertising. The Sowing App was developed to help. AP CM releases 'People First' mobile app for grievance redressal. University Kakatiya University Nagarjuna University. Get the latest news and updates on Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections 2019 including live updates on voting, candidate profiles, political parties, polling, results. Swasta Vidya Vahini & Andariki Aarogyam Schemes in Andhra Pradesh. private projects will be reserved for local Andhra people. Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB), to develop a greenfield pulp and paper plant in Prakasam district. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday released 'People First' mobile application for grievance redressal at the Collectors' conference in Vijayawada. People First requires an existing account to access. Aircel Kick off 4G Trials in Andhra Pradesh. P Ltd Bill in few seconds through Credit Card, Debit Card or Netbanking. The district has a coastline of around 100 kilometers. sompeta gouthu syam sunder sivaji tdpm 3. Airtel First Recharge Mobile Recharge Plans in Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh launched an innovative public private partnership called Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu (RYK) to promote youth employment. Get the Visakhapatnam weather forecast. He signed on first GO on the "YSR Pension Kanuka". Anti-Modi posters appear in Andhra Pradesh ahead of PM's visit, N Chandrababu Naidu calls for protest Description: One of the hoardings shows PM Modi running with a large number of angry people chasing him down while, in the other billboard, he can be seen hanging his head. FREE shipping on qualifying offers. Weather in Andhra Pradesh: Places such as Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Kurnool and Anantapur will witness thundershower activities along with strong winds during next few days. The government used the app to manage this 12-day event. After having lived in Andhra Pradesh I learnt two things - never to underestimate the people there (they can kick some serious ass) and that there's a lot more to their food than just idli. People first citizen App has been initiated by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to take the administration to the doorsteps of people and resolve their grievances there and then. Any links to third-party websites that may appear on this site are provided only for your convenience and in no way represent any affiliation or endorsement of the information provided on those linked websites. Note: For authorised access only. As name suggests Learn anything Fatafat(quickly). Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation. 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ANDHRA PRADESH OTHERS COLLEGES Others Colleges A. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu Chandrababu Naidu inaugurates newly constructed senior secondary block of Andhra Educational Society. Any links to third-party websites that may appear on this site are provided only for your convenience and in no way represent any affiliation or endorsement of the information provided on those linked websites. Check AP SSC CLASS X advanced supplementary result name wise, school wise, marks wise here. Jagan Mohan Reddy · YSR Congress. Glassdoor has 22 Government of Andhra Pradesh reviews submitted anonymously by Government of Andhra Pradesh employees. IFSC code is of 11 characters. Glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it's like to work at Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills, including salaries, reviews, office photos, and more. According to the Andhra Pradesh Census 2011, the literacy rate in the state is about 67% and is a cause for concern. We provide revenue generating ideas and designs from. To further simplify your search we have provided a search box, wherein you can type the first four letters of any branch of State Bank Of India that you require. Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu's political oneupmanship is not limited to spearheading an anti-BJP alliance and blocking CBI's entry into his state. We believe in never ending business relations with clients. with a capacity of 5 million tonnes per annum. Swasta Vidya Vahini & Andariki Aarogyam Schemes in Andhra Pradesh. It required a little patience, but I feel it was well worth the effort as I acquired some invaluable knowledge in the process. Spandana is to view their Complete information related to Family, Schemes,Bank details, Occupation details, Personal information, Government Benefits, Citizen can download Mee seva certificates. Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Indian newspapers for information on local issues, politics, events, celebrations, people and business. 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A public website run by the Andhra Pradesh government, hosted on Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service, tracks state-run ambulances in real time, allowing anyone with an internet connection. anti-diabetic drug which is the first line of choice for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, particularly in overweight or obese peoples and those with normal kidney function. The Andhra Pradesh government today launched an integrated grievance redressal channel as part of its realtime governance initiative to build a “happy, healthy and sustainable society”. Andhra Pradesh 10th class results can be checked APCM Connect (Kaizala mobile app https:// aka. It is now been regarded as a best practice. CISF Head Constable Recruitment 2019 notification offered from CISF Board along with 429 Head Constable (HC) Posts at the primary web portal on www. First, the Greyhounds themselves are not a story of any 'quick and easy' success. Rutgers University » Graduate Admissions. This is the first time such a mobile application has been developed in Andhra Pradesh, which provides comprehensive information, Ms. Get Bieap Intermediate supply Results 2019 and AP Inter Results 2019 at IndiaResults AP Intermediate result 2019 is declared. We chose Andhra Pradesh (AP) as a case study since it is the only state government in the country to have formally institutionalized social audits. Andhra Pradesh Government Schemes Pdf Telugu,English - Hello friends Welcome to Studydhaba. Andhra Pradesh came into existence in its present form in 1956 as a result of the demand of the Andhras for a separate state. APMIP was launched in the month of November, 2003. 35 billion) people is the second most populous country in the world, while China is on the top with over 1,469,523,874 (1. All tourist places in Uttar Pradesh are amazing; be it its rich cultural heritage, ancient temples, extravagant palaces, monuments or just anything here. 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__label__cc	0.701249	0.298751	Shell to co-develop deepwater Gumusut-Kakap field offshore Malaysia Shell announced that Final Investment Decision has been taken to jointly develop the Gumusut-Kakap field, located in deepwater, offshore Sabah, Malaysia. Sabah Shell Petroleum Company will be operator of the development, which will employ the region’s first deepwater Floating Production System (FPS), with a processing capacity of 150,000 barrels of oil per day. The field, which is in waters up to 1,200 metres deep in blocks J and K, will be developed using 19 subsea wells with oil exported via a pipeline to a new oil and gas terminal, which will be built in Kimanis, Sabah. The Gumusut and Kakap fields were combined into a single development under a Unitisation and Unit Operating Agreement signed by the co-venturers in 2006. Shell and ConocoPhillips Sabah Ltd each hold 33% interests in the development, PETRONAS Carigali has 20% and Murphy 14%. Shell to co-develop deepwater Gumusut-Kakap field ...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line126
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__label__wiki	0.711112	0.711112	Countermelody The Podcast on Great Singers and Great Singing Current Episodes Episode 18. Elisabeth Söderström (Needle Drop IV) Episode 17. Peter Schreier (Needle Drop III) Episode 16. Elly Ameling & Dalton Baldwin (Needle Drop II) Episode 15. Hail and Farewell Episode 14. Christmas Potpourri II Episode 13. Christmas with the Tenors Episode 12. Gérard Souzay @ 101 Episode 11. Janet Williams III Episode 10. Régine Crespin I Episode 9. Janet Williams II Episode 8. Williams & Williams Episode 7. Janet Williams I Episode 6. Shirley Verrett II Episode 5. Shirley Verrett I Episode 4. Jessye and Her Forebears (Needle Drop I) Episode 3: Nicholas Tamagna II Episode 2: Nicholas Tamagna I Episode 1. Welcome to Countermelody 03/11/2019 admin 4 Comments Episode 7. Janet Williams Interview, Part I. No Accidents SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORMS SUBSCRIBE VIA YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM I am particularly excited to present the first of a three-part interview with the distinguished American soprano and pedagogue Janet Williams, who also happens to be one of my dearest friends. We met when we were both apprentice artists at the Merola Opera Program of the San Francisco Opera. Since then Janet established herself as one of the premiere lyric coloratura sopranos of her generation and is now highly respected as a pedagogue, clinician, and mentor. In this portion of our discussion, we speak about Janet’s formative years in Detroit and how she found her way into the opera world, despite an early interest in gospel singing and the desire of becoming a backup singer à la The Supremes. Particular attention is paid to her tutelage under the distinguished African American soprano and civil rights icon Camilla Williams (as Janet points out, no relation!) Just to embarrass Janet, I am going to quote from a review that Dietrich David Scholz gave to her most celebrated recording, Graun’s Cleopatra e Cesare. This recording was made following performances of the opera at the Berliner Staatsoper. “Die Sensation der Aufnahme (wie schon der Aufführung) ist allerdings Janet Williams als Cleopatra: eine sinnlich betörende, schwarze Venus. So wie ihre Cleopatra auf der Bühne als unwiderstehliche Sexbombe einschlägt, lehrt sie den Hörer der CD die betörende Erotik des Koloraturgesangs. Die Leichtigkeit, mit der sie die akrobatischsten Verzierungen, vogelgleich und augenzwinkernd, immer mit einem charmanten Lächeln in der Stimme, trällert, macht sie zum unvergleichlichen Koloraturwunder!” [The sensation of the recording (as in the production), however, is Janet Williams as Cleopatra: a sensual beguiling, black Venus. Just as her Cleopatra takes on the stage as an irresistible bombshell, she demonstrates to the listener of the CD the beguiling eroticism of coloratura singing. The lightness with which she sings the most acrobatic ornaments, birdlike and winking, always with a charming smile in her voice, makes her an incomparable coloratura wonder!] (You might note that Europeans in general, have an apparent obsession with women of color as singers and entertainers and constantly draw attention to the race of the artist in question, as if this in itself were an exceptional accomplishment. We saw this with Shirley Verrett being referred to in the Italian press as “La nera Callas.” Witness also Grace Bumbry’s Bayreuth debut as Venus in the 1961 production of Tannhäuser, in which she was dubbed “Die schwarze Venus,” an appellation which has followed her in German-speaking Europe to this day (even on the event of her 80th birthday!), and which is directly referenced by Herr Scholz in his review of Janet’s recording of the Graun, above.) Die schwarze Venus, Bayreuth 1961. Please note that I have made the decision to seriously truncate the Show Notes page for the time being. I have been spending up to three days each week in the preparation of these pages, and I’m not sure anyone even reads them! I may eventually revive them on my Patreon page behind a firewell, but in the meantime, these pages will be limited to the publication of a few photos and a description of each recording used in the current podcast episode. RECORDINGS FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE Janet Williams, soprano: Tra le processe assorto (Cleopatra e Cesare; Carl Heinrich Graun). Live from the Berliner Staatsoper, 1992. A video of the complete performance can be seen HERE and HERE. Janet Williams as Cleopatra in Cleopatra e Cesare by Carl Heinrich Graun, Staatsoper Berlin, 1994 (Photo by Archie Kent/ullstein bild via Getty Images) The Supremes (Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard): Baby Love (Eddie Holland) (Motown Records, M 1066, 1964) Supremely and uniquely The Supremes! Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky: I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo (Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”). Yevgeny Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic (Deutsche Grammophon Records, 138 659 SLPM, 1960) Young hipster Pyotr (homo alert!) Tierinii Jackson “Young Sister Singing Gospel Music”: Thank You, Jesus. Janet remarked how much this young woman on this recording sounds like Rita Jackson, whom she mentions on the podcast. BTW, since the time that recording was made, Tierinii Jackson has developed into quite an artist. With her sister Tikyra and Israeli-born bassist Ori Naftaly, she has formed the Memphis-based band, Southern Avenue. She is definitely worth checking out. Kim Jordan: Improvisation. Janet’s friend and co-director of the children’s choir at her church has become a world-renowned jazz pianist. Lots of her work is available on YouTube. Lewis Cass Technical High School Harp & Vocal Ensemble, directed by Lydia Cleaver: O Shenandoah (Traditional, arr. Ruth Eleain). On Metro Arts Detroit, Episode 407. Though this episode is from 2015, Janet remembers having sung this same arrangement. On this episode, Lydia Cleaver, the director of “Harp & Vocal” talks about the history of the ensemble, which that year was celebrating its 90th anniversary. Ms. Cleaver mentions Velma Froude, though not by name. Velma Froude Here is a little more about Velma Froude, which I found in a book entitled Horn Man: The Polish-American Musician in Twentieth-Century Detroit by Laurie A Gomulka Palazzolo, published 2003 by The American-Polish Music Society. “The harp program, which was established at Cass Tech in 1925, began with Clarence Byrne, who, according to Patricia Terry-Ross, the program’s current [in 2003] director, ‘wanted to teach every instrument known to man or woman.’ Velma Froude, who was a student at the time the program was initiated, later became the principal harp instructor. Music majors at Cass Tech had to learn several different instruments, and those wishing to fulfill a string or wind instrument requirement could substitute harp. Students received, and continue to receive, the same credit for harp as they receive for math and English. Velma Froude was a private instructor of Christa Grix, celebrated jazz harpist in the Detroit area today. In addition. noted jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby, now deceased, began her harp studies at Cass Tech. According to Terry-Ross, approximately 80 percent of the individuals who played harp in the metropolitan area came in contact with Velma Froude at some point. When Froude retired after forth-three years of teaching, she selected Terry-Ross to take over.” (p. 72). Mahalia Jackson: How I Got Over (Clara Ward) (from Recorded Live in Europe During Her Last Concert Tour, Columbia Records, CL 1726, 1962). Mahalia: one of my favorite singers of any genre, any time. Diana Ross and The Supremes: The Happening (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Frank DeVol). Live from the Concertgebouw, 6 June 1967. Top Motown soul pop group Diana Ross and the Supremes, L-R, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross and Cindy Birdsong, 1968. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) Diana Ross: Theme from Mahogany [Do You Know Where You’re Going To?] (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser) (from The Original Soundtrack of Mahogany, Motown Records M6-858S1, 1974) Geri Allen with Marcus Belgrave: Nancy Joe (Geri Allen) (From Grand River Crossings: Motown and Motor City Inspirations, Motéma Records, MTM-128, 2013). Geri Allen, the late, great innovator. Solange Michel, Carmen on the Cluytens recording. One of the best Carmens ever! André Cluytens. Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita (Carmen; Georges Bizet). André Cluytens conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra Comique, Paris; the cast features Solange Michel, Raoul Jobin, Martha Angelici, and Michel Dens. Originally issued on Columbia 33 FCX 101-103, reissued on Naxos Historical 8.110238-39. Florence Foster Jenkins: Queen of the Night Aria. With Cosme McMoon, pianist. Originally released on the Melotone Recording Studio label, ca. 1941. Most widely collected in The Glory (????) of the Human Voice, RCA Victor Records, LM-2597. Madame Jenkins “entertaining” guests in her home, 1937. Photo by Margaret Bourke-White. Moffo as Carmen. Whoever thought this was a good idea?? Lorin Maazel. Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre (Carmen; Georges Bizet). Lorin Maazel conducting the Orchester und Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin; the cast includes Anna Moffo, Helen Donath, Franco Corelli, Piero Cappuccilli, José van Dam, Barry McDaniel, Jane Berbié, and Arleen Augér as Frasquita! Originally released on Eurodisc Records 300 720-435 (1973; recorded 1970); reissued on CD on RCA Victor 74321 25792 6. Leontyne Price: Pace, pace, mio dio (La forza del destino; Giuseppe Verdi). Originally released on the complete Forza recording on RCA Victor on LSC-6413, 1965. Thomas Schippers conducts the RCA Italiana Orchestra and Chorus; the cast includes Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill, Shirley Verrett, Giorgio Tozzi, and Ezio Flagello. Miss Price as Leonora in La forza del destino Leontyne Price: O patria mia (Aida; Giuseppe Verdi). Live from the Met, 25 February 1967. Thomas Schippers conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus; the cast includes Carlo Bergonzi, Grace Bumbry, Robert Merrill, and Jerome Hines. The recording has been issued by Sony Classics in its deluxe limited edition boxesVerdi at The Met box (2013) and The Inaugural Season: Extraordinary Met Performances from 1966-67 (2016). Joan Sutherland: Tornami a vagheggiar (Alcina; George Frideric Handel). Richard Bonynge conducts the London Symphony Orchestra. From Joan Sutherland Sings Handel, Decca Records, LXT 6191, 1965). Joan Sutherland and Beverly Sills: Together again for the first time Dennis Collins: Something to Talk About (Shirley Eikhard). Live performance at Ashford and Simpson’s Sugar Bar, 22 January 2019. Available via his Facebook professional page, Dennis Collins and Roberta Flack: Back Together Again (Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway). Dennis Collins is Janet’s friend who has had a long and successful career as a back-up (and solo!) singer. Roberta Flack was a particular mentor of his. Here he joins her in a live performance of this famous duet recorded in Nagoya, Japan for the television program WoWoW. Janet Williams: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (Franz Schubert). Live recording ca. 1989 provided by the artist. Maria Callas: Casta diva (Norma; Vincenzo Bellini). Live recording from the Opéra de Paris, 19 December 1958. Included on Warner Classics DVD/BluRay Maria Callas Toujours, 4 92502 9. Georges Sébastian conducts the Orchestre et [notoriously wayward] Chœur du Thèâtre National de l’Opéra de París. The look on Maria’s face when she hears that the chorus has fucked up… Beverly Sills: N’est-ce plus ma main (Manon; Jules Massenet). Originally released on the complete Manon recording on ABC/Audio Treasury Records, ATS-20007/4, 1970. Julius Rudel conducts the New Philharmonia Orchestra and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus; the cast also includes Nicolai Gedda, Gérard Souzay, and Gabriel Bacquier. The recording has been rereleased countless times, most recently on Deutsche Grammophon 474 950-2. Beverly Sills as Manon Camilla Williams: Ritorna vincitor (Aida; Giuseppe Verdi). Recording of excerpts from Aida , MGM Records MGM E554, ca. 1951. Laszlo Halasz conducts the New York City Opera Orchestra; the cast also includes Lydia Ibarrondo, Giulio Gari, and Lawrence Winters. Camilla Williams photographed by Carl Van Vechten. Camilla Williams: The Star-Spangled Banner (Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith). Live performance from the March on Washington, 28 August 1963. George Malloy is her accompanist. Camilla Williams and her husband, the distinguished civil rights attorney, Charles T. Beavers. The legendary 1951 Goddard Lieberson-produced Porgy recording on Columbia Records Camilla Williams: What You Want with Bess; and Summertime (Porgy and Bess; George Gershwin) From the complete Porgy recording on Columbia Records, OSL-162, 1951. Lehman Engel conducts a cast which also includes Lawrence Winters, Inez Matthews, Avon Long, June McMechen, Warren Coleman. Camilla Williams and Lawrence Winters recording Porgy and Bess. Williams and Winters Janet Williams: Myself I Shall Adore (Semele; George Frideric Handel). Live 1993 performance from the Staatsoper Berlin. An unnamed mezzo: O don fatale (Don Carlo; Giuseppe Verdi). To preserve your health and my integrity, I will reveal nothing more about this artist. Hold on to your hats. Janet Williams: Alleluia (Exsultate, jubilate; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart). Live recording ca. 1989 provided by the artist. Camilla Williams: Beau soir (Claude Debussy). Boris Bazala, pianist. From A Camilla Williams Recital, MGM Records, E140, 1952. Camilla Williams: Oh, What a Beautiful City (Traditional Spiritual). Boris Bazala, pianist. From Camilla Williams Sings Spirituals, MGM Records E156, ca. 1953. Can be heard on the background in this 2009 tribute to Camilla Williams. Janet Williams: Mein Herr Marquis (Die Fledermaus; Johann Strauss II). Live performance, December 1995. Hermann Michael conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Recording provided by the artist. Janet Williams Anna Moffo (pre-nosejob) as Nanetta in Falstaff. Anna Moffo: Sul fil d’un soffio etesio (Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi). From the complete Falstaff recording originally released on Angel Records S-3552, 1956. Herbert von Karajan conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra; the cast also includes Tito Gobbi, the recently deceased Rolando Panerai, Fedora Barbieri, Nan Merriman, and Luigi Alva. The superb Angel Blue Angel Blue: Al pensar en el dueno del mis amores (Las hijas del Zebedeo; Ruperto Chapí y Lorente) Karel Mark Chichon conducting the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie. Live recording from the Congresshalle Saarbrücken, 9 December 2016. Janet Williams: Quando m’en vo (La Bohème; Giacomo Puccini). As heard in the film In the Shadow of the Stars, directed by Allie Light and Irving Saraf, 1991. Camilla Williams and Janet Williams Posted in: African American Opera Singers Filed under: Angel Blue, Anna Moffo, Beverly Sills, Boris Bazala, Camilla Williams, Carmen, Cass Tech High School, Dennis Collins, Detroit, Diana Ross, Falstaff, Geri Allen, I Have a Dream, In the Shadow of the Stars, Janet Williams, Joan Sutherland, Kim Jordan, La Boheme, Leontyne Price, Mahalia Jackson, March on Washington, Maria Callas, Mme. Freschl, O patria mia, Pace pace mio Dio, Porgy and Bess, Shirley Verrett, The Supremes ← Episode 6. Shirley Verrett II Episode 8. Williams & Williams → 4 thoughts on “Episode 7. Janet Williams I” Christel Embrechts says: I enjoyed every minute listening to this wonderful interview! Many thanks, Christel! I hope that you’ll keep tuning in and help spread the word about the podcast! Best, Daniel Kristina Boerger says: I am so grateful you added the following comment below the review of Janet Williams’ Cleopatra: “(You might note that Europeans in general, have an apparent obsession with women of color as singers and entertainers and constantly draw attention to the race of the artist in question, as if this in itself were an exceptional accomplishment.” I was fuming when I read the review, and I thought I was gonna have to write in MYSELF. But then I saw you had taken care of it. THANK YOU! Yes, Kristina, I am currently researching a number of African American singers who, due to insufficient work in the US, came over to the German-speaking European countries. I am talking about artists like Kenneth Spencer, Gloria Davy, and Lawrence Winters (who was Porgy to Camilla Williams’s Bess on the first semi-complete recording of Porgy in 1951). Artists like Reri Grist, Felicia Weathers and others were able to sustain active careers primarily in Germany and Austria. But racism lives on in Germany relatively unexamined even today. Contact Countermelody countergundlach@hotmail.com Follow Countermelody Wayzgoose Digital Design \| Copyright © 2019	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line139
__label__wiki	0.914935	0.914935	** indicates work with graduate students, * indicates work with undergraduate students. Scholarly Books (Edited) Michael A. Robidoux and Courtney W. Mason. (eds.), A Land Not Forgotten: Indigenous Food Security and Land-Based Practices of Northern Ontario (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2017). https://uofmpress.ca/books/detail/a-land-not-forgotten Scholarly Books (Monograph) Courtney W. Mason. Spirits of the Rockies: Reasserting an Indigenous Presence in Banff National Park (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2014). http://www.utppublishing.com/Spirits-of-the-Rockies-Reasserting-an-Indigenous-Presence-in-Banff-National-Park.html Refereed Journal Articles (Recent) Patermax Neumann & Courtney W. Mason. “The Implications of Climate Change: Trail User Experience, Education and Advocacy.” Environment and Planning (submitted: December 2019). Kelsey Boule, Josie Vayro & Courtney W. Mason. “The Complex Relationships Between Wildlife, Humans, and Contemporary Stakeholders in British Columbia’s Hunting Practices.” Conservation and Society (Submitted: December 2019). Jason Johnston & Courtney W. Mason. “Realizing Reconciliation: The Need for Increased Indigenous Involvement in Jasper National Park.” International Indigenous Policy Journal (Submitted: December 2019). Patermax Neumann & Courtney W. Mason. “Rethinking Capacity: The Influence of Technology on Backcountry Recreation in Western Canada.” Journal of Sport and Tourism (Submitted: December 2019). Jason Johnston & Courtney W. Mason. “Rethinking Representation: Shifting from a Eurocentric Lens to Indigenous Methods of Sharing Knowledge in Jasper National Park, Canada.” Journal of Parks and Protected Areas Administration (Submitted: October 2019). Paulina Ross & Courtney W. Mason. “Local Indigenous Adaptive Capacities and Resilience to Environmental Change in the Northwest Territories.” Arctic (Submitted: September 2019). Paulina Ross & Courtney W. Mason. “Examining the Complex Relationship Between Local Food Procurement and Food Security in Northern Canada.” Canadian Food Studies (Submitted: August 2019). Dominique Hazel & Courtney W. Mason. “The Role of Stakeholders in Shifting Environmental Practices of Music Festivals in British Columbia, Canada.” International Journal of Event and Festival Management (Submitted: July 2019). Jason Johnston & Courtney W. Mason. “The Struggle for Indigenous Representation in Canadian National Parks: The Case of the Haida Totem Poles in Jasper.” Journal of Indigenous Research (Submitted: February 2019). Nickolas Kosmenko, Kelsey Boule, Tara-Leigh McHugh, Leisha Strachan & Courtney W. Mason. “Relevance of an Existing Knowledge-To-Action Model to Research Involving Indigenous Youth.” Revue phénEPS-PHEnex Journal 10, 3, 2019. Pate Neumann & Courtney W. Mason. “Managing Land Use Conflict Among Recreational Trail Users: A Sustainability Study of Cross-Country Skiers and Fat Bikers.” Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2019.04.002 Kelsey L. Boule & Courtney W. Mason. “Ethical Issues in Sport Hunting and Tourism Economies: Stereotypes, Sustainability and Inclusion in British Columbia’s Hunting Industries.” Sport History Review 50, 1, 2019, 93-115. Leisha Strachan, Tara-Leigh McHugh & Courtney W. Mason. “Understanding Positive Youth Development in Sport Through the Voices of Indigenous Youth.” Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 40, 6, 2018, 1-10. Courtney W. Mason, Tara-Leigh F. McHugh, Leisha Strachan & Kelsey L. Boule. “Urban Indigenous Youth Perspectives on Access to Physical Activity Programs in Canada.” Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health 11, 4, 2018, 543-558. Heather Thompson, Courtney W. Mason & Michael A. Robidoux. “Hoop-style Greenhouse Gardening in the Wapekeka First Nation as an Extension of Land-Based Food Practices.” Arctic Journal 71, 4, 2018, 387-401. Josephine Howitt and Courtney W. Mason. “Ecotourism, Environmental Practices and Sustainability in Rural Costa Rica.” Journal of Rural and Community Development 13, 1 2018, 67-84. Refereed Book Chapters (Recent) Courtney W. Mason. “Colonial Encounters, Conservation, and Sport Hunting in Banff National Park.” In. Carly Adams (ed.), Sport and Recreation in Canadian History. (Windsor: Human Kinetics, 2019). Michael A. Robidoux, Joseph Leblanc and Courtney W. Mason. “Prologue: Conversations with Wawakapewin Elder Simon Frogg.” In. Michael A. Robidoux and Courtney W. Mason (eds.), A Land Not Forgotten: Indigenous Food Security and Land-Based Practices of Northern Ontario. (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2017). Courtney W. Mason and Michael A. Robidoux. “Food Security in Rural Canadian Indigenous Communities.” In. Michael A. Robidoux and Courtney W. Mason (eds.), A Land Not Forgotten: Indigenous Food Security and Land-Based Practices of Northern Ontario. (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2017, 1-15). Desiree Streit** and Courtney W. Mason. “Traversing the Terrain of Land-Based Education and Health for First Nations Youth: Connecting Theory to Practical Program Development.” In. Michael A. Robidoux and Courtney W. Mason (eds.), A Land Not Forgotten: Indigenous Food Security and Land-Based Practices of Northern Ontario. (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2017, 85-123). Courtney W. Mason and Michael A. Robidoux. “Restoring Local Food Systems: A Call to Action.” In. Michael A. Robidoux and Courtney W. Mason (eds.), A Land Not Forgotten: Indigenous Food Security and Land-Based Practices of Northern Ontario. (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2017, 146-157). John Hull and Courtney W. Mason. “Understanding the Links Between Wellness and Indigenous Tourism in Western Canada: Critical Sites of Cultural Exchange.” In. Laszlo Puczko and Melanie Kay Smith (eds.), Handbook of Health Tourism. (London: Routledge, 2017, 220-252). – Interview with Ryan Stuart. “Impacts of Surpassing Visitor Capacity in Banff National Park.” Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine. April 29, 2019. – Interview with Jenna Dulewich. Quoted in: “From Spectacle to Cultural Celebration: The Complex History of the Banff Indian Days.” Rocky Mountain Outlook. April 18, 2019. – Interview with John Luke Kieper. Quoted in: “Bee’ Cautious of Pollinators When Preparing Your Yards and Gardens.” Kamloops BC Now: Stuff That Matters. 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__label__wiki	0.830909	0.830909	Posted by admintttzkduma上海同城对对碰龙凤, 上海品茶微信, 上海桑拿, 上海水磨会所工作室, 上海龙凤 shlf 77, 新上海龙凤sf1314, 杨浦区旺角会所改成什么店了, 爱上海同城对对碰会员验证, 阿拉爱上海419Posted on September 10, 2019 Walmart Share your voice Why we need 16 cameras on a smartphone $849 Apple $589 30 See All $812 Stuart Palley, a professional wildfire photographer here standing in the Angeles National Forest, believes mirrorless cameras will replace conventional SLRs. Stuart Palley Digital photography has changed a lot over the past two decades, with clunky DSLRs giving way to sleek smartphones. Over the next 10 years, expect a similar evolution as the science behind the art changes. Much of the technology in use today represents the breakthroughs of the first generation of digital cameras. Film was stripped away and digital image sensors took its place, but much of the rest of the camera — things like lenses, shutters, autofocus systems — often stayed largely the same. Manufacturers centered camera designs on the single, fleeting snap of the shutter. Now two big trends are reshaping our expectations of digital photography. Computational photography, which uses computing technology to improve photos, vaults over the limits of smartphone camera hardware to produce impressive shots. And the “mirrorless” movement, which drops hardware once necessary for film and elevates the image sensor’s importance, overhauls the mechanics of traditional cameras. Old assumptions about optics are being reconsidered — or discarded — as computer processing takes over. “Cameras will change more in the next 10 years than in the past 10,” said Lau Nørgaard, vice president of research and development at Phase One, a Danish company that makes ultra-premium 151-megapixel medium-format cameras costing $52,000 apiece. See It Sep 1 • iPhone 11, Apple Watch 5 and more: The final rumors Best Buy The changes will matter to all of us, not simply professional photographers on fashion shoots. New technology will mean better everyday snapshots and new creative possibilities for enthusiasts. Everything — selfies, landscapes and family portraits — will simply look better. Computational photography For much of camera history, bigger meant better. A larger frame of film could capture more image detail, but that meant a bigger camera body. Bigger lenses offered more detail, but that meant more weight. Computational photography, which runs on powerful processors, will change that paradigm. And that’s good news because most of us rely on our phones for taking pictures. Perhaps some of the most advanced computational photography available now is in Google’s Pixel 3 phone, which arrived in October. Here’s some of what it can do: Combine up to nine frames into a single shot with a technology called HDR+ that captures details in both dark shadows and bright highlights. Monitor how much your hands shake the photo so it can snap shots during fleeting moments of stillness. Compare multiple shots of photos to find the ones where people aren’t blinking or suffering from awkward facial expressions. Brighten the parts of the image where it detects humans and slightly smooths skin to make subjects look better. Zoom in better by capturing more data about the scene from multiple shots and and using artificial intelligence technology that predicts how best to expand an image. Photograph in dim conditions by merging multiple shots through a technology called Night Sight. Isaac Reynolds, Google’s Pixel camera product manager, says his company’s product underscores a fundamental change in what we think cameras are. Much of the Pixel 3’s performance and features come not from the lens and sensor but from software running on the phone’s chip that processes and combines multiple frames into one photo. Enlarge ImageWith a computational photography feature called Night Sight, Google’s $900 Pixel 3 smartphone can take a photo that challenges a shot from a $4,000 Canon 5D Mark IV SLR, below. The Canon’s larger sensor outperforms the phone’s, but the phone combines several shots to reduce noise and improve color. Stephen Shankland/CNET “You’re seeing a redefinition of what a camera is,” Reynolds said. “The Pixel 3 is one of the most software-based cameras in the world.” Seeing in 3D It’s all pretty radical compared with a shutter flipping open for a moment so photons can change the chemistry of film. And it’s only the beginning. Two years ago, the iPhone 7 started using two cameras side by side, which lets the phone judge just how far away each element of the scene is. The phone’s computing hardware then constructs a 3D-infused layer of information called a “depth map” in which each pixel of a photo holds both color and spatial information. Initially, Apple used the technology to re-create a style used in portrait photography that requires expensive camera lenses. Those lenses could shoot a shallow depth of field that focused on the subject but left the background an undistracting blur. Apple used software to do the blurring. The depth map has more to offer. With Lightroom, Adobe’s widely used photo editing and cataloging software, you now can adjust an iPhone photo based on that 3D information. For example, you can selectively brighten shadowed subjects in the foreground while leaving a bright background unchanged. That’s a manual process photo enthusiasts will appreciate, but it should help smartphones take photos automatically, said Google distinguished engineer Marc Levoy, who coined the term “computational photography” in 2004 when he was at Stanford University. A camera that could generate reliable depth maps means a camera app could fix problems with brightness and color balance so photos look more natural. “We have just begun to scratch the surface with what computational photography and AI have done to improve the basic single-press picture taking,” Levoy said. This photo, shot with Adobe Lightroom on an iPhone XS Max, contains “depth map” information about how far away elements of the scene are. That lets you easily select foreground areas for brightening. Stephen Shankland/CNET Goodbye, SLRs Generations of photographers grew up using SLRs — short for single lens reflex. It’s named after its reflex mirror that bounces light from the lens into a viewfinder so you can compose a shot. When you take the photo, the mirror flips out of the way and the shutter opens to let light reach the film. The first serious digital cameras — DSLRs — replaced the film with an image sensor and memory card. But they left almost everything else the same — the mirror and viewfinder, the autofocus system, the mount for interchangeable lenses. Now mirrorless cameras are changing that setup, dumping the mirror and optical viewfinder. You compose your shots using a screen. It might be the screen on the back of the camera or a smaller electronic viewfinder you use like a film-era photographer. With mirrorless cameras, the sensor is recording nonstop. It’s essentially taking a video but throwing away most of the data, except when you push a button and pluck out a single frame. Indeed, this video-centric design makes mirrorless cameras adept at video. What’s so great about mirrorless designs? They offer smaller, lighter camera bodies that can shoot photos silently; use autofocus across the frame, not just in the central portion; make it easier to compose shots at night; shoot fast bursts of photos; and preview shots more accurately through an electronic viewfinder so you can do better dialing in exposure, focus and aperture. “There’s none of this dropping the camera down, looking at the image and seeing if it’s too bright or dark,” said wildlife photographer David Shaw, who sold his Canon gear to move to Panasonic’s Lumix G9 camera, which is smaller and a quarter the weight. “I can see it all as I’m shooting.” Canon and Nikon embrace mirrorless Mirrorless cameras have been gaining traction for years, but here’s what changed in 2018: Canon and Nikon. The two DSLR heavy hitters, still the top dogs of the traditional photography market, started selling high-end mirrorless models. Nikon’s Z7 and Z6 and Canon’s EOS R. Following Sony’s lead, they come with large “full-frame” sensors that are best at capturing color and light data. Nikon and Canon aren’t phasing out their traditional SLRs, but their mirrorless models will be peers. Meanwhile, mirrorless pioneer Panasonic joined in with plans for two full-frame models debuting in 2019. Nikon’s $3,400 Z7 looks similar to traditional DSLR cameras but dumps the internal mirror in a move to a more purely digital design. Nikon Mirrorless is the future, says Stuart Palley, a Newport Beach, California, professional photographer whose specialty in wildfire photography appears in his new book Terra Flamma. “DSLRs are going the way of medium formats and Speed Graphics,” Palley said, referring to film-era camera designs that now are mostly footnotes in history. He’s begun shooting with a Nikon Z7 and likes how it’s lighter than his Nikon D850 DSLR. “It’s so liberating carrying around less,” Palley said. The Z7, like the Sony and Panasonic full-frame mirrorless models, also can move its image sensor to compensate for shaky hands — something utterly impossible with film. “I can shoot a handheld image of the Milky Way now. It’s crazy,” Palley said. Outpaced by phone innovation? The traditional camera makers are adapting. But will they adapt fast enough? There’s nothing in principle that stops them from using the same computational photography techniques that smartphone makers do, but so far that’s been a secondary priority. “The camera guys have to look at what’s going on with handsets and computational photography and see what’s’ adaptable to traditional cameras,” said Ed Lee, a Keypoint Intelligence analyst. He expects the pace of change in photography technology to increase. The phone makers are moving fast, but Phase One’s Nørgaard doesn’t see any problem embracing their technology. Indeed, the company has begun embedding its Capture One editing software directly into the camera body. “The cellphones make really good images from a small camera,” Nørgaard said. “We can do the same on the other end, where we start with an absolutely fantastic image. The software approach will push that even further.” But smartphones have gobbled up the point-and-shoot camera market and each year pick up more high-end camera abilities. Phones that sell by the tens of millions offer a huge incentive for chipmakers like Qualcomm to push photography technology. The company’s next-gen mobile chip, the Snapdragon 855, adds all kinds of photo smarts, like the ability to detect, identify and track objects in a scene, to create depth maps and to counteract shaky hands. And that’s just next year’s chip, said P.J. Jacobowitz, Qualcomm’s senior marketing manager for camera and computer vision. “In this book, there are about 50 chapters,” he said of digital photography tech. “We are in chapter two.” CNET’s Holiday Gift Guide: The place to find the best tech gifts for 2018. Cambridge Analytica: Everything you need to know about Facebook’s data mining scandal. Aug 31 • Best places to sell your used electronics in 2019 See It Review • Pixel 3 review: The best Android phone of 2018 Sep 1 • 7 phones with the best battery life: iPhone XR, Note 10 Plus and more Mentioned Above Google Pixel 3 (64GB, not pink) Now playing: Watch this: 2:02 News • Unlocked Google Pixel 3: Just $499.99 with this exclusive code Preview • Pixel 3 and 3 XL: Google’s nicest Pixel might lack that killer feature $799 Tags See it CNET may get a commission from retail offers. Aug 31 • iPhone XR vs. iPhone 8 Plus: Which iPhone should you buy? 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__label__cc	0.69772	0.30228	The Futility of Hiding “In the struggle for freedom of information, technology, not politics, will be the ultimate decider.” -- Arthur C. Clarke We’ll start with one more news item showing the futility of “hiding from elites”: The U.S. high court approves a rule change to expand FBI hacking power by interpreting search warrants broadly. It happens almost weekly - expansions in elite powers to see. And these are "normal" times! Imagine what new powers of vision will be granted, the next time the public is scared? Hiding is no solution. Nor is it just government. “The Google-owned artificial intelligence company, DeepMind, is in deep water after it gained access to the confidential health data of more than 1.6 million National Healthcare Services patients in London,” reports Futurism.com. The data feeds an app called Streams, which would help hospital staff monitor kidney disease patients, markedly improving patient care. But also sent were non-kidney-related data including HIV test results, details about abortions, and drug overdoses. One of you wrote in asking whether this is sousveillantly good or bad? My response. And you are surprised? If you yowl and make them back off today, it won’t work next year, or the next. The stunning myopia of imagining top-down vision can be stopped is simply amazing. But there is good news! The fact that we do now know about this and can discuss it is an example of something called sousveillance. Of course we need more, much more. == Identified, wherever you go == In The Transparent Society I begin with a tale of two city-states. In both of them, eyes are everywhere: cameras that proliferate across the landscape, from towers to streets to parks to the electronic realm. Oh, but the two cities are different where it matters most. And we are seeing both kinds emerge now, in the real world. Singapore Is Taking the ‘Smart City’ to a Whole New Level. The Wall Street Journal reports on how government-deployed sensors will collect and coordinate an unprecedented amount of data on daily life in the city. “As part of its Smart Nation program, launched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in late 2014, Singapore is deploying an undetermined number of sensors and cameras across the island city-state that will allow the government to monitor everything from the cleanliness of public spaces to the density of crowds and the precise movement of every locally registered vehicle.” “Officials say the program is designed to improve government services through technology, better connect its citizens, and encourage private-sector innovations. For instance, sensors deployed by private companies in some elderly people’s publicly managed homes will alert family if they stop moving, and even record when they use the toilet in an attempt to monitor general health.” Any decision to use data collected by Smart Nation sensors for law enforcement or surveillance would not, under Singapore law, need court approval or citizen consultation. There's your City Number One. Oh, citizens are assured that the top-down surveillance is beneficent and paternally protective. But citizens have no way to verify this, or to enforce that promise. So let's look at City Number Two from The Transparent Society, coming alive as we speak. I’ve met the President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who has overseen the country’s transformation into “e-Estonia,” where every citizen participates in a single, modern database that handles all health, income, insurance and government benefits records, relating them seamlessly so that paying your taxes “takes 90 seconds.” No one denies that Estonian citizens have garnered many benefits in time saved, efficiency and eliminating the shadows wherein corruption thrives. Estonia has the highest web involvement and business startup rate on the planet. Moreover, the information is two way. Except for the most sensitive things like defense matters and imminent (time limited) police investigations, citizens have unprecedented real-time ability to supervise and comment on public officials, including those managing the computer-data systems. And that is the difference. Not whether technology will shine light into every dark corner; there is no "whether." Rather, our choice will be either to trust the assurances of paternalistic authorities... or demand the power to enforce their good behavior, by relentlessly looking back at power. == Can E-Stonia lessons be applied elsewhere? == The article is interesting. Though it leaves many quandaries unanswered. These include scalability… is this approach best suited to a small and highly educated nation? Or might the benefits be transferred – ‘turn-key’ – to some poor country like Botswana? Then, of course, there’s the worry that almost certainly vexes you – might Estonia’s universal database approach, for all of its clean efficiency, turn into a tool for permanent oppression by governmental Big Brothers? To these fretters, I have one question; do you honestly believe big nation elites won’t have all these tools anyway, in the next decade or so, no matter how many times you invoke Orwell? Indeed, would you bet your life they don’t, already? Estonia’s innovation is to make the database transparently accountable. Any time a citizen’s records are accessed, he or she is told who did it, and officials are required to answer questions about why. That, alone, does not guarantee safety, privacy and freedom, of course; it will be a never-ending struggle. But that arrangement makes plausible further activist efforts to keep big brothers under reins. Moreover, it ingrains in citizens an expectation and a habit of supervision. And a willingness to get angry when that expectation gets thwarted. And a willingness to reward whistle-blowers, in that event. Not only is this a (somewhat) plausible way to protect liberty, it is how our ancestors (with cruder methods) got theirs. And it is the only way - even theoretically - that freedom can be preserved in the future. Seriously. Name another approach that's even remotely plausible. I have been demanding this for three decades. In contrast, what is the pragmatic recommendation of the West’s most stalwart paladins of info liberty? Almost always they propose the normal-reflex “solution,” to scream at elites: “don’t look at us!”… ...without ever getting specific about how the demand might even be enacted, let alone enforced. Take the problem of identification. == You exude and ooze ID == New biometrics abound and they get ever-creepier! Skull echoes could become passwords: SkullConduct uses the microphone already built into augmented-reality glasses, such as Google Glass, Meta 2, and HoloLens, and adds electronics to analyze the frequency response of sound after it travels through the user’s skull. Individual differences in skull anatomy result in highly person-specific frequency responses that can be used as a biometric system. It’s not as accurate as the CEREBRE biometric system (you can now be identified by your ‘brainprint’ with 100% accuracy), but it’s low-cost, portable. Binghamton University scientist Sarah Laszlo talks in this interview about an experiment which suggests that biometric "brainprints" could replace fingerprints in the future. “Brainprints may carry some potential advantages over fingerprints in identifying people. For instance, if a person’s fingerprint is stolen, there’s virtually nothing that can be done because fingerprints are “non-cancellable,” Laszlo said. “Brainprints, on the other hand, are potentially cancellable,” she said. (Many different styles of brainprint can be recorded and the old, compromised ones publicly canceled as ID.) “So, in the unlikely event that attackers were actually able to steal a brainprint from an authorized user, the authorized user could then ‘reset’ their brainprint.”” Dreamy “cypherpunks” talk of shrouding their online activities with encryption and wearing dazzle masks on the street, to stymie all the cameras. But to what end, when each of us fizzes with biometric identifiers? Your unique walking gait might be altered (for a short time) by a pebble in your shoe. But can you change the specific ratio of lengths of bones in your hand? Or the speckles on your iris, or the pattern of blood vessels in your retina? How about the oto-acoustic tones that many humans emit from their own eardrums, and that can be uniquely identified by sensors? Some time ago I mentioned how your farts will betray you, revealing a very specific spectrum of micro-biota from your gut. Our civil liberties defenders at the EFF and ACLU etc have the right instinct to fret about Big Brothers and asymmetric surveillance. But they always draw the wrong conclusion -- to resist the Orwellian nightmare by crying out "don't look at us!" Over any extended time, you will not preserve safety or freedom by hiding. You’ll not. Dare I repeat? You... will... not... prevent elites from knowing you and knowing where you are and what you do. And besides, hiding from them is a cowardly, self-centered approach. What you can do… perhaps… is unite with a couple of billion other world citizens and demand that big folk behave themselves. That they not use the info to harm or oppress us. Because billions of us are watching them. Unafraid of what elites can see, we will curb what they can do. == What about encryption? == Yes, yes. The grand, always-invoked magic word. I shared a stage with a (skyped-in) fellow named Edward Snowden who - while impressive in some other ways - offered up this tiresome cliche, despite the fact that much-touted crypto-methods topple each and every year. And that any year’s cipher-breakers can, at minimum, dissolve the protective coats of encrypted material from ten years ago… always have and always (likely) will. The glaring fact is that even if such methods worked permanently and perfectly – (and I use some myself, for pragmatic reasons) – cypherstuff will only stymie elites (governmental, commercial, oligarchic, criminal and so on…) regarding three or four of the dozens of methods used by oppressors across the last several thousand years, since Hamurabi’s time. As well-expressed in a famous XKCD cartoon, why spend millions cracking a suspect’s secret cache if a two-dollar wrench can wrest the password, when you bring him in? I have yet to meet a cypherpunk activist who has read up on millennia of spycraft, before proclaiming “crypto is the solution!” Point out the other secret police methods that encryption does not touch? Or the sheer number of biometrics that spew from them, whenever they walk down the street? All you get is angry glowers. And they call me ‘naïve’ for recommending that, instead of trying to shroud ourselves in e-burkhas, cowering from Big Brother’s minions, we instead act vigorously, while we are still somewhat free, to strip all elites naked! That is militance. It is how we got what freedom we do have – hundreds of times more than any of our ancestors. Moreover, in the most important civil liberties advance in a generation, our right to aim cameras at the police is now established and making a bigger difference than all the raving jeremiads of both left and right. And sure, we can negotiate with our officials and the Protector Caste how to supervise in ways that still let them do their jobs. The choice is inevitable, between City Number One, whose best and most benign-confucian example is Singapore but more likely Oceania... ...or else the e-Estonian solution of utterly empowered citizenship, in which the skull-echo and fart-tracking and lie-detection and personality profiling methods help us to reduce the power of psychopaths and keep civil servants accountable. The transparent city is coming, so let’s take a hand in its design, so that it reveals more about the mighty than about us. If so, then instead of Big Brother forever, we might have Big Brother never. == Addendum == Envision contact lenses that are also tiny cameras, recording and storing whatever you see, and even playing it back before your very eyes. Sony has patented such a system – though we’ve portrayed this in science fiction, for ages – using blinks to command the unit (again, as I depicted in Existence.) Oh, but what if it is hacked? We can and will adapt, provided every advance is competitively and vigorously criticized and open-tested. Posted by David Brin at 11:09 AM Labels: big brother, biometric identifiers, e-citizenship, e-Estonia, hiding, privacy, surveillance, The Transparent Society, transparency, two transparent cities Well, wherever there is inequity, there are 2 choices to correct it (assuming it needs correction). You can either pull the high side down (cf Harrison Bergeron). You can lift the low side up (cf our host's works). Pulling the high side down seldom works, and seems to always be temporary. As far as connected society goes, I live in a state where, until relatively recently, the drivers license and vehicle registration computers did not speak to each other. This meant that you might have to go into a room and stand in a line to renew one, then into another line IN THE SAME ROOM to renew the other. Things are marginally more sane these days. I would have appreciated the kidney monitoring features of an integrated medical system. It was an eye-opening experience to be told by my nephrologist to monitor what other doctors prescribed and to be taught the basics of metabolite extraction duties of the liver and kidneys. He warned me because he had to. There was no simple way to ensure a future doctor would know my GFR number like he did and correctly deduce that I shouldn’t receive prescriptions that result in extra work for my kidneys. It all cleared up in a couple years and I don’t have to worry, but I got to see a flaw in our medical industry that allows doctors to cause unintentional harm. It could be fixed if we dared. Linda B said... Yes! We need a completely transparent system, not a one-way mirror. I think Linda just demo'd the principle of the laser! One photon kept to stimulate more. One photon released into the correlated garden. 8) On transparency, though, there is one thing I think gets skipped. I get that we can't reasonably expect to hide from elites. Forcing them to open up to us is good sense. Prudent even. I think what annoys people is they don’t understand why we should WANT elites to know as much as they will. There is an argument to be offered beyond prudence that explains what is in it for us. What higher virtue is being served in them learning so much about us? Arguments about the protector caste doing their jobs don’t cut it when many are suspicious of them at best and not at all inclined to grant them the dignity that should come with doing those jobs well. Sousveillance connotes suspicion of those watched, so I don’t see an argument for assigning dignity where it is earned/deserved. Personally, I don’t need an argument to persuade me, but I suspect many others do. Dr. Brin - My primary skepticism (although I'm still trying to be convinced - that's not hostility, so much as real uncertainty) - as to sousveillance as a means of restraining power given (1) the ease by which power can quash the 'wrong sorts' of eyes looking at the wrong sorts of people, and (2) the banal content toward which eyes tend to be drawn (e.g., who is Mr./Mrs. X sleeping with, rather than what they are doing to other people). The Thiel v. Gawker challenge is a a great fight, because these are the two greatest weaknesses in sousveillance as a viable check on power. We have possessed "power" to check "power" for some time - but few of us have much incentive to do so (unless we are imminently at risk of loss of liberty, property, or life). "Unafraid of what elites can see, we will curb what they can do." Most law exists precisely to serve that purpose - to limit what elites DO with the power they amass. Law opens possibilities for non-elites to attain elite status, but it also applies restrictions that limit elites more than they do non-elites. From Hammurabi's time until our own, the reason to say "One eye for one eye" is not because it is right, but because those with troops at their disposal could take far more than that if they wished (and indeed, Hammurabi recognized the distinction between noble eyes and commoner eyes - full parity of humanity came about far later historically). "Stop looking at me" may mean, "I fear what you will do with what you see!" - but can also be a variation on "I own my own face - you cannot use it for any purpose without my consent." Louis Shalako said... ...those pesky micro-biomes. Heh. Funny thing about owning our own faces is that we obviously don't. I might be able to bar someone from using it for commercial purposes if I'm willing to fight it, but at the poker table I have a much harder time barring someone from using it to figure out what I'm thinking. It's not just because I'm willingly sitting across the table from them, though. We use each other's fizzy body language all the time. Property claims are one thing. Recognition of those claims by others is another. I’m not sure I see the point in recognizing someone’s right to hide based on a claim of self-ownership. Like copyright, I’m inclined to recognize it when it is useful to the community, but apply fair use VERY broadly. This will be very difficult to hide from. http://www.gapatton.net/2016/05/152-eyes-have-it.html Kal Kallevig @Alfred - "at the poker table I have a much harder time barring someone from using it to figure out what I'm thinking." Fair shift in metaphor, but note the standard response by the players: sunglasses, masks, and artificial means of hiding their tells (computer terminals). Still, reading tells is "fair" - a camera actually spying on another player's cards is not. How does one deal with someone habitually cheating at the game? Typically, one stops playing with them and excludes them from the benefits of play. That is my take on the EFF and ACLU approach - "stop trying to look at my cards!" "I’m not sure I see the point in recognizing someone’s right to hide based on a claim of self-ownership." Not my point, but rather, an illustration of my point - that law is one key in restraining surveillance. The key cannot be "inventing better means of hiding"(legal, technological, or psychological) - but living in a world where hiding might serve a temporary means, but is never a worthy ends in itself. It seems to me that the Thiel v. Gawker struggle shows the limits of a dumb camera 'gawking' at elites as a means of balancing their power - but that is a question, rather than an answer. What pearly palantir hast thou pawed? Estonia is unique, and Singapore and Estados Unidos are bastions of the Carbon-clutching 1%, excepting where one clocks in somewhere below $38,000 a year, in which case the question of whether the riche in their gated 'burbs are transparent enough is likely of little to zero concern. By the Grossly Damaged Planet (GDP) per capita numbers, Estonia is around 75% by quantile, though more importantely has a small population (no pesky scaling issues) and has a Peter the Great style leadership (rare) and has a dominant minority neither too dull (as Peter the Great discovered) nor too sharp (as Caesar discovered). Thus, unique, and in no way inevitable (blinkered binaryists to the contrary), especially given such trends as the decline of the middle class in America, and the decline of entrepreneurship, and the increase in suicides, and so forth. Poker is doomed to die, then, along with many games already gone, such as Trivial Pursuit, to name one (although for the reason of Google.) All card games. It's the slow creep that's interesting. Used to be Nielsen had to figure out who's watching what on TV. Now the boxes send it all in and no one even squeaks about it. Business trade secrets: gone. Private diplomacy between nations: gone. Private sex: gone. Hiding cash under the mattress: not even. A politician who picks their nose, ever: unelectable. Alfred: “I think what annoys people is they don’t understand why we should WANT elites to know as much as they will.” ANSWER: You can’t always get what you want. (In this case it is utterly impossible.) But if we try, we might find, we can get what we need. Fredom and safety and civil servants who remain forever servants. All-seeing servants who leave us the fuck alone. donzel: “ ANSWER: #1 is simple. Don’t let it be easy! Making freaking hard for them to do. Reward whistle blowers so that no such plot can trust its henchmen. I neaver said this would be easy. But it can be done. We have proved that. #2 The problem of gossipy-bullying “little brothers” in an oppressively conformist 51% majority, who might bully eccentricity LEGALLY in an open world? Sure. But American mythology, in every single movie and song, HATES that! This particular anonymous barely conveys decent English but actually makes a cogent point or two. D.G. Hudson said... It's going to take a lot of convincing for society as a whole to 'believe' that the elites will do anything other than what their superiors tell them to do. The track record for honesty in government and industry has been poor these last few decades. Secrecy still abounds in much that NASA or other government agencies oversee. Abuse of power by politicians, abuse of power by police in racial and other conflicts (homeless, addicts, minorities) all muddy the belief that a transparent system would work both ways. There needs to be a lot of trust in the systems and in the safeguards that are going to be required. (I like the idea of accountability, but that's asking a lot of that part of society which thinks that government is the problem.) Enjoyed your post and the comments. @jumper: Heh. If people who picked their noses were unelectable, the Libertarian Party wouldn't have much to do in advocating for a smaller scope of government. You'd all have done the work for us. @donzelion: The game changes quite a bit depending on the house rules regarding glasses, masks, and so-on. Poker without tells and the reading of them isn't poker as far as I'm concerned, though, so I take my money to where I choose to play. Poker without tells is computation. Bots. Boring. As for Gawker, I'm not so sure that they didn't deserve a swift kick in the butt-ocks for what they were doing. There ARE limits on what upward facing cameras can and should do, but we find them by stepping beyond them as I feel they did. Anyone who wants to look up and be a social T-cell has to be prepared to get smacked back. Fortunately, many people seem willing to do it. For me it is really about agreeing to the bourgeois deal. Leave me be and I'll make you richer if I make myself rich. If I'm caught in the act of doing that and someone wants to complain I'm not generous enough, I'm going to smack them and then encourage them to show how it should be done. Cut the envy crap because that is NOT part of the deal. Time will tell with Thiel. I'm willing to wait patiently to see. Speaking of Clarke (as you did in the main post), believe it or not, I have never before read "Rendezvous With Rama", but I am getting to it now. So I did get to read for the first time, this gem of a line: Even by the twenty-second century, no way had been discovered of keeping elderly and conservative scientists from occupying crucial administrative positions. Indeed, it was doubtful if the problem would ever be solved. D.G.H. your stylish, reflex cynicism is discrediting. The fact that you can go around daily in a society where you are NOT routinely asked for bribes in order to get even daily matters done... taking that historic miracle for granted without a scintilla of historical perspective ... is kinda sad, but typical of a society in which very few citizens ever ponder history. Is there a lot that is "half-full," meriting some cynical realism, knowing we have lots of oligarchy power to take-on? Sure. Is it just plain dumb to ignore the myriad ways that the glass is half full? Absolutely. Because ignoring that implies that nothing can ever succeed. That the whole experiment is futile. It is the attitude that will prevent us from trying. It is an attitude that will kill us all. LarryHart, I have known many elderly scientists, and 1/4 or more of them decided to use their august positions to become... rascals. To champion almost-crackpot possibilities. To stand up at meetings where no one dared to stop them and poking hard at established ideas. What's sad is that you've probably never even heard of this. Yet I worked for or knew a dozen or more of these rascal sages. Hannes Alfven. James Arnold. My current friends Freeman Dyson and Vint Cerf. Others ranged from Fred Hoyle to Leslie Orgel. Granted, this is a cultural thing. Our present society encourages rascal-hood. So I should want ‘forever servants’? I get that these are roles filled by people who voluntarily enter and exit, but I think there is a multi-millenia history backing the notion that long-term servants run their lord’s household. I’d be fearful of people who wanted such a role and I know many of them who would do it for their entire lifetime if they could. Sure… I could watch them, but would I want to if I had other options available? Sure… others could watch them, but that makes them another kind of servant, thus part of the risk. Hiding from people won’t solve anything and will likely make things worse, but watching everyone who serves isn’t something many of us want to do I suspect. We wouldn’t write automation tools to do it if we liked the work. I make a living supporting people involved in IT security and even they don’t like to watch what people do with what they know. The usual complaint is that it is dehumanizing to the watcher. By the time I finished your transparency book, I was coming to the opinion that the only way it would all work is when we can write enslave-able AI’s to do all the watching. Since we don’t know how to do that and the best approximations we have right now are our own savant children, I couldn’t see how to make the transparency vision palatable. My take away from the book was that we don’t have much of a choice. Complaints from our palettes will have to be addressed by our smarter, richer children. Al Franken interview, with some on our very topic (lack of PAC disclosures in Citizens United decision aftermath). And Supreme Court discussion. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-26/here-s-what-al-franken-really-thinks-about-business-the-supreme-court-and-donald-trump Last time I saw Freeman Dyson speaking about climate change, he was definitely earning his rascal street-cred. My own advisor encouraged us to get out of our chosen fields every 7-10 years (by choosing another) to avoid gumming up the system, but he never went so far as to suggest rascal-hood. Oh, Freeman is the penultimate rascal. Alfred your assumption that we have to watch all the time is absurd. Every civil servant misbehavior does not have to be caught. So long as enough are caught and made examples that there’s a real deterrent. And rewarding civil servant whistle blowers means they will not be able to trust each other not to blow whistles if they do bad stuff. And those are the people who will know how the system works. Come on, man, stop thinking in terms of fine sounding sound bites and actually envision why we RIGHT NOW endure less daily corruption than ever in all of history. If we can't hide (take Flight) from this New Transparency, then our societal defense responses are limited to Freeze, Fawn or Fight: (1) Those who opt for flight hope to avoid scrutiny in the obsessive-compulsive pursuit of perfection; (2) I currently favour the dissociative option (freezing) after abandoning the first option as futile; (3) David seems to relish in Stockholm Syndrome-style 'Good Dog' codependency (fawning); and (4) Treebeard appears to prefer Confederate lost-cause defiance (fighting). "Habituated 4F defenses offer protection against further re-abandonment hurts by precluding the type of vulnerable relating that is prone to re-invoke childhood feelings of being attacked, unseen, and unappreciated. Fight types avoid real intimacy by unconsciously alienating others with their angry and controlling demands for the unmet childhood need of unconditional love; flight types stay perpetually busy and industrious to avoid potentially triggering interactions; freeze types hide away in their rooms and reveries; and fawn types avoid emotional investment and potential disappointment by barely showing themselves - by hiding behind their helpful personas, over-listening, over-eliciting or overdoing for the other - by giving service but never risking real self-exposure and the possibility of deeper level rejection" [http://pete-walker.com/fourFs_TraumaTypologyComplexPTSD.htm] @Alfred: Some NOAA climatological models predict inversion of oceanic halocline layers by 2100 which, COINCIDENTALLY, is the most common approach to Oceanic Farming wherein deep nutrient-rich (but oxygen poor) oceanic water layers are pumped to the surface to trigger explosive growth of plankton, zooplankton & assorted sea life, while simultaneously generating green electricity by temperature differential (of which FeSO4 seeding represents a crude approximation thereof). https://www.newscientist.com/letter/mg14719906-500-floating-farms/ "seems to" yes... we all well-know your blind zones, locumranch. None of your four dolorous and dismally dumb-pessimistic "options" bracket anywhere near my actual positions, or indeed aim even in the same general direction. If you were capable, you'd gain cred by at least mentioning the actual position you mean to rebuke. You'd paraphrase it and then attempt to refute it. But even the concept slips past you... indeed it is related to positive sum, and hence is neurologically inaccessible to you. This - other guys - is one reason that I find the fellow fascinating. Intelligence is weird and we must consider the possibility that aliens will be like this - unable to grasp some things we find simple. The scary thing is to try to imagine my own blind spots. That I might have some as severe as this? Terrifying thought. Blind spots? We all have them. It may be most often that our blind spots are our personal experiences getting in the way of seeing the larger picture. I'm a bit of an example of this. I expect to be treated poorly by those in power because it's what's happened in the past. By contrast, I have a friend who has never been significantly screwed over. For him, the world is a nice, warm, fluffy place. Must be nice. It gave him quite the case of cognitive dissonance when my predictions of our mutual boss's actions became true. I don't think he ever had seen anything as negative and irrefutable. But I'm optimistic in that I believe things can get better. And pessimistic that they probably won't. As for rascals, there will probably be fewer here in WI, given the tenure situation. @Alfred - my main concern with Gawker v. Thiel (or vice versa) is as an illustration of the stakes in the game. In a Hammurabi universe, one attains the authority to take an eye only after having lost an eye (and again, only if the individuals are of equal social rank). Here, a story alleging sexual conduct re Hulk Hogan yields a $140 million judgment - where the value of a child's life in a wrongful death case is less than $1 million. I cannot pick "good" or "evil" in this story - but it seems to me that we shall have to at some point to maintain a consistent premise that sousveillance can check the power of oligarchy. Such is a premise in much First Amendment litigation - and one of the great distinctions between American society and Saudi society (where 'truth' is not a legal defense, by any stretch of the imagination) - and where government appointees curry favor by attacking any critics. @Dr. Brin - I wasn't listing two attacks on sousveillance, just challenges that will have to be met. I'm still coming to terms with the concept, and thinking out loud about whether it has merit as a means of limiting modern manifestations of oligarchy (or whether, like law, it is more likely to serve to expand oligarch power, rather than restrain it). With the "Private Attorney Generals Act" and qui tam actions, we do reward whistle blowers in many contexts - but to become an effective whistle blower, one must hide the intention to do so until after accumulating sufficient evidence: transparency only becomes possible after forming an intention to breach trust, or after another breach of trust occurred (e.g., many 'whistle blowers' are also 'disgruntled employees'). One sad aspect of the existing system is that a whistle blower aware of government corruption can profit by (1) bringing a public claims, (2) exploiting the fraud to obtain leverage over the corrupt officials, (3) joining the conspiracy, or (4) disclosing details to certain interested parties to empower them to utilize such information. But whatever happens in any single claim, any other employer will be aware of the duplicity at work in that employee (even with good motives, that employee needed to lie and distract to acquire that evidence) - so the whistleblower had better anticipate a lifetime wages as a payoff, or a broad life transition. Davrod said... I am interested in the idea of sousveillance that has been expanded across this blog, and would like to deepen my thinking on it. So I have a question. If it is to be assumed that elites will resist attempts to limit their ability to see, including by circumventing the law, why should we not assume that Elites will resist attempts to expand sousveillance just as effectively and by the same means? surveilance is known to exist, some say "dont look at us, we want laws to prevent this behaviour" and will be ignored as its not in the interests of the elites, some say "let us look too, at you specifically, and with an aim to regulate your behaviour" and will as surely be ignored for the same reason. @Davrod, David has expanded on his ideas about 'sousveillance' in his non-fiction book "The Transparent Society". Short answer: the elites' attempts to suppress being looked at will be as ineffectual as commoners for the same reason: the technology for looking will become ever more accessible, pervasive, and discreet. It grows faster than the technology for blocking. "David Brin" said "...And besides, hiding from them is a cowardly, self-centered approach." You're the guy at the pool party who strips naked and jumps in, then calls everyone else a chicken for not joining you. The fact is, you are an exhibitionist and a pervert, metaphorically speaking, and we are normal, modest people who prefer not to "let it all hang out". Of course, you know that about yourself, and revel in your "outlier" status, and we enjoy your occasionally entertaining antics, so I guess it all works out. Alas, Anon, you are the Emperor, saying how nice and beautiful his new swim shorts are, and mocking David for not being able to hide anything, but not noticing that your shorts are see-through, too. :D You don't get a vote on whether you are hidden or not. Or, more precisely, as was said by Kira on Deep Space Nine: "Of course you get a vote. It just doesn't count." :D So the only question is, will you try to limit what others can do with what they see, or will you try to hide and ultimately fail? Most definitely, David is NOT "a pervert": He is very intelligent, open minded & inquisitive. I suspect that David's infatuation with positive summing stems from a 'Belief in a Just World (BJW)' which, according to Lerner, Rubin & Peplau, is highly correlated with a tilt towards authoritarianism, an admiration for political leaders, an above-average work ethic, an internal locus of control (aka 'the expectation that one can determine their own rewards & punishments'), an exaggerated sense of trust & otherness, certain types of religiosity, and contempt for the underprivileged as expressed by morally-loaded terms like 'lazy', 'flawed', 'ignorant', 'unenlightened' & 'cheater'. As Lerner wrote: “The belief that the world is just enables the individual to confront his physical and social environment as though they were stable and orderly. Without such a belief it would be difficult for the individual to commit himself to the pursuit of long-range goals or even to the socially regulated behavior of day-to-day life.” Assuming that Transparency is inevitable & unstoppable, David labels the defiant Fight component of the 4F typology as futile (as in 'Resistance is Futile'), dismisses the dissociative Freeze response as unenlightened (cynical), and advocates in favour of a 'just' hybrid Fawn & Flight response wherein the compulsive workoholic ceaselessly proves their 'deservingness' by their cheerful & subservient utility to others. Unfortunately, this 'Belief in a Just World' may generate more negative than positive consequences: First, it can encourage a culture to exert tremendous effort in order to help right social wrongs & restore justice to the world; Second, it can lead to justification rather than justice as we deny & minimise the suffering that results from this pursuit of justice; Third, it may cause us to conclude that the suffering experienced by the unfortunate/unenlightened/masculine other is deserved; and Fourth, it may result in magical thinking as we attribute all of our health, wealth & good fortune to cultural, intellectual & moral superiority rather than dumb luck or circumstance. Although the negative effects of our BJW surround us -- manifest in the collapse of the EU, the progressive attempt to weaponise political correctness, the growing Red v. Blue divide, USA's disastrous foreign policy & the portrayal of climate change as 'sin' -- we repeat history & blind ourselves with the belief that our 'deservingness' will protect us from these negative consequences as if by magic. http://hazlitt.net/blog/monstrous-cruelty-just-world http://www.peplaulab.ucla.edu/Peplau_Lab/Publications_files/Rubin%20%26%20Peplau%201975s.pdf http://pete-walker.com/fourFs_TraumaTypologyComplexPTSD.htm @Tony - I suppose I'm still looking for the longer answer. Cameras can create a delusion of control, but the ability to (ab)use information is wholly distinct and comes from a totally different source than the mere acquisition of facts about the powerful. Take Elizabeth Holmes: her $4.5 billion 'net worth' was shifted to $0 billion by Forbes, simply on a reassessment of the meaning of her "50%" ownership stake in Theranos (a drug lab kiosk supposedly deployed by Walgreens). A "thousand cameras" actually did follow her steps and story...and this week, one or two journalists took a different interpretation of what they saw (amounting to the evaporation of $4.5 billion - there's no new evidence about the products themselves that I'm aware of). My fear with sousveillance is (1) Miss Holmes has a strong incentive to squash anyone who disagreed with her assessment of the meaning of her wealth - and would doubtless have means to do so. Forbes is a touch more legit than Gawker, but the same tools work the same way. (2) Gawker and similar rags would never have cared about the meaning of those notes anyway, so much as whoever she sleeps with, whether she said a dirty word, wore the wrong attire, got drunk and did something silly. Most vehicles monitoring such celebrities would be similarly fixated on trivialities, and miss the $4.5 billion story. Perhaps these are not the sorts of problems sousveillance can address. (I have no specific information or connection with Theranos or Miss Holmes - but I'm very interested in the data that might be amassed through a kiosk-style medical lab, and who might use that for whatever purpose). @Locum - "if we can't hide (take Flight) from this New Transparency, then our societal defense responses are limited to Freeze, Fawn or Fight" It's interesting that the typology you refer to as the 'societal defense responses' seems to have come from an attempt to identify various types of mental illness that manifest in response to trauma (and one would think, a very specific sort of abandonment trauma). It would seem that all four of the defense strategies harm the person adopting them. But beyond all that, is living in a "monitored society" a "traumatic" experience - or is this an "environmental condition" rather than a trauma? Individual prey animals do adopt strategies like "fight, flight, freeze (hide), or fawn" when confronted by a predator they cannot otherwise oppose. One could imagine an individual response to a trauma resulting in a neural However, social prey animals have other, more complex social responses available to them (form a school, trample, confuse, out breed, build, among others). Humans may have more complex responses still (including, perhaps, sousveillance). An individual human participating in a collective adopting such an approach may still experience trauma and fall back on the more primitive approaches under certain conditions (e.g., the calf gets separated from the herd, and confronted by a pride of lions, reverts to fight/flight/etc.) - but that doesn't mean the social defense is faulty, only that it didn't protect that individual in that instance (it may have protected all the other calves, or it may have worked for that calf on a hundred other days, but not that day). This is why I'm not really hostile to sousveillance - more, curious how it could work, and still trying to grapple with the function, if any. donzelion, the handwriting has been on the wall for Elizabeth Holmes for a while now, see: http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2015/10/15/theranos-and-its-blood-test-machine My 2¢ is she bet that the technological development would be there when her customers needed it, and she lost. If her investors choose to punish her critics it'll open a particularly nasty can of worms, like, should successful competitors be liable for the losses of those they defeated in the marketplace? @David: Your argument works for me, but seems to fall short with some of my friends. I’ve been trying to figure out why and what can be done. You explained in the book at catching the cheaters more often matters enough to change the game. I get that it makes the need to watch everyone all the time unnecessary, but it DOES require that we look more often. That comes with the territory for sousveillance. I work a DoD contract supporting people who support the US Navy. We HAVE to watch for bad guys and each other for security reasons and do a reasonable job of it. Most of us don’t want to, though, and not out of laziness. They REALLY don’t want to do it and have to be reminded through persistent training each year to do what they are paid to do. People like Snowden got away with what he did because people like my peers relaxed their procedures that didn’t even involve watching him all the time. It was the simple stuff that didn’t get done that ended up mattering. My immediate peers are great, of course. That’s part of why your argument works with me. I get the advantage we gain by watching often enough to drive up the chances of catching the cheaters. I don’t see how to make our attitudes scale, though. My more remote peers are paid well as protectors, but it is obvious they don’t really want to do what is necessary. From that, I suspect you are up against a cultural barrier that gets expressed as “Do not look at me”, but is more about a feeling that looking too much is a dehumanizing thing. We don’t dignify voyeurs for good reason, so I suspect your message needs something that explains to people why we should want to take a step in that direction without stepping off a nearby cliff. I don’t see a flaw in your case. What I see is that it isn’t complete enough to explain to people why they must want to do something they currently don’t want to do. You describe the disaster that happens if they don’t, but not the wonder if they do. Well… you DO in your novels, but I think many are missing that. @donzelion: Regarding locumranch’s mental illness typology, I’m glad I read down the thread before responding. I was looking at ‘fawn’ and thinking it was awfully limiting when we have so many other closely related options. Social conditioning isn’t out of reach if the so-called predator is as human as us. Send in the lady with the curves if the predator is male and while he is distracted record him in the act. Get him counselling if his marriage is in trouble. Do what it takes to convince him to switch sides. 8) My list includes consume from within, domesticate, black mail, undermine their ROI, and gossip and that’s without breaking a sweat. Humans are SO much more complex than his typology. Regarding the Hulk Hogan settlement, I have to suspect much of that goes to paying legal fees. I sincerely hope that wrongful death cases involving children can be settled quickly keeping those fees down. If there is a silver lining to there being enough cases to calculate an average settlement it is that the lawyers involved should be able to explain how case law works there. With Hulk Hogan, we wouldn’t yet have enough cases, right? Until we do, I don’t think it fair to compare $140M to $1M. Apples and oranges. Anon’s crime is not illogic, ARF. His crime is incuriosity. Locum, on the other hand, has an inner sould of a gentleman but is roiled by incessant grouchiness because of faults in percept which he cannot help, or indeed, grasp that he has. Take this: “I suspect that David's infatuation with positive summing stems from a 'Belief in a Just World (BJW)’…” Nice try, son. But you mile by several miles and almost two radians. In fact, my paranoia about Big Brother is vastly stronger than yours, because my awareness of human history runs vastly deeper. I now how easily everything we have - delights that you ingrates refuse to acknowledge - can be taken awa, tumbling us back into wretched feudalism. It is BECAUSE I am deeply aware of those awaiting pits that I have done what you will never, ever do. I have looked closely at our present miracle and distilled the essence of why we have succeeded for ten generations at improving it, instead of losing it. The positive sum games are about ACCOUNTABILITY. About shining light everywhere so that companies must compete, scientists must compete, litigants must compete, politicians must compete, and thus hold each other accountable. And because cheating is kept below a dull roar, then people behave better and are more creative and the goodies flow. Tell me, doesn’t it disturb you at all to always be so, so wrong about your reflex “conclusions?” donzel you too keep slipping your mind past the obvious. Those are exactly and precisely “the sorts of problems sousveillance can address.” Moreover your inability to see yourself… and your complaint… as an example of the self-corrective process is kinda disturbing. Alfred, institutional reciprocal suspicion was satirized in Neal Stephenson’s SNOW CRASH where all that’s left of the USA in southern California is twenty acres next to the 405 freeway. Isn’t there a decent argument to be made that we had accountability more than 10 generations ago too? What we have now is a different definition for ‘justice’ and that redefined what we mean by ‘accountability.’ European nobles were accountable to someone above them all the way up to and including Kings… at least it was believed to be so. With dignity and liberty for the bourgeoisie came a levelling, though, that demolished the old Justice. I’d argue that Accountability is derivative. Dignity and Liberty come first. Not quite nit picking as it might help us spread the gain. For example, can I be surveilled and still maintain my dignity? I’d say yes with qualifications. Liberty? Same answer, but the qualifications might change. Give me both and I’ll reciprocate. Healthy adults have appropriate access to all of their 4F choices in response to danger: Easy access to the fight response insures good boundaries, healthy assertiveness and self-protection; an unimpeded flight response allows the adult to disengage and retreat when confrontation would exacerbate their danger; an appropriate freeze response allows the adult to give up and quit struggling when further activity or resistance is futile or counterproductive; the ability to fawn allows the adult to listen, help, and compromise as readily as they assert and express themselves; and, finally, a pathological response occurs when then individual fixates or is forced to rely on only one or two of the 4F responses. I don't "dislike" Transparency (and/or Sousveillance) per se & I agree that it is a 'done deal'. David claims that positive sum games are about enforced ACCOUNTABILITY, enforced competition & shiny lights; however, by arguing that one cannot Fight (resist), Freeze (dissociate) or take Flight (escape) from Transparency's undesired advances, David recommends what amounts to a pathological Fawn response and, in advice eerily reminiscent of forced sexual violation, advises us to just relax & enjoy that from which we cannot escape, resist or dissociate. Like most progressives, David is trying to 'force the issue' in matters of Transparency & Society and, by doing so, is creating unnecessary political opposition, social pathology & reflexive 'push back'. He has brought the metaphorical draft horse to water; he knows that the horse has no other choice but to drink; but, instead of waiting patiently for the horse to quaff (transparency, diversity, redundancy or what have you) at its own pace, he has resolved push the dumb brute's face into the trough & demand its immediate obedience. The results of this ill-advised intervention will be neither pretty nor rational. This I know from personal non-metaphorical horse-related experience: Even the mildest & most gentle horse will smash you like a bug when provoked; and, Trump, Nationalism, Tumbrels, Jackboots & Bloodshed are just the beginning. Once provoked, the Reactionary will cut off everyone's nose (including his own) to spite your face. First & foremost, the positive sum game requires CHOICE in the sense that it must be voluntary. Forced Accountability is NOT accountability when this term is defined as "an obligation or WILLINGNESS to accept responsibility"; and, forced competition is NOT competition when this term is defined as "a person or group TRYING to succeed against another". I have to admit that I am fascinated! He is simply incapable of grasping the notion that he cannot see or grasp some concepts. It's like watching a tone-deap, mostly deaf and rhythm-deficient person howl rock music and flail at a guitar. Real Bill & Ted stuff. " however, by arguing that one cannot Fight (resist), Freeze (dissociate) or take Flight (escape) from Transparency's undesired advances, David recommends what amounts to a pathological Fawn response.." Sorry guy. You are like some ship captain at the Battle of Jutland, firing away at a Danish lighthouse. "By arguing..." Har! How does one argue with someone who is waaaay over somewhere screaming a a strawman of his own creation? One cannot help but stare. @locumranch: I really don’t see how you can interpret David as trying to force anything. He is advocating, not forcing. You are also getting some of what he advocates wrong. YOU are the one making the connection to forced sexual interaction… not him. What he is pointing out is that it is stupid to resist the tsunami. You can flee if you like, but you just might have to do a bit more than wear a mask or hide behind encryption. You can fight if you like, but you’ll need quite a few allies to fend off a civilization. You may also freeze. You have a better chance of succeeding at that than fleeing since the world is rather small. Your best chance is to avoid urban areas and let yourself be frozen in time too. If fawning is more to your tastes, please don’t submit to anyone. Your best option is to own your options as best you can. You won’t own them all, but you don’t today either. No one ever does. Seriously. This isn’t about forcing you into anything. You don’t get to control the stage and the scenery on it any more than any of us do, but how you act is up to you. The stage is established by our civilization, so it’s not like you have no say about it either. From hanging out on a few local boards/blogs over the years, I've learned that when two people really don't get each other, it is best to have them meet face to face over a couple of beers. I’ve had the opportunity three distinct times and benefited from each. One was deeply religious, thus started from very different assumptions. Another was so ticked off he advocated building a border wall and laying mines near it. The last was a commercial real estate developer. All of them failed to convince me of their opinions, but they were more understandably human once I got to meet them. Dark beers so thick a spoon would stand up in them. That’s what I like. 8) Tim Wolter said... Although many other mistakes were made at Jutland I do not believe any lighthouses came under fire.... Tacitus, while you may be historically correct (WW 1 naval battles are not my area of expertise), I think people get the analogy. But on another matter, I think Don Ze Lion had a point worth considering w/ #2 (way, way up there). While I agree with Dr. Brin's retort, people nonetheless remain obsessed with such banal pursuits. Gossip seems to be built into our DNA, or if not, it's a synergistic effect of our intelligence and social drives. The tragedy of Princess Diana's accidental death trying to evade paparazzi did nothing whatsoever to shame the industry, because the market is huge. Given that this is a community of science fiction people, I would think some of us would be interested in speculating beyond the limitations of today. It seems to me that we have a lot of evolutionary baggage that needs to be removed from our genomes before we can make any lasting change. There was a novel I read back in my college days called "Ascending" in which one alien race was manipulating others to take them out of serious competition, not by trying to destroy them (a trick that always backfires - think about the rage of Nanjing) but by getting them hooked on commercialism. Another race, called the "Cashlings" had been under the the first race's influence for so long, they had lost all drive to do anything at all except scrounge money with which to purchase entertainments made by other species (they had stopped creating their own entertainments generations before, because none of them had any creative drive). This transformation was not accomplished by direct genetic manipulation, but by social manipulation. But after 1000 years natural selection had set in (or more likely sexual selection), no doubt acting on baseline hormone and neurotransmitter levels, ultimately changing the genetics of the population. So what might it take to do this to our own race? Not turn us into entertainment zombies (there are most definitely a quantity of people who fall into that category already) - but rather weed demand for paparazzi peeping out of the species? Bah, Alfred sorry but you understand the concept no better than locumranch does. Most of the oppression across history was done by cheaters. And nearly all cheaters and bullies and criminals and corrupt officials and exploiters and rapists ... are lethally allergic to light. And if they are protected by high authorities? Then those authorities are lethally allergic to light. I will not need to fight or fawn or flee, if I can easily apply accountability and clearly show how I am being oppressed, showing it to either honest systems or to millions of neighbors. And if I can do that and my neighbors can do that then the bullies will get used to limitations on their bullying and it won't be a habit. I have better things to do the fighting, fawning fleeing or whatever. I want to do NONE of those things and most of my life I have done none of them on any given day, unlike all my ancestors. I do them so little because I am confident that I CAN fight, effectively, if I must. Now the letters /p/ and /g/ are pretty far from each other on the keyboard, so I am assuming that my "Rape of Nanjing" turned into "Rage of Nanjing" was some kind of autocorrection error, but I would think it would have done something weirder with the name of a Chinese city... Dr. Brin's latest comment just brought to mind the peasant from "The Holy Grail" who shouted, "Help, I'm being oppressed! Come and see the violence inherent in the system!" Few people really see the world beyond the limitations of their own place and time. It takes a willingness to accept the possibility that your gut instincts might turn out to be completely wrong - a prospect most people will not seriously entertain. Erin Schram said... donzelion said, ...to become an effective whistle blower, one must hide the intention to do so until after accumulating sufficient evidence: transparency only becomes possible after forming an intention to breach trust, or after another breach of trust occurred (e.g., many 'whistle blowers' are also 'disgruntled employees'). In real life, other whistleblower options have taken place. Consider an investigative journalist following up on clues. The journalist is not under the authority of the corrupt official. Perhaps those clues came from a mundane consequence of the illegal activity, not from a whistleblower. Or perhaps a whistleblower contacted the journalist as a protected source and took no more risk and asked for no reward. Wired magazine recently published an article, Ripple Effect on Virginia Tech water quality expert Marc Edwards. He accepted the call to help the people of Flint, Michigan, prove that their water was poisonous because he was a responsible citizen with the necessary expertise. In 2003 a previous employer had lost a contract to test water in Washington, D.C., because Edwards' tests had shown that the water was contaminated with lead, but he had persisted in revealing that, too. I don't see any breach of trust by Edwards. Another whistleblower made the news last week. John Crane, a former lawyer in the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, revealed how his boss deliberately sabotaged the complaint of NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake. Crane claims that his boss thought that covering up a case was better for advancement than letting a whistleblower make waves. In 2007 Drake had publicly complained about waste and fraud due to Project Trailblazer, an ambitious, gigantic effort to upgrade all the computer systems at the NSA. Trailblazer failed, because the job was too big for the contractors hired to do it, though it had partial successes on individual subsystems. Drake knew of an alternative that would have had a better chance of success, but was not as flashy as Trailblazer, so he pointed out the waste to Congressional staffers, to the Office of the Inspector General, and eventually to the Baltimore Sun newspaper. The NSA and the FBI, to our discredit, treated him as if he were a spy leaking classified material rather than as a whistleblower who had tried to follow proper procedure and had not revealed classified information. As an NSA employee, I was confused, because unlike claims of other NSA-related whistleblowers, Thomas Drake's claims looked accurate. These whistleblowers had tried to correct mistakes and would have done so in the ordinary course of their jobs with minimal fuss if the system had not failed above them. Their motivation was fulfilling a responsibility. It is what we adults do and we would do it with only the reward of preventing a trainwreck. The reason to financially reward whistleblowers is to balance the risk of financial loss from being a whistleblower, and that risk also includes the chance never receiving the reward. David Brin said, I will not need to fight or fawn or flee, ... But accountability is a fight, though a civilized one. We fight against cheaters by making cheating difficult. We fight against oppressors by claiming level ground. We fight against corruption by bringing it to light. By fighting now in a peaceful manner, fighting by rule of law, we avoid fighting in a violent manner. ErinS of course we must fight! In order to save a system that does NOT threaten us or force us to fight or flee daily! We must be tense in order to have a world in which we can relax. We must live in a realm of mostly light, so we can catch those who would peer into our private spaces. and our hearts. We must harshly judge the judgmental. And go forth and CRUSH the power of any system that does not practice tolerance. I know that absolutely none of the irony in the above statements will be visible to locum. But most of you understand the zen-koan irony, and chuckle at it. And it is that rueful, head-shaking chuckle... recognizing the inherent contradictions of our unprecedented revolution in human affairs... that is the one cue that we can be trusted, tentatively. For now. @Tim H - re Miss Holmes - honestly, I'm not so bothered by her story, save as an illustration of sousveillance slumbering. Journalists put 2+2 together and reached $4.5 billion. Other journalists reviewed a couple of paragraphs, and revised that to $0. Still others are probably miffed she hasn't yielded any entertaining sexcapades, and couldn't care less about the rest (though if she really has $0 net worth, their interest in her sexcapades would dwindle). And such are the champions to defend us from oligarchs (at least, those oligarchs they're not inventing)? Perhaps. Indeed, perhaps these are indeed the perfect guardians of our galaxy - because they're so hilariously flawed, reaching conclusions that shift incredible fortunes into and out of existence with quantum elegance. @Alfred - ah, of course, seduction - a tactic as old as Gilgamesh (at least in literary history). Hogan's legal fees are probably on the order of $10 million (last report I heard); my understanding is that if Thiel bankrolled it, then it wasn't done on a contingency basis (which would be rare in a defamation context). Assuming $500 an hour at a blended rate (which would typically only apply for seasoned associates), that's 20,000 hours poured into this circus. Took me about 200 to get a single innocent man out of detention (many lawyers would be much faster; most wouldn't even have bothered). I can parse the reasoning for the award - but no matter how I try, it bothers me that a child's life is typically found to be worth less than 1/140th of the value of Hogan's reputation. The fact that I'm bothered by that isolates me from a fair number of my colleagues. The fact that I'm bothered by it without getting paid to bother with it isolates me from even more. @Dr. Brin - "Moreover your inability to see yourself… and your complaint… as an example of the self-corrective process is kinda disturbing." The flesh is willing, the conscience wishes to play its part in the self-corrective process, but the heart is broken, and looking to mend. I drank the koolaid about the possibility of technology breaking down oligarchic despots 22 years ago - pursued it to its then-seeming logical conclusion, crashed into a reef of irony, and am returning to a source of different logic trying to find what I missed. The term "sousveillance" is new to me, but the processes of transparency are not. I grapple with sousveillance and it's prospects like a lowly knight seeking a holy grail, while Don Quixote laughs at the effort: but I grapple in good faith, trying to add what I can, even if that amounts to little more than a question. I would rather be part of a self-corrective process in some way. @Erin - "The reason to financially reward whistleblowers is to balance the risk of financial loss from being a whistleblower, and that risk also includes the chance never receiving the reward." Concur, and it's good reasoning. My problem is not that incentives are needed to protect and reward whistle-blowers, or that whistle-blowers may act out of selfish as well as noble intentions, but that the process of whistle-blowing itself requires folks to act from behind a veil of opacity in order to achieve transparency. Journalists, like other interrogators, don't follow "clues" so much as they use clues to pin down sources. There is a cat'n'mouse gambit, with the two parties switching roles from time to time, but not a collective omni-panopticon. @Tim H in re Elizabeth Holmes - it just occurred to me that my raising her story may be misinterpreted as some judgment about her (e.g., "How dare this beautiful young thing garner a fortune that big while so young!"). Not at all my intention, or concern. Rather, I think we generally concur about the business gamble behind her company. Moreover, I'd say that sort of gamble is essential for innovation. The game is still in play, the gamble may yet pay out. Innovation is all about taking failures and transforming them into successes. Early steam engines sucked for their first purposes of pumping water out of mines (a hundred times more expensive than a team of mules, and much harder to feed). Gunpowder killed nearly as many men firing the guns as it did targets on the other side. For some, Steve Jobs is a sort of prophet. To me, Steve Jobs nearly bankrupted Apple, before Bill Gates stepped in to save it - absent a little help from an 'arch-frenemy' - we might never have seen iPods, iPhones, etc. And absent a lot of help from near-cultlike fans, iMac 1.0, iPod 1.0, iPhone 1.0, and iPad 1.0 would each have proven a disaster, as the launch devices offered little compared to the competitors they challenged - at first. I have no assessment of who Miss Holmes is as a person, or really as a business woman. Had she hidden her financial backing more carefully (e.g., offshore securities trades), who would have caught on to the vanishing $4.5 billion? Yet perhaps that means that the rest of Forbes' numbers are equally laughable - and thus, uncritical readers of Forbes judgments are the fools following a fool - and the uncritical readers and journalists of Gawker are the fools rejecting a fool unless that fool entertains them by acting like a stripper. Your take on Apple is not entirely wrong, but Microsoft's commitment to continue Word for Mac was worth more than the stock purchase. The Steve's superpower was in driving a team to make the best of the technology available, other teams often fell victim to passing along flawed work because of time constraints. Looking at tech news, it seems to be Microsoft's turn in the barrel, One Windows might ultimately work out, but right now it's kind of a mess. If they're lucky, in a few years they might be able to build something out of the wreckage of Win Mobile, which BTW, I've been using, and like. Since we all love us some Sci Fi.... An obscure fave of mine "The Fall of Colossus" has a world controlling computer (hey, it was a novel idea back then) keep mankind's violent tendencies channeled by having WWI type dreadnoughts, their tech set at Jutland level, fight it out under remote control. It was like football with nations rooting for "their" battleship. The protagonists of the book find a way to distract Colossus long enough to mobilize the combined fleets and use them to demand the surrender of coastal capitals. It works....for a few minutes, then Something Worse happens. The author was a Brit named Jones. Former RN officer. I have a passing familiarity with irony, the irony being that I actually AGREE with most of the argument & morality expressed here: (1) The 4F typology (Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn) is merely a modern elaboration of the old 'Fight or Fight' model; (2) I agree that Transparency is a fait accompli, never accused David of 'forcing' Transparency on anyone but accused him only of forcing its acceptance; and (3) I agree that anyone would have to be INSANE to destroy the best that Western Society has to offer. And here comes the irony: (1) Some choose to interpret the 4F typology as a personal attack though none is intended; (2) Like (tired) children sent to bed, many people will resist the fait accompli even when in their best interest; and (3) Western Society manufactures insanity at a prodigious rate (estimated at 34 to 50% of total population) in a manner that ensures its own destruction. That said, Transparency ACCEPTANCE is still highly problematic, especially in world cultures that value 'Face'. I would also like to share a beer with all concerned. Tacitus2, But remember the rest of the Colossus series... Computer takes over. Man beats computer. Maybe Man shouldn't have beaten the computer. There's some notion out there that if there were universal surveillance, there would be so much information that individual acts would get lost in the sea of data. I'm afraid I don't agree. Big data is where the most currently useful AI is being studied. My own fear is not exactly that the data will be used against people. That's a given, but falls under our author's definition of 'cheating', I think, and so can be mitigated. What I fear is that the algorithms will falsely determine 'truth'. Some time ago, there was a study done at Berkeley (I think), where the researchers studied whether the government's assertions about phone metadata were true. Naturally, they weren't. The researchers had people voluntarily hand over the metadata, and it got studied. They were able to determine an awful lot from who calls whom from where at what time. And some of their wrong guesses would have been very unpleasant to bring into the open. I thought Colossus and the Crab was by far the least interesting of the trilogy. I ignored it on purpose. "I would also like to share a beer with all concerned." Sometimes suggestions offered in jest have the greatest merit. LarryHart and I have often talked about meeting at the Illinois-Wisconsin border for a delivery of Relief Parcels. Our meeting at Checkpoint Colby hasn't happened yet because we differ on whose state is on the brink of economic collapse and reversion to a barter economy. Perhaps with a Republican governor now Larry would compromise at "both" and we could simply exchange boxes of meat, lager and toilet paper. Now, just the two of us would hardly merit the moniker ConBrinCon-1, but if there were some sentiments among our other commentators in the area..... As it happens I shall briefly be in Beloit in July. Tacitus thanks for the suggestion! And How cool if the first Brin-con happened in the upper midwest. I married a Hoosier, but that’s not local … donzelion understood. Your fights within the system for justice have justifiably given you a well-earned cynical surface. I honor that. Yet I urge you to recall that you are not the only one noticing, grumbling and fighting. And THAT phenomenon is the thing that turns transparency into accountability… which in turn results in freedom I am ferocious about the need for better, more systematic whistle blower laws, and REWARDS to entice private henchmen to squeal. Along the way we must negotiate sliding scales of penalties for frivolous or petty “whistleblowers” who ignore in-house systems for sometimes anonymous tattling… and truly neutral parties to adjudicate. All the while giving honest civil servants some room and benefit of the doubts for sincere mistakes. locum I understand your sincerity and I truly do not mean hurt when I point out (sometimes roughshod) your rather odd way of envisioning strawmen opponents far, far from anyone I know … or see in a mirror. You seem plenty tough enough to take it. I do not take personal insult (usually), though it can be irksome having beliefs attributed to me that are far from mine own. Western society does produce many lunatics of all kinds. You get that with freedom and when a society stops repressing eccentricity. That is a cost for the other - spectacular - output… far more brilliance and a higher proportion of truly or close-to SANE citizens and creative-competitive-cooperative neighbors than all other civilizations, combined. The latter are worth the former… … though the lunatics have poisoned American politics almost to death, and could be the true death of us, in November. @Locum - "The 4F typology (Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn) is merely a modern elaboration of the old 'Fight or Fight' model" Isn't the 'fight or flight' model about instinctive responses to direct threats? The mental health typology you quoted suggests that extensive use of these responses (and fawn/freeze) manifests in various, but predictable mental illnesses. (I think I cut out a sentence or two in my previous response to you, sorry). Among those sorts of trauma, the fear of abandonment referred to in that quote is a cognitive expression, linked closely with the discovery that others - even loved ones - are not fully under our control. Yet surveillance, oligarchy, and the like are indirect threats. We do not perceive them cognitively, but through our interpretative faculties. No direct instinct will effectively respond to a rational, non-instinctual threat. Our reptilian brain is generally incapable of helping us handle more complex meanings, and attempting to utilize it where it is not suited to the task may manifest in certain types of madness. Illustration: science per se is merely a process of testing and rejecting possible explanations for observable phenomena. However, the risk of any test is that our preconceptions may have to be renounced - as well as any meanings based on those preconceptions. That risk terrifies many people, who have a fragile sense of identity. But this is no primal threat, but rather, the 'threat' if any arises from attachments to meanings. To respond to a discovery with 'fight/flight/fawn/freeze' is to miss the new meanings made available by scientific processes - to fight the idea (obstinately, angrily repudiating), to flee the idea (embracing distraction), or to embrace 'protectors' from such 'threats' (fawning). Perhaps that is the madness in contemporary Western society: "we" long for ideas that can create great power - but we dread those ideas when they may disrupt the very concept of 'we.' "..the first Brin-con" Don't get delusions of grandeur. I'll be down that way on an annual Minor League baseball road trip with my brother. Think Bull Durham. Sure could have a drink or two. Who knows, might be pancakes involved. At the Portland book signing / speechifying for "Existence" I remember thinking of asking how many frequent posters to CB were in the audience. I know a lot of the posters here are Oregonians. Kind of regret not asking as I would have loved a beer with you all. So does that mean we are all challenged to "name our state?" Call-ee-forn-ya as you all knew. David Brin, from his comment last night: "We must harshly judge the judgmental. And go forth and CRUSH the power of any system that does not practice tolerance." That's my new favorite Brin quote. It precisely sums up what libertarianism was at one time. At that time, I knew two people who were helping Harry Browne to write his 1973 book How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World. That book, written far ahead of its time (but useful to anyone in any time period) was essentially a manual for how to live your life in a newly transparent society. It is still available on Kindle. Transparency mandates freedom. A transparent society is inevitable, therefore a much freer society is also inevitable. We must begin to take steps to carefully and systematically move toward much greater levels of personal freedom. Otherwise, the inevitable transition to a much freer society will involve great pain and chaos. Treebeard said... Oh come on, no election is the death of a nation. And if it is, then it deserves to die. A nation has an independent existence, which the political and economic systems are supposed to serve and preserve. It seems that we live in a time when this has become inverted, so nations must serve political and economic regimes, or be dissolved entirely. But which lasts longer, nations or governments? Tribes or constitutions? Religions or ideologies? I for one want a nation, not a government! Bull Durham country is North Carolina, my stomping grounds, but I grok you aren't referring to here. "Mini-Brincons" only take two, and only require an online report afterwards to achieve full reality deserving of the name. Or so I suggest. Charlotte, North Carolina, to be more precise. You might have heard of it. The city council here in Charlotte, North Carolina voted a non-discrimination ordinance recently... it seems to have made the news... A few months ago, a local woman and her accomplice from here in Charlotte by God North Carolina packed up and journeyed over the state line where she shinnied up a flagpole in a bit of Capture the Flag and made off with a certain old naval battle flag which had been adopted by the locals as a symbol. Unfortunately some good ol' boys relieved her of this burden right there, but the point had been made... As has mine. raito: I'm a bit of an example of this. I expect to be treated poorly by those in power because it's what's happened in the past. By contrast, I have a friend who has never been significantly screwed over. For him, the world is a nice, warm, fluffy place. Must be nice It's the Superman/Batman dichotomy, which was described in the mid-1980s "Dark Knight" series. An aged and dying Batman is armored up in a tank-like suit and getting into a knock-down fight with Superman, accusing the Kryptonian of taking orders from anyone with a badge. Paraphrasing but very close to the original: "...because that's what your parents taught you to do. My parents, on the other hand, taught me a very different lesson, as they lay twitching and bleeding to death. They taught me that the world only makes sense if you force it to." Although the negative effects of our BJW surround us -- manifest in the collapse of the EU, the progressive attempt to weaponise political correctness, the growing Red v. Blue divide, ... Again, "Like a bad marksman, you keep missing the target!" While the left does weaponize political correctness in some arenas, the effect is negligible compared to the innate authoritarianism and "BJW" (in the sense of "poor people are poor because they made bad choices") endemic to the political right. And yet, you keep blaming Blue America and touting Red America as the bulwark against the problem, when as Reagan might have said: "Red America is not the solution to the problem. It is the problem." Treebeard: If I understand Dr Brin's concern (which I share), he means that President Trump might do to America what Chancellor Hitler did to Germany. And sure, Germany endures to this day, and something called "The United States of America" will be around for a long time to come, no matter who is president. But for most of us, "America" is an ideal as much as it is a nation. And if we become as brutal as ISIS in order to defeat ISIS, or if we become as intolerant of dissent as Donald Trump seems to be, or if we become a swaggering bully on the world stage, then there won't be an "America" any more unless some other nation steps up to the plate. "name our state?" Southland!! Dr Brin: I'm a lifetime Chicagoan, so "Illinois". Tacitus2: That's not too far from Rockford, and just may be do-able, especially if you'll be there on a weekend. Hmmmmm..... Saturday, 23 July...Beloit Snappers class A baseball... Snappy D Turtle is one of my favorite mascots. @David: I get your concept. I’m putting on the opponent’s hat and trying to figure out how it changes the way they think. Yes. Oppression across history was done by cheaters… by our current definition of what qualifies as Justice. That definition changed with the Dutch and English in the 17th and 18th centuries to what we use now and then caught on with others. I suspect if you pin locumranch down enough, you’ll find his definition diverges a bit around what he considers his due from others. I suspect his is closer to the older pre-bourgeois definition where the nobles weren’t cheating BY DEFINITION. They were due what was given to them by a custom we flatly refuse today. The allergy to light stems from our current tradition of what is just and a willingness to enforce it. A true aristocrat wouldn’t be afraid of the light until we showed up with the tumbrel. Most people have bought into the new definitions for what is considered virtuous behavior and probably don’t think much about it, let alone the fact that they didn’t used to be what they are now. For example, it wasn’t long ago that a merchant couldn’t be courageous by definition. We don’t think that way about entrepreneurs and inventors anymore. Even small business owners are supported in their sense of dignity in what they do by many of us. That wasn’t always so. This effort to get inside other’s heads stems from my difficulty pitching your idea. That’s why I suspect something is missing to complete the argument. Too many of my friends think it is alien. It could be me, of course, but I doubt it. Jerry E I wish I were as sanguine about transparency inevitably becoming so evenly shared that it delivers on its promise. Yes, I believe it could, if we are aggressively assertive in citizenship and unafraid of light… knowing that it is enemies of freedom and justice who are allergic to light. But history suggests our struggle remains uphill against human nature. Every elite will rationalize reasons why it should be allowed shrouds and shadows. And from there, Big Brother will surely be born. Treebeard asks a real question, this time and thus gets the respect of using his (cowardly feigned) name. Barring maniacal misuse of weaponry (see HClinton’s words on that, today) DT would not kill the nation, as such. But its role as leader in the Great Experiment could end, if we follow a Mussolini spiral. Indeed, the two times that Gray America (also “red” or the confederacy) won phases of our Civil War… 1852 and 1872… the result was catastrophe for justice and dignity and freedom and honor. Fortunately, Blue America won all the others. It MUST win this round, or we will sink into dismal wretchedness just when the world needs us most. Aug 23-25 I will be in the NCarolina- Charlotte area for a NASA meeting. California, Ventura county. Beaches are fun, but Vegas is in easy reach and I have family there. 8) @donzelion: I’ll trust your estimate of Hogan’s legal fees and then offer my default eye-roll at jury-created-law like settlement values. I’ve studied a bit how these affect insurance rates and done what some other entrepreneurs have done when they avoid certain market niches. Sigh. Regarding Miss Holmes, I would suggest not worrying too much about the role of journalists for sousveillance. You won’t be able to tell the difference between the Ms Commoner and Ms Journalist soon enough. What will matter is the size of their social network and how many otherwise disjointed graphs they connect. Any large network is probably going to have social T-cells in them sniffing at dark corners. Straddling nodes will spot connections fastest and communicate. When you imagine who will be wielding the cameras and microphones, imagine amateurs friendly with connectors who know how to tweet. HClinton's top 13 Trump zingers from the San Diego speech http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a59345/hillary-clinton-speech-donald-trump-foreign-policy/ @Jerry: I doubt transparency is inevitable. Getting there will require innovation on a number of levels and we are pretty good at that. Unfortunately, there is a way to stifle it. Convince many of us not to dignify each other’s work. It’s a kind of role oriented character assassination. An example is David’s concern about the war on smarty-pants. Strip our dignity and we will retreat to our historical shells. Innovation halts. @Alfred: I think that the transparent society is inevitable. It is just that there are a number of preventable catastrophic events that could delay it by many decades. Our civilization has become downright enthusiastic about being as fragile as possible. Even the prevalent management philosophies all include making companies, and their surrounding communities, as fragile as possible. Considering what is at stake, this maintaining of a fragile civilization is stupid beyond all ordinary powers of the human imagination. A lot of us, though, are fighting for a resilient civilization. We're having some success at it. There is even a foundation called the Foundation for Resilient Societies. There is real progress happening toward beginning to rebuild resilience into the basic physical infrastructures of our civilization. There is, so far, a lot less progress in the problem of fragility in the physical infrastructure within private companies. Too many private companies are just letting their internal physical infrastructure rot. Alfred, I'm in Glendora, so with good traffic I could meet you at your favorite drinking establishment in about an hour and a half. Then I can differ with you in person! ;) You would probably be disappointed, though, as I don't drink. If I weren't doing summer school this year, I would be tempted by a road trip, though I doubt I would make it as far as Chicago or the Land of Cheeses. Knowing me I would hit the Rockies, get out of my car and get lost just below tree line, scree-skiing for miles. My daughter would prefer I head south, though, to meet up with our host, but he's a pretty busy hominid. On the subject of our host, you referenced Mussolini as a parallel with Donald Dunk. Most people make the more obvious comparison between DT & Adolf Hitler. Is there a specific parallel you see between the Trumper and Il Duce that would be different from Der Fuhrer? I feel like I am missing something obvious. I agree that a Trump Administration would not be the end of America. That's hyperbole. It's just like saying global warming would be the end of the world. It might be the end of the human species, but the world will keep orbiting Sol for a long time to come. It might be covered in a thin veneer of plastic, but it will stile there. Old Joe McCarthy didn't manage to turn the U.S. into a dictatorship, and neither did either of the shrubs. But if I may use a medical analogy: “Every stress leaves an indelible scar, and the organism pays for its survival after a stressful situation by becoming a little older.” Hans Selye (1907-1982) A few weeks ago, I mentioned here a single national HVDC (high-voltage direct current) transmission line system proposed by NOAA that would go a long way toward alleviating some of the greatest problems currently faced by our civilization, including climate change, the severe solar storm threat and the nuclear EMP threat. In the June 2 issue of the Washington Post, Dr. Alexander MacDonald, the lead author of the proposal, has an excellent article describing the proposal in some detail. That Washington Post article is at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/06/02/save-the-climate-and-protect-america-build-an-underground-energy-interstate-now/ Dr. MacDonald's primary co-author on the original article had earlier written another article about the proposal that is at: https://theconversation.com/the-cheapest-way-to-scale-up-wind-and-solar-energy-high-tech-power-lines-53597 Laurent Weppe said... * "Yes. Oppression across history was done by cheaters… by our current definition of what qualifies as Justice" Our "current" definition of Justice stems from eons of darwinian selection among Mammals: if a Capuchin, whose last common ancestors with us lived 35 millions years ago, is capable of seeing when a girl in a lab coat screws him over, a medieval or antiquity peasant didn't need modern intellectuals to explain to him when his ermine-wearing lords were doing the same, which explains why attempts at genociding the upper-class have been around for a very long time (sometimes, they even succeeded). If anything, it's the custom of paying tribute to hereditary aristocrats that's the (relatively) new thing: you need more than a couple of bullies to establish an aristocracy: you need troops, numerous enough to make the threat of slaughtering rebellious villages credible, ruling over a territory productive enough that the commoners can sustain themselves even after having fed the lords (starving people don't obey), and for most of our species' existences, these conditions weren't met: it took agriculture, sedentarization, and the massive growth in human population we've known for the last few millennia: 4-5% of Homo-Sapiens time on Earth. And because, two times out of three, my posts vanish when I add more than one link, I'll add a screenshot of the text. Mariam said... 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I am free and happy! Higher Order Civilisations require a modicum of Trust which arises from tradition, commonality, shared goals & homogeneity, allowing for cooperation & specialisation, whereas a need for Transparency implies DISTRUST, divergent goals & heterogeneity. Like mental health, then, the utility of Transparency becomes a question of BALANCE: Too little transparency undermines commonality & allows cheaters to prosper, while too much transparency allows for witch hunts, pogroms & a loss of freedoms. High trust/low transparency cultures emphasise Dignity; low trust/high transparency cultures emphasise Face; high trust/high transparency cultures emphasise Honour; and low trust/low transparency cultures fragment. In reference to the North America experiment: "The honor group consisted of Southerners and Hispanics, the dignity group of Northern Anglos, and the face group of Asian Americans." https://staffanspersonalityblog.wordpress.com/2014/04/19/honor-dignity-and-face-culture-as-personality-writ-large/ http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/psp/100/3/507/ Problems occur, however, when one tries to apply Transparency as a universal panacea: (1) To the Northern Anglo Dignity group (with their assumption of innate dignity), Transparency is either irrelevant or an affront to personal dignity; (2) To the Southern/Hispanic Honour group (which values interpersonal justice), Transparency often triggers righteous violence; and (3) To the Asian American Face group (which prioritises shame), Transparency may trigger the self-destructive impulse. Although sufficient to explain the growing Red v. Blue divide on the North American continent, I suspect that this analysis (offered by Leung & Cohen) is somewhat incomplete -- insomuch as it fails to address certain Middle Eastern 'low trust/low transparency' cultures that appear to combine the worst (?) aspects of Honour & Shame in an unstable mix -- leading me to conclude that other culture subtypes exist which may respond to Transparency questions with various amounts of rejection & acceptance. Even so, I would caution that 'Too Much Transparency, Too Fast' (with its implied DISTRUST of the other) could have wide-reaching, unanticipated & devastating cultural consequences for all concerned, if this is not already the case globally, and could easily escalate into internecine conflict & cultural collapse. “while too much transparency allows for witch hunts, pogroms & a loss of freedoms.” Again and again… he just does not get it. Try, son. Try hard. Think it through. The ones hunting the witches are impeded if the witches can look BACK! Especially if they can make common cause with the Jews and peasants and others in a shared belief that protecting another person’s eccentricities will help protect one’s own. Pogroms are a sign of INSUFFICIENT transparency. “High trust/low transparency cultures emphasise Dignity; low trust/high transparency cultures emphasise Face; high trust/high transparency cultures emphasise Honour; and low trust/low transparency cultures fragment. “ Interesting assertion. Though utterly vague. Still, for once you have provided something germane and actually kinda interesting. Paul SB: In many ways, Mussolini is probably the better comparison, because Trump probably isn't quite at the genocide level. But he is all about the tropes of fascism, both the "government partnership with corporations" and the "threats and actual violence against dissenters" aspects. And Mussolini pretty much invented 20th century fascism. There is one aspect of the Trump candidacy, however, which reminds me specifically of Hitler. On Bill Press's radio show yesterday, they were mentioning that Mitch McConnell in the Senate has come around to supporting Trump because the inexperienced Trump will be amenable to doing what he is instructed by the congressional Republicans. These people need to read about how Hitler was supposed to be just so malleable. Or if that's too much to expect, they need to at least watch the scene from "Cabaret" with the song "Tomorrow Belongs To Me", at the end of which, the rhetorical question is asked "Do you still think they can control them?" ...that was supposed to be: "Do you still think you can control them?" The demand for transparency implies distrust, although even there I would suggest there are many levels ("I doubt your intentions" and "Let me check your work" both involve a certain amount of distrust, but are quite different). OTOH, the willingness to provide transparency implies trust. raito said, One such study was recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Evaluating the privacy properties of telephone metadata by Mayera, Mutchlera, and Mitchella of Stanford University. I find their efforts good but amateurish. "Amateurish" is a tease because I analyzed phone metadata professionally at the NSA. For example, their experiment deduced some blacked-out data because the subjects posted related information in Facebook. Way too easy. However, since this scientific study was conducted with volunteers, we cannot expect the subjects to have any serious secrets to be discovered. Thus, finding information that some people prefer to keep private is their closest indicator for measuring privacy properties. The government's assertion that phone metadata does not violate privacy is a legal argument that bends the definition of the word "privacy." It comes from the 1979 Supreme Court ruling Smith v. Maryland about pen register tracking of phone call data. The Supreme Court said that since the caller voluntarily gave information to the phone company to make a phone call, then the caller had no expectation of privacy for that shared information and the government can look at that information without a search warrant. The court reasserted that claim in 2015 with Quartavious Davis v. United States. I personally think that privacy should have more legal layers than just private and no-expectation-of-privacy. Fortunately, I could rely on foreign intelligence laws rather than the pen register ruling for authorization in my NSA work. As for fearing false conclusions from metadata, my job was to prevent that through good statistical analysis of the chance of error. Not only did we not want to violate the privacy of innocent foreigners, but the intelligence analysts would stop using our techniques if the results gave too many false leads. I just came across this article on Newton Knight, the Mississippian who lead a rebellion against the Confederacy from within Mississippi, as dramatized in the new movie "The Free State of Jones." http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-free-state-jones-180958111/?no-ist He sounds like a man after your own heart (even if he was a bit ornery). In October 1862, after the Confederate defeat at Corinth, Knight and many other Piney Woods men deserted from the Seventh Battalion of Mississippi Infantry... They were disgusted and angry about the recently passed “Twenty Negro Law,” which exempted one white male for every 20 slaves owned on a plantation, from serving in the Confederate Army. Jasper Collins echoed many non-slaveholders across the South when he said, “This law...makes it a rich man’s war and a poor man’s fight.” I guess it all comes down to your inherent assumptions: David insists that evil doers (any criteria) must be "Allergic to Light" (and vulnerable to transparency) because he presumes Shame (external correction, humility, self-abnegation, possible forgiveness) & Guilt (internal correction, humility, restitution, possible forgiveness) to be effective modalities of social control, an interpretation supported by his CITROCATE argument. Such Shame & Guilty based presumptions, however, (1) would have little effect & even less utility against the 'high trust/low transparency' Anglo "Swamp Yankee" type who presupposes innate Dignity, (2) could provoke justifiable rebellion among the 'high trust/high transparency' Southern "Feud Prone" Honour types, (3) may lead to self-abnegative dissociation by the Face Saving Asiatic Herbivore type and (3) could easily justify suicide-bombing to the 'low trust/low transparency' ME types who lack both face & the possibility of redemption in this life. More & more, I become convinced that the Blue Urban mentality represents a False Dignity cultural hybrid which presumes Innate Dignity because assumed EQUALITY (blinding the practitioner to numerous meritorious differences) and the universal applicability of both Shame & Guilt (because CITROCATE) in order to allow the practitioner to exercise intolerance in the name of tolerance, use force to prevent the use of force & pursue freedoms by the elimination of freedoms. Finally, note the disingenuity of LarryH's object-deficient quip about how "the willingness to provide transparency implies trust", "to whom?" being the missing object of this so-called implication. Designed to shame, this is an Orwellian statement which (1) suggests that one can only prove one's trustworthy innocence by a willing transparency & the forfeiture of one's constitutional rights and (2) asserts that the desire for one's constitutional protections & privacy is tantamount to an admission of criminal guilt: The surest way to corrupt a youth is to accuse him of corruption. This is what you do when you keep accusing Men of being Misogynists, Red States of being 'Rebels' & Nationalists of being 'Nazis'. He he he. Can you say self-fulfilling prophecy? The 'Free State of Jones' film is coming soon. I truly find it amazing. He knows that he almost never reads my intentions correctly. He knows that he is absolutely crappy at interpreting the mental lives of others and that his every attempt is a laughably inaccurate strawman… yet he continues issuing stuff like this: “David insists that evil doers (any criteria) must be "Allergic to Light" (and vulnerable to transparency) because he presumes Shame …” Um… I presume absolutely and spectacularly no… such… thing? Not remotely and not in any conceivable way? It is not the mental deficiencies that I find as fascinating as the amazing stubbornessof the metaphysical assertion that “I know what others think, better than they do and I will insist on it despite any denial or evidence!!!” Finally, note the disingenuity of LarryH's object-deficient quip about how "the willingness to provide transparency implies trust", "to whom?" being the missing object of this so-called implication. Point taken. But then... Designed to shame, I'm not sure where that came from. What is "designed to shame?" Transparency? Or my statement? this is an Orwellian statement which (1) suggests that one can only prove one's trustworthy innocence by a willing transparency & the forfeiture of one's constitutional rights You're confusing necessary and sufficient conditions. Where does the "only" come from? and (2) asserts that the desire for one's constitutional protections & privacy is tantamount to an admission of criminal guilt: Where does this come from at all? If we know what people say; and, if we accept that people believe what they say; then, we assume to know what people believe. (1) Repeatedly, David says CITROCATE: "Criticism [is] the only known antidote to error". (2) We assume that he honestly believes this (else we assume him insincere, dishonest & disingenuous). (3) If we know David says CITROCATE; and, if we assume that he believes what he says; then, we can assume to know that David believes CITROCATE. But, what is the WHY of CITROCATE? Why is "Criticism [is] the only known antidote to error" ? And, why would anyone DESIRE an "antidote to error" ?? (4) Self-improvement (empowerment) is the Carrot; Error-induced Shame (humiliation) is the Stick. And, assuming (1) (2) (3) (4), we conclude that CITROKATE is a Shame-driven thesis. In response to LarryH, I plead the Fifth: "I refuse to answer on the grounds that I may incriminate myself", meaning that I prefer 'non-transparency' after (saying) (believing) expressing concern that any answer I give may incriminate me, implying that anything I might say may confirm my potential guilt, else I would I waive the Fifth, testify to my innocence & embrace transparency, the subtext of the former option (taking the Fifth) being my rejection of the Best World hypothesis & the subtext of the latter option (transparency) representing BJW acceptance. Transparency is the Best Option assuming a 'Belief in a Just World': Believing otherwise, I recommend 'taking the Fifth'. Oy it just goes on and on, like a movie train wreck. First it is CITOKATE. Second... " why would anyone DESIRE an "antidote to error" ?" Um... because... we want to SUCCEED? Most people would define error as something that prevents success... like the errors that lead to your untimely death. The errors in judgement that turn allies into enemies or that give your enemies an opening...errors in your design that will cause a plane to crash. Errors in storytelling that could reduce my book sales... and hence I thank 5o + people, every single book of mine, for the criticism that helped me find and eliminate most errors. "Transparency is the Best Option assuming a 'Belief in a Just World'" I give up. Some mental illnesses just get boring, after a while. In response to LarryH, I plead the Fifth: "I refuse to answer on the grounds that I may incriminate myself", Is this the "logic" you are applying? You learn more from failures than from successes. Learning is good. Therefore, one must strive to fail as often as possible. Or, on the other hand... Successes are good. Therefore, one must strive to learn as little as possible. Either way, good luck with that. It's based on the lie. Just admit it, locumranch. http://induecourse.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/piti.pdf The stuff we talk about here. @Laurent Weppe: Our current definition of Justice isn’t that old. I’ll accept that part of it is, but not all of it. If we go by your description, the peasantry should have annihilated the aristocrats long ago. They didn’t because of customs regarding ‘what is due’ to those above us, below us, and to us. Our foraging ancestors had different customs that had to adapt to agriculture and horticulture. We changed them again in NW Europe somewhere around the 17th century. The British enviously copied the successes of the Dutch by internalizing a change to the meaning of Justice and then swapping out monarchs. You need a lot more than troops for an aristocracy to exist. You need compliance from those who out-number you. The threat of slaughter was only part of it. Those peasants largely believed in the system… until they didn’t. Those townspeople largely believed in the system… until some of them prospered by rejecting it successfully. Oops. Wildfire for those paying attention to Prudence. The point I’m making is that the very definition of our virtues changed. Once upon a time, the only aristocrat who was a cheater was one who didn’t conform to the traditional virtues. Courage in battle was required. Just behavior required them to expect their due from those of us below. Temperance required them to show mercy occasionally for those of us who didn’t. Faith required them to BE the aristocrats we expected them to be. David advocates Accountability in a way that suggests it as a virtue. Our feudal ancestors would have found that quite alien unless it conformed to their concept of Justice. Our Justice isn’t the same as we are much more egalitarian. The Levellers won a point with history. @Paul SB: I’m over in Burbank often enough to matter. The nearest IKEA is over there and I prefer to use that airport to LAX when I can. Also, I drive through your neck of the woods on my way to Vegas a couple times a year, so you are easily in range. 8) I don’t drink much. It’s just that when I do, I don’t drink slop. My fellow Americans are terribly crude when it comes to what we tolerate. Bizarre considering how many flavors of ice cream we demand on the menu. @Locum- "Transparency is the Best Option assuming a 'Belief in a Just World': Believing otherwise, I recommend 'taking the Fifth'." As a constitutional stickler, I have to point out that the portion of the 5th you're invoking can only protect you when you're accused of a crime. Obstinance, the only charge I know of that has been levied, is not (currently) a crime. ;-) Still - if one believes in an unjust world, pleading the Fifth is probably an unwise choice. When the game's fixed, one might be better off mocking the rules in order to distract the oppressors - and plot an escape from an unfair 'game.' Even then, CITOKATE serves a purpose - rather than correcting the 'error' (of the oppressors), it subverts the oppression itself. Potentially, quite useful, esp. if one has nothing else to work with. But mere disagreement is not oppression. @Larry - "You learn more from failures than from successes. Therefore, one must strive to fail as often as possible." A fine illustration of a four-part syllogism by equivocation. Of course, if one strives to fail, then one will doubtless "succeed" at failure - and therefore fail to learn anything. (My favorite example of this type of fallacy: "Nothing is better than wisdom." "A warm beer is better than nothing." Therefore, "a warm beer is better than wisdom.") But is that really Locum's logic? CITOKATE, it seems to me, may (should?) include a 'shame' element, as Locum argues - if one persists in error after it is disclosed, then one who fights/flees/freezes/fawns to avoid a challenge should be "unveiled." Why isn't it appropriate to shame such? @locumranch: The bourgeoisie assign dignity to a person if they behave in a way the class finds to be reasonably virtuous. It doesn’t really matter which virtue as long as there is a bit of balance between them all. Too much of one or not enough of another looks like vice to us, so do that for a while and we expect you to feel shame and/or guilt. That not everyone agrees to the same definitions for virtues is a given. The domain for David’s accountability argument, though, is Enlightenment Culture which overlaps The West mostly. He’s pushing us to abandon a cowboy-style of individualism and privacy as being synonymous with courage and recognize that living in a world of cameras and microphones will require a different kind of courage. We already have egalitarianism built into our definition for Justice, so since Accountability rests on Courage and Justice, he is pointing at what has to change. I have no doubt the Honor types will object. Tough cookies. The rest of us don’t want to be oppressed and are being shown how to avoid that future. CITOKATE starts with an embarrassment element. Persistent error should lead to shame. Avoidance of shame's consequences should lead to guilt. All that can be avoided easily, though, by embracing embarrassment. Lady Embarrassment is the second best teacher I ever had. I apologise for Dabrowski’s Research with Gifted Individuals; I apologise for concluding that David's CITROCATE is a shame-based thesis; and I apologise for pointing out the unpleasantly obvious: (1) That Success, Accomplishment & Triumph are euphemisms for Shame Avoidance; (2) That Accountability & Responsibility describe a state of Culpability & 'Shameworthiness'; and (3) That Shame, defined as "a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of having done something improper, foolish, dishonourable (and) unworthy", is perhaps humanity's strongest motivator. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creative-synthesis/201501/shame-and-motivation-change http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ750762.pdf I have learned that mere 'being' is shameful; I have sought acceptance through self-uplift, production, service & doing; I have achieved success as Western Culture defines success; and I have been thoroughly and consistently humbled by culture, upbringing, inclination, profession & gender. I am Futurama's Günter made super intelligent by a shame-based Electronium Hat. * "If we go by your description, the peasantry should have annihilated the aristocrats long ago. They didn’t because of customs regarding ‘what is due’ to those above us, below us, and to us" Well, aristocrats are being periodically slaughtered. And more than custom, what protects them in-between uprisings is, first and foremost, Humanity's hardwired conflict aversion. Instinctively, we don't like to fight our own species: which is why the same pattern has happened throughout history: despots take over, people adjust themselves to the new bullies in charge, until their (or their heirs') incompetence and greed push their subjects on the verge of starvation, at which point anger at the abusers override conflict aversion and the fear of being on the receiving end of a sword, gun, missile... and uprisings begin anew. Sorry. CITOKATE is about penetrating humanity's greatest talent, self delusion. It is the only way that best-laid schemes get fixed, before wrecking everything. It is the way that the best theories are made better. It is the way we learn we have bad habits to break. It is the way that products improve and that civil servants learn they had better do their jobs. Embarrassment is a crude and early response that more often gets in the WAY of learning from criticism. We are seeing it today in embarrassed republicans fleeing from admitting that everything has gone wrong with their movement for at least 20 years. Sure, the embarrassed will sometimes correct the error that led to the embarrassment. More often they will rationalize, get angry and double down. It is those who learn the HABIT and the VALUE of criticism who benefit from it most. Did I say stubborn "doubling down"? Case in point: " I apologize for pointing out the unpleasantly obvious: Obvious... on Bizarro planet. His sadness is saddening. But pity does not alter the fact that his diagnosis is wrong. There is a gigantic perceptual blind spot. It causes anger. Which stands in the way of learning to cope with the blind spot and working around it. http://induecourse.ca/the-tragically-overpriced/ A Dilbert cartoon reminds me of something. This, on the problem of the commons, is so rewarding. I'll repost the link, as my description of it before was terse. I'm impressed at its lucidity. http://nonsite.org/editorial/the-climate-movement-needs-to-get-radical-but-what-does-that-mean Here's a devastating critique of a Naomi Klein book by someone who agrees with her. What to do on global warming, amid failures of the Left. Jumper: I haven't read the whole article, but have skimmed enough to get the gist. Unfortunately, the dynamic described there explains a phenomenon we are seeing at this very time, that the news media sees Donald Trump as good for their business, even though an actual Trump presidency would be devastating to a free press. Metaphorically, they will eagerly sell Trump the rope he hangs them with. You're placing the cart before the horse. The point of CITOKATE is to have people pre-emtively avoid the need for shame by 1) being careful to avoid error in the first place 2) noting and correcting such errors that get by step 1, and 3) shame only as a last resort for the stubborn But then, CITOKATE is a methodology that presumes the person or entity receiving the (hopefully constructive) criticism wants to get things correct in the first place. If your point is that you're content with your errors, and you don't want any busybodies interfering with your right to your errors, then yes, I see your point. You learned that the world only makes sense when you force it to. I wouldn't worry too much about what made you super intelligent. @Robert et al, some backing for my earlier assertion that Hillary does better among people who actually vote: http://www.electoral-vote.com/ Polling of Tuesday's Democratic primary has been all over the map. Today we have a new poll that may explain some of the variance. Here are the results of the LA Times poll: [ Hillary Clinton: 49% Bernie Sanders: 39% ] The poll results hold for likely voters. When unlikely voters are added to the mix, Sanders leads 44% to 43%. This curious result suggests that if everyone voted, Sanders would win, but many of his supporters are unlikely to vote, which could lead to a convincing win by Clinton. To draw you a map, locumranch, I will urge you to read the two articles I referenced. The Naomi Klein one goes into the ineffectiveness of "shaming" by the Left which should interest you, and both articles discuss how the commons tends to deprive people of the chances to progress via positive-sum strategies, as they find access to such strategies not on their plates. They argue that collective action is the only real reason for government, if complete feudalism enforced by the whip is rejected. I will try to be charitable here, and suggest that this comment: "I have learned that mere 'being' is shameful" is a consequence of growing up with middle American religion. It is "original sin" biting us in the butt and taking out a huge, soft, fleshy chunk that never grows back and bleeds intermittently. Bronze Age politics that has deeply scarred generations of psyches, whether they go to their graves "believers" or reject the logic in their adult lives. The memes burn deep into young neural circuitry. This isn't so much Planet Bizarro as some heat-shocked corner of Planet Faith. The idea that we should be ashamed for merely existing is ludicrous. No one controls the circumstance son their birth, what combinations of A, T, G & Cs end up in the zygote from whence they sprang. The shame is not in 'being' but in being an asshole. Assholism is replete with self delusion, one of the most pernicious of these delusions being genetic determinism. "I'm this way because I was born this way!" and "They are that way because they were born that way." It's an easy excuse for racism, sexism, classism, and an easy way to excuse any moral lapse, bypassing the shame that might otherwise motivate people too foolish to learn from other people's mistakes to then learn from their own. "So my dad was an alcoholic, Mr. Judge, Sir. That's why I get hammered every Friday night. I didn't mean to run over that old lady with the baby. I was just born that way." Jumper's cartoon reminds us, though, that self delusion loves company, and the internet provides a perfect forum for the pursuit of shared delusion. From what I've seen, "shame" (or its denunciation) is a particular obsession with Locumranch's Incel/MGTOW cult. They believe that feminists use shaming to repress "natural" male behaviour, to feminise men, and hence take control. Thus Locumranch's projection of "shaming" onto David's sousveillance writing. Laurent, your comments about hard-wired instincts are valuable, and this bit especially so (it's something anthropologists have been trying to get across for a long time.) "it took agriculture, sedentarization, and the massive growth in human population we've known for the last few millennia: 4-5% of Homo-Sapiens time on Earth." The one thing you have to be careful of, though, is overgeneralization. Obviously you are way above loci's level, claiming that somehow ALL men are treated as if they were misogynists, ALL rural people seen to be rebels and ALL patriots as fascists (conflating patriotism with nationalism). Obviously men who rant misogynistic screed are misogynists, red staters who spout millenarian nonsense are rebels, and patriots who can't tell the difference between constructive criticism and blatant propaganda are fascists. The whole point of sexual reproduction is that it creates variability, so where you point out that humans have an inherent conflict aversion, this is a tendency, not a concrete rule. There are many who feel no such aversion, and have no problem slaughtering either peasants or rival claimants to the throne. The scum, as they say, rise to the top. There most certainly have been cases of elites being taken out by the masses, but more often than not fear keeps most down, while a few game the system to their advantage, ratting out those who would level the playing field by taking out the elites. Conflict aversion is what allows those who do not feel it to create deeply unjust and self-perpetuating social systems. Large sections of the human species have been bypassing that tendency through democratic government, but because that these instincts are both ancient and variable, you get a lot of the same phenomena in democracy, it just has to be expressed differently and justified with different propaganda memes. Thus our ever-changing definitions of justice. Instinct has power, but then there's the issues of memes and frontal lobes. Alfred, was the James Burke reference a suggestion for a reroute? Would frozen yogurt suffice? I always felt ice cream was a little heavy on my stomach. Right now in the Game of Schools, everyone is saying "Summer is Coming" with bated breath. @Dr. Brin - "Embarrassment is a crude and early response that more often gets in the WAY of learning from criticism." Indeed, and on an individual level, the pain of shame is probably not helpful. One does not learn well by donning a dunce cap, nor by having rules pounded into ones hands by a ruler (or rather, one learns what pain feels like, a lesson that does not in itself help reasoning). On a social level though, 'shame' ought to be a bit like chemotherapy disrupting a tumor - a painful (and destructive) tool of last resort to expel those who will spread error. Today's Republicans come in two sorts: the principled ones (who will NOT embrace bigotry, racism, & demagoguery) - and the unprincipled ones (they may actually believe that racism and bigotry are anathema, but those are low priorities compared with winning in November - and hence, their principles are either nonexistent or easily shrugged aside). They are too politically correct to ostracize and shame the Trumpmuffin, so they focus their fury at other political correctness (how dare they prevent Mr. X from having a stage at University Y - bunch of tyrants!). They will not learn, and hence, wouldn't the rational course be ostracizing them - or leaving and joining those who will? @Alfred - "[Dr. Brin is] pushing us to abandon a cowboy-style of individualism and privacy as being synonymous with courage and recognize that living in a world of cameras and microphones will require a different kind of courage. We already have egalitarianism built into our definition for Justice, so since Accountability rests on Courage and Justice, he is pointing at what has to change." Eloquently put, and enlightening to me, personally. Thanks for that, as it explains my own errors quite clearly. Once upon a time, I tried to adopt a cowboy style of individualism. An odd contrarian sort of cowboy, mind you - rushing off to bring lux et lex to the oppressed - in the form of IT that 'should' have brought transparency and the downfall of tyrants and oligarchs - an enterprise that 'succeeded' but proved utterly futile. Now, I strive to create new concepts that better fit with this world, rather than romanticized variations thereon. A difficult effort. In the future all money will be cash in the form of credits in a chip embedded in one's body. Each credit will contain a piece of distributed programming that effectuates a surveillance system on the individual. 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__label__wiki	0.516779	0.516779	Joe Ojobo to award Scholarship to Ogbadibo Indigent Students Ojobo, displaying his certificate of return The member representing Ogbadibo State Constituency at the Benue State House of Assembly, Hon. Joe Ojobo has inaugurated a four-man scholarship committee to assist in scouting for worthy and qualified students from Ogbadibo local government area who shall make the list of the beneficiaries. Hon. Ojobo disclosed this on Monday while reacting to questions from the press team of Ogbadibo origin who paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the House of Assembly complex, Makurdi. According to him, the committee is made up of “ebullient and patriotic youths” drawn from among the three districts of Otukpa, Orokam and Owukpa with Mr. Sunday Itodo as the Chairman, Comrade Godwin Ameh as the Secretary while Mrs. Stella Adejo Udeh and Mr. Solomon Akeh are to serve as members. The honourable member further disclosed that the committee members were not drafted by him but the mandate was given to Ogbadibo Democratic Congress, a socio-political group with reputable standing in the local government. “I did not want the whole issue to be politicized that was why I decided to consult the group called Ogbadibo Democratic Congress, a socio-political group with reputable standing in the local government. The committee was nominated by the group and all I had to do was to give approval”, the Owukpa born legislator said. The Law maker explained further that the committee has the mandate of drawing out the modalities on how the beneficiaries could be scouted; scouting for beneficiaries among the various institutions of learning; presenting the successful indigent students to him for final approval; assisting him in disbursing the fund to the beneficiaries as well as maintaining a database for the beneficiaries for future use. In his words, “the committee has been tasked to carry everyone along, especially, the orphans and the less privileged in both secondary and tertiary categories to avoid reactions from critics. They shall work within the time-frame of two months upon inauguration and submit their report for the first phase of the scholarship to Ogbadibo Democratic Congress which shall subject the report to scrutiny before forwarding same to me”. When asked if the scholarship scheme was all he could do for the people of the constituency, the young politician said he had plans for the good people of Ogbadibo local government. According to him, he is carrying the people’s mandate and as such, must work hard to justify the confidence they had reposed on him. Hon. Ojobo also went on to reel out some of the projects he had embarked upon in various locations of Ogbadibo which include but not limited to construction of classroom block in Orokam, construction of bridge across Okpudu river in Owukpa, among others. Primary School block in Orokam “The 6-classroom block with the Headmaster’s Office in Akor-Orokam is at the roofing stage and shall be completed very soon. I have also embarked upon a multi-million naira bridge construction across the Okpudu river in Itabono Owukpa, this bridge is capital intensive but with God on our side, we hope to finish it up before December. You can visit those places mentioned and verify by yourself. “I have also set up a survey committee to mark out shops, stalls and other buildings that need our attention in Ukwo Otukpa. In no distance time we shall commence project there. We may possibly construct drainage in the same market as well. “Needless to say that I have equally distributed over 100 motor bikes to the people of my constituency to enable those who want to take to riding commercial motorcycle to do so. All these were given out freely. “Some times when I hear people criticizing me that I didn’t do anything with my two years gone, well, I can’t blame anybody because I am not the type that blows my trumpet, I don’t make noise about things that I do, I believe much in action than in words. Those few people who can visit the areas mentioned can testify”, Hon. Ojobo said. Owukpa Bridge under construction While reacting to the question by our reporter if he would run for a second term if the opportunity appears, Hon. Ojobo said all he needed from the people was to pray for his successful and accomplished tenure so that he would deliver on his electioneering promises. He added that it was too early to start discussing a second tenure when the first one has not elapsed. On the ‘Otukpa state constituency’ case which is in the appeal court, the young Legislator debunked the claim that he was instrumental to the prolonged case at the court. “I was so surprised when I heard that I have been spending money to make sure that the ‘Otukpa constituency’ does not materialize. How could I be so callous to the extent of working against the community who stood under the rain to make sure I was elected”, he lambasted. The honourable member said his wish was for the Ogbadibo state constituency to be splited into two so that he would have a companion from the area. According to him, two people can bring greater development to Ogbadibo Local Government area, compared to one person. Posted by DAYBREAK NEWSPAPER NIGERIA at 02:15 Joe Ojobo to award Scholarship to Ogbadibo Indigen... HEALTH: Daniel Abah Foundation Organizes Free Medi... 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__label__wiki	0.596723	0.596723	DESIGN, Florida, Graphic Design, IMAGINATION, Orlando, Tips + Advice, TRAVEL, Walt Disney World One of the top un-official Disney “Must Do’s” at EPCOT in Walt Disney World, Orlando Florida is drinking, I mean “tasting,” Around the World. Florida, Orlando, TRAVEL, Walt Disney World Renovation Review: Disney’s Pop Century Resort with Video Walk Through Joe Arciere, Jr. NEW + EXCITING INSIDER INFO This year, Disney surprised us Disnerds by announcing plans to build the SKLYINER gondola transportation system in Walt Disney World, Orlando. This system will link the Caribbean Beach, Pop Century, Art of Animation, and the new Riviera Resorts with both Hollywood Studios and Epcot. The Riviera promises to be mostly high-end, Disney Vacation Club (DVC) property with a rooftop lounge for fireworks viewing, a la Top of the World in Bay Lake Tower. But besides Riviera the choices on the SKYLINER route seemed curious at first, until other WDW Magic board insiders announced this was the first phase by Disney to blur the lines between hotel categories and do away with the “value,” “moderate,” and “deluxe” labels altogether. Of course, by doing away with the tiered labels, this would open the door for Disney to charge more for their prominent value resorts—Pop Century and Art of Animation. With this first phase out underway, Disney has begun a total renovation of the Pop Century rooms. For those unfamiliar with Pop Century, it was Disney’s second foray into the value resort category, after the huge (over 6,000 rooms) and sprawling All Star Resorts opened on the western end of the property. The first section of the resort, “The Classic Years,” opened in late 2003. It consisted of approximately 2,800 rooms in basic motel style buildings that my mother-in-law described as Russian prison chic. To get away from the prison chic, Disney themed these building with huge, colorful, pop culture icons representing the last five decades of the 20th century. Initially, The Classic Years were to be followed by The Legendary Years representing the first five decades of the 20th century. Due to the economic downturn of the early 2000s that followed 9/11, this section sat as partial cinder block buildings until in 2010 when Disney decided to finish these as the Art of Animation Resort, their third value resort. Ok, Amy said that’s enough history. You want to know are the renovations to Pop Century successful– enough so to justify any increase in price Disney may charge in the near future? YES…with a few caveats. The first two buildings renovated are the 1980s and 1990s. Outside, the look is exactly the same. Our building was a basic motel building painted teal blue and themed with rollerblade icons, sans balcony, with outside corridors. Inside, however, almost everything has changed! No More Carpet: I immediately noticed the absence of carpet. All flooring is now laminate wood, in a kind of golden oak (pun may or may not be intended) color, with modern white moulding. The wood tones dominate along with the colors of orange and white; everything looks very modern, very IKEA-like. In fact, the new interior design is somewhat reminiscent of Universal Studio Orlando’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort mid-century modern, which ironically was Universal’s answer to Pop Century. Transforming Furniture: The rooms are far more attractive than in their previous iteration. The small tables previously in the room have been replaced by Murphy bed furniture of sorts; the the second bed in the room, when not in use, can be folded into the wall cabinet to form a large rectangular new table. Major Caveat No.1: My wife and I loved this configuration as a couple. However, this may make for a very crowded room with a family of four. Also, when folded down you effectively lose the table, which I always use as a catch all when returning from the parks. Even though the rooms are better designed, more functional, and much more attractive, they are still only approximately 260 sq. ft.– still a tight squeeze. Killer Artwork (and TV): The artwork in the room has been replaced by a Warhol-esque Mickey Mouse light box above the bed. This, along with the other fixtures, provided more than adequate lighting. The TV is massive for a room of this size, I would estimate 50-55 inch. For perspective, it looked to be about double the size of the TV in my brother-in-law’s room in Bay Lake Tower. Super Storage: On to the bathroom/vanity area where the changes are both extreme and extremely successful. This area, like the rest of the room, has ample new cabinet and storage space. In addition, the curtain that separated the room from the vanity area has been replaced by a sliding door—a huge upgrade, as now you can get ready early without disturbing others in the room. The bathroom also has a sliding door, an automatic fan and the shower now has a rain fixture with a sliding glass door replacing the previous curtain. Major Caveat No. 2: The bath/ vanity area remodel caveat is once again—space. With only one sink, my wife and I found we were getting in each other’s way while getting ready. Other than that, the remodel in this area is a huge upgrade. Also, upscale Disney H2O+ soaps and shampoos were provided. Other Amenities: The new mattress and bedding are a huge step up from the previous; both are super comfortable. There is still a fridge in the room; this new version has a clear door, which helps to see what’s inside and looks nice, but I found I missed the door storage. There is also a microwave and for the first time—a coffee maker. The pantry area has plenty of shelves for storage, especially great for snacks, fruit and other beverages you bring yourself. Again, this area is much better than before. So, is the room remodel a big enough upgrade that Disney can charge more? YES. The room is still very small, but the upgrades have helped enormously. The problem, however, lies with the resort itself. The amenities at Pop Century Resort are spartan to say the least compared to other Disney resorts: Minimal theming. No sit down restaurant or lounge in the main building. Pools that are basically unthemed, with no slides. Unless these things improve as well, Disney is going to have a hard time raising the price of this resort, SKYLINER or not. Perhaps there are plans, as there is a current rumour of a sit down restaurant planned for the All Stars Resort, but until then, Universal Studio Orlando’s Cabana Bay will set the standard for value resorts in Orlando. > Upgraded and updated rooms far more attractive and functional than the previous iterations > SKYLINER transportation coming soon, providing upgraded access to Hollywood Studios and Epcot parks > Rooms are still small with no balconies and only one small window > Hotel outside retains its Russian prison chic minimal theming > Spartan amenities Watch my walk through Please keep in mind, this is my FIRST video walk through. Yes, I know now NOT to flip the camera.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line153
__label__wiki	0.809143	0.809143	Report: Tim Sylvia Returning to Zuffa Fold, Fighting Daniel Cormier at Sept. 29th Strikeforce After a lengthy campaign for another shot in the UFC, it appears as though Tim Sylvia may have taken one step closer to that goal, as according to reports he will fight Daniel Cormier at the upcoming September 29th Strikeforce. The bout, which will take place in Sacramento and is expected to be the last heavyweight tilt in Strikeforce, was reported first by MMA Junkie.com. Sylvia (31-7) is currently riding a three fight win streak which includes wins over Patrick Barrentine, Andreas Kraniotakes and Randy Smith. The 36 year-old, former UFC champion has gone 7-3 since his last Octagon appearance in February, 2008, when Sylvia was tapped out by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 81. Cormier (10-0) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Josh Barnett in May, to win Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Grand-Prix. As part of Strikeforce’s broadcast agreement with Showtime, the former Olympic wrestler will fight one more time for the promotion, before the heavyweight division is shuttered completely. There has been no official announcement regarding the Sylvia, Cormier bout, and UFC President Dana White reportedly stated this week that Sylvia would not be returning to Zuffa, even as a Strikeforce competitor. posted by FCF Staff @ 7:15 pm	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line156
__label__cc	0.591667	0.408333	Summer Transfer Window Author Topic: Summer Transfer Window (Read 130037 times) Re: Summer Transfer Window Quote from: Tes on July 26, 2012, 10:20:59 PM I wonder what Uruguayan Spanish for woodwork is? well the Spanish (in this part of the world) for wood, is madera unsure what the spanish for work, is in this context. if I were kenny in south america, with my broken spanish, I would be ranting about MUCHO MADERA Quote from: the dude abides on July 27, 2012, 01:38:50 PM No wonder my Mum's Madera cake was always as tough as teak. If the ball had have hit it, it would have exploded on impact (the ball not the cake). Spurs, under strict chairman Levy, are certainly pushing the boat out. But I predict a disappointing season for them (top 6 at best). Harry Rednapp is a far better manager than AVB. Thus, they will come up short in the dugout department. I cannot see them competing with the top tier of clubs, for a top 4 spot. We face a similar season ahead too. Agreed with all of that. Tbh I was initially hoping we would replace Kenny with AVB but Im glad we didnt. I think the jury is out on how good of a manager he is, Chelsea could still turn out to be a blip in his career but the guy has his head in the clouds. Ive seen a few of his press conferences and havent been impressed. Next season is a big one for is career. Quote from: Ed on July 26, 2012, 10:05:16 PM Here's our 33 goals a season guy Woo Ork http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So6xFti0taQ&feature=g-vrec I think his middle names begin with d and w I wonder how many points the woodwork cost us, as in ignoring the games where we won anyway. I know many will disagree but if we had won the games we deserved to win we would have been there or there abouts for CL places. The final third of the pitch killed us. Saying that though there was something more fundamentally wrong than just being unlucky. Quote from: Tes on July 26, 2012, 02:24:56 AM [bLiverpool set to snap up £750k Wolves keeper De Vries before landing £15m Allen][/b] Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is poised to sign Wolves goalkeeper Dorus de Vries in a £750,000 deal. The move for another former Swansea player comes as the Welsh club reacted angrily to details of midfielder Joe Allen’s contract clause becoming public. Sportsmail revealed Liverpool are to sign Allen for £15million and the deal is to be completed after the Olympics. A Swansea statement read: ‘The club are extremely disappointed that speculation regarding aspects of his contract have been released by parties outside the club.’ De Vries, 31, joined Wolves on a free transfer last summer. Liverpool are expected to off-load keepers Brad Jones and Alexander Doni. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2178984/Liverpool-set-sign-Dorus-Vries-Wolves.html Jones I can understand getting rid of but not Doni. Doni didn't look a bad keeper when covering for Reina. Maybe it's a case of him being unable to settle in this country. And we still appear to be doing what we've done far too often recently and that's buying in players that are hardly an improvement on who they'll replace. Unless we can get a noticeable upgrade keep the cash for all these players, invest in fewer but get quality over quantity and try and get an improvement out of the player(s) that was/were to be replaced by a marginal upgrade. Doni has talked about being unsettled himself during the season. Jones isnt good enough. I trust Rodgers if he feels Vries would be a capable understudy. In fairness with Reinas consistency and he fact that hes rarely injured its hard to find a keeper that is good enough but also willing to play second fiddle. Apparently Joe Allen's picked up an injury. That's sealed the deal. £15M and injured. Just the way our club appears to like them. I can't see why we can't wait another year before looking to spend £15M on Allen. If he proves himself next season then we pay £15M for a £15M player. If he bombs we have the opportunity to pay £5M-£7.5M and try and turn him into a £15M player. If we can't we have a £5M-£7.5M player that we paid £5M-£7.5M for. How was Allen last night? I saw clips of him and he looked like a player who used the ball well. Anyone actually watch the whole game? I think I may have a copy of the Ed Spanish dictionary. So much more educational and informative than the bland old Collins versions. Quote from: Juan on July 27, 2012, 03:57:28 PM How was Allen last night? I saw clips of him and he looked like a player who used the ball well. Sad thing is Juan the majority of foreign players can do that to at least a 'decent' degree. When a British, though mostly an English player, shows any sign of being able to do, he gets lauded. We shouldn't be paying 'caviar prices' for 'bread and butter' players. agreed, Juan. The jury is out on AVB. There is gonna be a helluva pressure on him this season. And Levy is a hanging judge. If Spurs do not get off to a good start, the shadow of the rope will be hanging over the dugout very quickly. rule of thumb, never appoint folk in their 30s, to top managerial jobs in the premiership. they just do not have the experience to cope. One season of success with Porto and suddenly, well the world's gone mad I tell ye, mad, mad, mad. He was never going to replicate Mourinho because he hadn't had the club management Mourinho had. Nevermind achieving success THEN bettering it. AVB believed/s his own hype. He should have stayed at Porto for at least another year, seen if he could repeat either the title or UEFA Cup victory before even thinking of moving on. Mourinho is one of a kind. A thoroughly repugnant a-hole of a human being but someone who just 'gets' football, and unsurprisingly can relate to and with footballers. You don't win the number of league titles and CL with the number of different clubs in the range of countries, money or not, if there's not 'something' about you. I'm glad we didn't get him or be the club where he attempts to repair a paper thin (anyway) reputation and get his 'career' (back) on track. Levy is a tough task master. But I wouldn't say 'no' to having someone like him at Anfield. But I wouldn't say 'no' to having someone like Levy at Anfield. agreed with all your earlier points. re Levy. I know what you mean. He is a tough task master. The crucial question will be, will Levy recognise a top manager when he finally gets one. Will he then give that man the time and the resources to develop the club. SO far, I see someone with very little patience. Or is it more of a social problem - does he quickly get bored and/or fall out with people. time will tell re Levy. But at some point, he will have to give a top boss time. Patience is the key. Long term success is not built on continually sacking people and endlessly restructuring a club. That's possibly Levy's one flaw. Football is a business, a football club has to be run like a business, but it's a business like no other. Context is too often underrated and underestimated. I wonder how long both Rodgers and AVB will get and how long both Levy and our owners think is long enough, and if they have the ability to re-assess those parameters based on issues and circumstances that are not known at present, but may/will arise. For now I'd settle for seeing a balanced team, functioning how a team is supposed to and with evidence that the football being played is showing signs that it is achieving and will continue to achieve results. Yeah, the media don't like AVB... Wait 'til the press cotton on to there being two Mourinho disciples managing top clubs in direct competition (actually we're playing Spurs tomorrow). Cue endless articles with them pictured head to head. I'm thinking they may cast AVB as the arrogant remote type vs. Brendan the humble man manager. Time will tell who comes out on top... our owners, and the mouth Rodgers, mistakenly reckon that they have plenty of time. let me tell you, if we are mid-table at Christmas, and not doing much better by March/April, the calls for Rodgers sacking from the Anfield fans will be deafening. At that point, our owners will have to make a big call....be it Rafa, or some other very experienced manager.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line158
__label__cc	0.665642	0.334358	Knowing the date of an historical event is not so easy Gabriel García Márquez and the Greek and Latin classics Articles referring to the rich world of myth and mythology, especially Greek, of enormous significance for Western culture, for art, for literature, etc Culture, Habits, History Archaeology, Language and Literature, Mythology Urbi et orbi: the city ruling an Empire (III) The saying "urbi et orbi" was remarkably successful in referring to a "city" that had a notable success in becoming the capital of the "orb" and also because in itself the phrase contains an attractive word game, apun, consisting of relating Words of different meaning but which differ only in a phoneme or a letter; that is because "urbi and orbi" is a paronomasia. Gods and Religion, Habits, History Archaeology, Language and Literature, Mythology Prodigies, miracles, wonders, portents, phenomena, monsters (II) Published 27 June 2017 \| 0 Comments Among these prodigies, the lightnings, the apparitions of divine beings wrapped in marvelous lights and halos stand out and impress the Romans. The appearance of some goddess to small shepherds is documented already in an Egyptian text of the time of The Middle Kingdom of Egypt (2.000-1800 b.Ch.) to which I dedicate a next article. Culture, Gods and Religion, Habits, Language and Literature, Mythology Prodigies, miracles, wonders, portents, phenomena, monsters (I) Perhaps some reader has ever wondered where this temptation, so ancient and so modern, comes from believing in marvelous and inexplicable facts, to which the quality of miracles, divine deeds, messages of divinity is given. Culture, Education, Habits, Mythology Ancient myths try to explain the various kinds of sexual relationships between men and women Published 09 May 2017 \| 0 Comments Phaedrus explains in a fable why homoeroticisme or homosexuality exists, both male and female; Ovid also does it with his account of Iphis and Ianthe. Plato also did it in his dialogue The Banquet, as I said in this blog. Even without understanding it very well, they tried to explain transsexuality and transgender. Arts: Architecture, sculpture, painting, music, Culture, Education, Gods and Religion, History Archaeology, Mythology Ovid in the Prado Museum-Madrid (Ovid V) Published 25 April 2017 \| 0 Comments The most famous Latin poets of the three of the time of Augustus, Virgil, Horace and Ovid, undoubtedly the most influential of them all in Western culture has been Ovid, although not the best valued by literary criticism. The influence of Ovid has been felt since antiquity itself, during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the present day in all arts, in literature of course, but also especially in painting and even in music. This is a subject very attended by the scholars and to which perhaps I should on my part dedicate some ample comment at some time. Something of this I have said in some of the articles that I have published in the thread of the celebration of the bimillenary of the poet’s death. Arts: Architecture, sculpture, painting, music, Culture, Gods and Religion, Habits, History Archaeology, Mythology, Politics Crowned with laurel Published 29 February 2016 \| 0 Comments Laurel leaves crown the best poets and the most seasoned soldiers. It is true that "weapons and the letters" quite frequently go together, but it is curious that the same decorative and symbolic element that rewards intelligence and art also serve as recognition of the value and military courage. The bay also has other values that should know, but why? Pyramus and Thisbe: an old story of tragic love, like Romeo and Juliet It is difficult to escape the celebration of "Valentine's Day, the lovers day." A powerful tradition that has its roots in antiquity and in the Middle Ages and is currently anchored by the commercial interests of powerful corporations and business organizations, seems to prevail unchecked. Arts: Architecture, sculpture, painting, music, Culture, Habits, Language and Literature, Mythology The Nymph Callisto Published 02 November 2015 \| 0 Comments Who enjoys reading or listening to the colorful stories of the Greco-Roman mythology he has an essential work for this: Ovid's Metamorphoses. In this work the prolific poet tells us many cases of transformation or metamorphosis of men, women or mythological characters in other beings. Education, Habits, History Archaeology, Language and Literature, Mythology, Philosophy Men, women, androgynous At this time around the summer solstice, when the days are longer and the nights shorter, they proliferate celebrations and demonstrations of the "gay pride" in which homosexuals, gays, lesbians and transsexuals exhibit the rainbow flag and say the right to have a different sexuality to heterosexual, which until recently was the only canonized and defended by the laws and customs, while others were condemned and persecuted. Culture, Gods and Religion, History Archaeology, Mythology Very cruel pupils The Christian poet Prudentius wrote a series of singing hymns in the death of many Christian martyrs. He called his work "Peristephanon" or “Crowns of Martyrdom”. Prudentius, connoisseur of classical Latin literature and rhetoric, attempts to integrate the pagan tradition with Christian ideas. Culture, Gods and Religion, Habits, History Archaeology, Mythology, Science The eclipses announce extraordinary events (II) In the previous texts we have seen how some people believe that the stars fall as a result of a witch. But there are also who tries a more scientific explanation. Culture, Gods and Religion, Habits, History Archaeology, Language and Literature, Mythology, Science, War The eclipses announce extraordinary events (I) Man has taken thousands of years, from his appearing on earth, watching the sky, sometimes impressed by the thousands of bright spots, around 1,500 naked eye, moving or standing still, and other times frightened by the influence which the sky can have on their lives. Arts: Architecture, sculpture, painting, music, Culture, Gods and Religion, Hispania, Mythology The abduction of Hylas: a very peculiar mosaic of Italica (Spain) In Greek mythology there are numerous episodes in which powerful gods fall in love with beautiful mortals and procreate with them heroes, in their half immortal and in other half mortal. Also the goddesses fall in love sometimes with men, who are mortal. For example Venus is the mother of Aeneas, born from the mortal Anchises, from whom the race of Julius (Julius Caesar, Augustus, etc.) descended. Culture, Education, Gods and Religion, Language and Literature, Mythology The gods do not send young kings to people whom want to harm Phrases, sentences, proverbs, maxims Apophthegmata , were in antiquity an effective instrument for moral and civic education of citizens. So they are thousands of Latin and Greek sentences to be found in collections or never complete dictionaries. Besides the ancient world offers tons of material to build and permanently create attractive judgments at all times or to paraphrase or adapt the old they self. The myth of the ages of man (2) It is a topic or commonplace in many cultures that human life on Earth began in a time of happiness and absolute serenity, then interrupted by the amoral behavior of man, which since then has continued to get worse. These creations are not only literary, but they are part of the ideas of general cultural imaginary. Culture, Gods and Religion, Language and Literature, Mythology, Philosophy The myth of the ages or races of man The old myth of the ages or races of man, with a first gold age which degenerates to the hard and fierce iron age as the moral behavior of man worsens, exists in many literatures. A thousand times told in antiquity and since antiquity, it was sufficiently known by Cervantes who was influenced significantly by it: after all, the "Knight of the Sorrowful Figure" aims to create a better world, perhaps like that existed in the "golden age", judging by the presence which this illusion has in Don Quixote. Culture, Gods and Religion, Habits, History Archaeology, Mythology The festivals of fire are very old: the "Fallas” Published 16 March 2015 \| 0 Comments The Spanish word "fallas" derives, according to the dictionary of the “Real Academia de la Lengua”, from the Latin "facula", which means "torch". The “Fallas” are undoubtedly the most important festivals in the Spanish Levante, which revolve essentially around the destructive and purifying fire and they held between 15 and 19 March, the feast of Saint Joseph. Culture, Habits, Hispania, History Archaeology, Language and Literature, Mythology Cyclopean, colossal, Herculean, gigantic, titanic, pharaonic, monstrous, huge, great work, work of Roman The man before "sapiens" was "faber", "man doing (at first crude stone tools), who builds, who produces, who manufactures ...". So we took on earth many thousands of years doing construction generally of adequate proportions to forces and limited capacity of man. Animals that are gods: an example of religious fanaticism Published 26 January 2015 \| 0 Comments The Greeks and Romans are familiar in their mythology with the coexistence of animals with the gods. Moreover, they conceived their gods as men, which allowed to conceive some men as gods “The Gods in Council” of Lucian of Samosata, an early example of irony, humor and freedom of expression Does the right to freedom of expression have limits? The great majority of people advocate general right to freedom of expression, but not everyone understands it in the same way. There is a particularly confusing area in which the agreement seems impossible; it is the field of religious beliefs. Page 1 of 3. Go to: 1 2 3	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line162
__label__wiki	0.62384	0.62384	Culture A-Z China, Italy welcome cultural and tourism feast in 2020 As part of the major events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-Italy diplomatic ties, the 2020 China-Italy Year of Culture and Tourism will open with a concert at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome on Jan 21, said Chinese and Italian officials in Beijing on Wednesd More than 300 pottery figurines from Ming Dynasty on display in Shaanxi More than 300 pottery figurines unearthed from tombs dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) are on display at the Shaanxi History Museum in the city of Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, January 15, 2020. Cultural event held in Belarus to celebrate upcoming Chinese New Year A four-day cultural event kicked off on Thursday in Minsk, capital of Belarus, to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival, which falls on Jan 25 this year. Actors from a dance theater in East China's Jiangxi province will stage four performances during the event to help locals enjoy the annua Festival activities bring breath of fresh air to Sydney With the Southern Hemisphere basking in sunlight, Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, is perfectly timed to be celebrated in spring-like weather in Sydney. Hunan TV Spring Festival Gala set to recall 2019's grand moments The 2020 Hunan TV Spring Festival Gala will be broadcast live at 7:30 pm on Saturday. A sub-venue will be set up in Shibadong village in Hunan province, which has been called a model for the nation’s targeted poverty alleviation efforts. Weekly culture & leisure guide (New Year Special) Good morning China Daily readers! Want to jazz up your Chinese New Year celebrations with art and music? Check out our roundup of exhibitions and concerts in major cities happening during the most important Chinese festival! Stage set for recovery of green peacock Little did Xi Zhinong, the founder of Wild China Film, a private organization dedicated to documentation and protection of China's endangered wildlife, realize that the photos he took of the green peacock in Yunnan province 20 years ago were actually images of an endangered species and that soon the Balloons give scientist high research hopes More than any other object, balloons symbolize and epitomize fun. But more advanced versions, those not seen and popped in birthday parties, can play a vital role for humans as they soar into the atmosphere to provide scientific data. The 9th session of the CRIHAP Governing Board kicks off in Beijing The International Training Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (CRIHAP) held the ninth session of the Governing Board in Beijing on Jan 14, 2020. Documentary movie gathers A-list stars to 'battle' poverty Starlight, a documentary movie recording Chinese filmmakers' efforts to alleviate poverty, will debut on the China Movie Channel, or CCTV-6, on Jan 18. Yu Garden restaurant gets modern makeover Lubolang, a famed Chinese restaurant in Shanghai's Yu Garden, recently revamped its interiors and menu in a bid to attract young customers. Ahead of Spring Festival, the Kitchen God knows all Zao Jun, the Kitchen God, is a fair-faced celestial who spends only a few days in the heavenly court of the Jade Emperor. For most of the year, he presides over the heart and hearth of earthly households, guarding the livestock, servants, and most of all the cooking stove. 24 Solar Terms: 5 things you may not know about Minor Cold World Wushu Championship kicks off in Shanghai Hot words Confucianism TCM Animation Beijing Cultural Center Ethnic Groups Booming Culture Revitalizing village through art Give rats a chance to accompany you through 2020 'Three-Body' trilogy inspired exhibition debuts in Shanghai Exhibition of donated art to celebrate Chinese New Year Calligraphy & Painting Opera & Drama Architecture & Garden Festivals & Customs Clothing & Ornaments Intangible Cultural Heritage Culture Sections of Chinese Embassies China Cultural Centers Presented by Chinadaily.com.cn Registration Number: 10023870-7 京ICP备13028878号-4 Copyright © Ministry of Culture and Tourism, P.R.China. All rights reserved	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line163
__label__cc	0.718664	0.281336	The diffusion and impact of the corporation in 1910 Foreman-Peck, James and Hannah, Leslie (2014) The diffusion and impact of the corporation in 1910. Economic History Review, 68 (3). pp. 962-984. ISSN 0013-0117 PDF - Accepted Version Identification Number: 10.1111/ehr.12088 With new and comprehensive data on the international spread of listed and unlisted corporations before the First World War, this article shows the prominence of common law and Scandinavian civil law in the process. This association is interpreted as demonstrating the strong contribution of liberal (laissez-faire) industrial stances. The findings confirm an extended version of Rajan and Zingales's hypothesis that trade and capital openness are necessary for companies to flourish. Despite the possibilities that companies were created for fraud and exploitation, countries using the corporate form more extensively before 1914 had higher GDP per capita. Through this process, the benefit of imperialism extended to British dominions, but not much, if at all, to British dependent colonies. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(IS... © 2014 Economic History Society H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions Departments > Economic History	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line167
__label__cc	0.595972	0.404028	choreography (32) EEPAP (15) open call (9) contemporary dance (7) IETM (7) eepap project (4) IETM meeting (4) choreographers (3) movement for actors (3) call for participation (2) theatre directing (2) physical theater workshop (2) international theatre conference (2) acting for dancers (2) eastern partnership (2) I Culture (2) video dance (2) RESHAPE (2) for actors (2) international festival (2) EEPAP partner (2) joanna wichowska (2) Belgrade Dance Festival 2017 from 11/03/2017 to 11/04/2017 Taking one of the most prominent positions among European dance manifestations, Belgrade Dance Festival, on its fourteenth edition, from March 11 to April 11, will present an attractive selection of titles from the world scene. Belgrade, thanks to this festival, has become an important point in the biography of ballet artists, the city in which new and iconic dance pieces are presnted and interwined, in which ballet stars and young artists just announced by the world critics, gladly come every April. The significance of the event on the world map, is reflected in current programs, productions that are at the same time performed in the big cities of the world, or events that have premiere significance for the wider region. Discovering contemporary dance through its cutting-edge achievements, Belgrade Dance Festival has quickly gained a large audience. So far almost 200 top pieces were performed, created by the most important choreographers of our time, while each edition is followed by more than 18.000 spectators and 120 accredited journalists from the country and abroad. High standards of the program and the introduction of new dance and theater aesthetics, equally enhance the audience's expectations and the challenge of creating content. Festival has provided immeasurable support to local professional dancers, teachers, choreographers and young people from all artistic fields, who were brave enough to grasp new opportunities and who were ready for the challenge. Starting up the local dance scene resulted in founding of new companies, private schools, studios and magazines, inclusion of foreign choreographers in local production, but also the presentation of Serbian dancers to the world. Imaginary school for the future of the (art) institutions Choreographic Territories competition for creating a dance performance inspired by Marie Rambert RESHAPE: research and development project for arts organisations from Europe and South Mediterranean Choreographic Territories competition for creating a dance performance inspired by Pola Nireńska	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line180
__label__cc	0.553866	0.446134	Faja Lab Labs of Cognitive Neuroscience Contact the Faja Laboratory 617-919-4108 Email FajaLab@childrens.harvard.edu Join the Participant Registry Faja Laboratory Research Clinicians Research Coordinators Student Interns We Participate too Faja Laboratory \| Publications Solomon, D., Pantalone, D.W., Faja, S. (2019, Epub ahead of print). Autism and Adult Sex Education: A Literature Review using the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Framework. Sexuality and Disability, 1-12. Cremone, A., Buirkle, J., Gilbert, R., Nayudu, N. & Faja, S. (In Press). Relations between caregiver-report of sleep and executive function problems in children with autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Research in Developmental Disabilities. Sabatos-DeVito M, Murias M, Dawson G, Howell T, Yuan A, Marsan S, Bernier RA, Brandt CA, Chawarska K, Dzuira JD, Faja S, Jeste SS, Naples A, Nelson CA, Shic F, Sugar CA, Webb SJ, McPartland JC. Methodological considerations in the use of Noldus EthoVision XT video tracking of children with autism in multi-site studies. Biol Psychol. 2019 Sep; 146:107712. View abstract Faja S, Nelson Darling L. Variation in restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests relates to inhibitory control and shifting in children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism. 2019 Jul; 23(5):1262-1272. View abstract Altschuler M, Sideridis G, Kala S, Warshawsky M, Gilbert R, Carroll D, Burger-Caplan R, Faja S. Measuring Individual Differences in Cognitive, Affective, and Spontaneous Theory of Mind Among School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Nov; 48(11):3945-3957. Hudac CM, Stessman HAF, DesChamps TD, Kresse A, Faja S, Neuhaus E, Webb SJ, Eichler EE, Bernier RA. Exploring the heterogeneity of neural social indices for genetically distinct etiologies of autism. J Neurodev Disord. 2017; 9:24. Faja S, Clarkson T, Webb SJ. Neural and behavioral suppression of interfering flankers by children with and without autism spectrum disorder. Neuropsychologia. 2016 Dec; 93(Pt A):251-261. Faja S, Dawson G, Aylward E, Wijsman EM, Webb SJ. Early event-related potentials to emotional faces differ for adults with autism spectrum disorder and by serotonin transporter genotype. Clin Neurophysiol. 2016 06; 127(6):2436-47. Webb SJ, Neuhaus E, Faja S. Face perception and learning in autism spectrum disorders. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove). 2017 05; 70(5):970-986. Faja S, Dawson G, Sullivan K, Meltzoff AN, Estes A, Bernier R. Executive function predicts the development of play skills for verbal preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders. Autism Res. 2016 Dec; 9(12):1274-1284. Neuhaus E, Kresse A, Faja S, Bernier RA, Webb SJ. Face processing among twins with and without autism: social correlates and twin concordance. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2016 Jan; 11(1):44-54. Naples A, Nguyen-Phuc A, Coffman M, Kresse A, Faja S, Bernier R, McPartland JC. A computer-generated animated face stimulus set for psychophysiological research. Behav Res Methods. 2015 Jun; 47(2):562-70. Naples A, Nguyen-Phuc A, Coffman M, Kresse A, Faja S, Bernier R, McPartland JC. Erratum to: A computer-generated animated face stimulus set for psychophysiological research. Behav Res Methods. 2015 Jun; 47(2):571. Faja S, Dawson G. Reduced delay of gratification and effortful control among young children with autism spectrum disorders. Autism. 2015 Jan; 19(1):91-101. Faja, S & Dawson, G. (2014). Brief Report: Performance on the Dimensional Change Card Sort and Backward Digit Span by young children with autism without intellectual disability. Child Neuropsychology, 20, 692-9. Faja, S & Dawson, G. (2013). Reduced delay gratification and effortful control among young children with autism spectrum disorders. Autism: International Journal of Research and Practice, Epub. Faja, S, Murias, M, Beauchaine, TP, & Dawson, G. (2013). Reward-based decision making and electrodermal responding by young children with autism spectrum disorders during a gambling task. Autism Research, 6, 494-505. Faja, S, & Dawson, G. (2013). Autism spectrum disorders. In T. P. Beauchaine & S. P. Hinshaw (Eds.), Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Second Edition (649-684). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Carlson, SM, Zelazo, PD, & Faja, S. (2013). Executive function. In P. D. Zelazo (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Developmental Psychology (pp. 706-743). New York: Oxford University Press. Faja, S, Webb, SJ, Jones, E, Merkle, K, Kamara, D, Bavaro, J, Aylward, E, & Dawson, G. (2012). The effects of face expertise training on the behavioral performance and brain activity of adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42, 278-293. Dawson, G, Jones, E, Merkle, K, Venema, K, Lowy, R, Faja, S, Kamara, D, Murias, M, Greenson, J, Winters, J, Smith, M, Rogers, S, & Webb, SJ. (2012). Early behavioral intervention is associated with normalized brain activity in young children with autism. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 51, 1150-1159. Faja, S, Webb, SJ, Merkle, K, Aylward, E, & Dawson, G. (2009). Brief report: Face configuration accuracy and processing speed among adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39, 532-538. Munson, J, Faja, S, Meltzoff, A, Abbott, R, & Dawson, G. (2008). Neurocognitive predictors of social and communicative developmental trajectories in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 14, 956–966. Faja, S, Aylward, E, Bernier, R, & Dawson, G. (2008). Becoming a face expert: A computerized face training program. Developmental Neuropsychology, 33, 1-24. Plesa Skwerer, D, Verbalis, A, Schofield, C, Faja, S, & Tager-Flusberg, H. (2006). Social-perceptual abilities in adolescents and adults with Williams syndrome. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 23, 338-349. Munson, J, Dawson, G, Abbott, R, Faja, S, Webb, SJ, Friedman, S, Shaw, D, Artru, A, & Dager, S. (2006). Amygdalar volume and behavioral development in autism. Archives of General Psychiatry, 63, 686-693. Faja, S, & Dawson, G. (2006). Early intervention for young children with autism. In J. Luby (Ed.) Handbook of Preschool Mental Health: Development, Disorders and Treatment (pp. 388-416). New York: Guilford Press. Dawson, G, Webb, SJ, Wijsman, E, Schellenberg, G, Estes, A, Munson, J, & Faja, S. (2005). Neurocognitive and electrophysiological evidence of altered face processing in parents of children with autism: Implications for a model of abnormal development of social brain circuitry in autism. Development and Psychopathology, 17, 679-697. Tager-Flusberg, H, Plesa Skwerer, D, Faja, S, & Joseph, RM. (2003). People with Williams syndrome process faces holistically. Cognition, 89, 11-24.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line195
__label__cc	0.557115	0.442885	Brownbook is a bimonthly magazine that acts as an urban guide to the Middle East and North Africa. The magazine has endured a decade within its field, researching hundreds of cities in the region and Arab diasporas around the world. Over the ten years of publishing, the magazine in its own pace has gone through radical editorial and design changes, but maintained its stand first as an observer of the region’s urban evolution. The magazine focuses on three main genres; Interviews, Architecture & Cities. Brownbook also publishes collaborative books with regional institutions and produces film series hosted on brownbook.tv and other platforms. Based in: Dubai Publisher: Ahmed Bin Shabib Editor-in-Chief: Rashid Bin Shabib Editor: Natasha Stallard Writer: John Burns Art Editor: Mira Mortada Creative Director: Samia Kallidis Designer: Moylin Yuan http://brownbook.tv/	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line199
__label__wiki	0.676484	0.676484	Ana Bidart: Making Art out of Residues by Andy SmithPosted on November 4, 2016 Ana Bidart, a Uruguay-born artist based in Mexico City, has spent a portion of her career working with “desechos,” or “residues.” This idea refers to the objects that are necessary but not often highlighted. In dissecting rolls of toilet paper and packing materials and forms needed for art fairs, Bidart offers a delicate, engrossing side to essential, yet discarded goods. Earlier this year, the artist had a solo show at Josee Bienvu Gallery in New York City, titled “2 bed / 1 bath, nice view.” As a continuation of the ideas she explored previously with art packing materials and the concepts of identity and relationational residue, Bidart uses the search for an apartment as one of the influences in her new show. From the gallery: “Here Bidart plays with the idea of an archetypical artist studio through the recreation of gestures and personal artifacts within her own studio. She includes materials such as dust sheets, paint traces, tools, packing material, clothing. Not to be construed as scenography, but rather to connote the feeling of a suspended atmosphere between fiction and reality.” With flourishes like fingerprints and doodles, the artist adds humanity to the discarded objects. Though visually, the works differ from her earlier sculptures, the ideas of examining relevance in discarded materials and what they say about us remain.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line200
__label__cc	0.655664	0.344336	Home \ Channels \ Higher Ed Special Edition \ The Higher Education Directory The Higher Education Directory Homegrown Social Media Influencers Pop Culture Marketing: How Gonzaga Proved It DOES Exist The directory is one of our most valuable and challenging web assets. The challenge comes taking even the most basic bio-demographic person information and displaying in an intuitive search. We’ll tackle this challenge and more on Higher Ed Live Special Edition. Learn how schools are improving the higher education directory to deliver a richer web experience for visitors. If you have questions for our show, please email them to ashley@higheredlive.com or live tweet questions during show using the hashtag #higheredlive. As always, we’ll try and incorporate questions from our viewers. This episode is sponsored by OmniUpdate Ashley Budd Ashley Budd is a digital strategist and designer based in upstate New York. She specializes in bringing offline experiences online. Ashley is director of digital marketing at Cornell University serving Alumni Affairs and Development. Prior to joining the team at Cornell, Ashley spent more than five years in Enrollment Management and Career Services at Rochester Institute of Technology. Ashley speaks about college admissions, digital fundraising, communication and media technologies. C. Daniel Chase Dan Chase originally came to UTC for his undergraduate degree in 1993, and after being introduced to the Internet by Dr. Eric Lane, one of his physics professors, he got seriously distracted! In 2000, he wrote the job description for the campus’ first webmaster position in University Relations and stepped into that role. At the time he was a ‘one man shop’, managing all parts of the web site from hardware to web server. After moving on from that position to other positions in IT at UTC, in 2008 he decided it was time to leave the nest and try working for a few other universities. After stretching his wings, UTC called him back for an encore in 2012 to manage the implementation and transition to OU Campus. Since he built it’s predecessor, who better to replace it? Today, he is the man-in-the-middle, managing OU Campus and using it to integrate with other services, as well as planning the web systems architecture. Still Dan-of-all-trades, he gets his fingers in everything. Category: Higher Ed Special Edition \| Upcoming Digital Rumor Control The business of college admission Digital Identity Development The Ultimate Rebrand #NACACREADS: How to Raise an Adult Myths, Assumptions, Skeptics and Crusaders: Engaging Students Through Social Media	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line201
__label__wiki	0.755332	0.755332	CM office Runs through Six Districts February 18, 2017 BUREAU 0 Comments CM office runs through six districts, CM UP RESIDEN, Vijay-Shekhar-Sharma The road to Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s office runs through six districts Presents by www.himalayauk.org (HIMALAYA GAURAV UTTRAKHAND) The road to Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s office runs through six districts in the Awadh region of the state, namely Lucknow, Sitapur, Unnao, Hardoi, Rae Bareli and Barabanki. Ever since the 1996 assembly election, the party or alliance that has won majority of seats in the 38 assembly segments in these central UP districts has formed government in the state. Here’s an analysis. Nothing is as misleading as the tendency to listen to voices from your own echo chamber. This affliction seems to have gripped the BJP in eastern Uttar Pradesh where Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s prestige is eminently at stake. Mark Twain once called Varanasi “older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together”. One can safely assume that the accumulated earthy wisdom of this holy city transcends man-made barriers. And there are enough indications that the political ground has been slipping away from the BJP’s feet in the prime minister’s constituency. Should that be taken as a sign of disenchantment with Modi? Perhaps it would be the height of naivety to read Varanasi’s message in black and white. Being the most enigmatic city of the world, people of Varanasi are deft at conveying messages loaded with lot of meanings. Prima facie it may appear indecipherable yet it is direct. Now let us try to decode the meaning that the people of Varanasi have been relaying as the region prepares for the last round of polls in eastern UP to be held on 8 March. Of eight assembly constituencies in Varanasi, the BJP has been finding itself in extremely untenable condition on account of selection of candidates. It seems that the party leadership has heavily leaned on psephology than native wisdom to select the candidates. In terms of caste calculus, it seems a sound strategy to pick candidates from non-Yadav caste groups to rope in backward classes to the Hindutva fold. But it is easier said than done. Politics is as much mathematics as chemistry. And this appeared quite evident in Varanasi and adjoining districts of eastern UP where society is hugely interdependent. Few would recall that a redoubtable communist party veteran Udal was defeated by a new entrant in BJP Ajay Rai from Kolasala constituency. Udal won record nine times and had a huge following among people of his constituency. Rai was no match for Udal by any standard. Yet the electorate chose Rai because they developed a fatigue in choosing Udal. Similarly, Varanasi known as BJP bastion seems to be crumbling due to political monotony of choosing BJP representatives and listening to rhetoric that lost its meaning. Take for instance the people’s fatigue about listening to the promise of turning Kashi (Varanasi’s old name) to Kyoto (Japan’s oldest city). Or the assurance of making the river Ganga clean and pure and reviving its glory. Similarly the people’s expectation rose multifold when Modi chose Varanasi as his Lok Sabha seat about development and job opportunities. There is no doubt that the in the past two and half years there is a slew of measures that have been taken to meet people’s expectations. But those fall woefully short of rising expectations. If one takes a round of the city, the atmosphere of Varanasi is dust-filled and civic amenities are crumbling largely due to bureaucratic neglect. Construction of roads and flyway in some parts of the city is going at snail’s pace, making the life of people more difficult than the past. There is no doubt that there are instances of the Akhilesh Yadav government deliberately delaying the projects initiated by the Prime Minister’s office for political reasons. But politically it has taken a toll on Modi’s image. Similarly the promise of reviving the traditional silk and textile industry turn out to be nothing more than assurance on papers. In 2014 Lok Sabha, Modi’s assurance to clean Ganga heightened people’s expectation as Ganga is essentially a civilizational issue and cuts across religious boundary. The attempts made at cleaning the river so far are too superficial to pass muster with people. For instance, E-boats given to local mallahs (boatmen community) are lying as show-pieces. Though beautification of a part of river front is evident at Assi ghat, the work is too small to register an impression of radical change. Like Ganga, Varanasi is a city of learning and houses many learning centres and universities. In the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) could have been projected as showcase to the world. But the campus has been lacking basic facilities and managed in the most cavalier manner. Despite the Prime Minister’s thrust on digitization and making the campus free wi-fy zone, the university administration has done nothing much to the chagrin of students. “We face students’ ire on daily basis” said an officer of the university administration. Apparently the electorate seems to be hugely disillusioned by the BJP and the government’s machinery of empty promises and rhetoric that carry no meaning. It quite an irony that though Modi still retains his charm among people, the bureaucratic and the party machinery that he runs is seen as a major let down. This discerning political conduct of electorate is quite distinct in Varanasi and seems to be setting the trend in eastern UP which is the most critical region for the BJP. And there is a strong possibility that the results would disappoint those who tend to look at this election merely as game of psephology and refuse to move out of their comfort zones. ← प्रधानमंत्री के खिलाफ मुकदमा दर्ज करने की मांग Paytm Founder Sharma’s incredible life story! → यदि 23 मई के पहले अदालत ने कोई उलटी राय जाहिर कर दी तो फिर …. April 15, 2019 BUREAU 0 कांग्रेस में कार्यकर्ता अहम नही, भाजपा में कार्यकर्ता की अहमियत ;किसने कहा July 3, 2016 BUREAU 0 बीजेपी में छंटनी -अब इस बडे कद के नेता को टिकट नहीं देने के संकेत	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line202
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__label__cc	0.552228	0.447772	Stop the Tererro Mine! We need your help today to stop a process that could contaminate the Pecos River and other nearby streams, potentially damaging the health of fish, wildlife, and humans living in the area. F-16s over Wilderness Submit a comment by January 17 to encourage Holloman Air Force Base to choose the plan that provides adequate airspace for military training without impacting southern New Mexico's Wilderness areas. Purchase a Wild Guide! Wild Guide - A Passport to Wilderness, 2nd edition is available now! Click here to purchase the most comprehensive guide to New Mexico's trails. Land and Water Conservation Fund The 2019 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree came from the Carson National Forest, just one of many sites in New Mexico that have benefited from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Learn more about this program and why Congress should vote to fully fund it. 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__label__wiki	0.602418	0.602418	Mineralshows by Darren Arnold / Europe Correspondent Designers conjure images of the future of jewelry. When most people imagine the future, they see flying cars, robots, and other marvels of technology. While the turn of the millennium and the post-September 11 world have brought a taste for the antique rather than a yearning for a sleek, mechanized future, the question remains: What will people imagine next? What will the jewelry designers of the coming decades be creating for their clients? In most fields, designers' ideas for the future are shaped by function. For example, in the automotive industry, designers envision a world of limited resources where small, lightweight cars will be a viable option for people who live in self-contained communities or telecommute to work. Better technology will make alternative forms of fuel, like electricity or methanol, more viable, which will also have an impact on the way cars are built. Technology likewise plays a role in the future of jewelry design. Take computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM), for example, or non-uniform rational B-splines (NURBS), mathematical representations of three-dimensional geometry that can be used, via a computer graphics program, to model almost any shape. These are just two methods that have already been used to help jewelry designers produce work in detail that would be beyond the best unaided human. However, as big an influence as technology has, the human imagination may play an even bigger role in the evolution of jewelry design. It certainly shaped the jewelry trends of the 1990s, when a distaste for the conspicuous consumption of the '80s led to a revolution in the market for more personalized designer jewelry. German-based designer Tom Munsteiner believes that trend will continue. "Everybody is developing more and more individualism, and the ambience [of a piece] is adapted to the person. I think [custom] design will be very much in demand in the future, since the client wants to identify with his or her specific piece of jewelry. "The client of the present and future no longer wears jewelry to show what she can afford, but rather to make a statement [about] who she is," he continues. "This means jewelry will have to make a stronger contribution to expressing the interior -- the character and soul of a woman. Today, individuality and design are in demand." Hubert Heldner of the Swiss-based teaching collective Free Form Artists agrees that the individuality of the client plays -- and will play -- an important part in the design process. "Customers who appreciate my designs play a key role in how I will develop [a piece]," he says. "A lot of my designs overextend my financial capacity. All my designs need to find their customer first, [and] only then will they be realized in 3-D. It is not my technical skill, it is [the customer's] imagination that will limit what I create next." Another trend from the '90s that is predicted to shape the future is the increasingly frantic pace of life. According to consultant Patrick Dixon of Global Change Ltd., that pace will keep accelerating in the coming decades as technology continues to evolve, impacting business and society alike. That breeds a desire for simplicity and soothing images that today is manifesting as a love of pared-down, "Zen" designs and an emphasis on nature. Although technology now exists to produce increasingly elaborate designs, that doesn't mean that this technology will be used. If the client wants simple, then simple is what will be created -- no matter how complex a NURBS program may be at the designer's disposal. But while consumers may have definite opinions about what they do and don't like, designers still play an important role in stimulating their imagination. As Heldner puts it, "A customer will not buy what is not proposed to him." So the question becomes, will jewelry designers really push the limits of their -- and their buyers' -- imaginations? Right now it appears that jewelry is taking on more of a conceptual edge, and will continue to do so. Certainly German-based designer Michael Zobel would say so: "I think jewelry design is already quite conceptual, and its evolution will certainly continue in this direction. . . . Some designers will always strive to show new ways [to design]. I think that jewelry in 10 or 15 years will develop a strong 'consciousness.'" The use of new materials in jewelry may serve to stimulate that consciousness. Designer Jochen Pohl is of the opinion that "high-tech materials and/or high-end materials . . . or materials that are especially scarce" are what we'll be seeing a lot more of in the future. He feels that designers will gravitate toward materials that require "high expense and/or considerable know-how" in order to produce jewelry items. As low-cost labor and mechanization gradually take over the low end of the market, the only advantages designers have are their skill and their imagination. Heldner thinks that designers will draw "from their personal experiences," while Pohl says that designers will look to "reflections and reactions, and interpretations of the things that move people" in order to produce original designs. Globalization, a trend that has sparked social unrest as well as business promise in recent years, will also have its influence. "Globalization will alter the shape of all large corporations as competitors realign through rapid mergers, acquisitions, disposals, or new partnerships," Dixon asserts. "However, reactions to globalization in its current form need to be understood." He predicts that in reaction to the growth in global structures, people will seek their own identities in the form of groups or brands that they can identify with on a more manageable individual level. In more practical terms, the growth in telecommunications means that people have better access to faraway cultures. Vitoria Soares of Brazilian dealer Marcelo Gemas believes this will have a positive impact on the jewelry world. "In the following 10 or 20 years, the globalization of the economy will mean that different cultures will become more widely-known," she says. "More [new] original designers will appear by the day, with [overall] designs becoming better and designs coming from distant, unexpected places. . . . Because of globalization, I foresee that not just [countries like] Brazil will make standout jewelry, but new and wonderful designs will come from countries such as Peru, Colombia, Russia, Lithuania, and Poland." Munsteiner agrees, adding that the "states from the former Eastern Block" will be places to watch in terms of future jewelry design. No one can know what the future will hold, or what unexpected events might inspire future generations. But the shapers of the future -- as with past generations of designers who molded the look of today's jewelry -- may well be the ones who are true to their own personal vision. As Heldner puts it: "You can't foretell the future . . . unless you create it!" A pair of geometric rock-crystal earrings by Tom Munsteiner; photo courtesy Tom Munsteiner. After 22 years Colored Stone Magazine has ceased publication in January 2010. www.colored-stone.com Above, and set into the "P" - Aquamarine ring by Tom Munsteiner; photo courtesy Tom Munsteiner. A spessartite garnet ring by Jutta Munsteiner; photo courtesy Tom Munsteiner. A necklace with rutilated quartz in abstract form by Jutta Munsteiner; photo courtesy Tom Munsteiner. Ametrine ring by Tom Munsteiner; photo courtesy Tom Munsteiner. "Feather" agate necklace designed by Ulrike Weyrich; photo courtesy Ulrike Weyrich.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line213
__label__cc	0.50893	0.49107	Penguins Director of Amateur Scouting Weighs in on 2018 Draft Updates throughout: Penguins pick two in the second round in Dallas NHL Draft — Penguins restock defensive depth during Day 2 Rutherford goes for toughness, acquires Reaves from St. Louis Was the NHL’s Top 100 simply a popularity contest? 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__label__cc	0.733907	0.266093	Our Favorite Animal Cartoon Characters in Their Very Own Human Form Artist Of The Week – Carne Griffiths Vince Low – “Faces” Who doesn't love cartoons? This magical world teaches kids, important social values. One of the most obvious manifestations of this magic is the fact that talking animals appear in so many of them. Authors often use animal characters as representations of human nature. Did you ever wonder, how those characters would look like if they where drawn as a human? If yes you are not the only one! Editors from Bright Side put this wonder in action and created series of cartoon characters. Take a look. Illustrated... Carne Griffiths is an artist based in London, GB. Originally from Liverpool, he graduated from the Kent Institute of Art and Design in Maidstone in 1995. After graduation Carne served an apprenticeship and worked as a gold wire embroidery designer for 12 years, hence floral pattern, repetition and flow play a large part in his work. He produced intricate designs for the military and the film, theater, fashion and advertising industries. His designs were used for the uniforms in the films Valkyrie, The Last King of Scotland, and in particular... How to find meaning in the chaos? Artist and illustrator Vince low, from Kuala Lumpur using the technique invented by himself from the artistic chaos created portraits of famous personalities. The beginning of the series titled "Faces" is a social campaign for the Dyslexia Association of Malaysia,which was to draw attention to this particular disorder with whom we are not aware even nowadays. Because Low himself is a dyslexic makes his artistic message becomes even stronger. The campaign shows outstanding people suffering from this disorder, such as Pablo Picasso, Albert Einstein and John Lennon,... artfashion A Technicolor Basketball Court Pops Up in Paris This unique basketball court which is based between two apartment buildings in the 9th arrondissement in Paris was recently redesigned, it owes his extraordinary appear to a collaboration of French fashion brand Pigalle, creative agency Ill Studio and Nike. The court was already decorated in 2015, but the new upgrade takes it completely to the next level.... artphotography “Home Movies” by Molly McCall Molly McCall is using found photographs as the basis for her art. Her work is as much interesting as her professional life. Inspired by her great grandfather an illustrator for the New York Times, and grandfather, a professional watercolorist in Southern California, Molly has started painting and photography at an early age. Born in Monterey California with a family influence in clothing, she has created her own label and sold to numerous speciality boutiques including Henri Bendel in New York, Fred Segal in Los Angeles, and Nordstrom, where she was... MY HEART IS AN ANIMAL by Katarzyna and Marcin Owczarek "My Hearth is An Animal " is a amazing photo series created by Katarzyna & Marcin Owczarek. Telling stories is a part of their fine art photography project based on surrealistic imagery. "My Hearth is An Animal" brings elaborate compositions combining human and animal elements. Photographers employ animal characters in human settings, often in a social and spiritual context, because each creature brings to life beautiful and original symbolism and emotional values. "We are all connected, people, animals, nature...as a one living organism. In every human being there is a... Portraits Of Heroes And Villains Merged Into One Picture Today we want to share great work of really talented artist. Dada she loves drawing and she is huge Disney fan. Using color pencils she is creating unique designs. This time we are presenting selection of her work, where she took the pure and honest good of cartoon characters and merged them side-by-side with their villain counterparts. Dada admit that she wanted to draw pure, honest, "good" characters that have an evil side or a villain. More: Instagram Post udostępniony przez d a d a (@dada16808) 17 Mar, 2017 o 6:00 PDT... Disney Princess Gowns by Michael Anthony For every girl Disney princesses were real fashion icons. That's why I'm delighted to present a real collection of Disney princess-inspired gowns to continue inspiring our sartorial choices. Designer Michael Anthony decided to create couture, runway-ready outfits, inspired by your favorite Disney princesses. The Chicago-based designer is creating couture we actually want to wear by taking style cues from some of our favorite trends like thigh-high slits, colorful fur and two piece sets. Michael's Couture Disney Princesses collection features high-fashion designs for 14 different fabulous princesses: Merida, Mulan, Pocahontas, Cinderella,...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line220
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__label__wiki	0.712095	0.712095	"G" letter soundtracks GRAN TURISMO 4 Original Soundtrack ~Classical Collection~ Covers release: Myrkul Composed by Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns / Claude Debussy / Erik Satie / Felix Mendelssohn / Ferenc Liszt / Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin / Johann Pachelbel / Johann Sebastian Bach / Modest Mussorgsky / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Arranged by Yasuo Sako Published by King Records Catalog number KICA-1360 The Gran Turismo 4 Original Soundtrack Classical Collection is much like Christmas Day. It sounds as if it's going to be great, but when it comes down to opening your presents, you very rarely get what you wanted, and find you've exchanged an expensive gift for a pair of socks or disgusting Christmas sweater. This album is not a collection of original classical themes, but rather a disappointing and damaging set of arrangements of these by Yasuo Sako. The greats (e.g. Liszt, Debussy, Chopin, and Mussorgsky) may well be happy that they are not around to hear what has happened on this album, and you should be too if I manage to prevent you from listening. Rest assured, if you gave someone this album for Christmas and you received a ridiculous sweater from them, you're probably the one who is better off. The main factor which makes these arrangements so weak is that although the melodies themselves remain largely untouched, there is an inappropriate and odd selection in instrumentation. Take Claude Debussy's gorgeous "Clare de Lune," for example: the main melody is now played on steel drums with a synth instrument and plucked strings littering the background — how on Earth could that ever sound like a good idea? This isn't as bad as the take on Pachelbel's "Canon," though, which features a misguided blend of a drum kit and harpsichord. This classic has received countless arrangements in the past, and I truly feel that this is one of the worst; in fact, I prefer the The Farm's version ("All Together Now"), which I've never held in high regard. Another peeve which I have with the arrangements are how randomly they seem to end. Debussy's "Maiden with the Flaxen Hair," for example, abruptly ends with a ritardando and sudden accelerando on the last couple of beats. "Gymnop&eaute;die No. 1" ends in a mess of instruments with what seems to be an out of place note that is neither linked with the key signature, nor serves as any sort of resolve. As a last example, "Dreams" also seems to end abruptly after listening to a section which sounds more like it serves as a section which should lead into a recapitulation, rather than end to the track. Don't get me wrong, the majority of the tracks are still enjoyable and listenable, and probably sound pretty good to the untrained ear. Those gamers who hear the arrangements of Satie's "Je te Veux" or Mendelssohn's "Spring Song" are likely to be impressed, since these are the two sole pieces which aren't entirely ruined by Sako's choice of arrangement. Furthermore, it's likely that there will be a fair few of you who may prefer the airy "Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.1 'Prelude'" or the passionate "Air on G String" over some of the original in-game music composed for Gran Turismo 4 by Isamu Ohira or Masahiro Andoh. The truth is, musically, these themes still remain solid; it's just that they are nowhere near executed to their full clarity or potential as intended. I more than welcome arranged albums in music, and in fact feel that the best game music does sometimes come from said albums; the Gran Turismo series itself has in fact seen some great arranged tracks, such as the multiple arrangements of "Moon Over the Castle." This album though, is not one which holds any great importance in game music, for the three reasons that is mostly tasteless, misguided, and inappropriate. With all due respect to Yasuo Sako, who has arranged some decent themes for other games series such as Monster Hunter, I have a huge problem with this album's existence in its arranged form. I wouldn't suggest purchasing this album, but please do take a look into the original works of the great composers whose works are represented here. You are sure to fall in love with the original versions of "Rondo in D Major," "The Swan," and "Maiden with the Flaxen Hair" — a few favourites of mine! Music in game Dave Valentine Track 1 Franz Liszt Track 2 Claude Debussy Track 3 Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin Track 5 Modest Petrovich Musorgsky Track 6 Jokob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Track 7 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Track 9 Erik Satie Track 10 Charles Camille Saint-Saëns Track 11 Johann Sebastian Bach Track 13 Erik Satie Track 15 Johann Pachelbel Album was composed by Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns / Claude Debussy / Erik Satie / Felix Mendelssohn / Ferenc Liszt / Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin / Johann Pachelbel / Johann Sebastian Bach / Modest Mussorgsky / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and was released on March 24, 2005. Soundtrack consists of 15 tracks tracks with duration over more than hour. Album was released by King Records. Dreams of Love No.3 Maiden With The Flaxen Hair Prelude Op.28 No.15 In D Flat Major "Raindrops" Clair de Lune ~ from "Suite Bergamasque" Promenade from "Pictures at an Exhibition" Suite Rondo In D Major Je Te Veux The Swan from Suite No.13 "Carnival of the Animals" Jesu, Joy of Man Gymnopédie No.1 Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.1 "Prelude" Obi Back Obi Front	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line223
__label__wiki	0.756334	0.756334	Investors' Centre Activity of the Company Strategy and mission Ecological approach News » Accenture to open its office at University Business Park in Łódź GTC has signed another lease agreement in University Business Park in Łódź. New branch of Accenture Poland will occupy 1,700 sqm office space in the complex. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with approximately 261,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. „In the second part of 2013, Accenture will open a new BPO centre at University Business Park for the purpose of supporting clients all over the world. We are very pleased with the fact that our building has come up to another prestigious tenant’s expectations. Thanks to tenants like Accenture, University Business Park becomes more and more important spot on the business map of the city of Łódź” – says Jacek Wachowicz, Member of the Board and Director of Lease and Sales at GTC S.A. The list of tenants of University Business Park includes: HP, Samsung, Warta Insurance Group, Citibank, Intergraph, Kredyt Bank, Hermann Kirchner, Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Tax Care and Pharmena. University Business Park is currently 68% let. University Business Park is located adjacent to the campus of the Technical University of Łódź, between al. Kościuszki and ul. Wólczańska. The first completed building offers 18,423 sq m of Class A office space and 300 parking places. The University Business Park building has seven floors, with a typical floor area of 2,700 sq m. University Business Park holds a certificate of the prestigious EU GreenBuilding programme. The complex is equipped with suspended ceilings, tilt windows with shutters, state-of-the-art HVAC and telecommunications systems, backup power source and full access control. This makes it possible to arrange the office space freely for back-office operations or for research or laboratory use by companies from the BPO sector, which make up a significant percentage of potential investors in the Łódź area. Globe Trade Centre S.A. KOR 45A, 02-146 Warsaw NIP: 527-00-25-113 T: +48 22 16 60 700 www.gtc.com.pl GTC countries Bulgaria Croatia Hungary Poland Romania Serbia Download GTC Logo © 2020 Globe Trade Centre made by Esencja Studio	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line226
__label__wiki	0.692976	0.692976	Istros Books \| independent publishing house \| books from unfamiliar places, undiscovered writers > articles > Croatia at the London Book Fair 2013 Croatia at the London Book Fair 2013 Croatia show-cased at the London Book Fair! This year, Croatia will be having a national country stand at the London Book Fair 2013 for the first time ever. In honour of the fact that they will be joining the EU this year, and as part of the on-going celebrations for the Welcome Croatia Festival. Istros Books is proud to be part of this historic occassion, with a role in the organisation and running of the stand. Events at the London Book Fair: 14:00 – Promotion of 'Relations' Literary Magazine: ‘Contemporary Croatian Literature in English Translation’ with Roman Simic-Bodrozic, Will Firth, Susan Curtis-Kojakovic Tuesday April 16th 11:00 Olja Savičević in conversation with Roman Simić Bodrožić, discussing her career as a poet and the imminent English publication of her best-selling novel, ‘Farewell, Cowboy’ 12:00 Josip Novakovich discusses his books on Creative writing with Croatian lecturer, author and Creative Writing teacher, Marinko Koščec 14:00 'Our Man in Iraq' – English translator of the novel, Will Firth in conversation with author, Robert Perišić and literary agent, Ivan Sršen. 16:30 Matko Sršen in conversation with translator and Slavic scholar, Celia Hawkesworth Wednesday, April 17th 11:00 Daša Drndić talks about her writing, and being short-listed for the Independent Prize for Foreign Fiction, with her book ‘Trieste’, published in the UK by Maclehose Press. Hosted by Roy Cross, former head of British Council, Croatia 12:00 'A Handful of Sand' – English translator of the novel, Will Firth in conversation with author, Marinko Koščec 14:00 Ivan Sršen talks to Boris Gunjević about his book 'God in Pain', co-authored with Slavoj Žižek External Events: ''Meet the voices of modern Croatian Literature'' A rare chance to get hear and meet three top Croatian writers presenting their work to a UK audience, in conversation with Nicholas Jarrold, former British Ambassador to Croatia. After a short presentation, the audience will have the chance to mingle and talk to each writer, in an informal 'mini book fair' setting, along with a glass of wine or juice. Daša Drndić - long listed for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013 Josip Novakovich – nominated for Man Booker International Prize 2013 Marinko Koščec – winner of the first-ever Meša Selimović Prize for best novel in the Croatian-Serbian-Bosnian-Montenegrin speaking region,2002 This event is hosted as part of the Welcome Croatia Festival, in parallel with Croatia's inaugural presence at this year's London Book Fair, and in celebration of its accession to the EU in July this year. The Nightingale Room, Keats House (library), Keats Grove, Hampstead, London, NW3 2RR ''Contemporary Croatian Literature: Inside and Out'' A two-part discussion on today's Croatian literary scene, and the efforts to bring Croatian literature to a wider audience through translation. Chaired by Man Booker International nominee, Josip Novakovich, and Literary Editor, Roman Simić-Bodrožić Part 1 – Croatian lit: Marinko Koščec, Daša Drndić, Robert Perišić, Matko Sršen Chaired by Roman Simić-Bodrožić Part 2 – Croatian lit in translation: Will Firth, Ivan Sršen, Mia Pervan, Susan Curtis-Kojaković Chaired by Josip Novakovich This event is hosted by the Croatian Embassy in London, in celebration of Croatia's inaugural presence at this year's London Book Fair, and its imminent accession to the EU, in July. Europe House 32 Smith Square London SW1P 3EU ‹ Croatia at the London Book Fair 2013 Croatia at the London Book Fair 2013 ›	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line228
__label__cc	0.655538	0.344462	INDIAN TABLOID Category: BUZZING What is FASTag? How to Activate FASTags? Get FASTags For Free! All you Need to Know About FASTags KIRAN SHETH BUSINESS, BUZZING, NEWS, PHOTOS, TECHNOLOGY, VIDEOS From December 1, Fastag will be applicable to all trolls across the country. Which will make all toll cashless. Without Fastag you will not be able to cross the toll. In this case, if you have not yet purchased Fastag, then there is good news for you. To promote Fastag by the central government, it […] India now has the Second-Highest number of International Schools in the world After China; Average Annual Fee is $3,300 BUSINESS, BUZZING, EDUCATION, NEWS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS, WORLD India currently has the second-highest variety of international faculties within the world, next solely to China, ISC analysis knowledge shows. Between 2012 and 2019, each the amount of colleges teaching foreign curricula and student enrollment over doubled to 708 and 373,000, severally. 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Indian Railways install First Health ATM at Lucknow Charbagh Railway Station; 16 tests can be done for 100 rupees, report in just 10 minutes BUZZING, HEALTH, NEWS, PHOTOS, TECHNOLOGY, TRAVEL, VIDEOS Health ATM installed at Lucknow railway station, get 16 types of checkups. In fact, Indian Railways has introduced this special facility to take care of the health of the passengers. Railways is installing health ATM kiosks at all stations. 16 health parameters can be checked at one time. Rail passengers are also being given their […] Indian Army to provide Permanent Jobs to Woman as Career Option by April 2020 BUZZING, DEFENSE, NEWS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS The Indian Army will offer a perpetual commission to women officials from April 2020, Adjutant General Lt Gen Ashwani Kumar said. Female enlisted people should choose one of the six specializations –, for example, language master or air traffic controller – during their second and third year of administration. 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__label__wiki	0.646591	0.646591	01182020What's Hot: Trump’s impeachment, starring Bill Clinton 9 hours ago Putin and the Art of Stepping Down Gracefully While Keeping a Grip on Power 18 hours ago Dershowitz plays down role on Trump impeachment team 18 hours ago INFO SHOOTER Politics Analytics Chronicle Ontd Political HumanEvents PolitiCartoons WA Times Home Salon Spreading fake news about Putin, or Red-scare propaganda, does nothing to defeat Trump Spreading fake news about Putin, or Red-scare propaganda, does nothing to defeat Trump Posted 2 years ago \| 0 comments Last week, Harvard lecturer and Slate columnist Yascha Mounk tweeted a photograph of a room full of chairs. On each chair was a photograph of a deceased Russian journalist. The intent, Mounk said in the tweet, was to remind people of the “human cost of dictatorship.” “All these are journalists who criticized Putin — and died under mysterious circumstances,” he wrote. The only problem was, Mounk’s tweet wasn’t exactly accurate. In fact, it was pretty far away from accurate. Damir Marusic, the executive editor at the American Interest, stepped in to correct Mounk’s information, pointing out that more than half of the pictured journalists actually died before Vladimir Putin rose to power in Russia — and some died in war zones. In other words, they definitely were not all murdered because they publicly criticized Putin. Many Twitter users chimed in to lambaste Mounk for failing to fact-check or properly research the photograph he posted. Others wondered why American journalists were less concerned for the well-being of their Russian colleagues when they were murdered during Western-supported President Boris Yeltsin’s tenure in the Kremlin. Mounk’s was hardly an unforgivable error, but it is illustrative of how false information spreads far and wide — and fast. His original tweet amassed more than 54,000 re-tweets. In comparison, his follow-up correction managed to gather a measly 187 retweets. What’s more, there’s no real pressure for Mounk to delete this misleading tweet because it advances an acceptable narrative: Putin’s Russia is bad and if we badly muddle the facts, it doesn’t matter much. Don’t get me wrong. There is no doubt that serious investigative journalism in Russia is a dangerous business, but there is no use in exaggerating the scale of the problem for effect. Sensationalizing or “overhyping” the issue, as Marusic put it, isn’t helpful. The reality is, to attribute every death or murder of a critic to Putin himself may be giving him far too much credit. Mounk’s tweet plays into the notion that Putin is an omnipresent being; that nothing happens in Russia without his say-so, framing him as an all-seeing, all-hearing figure who controls what happens in every town and village across the land. Two of the most high-profile murders that many have linked to Putin are those of journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006 and opposition figure Boris Nemtsov in 2015. Both Politkovskaya and Nemtsov were also highly critical of Putin appointee Ramzan Kadyrov, who rules over Chechnya like a personal fiefdom and sees no problem in publicly threatening “traitors” and journalists who displease him. That’s when he’s not expressing support for honor killings and fundamentalist Islam. It is widely believed, particularly in the case of Nemtsov, that Kadyrov was the one to order his killing — and five Chechens linked to him have been jailed for the murder based on forensic evidence. As Russian journalist and Putin critic Leonid Bershidsky put it in a column earlier this year, by empowering the likes of Kadyrov and the thugs who pledge loyalty to him, it is the system that Putin presides over that becomes the killer, not Putin himself. “To call Putin a killer,” Bershidsky wrote, “is to reduce Russia’s problems to the size of Putin’s compact body.” I walked over the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge the night before Nemtsov was gunned down there, in the shadow of the Kremlin. By the time he had been murdered the next night, I was sitting in a St. Petersburg hotel room and the whole world, it seemed, had decided Putin was personally responsible. That was the easiest knee-jerk reaction because patience, complexity and nuance are far less gratifying — especially on Twitter. Oh, Twitter. It is perhaps the biggest driver in the media’s increasingly flimsy relationship with facts. On an altogether less sinister note, MSNBC’s Joy Ann Reid provides one of the most recent examples of this. On Friday Reid sent out a tweet about Trump’s wives that was littered with multiple overlapping errors: Donald Trump married one American (his second wife) and two women from what used to be Soviet Yugoslavia: Ivana-Slovakia, Melania-Slovenia. — Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 21, 2017 First off, Ivana Trump is not from Slovakia. She is from what is now the Czech Republic, once Czechoslovakia. Furthermore, Czechoslovakia was never part of Yugoslavia — and while it’s true that Melania Trump’s homeland of Slovenia is a former Yugoslav republic, none of those countries were ever part of the Soviet Union. Indeed, the historical ignorance goes well beyond that: Yugoslavia broke away from the Soviet bloc in 1948, and remained a non-aligned socialist state until its breakup in 1992. Arguably this is nothing new: Reid was roundly mocked last September after a series of tweets suggesting that she appeared to believe Russia was still a “communist” nation and repeatedly referring to Putin as “Comrade Vladimir.” Aside from the number of basic errors in Reid’s Friday tweet, it is also blatantly xenophobic in its implication that there is something inherently suspicious about Eastern Europeans or those who associate with them. Still, it remains undeleted on her page. Former CNN contributor Donna Brazile — who was fired for sharing debate questions with Hillary Clinton’s campaign — tweeted recently, in response to a tweet from the Russian embassy, that “the Communists” were now dictating the terms of debate between the two countries. When reminded that Russia is most definitely not even remotely Communist anymore, she doubled down, responding: “They no longer call themselves KGB either. Bye boo.” Fake news is by no means the special purview of conservatives. 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__label__wiki	0.547826	0.547826	Posted on January 18, 2013 by Jens-Ingo Brodesser Early photograph of Frédéric Chopin (1849) While I was djing at a local milonga in Amsterdam a girl came to the DJ desk and told me: “I know this tango!” So I said: “Yes, it’s Melodía del corazón interpreted by Edgardo Donato and his orchestra.” She then explained that she didn’t really mean to know it from the milongas but from her sister’s piano lessons. Her sister was actually rehearsing on these tunes. On another session she told me that her sister was actually playing Fédéric Chopin’s Étude Op. 10 n°3 “Tristesse” in E major. And indeed the main theme of this piano étude directly entered into the tango Melodía del corazón. Not as a cheap carbon copy but nicely rearranged around the Chopin theme. Let’s say that the composers of this tango, Fioravante Di Cicco and Héctor María Artola, have been insprired by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849). Edgardo Donato : Romeo Gavioli La melodía del corazón, 1940 (short extract): http://jens-ingo.all2all.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/11-La-melodia-del-corazon1.mp3 “The great majority of Chopin’s compositions were written for the piano as solo instrument; all of his extant works feature the piano in one way or another. Chopin, according to Arthur Hedley, ‘had the rare gift of a very personal melody, expressive of heart-felt emotion, and his music is penetrated by a poetic feeling that has an almost universal appeal… Present-day evaluation places him among the immortals of music by reason of his insight into the secret places of the heart and because of his awareness of the magical new sonorities to be drawn from the piano.’ “ [Wikipedia]. So no wonder, they called this tango Melodía del corazón (The melody of the heart). This is also underlined with the lyrics by Carmelo Santiago sung by Romeo Gavioli in the 1940 Donato version. 78 RPM record of Mario Melfi’s Reviens mon amour, Paris 1939 The Edgardo Donato recording is not the only Di Cicco-Artola version, there is also a Francisco Canaro interpretation with the singer Francisco Amor. Both versions are from the year 1940, the SADAIC has the tango registered on the 19-01-1940. At the root of all these versions there is an even earlier record with the same Chopin melody. This work is not based on the Di Cicco-Artola partition but on an arrangement by Mario Melfi in Paris and it’s called Reviens mon amour. The 78 RPM record contains an explicite note: “sur les motifs de Tristesse de F. Chopin”. This version is interpreted by Mario Melfi and his orchestra himself and the refrain singer is Benardi (Jean Bernardi?). The record has the HMV matrix number OLA 2958 (disk number K-8277) and has been issued in 1939 in France. Maybe it has freely inspired the Argentinian Di Cicco-Artola version. There are a lot of popular tangos which have been composed in Paris and then later performed in Buenos Aires. Let’s quote one of the most famous: Poema, for which Mario Melfi wrote the lyrics. Between the two wars, but also at other moments, Paris has been some kind of tango test tube where a lot of interesting ideas converged. Edgardo Donato : Romeo Gavioli La melodía del corazón, 1940 (short extract):http://jens-ingo.all2all.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/11-La-melodia-del-corazon1.mp3 Francisco Canaro : Francisco Amor La melodía del corazón, 1940 (short extract):http://jens-ingo.all2all.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/09-La-melodia-del-corazon.canaro1.mp3 Mario Melfi : Benardi Reviens mon amour, 1939 (short extract):http://jens-ingo.all2all.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/01-Reviens-mon-amour.mp3 Fédéric Chopin Étude Op. 10 n°3 “Tristesse” in E major by Tamás Vásáry (Piano):http://jens-ingo.all2all.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Frederic-Chopin-Tristesse1.mp3 The tango Vous, qu’avez-vous fait de mon amour ? is an interesting example, originally an Hungarian tango by the composer Tibor Barczi, it has been very popular in Paris during the 1930’s. There are serveral recordings of this tango in France, an often played and timeless version is certainly the one by Orlando et son orchestre du Bagdad from 1933 with the famous singer Tino Rossi. A couple of years later this tango came to Buenos Aires and has been recorded as Sueño Azul by Osvaldo Fresedo. Tibor Barczi’s original title of this tango is Jo a két szemedbe nézni. Osvaldo Fresedo : Roberto Ray Sueño Azul, 1937 (short extract):http://jens-ingo.all2all.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/03-Sueno-azul1.mp3 Miguel Orlando : Tino Rossi Vous, qu’avez-vous fait de mon amour ?, 1933 (short extract):http://jens-ingo.all2all.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/09-Vous-Quavez-Vous-Fait-De-Mon-Amour.mp3 These are quite hidden cross references, only recognisable via the melody, but there are other tangos where the reference, for instance, to the classical music repertoire is openly anchored into the title like Danza Húngara No. 5 by Enrique Rodríguez. It is a tango foxtrot transcript of Johannes Brahms’ Hungarian Dances Nr. 5. Now the funny part about this is that Brahms isn’t the author: “Only numbers 11, 14 and 16 are entirely original compositions. The most famous Hungarian Dance is No. 5 in F♯ minor (G minor in the orchestral version), but even this dance was based on the csárdás by Béla Kéler titled Bártfai emlék which Brahms mistakenly thought was a traditional folksong.” [Wikipedia] Now let’s have a look at the Gershwin question. Just a couple of days ago, as I was playing Sans souci (1944) with the Orchestra Miguel Caló, my friend H. told me that there is something of An American in Paris (1928) and a little bit of Rhapsody in blue (1931) in it. Especially Sans souci, composed by Enrique Delfino, is considered by some as the quintessence of Caló’s musical interpretation. Direct quotation of Gershwin or just brothers in style? The tango Sans souci has been created in Montevideo already back in 1917 by Enrique Delfino. If you compare the structure of the Caló and the Delfino version, you can hear that some connecting parts, repetitions, structures and especially something from the ending part of Caló’s Sans souci are not in the original scores. There is a passage in the ending part where he uses a blue note, a key you can find in Jazz and Blues music. You get minor where you expect major. Also Gershwin used blue notes quite frequently in his compositions. The following extract contains the blue note passage which reminds a little bit of Gershwin: Extract Miguel Caló : Instrumental Sans souci, 1944 Ending part 2:45 – 2:49, listen to the blue note:http://jens-ingo.all2all.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/M.-Calo-Extract-Sans-Souci-Ending-245-2491.mp3 Miguel Caló : Instrumental Sans souci, 1944 (full version) There are some connecting parts, repetitions and structures which are not in the original Delfino version, like at 1:30 – 1:45 …:http://jens-ingo.all2all.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/01-Sans-souci.mp3 Enrique Delfino (Solo de piano) Sans souci, 1917 (full version) The original version:http://jens-ingo.all2all.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/02-Enrique-Delfinosolo-de-piano-Sans-Souci-1917.mp3 Gershwin plays Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (Link to Youtube) La mort de Manon Lescaut, illustration of Abbé Prévost’s Histoire du Chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut Enrique Delfino was a big admirer of Puccini, Verdi and Wagner and had a deep knowledge about musical theory. So if we are looking for musical quotations or references we can also cross listen to all these beautiful Enrique Delfino tangos and the work of Giacomo Puccini, Guiseppe Verde and Richard Wagner to find intersections in their universes. For instance the lyrics of his tango Griseta (1924) contain characters of Puccini’s opera La Boheme (Rodolfo, Mimì, Musetta, Schaunard), Manon Lescaut (Manon, Des Grieux) and Guiseppe Verdi’s La Traviata (adaptation of Marguerite Gautier, heroine of Alexandre Dumas, fils’ novel and play The Lady of the Camellias). It’s like a tribute to his favorite composers. And like in their plots, this beautiful tango can be seen as an allegory of the tuberculosis disease, a recurring motif in tango texts: See for the original lyrics here and for an English translation here. Carlos Di Sarli : Roberto Rufino Griseta, 1941:http://jens-ingo.all2all.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/11-Griseta.mp3 (Di Sarli wiped the last stanza of the song text, the 1939 version by Biagi with Andrés Falgas contains only the middle stanza, not the first and neither the last stanza, the 1953 version by Francisco Canaro and Mario Alonso contains the complete lyrics) But tango wasn’t exclusively inspired from classical or folk music, there have also been references to the popular music of the time. Especially in the late 1920’s and 1930’s there are a lot of foxtrots which are adaptations of world hits like the famous Singin’ in the rain by Nacio Herb Brown published in 1929 and Francisco Canaro’s reprise Cantando bajo la lluvia from 1929/1930. The text is translated to Spanish and the refrain singing is by Charlo, perfect voice for this repertoire. But just listen through all foxtrots by Canaro, Lomuto, Carabelli, Rodríguez and Fresedo and you will find a lot of known songs and tunes. Francisco Canaro : Charlo Cantando bajo la lluvia 1930: http://jens-ingo.all2all.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/02-Cantando-bajo-la-lluvia.mp3 Gene Kelly dancing and singing in the famous rain scene in Singin’ in the Rain (1952) I could go on and on with these references but I just want to conclude this little musical journey with the direct collaborations between tango and other musical genders, like you have seen in my article about Osvaldo Fresedo and Dizzy Gillespie, or the musical influences which changed the típica’s composition later in the 1940’s: Personally I believe that the Francisco Canaro orchestra remained still innovative during the 1940’s. To my ears it became very jazzy and I like especially the recordings with Carlos Roldán. Try to figure out which new instruments have been added to this típica! 😉 Francisco Canaro : Carlos Roldán Cristal 1944 This entry was posted in Music by Jens-Ingo Brodesser. Bookmark the permalink. 16 thoughts on “Inspiración” marie jeanne sylvie on January 19, 2013 at 15:15 said: Do you recognize this ? Мой костер в тумане светит from Анна Литвиненко Julian Ingram on January 19, 2013 at 22:44 said: You’ve written a marvelous article, Jens-Ingo with such heartfelt passion that’s brought such a pleasant smile to my face! I wholeheartedly applaud you in your efforts and hope you continue to bless us with your presence, your gifts and your service. Your friend and colleague, Daniela on January 20, 2013 at 13:24 said: Bravo Jens-Ingo, quelle belle surprise et quelle passion dans tes études. C’est vraiment un plaisir pouvoir mieux comprendre la production et l’ispiration éuropéenne des orchestres de tango. Zuzana on January 20, 2013 at 15:46 said: Great, Jens-Ingo!! I am a great lover of classical music and it always surprise me when I hear an inspiration from it in any kind of music (and especially in tango-music). I had a nice experience similar to yours recently – I´ve heard tango vals “Sobre las olas” for the first time and immediately I recalled the melody of the waltz I used to play as a child on a piano (in very simplified version). It was so great to hear that melody I used to know from my childhood! I thought it must have been composed by some of classical composers, so I found my old sheetnotes, but to my surprise, author was Juventino Rosas 🙂 and special thanks goes to you for finding that little piece of Gershwin´s Rhapsody in Blue in Caló song! 🙂 Jens-Ingo Brodesser on January 21, 2013 at 19:38 said: Hello Zuzana, thank you very much 😉 By the way i didn’t really find a piece of Gershwin in the Caló tango but rather a passage which resembles Gershwin’s style. Or do you exactly know the passage as to be a 1:1 copy of Gershwin? Oh, yes, you are right, Jens-Ingo! I´ve noticed that Gershwin inspiration in blue-note passage and without analysing in detail I directly considered it the same as Gershwin original. But, listen to the Gershwin (that youtube version) from 8:59 – that is the part which is almost 1:1. First 4 chords are the same, then G. continues with melody on the same tone, Calo continues with fourth higher while changing the chord. p.s. listening to Sans souci again I found another inspiration, at 0:13 – 0:15 I would swear it sounds like Mozart 🙂 (some opera overture?) and inspiration works both way. Have you noticed that motif from “Organito de la tarde” resembles little bit beginning of Beatles “Girl”? and I noticed also this song by popular czech folk group resembles “Sosiego en la noche”…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFS_OUVIpTc Juliana Thutlwa on January 21, 2013 at 16:10 said: Zingo, I have just read your blogg entry. #like# I would like to get to a specific little detail on the Fédéric Chopin’s Étude Op. 10 n°3 “Tristesse” in E major aka. Melodia del corazon: My personal impression: the Canaro version has a little let’s say “jazzy” foxtrott character with swing ambitions, as the more romantic (perceived) violines played donato version that shows a little more life of its own (further away from the original). Also noticeable from my point of view is the muffled trumpet (?) that takes over a part of the theme (00:35 to 1:04). I may be wrong. Pls. check, would you? Do you by any chance happen to know if there’s a difference in the key in the Donato and Canaro version? Are they supposed to be in the same speed or is the difference intended? Age Akkerman on January 22, 2013 at 03:27 said: Fantastic work Jens-Ingo, putting it all so nicely together! Juliana, great you heard that in “La melodía del corazón”! Since I’ve analyzed keys and speed of tangos and found that most of what we dance to is off-key and has incorrect speeds your last question is for me: This time, the versions I have of Donato and Canaro are almost at correct speed, so the tempo difference between Donato (67bpm) and Canaro (64bpm) is no technical error but intended. Canaro plays in keys C major (Tristesse melody) and the corresponding A minor (Intro). Donato starts in the same key (Am) but the singing is a minor third higher than the instrumental part: Part 1a: Instrumental Intro in A minor; 0:35 modulation to C major Part 1b: 0:37 Trisesse melody; 1:29-1:30 modulation to C minor Part 2a: 1:30 Gavioli sings Intro in C minor; 2:04 modulation to Es major Part 2b: 2:06 Gavioli sings Tristesse melody in Es major. So, the instrumental parts of Donato and Canaro are in the same keys. Canaro’s singer Francisco Amor sings in the same keys, but Donato’s singer Romeo Gavioli sings a minor third higher. For me the Donato version is closer to Chopin; Canaro seems such a happy fellow that even his tristesse comes with a wink. I love them both. hello age, one question: is this a new habit to change keys during the performance. did you key analyse the chopin version too, which is announced as to be E major? is there also key modulation happening or is it streight E major? generally major is associated to happy, pleasant, minor to sad, triste. was chopin also the happy guy. he looked more like to be depressed, didn’t he 😉 Thank you for your irrististable questions, Jens-Ingo. In tango, keys changes are quit common. Very often, this is to the corresponding major or minor key (every minor key has one corresponding major key; e.g. Am->C in “La melodía del corazón”) or only changing major/minor (e.g. D minor->D major in “Volver” and “A media luz”). I think that, from a tango point of view, Chopin was only moderately depressed, but a modulation maniac: After Tristesse’s initial melody in E major, the 2nd part is B major and c# minor. Than, till the repetition of the initial melody the keys move wildly along: A major – A minor – C# diminished seven – F# major/minor nine – B major – B minor – D# half-diminished seven – G # major/minor nine – E# diminished seven – A# diminished seven – D# diminished seven – G# diminished seven – and B major (he, it is an Etude, a technical study piece). Modulated enough? It ends with the initial melody in the initial key E major. Donato and Canaro used from Chopin only the initial melody and played it lower, in C. This piece shows that you can sound very sad in a major key, as you can sound happy in minor (e.g. “That’s the Way I Like It” by KC &the Sunshine Band and the Bee Gees’ You Should Be Dancin’ and me too! Henning on January 21, 2013 at 19:09 said: Grrrreat article, Jens-Ingo! Imagine how more there is to discover it will sureley fill a book (at least!). Indeed the inspitations were shwashing in both directions. A further example of influences of European folk music is the Russian tune “Очи чёрные”- “Otschi tschornyje” (Black eyes), a melody commonly considered to be a gipsy song but based on “Hommage Valse Opus 21” of the German Florian Hermann (1884) with lyrics of Jewhen Hrebinkas (wikipedia). It’s still very popular: The interpretations are legend from traditional versions like from the Red Army Choir or Patricia Kaas (!) to contemporary jazz and even disco-salsa. However, it’s the blueprint of Francisco Canaro’s great Tango “Ojos negros que fascinan”. If you like, listen to these: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itbJkf74z24 You may like the version by Louis Armstrong: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnoCI2N9nWw And of course Canaro with Roberto Maida (1935): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2na5Ry8jRrU When it comes to valse thre are even more “inspirations”. Most known the adaptations from the valses viennoise of Emile Waldteufel aka “Johann Strauss of Paris”: „Amor y primavera“ (F. Canaro, 1935), „Dolores“ (Los Provincianos, 1931), „Siempre fiel“ (E. Rodríguez, 1938) or „Tres jolie“. The latter not only recorded 1932 by OTV but by other European Orchestras like Marek Weber or in 1930, by Dajos Béla, famous leader of a “Salonorchester” and several jazz bands in Berlin. In 1935 he moved to Buenos Aires to play for Radio Splendid and after that for Radio El Mundo (wikipadia). So his fame must be well known in BsAs before, and quite possibel it was his recording which brought the Waldteufel to Tango. One of my favourite theories of “reverse inspiration” is the couple “El Monito” – “In einer kleinen Konditorei”. The first, 1928, composed and recorded by Julio De Caro, the second composed by Fred Raymond (lyrics by Ernst Neubach) in 1929 – not an 1:1-adoption, but an Interpretation with an obvious similarity only in the refrain of the German smash hit. Accidentally? Somewhere – unfortunately I don’t know where – I read that Raymond was on a trip to America before; so belive it or not. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8h4EcghsHc There is so much more to say. In the end it shows that the Tango Argentino was not a separated island but a interchanging member of the worldwide music community, crossing boarders of countries as well as of genres. Hello Henning, thank you for these additional examples and also the reverse inspirations. I haven’t really checked them out but I’m sure they are also strong in numbers 😉 Zuzana on February 23, 2013 at 20:02 said: found another one 🙂 check the motif of Incertidumbre (from 0:40): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VddCRuHC5JE it´s the Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody Nr.2: (from 7:30) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntNUiTRig9k Michael on July 28, 2019 at 18:50 said: @ Henning Thanks for your examples. Über den Titel Schwarze Augen / Black Eyes / Les yeux noirs / Otschi tschornyje könnte man seitenlang schreiben. Es soll ursprünglich eine russische Volksweise gewesen sein, wird aber auch gerne in der Zigeunertradition verortet. Es gibt viele wunderschöne Versionen in der ganzen Welt – manchen werden die Version von Pjotr Leschenko kennen. Im englischsprachigen Raum wurde es zu Black Eyes (z.B. die Version von Dorsey), in Deutschland wurde es zu Schwarze Augen (Rehmstedt, Widmann), in Frankreich zu Les Yeux noirs (Hot Club de France, Pierre Allier, beide Aufnahmen mit Django Reinhardt). Hier eine sehr swingende Version, die mir sehr gut gefällt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y73O48g1am8 Von Canaro ist bekannt, dass er fast alle Arten von Musik aufnahm, die kommerziell erfolgreich waren. Zum Beispiel das in den dreissiger Jahren in ganz Europa bekannte Szomorú vasánap von Rezsö Seress, das in England zu Gloomy Sunday (Billie Holiday, Artie Shaw u.v.a.), in Deutschland zu Einsamer Sonntag, in Italien zu Triste Domenica wurde. Canaro spielte es als Triste Domingo 04/1937 ein. Es existiert auch eine Version mit Mercedes Simone (und unbekanntem Orchester) von 1937 (erschienen bei El Bandoneon EBCD 033). Michael KI Weitere Bezüge von Europa nach Argentinien: Das schöne Isla de Capri wurde in Argentinien 1935 in der Version von Osvaldo Fresedo ein grosser Hit, ist aber eine Komposition von Will Grosz. Will Grosz war ein Wiener Komponist, Pianist und Orchesterleiter. Ab 1927 war er künstlerischer Leiter bei Grammophone Berlin. 1933 wurde er Leiter des Kammerspiel-Theaters in Wien. 1934 floh er vor den Nazis, für die Teile seiner Kompositionen (z.B. seine “Afrika-Songs”) entartete Musik waren, weiter nach England, dann nach den USA, wo er 1939 jung starb. Isla de Capri ist vermutlich seine bekannteste Komposition. Der Musiker und Komponist Dajos Bela, der aus Deutschland vor den Nazis nach Argentinien fliehen musste, wurde bereits erwähnt. Folgende Kompositionen von Dajos Bela in Argentinien sind namentlich erwähnt: Un beso de tus labios (vals), Adoro el mar (vals), Aquí estoy solo contigo (foxtrot), Okey Mr. Pepe (milonga), Noches de Hungría, Gitano. Jedoch gibt es von diesen Titeln meines Wissens keine Aufnahmen, die auf CD oder LP erschienen sind. Doch, es gibt eine Ausnahme: Bei der oben erwähnten Aufnahme »Noches de Hungria, Gitano« handelt es sich um den von Enrique Rodriguez 1942 aufgenommenen Foxtrot Noches de Hungria, erschienen auf der CD Bailando todos los ritmos. (Zu Dajos Bela hatte ich eine ausführliche Biografie erstellt. Leider wurde auf der Webseite, wo ich meine Beiträge bisher eingestellt hatte, Zensur ausgeübt. Anstatt diesen “Änderungswünschen” nachzukommen, habe ich die Beiträge von dieser Seite entfernt. Meine kleine Bitte an die Leser: wenn sich jemand mit (einfacher) Webseitengestaltung auskennt und mir dabei helfen möchte, wäre ich für diese Hilfe sehr dankbar. Die andere Möglichkeit wäre, dass ich auf einer Tango-bezogenen Webseite meine Beiträge wieder einstellen könnte.) Von Rodriguez gibt es noch einen anderen Titel aus Europa zu vermelden: Bombolo (erschienen auf der CD El “Chato” Flores 1937-39). Das Trio Lescano machte Bombolo zum grossen Hit in Italien, Rodriguez nahm es 1939 auf. Es wäre sehr interessant, wenn noch weitere Bezüge zwischen Europa und Argentinien aufgeführt werden könnten.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line234
__label__wiki	0.595846	0.595846	Eitan Katz’s Pure Simcha Now Available! Inspiring Voice Reviews Dovid Dachs – Shiras Hayam Eitan Katz – Forever Grateful – Ki L’olam Chasdo Meyen Olam Haba Acapella Single by Nochi Krohn Ophie Nat Releases New Single in honor of Shavous Pey Dalid – “Mishenichnas Adar” (Official Purim Music Video) Feat. Eitan Katz OutOfTowner reviews Mesivta Of Waterbury – Stay With Me OutOfTowner Reviews Miracles New Single “The Power Of Speech” by Hillel Kapnick Hillel Kapnick releases eBook “10 Ways To Help You Make It In The Jewish Music World” OutOfTowner Reviews Eitan Katz-Shuvu CDs, General, Music, Reviews — By OutOfTowner on May 22, 2013 8:13 am I would like to think that I have very diverse musical tastes. Of course I only listen to Jewish music so how diverse can it really be! I do think, however, that there are enough genres of Jewish music out there for me to make my original statement. Usually I am a fan of the new bold sounds that today’s musical artists are out competing to create and popularize. Then there are some artists like Eitan Katz who reach back into the nice kumzitz “Carlbach” style and manage to bring out fresh new music while keeping the music “old style”. Eitan writes in his cover of his latest release, Shuvu, that his goal is to bring out simcha that brings us closer to Hashem, while being entertaining and enjoyable at the same time. Since Eitan composes and arranges his own music I know that the full meaning of each song is brought out by his performance on this album. The arrangements are a little guitar heavy, but since Eitan plays guitar that is totally understandable and it fits with his style. It has been a few months since he released this album and I must say that once again he has achieved this goal. I finally have a few moments to write my thoughts on this album so here I go: Elul Nigun: For me growing up in a Yeshiva where the Roshei Yeshiva are different people during Elul and really embody in us all of the seriousness of the upcoming Yemai Hadin, a song composed with the same feelings really hits home. Just listening to the song I can feel Eitan’s quest for closeness with Hashem. As is Eitan’s style, I really like how the song starts out with very simple arrangements and gets more complex as the song progresses. There are also some very nice harmonies by the choir as well. Mizmor L’Dovid: I have written on other reviews how much I appreciate when the artist will write a little background about the song in the cover and Eitan doesn’t disappoint us with his little tidbits of information. This song, a hartizge ballad, was a song that he composed while walking the streets of Yerushalayim when he lived there and learned in the Mir Yeshiva. While this is not a song that will probably make it to my Shabbos table (as those of you who read my reviews know my shita about songs written to the words of zemiros), this is a beautiful song written to a very well known kapitel tehillim as well and will probably be a popular song on the kumzitz circuit. Asher Bara: Ok, before I give my actual assessment of the song, I have to comment on the tidbit he shared with us. He writes that he composed the song while watching his young children in the morning. I laugh because who hasn’t been up early watching their children and most of us are all grumpy and unproductive at the same time. Eitan chose to make the best of the situation and entertain his children with his guitar…and low and behold a beautiful hora fit to be sung at weddings for years to come was born! Wow, I managed to review the song at the same time! Y’hay Ra’ava: If any song on this album totally encapsulates Eitan as a musician, vocalist, person and most importantly as a ben Torah, this is the song. Before listening to the song and just reading the tidbit of this song I already knew this song would be special. The words of the song coming from the tefila of Berich Shemai, are words of asking Hashem that we should have the zchus to learn and be engulfed in the torah. Eitan writes how his biggest joy in life has always been to be able to sit and learn, which he does on a full time basis from what I hear. He writes that if he could give one song from this album as a present to Hashem, this would be the song. Just listen to this song and you’ll see why yourself. Ata Horeisa: Once again Eitan writes such meaningful words as a prelude to the song, as the song was composed in honor of a sick boy who had a sign with these words hanging above his bed. This is an enjoyable upbeat song with a very strong message. At the end of the day we all know Ein Od Milvado! Ani L’dodi: This is another hartzige slow song, this one composed in honor of Eitan’s sister’s wedding. This is a song that I can envision being sung by weddings and under chupas. Azamra: Ok so I might be impartial to this song just because of the words (v’hamayvin yavin) but this is another one of Eitan’s beautiful and upbeat horas on this album. I really like how he incorporates a lot of saxophone and violin into this song. The chorus is very catchy and that really stands out when he modulates at 4:39 of the song and goes back to the chorus. This is another enjoyable song on an album full of enjoyable songs. Elokah: After a while I feel I am running out of adjectives to describe the beautiful songs on this album. This is another hartzige ballad and how could it not be…the words are from one of the most heartfelt zemiros we sing on shabbos and it was composed (at least the low part) at the Kossel. This song features an unadvertised solo by the multi talented Nochi Krohn immediately followed by a duet with Nochi and Eitan. Wow! Nigun: Eitan writes in the notes in the cover that this song was written on the spot at the end of a long wedding after having to set up special for an outdoor dessert. I am flabbergasted how much simcha and lebedikkeit comes through on this song. I know what it means to have been performing at a long wedding and cannot imagine setting up a 2nd time and still having such simcha and enthusiasm. This is what sets Eitan apart and makes his music so special. His simcha is real and it really shows on this song. Shuvu: The title track is the last track on this amazing album. The words are a heartfelt possuk that Hashem tells us to return to him and he will reciprocate and return to us. It really is that simple. Eitan writes how he was in a quandary how to arrange this song. The truth is that I like his decision to keep the arrangements simple and hartzig. It is a beautiful ending to a beautiful album! In conclusion, if you haven’t figured out already from the rest of the review, this album is worth every penny and then some. You can find it at www.mostlymusic.com or anywhere good Jewish music is sold! Tags: Eitan Katz, Nochi Krohn	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line236
__label__cc	0.601399	0.398601	Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences The Korean Space Science Society (한국우주과학회) Earth Science(Earth/Atmosphere/Marine/Astronomy) ＞ Aerospace Science JASS aims for the promotion of global awareness and understanding of space science and related applications. Unlike other journals that focus either on space science or on space technologies, it intends to bridge the two communities of space science and technologies, by providing opportunities to exchange ideas and viewpoints in a single journal. Topics suitable for publication in JASS include researches in the following fields: space astronomy, solar physics, magnetospheric and ionospheric physics, cosmic ray, space weather, and planetary sciences; space instrumentation, satellite dynamics, geodesy, spacecraft control, and spacecraft navigation. However, the topics covered by JASS are not restricted to those mentioned above as the journal also encourages submission of research results in all other branches related to space science and technologies. Even though JASS was established on the heritage and achievements of the Korean space science community, it is now open to the worldwide community, while maintaining a high standard as a leading international journal. Hence, it solicits papers from the international community with a vision of global collaboration in the fields of space science and technologies. http://janss.kr KSCI KCI SCOPUS Short Periodicities in Latitudinal Variation of Sunspots Kim, Bang-Yeop;Chang, Heon-Young 103 https://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2011.28.2.103 PDF KSCI The latitudinal variation of sunspots appearing during the period from 1874 to 2009 has been studied in terms of centerof-latitude (COL). The butterfly diagram has been used to study the evolution of the magnetic field and the dynamics at the bottom of the solar convection zone. Short-term periodicities have been of particular interest, in that they are somehow related to the structure and dynamics of the solar interior. We thus have focused our investigation on shortterm periodicities. We first calculated COL by averaging the latitude of sunspots with the weight function in area. Then, we analyzed the time series of COL using the wavelet transform technique. We found that a periodicity of ~5 years is the most dominant feature in the time series of COL, with the exception of the ~11 year solar cycle itself. This periodicity can be easily understood by considering small humps between the minima in the area-weighted butterfly diagram. However, we find that periodicities of ~1.3 (0.064), ~1.5 (0.056), or ~1.8 (0.046) years ($\frac{1}{month}$), month ), which have been previously suggested as evidence of links between the changing structure of the sunspot zone and the tachocline rotation rate oscillations, are insignificant and inconsistent. We therefore conclude that the only existing short-term periodicity is of ~5 years, and that periodicities of ~1.3, ~1.5, or ~1.8 years are likely to be artifacts due to random noise of small sunspots. The BV Photometry of the RR Lyrae Star, BH Ursae Majoris: Light Curves and Period Study Kim, Chun-Hwey;Jeong, Jang-Hae 109 The first presented BV light curves of BH UMa confirmed Krajci's (2005) result that BH UMa is an RR Lyr star that belongs to the RRc subgroup. The light curves showed a slight asymmetry of D = 0.453 with an amplitude of about $0.^m58$ in B, $0.^m47$ in V, and $0.^m11$ in B-V and with a small hump between $0.^p82$ and $0.^p86$. We determined nine new times of minimum light and eight times of maximum light. We also analyzed all of the available unanalyzed minimum timings and found for the first time that the period of BH UMa has varied dramatically in at least three independent sinusoidal ways superposed on a secularly downward parabola over 66 years. The secular period decreasing rate was obtained as $6.^d684{\times}10^{-8}y^{-1}$, corresponding to -0.58 s/century. The semi-amplitude and period for each of the three sinusoidal variations were ($0.^d058$, $14.^y44$), ($0.^d044$, $9.^y98$), and ($0.^d005$, $0.^y97$), respectively. It is uncertain whether the periodicity for the shortest period of $0.^y97$ is real or spurious. The secular period decrease, well consistent with those of the other RRc stars, could be considered as a natural result of the evolution of the BH UMa system. The two possible sinusoidal terms were interpreted as both two light-time effects due to two additional bodies orbiting BH UMa and combinations of random fluctuations in the pulsation period of BH UMa. Two interpretations were shortly discussed with related parameters. Magnetic Turbulence Associated with Magnetic Dipolarizations in the Near-Tail of the Earth's Magnetosphere: Test of Anisotropy Lee, Ji-Hee;Lee, Dae-Young;Park, Mi-Young;Kim, Kyung-Chan;Kim, Hyun-Sook 117 In this paper, the anisotropic nature of the magnetic turbulence associated with magnetic dipolarizations in the Earth's plasma sheet is examined. Specifically, we determine the power spectral indices for the perpendicular and parallel components of the fluctuating magnetic field with respect to the background magnetic field, and compare them in order to identify possible anisotropic features. For this study, we identify a total of 47 dipolarization events in February 2008 using the magnetic field data observed by the THEMIS A, D and E satellites when they are situated near the neutral sheet in the near-Earth tail. For the identified events, we estimate the spectral indices for the frequency range from 1.3 mHz to 42 mHz. The results show that the degree of anisotropy, as defined by the ratio of the spectral index of the perpendicular components to that of the parallel component, can range from ~0.2 to ~2.6, and there are more events associated with the ratio greater than unity (i.e., the perpendicular index being greater than the parallel index) than those which are anisotropic in the opposite sense. This implies that the dipolarization-associated turbulence of the magnetic field is often anisotropic, to some non-negligible degree. We then discuss how this result differs from what the theory of homogeneous, anisotropic, magnetohydrodynamic turbulence would predict. Variation of Magnetic Field (By, Bz) Polarity and Statistical Analysis of Solar Wind Parameters during the Magnetic Storm Period Moon, Ga-Hee 123 It is generally believed that the occurrence of a magnetic storm depends upon the solar wind conditions, particularly the southward interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) component. To understand the relationship between solar wind parameters and magnetic storms, variations in magnetic field polarity and solar wind parameters during magnetic storms are examined. A total of 156 storms during the period of 1997~2003 are used. According to the interplanetary driver, magnetic storms are divided into three types, which are coronal mass ejection (CME)-driven storms, co-rotating interaction region (CIR)-driven storms, and complicated type storms. Complicated types were not included in this study. For this purpose, the manner in which the direction change of IMF $B_y$ and $B_z$ components (in geocentric solar magnetospheric coordinate system coordinate) during the main phase is related with the development of the storm is examined. The time-integrated solar wind parameters are compared with the time-integrated disturbance storm time (Dst) index during the main phase of each magnetic storm. The time lag with the storm size is also investigated. Some results are worth noting: CME-driven storms, under steady conditions of $B_z$ < 0, represent more than half of the storms in number. That is, it is found that the average number of storms for negative sign of IMF $B_z$ (T1~T4) is high, at 56.4%, 53.0%, and 63.7% in each storm category, respectively. However, for the CIR-driven storms, the percentage of moderate storms is only 29.2%, while the number of intense storms is more than half (60.0%) under the $B_z$ < 0 condition. It is found that the correlation is highest between the time-integrated IMF $B_z$ and the time-integrated Dst index for the CME-driven storms. On the other hand, for the CIR-driven storms, a high correlation is found, with the correlation coefficient being 0.93, between time-integrated Dst index and time-integrated solar wind speed, while a low correlation, 0.51, is found between timeintegrated $B_z$ and time-integrated Dst index. The relationship between storm size and time lag in terms of hours from $B_z$ minimum to Dst minimum values is investigated. For the CME-driven storms, time lag of 26% of moderate storms is one hour, whereas time lag of 33% of moderate storms is two hours for the CIR-driven storms. The average values of solar wind parameters for the CME and CIR-driven storms are also examined. The average values of ${\mid}Dst_{min}{\mid}$ and ${\mid}B_{zmin}{\mid}$ for the CME-driven storms are higher than those of CIR-driven storms, while the average value of temperature is lower. The Failure Analysis of Paralleled Solar Array Regulator for Satellite Power System in Low Earth Orbit Jang, Sung-Soo;Kim, Sung-Hoon;Lee, Sang-Ryool;Choi, Jae-Ho 133 A satellite power system should generate and supply sufficient electric power to perform the satellite mission successfully during the satellite mission period, and it should be developed to be strong to the failure caused by the severe space environment. A satellite power system must have a high reliability with respect to failure. Since it cannot be repaired after launching, different from a ground system, the failures that may happen in space as well as the effect of the failures on the system should be considered in advance. However, it is difficult to use all the hardware to test the performance of the satellite power system to be developed in order to consider the failure mechanism of the electrical power system. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an accurate model for the main components of a power system and, based on that, to develop an accurate model for the entire power system. Through the power system modeling, the overall effect of failure on the main components of the power system can be considered and the protective design can be devised against the failure. In this study, to analyze the failure mode of the power system and the effects of the failure on the power system, we carried out modeling of the main power system components including the solar array regulator, and constituted the entire power system based on the modeling. Additionally, we investigated the effects of representative failures in the solar array regulator on the power system using the power system model. A Study for the Restoration of the Sundials in King Sejong Era Lee, Yong-Sam;Kim, Sang-Hyuk 143 The sundials produced in King Sejong era had the functions of accurate observation instruments and were fabricated in various forms such as Angbuilgu (hemispherical sundial). In this study, we investigated the literature, structural characteristics and principles of Hyeonjuilgu, Cheonpyeongilgu and Jeongnamilgu that were developed in Joseon to have the unique structures. Additionally, the sundials were reviewed in the perspective of technical history by comparing them with the sundials of China. For the restoration of the sundials, we identified the principle in which the light spots and shade of the sun were used, and drew the variations of the altitude and azimuth by the yearly motion of the sun on the Siban on the hemispheric and flat surfaces. Based on these results, we completed the design drawings of the three sundials and proposed the restoration models. Study on the Optoelectronic Design for Korean Mobile Satellite Laser Ranging System Lim, Hyung-Chul;Bang, Seong-Cheol;Yu, Sung-Yeol;Seo, Yoon-Kyung;Park, Eun-Seo;Kim, Kwang-Dong;Nah, Ja-Kyoung;Jang, Jeong-Gyun;Jang, Bi-Ho;Park, Jang-Hyun;Park, Jong-Uk 155 Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute has been developing one mobile and one stationary satellite laser ranging system for the space geodesy research and precise orbit determination since 2008, which are called as ARGO-M and ARGO-F, respectively. They will be capable of daytime laser ranging as well as nighttime and provide the accurate range measurements with millimeter level precision. Laser ranging accuracy is mostly dependent on the optics and optoelectronic system which consists of event timer, optoelectronic controller and photon detectors in the case of ARGO-M. In this study, the optoelectronic system of ARGO-M is addressed and its critical design is also presented. Additionally, the experiment of the integrated optoelectronic system was performed in the laboratory to validate the functional operation of each component and its results are analyzed to investigate ARGO-M performance in advance.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line238
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__label__wiki	0.591234	0.591234	Pipes Replaced at 4,924 Flint Homes To Date By Webmaster \| Accountability, Community, Quality of Life, Safety \| No Comments through Mayor Weaver’s FAST Start Initiative FLINT, Mich. — Lead-tainted service lines at 4,025 homes have been replaced so far in Phase 4 of Mayor Karen Weaver’s FAST Start initiative. The effort is part of the mayor’s plan to replace lead-tainted pipes at 6,000 Flint homes in 2017. Crews from four area companies are replacing lead and galvanized service lines leading from the street to the water meter in residents’ homes during this fourth phase of FAST Start, extending the mayor’s efforts to restore safe, clean drinking water to Flint residents. Overall, service lines to 4,924 homes have been replaced since FAST Start launched in March 2016. In addition, crews have identified copper service lines at a total of 1,012 homes which did not need to be replaced. Workers have begun checking the composition of 4,000 service lines using hydro-excavation. The process will allow pipe replacement crews to avoid digging up copper service lines and concentrate just on homes with lead and galvanized pipes. So far, lines at 3,840 homes have been checked. To be eligible for service line replacements, residents must have an active water account. They also must have signed a consent card giving permission for the work to be done (consent cards are being delivered to residents). In rental homes, both the owner and the tenant must sign consent cards. Residents are urged to sign the consent cards as soon as possible, so crews working in their neighborhood can replace their service line. FAST Start crews will continue work in the following areas this and next week: Goyette Mechanical Co.: Dickenson Street, Forest Hill Avenue, Frank Street, Mackin Road, Milbourne Avenue, Mt. Elliott Avenue, Nolen Drive, Prospect Street, St. Clair Avenue, and Wolcott Street W.T. Stevens Construction: Alexander Street, Avon Street, Cassius Street, Crapo Street, East Street, Edwin Avenue, Green Street, Iroquois Avenue, Mason Street, Marvin Street, McKeighan Avenue, McKinley Street, Menton Street, North Street, Pierson Road, Red Arrow Road, Robin Street, Second Street, Shawnee Avenue, Third Street, Thomson Street, Tilden Street, W. Van Wagoner Avenue, and Young Street Lang Construction: Avenue A., Bonbright Street, Buick Street, Chippewa Street, Mildred Street, and Warren Street Waldorf and Sons: Burns Street, Minnesota Avenue, and N. Lynch Avenue The goal is to have all of Flint’s lead-tainted service lines — nearly 20,000 — replaced by 2020, with 6,000 pipes replaced annually over the next three years. More information about the FAST Start initiative can be found on the City of Flint website www.cityofflint.com as well as the City of Flint FAST Start Facebook page. Questions about FAST Start may be directed to the FAST Start office by emailing faststart@cityofflint.com or by calling (810) 410-1133. Flint Firefighter Appreciation Day, Monday, October 9 By Webmaster \| Events, Safety \| No Comments WHO: Mayor Karen Weaver, Chief Ray Barton, Flint Fire Department WHAT: Flint Firefighter Appreciation Day WHEN: Monday, October 9, 2017 at 11:45 a.m. WHERE: Fire Station #1 310 E. Fifth St. Flint, MI 48502 DETAILS: Join Mayor Karen Weaver and Chief Ray Barton as they show appreciation to Flint Fire’s Finest for acts performed above and beyond the call of duty. Awards will be presented and fire crews will participate in activities designed to bring unity and support to the department and the Flint community. Firefighters will also be treated to lunch served by the Fire Chief and Command Staff. For more information contact: EMS Coordinator Carrie Edwards at (810) 762-7336 ext. 5225, or cedwards-clemons@cityofflint.com 1,291 Homes Replaced So Far By Webmaster \| Community, Health, Quality of Life, Safety \| No Comments Pipes at 1,291 Homes Replaced So Far through Mayor Weaver’s FAST Start Initiative FLINT, Mich. — Lead-tainted service lines at 405 homes have been replaced so far in Phase 4 of Mayor Karen Weaver’s FAST Start initiative. The work is part of a plan to replace lead-tainted pipes at 6,000 Flint homes in 2017. Crews from four area companies are replacing lead and galvanized service lines leading from the street to the water meter in residents’ homes during this fourth phase of FAST Start, extending the mayor’s efforts to restore safe, clean drinking water to Flint residents. Overall, service lines to 1,291 homes have been replaced since the launch of the FAST Start initiative in March 2016. In addition, crews have discovered copper service lines at 357 homes which did not need to be replaced. Soon, the FAST Start initiative plans to begin checking the composition of 4,000 service lines through hydro-excavation so that pipe replacement crews can avoid digging up copper service lines and concentrate just on homes with lead and galvanized pipes. To be eligible to have service line replacements, residents must have an active water account. They also must have signed a consent card giving permission for the work to be done. In rental homes, both the owner and the tenant must sign consent cards. Residents are urged to sign the consent cards as soon as possible so crews can replace their service lines. Mayor Weaver launched the FAST Start initiative to help resolve a number of problems created after a state-appointed emergency manager switched the City’s water source to the Flint River in 2014 without the necessary corrosion control chemicals being added. The corrosive water removed a protective coating on the inside of the pipes, causing lead to leach into the water flowing to homes and businesses in the City of Flint. While the level of lead in Flint’s water supply has decreased significantly since the City switched back to receiving water from Lake Huron by the Great Lakes Water Authority, residents are still urged to drink only filtered water, and to replace their filters when needed. Mayor Weaver hopes to have all of Flint’s lead-tainted service lines — nearly 20,000 — replaced by 2020, with a goal of replacing 6,000 lines annually over the next three years. More information about the FAST Start initiative can be found on the City of Flint FAST Start Facebook page, as well as on Instagram, Twitter and the City of Flint website www.cityofflint.com. Questions about FAST Start can be directed to the FAST Start office by emailing faststart@cityofflint.com or by calling (810) 410-1133. Image Courtesy of Detroit Free Press Work to Replace 6,000 Lead-Tainted Service Lines to Begin Next Week By Webmaster \| Community, Quality of Life, Safety \| No Comments Work to Replace 6,000 Lead-Tainted Service Lines to Begin Next Week AARP Volunteers to Bring Consent Cards to Residents’ Homes Starting Saturday FLINT, Mich. ― Mayor Karen Weaver announced today that dozens of Flint residents will have their water service lines replaced next week as crews begin working to replace lead-tainted pipes leading to 6,000 homes during the 2017 phase of her FAST Start replacement initiative. It’s estimated up to 20,000 Flint residences still have lead and galvanized service lines that need to be replaced. The pipe replacement work is expected to be completed by 2020. To be eligible to have their service lines replaced, residents must have an active water account. They also must have signed a consent card giving permission for the work to be done. In rental homes, both the owner and the tenant must sign consent cards. AARP volunteers have begun mailing consent forms to be signed. On Saturday, the volunteers will be going door-to-door to provide the consent cards and answer residents’ questions. “We’ve replaced service lines at more than 850 homes since my FAST Start initiative began last year. This year our goal is 6,000 homes,” Mayor Weaver said. “With more work crews in the field starting next week, service lines to 900 homes will be replaced each month, so we’ll really start making progress.” AARP State Director Paula Cunningham said the volunteers are eager to assist in Mayor Weaver’s efforts to get the lead out of Flint. “Last fall, AARP volunteers visited more than 500 homes to collect consent cards,” Cunningham said. “This weekend, we’ll be picking up where we let off, with plans to knock on doors or reach residents by mail at 6,000 homes through May and June.” State lawmakers on Thursday approved sending $100 million to Flint in federal funds allocated in December by Congress to fix the damaged water system. Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign the bill. The action came after a federal judge in March signed off on a settlement that will guarantee that the City gets the state and federal funds it needs to inspect and replace the remaining lead-tainted service lines leading to residents’ homes over the next three years. The settlement also includes requirements that bottled water and filters continue to be available to help Flint address the unprecedented water crisis that allowed lead-tainted water to flow to residents’ homes. Companies awarded city contracts to do the work are Goyette Mechanical Co., W.T. Stevens Construction Inc., Lang Constructors Inc., and Waldorf and Sons Inc. The first three are headquartered in Flint, while Waldorf is located in nearby Mt. Morris. Retired National Guard Brigadier General Michael C.H. McDaniel, who’s coordinating the FAST Start initiative, said he’ll continue to concentrate pipe replacement work in areas of the city that are most likely to have lead service lines, and where a significant number of young children or seniors live. Two crews will work in each of 10 zones around the city to replace the service lines in 2017. “The pace of service line replacements will be much faster,” he said. “Residents in affected neighborhoods will see FAST Start yard signs going up when crews are coming to their neighborhoods, and can get more information on the City of Flint FAST Start Facebook page, and FAST Start’s Twitter and Instagram accounts.” Flint residents also can expect to see Hydrovac trucks in some neighborhoods starting in mid-May. The hydro-excavation trucks use pressurized water and an industrial-strength vacuum to dig two small holes near the water curb box down to the service line, allowing crews to identify what the service line is made of and whether it needs to be replaced. The holes are backfilled and the sod is restored once the service line is checked. Service lines at around 2,000 homes will be checked this way in coming months so crews will know which homes already have copper service lines. Crews will leave a door hanger at homes whose lines have been checked. Residents whose homes are getting new service lines must flush their water for 15 minutes before the pipe replacement takes place and for at least 15 minutes after the pipes are replaced to remove sediment from their lines. Filters should be turned off and aerators removed while the pipe flushing takes place, and all water lines in the home should be flushed, McDaniel said. Areas where the street has not been fixed after pipe replacements are now being restored by City of Flint crews and private contractors, he added. Mayor Weaver launched her FAST Start initiative to help resolve a number of problems created after a state-appointed emergency manager switched the City’s water source to the Flint River in 2014 without the necessary corrosion control chemicals being added. The corrosive water removed a protective coating on the inside of the pipes, causing lead to leach into the water flowing to homes and businesses in the City of Flint. While the level of lead in Flint’s water supply has been significantly reduced since the city switched back to water delivered from Lake Huron by the Great Lakes Water Authority, residents still are being urged to drink only filtered water, and to replace their filters when needed. For more information and updates on the work, visit the City of Flint FAST Start Facebook page, as well as on Instagram and Twitter. Questions about FAST Start can be directed to the FAST Start office by emailing faststart@cityofflint.com or by calling (810) 410-1133. Statement from Mayor Karen Weaver on Grant Awarded to Improve Area Parks By Webmaster \| About Karen, Community, Economic Development, Flint, Quality of Life, Safety \| No Comments Statement from Mayor Karen Weaver on Grant Awarded to Improve Area Parks FLINT, Mich. — The following is a statement from Flint Mayor Karen Weaver regarding news that the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund has awarded a grant to fund park improvements in Genesee County. “We are excited to learn of the grant that has been awarded by the state which could be used to support the Flint Riverfront Restoration Project. There are some details that still need to be worked out. We look forward to discussing ways we can redevelop Chevy Commons and the Riverfront, help boost the local economy, and improve the overall quality of life in the City of Flint.” Mayor Weaver Responds to Announcement of Spending Deal which Includes Funds for Flint By Webmaster \| Accountability, Community, Leadership, Michigan, Quality of Life, Safety \| No Comments Mayor Karen Weaver issued the following statement Wednesday after learning of the deal approved by Congressional leaders: “I am encouraged that members of Congress have approved a deal designed to deliver federal aid to Flint as we continue our efforts to help the citizens and the City of Flint recover from the devastating effects of this man-made water crisis. Residents of Flint still can’t turn on their faucets and drink the water straight from the tap, this is a problem that must be fixed. The citizens of Flint deserve new lead-free pipes and funding from our federal government would help us provide essential infrastructure needs and other resources. I thank Senators Stabenow and Peters and Representatives Kildee and Moolenaar for their hard work and commitment to help secure this much needed funding for Flint. It’s great to see so many people working together to help our city and those who live and work here. We can only hope that others will get on board, do the right thing and continue the progress being made to help the City of Flint move forward.” Message from Mayor Weaver Regarding Garbage Collection in Flint By Webmaster \| Accountability, Flint, Quality of Life, Safety \| No Comments (Flint, Mich) – Flint city leaders are still working to secure a waste collection contract now that the previous service agreement with Republic Services has expired. Due to the circumstances, there will be no trash pick up in the city starting this Monday, August 1, 2016. Until a new agreement is officially in place, we ask that residents not set their trash out at the curb to prevent animals from disturbing it and making the situation worse. “We hope to have a new agreement in place that will allow crews to resume trash collection by the middle of the week,” said Mayor Weaver. “We realize this is an inconvenience and we’re working to resolve the matter as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, we appreciate and thank the citizens of Flint for their cooperation.“ Mayor and Project Manager of FAST Start Address Inaccurate Information By Webmaster \| Accountability, Community, Media, Quality of Life, Safety \| No Comments Kristin Moore kmoore@cityofflint.com Mayor and Project Manager of FAST Start Address Inaccurate Information Published about First Round of Pipes Replaced (Flint, Mich) – Brigadier General Michael McDaniel, manager of Mayor Karen Weaver’s FAST Start initiative, spent Thursday afternoon in meetings regarding the next round of pipes replacements in the City of Flint. City officials are focused on the progress being made and want the public to be informed with the correct information on the work that’s being done. After getting several requests for comment regarding an online media report stating more than a third of pipes replaced in the city earlier this year by Rowe Engineering as part of the state’s pilot study on the FAST Start plan were to homes that did not have high lead levels, McDaniel wanted to set the record straight. “There is a lot of false and misleading information in the article,” stated General McDaniel. “First of all, the resident quoted in the article lives at an address that was not part of the FAST Start pilot study. The pipes at her house on Church Street were replaced by, and at the request of, Virginia Tech professor Marc Edwards.” City officials also take issue with the amount of 15 parts per billion used in the article to define a “high lead” level. It’s important to note that 15 parts per billion is the federal action level, but Mayor Weaver, other officials and experts say action should be taken before the level of lead in citizens’ water reaches that point. “The City of Flint has not and never will agree that 15 parts per billion is an acceptable level of lead in the water our residents drink,” said Mayor Weaver. “As an example, the house on Church Street, which the article claims never submitted a water test, had a lead level of 13 parts per billion on March 16, prior to the pipe being replaced on April 6,” added McDaniel. The article also implies the majority of the homes selected for the pipe replacements in the pilot study were not in the “high risk” categories set forth by Mayor Weaver which are homes with high lead levels, seniors, pregnant women, and/or children under the age of six. Selection of the homes was a collaborative effort between the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), Rowe Engineering, U of M-Flint and the City. “Some privacy laws prevented us from accessing data to confirm areas with pregnant mothers, so we relied on 2014 census records for information on neighborhoods with young children and senior citizens,” stated McDaniel. Overall, McDaniel feels the state’s pilot study with Rowe Engineering, which cost around $250,000, was productive and will provide useful information that will be applied as the effort continues to replace lead tainted pipes in the City of Flint. “This was truly a pilot study to find out what pipes were around the city and what the construction of the pipes were,” said McDaniel. “Homes were selected in every area in Flint. If we couldn’t get permission from a homeowner to do the work, we went to the next house on the list. According to our test results, an overwhelming majority of the homes where pipes were replaced showed a significant decrease in lead levels in the water, that is what’s important.” “We have no intention of responding to every media report we disagree with,” Mayor Weaver added. “But, it would be doing the public a disservice to know they are getting bad information and we not take time to address it.” Flint gets more than $1.4M for planning, anti-crime work By Webmaster \| Flint, Michigan, Safety \| No Comments Click here to view article Article provided by www.abc12.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line243
__label__wiki	0.951827	0.951827	Home / Globale / African Union orders Britain to withdraw from Chagos Islands, end 'colonial administration' African Union orders Britain to withdraw from Chagos Islands, end 'colonial administration' Lucrece Castex \| Samedi, Novembre 23, 2019 Mauritius a former British colony claims it was forced to trade the Chagos Islands in exchange for independence Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has branded Britain an illegal colonial occupier after the country failed to meet a United Nations deadline to hand over an overseas territory to Mauritius, a former British colony in the Indian Ocean, BBC reported. "It's clear that in refusing to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and defying the UN General Assembly and International Court of Justice, this Conservative Government shamefully considers itself to be above international law", he added in a statement. "We immediately will enact our manifesto promise to allow the people of the Chagos Islands and their descendants the right to return to the lands from which they should never have been removed". The Chagos Islands are located more than 2,000 miles off the east coast of Africa and around 310 miles south of the Maldives Archipelago. Islanders were compensated with a payment of less than £3,000. Watch the 2020 Grammy nominations live I've noticed that so many of us face a common challenge: that too often we think our stories don't matter'. Two artists had never done so in the same year. However, Mauritius says it was forced to trade the small archipelago in the Indian Ocean in 1965 for independence. The only inhabited island of the Indian Ocean archipelago is home to the Diego Garcia U.S. military base, rented out by Britain and a bomber base for the Air Force. 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Le prince Andrew dit n'avoir "aucun souvenir" de son accusatrice — Affaire Epstein Il a accepté de répondre aux questions sans concessions d'Emily Maitlis, présentatrice vedette de " Newsnight " sur la BBC . Pour se défendre, le prince a accordé une rare interview à la BCC. MLB's Ryan Costello Dead at 23 \| RIP, Ryan Costello In September of the year, his three-run homer helped Class A Fort Myers win the Florida State League title. For the last year-and-a-half, Costello has been a part of the Minnesota Twins' organization. Trump Responds to Sondland Testimony: ‘It’s All Over’ According to Sondland, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were aware of the Ukraine pressure campaign. Sondland said that was indeed the case and that the president only cares about the "big stuff". "Everyone was in the loop". Memphis' James Wiseman must sit additional 10 games as part of suspension Wiseman was ruled ineligible earlier this month, but a Shelby County judge issued a restraining order allowing Wiseman to play. Through it all, Wiseman had the backing of his coach, the university and all Memphis as he battled the NCAA off the court. Blazers waive Pau Gasol with coaching role under consideration Six-time All-Star Pau Gasol has been waived by the Portland Trail Blazers , the 7-foot-1 power forward said Wednesday. The Bucks had signed him in March after he reached a buyout agreement with the San Antonio Spurs . Doctors: Popcorn lung raises new concerns about vaping The patient developed a severe cough that caused him to seek medical attention, according to the report. As the patient's symptoms progressed, he eventually had trouble breathing, malaise and nausea. "Joker 2" : la suite du film est en préparation Warner Bros. va empocher plus de 500 millions de dollars , l'autre moitié du milliard sera pour Village Roadshow et Bron Studios . Selon eux, si une suite du Joker n'est pas impossible, rien n'aurait été convenu entre la Warner et Todd Phillips pour le moment. Sarri: It's 99 percent certain that Cristiano Ronaldo won't face Atalanta Cagliari and Lazio will look to continue their strong form at lowly Lecce and Sassuolo respectively. When it's needed to sacrifice myself for my club and the national team, I do so full of pride. José Mourinho présenté jeudi — Tottenham Selon le Daily Mail , Mourinho va toucher un salaire de 17,5 millions d'euros par saison pour un contrat qui expire en 2023. Tottenham n'aura pas mis longtemps pour trouver un successeur à Mauricio Pochettino . 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__label__cc	0.579209	0.420791	Wombat Sarcoptic Mange Mr FINCH (Rosevears)- Mr President, it is no exaggeration to say that those fighting the terrible disease of wombat sarcoptic mange are disappointed by the Government's response. They are grateful for the $100 000 grant recently announced but say it is far too little to deal with the fast‑increasing problem and much more needs to be done. One of the volunteers helping to treat affected wombats in my electorate, John Harris, says there is no serious acknowledgement of the problem and progress is slow to roll out and create treatment and recovery centres. I explained in an earlier special interest speech on the declining wombat numbers how affected animals can be treated. I would like to refresh members' memories briefly. The mange is caused by sarcoptic mites, which burrow into the flesh of a wombat causing such irritation that the wombat scratches itself to open wounds. It loses its sight, goes deaf and is covered in platelets of mange‑affected flesh as it slowly dies from secondary infection and thirst from dehydration. It is then vulnerable as prey to dogs and eagles as well. It is a slow, cruel and painful death but the condition can be successfully treated using a method which has been working for 15 years across Australia. Volunteers in my electorate of Rosevears and elsewhere use a burrow flap method to apply an insecticide to wombats who pass under the flap. Volunteers have saved hundreds of wombats, but there is an urgent need to properly coordinate these volunteer groups that are working around Tasmania and we need to have a full scientific assessment. Eventually an antidote, a vaccine or genetic mutation of the mange mite will need to be developed, and this requires substantial research funding. In the meantime, there needs to be a coordinated plan to locate, assess, treat and trace the animals, and ensure there is no reinfection. This also needs full government support and funding. The problem is that the mites are carried on cattle, wallabies, devils and dogs. They are easily spread between wombats as they touch, fight, play, mate or share a burrow. The mange has spread across every part of Tasmania except for the Southwest National Park. I am sad to report there are no wombats left in the Narawntapu National Park in the northern part of my electorate. John Harris, the volunteer I mentioned earlier, has founded the Wombat Warriors organisation which receives reports of sightings of affected wombats on its Facebook page every day. The will is there out in the community to save Tasmanian wombats, but there needs to be much more official support. It is an absolute nonsense that permits are still being given to shoot wombats. We came close to losing Tasmania's iconic devils. Let us not lose our wombats - particularly the bare-nosed wombat, which is endemic to Tasmania. You only have to watch visitors to Cradle Mountain and their fascination with our wombats to see they are a visitor attraction particularly to those from overseas and Asia in particular. Unfortunately, the mange has spread to Cradle Mountain, so you can imagine what stories tourists will take home if they see dying wombats at Ronny Creek or by spotlight from the Cradle Mountain tour vehicles. Not a good look for Tasmanian wildlife management or for tourism. We need more help for wombats.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line248
__label__cc	0.578468	0.421532	1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces), 2 that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, 3 in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him; 4 when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even a hundred and fourscore days. 5 And when these days were fulfilled, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the kings palace. 6 There were hangings of white cloth, of green, and of blue, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the couches were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and white, and yellow, and black marble. 7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king. 8 And the drinking was according to the law; none could compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every mans pleasure. 9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus. 10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, 11 to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was fair to look on. 12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the kings commandment by the chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. 13 Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for so was the kings manner toward all that knew law and judgment; 14 and the next unto him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the kings face, and sat first in the kingdom), 15 What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains? 16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus. 17 For this deed of the queen will come abroad unto all women, to make their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not. 18 And this day will the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the deed of the queen say the like unto all the kings princes. So will there arise much contempt and wrath. 19 If it please the king, let there go forth a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, that Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. 20 And when the kings decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give to their husbands honor, both to great and small. 21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan: 22 for he sent letters into all the kings provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and should speak according to the language of his people.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line250
__label__wiki	0.767533	0.767533	Business News›RISE›Startups›NewsBuzz›What's inside Oyo's 'Raho Mast' campaign? What's inside Oyo's 'Raho Mast' campaign? Oyo's campaign has been conceptualised and conceived in-house under the charge of Mayur Hola, creative head, India, and SE Asia, for the company. The three films shot by Chrome Pictures show different use-case scenarios. Amit Bapna , ETBrandEquity\| Updated: Dec 14, 2019, 10.29 AM IST Aditya Ghosh, CEO, India & South Asia, Oyo differs and says, “Any new product or service that approaches an old business in a different or innovative manner is bound to upset legacy businesses with vested interests.” The SoftBank-backed hotel operator, Oyo goes around the world branding or rebranding hotels and bringing them into a fast-expanding chain of properties. Today the 6 year old Indian startup, with 18,000 hotels in India alone, is the world’s No. 2 hotel operator by room count, and, according to reports, is poised to take the top spot, currently occupied by Marriott International Inc., early next year. That makes the timing of Oyo's first-ever big brand campaign all the more important as it cements its position on the big stage. But the Oyo brand, like most brands today, has also taken a bit of a battering in social spheres. Where disgruntled customers air their seemingly endless list of grievances - from peeling paint and dirty rooms to unsafe hotel properties. Even as the company continues to go deeper into markets like China, the UK and the US, gaining the customers’ trust appears to be an uphill task in this age where there’s no dearth of choices for people. The company recently launched its first full-blown position defining brand campaign, nearly six years after its inception. In an exclusive chat with Brand Equity, Gaurav Ajmera, COO, Oyo Hotels & Homes, India & South Asia, says, “The ‘Raho Mast’ positioning is part of the same…to let India know that no matter who you are, where you are, whatever your budget, when you spot that big red Oyo sign on a hotel, an app or a website, you are assured a quality experience.” Experiences are a mixed bag though. While customers are quick to acknowledge quality products and services, they go to greater lengths to amplify bad experiences. Not too long ago, one customer even created a site called “oyo-ruined-my-anniversary.com” to document his experience with the booking site over a period of many days. A senior marketer on the condition of anonymity tells BE that the objective of Oyo's recent campaign is "salience and taking the attention away from all the negative publicity they are getting for service quality.” However, Aditya Ghosh, CEO, India & South Asia, Oyo differs and says, “Any new product or service that approaches an old business in a different or innovative manner is bound to upset legacy businesses with vested interests.” Says Ajmera, “Oyo hopes to eliminate the price disparity that we have come to expect from the interference of touts and ensures that safe and secure, comfortable hospitality options are available to everyone, everywhere at the tap of a button.” Oyo's campaign has been conceptualised and conceived in-house under the charge of Mayur Hola, creative head, India, and SE Asia, for the company. The three films shot by Chrome Pictures show different use-case scenarios. A family navigating its way around stereotypical touts outside a railway station. A frequent business traveller struggling to find his perfect 'palace' on budget. A couple finding a place away from all the bird-gawking to steal some private moments. In addition to the TVCs, the brand is also deploying new-age innovations: TikTok specific influencers and ideas, Sharechat filters, along with a separate set of executions for social - all coming together to amplify the 'Raho Mast' positioning, says Hola. Divyraj Singh Karansar, owner of a standalone property in Jaipur’s Hotel Umaid Vilas, says the campaign looks real and something that every traveller can connect to. However, it’s unlikely to convert the mindset of the middle class or higher to switch to Oyo rooms, he feels. Ashish Khazanchi, managing partner, Enormous finds Oyo’s campaign attention grabbing in a sector (travel) which is probably one of the few that's relatively unfazed by the slowdown. At this juncture, if a value brand has to grow in such a scenario, it has to speak to the recruitment audiences and reduce their travel anxiety, in his view. A former marketing head at a competing brand found the creative story-telling rooted in reality but also kind of stale, given that it's a story line many brands have explored before, including the memorable MakeMyTrip campaign featuring actors Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt. “Very different execution but very similar situations (except the couples),” he felt. A filing with India's Ministry of Corporate Affairs recently revealed that the fast expanding Oyo Rooms is not expected to be profitable until 2022. This is being largely attributed to the large-scale expansion of the brand in markets like China, the United States and the United Kingdom, and in parts of South-East Asia. While the company keeps adding keys (rooms) to the portfolio, the big task going forward would be to create a standardised product and consistent levels of service. So, no more honeymoons are ruined. Inside Oyo’s in-house branding department “Where else will a brand person have an input on a hotel reception design, write a social media post, create a new website and launch a full-scale multimedia campaign, all in a day's work?” says Mayur Hola while describing an average day as the head of creative, India, and SE Asia at Oyo. Hola shares with Brand Equity what makes the in-house team click. “I wouldn't call ourselves an in-house branding department. We are the Brand & Design team. While a lot of organizations have created in-house creative structures, they become extensions to marketing teams. At Oyo, the Brand & Design team is a business function that works alongside every other business function, right from the marketing operations team to revenue and tech to key business leads. We provide design, content and creative communication solutions and take ownership of Oyo’s positioning as a brand. The team comprises of interior designers, architects, strategists, writers and experts on consumer insights. We have in house capabilities to shoot and edit, code our own mailers, design apps, websites and curate content across all media platforms. We also have a production studio and workflow + finance controller. And we work with various agencies as an extension of our creative team. I can't think of another in-house team around the world that has the depth and width of capabilities and the responsibility that the Oyo Brand & Design team has. Aditya Ghosh Why is it hard for hotels to trust Oyo? Oyo layoffs have hotel partners worried Oyo notifies employees about layoffs via emails Oyo appoints former McKinsey executive as COO	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line251
__label__cc	0.667931	0.332069	Lee Kofman Author, mentor, writing teacher and speaker Samples of short works Books I have endorsed Contact Lee Rebellious Daughters The Dangerous Bride Teaching/mentoring About Lee’s teaching Forthcoming classes Snippets from past events Blog: The Writing Life Bookshelf highlights Articles on writing A Guest Blog Post by Susan Blumberg-Kason, American memoirist, on learning not to hold back in writing. March 12, 2014 By Lee Kofman 5 Comments Six years ago I started writing a memoir about my marriage to a man from central China and how I thought I would thrive in this cross-cultural marriage. But I soon realized that my years of studying China and Mandarin had ill-prepared me for Chinese family life. In writing about something as personal as a marriage, I had a hard time figuring out what to include and what to keep out. For a girl who didn’t talk about dating or boys I liked, it was quite a change to write about these things as a mother of two (and later three). Still, there were elements of my story that I held back. I figured that once I found an agent and later a publisher, I would reveal more according to their wishes. A journalist friend advised me to write fifty polished pages of my memoir and a proposal before querying agents. That was all I would need, he said, because that’s how agents sell non-fiction. And that was true back in 2008. It’s still true today, but many agents now sell memoir as if it were fiction, ie, they send editors a full manuscript, not just fifty pages. But I didn’t know this six years ago. I started to send query letters to agents with my fifty pages and a proposal. For every ten letters I sent, I would receive about two requests for a few chapters, four rejections, and no replies for the others. It might not sound very promising, but it gave me hope. Two agents wanted to read my story! Those agents eventually sent rejection letters. I would then query ten to fifteen more agents and receive the same percentage of requests for three chapters or fifty pages. After repeating this process a few times, I started to worry that my sample chapters weren’t up to snuff. I also realized I really didn’t know how to write a memoir. Each chapter seemed like a stand-alone story, which wasn’t a bad thing, but I didn’t feel that taken together they flowed cohesively. So I enlisted the help of the professionals. Five times. I hired one professional editor after another for a couple of years. It wasn’t that I was unhappy with them, but we would work together for a few months before they would admit that they didn’t know what else they could do to improve my fifty pages. (Yes, I was still working on those first fifty pages). Their number one word of advice was to read. Read, read, and read some more. I had read the leading Chinese memoirs (among them Life and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng, Red Azalea by Anchee Min, Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah, Wild Swans by Jung Chang, and The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston). My different writing mentors broadened my memoir horizons and suggested books like Jeannette Walls’ The Glass Castle, Alexandra Fuller’s Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, and Lucy Grealy’s Autobiography of a Face. These memoirs were different from my topic, but had strong characters and compelling stories. Although I was supposed to be revising my chapters, I couldn’t help but embark on a reading binge of memoir after memoir. For instance, after reading Alexandra Fuller’s book, I read half a dozen others set in Africa. In 2010 I decided to complete my manuscript. At that point I had a third child, but was blessed with two young kids who went to sleep early. My older son was self-sufficient when it came to working on his homework, so I could write for four or five hours in the evening. I also used my kids’ naptimes to write. My daily goal was 1200 words. Now that I allowed myself to write the whole story, it poured out and many days I would write more than 2000 words without pausing. All along I continued to query agents, still with the same results. But with a completed manuscript, I decided to have an independent editor give it a last look through. Wendy’s main concerns were that I was still holding back and that I wasn’t showing the reader what I was feeling as the events in my story unraveled. She was right. I was holding back things like jumping into brief relationships with men I barely knew before I met my then-husband Cai. But these were the things that would explain why I was determined to make my first marriage work. The reader would otherwise wonder what made me stay with that husband for all those years. Now it seems odd that I would worry more revealing those fleeting relationships with people I’ll likely never see again than writing about a marriage to someone I’m still in touch with. But my family and friends knew about that marriage and why it went wrong. I had spent years talking about it. My summer flings the year I met my first husband were another matter. I had told very few people about those, mainly because at the time they happened I was trying so hard not to be the stereotypical ‘loose’ American woman. In early 2012, I signed with my agent, Carrie Pestritto at Prospect Agency in New York! We spent five months revising my manuscript before she sent it out to the first batch of editors. After rejections from those six editors, we spent a few more months on revisions. The editors who read it on that first round of submission, as well as the second round, had one recurring comment. They sensed I was holding back. I remember sitting at a Starbucks in Oak Park, Illinois, waiting for my son at Hebrew School, and brainstorming with Carrie over the phone about ways I could give the reader a sense of who I was when I met Cai. I stopped writing with self-imposed censorship and instead let it all out. And it worked! I revised and ten days after she sent my manuscript out for another round of submission, I had an offer from Sourcebooks, my publisher! Susan Blumberg-Kason is a writer based in Chicago. In her late teens, she studied abroad for a year in Hong Kong and ended up spending most of her twenties there, studying Mandarin and political science at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Back in Chicago, Susan lives with her husband, three kids, and a surly cat. More information about Susan is at www.susanbkason.com Filed Under: The Writing Life Tagged With: life writing, memoir, publishing, writing process G. A. Edwards says I am looking forward to reading your book. As the wife of a Korean/American, I have realized some of the vast cultural differences and how they have affected my marriage. Lee Kofman says Thank you for your comment, dear G A. I’m also looking forward to reading Susan’s book and I’m glad you can relate to Susan’s experience. Susan Blumberg-Kason says Thanks so much for your comment, G.A.! I think differences arise in every marriage. When you’re in a cross-cultural one, at least when I was in one, there can be a tendency to let things slide because you think it’s just a cultural difference. Marriage is not easy! Rob Cope says Thank you for sharing her story. Seems frequently the simple (that are not so simple) switches make great differences. Just now — for instance — in the early stage of writing the results of a historical inquiry, my quandary is how much of myself do I put into the narrative. Like your guest I’ve decided to put myself into the telling, thus, it seems the reader not only has the experience of knowing the history but also the teller of that history — two pay-offs, not one. Dear Rob, I’m so pleased you decided to put yourself into your work. I view using the Self in work as an act of generosity towards the readers. I like your idea of 2 pay-offs. Leave a Reply to Susan Blumberg-Kason Cancel reply Author talk about Imperfect with Emily Paull at Cambridge library, Perth, 14th January at 10:30am. Author talk about Imperfect and Split with Annabel Smith at Beaufort Street Books, Perth, 15th January at 6:15pm. Author talk about Imperfect at Sam Merrifield library, Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, 19th February at 7pm. Author talk about Imperfect at Melton library, Victoria, 20th February at 6:30pm. More details to come. Desert Island Reads with Marieke Hardy, I’ll be in-conversation with Marieke at Box Hill Library, 21st February at 6:30pm. More details to come. 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__label__wiki	0.641602	0.641602	LEIF SMART THE REGENDER PROJECT Regendered Novels Regendered Novel The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Authors: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, L.E. Smart Tag: Regendered Novel Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s collection of stories featuring the world’s greatest consulting detective has now been re-written, with all the characters regendered. Now follow Miss Sherlock Holmes as she uses her unparalleled powers of deduction to solve her most challenging mysteries.The Adventures ... Treasure Island – Regendered Authors: Robert Louis Stevenson, L.E. Smart Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel of treasure hunting on a remote island has been completely rewritten with all the characters regendered. Now follow Jill Hawkins as she’s caught up in a voyage to treasure island, while avoiding the machinations of the suspicious Long Jane Silver. Working in her parent’s tavern, Jill Hawkins befriends an old sailor. When the sailors past confederates catch up with her, she leaves Jill with a map to a fabulous treasure. Enlisting the aid of two family friends, she puts embarks on a grand adventure to recovery the treasure. Persuasion – Regendered Authors: L.E. Smart, Jane Austen Jane Austen’s last novel about lost love and second chances has now been rewritten with all the characters regendered. Now follow Andrew Elliot as he is reacquainted with the dashing Captain Fredericka Wentworth, the women he was engaged to seven years earlier until his family persuaded him to bre... The War of the Worlds – Regendered Authors: L.E. Smart, H.G. Wells H.G. Wells’ classic novel of Martians invading Earth, regendered! Now follow the Narrator as she battles to survive the chaos and destruction, while her husband is left to an uncertain fate. What starts as curious puffs of smoke on far away Mars are revealed to be great cylinders projected towards... The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Miss Hyde – Regendered Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of hidden personalities has been rewritten with all the characters regendered. Now read how it is the wild and impetuous Miss Edwina Hyde who causes mayhem for the venerable Dr Harriet Jekyll. No longer content to hide her passionate personality, Dr Harriet Je... The Scarlet Letter – Regendered Authors: Nathaniel Hawthorne, L.E. Smart Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel of morality, sin, and social stigma, completely rewritten with all the characters regendered. Now read about Heston Prynne as he deals with the consequences of his infidelity and being excluded from his puritanical society.Heston Prynne is forced to wear a scarl... The Princess and the Pauper – Regendered Authors: Mark Twain, L.E. Smart Mark Twain’s classic novel, now rewritten with the characters regendered. 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The Time Traveller, a lady living in Victorian London, is able to build a machine for travelling through time. She hopes to use it to travel to the far future and bring back evidence of humanity’s culture and enlightenment. Instead, she discovers two descendent races, the Eloi and the Morlocks, struggling with each other for survival. She then ventures even further into the future, visiting a cold and desolate Earth, decaying under the waning Sun. Leif Smart spent most of his life tinkering with technology, eventually turning it into a career, of sorts. At the back of his mind, however, he always dreamed about creating fantastical stories, set on far off planets or amongst mystical lands. When he finally grew tired of trying to fix the never ending computer problems of the world, he knew it was time to chase the dream. So, armed with a steady supply of skinny lattes and under the indifferent watch of his cat, Aeolyn, he set out to do just that. 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__label__cc	0.522465	0.477535	Google Public Liaison Danny Sullivan whose job it is to explain search engine optimization (SEO) to the public says the company updates its algorithms at least once or twice a day. It is estimated that the company makes these updates updates between 500 and 600 times annually. As you may imagine, however, some of those updates are much more important than other updates. The company releases two different types of updates. Core updates are focused on quality while focused updates are the ones that are released on a daily basis. The History of Algorithm Updates Understanding core updates is essential because they change how websites rank far into the future. Algorithms were first introduced to webmasters in 2002. It was not, however, until the release of Caffeine in 2010 that the company updated their ranking methods daily. Since then, there have been at least four updates that have left webmasters hustling to get up to speed that is still affecting the industry today. Released on February 23, 2011, the Panda Update, originally called the Farmer Update, required sites to produce great quality content on their websites to rank well. Released on April 24, 2012, the Penguin update required sites to use a natural link-building scheme. The third update is the Hummingbird Update that the company announced on September 26, 2013, admitting that it had already been live for about a month. Perhaps, no update was more important than RankBrain that was released on October 26, 2015. With the RankBrain update, the company said they were using machine learning to teach its computers to spot the intent behind words even if the computer had never seen them before. The effect was that the keywords became far less important and entities became more valuable. It vital to remember that when the company announces a major update, that it eventually rolls it into their core algorithm, so it never goes away. If you want to keep up with it on a daily basis, then look at MozCast daily as they give a report, similar to a weather report, based on the volatility in search engine rankings daily. Google released their Search Engine Rater’s Guide on July 25, 2018, giving those operating websites a unique look into the company’s current thinking. While the company says they do not use these guidelines directly to rank websites, they feed the data received from the raters into their algorithm to make their computers better at selecting websites that meet user’s needs the best. If you open your Google Analytics and discover that your site has risen majorly or seems to have fallen off a cliff, then you may suspect that the company is adjusting their search engine rankings rules again. During some periods, you may even feel like your site is on a trampoline. One of the most volatile periods in recent memory was the first nine months of 2018. Therefore, let’s have a look at some major updates released in 2018. Core Algorithm Updates in 2018 Here are some of the key updates in 2018 that you will want to remember. Unnamed Update- February 20, 2018 While the search engine giant usually makes an announcement after the fact when they do a major update to how they rank search engines, there was never any official update on or around February 20. Yet, many webmasters noticed a lot of fluctuation in their search engine rankings. While some suggest that this update may have been country specific, others point out that this may have to do with downgrading sites that have lots of broken links or those with links pointing to bad sites. Brackets Core Update – March 8, 2018 While some felt the effects of the Brackets Core Update as early as March 4, the search engine company confirmed the update on March 8, 2018. This update that was named by Glenn Gabe, who has been writing about SEO for over 22 years, focuses on quality content. According to John Mueller of Google, the company is looking at the amount of quality content produced over the long run. Content needs to be written by an expert, be authoritarian and your website and products need to be trustworthy. This update also severely hurt those who had disruptive or deceptive advertising on their sites. Some websites that were hurt by this update also had many links pointing to pages with thin content. Zero-result SERP Test — March 14, 2018 For years, webmasters theorized that a day would come when there would be no organic listings on search engine result pages (SERP). That day arrived on March 14 when the search engine giant released time/date queries and unit conversion calculators with only the answer and a show more button. While these changes lasted only a few days and impacted less than 0.01 percent of searches, it may indicate what the future holds in SERPs as these pages show fewer organic listings. Danny Sullivan reports these results were limited to searches where they believed searchers only looked for an answer with no other information. This, however, may be the start of a trend to block retailers from offering products on SERP pages where Google offers a comparable product. Others argue that because of the amount of money that the company takes in from companies, like SEO experts, that they will never completely block organic listings in most cases. While the March 14, 2018, zero-results on SERP only lasted about one week, the company has started showing more of their content on SERPs. For example, by October, they are publishing double featured snippets with ads on top and one organic search result at the bottom along with double featured snippets along with people also asked eliminating all organic listings from their first SERP page. This means that SEO professionals must get more creative to get their content noticed along with creating content that may be incorporated into SERPs. Mobile-First Index Roll-out – March 26, 2018 While many webmasters were surprised how little impact they saw from the Mobile-First Index roll-out that occurred on March 26, 2018, the company finally made it official that they were indexing mobile sites where available over sites meant for desktop use. The search engine ranking provider had given webmasters 18 months of warnings they would do this. In making the announcement on the Webmaster Central Blog, the company also said they will give preference to Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) sites over non-AMP sites. Barry Schwartz also covered the announcement for SEO professionals emphasizing that there is only one index, so desktop and mobile sites will be ranked together. He also points out that webmasters would receive notification in their Google Console when the company used their Smartphone Googlebot on a site for the first time. Unnamed Core Update – April 17, 2018 While the search engine ranking provider eventually confirmed it via Twitter, the SEO world was buzzing about large fluctuations in rankings on April 17, 2018. Google also reminded everyone that there were no quick fixes if you are hit by an update as some content will be rewarded while others see their websites fall further down the rankings. While there are over 200 ranking factors that must be accounted for in SEO, sites who can prove their experts, have authority and are trustworthy usually come out better. Sites that are older than six months usually rank better as long as they are constantly updating their data. As is often the case with updates, this confirmed update took several days to roll out with constant fluctuations in rankings for some sites. Snippet Length Drop – May 13, 2018 While most algorithm updates from the search company determine rankings that is not always the case. The May 13, 2018, snippet length drop is an example of the company changing their rules as the length of snippets went from back to 150 to 160 characters after the company had just raised the limits to 300 plus characters in December 2017. When Danny Sullivan made the December announcement for his employer, he warned webmasters not to focus too much on writing meta descriptions because Google often dynamically pulls content from the page to computer generate snippets. After this update, webmasters were left with several choices including rewriting all the longer snippets, leaving them blank allowing a computer to generate them or leaving them alone allowing Google to end the description with ellipses. Dr. Meyers, Marketing Scientists at Moz, suggests that webmasters write the first line to contain the main information, then following it up with more details following a basic journalistic writing style. The hopeful result is that viewers will get enough details even from just the first line to want to view the content if the rest gets cut off. Unnamed Update – May 23, 2018 While many in the search engine optimization industry noticed lots of changes over a three-day period starting on May 23, 2018, the search engine company did not confirm that they changed their machine learning attributes. Many working in SEO reported the changes started for their website in early May. According to chatter on Search Engine Round Table, this update may have been related to a bug issue with a Yoast plugin that is popular with many sites. The update to the plugin in March affected how image redirects were handled with websites continually seeing drops in rankings until Yoast discovered their error. This may not have been an update, but it may have been a correction after the Yoast plugin problem was discovered. Video Carousels – June 14, 2018 Before June 14, 2018, videos were treated like any other content for ranking purposes. On that date, the company moved them to a video carousel for desktops showing videos in a carousel at the top of many SERP pages. On average, the company started showing 8.5 results in their carousel. With videos removed from organic listings, other websites naturally moved up in their listings. After crunching many numbers, Rank Ranger also discovered that up to 40 percent more keywords were showing videos on the first SERP page than a month earlier. Except for losing real estate on the SERP page, this change seemed harmless too many, but Glenn Gabe points out that it could be very dangerous for some e-commerce companies. Many e-commerce retailers have asked how to get out of the video carousels as potential customers are thinking these contain entertainment and do not realize that they contain links to their pages. While many companies saw their impressions remain strong, their click-through rates dropped steadily. The bad news is that the search engine giant was putting up videos without companies even having a video on their site sometimes. While some e-commerce companies were resorting to hacks to get out of the carousel, the search engine company recommends disavowing the videos if they are causing problems. In August, they released many companies from the video carousels allowing them to be seen only in organic listings. Mobile Speed Update – July 9, 2018 On July 9, 2018, the Mobile Speed Update was rolled out. In a surprise too many, the SERPs saw very little fluctuations as only the very slowest loading sites were impacted. After giving webmasters six months notice that they would factor in speed as an important factor with mobile-first indexing, the company put their statements in place on July 9, 2018, making the announcement in their Webmaster Central Blog. According to an article on the update in Search Engine Roundtable, there are reasons to think fast sites who improve their speed will not see their rankings go up on that basis alone. Slow sites that make even gradual improvements may be rewarded. Since this update, SEO teams who have watched many websites report these theories to be holding true. Unnamed Update – July 21, 2018 The highest MozCast of 2018 was recorded on July 21, but the search engine company failed to announce that they made any updates. This update which may have lasted through the first part of August affected mostly local keywords. Chrome Security Warnings – July 24, 2018 Chrome 68 is marking all HTTP sites as non-secure. While this update occurred on July 24, 2018, it requires users to update their systems. Therefore, the impact may stretch out over time. This update ensures users that their data is safe when they gave financial and personal information to websites, according to a statement posted by Chrome. Webmasters were given a six-month notice. Yet, many were left scrambling at the last moment to get security certificates in place allowing them to move to HTTPS sites. Medic Core Update – August 1, 2018 For many, the biggest change of the year came with the Medic Core Update released on August 1, 2018. Sites with keywords in the health and money sectors saw the most volatility with the update coming shortly after the release of the Search Engine Rating Guidelines on July 25, 2018. According to Rank Ranger who is quoted in Search Engine Land, the number of industries affected by this update was larger than seen with previous major updates like Panda and Hummingbird. According to Barry Schwartz, those in the health and medical fields were most impacted. In her article, Marie Haynes points out that not only were organic listings affected, but so were other types of listings including Google Maps. The winners of this update were mainly small businesses who saw their sites rise while many corporations with multiple locations had their sites fall. She continues that the main takeaways from this update are the need for an about us page clearly stating who is responsible for the content on the website. Products must have a good reputation across the internet and beyond. Statements need to be supported by the latest scientific findings. As has been the case with many updates, expertise, authority and trustworthiness count. Let Us Be Your Partner We wanted to share this information about these updates with you because we want to be your SEO partner. 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__label__cc	0.511198	0.488802	Field Set for RMLC-I Tournament April 23rd, 2018 General News \| BYU \| Colorado \| Colorado State \| Utah DENVER – After finishing the season with a perfect record, including a 5-0 mark in the conference, Utah will be the top seed heading into the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference (RMLC) Division I Tournament this weekend at Utah Valley University. The Utes (13-0, 5-0) will square off against fourth-seeded Colorado State (4-9, 2-3) on Friday at 4 p.m. The two teams met on April 12 in Fort Collins with Utah needing overtime to subdue the Rams, 12-11. It was the closest game of the season for the Utes, with the next closest being a five-goal win against Colorado. 2018 RMLC DIVISION I TOURNAMENT BRACKET In the nightcap, No. 2 seed Brigham Young (14-2, 4-1) tangles with No. 3 seed Colorado (10-3, 3-2) at 7 p.m. This is a rematch of an April 12 affair that saw Tanner Johnson score five goals in a 14-12 Cougar win. The winner of Saturday’s championship game will earn an automatic qualifying berth to the 2018 MCLA National Championships powered by Under Armour, which will be held in Salt Lake City from May 7-12. “The RMLC Division I Tournament is special because the winner is always among the favorites to win a national championship,” said RMLC director John Robinette. “Everyone in the MCLA will be watching our tournament very closely.” Admission to the RMLC Division I Tournament will be $8 for all day Friday and $10 for all day Saturday. Student and group discounts are available and food trucks will be present at the event. Prodigy Media and Lacrosse Talk Radio will cover the game for those fans who can't make the event. 2018 RMLC Division I Tournament Semifinals – Orem, Utah – April 27 No. 4 Colorado State vs. No. 1 Utah, 4 p.m. No. 3 Colorado vs. No. 2 Brigham Young, 7 p.m. Finals – Orem, Utah – April 28 MCLA and "Lace Up With LAX" 2020 An opportunity for MCLA teams to make a difference in someone's life Oklahoma, Enea Part Ways Franklin's D-I All Decade Team Franklin's D-II All-Decade Team Florida Releases 2020 Schedule Washington Unleashes Powerful Schedule Slate Set for 14th Pac-12 Shootout Colorado Denver Releases Schedule Fraser's Clare Makes NLL Roster Schedule Released for MSU-Denver	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line268
__label__cc	0.642521	0.357479	FYS 100 (44): The Search for the Self FYS 100 (44): The Search for the Self: Home Finding Articles and Books Evaluating Sources for Quality Annotated Bibliographies Writing and Citing Starting Your Research Guidelines for Keeping a Research Log How to Narrow and Focus Your Topic Start by phrasing your subject or general topic in the form of a question. Then ask yourself further questions about your topic: What do you know about it? What don't you know? What aspects or viewpoints of your topic interest you? Examples include social, legal, medical, ethical, biological, psychological, economic, political, and philosophical. A viewpoint allows you to focus on a single aspect. What population do you want to cover? Examples include gender, age, occupation, ethnicity, nationality, educational attainment, species, etc. How does your topic fit into a larger system or structure? Next, look for resources which provide background information. Some selected general and specialized subject sources can help narrow the topic. Remember, there are two layers of research: 1) a broad search to discover resources and to read some background information 2) specific searches for information once you've focused your topic. Link to Narrowing Your Topic: 5 Quick Tips Basic Library Tools This is where you will go to locate books, documents, and audio-visual materials owned by the libraries at the University of Richmond. List of journal TITLES -- if we subscribe to it, how to access it (in print or online), and what years are available. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection Comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods Full-text, citations, and abstracts; Dates: 1930 - present; Additional Information: The majority of full-text titles in this database are available in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned-in-color. Full text information in this database dates as far back as 1965. Provides the ability to perform a broad search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Use our interlibrary loan service to request books and articles not available at UR. Humanities Librarian Next: Finding Articles and Books >> URL: https://libguides.richmond.edu/FYS100Whitehead Subjects: First Year Seminar	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line270
__label__cc	0.636789	0.363211	GS 400: Senior Seminar GS 400: Senior Seminar: Literature Review Resources IGO Information A comprehensive catalog of books and other resources in libraries worldwide. Includes information about where items are located. Scholarly literature databases: PAIS Index Major index of research on national and international public policies. Abstracts; 1972 - current; Includes academic resources as well as government reports and think tank documents. Multidisciplinary database for peer-reviewed articles in geography, geology and ecology. Humanities International Complete Indexes journals, books and other published sources within the general humanities. Citations, abstracts, and full-text; 1990s - present; some coverage back to 1960s Covers scholarly literature in all fields of economics. Full-text, citations, and abstracts; 1969 - present Dissertations: Citation tracking: What is a Literature Review? Literature reviews enable a researcher to learn about (and explain) the research already done on a topic or issue. It allows for one to learn what other researchers are doing in a particular field of study, which is used as evidence of a supporting argument in new research. Literature reviews are also an excellent source for determining how other researchers have designed their projects, definitions of terms or problems, and hypotheses that have already been tested. A wide variety of resources can be included in a literature review, such as: books, journal articles, news articles, working papers, conference proceedings, websites and reports. These resources provide overviews of a topic, history of approaches to a problem, descriptions of research methods, and the bibliographies used to create them. Samantha Guss Office: 182 Boatwright Library, Research & Collaborative Area Email: sguss@richmond.edu Usual on-call/office hours for Spring 2020: Wed 11-1 & Fri 11-2 (but it's still best to email me for an appointment!) Subjects:Environmental Studies, Geography, Global Studies, Government Information, Law, Political Science, PPEL, Statistics, Polls, and Data Next: Resources by Topic >> URL: https://libguides.richmond.edu/GS400 Subjects: Course Guides, Global Studies Tags: economics. igo, global_poverty, history, international_studies, public_policy, social_sciences, sociology	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line271
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__label__cc	0.597246	0.402754	Will a New Haiti Be Created? - DoD Blogger's Roundtable The DoD Bloggers Roundtable met with Col. Jennifer Menetrez, the Joint Task Force-Haiti Surgeon. Col. Menetrez discussed the JTF-H medical operations and the increasing medical capacity of the Haitian government and Non Governmental Organizations (NGO)s in Haiti. In fact, while the earthquake was certainly a tragedy it might be a new beginning for Haiti! She commented specifically on the resilency of the Haitian people and the outpouring of international support as keys to the efforts to save lives and help rebuild the medical care programs. The economy is starting to return and the the outcome may “produce highter standards” and certainly the cooperation between the government of Haiti, the NGOs, the US military and other government organizations has been exceptional. She had high praise for the efforts of the US military personnel and non governmental organizations such as the Red Cross but felt that the USNS Comfort, hospital ship, “...was a symbol of what we are doing” for the Haitian people. The surgeon said that the Hait ian Minister of Health will be visiting today to meet and thank the crew of the Comfort which has conducted almost 1,000 surgeries, 7,200 out patient care sessions and provided 1,300 post operative care appointments with Haitians. The Comfort has had a steady decline of patients which she felt was a reflection of the new capabilities of the Haitians and NGO support on the island. The high point of the Comfort was on January 29th when they conducted 50 surgeries in one day and had 485 patients. As of today, the Comfort has no Haitian patients and she said the Comfort will be there until the Haitian government and US officials determine that she is no longer needed and will resume her other missions. The medical teams from the different organizations have begun 130 mobile and 156 first aid clinics through out the country to reach the entire population in need. When specifically queried about an outbreak of malaria within US military forces she said there had been six cases and that the individuals involved may have not followed the proper protocols as provided by the military leadership and since the protocols had been re-emphasized there had no further cases. The Haiti earthquake has certainly been a very difficult time for her people and institutions but hopefully as Col Menetrez said it may be a new beginning for her as well! We are very proud of the response of our country including our on the scene military personnel from the very beginning. When the Coast Guard arrived on January 13th within 12 hours of the earthquake began a memorable effort to save lives! Success is measured in the smiles of Haitian men, women, boys and girls! For the latest reports on DoD efforts in Haiti please go to the following MilitaryAvenue Article: Index of the US Military Response (chronologically listed). To listen to the Roundtable or read a transcript please go to DoDLive! Again, a big thank you to Col Menetrez for her time and the Roundtable emcee Lt Jennifer Cragg! Photo Credit: 02/13/2010 - U.S. Soldiers attached to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., and the Jordanian United Nations help earthquake survivors carry 100-pound bags of rice at a distribution point in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 13, 2010. Coordinated by Save the Children, a non-government organization, 904 bags of rice were distributed to hundreds of displaced survivors. (U.S. Navy photo by Logistics Specialist 1st Class Kelly Chastain/Released) VIRIN: 100213-N-9375C-424 Photo Credit: 02/22/2010 - The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Gurmman (T-AO 195) steam alongside one another during an underway replenishment in the Caribbean Sea Feb. 22, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Jackson/Released) by Colonel K on Thursday, March 04, 2010 Military Life: Col K, DoD Roundtable, Haiti Keeping the "Trucks" Rolling Into, Around and Out ... Season Passes and Getting to know the community Tasty Tuesday: Carrot Cups - A Biscuit w/ Carrots!... Faces Behind the Hero: Heather, Army Wife, Mother ... Week in Review: Week of March 21 - March 27 (Milit... Success in Iraq?? Where we are today - DoD Blogger... "Dignity, Respect, Order": 82nd Airborne Division ... Tasty Tuesday: Lamb Shanks Calgon Take Me Away Faces Behind the Hero: Ally, Navy Wife, Mom, Veter... 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__label__wiki	0.811624	0.811624	Tag: Long Island Power Authority LIPC featured in Newsday Op-Ed on Repowering LIPA must repower its plants to help Long Island BY LISA TYSON Lisa Tyson is director of the Long Island Progressive Coalition, a grassroots advocacy group. It’s great to see that the Long Island Power Authority is cutting the fat out of its 2008 budget, as was announced earlier this week. But to make a real difference to ratepayers, LIPA needs to address the issue of “repowering.” The term refers to upgrading existing power facilities to increase their capacity or efficiency. The process uses the exhaust from combustion turbines to make steam, which powers existing turbine generators. According to studies, repowering may reduce a plant’s pollution by 90 percent and possibly double or even triple the power output. Elected officials, environmentalists, and citizens have been calling for Long Island’s old, outdated power plants to be repowered for years. Even former LIPA chief executive and president Richard Kessel said he supported repowering, but so far not one megawatt has been repowered on Long Island. LIPA’s new chief, Kevin Law, has the challenge of coming up with new ideas and new strategies to keep our lights on, while keeping our rates down. Repowering can do precisely that. Repowering saves ratepayers significantly because it makes plants more efficient. As a homeowner, when your boiler is old and inefficient, you waste money every day. When you upgrade your boiler, you see savings immediately. That’s what repowering would do for Long Island’s energy system. It uses less gas and oil, so we could reduce our consumption of these expensive fossil fuels. The KeySpan/National Grid merger deal includes several references to repowering. One is that National Grid will conduct an engineering study on the Northport and Port Jefferson power plants and invest in pollution-reducing technologies for them. The deal also gave LIPA the option of purchasing the E.F. Barrett power plant in Island Park and the Far Rockaway plant, for the purposes of repowering. LIPA, which has until the end of next May to act on this option, should take it. Repowering Barrett will significantly reduce pollution. According to a study by the Center for Management Analysis at C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, repowering Barrett can result in 84 percent less carbon dioxide emissions, 92 percent less nitrogen oxide, 88 percent less sulfur oxide and 51 percent fewer air particulates. Illnesses caused or exacerbated by pollution kill tens of thousands of Americans yearly. Power-plant pollution leads to costly health care expenses due to the tiny particulates that are released by the plants. They get into the respiratory system and cause upper respiratory problems including asthma, which most negatively affects children and the elderly. Many residents living by power plants complain of soot on their cars every morning. This same soot is getting into people’s lungs every day. Pollution also contributes to global warming. The carbon dioxide traps greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, causing global warming. Long Island is quite vulnerable to the effects of global warming because we are surrounded by water – it is our coastal areas that will be most affected by global climate change and rising sea levels. Global warming also contributes to more frequent and more powerful storms, which will challenge Long Island’s defenses. Many experts believe that the Island is woefully unprepared for a severe hurricane. In addition to significantly reducing pollution, repowering the Barrett plant could help lower taxes for residents who live nearby. Because the community would have to endure having the plant expand its megawatt production, it might be able to receive additional revenue from LIPA in the form of payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs), according to LIPA officials. So for the people of Island Park and surrounding areas, repowering the Barrett power plant is a win-win – for their health, for their community and possibly even for their taxes. LIPA, under the leadership of Kevin Law, has a great opportunity to help Long Island by moving on the option to purchase E.F. Barrett. Let’s repower Barrett and keep the lights on, lower pollution and reduce our fuel costs. Related website: http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-optys215469821nov21,0,1792446.story Author lipcPosted on November 21, 2007 Categories LIPC NewsTags LIPA, Long Island Power Authority, Long Island Progressive Coalition, National Grid, repowering Article about repowering forum in Oceanside/Island Park Herald Forum planned on power plant in Island on Tuesday, November 13th at 7pm at Lincoln Orens Middle School By Jeff Lipton Officials in Island Park plan to hold a community forum next month on the possible impact of the Long Island Power Authority’s proposed agreement to purchase the Barrett power plant from KeySpan/National Grid. Officials said the meeting would take place soon after Election Day, possibly at one of the local schools, and would bring residents up to date on the proposal, which, if LIPA follows through on the purchase, would repower the plant and thus reduce customers utility rates. “Right now, until I get more information on it, I’m in favor of repowering,” said Island Park Mayor Jim Ruzicka. “First off, it will be a newer plant, and as for the longevity of the plant, we’ll have it for a long time, [which is important] for tax purposes and [receiving] revenue through taxes.” In addition, Ruzicka said, repowering the Barrett plant would mean it would run much more cleanly and efficiently. Ratepayers would reap $236 million in economic benefits if LIPA follows through with its plans, authority officials said. According to a story that has been circulating in the community, however, the power plant will not be repowered, but will be shut down entirel which both LIPA and KeySpan officials strongly denied. “That’s news to me,” said a spokeswoman for KeySpan. “One of our major concerns is, what if the power plant disappears? Then what do we do with the tax base?” said Ruzicka. “Our taxes are high enough.” Bert Cunningham, a LIPA spokesman, said that since December 2005, when the proposed agreement was signed, very little has changed. “There¹s nothing new,” he said. “No decision has been made as to LIPA exercising its option.” The agreement gave LIPA the option to purchase both the Island Park plant and another in Far Rockaway for $75 million before an initial deadline of December 2006, which reportedly has been extended to next May. The agreement also stipulates that KeySpan will pay LIPA $69 million to help regulate energy costs for two years. Cunningham said that one possibility is to close the Barrett plant and build a new one right next to it. “It’s a prime candidate for repowering, which is taking the old plant and putting in new technology,” he said. “It would be a newer, cleaner and more efficient facility.” Cunningham added that LIPA could purchase either the Island Park or Far Rockaway plants, or both, or neither. Jonathan Grindell, a community organizer for the Long Island Progressive Coalition, is in favor of LIPA’s repowering the Barrett plant because of the many health and energy benefits that would be derived from such a move. He said that the proposal would upgrade a facility that is 50 years old, reduce pollution up to 90 percent and potentially double or triple the plant’s efficiency. “It’s a win-win situation,” said Grindell, adding that it would increase tax revenue for the community as well. He said that much of the tax revenue the Island Park School District receives comes from the Barrett plant. Other officials said that the benefit of the proposed agreement for KeySpan would be improved efficiency in LIPA’s electrical system, and that LIPA has extended an agreement making KeySpan its primary power supplier from 2008 to 2013. Feeding gas and oil-generated power into an electrical grid, the Barrett Plant generates a significant portion of the energy used in southwestern Nassau County. Local environmental groups have pointed to Barrett and plants in Northport and Port Jefferson as most in need of repowering because of their age, claiming that they produce comparatively high levels of pollution. The Barrett plant consists of two units, the first built in 1956 and the other in 1963. Cunningham said that LIPA was completing a detailed economic analysis to determine the feasibility of buying the plants. The proposed agreement must be approved by both LIPA’s and KeySpan’s boards of trustees as well as the state’s attorney general and comptroller. The LIPA board gave its OK on June 6, approving the agreement in principle. Experts on repowering will be invited to speak at next month’s forum. Legislators Denise Ford (R-Long Beach) and Jeff Toback (D-Oceanside) will also be invited, as well as officials from the Long Island Progressive Coalition. Author lipcPosted on October 11, 2007 Categories LIPC NewsTags Island Park, LIPA, Long Island Power Authority, Long Island Progressive Coalition, National Grid, Oceanside, repowering LIPC's Current Campaigns LIPC Voting Booth Campaign In coalition with other statewide and national groups LIPC is working to make sure Nassau and Suffolk counties use auditation and reliable voting machines rather than touch-screen machines that are vulnerable to tampering and hacking. Read side bar for more information. LIPC is fighting for a reliable, accessible, affordable and community-friendly public transportation system that will reduce dependence upon the automobile. We are leading grassroots efforts to steer the Department of Transportation’s 20-year plan for Long Island (LITP2000) in that direction. Clean Money, Clean Elections LIPC is fighting to take big-money out of politics. We support Clean Money, Clean Elections reform, to limit campaign spending and provide fixed and equal public funds to candidates. LIPC, is organizing the local campaign of a statewide initiative The Alliance For Quality Education. AQE believes that every public school should provide a quality education to all its students by having smaller classes, qualified teachers, safe clean and technologically up to date classrooms, and early childhood education programs. best free football betting tips uk oddslot latest football accumulator predictions uk South Fork Progressive Coalition The South Fork Progressive Coalition promotes healthy, equitable, and environmentally sustainable policies in East Hampton and Southampton Towns specifically targeting affordable housing. Suffolk County Jail The state has mandated that Suffolk County build a 1260 bed “Super Jail” in Yaphank that will cost tax-payers close to half a billion dollars when you factor in construction costs and debt service. We maintain that cheaper and more effective alternatives to jail construction exist. Bigger jails and prisons has a negative effect to our society. We need to find more effective and creative ways of address public safety.[visit http://www.suffolksuperjail.com/] Caithness Power Plant and Repowering Given the fact that LIPA has significantly increased the amount of energy that comes to Long Island in past years, the LIPC is calling for a moritoriam on all future construction of fossil fuel burning plants. This includes the proposed natural gas burning Caithness power plant planned for Brookhaven. Instead we demand that LIPA “repower” or retrofit their older dirtier plants in Port Jefferson, North Port, Island Park, Far Rockaway, and elsewhere. Click here for more info. Author lipcPosted on June 14, 2004 Categories LIPC NewsTags affordable housing, Alliance for Quality Education, AQE, Caithness, Clean Elections, Clean Money, Education, LITP2000, Long Island Power Authority, power plant, repowering, South Fork Progressive Coalition, Super Jail, transportation, voting machines Tweets by LIProgress The Issues We Work On: Worker Cooperatives Progressive Network	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line290
__label__cc	0.644897	0.355103	ASTMH 2018, Gillian H. Stresman: "Bias in routinely collected malaria surveillance data due to asymptomatic infections according to transmission intensity (a proxy for protective immunity)" In collaboration with ASTMH, Image Audiovisuals, and session presenters, MESA brings you this webcast from the 67th ASTMH annual meeting in New Orleans, October 2018 Title: "Bias in routinely collected malaria surveillance data due to asymptomatic infections according to transmission intensity (a proxy for protective immunity): A pooled analysis of paired health system and community cross-sectional survey data " Speaker: Gillian H. Stresman, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom Session information: Symposium 11: Malaria: Epidemiology - Recent Progress in Advancing Surveillance, Measurement and Modeling for Program Success October 29, 2018, 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM, Marriott - Sheraton - Rodrigue Gallery (1st Floor) Routinely collected health systems data is the foundation of most malaria programs, both to estimate burden and to inform control and elimination programs. However, in some communities, the prevalence of infected individuals that do not seek care due to being asymptomatic can be significant. Immunity acquired with repeated exposure modifies the probability that a person will become symptomatic. Therefore, the proportion of infected individuals at any given time that will become symptomatic is expected to be modified according to transmission intensity. The aim of this research was to determine the relationship between the proportion of all infections in the community that are identified within the health system and transmission intensity, as a proxy for levels of protective immunity present in the community. Paired community and health system data in both time and space were collected from 282 clusters in 9 countries. The proportion of infections detected in the health system was estimated by the quotient of the number of infections detected at the facility and the total number of PCR confirmed infections in the community and those detected in the facility. The proportion was modeled according to transmission intensity, measured by overall population prevalence by fitting a linear relationship on the log odds scale using Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods to account for differences in health systems and other key factors across the clusters. Preliminary results indicate that the proportion of infections reported by the health system starts to increase when overall malaria prevalence in the community is 5.9% to a maximum of 100% of infections. These findings suggest that in elimination settings, health systems can be relied upon to detect most malaria infections in a community once overall prevalence is sufficiently low. MESA Correspondents ASTMH 2018: Session 11 "Malaria Epidemiology - Recent Progress in Advancing Surveillance, Measurement and Modelling for Program Success" Malaria Eradication Scientific Alliance (MESA) ASTMH 2018: Complete Series 2016 Jan - 2019 Jan Reactive Case Detection in Zanzibar: Effectiveness and Cost (RADZEC) President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) \| Manuel Hetzel \| Tanzania 2012 Jan - 2017 Dec Routine case investigation and reactive case detection for malaria elimination in Richard-Toll District in northern Senegal Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), PATH MACEPA, National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) Senegal \| Yakou Dieye \| Senegal Asymptomatic Reservoir American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Collaborator(s) London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line297
__label__cc	0.633864	0.366136	► MUSIC & ELSEWHERE ► THE UWU NETWORK ► MAGIC MOMENTS ATT ► SOUNDS ► CONTACT ZONE Actually, I wanted the other one... F R O N T P A G E : "FLASHBAX Ω ULTIMATE" COVER ART OPENS TRANSDIMENSIONAL PORTAL: MMATT'S OF TWO UNIVERSES UNITED! It began at the end of September last year, some four weeks before our 'best of' set, "Flashbax Ω Ultimate", was due for release on the German Klappstuhl label. Messages appeared on the Twitter feeds of myself and Julie White Hawk, from one '@DrAlbertTronPsD', the real name of Dr. Magic in the MMATT back story. The message on my feed read; "Thanks to you, my young friend, I have found a way to make the journey! I will be with you soon. Best wishes, Albert M. Tron." An amusing hoax, I thought, but the guy had clearly done his homework. When I started taking the piss (yes, I realise this will come as a shock to many of you, but I have occasionally been known to behave that way), he tweeted me in grammatically perfect Ecian, a language I had invented especially for the aforementioned back story, as being a native tongue on Gamma Syndrome. Now anyone could check some of our lyrics sheets, album covers and booklets for suitably 'alien' phrases to use, but this guy was constructing his own sentences, as well as including information that I was positive I'd never published in English, let alone in my made up extra-terrestrial idiom. He claimed to be the REAL Dr. Magic on a parallel Earth, one where all the MMATT tales of Ford Escortrons and little green men in bowler hats were actually true. I, however, was quite convinced this had to be an old friend playing a very clever wind up. When he insisted he would be visiting our Earth on October 25th, our album's release day, it rather confirmed it in my mind. Naturally, I wasn't averse to a bit of real-time drama on social media helping to publicise the album, so I played along. Which, for a week or so, was quite good fun, the guy played the role as well as I did back in the 80's! But then it took an unpleasant turn and he started to take himself seriously, calling a friend of mine a "stupid damn human" and myself an "arrogant ass" (honestly, I ask you). I decided to The "Dr. Magic" Twitter account that first made contact on Monday 28th September 2015. They'd have you believe that stranger things happen at sea. Please let me assure you; they don't. Well, Bermuda Triangle maybe. give him a public lecture on good manners and told him he'd be blocked if he overdid it. I mean, there's funny and there's just plain rude. Then lo and behold, he confesses to being an old friend of mine stitching me up, one that I hadn't seen in a couple of decades. We started chatting about the old days on PM's, I was amazed how much he remembered, some of which you'll have to forgive me for not wishing to share publicly! We announced that he really had been telling the truth, that he was genuinely Dr. Magic from an alternate universe, then began working out a story script, as co-admins of a 'Dr. Mick Magic PsD' Facebook page, to make our social media 'live theatre' all the more fun. We began a photo album on it called "Anti Matter - The Story From An Alternate Universe...", in which he put the lion's share of the story ideas forward, while I created the accompanying graphic images. And all was good till it took a sinister turn. A few days before launch, we'd arranged to meet for lunch at a pub in nearby Lancaster, just to cross the t's and dot the i's, plus do a serious bit of catching up. Only he didn't turn up and I wasted most of my afternoon. When I returned home, I found I'd been removed as an admin on the Facebook page and he'd gone completely off script, claiming just about everyone ever associated with the MMATT of his world had been killed by some intergalactic tyrant. I was furious, MMATT stories were supposed to be funny, multiple homicide seemed to miss that remit by a yard or so. That afternoon, I was catching up with the news on BBC i-Player, when an image appeared that really disturbed me; mixed in with the TV signal and somewhat fuzzy was "Dr. Magic" in a photo that was clearly taken in my studio, holding a copy of our album, which I hadn't even got a copy of myself at the time. When confronted with something like this, you're concerned, naturally. You start wondering if someone has broken in when you've been out. But then pictures can be faked. Then you start thinking your PC must have been hacked and regret sticking with XP as long as you have. Intensive virus scans revealed absolutely nothing. However, his claim that he would be 'paying me a visit' on Saturday 25th October suddenly took on a more menacing tone... The image that greeted me whilst watching the BBC News on i-Player that fateful evening. As luck would have it, my camera was right next to the computer, otherwise people might have thought I was making it up...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line300
__label__cc	0.623374	0.376626	McDevitt MALS ’71 Honored with Asteroid Jackmcdevitt by Cynthia Rockwell • April 11, 2016 As an award-winning science fiction writer, Jack McDevitt MALS ’71 was invited to NASA, to watch a rocket launch—which he is anticipating in this photograph. Award-winning science fiction writer Jack McDevitt MALS ’71 received an out-of-this-world honor: Lowell Observatory astronomer named an asteroid for him. In an e-mail, astronomer Lawrence Wasserman, explained, “I discovered the books of Jack McDevitt early in 2015 and spent most of the year plowing through every novel he has written. I was especially taken by his naming the first Mars spaceship for Percival Lowell, our founder. And, as a person who spent their teens in the ’60s reading Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke, I was very pleased to find someone who writes science fiction that doesn’t have any elves, dwarfs, or magic swords but gets back to spaceships and time travel.” Wasserman, who notes his specific interest in asteroids and the Kuiper Belt (a region of the solar system beyond Neptune’s orbit that contains many small orbiting bodies), has discovered around 50 asteroids. “The International Astronomical Union regulates the naming of these objects (they’re the same ones who demoted Pluto),” he says. “The rules say that the discoverer gets to name the asteroid and that becomes the official name for all astronomers to use.” Wasserman had named asteroids in honor of his parents, son, and high school physics teacher. Then, “Since Jack McDevitt chose to honor our observatory’s founder, Percival Lowell, in one of his books, I wanted to return the favor and name an asteroid for him.” The astronomer and the author have exchanged a few e-mails. Wasserman sent McDevitt a photograph of asteroid Jackmcdevitt, as well as one of the asteroid Larissa, which was mentioned in McDevitt’s novel, Coming Home, set in the 12th millennium. McDevitt, whose newest novel, Thunderbird, was released in December, adds: “Professor Wasserman sent me a list of names provided for asteroids during the past two months. They included mostly scientists, a few literary characters out of Greek mythology, some historical people, a few cities, Tina Fey, Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan. And, finally, me. They’ve put me in pretty decent company. Cynthia Rockwell Cynthia Rockwell, MALS ’19, P’11 View all posts by Cynthia Rockwell → Tags:alumni alumni publications Astronomy Department ← Faculty, Students, Alumni Attend Political Science Conference Wright ’16 Recipient of Keasbey Scholarship →	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line303
__label__wiki	0.682896	0.682896	Leilani Santiago & Ellie Rush Mas Arai 1001 Cranes Naomi Hirahara Blood Hina "And do you, Sutama Hayakawa, take this man to be your husband?" the minister asked, the third time that night. Mas Arai, his hands shaking and wet, wasn't going to miss his cue again. He pulled out the simple gold band from the pocket of his windbreaker and, pressing hard, as if he had captured a sand crab from a California beach, held it toward his best friend, Haruo Mukai. And then, before it could be successfully transferred to the groom, the ring slipped from his sweaty fingers and plopped into the fishpond below them. "Ah, oogoto!" screamed an old Japanese woman holding a clipboard and standing on a concrete walkway on the other side of the pond. "I think that koi is going to swallow it." Before Mas could take any kind of action, Haruo's grandchildren had jumped into the pond, followed immediately by the grandchildren of Sutama, who was better known as Spoon. Fish tails of milky white and neon orange thrashed through the water in between soaked pant legs. Would Haruo's or Spoon's side of the family take the prize? Spoon, Haruo's pear-shaped bride whose bulky sweater was no benefit to her ample oshiri, held on to the railing of the bamboo bridge, shell-shocked. Haruo, his skunk hair carefully arranged to cover the keloid scar on the left side of his face, tried to smile. "Howsu one more try, Mas?" This wedding rehearsal was a disaster from the very start. Spoon showed up forty-five minutes late, saying her youngest daughter had taken her car without telling her, so she had to wait for another daughter to pick her up. All the grandchildren, meanwhile, had arrived, pulling at mondo grasses, terrorizing the koi, running through the bamboo, and hopping on the worn bridge. Mas could just imagine the reaction of his fellow gardeners who tended the Japanese garden in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo for close to nothing. The Gardeners' Federation was big on "volunteer"—Mas didn't believe in it because you usually ended up losing more than you put in. And for what? A pat on the back and maybe a photo in the federation's newsletter. Mas preferred his charity be less visible, if visible at all. As the bridge shook from all the commotion below, the minister, dressed in slacks and blue sweater, desperately held on to a stack of three lacquer bowls that were part of the san-san-kudo. Three, three, nine—fortuitous numbers, eternal numbers. Both Haruo and Spoon had sipped from the empty bowls two times each during the rehearsal. Tomorrow the bowls would be filled with sake—Mas wouldn't mind imbibing some rice wine right now. Why was Haruo, at seventy-one years of age, even thinking of getting remarried? Might as well just buy two cemetery plots right next to each other and put a bow tie on one headstone and a veil on the other. The two of them had met at the flower market, and their romance had bloomed while Mas had been answering an exceedingly rare call for help from his daughter in New York City. Perhaps if Mas had stayed in L.A., Haruo and Spoon's relationship would have never ignited. Because if anyone could put a damper on love, it would definitely be Mas. Spoon was all right, Mas guessed. She was pretty quiet for a Nisei woman, the second generation to be in America, and when she talked, she was assari, a plain speaker who didn't bother to smooth out rough edges like those straight from Japan tended to do. Mas remembered how his late wife Chizuko could shuffle and arrange Japanese words like a master magician so that the unsuspecting wouldn't even realize that they were being rebuffed or insulted. She would have thought Haruo's remarriage was kurukuru-pa, plain- out crazy, but if she had been here at the wedding rehearsal, a perpetual smile would have been plastered on her face. Even the men at the Eaton Nursery last week seemed mystified at Haruo's upcoming nuptials. "Why don't he just go to Vegas?" asked Stinky Yoshimoto, examining the sharp teeth of one of the metal rakes for sale. Stinky was king of bad ideas and he was fortunate that most in their circle didn't bother to listen to him. "There he could sneak in a game of pau gow and poker between the ceremony and honeymoon." Except that Haruo was a former gambler, a recovering one, as he liked to say. Gambling fever had ruined his first marriage and he sure wasn't going to let it grab hold of his second. "So you some kind of big shot in the wedding, I hear," Wishbone Tanaka chimed in. Wishbone, the former owner of his own lawn mower shop, was always concerned with status, even in the puddle of a world that they all inhabited. "Best man—oshare, ne." "Best man" did sound highfalutin. Mas had never been best at anything in his life, other than perhaps regrets. Haruo could have easily selected Tug Yamada—a medal-laden veteran who was trusty and dependable and would never do anything like lose the bride's wedding ring to a giant fish. Or even Wishbone, who limped around with a walker, its back metal legs protected by two neon green tennis balls, would perhaps have been a better choice. But Mas and Haruo shared something that none of those men did—the Bomb. While the experience was written all over Haruo's scarred face, it remained hidden in Mas's heart and mind. The two men hadn't known each other in Hiroshima, but when they learned that they both had been in the city during World War Two, their connection was forever fused together. Haruo talked too much, but his overflowing words often greased Mas's disjointed emotions. So when Haruo asked him to serve as his best man, Mas hemmed and hawed, but they both knew that Mas would eventually give in. He always did. Haruo now must have been regretting his choice, after Mas had presented him with the ring at the wrong time two times at the rehearsal and now it might be lost forever. The children were soaked and their parents, including two of Spoon's daughters, crossed their arms, their anger ricocheting from the hubbub onto Mas. Haruo's grandson stood up in the knee-deep water. "I got it, I got it," he said, holding up a glint of gold like a prospector with a lucky find. "Ah, yokkata," the old woman, the wedding coordinator, said in relief. She then studied the sky, weighed down by gray. "It's going to rain tomorrow," she predicted. "That means good luck." Mas hoped the wedding coordinator was wrong. Good luck, in Mas's experience, seemed to always be followed with bad. © Naomi Hirahara.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line305
__label__cc	0.663817	0.336183	Belize trip: day 7 I was up early to get ready for the Mayan sacred cave tour. I had eggs, beans and fry jack at Hanna's and got packed for the trip to the cave. I met the five other women going on this tour in front of the Pacz Tours office, two Americans from Colorado and three women from Sweden. The van that we were supposed to go in wouldn't start so we waited for Pacz to find another van for us. the half hour delay proved to make a big difference. It took almost an hour to drive to the head of the trail to the cave. Our guide Ben sat in the back with me so I got to ask him a few questions. I asked him about the different ethnic groups in Belize, what exactly was the difference between Kriole and Mestizo. He said Mestizo were handsome, like himself (Mestizo are Mayan and Spanish, Kriole are African and European, usually English). I saw a clearcut and asked Ben if they did tree planting here. Ben said that people who cut trees don't like to plant them, just as people who plant trees don't like to cut them. So no, they did not do tree planting here. At the trail head we parked and Ben handed out helmets and lunches and directed us to an outhouse before the half hour hike into the cave. The cave is called Actun Tinichill Maktun and the tour is referred to as the ATM tour. We walked along a path through the jungle, fording several streams along the way. Ben pointed out some buttressed fig trees, which are some of the oldest trees in Belize. He said the oldest trees in Belize are around 500 years old. The soil is very thin, hardly any humus and very shallow roots, so trees are easily damaged or toppled by storms and hurricanes in the rainy season. Eventually we arrived at a picnic spot full of people. It was Saturday, a day when schools often send students on this tour, so it was a busy day at the cave. Our half hour delay meant we were right in the thick of it now. There wasn't even room for us to sit down to eat our lunches. But some of the schoolkids moved out to give us space. After eating lunch we donned lamps for our helmets and Ben took all our cameras and valuables to go in a drysack that he would carry for the first part of the trip into the cave. The mouth of the cave has a small river coming out of it, the only way into the cave is to swim. By Belizean standards the river water is very cold, for us it was about the temperature of a Canadian lake in the summer. We would be swimming and wading half a kilometer into the cave before we climbed up higher out of the water. Then Ben would give us our cameras. Ben was concerned about the time so he wanted us to go quickly, even passing some of the school groups ahead of us. We had to be careful about what we touched, some of the rock formations were very delicate and should not be touched. Actun Tinichill Maktun was used by the Maya as a sacred cave in what is known as the Post-Classic period (around 1000 AD?), when Mayan civilization was going into decline. In those days there was drought and this cave was dedicated to the rain god; sacrifices were made here to the rain god to bring back the rain they needed. Before the drought the river at the mouth of the cave would have been too high to get into the cave at all, but during the drought they could and did get in. After the Mayan collapse the rain came back and for many centuries the cave was once again inaccessible, so the artifacts inside were untouched until relatively recently. We emerged from the water into a huge cathedral-like cavern. Dotted through the cavern were the remains of large pottery urns that would have held sacrificial materials. But there were bones as well, human sacrifices to the rain god, even children. The last part of the tour in the cave we had to take our shoes off and proceed in our socks to avoid doing damage. Artifacts were scattered on the floor of the cave, with bits of reflective tape marking them so you didn't step on them. In some places tourists had already broken artifacts and remains by stepping on them. I asked Ben how long Mayan civilization lasted and he saluted me: "We're still here." Good point. Pots were for the most part plain, undecorated except for a spider monkey on one pot. The pots stood right side up, sideways and upside down representing heaven, earth and the underworld, and smashed to release the spirit power of the sacrifice. Some of the stalactite formations were like pipe organs; when you hit them they gave off different tones. ceremonies in this cave were probably accompanied by flute music and drumming. Rock formations in the cave were black manganese rock (hard and rounded edges), white dolomite (chalky), and calcite crystalline stalactites and pillars. At the end of the cavern we ascended a ladder into a smaller chamber containing the bones of a child and the Crystal Maiden, a female skeleton spread-eagle on the floor. On the way back we retrieved our shoes and then had to descend a steep cliff. It seemed much harder to descend than to ascend, you didn't want to look down too much. Ben showed me where to put my hands and feet with each step, and then directed me to show the next person, and so on. We each directed the person behind us how to come down the cliff. We swam and waded back to the cave entrance and hiked out to our van. We arrived back in San Ignacio just around 5pm. The American women were staying at a lodge outside of town but the Swedish women were at a hotel just down the street from me so they invited me to have dinner with them at Cafe Cayo, across from Hanna's. I very much enjoyed dinner with the Swedes. Another American couple from New York joined us and we compared notes about our ATM tours. They had gone on Friday and had a better tour in the sense that it was much less crowded and their guide took more time to explain things to them. They learned that the archaeologists studying this cave allowed these tourist visits because they needed the money to continue their research, but they ran the risk of doing damage to the caves. Apparently they have secured a substantial grant to do their research so it is likely that the tours will be stopped because they won't need the money any more. Certainly you'd never see such a tour in the US or Canada, where artifacts are left on the ground in the open and anyone can walk through, touch them, even break them. And, parts of the cave are somewhat dangerous, there are no guard rails or security measures, we North Americans would never allow such tours due to liability issues. Back to trip summary Back to day 6 On to day 8... Labels: Belize 2008 First day working on the kayak Settling in, getting started My new home in the Harbour The road to Acadia She's leaving home... Wash, wax, dig, fence, plant An evening out, lilac dreams Adventures in walking One, two, three: move your stuff! Birdsong at dawn The "short" version: my holiday in Belize Adventures in seeing Back in Parkdale Changes in Phelan and Dobby Home again home again jiggedy-jig	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line310
__label__cc	0.522236	0.477764	GUIDEBOOK \| Manchester: The Complete Guide Out Now Jonathan Schofield's new book available here View & Add Comment Read more from Jonathan You are here: Manchester Confidential › Culture. The Good, the Standard and the Ugly: Oriel and Cook Street Jonathan Schofield takes a trip west to gawp at a pair of Liverpool lovelies Written by Jonathan Schofield. Published on January 6th 2011. Category: excellent Oriel Chambers (14 Water Street) and 16 Cook Street Who and When? Peter Ellis (1804-80) respectively 1864, and 1866. These are the only two buildings he ever completed. Description please Ellis takes two office blocks on city centre sites and does something no-one else had done anywhere. Maybe he’d been to the Great Exhibition of London and seen the Crystal Palace of 1851 and thought ‘Eureka!’ Maybe he loved Turner paintings with their light and brilliance. Maybe he took the cast iron framed warehouses that were being built in Liverpool and Manchester at the time and decided that it was time similar methods were used on business district streets. Maybe he was an alien. Who knows? Certainly, he time-machined into the future with Oriel and Cook Street, to allow cast-iron frames to amplify the use of glass in a novel and gripping manner right in the showcase heart of a city. Nobody had done this before - anywhere. And the buildings themselves? Oriel is a fly’s eye of many oriel windows separated by spectacularly tall stone mullions (oriel windows are raised bay windows by the way). Cook Street is more playful, designed as a single great Venetian window, of five storeys, breaking up the predictable street presence of the staid buildings to each side. The courtyards, away from the view of the passer-by, of both Oriel and Cook Street, are even more surprising. Cook Street’s provides the setting for a glass wall containing a spiral staircase, the south wall of Oriel has an iron frame with a glass wall cantilevered over it. Ellis seems to be saying, “yeah, I know how we keep doing these heavy buildings and referring to the past in one way or the other, but let’s think what these commercial buildings are for and how they are used. You might not like it but these glass walls, utilise what we can now manufacture and therefore can bring extra light to your workers. Makes sense. Cheaper too.” There was only one problem. Nobody was listening. He was ripped apart by the critics and probably by his peers. The Builder magazine despised his work. Oriel was called a ‘vast abortion’. ‘The plainest brick building is infinitely superior to that agglomeration of protruding plate glass bubbles’, they ranted. Respected writer Professor CR Reilly later called them ‘logical and disagreeable’, ‘a cellular habitation for the human insect’. Prince Charles didn't say anything about carbuncles because he hadn't been born. The criticism plainly got to Ellis. He never designed anything again. Or maybe he just thought, that’s it, job done. Bow out at the top of my game. But now all of us can see that Ellis was that purest of pioneers: an orginal thinker, daring to do something that could only be appreciated years in advance. So these were a dead end then? Hard to say. People claim that they influenced Chicago skyscraper design, that they are a sort of architectural missing link joining historicist buildings in older styles with modern architecture. Burnham and Root’s Rookery Building in Chicago of 1888 was a landmark in this progression, and Root was at school in Liverpool as Ellis' buildings went up. The story goes that Oriel and Cook Street made an impression on Root’s young mind. Certainly the Rookery’s iron frame, interiors, the stairwells and window arrangements bear some similarity with the Liverpudlian’s work. Then again there might be no relation at all – perhaps people are developing a narrative where there is none. So in the end these buildings are beautiful and strange? Exactly. And wonderful for that. Four years ago I was taking German journalists around Liverpool on a culture vulture tour. One of them was called Hauke. I pointed out 16 Cook Street. I went inside and showed him the remarkable spiral staircase. “When did you say this was built?” he said. I told him. He ran his hands through his hair and looked baffled. “Bauhaus was fifty years later. Why do you hide these things in Britain? The Beatles are one thing, but these buildings should be just as celebrated in Liverpool.” Indeed. And they are, albeit in a different way. There's an argument to made for Liverpool having as famous an architecture tour as Chicago has, particularly as, according to many people, it all began in the city. Eddy RheadOctober 25th 2010. It may be apocryphal but i have heard that Walter Gropius visited Liverpool in the 1920s and was inspired by Oriel Chambers to adapt some of its principles in his own later work. Reply To This... Baron Rogers of RiversideOctober 27th 2010. The Oriel Chambers quite famously 'inspired' Sir Michael Hopkins for his design of Bracken House/ London in 1992. South copying North, usually it's the other way round... To post this comment, you need to login.Please complete your login information. OR CREATE AN ACCOUNT HERE.. Username or Email Or you can login using Facebook. Password Need a reminder? Post My RantPost as Anonymous Aadil Khan I enjoyed reading your articles it’s give me valuable information dvdplayerwindows10.com… thanks… I am an antique post authority and I now and then perused some new articles in the event that I… Depends on the arse. There are no excuses for arse-kissing.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line314
__label__cc	0.68755	0.31245	June 13, 2011 12:17 pm \ by Tina Deadline by Mira Grant Newsflesh # 2 My copy: ebook, bought from Amazon Kindle Store Shaun Mason is a man without a mission. Not even running the news organization he built with his sister has the same urgency as it used to. Playing with dead things just doesn’t seem as fun when you’ve lost as much as he has. But when a CDC researcher fakes her own death and appears on his doorstep with a ravenous pack of zombies in tow, Shaun has a new-found interest in life. Because she brings news-he may have put down the monster who attacked them, but the conspiracy is far from dead. Now, Shaun hits the road to find what truth can be found at the end of a shotgun. One of my best book discoveries last year was Mira Grant‘s Feed, the first book in the Newsflesh trilogy. I was so excited about it when I heard it was about zombies AND blogging, and it was my first big Kindle purchase. It remains as one of my favorite books, one that I have given away as gifts and prizes numerous times. I was excited for the next book, Deadline, but I wasn’t expecting that much, given that second books are usually so-so compared to the first books in a trilogy. I had a feeling it would be good, but I wasn’t expecting it to be as good as its predecessor, you know? Deadline starts shortly after Feed, where Shaun Mason and the rest of the staff of After the End Times are still reporting the news and making noise in the blogosphere. Shaun, however, is no longer the Irwin that he used to be — he’s tired of it, and he’s just running the news organization because he had nowhere else to go and nothing else to do. When a CDC researcher fakes her death and drops by their office with a lot of terrifying and confusing medical research, Shaun and the team find themselves in the middle of a conspiracy connected to the ones they encountered during the campaign. Hungry for the truth, they follow the trail, and find themselves facing an enemy bigger and scarier than the living dead that has become a constant threat in their lives. I decided to reread Feed shortly after Deadline was delivered to my Kindle to refresh my memory of the Newsflesh world. I was a bit impatient while rereading because I kept on seeing really good reviews for the newest book, but I soldiered on, determined to have the best reading experience for the sequel. It took so much control for me not to read reviews and comments in reviews in full, too, so I won’t be spoiled (and believe me, there are spoilers galore in the reviews for this book). I finished the first book, loved it just the same, and then moved on to the next book. Not even 1/4 into the book yet and I was already crying. A little over that, and my heart was breaking. And then, I just can’t stop reading it. I finished the book at one in the morning last Sunday and it took all of me to stop myself from swearing. If my mom wasn’t fast asleep beside me, I would have yelled many, many expletives that morning. Mira Grant achieves a great balance between detail and action in Deadline. The previous book was admittedly wordy with all the exposition on the history of the Rising and the Kellis-Amberlee virus. Deadline may be just as wordy, but since the book is told in Shaun’s point of view, we are given a bit of time to process the information in the same way as he does. There’s less politics here, as it focuses on the virus itself — lots of science, lots of medical terms, but not so much that it’s too hard to follow. It’s got good, solid world building, with lots of references to pre-Rising things, the things we have now. I love the references to zombie video games, most especially, and it makes the action scenes easier for me to imagine. There was a time when I was reading a zombie chase scene when something similar to a Resident Evil background music played on the TV. Talk about setting the scene. The story is tight, and it honestly had me totally creeped out as the story progressed. I had the same feeling while rereading Feed, but I dare say Deadline amplified that feeling. By the end of the book, I was ready to hide under the covers and never go out. While this is more of Shaun’s story to tell, the girls Georgia and Buffy still play a big part in the story. The best part, I think, is how their staff gets to play bigger roles. Mira Grant created excellent characters that you’d want to be on your side when zombies walk with the living. I loved Mahir and Maggie (with her epileptic teacup bulldogs!) the most, but I also liked Dave, Becks and Alaric well enough to get attached to them even if I knew better not to get attached to any of Mira Grant’s characters. Lines are blurred and gray areas abound in Deadline: the stereotypical villain in the previous book suddenly had more depth, there’s no clear villain in this book, and there really is no one you could trust. Unlike Feed, Deadline ends in a major cliffhanger, which could have also resulted in many, many expletives if I hadn’t finished this book late in the night. And to prove the evil (genius) that Mira Grant really is, a preview of the third book, Blackout, is included in Deadline (A word of advice — do not read the preview if you’re not yet done with the book. YOU WILL REGRET IT IF YOU DO, TRUST ME.). While that’s a teensy bit comforting, it still doesn’t change the fact that it would not be out until next year. Alas, I wait in agony with the rest of the world. :o Deadline by Mira Grant definitely exceeded all my expectations. I love it when a book does that. Even if I have to wait for a whole year for the conclusion of this wonderfully terrifying, expletive-inducing trilogy, I have a good feeling the third book will shoot straight up the ceiling with its awesomeness. Pen and Ink, Camera and Keyboard Reviews for other Newsflesh books: #1 Feed (at thepoc.net) Posted in: Reviews \ Tagged: 2011, 5 stars, ebook, favorites, Georgia Mason, Kindle, Mira Grant, Newsflesh, Shaun Mason, zombies 15 Thoughts on “Deadline” Jason on June 14, 2011 at 10:46 am said: Now I wish I had a Kindle. =( Tina on June 14, 2011 at 11:03 am said: I know: !!!! But this is available in Fully Booked now. :) I’m picking up my copy later. :) I finished the book! And while I didn’t give in to my desire to hurl expletives at the teaser for Blackout, I am very much excited for it to be 2012 already so we can get our hands on the last book of the Newsflesh trilogy :D Tina on June 20, 2011 at 12:56 pm said: That ending, right! And the long wait till Blackout! Gah. Can’t wait to read your review. :D Lena on June 15, 2011 at 8:30 am said: Great review, it’s nice to see when readers get emotionally attached to the book their reading, it means the writer did a perfect job. 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__label__wiki	0.671004	0.671004	Bon Iver: Bon Iver, Bon Iver BON IVER: BON IVER, BON IVER (2011) 1) Perth; 2) Minnesota, WI; 3) Holocene; 4) Towers; 5) Michicant; 6) Hinnom, TX; 7) Wash.; 8) Calgary; 9) Lisbon, OH; 10) Beth / Rest. No fewer than seven different musicians accompany Justin Vernon on his sophomore stab at a masterpiece, which should prompt the obvious question: «How the heck did all these people fit within one log cabin in the woods of Wisconsin? Must have been really crammed out there!» Then you learn that the album was not recorded in a log cabin at all, but in an abandoned veterinarian clinic in Fall Creek, remodeled as a recording studio. Still sounds romantic, although one would expect it to be somehow reflected in the recording — a couple of songs about being kind to animals wouldn't hurt, and yet I can find no traces. Of course, with Bon Iver's lyrics never making figurative sense, let alone literal, you can never be sure. The move from acoustic minimalism to denser art-pop arrangements paid off brilliantly: most reviewers were happy beyond measure, since they could amply concentrate on discussing the Important Artistic Reasons behind the move, and praise the Important Artist for Progressive Artistic Growth, shown so early on in his career. A few disgruntled voices complained that the growth was actually Regressive, and picketed April Base Studios with signs reading JUDAS and BACK TO THE LOG CABIN and EMMA IS NOT HAPPY. (In their imaginations, at least). But even those voices generally acknowledged that the songs were still great, it's just the idea of developing a bigger sound for them that didn't quite work out. In fact, the atmosphere on Bon Iver, Bon Iver did not change a whole lot from the minimalistic soundscapes of For Emma. The basic vibes, moods, goals, structures remain exactly the same. The falsetto singing has no plans of going anywhere (although, for honesty's sake, Vernon shows a little more range this time around); nor do the lyrics show any signs of advancing from sheer nonsense to, at the very least, some plain old surrealism. We got to give some credit to the Artist. Like so many of them, he is struggling to build himself his own personal dream world, since none of the others seem to be satisfactory enough. This dream world bears a passing resemblance to the United States of America, because it is also divided into states, and its towns and cities sometimes even have the same names as the corresponding US locations (ʽLisbon, OHʼ), although some of the locations are quite confusing (ʽMinnesota, WIʼ?) and others could even be offensive to certain Americans (ʽHinnom, TXʼ — you Texans do realize that ʽHinnomʼ has the same root as Gehenna, right?). In this dream world, people mostly talk in disjointed, impressionistic associations; play slow, soft, traditionally melodic music; sing in sweet voices, usually multi-tracking them along the way; and always exude a mixed happy-sad feeling because, after all, there are very few things in life over which one couldn't or shouldn't get happy and sad at the same time. If, every once in a while, you start getting the feeling that it all sounds discomfortingly close to banal 1980s-style adult contemporary, just shake it off. According to a Pitchforkmedia reviewer, it was a brave move on Justin Vernon's side to move things so close to 1980s adult contemporary, and who are we to argue with that? 1980s artists recorded crappy music without understanding how crappy it was (and how much more crappy it would sound with each passing year); recording crappy music with such an understanding is definitely a far braver move. It is true that bringing in extra people at least helped to make some of these songs acquire extra dynamics. ʽPerthʼ, for instance, gradually expands from a pretty guitar flourish to bombastic martial drum patterns and then into a veritable sea of sound with synthesizers, horns, and shrill electric lead lines that is quite far removed from log cabin isolationism — and yet, at the same time, does not really create any different type of mood. It could have been a fantastic track if the flourish in question worked in a trance-inducing manner, and the drum patterns and the wall of sound were gelling with it in some sort of meaningful way. To my ears, they don't: the guitar pattern is boring (and, after a while, quite annoyingly boring), the martial drums make no sense, and the wall of sound is neither structured well enough to punctuate the senses, nor dares to whip its brief traces of aggressive atonality into something genuinely alive — for fear that some people might dare to suppose a «rocking» strain to this very, very, very peaceful experience, I guess. I could write a similar diatribe against just about every song on the album, which all range from staggeringly boring (ʽMichicantʼ is a straightahead criminal offense against the slide guitar) to mildly passable (ʽTowersʼ has a cozy country-pop drive, and the strings that double the slide guitars are an inventive touch) to almost good (the first half of ʽMinnesotaʼ, with its active fuzz bass lines, is the album's only «gutsy» moment). But what's the use? Just like For Emma, Bon Iver will work for you if you can feel it for this guy, or, more precise, if this guy makes you feel it for him. I feel nothing. All the ingredients are there, but they are all inserted in the wrong order, in wrong amounts, in the wrong handling. When they get around to closing the album, the desire to strangle the producer becomes almost unbearable: as much as I try to, I just cannot interpret ʽBeth / Restʼ, with its electronic drums and keyboards, as a «brave» decision on the songwriter's part — I can only interpret it as a subconscious tribute to one of the miriads of tepid ballads he must have been hearing on the radio when he was six or seven years old. Please do not count me in on this game; I refuse to accept these rules that allow «The Artist» to pass off bland Eighties nostalgia as «Modern Art». It is not a sin to be infected with any sort of influence, even Kim Wilde — it is a sin to extol the very fact of your being influenced as your artistic statement. And no, masking that influence with sets of schizophasic lyrics that could just as well be machine-produced does not help. I do not think that Bon Iver, Bon Iver is any «better» or «worse» than For Emma. Technically, it has a different sound, but substantially, nothing has changed. Except for my suspicion that the existence and appraisal of Bon Iver confirms that, on an official level, «indie» has become as much of a rotting corpse as everything else, and that the wheel has completed its next cycle — the so-called «independent musical press» has advanced to approximately the same level of credibility as Rolling Stone. Yep, just my humble personal opinion, nothing else. And a heartfelt thumbs down — the most sincerely emotional outburst from me that could be associated with this record. Check "Bon Iver, Bon Iver" (CD) on Amazon Check "Bon Iver, Bon Iver" (MP3) on Amazon Labels: Bon Iver This is a pretty awful album. As someone who actually liked "For Emma..." (and still do, so shoot me!) I was (and continue to be) baffled by the praise heaped on this stiff - further evidence that music critics are more in love with trends and bandwagon jumping than actual music. I'm amazed that anyone can sit through this mimsy chuff! "Beth / Rest" is shite of the highest order - or in fact to call it so might sully the good name of "shite". diego_olivas May 1, 2012 at 5:02 AM At some point the whole modern "Indie"-sphere is going to have to reconcile it's "stuff white people like" problem. You have various artists of the same dynamic ilk: Grizzly Bear, the National, Bon Iver, Beirut etc. just straight up losing the purpose of what makes alternative music... "progressive". It seems that there is a regression back to the mean of hyping up the lazy, half-worn stuff of yore like crappy-era Leonard Cohen, Christopher Cross, Putamayo/Rough Guide glossy Baltic pop to, let's be honest, musically naive ears and thinking that you've struck some new found sense of alternative. If the alternative Bon Iver and other artists of this ilk are presenting is just the same conformist sound of before, why bother gussying it up with modern production and presenting it as some grand artistic statement... in the end you're still metaphorically-speaking an artist presenting a nice enough Instagram and pretending it's the next coming of Monet. Graham Clark May 1, 2012 at 7:18 AM _"In this dream world, people mostly talk in disjointed, impressionistic associations; play slow, soft, traditionally melodic music; sing in sweet voices, usually multi-tracking them along the way; and always exude a mixed happy-sad feeling because, after all, there are very few things in life over which one couldn't or shouldn't get happy and sad at the same time. If, every once in a while, you start getting the feeling that it all sounds discomfortingly close to banal 1980s-style adult contemporary, just shake it off. According to a Pitchforkmedia reviewer, it was a brave move on Justin Vernon's side to move things so close to 1980s adult contemporary, and who are we to argue with that? 1980s artists recorded crappy music without understanding how crappy it was (and how much more crappy it would sound with each passing year); recording crappy music with such an understanding is definitely a far braver move."_ Already praised the For Emma review for its righteous wrath, but I feel impelled to repeat myself. This rises in places to the Lester Bangs class of hatchet jobs. Though for the record I'm slightly more favorably disposed to Justin than you are. "Woods" is a good idea well executed, and "Holocene" is a pleasant Sigur Rós rip off. Of what I've heard, though, there ends the praise. Ken May 2, 2012 at 10:13 AM I like this album more than the first one merely because it's less monotonous. Still couldn't manage more than one full listen to it though. I like Diego's comment about this kind of stuff being musical instagram. Dressing your crappy photos up with fancy pre-set filters doesn't make the photos any less crappy, and the same goes for music like this. Anton J May 2, 2012 at 3:24 PM Well this is pretty fun! I honestly laughed out loud out of sheer amazement when "Beth / Rest" came around. As far as parodies of bad 80's music Weird Al would have considered those first seconds below the belt, the fact that it's apparently being taken seriously by the indie community only makes it funnier. This guy's first album just bored me to death and annoyed with me with it's stupid falsetto and incompetent lyrics, this one at least amused me in its sheer inadequacy. I agree with the beginning of "Minnesota" having a nice bass drive, but only because it reminds of one of the songs (I can't remember which one now) of John Frusciante's "The Empyrean". Michael May 2, 2012 at 8:36 PM Oh George, you are so funny when your wrath is roused. Jonathan May 2, 2012 at 10:07 PM "Beth/Rest" is seriously one of the worst songs I've ever heard in my life. Not only is terrible 80's adult-contemporary with Kenny G horns, it also adds auto-tune to the mix to just make the experience all the more gross. It'd be funny if it wasn't so depressing. Simplius February 11, 2013 at 10:38 PM From what I listened on Grooveshark (I could listen to both albums, but had no patience), this patient sounds like a sort of indie Peter Gabriel spiced up with Kanye West auto-tune effects. But wait... P.G. has his song covered, and there's a collaboration with K.W. Oh boy... at least his falsetto is less grating to my ears than the cat mating of the Sigur Ros' vocalist. So you only like how the music sounds if you can 'feel for the guy'??? Why not liking it because it's beautful sounding and emotionally resounding?? Blind Boy Fuller: Complete Recorded Works Vol. 4 (... 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__label__wiki	0.52787	0.52787	Chic: Risqué CHIC: RISQUÉ (1979) 1) Good Times; 2) A Warm Summer Night; 3) My Feet Keep Dancing; 4) My Forbidden Lover; 5) Can't Stand To Love You; 6) Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song); 7) What About Me. General verdict: The recipe is getting a bit too predictable, but the hits are still fun. That's Risqué, not Risque, continuing the band's infatuation with all things French — though, admittedly, there aren't a whole lot of European references in the songs themselves this time around; largely, it's all in the accoutrements, if you know what I mean. Released eighteen days after the famous Disco Demolition Night, it still came about in time to give Chic their last bout of commercial and critical glory, being admired by general fans and Robert Christgau types alike; and while Christgau's love would still extend to some of their records past the «day disco died» deadline, the average public would never again welcome them with the same passion. In all honesty, though, when you listen to the Seventies' trilogy of Chic, C'est Chic, and Risqué in politely accurate chronological sequence, you can sense that by 1979, the Chic formula had become... well, a formula. There are still plenty of awesome moments here, along with a few clunkers, but it seems evident that with C'est Chic, Edwards and Rodgers had done everything they could with the pattern, and now it is all about finding new variations on the same old basic grooves. Worse, Risqué cheats its own title because there is hardly anything «risky» or simply unpredictable on the record. I mean, you could, perhaps, cringe at the vaudevillian "yowsah, yowsah, yowsah!", or you could denounce the lengthy guitar showmanship on ʽSavoir Faireʼ as egotistic, but at least these little touches took away the factory-like aura of the endless dancefloor-oriented production. However, by mid-'79, fame, fortune, and coke were probably taking their toll, and it shows very few signs of any musical searching. If we set all our preconceptions aside and simply embrace disco for what it is supposed to be, not for what it is supposed to transcend, then ʽGood Timesʼ, one of the most heavily sampled songs in the history of pop music, might indeed deserve the title of the quintessential disco tune. There are no taunts here, no ironic twirls or twists, no salaciously sexy challenges — just your bare-bones groove, a textbook case of guitar-bass weave between Nile and Edward, very lightly seasoned with sparse piano and string chords and with largely inobtrusive vocals from the band's depersonalized girl personalities. Catchy chorus, but on the whole, the piano chords and the vocals are a bit too much on the sentimental rather than the sexy side, which is why ʽLe Freakʼ will still remain a much better representative of this genre. Likewise, restrained sentimentality hurts the overall effect of the second (and much smaller) dance-pop hit of the record, ʽMy Feet Keep Dancingʼ — but in pure melodic terms, it is the superior song, not only because it has Bernard stretching out the most in the mid-section, but also because of some superb orchestral crescendos: concertmaster Gene Orloff and The Chic Strings almost manage to steal the song away from its writers with multi-layered overdubs, creating a near-perfect tribute to the art of dancing in the process. The third big single was ʽMy Forbidden Loverʼ, a dance ballad that perfectly illustrates my gripes about the formulaic nature of the album — it's got everything that a hit needs to be a hit, but nothing above that requirement. Danceable groove, catchy chorus (catchy mostly because it is repeated a million times), musicianship impressive enough to make it listenable/respectable... and, I guess, musicianship is the only thing here that puts it above anything that could be recorded by Britney Spears or Shakira 20-25 years later. As for the album-only tracks, there's some embarrassing crap here: ʽA Warm Summer Nightʼ, with its cheesy Latinisms ("papi!", "te quiero!") and interminably recycled slow groove, is an unimaginably lazy and trashy ballad — if this were ʽSavoir Faireʼ, we would at least get a great guitar solo, but here we only have the Chic girls spinning the same single verse-chorus over and over. ʽWill You Cryʼ at least has some proper verses and a more thrilling chorus hook (I like the odd contrast between the first, abruptly chopped "will you cry?" and the second, prolonged, apologetic "will you cry-y-y-y-y?"), but suffers from the same problem — being stuck between the rock of non-fun and the hard place of insufficient-soulfulness. And ʽCan't Stand To Love Youʼ and ʽWhat About Meʼ are fairly standard dance-pop — the former surprisingly slower and funkier (rather than disco-ier) than the rest, but the Rodgers-Edwards team is no Funkadelic, and Nile's guitar is way too clean and quiet to retro-fit them with the classic funk crowd anyway. So, as you can see, my opinion is more along the lines that Risqué was not so much the artistic peak for Chic as the turning point where they switched from creation to craft — unintentionally, perhaps, since quite a few of those who had decided to choose disco for a living around 1976-77 had run out of fresh juice by 1979 (I know that many people still remain under the spell of the Bee Gees' Spirits Having Flown, for instance, but I continue to insist that most of the stuff there was uninspired, flaccid shit — provided shit can be flaccid — next to Main Course and Saturday Night Fever). Still, millions of people who bought the record and Robert Christgau who praised the record can't be completely wrong all at the same time, right? It still plays out like charming nostalgic fun, just not as much so as the two albums that preceded it. Labels: Chic Andrew Revans March 19, 2018 at 2:46 AM Never heard the album, but if it’s in any way comparable to Spirits Having Flown I don’t think I’ll bother. Good Times was ok, but the stuff they were doing with Sister Sledge by then was better. Jonny Greenwood: The Master Chic: Take It Off Robert Fripp: God Save The Queen / Under Heavy Man... David Gilmour: David Gilmour John Lennon: Imagine Marvin Gaye: In The Groove Sufjan Stevens: Carrie & Lowell Live Radiohead: The King Of Limbs Chic: Real People Robert Fripp: Exposure Pink Floyd: Animals Paul McCartney: Ram Marvin Gaye (w. Tammi Terrell): You're All I Need Sufjan Stevens: Carrie & Lowell Jonny Greenwood: There Will Be Blood King Crimson: USA Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here John Lennon: John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Marvin Gaye (w. Tammi Terrell): United Sufjan Stevens: Silver & Gold Radiohead: In Rainbows Norma Jean: Norma Jean Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon George Harrison: All Things Must Pass Marvin Gaye: Take 2 Sufjan Stevens: The Age Of Adz Thom Yorke: The Eraser Chic: C'Est Chic King Crimson: Starless And Bible Black	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line323
__label__wiki	0.518424	0.518424	NJMS Spotlight Home NJMS Spotlight Home NJMS Home NJMS In the News New Jersey Poison Center Keeps the Garden State Safe In May of this year, the NJ Poison Center, also known as the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System (NJPIES), put out a sobering press release: “Preteen Suicide Attempts Increasing, Especially in Young Females.” The alert reported that in the previous 18 months, the poison center had been contacted about drug-induced suicide attempts in 100 New Jersey preteens, which likely represents only part of the larger picture. This startling number mirrors statistics that suggest preteen suicide is increasing nationwide. NJPIES provides an essential lifeline in such cases. As the only poison control center in New Jersey, the center operates 24/7 out of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School department of emergency medicine, handling approximately 50,000 cases a year. It’s free to call (1-800-222-1222), but the service is entirely professional. Those who answer the phones are medical personnel — nurses, pharmacists, and physicians — and full-time employees of the grant-funded center. Medical toxicologists are on call to consult on particularly complex cases. “I’m proud that our expert advice is real-time and free. You don’t get bounced around in a complicated phone tree. And, we’re able to prevent lengthy hold times, too,” says Diane Calello, the center’s executive and medical director. “They’re ready to give you advice, there’s no charge, no copay. There’s not a lot of places where you can get medical advice without some kind of cost or hurdle.” The center advises the general public and also consults with healthcare professionals and law enforcement personnel. Call center staff might advise state police investigating poisoning deaths or help them contain outbreaks. The center also uses GPS to identify clusters of poisoning activity and work with government agencies to address problems and educate the public. About half of all calls to the center involve young children ingesting things they shouldn’t, such as pain medications or cleaning solutions. Other common reasons people call the hotline are exposure to poisonous plants such as mushrooms, venomation from spider and snake bites, and suicide attempts. “No two days are the same,” says Bruce Ruck, the center’s managing director and director of drug info and professional education. “Every time the phone rings here, it’s a unique case.” Whether alerting parents to increased incidents of adolescent suicide, lead contamination in water, or the latest hazardous social media “challenge,” the center offers free, assessible, and broad-spectrum support as a valuable resource for all New Jerseyans. For more information, please visit www.njpies.org. Testing and Follow-Up Urged For Newark, Doctors Caution Against Panic Newark Water Crisis 100 New Jersey preteens have attempted suicide by poisoning since 2018 Dr. Calello featured on panel regarding water contamination hearings	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line338
__label__cc	0.58158	0.41842	Click here to check out our Multi-Purpose Buldings Recreation Designs Cabin Designs About Meyer Buildings Why Choose Meyer / Packages / About Meyer Buildings Meyer Buildings, Inc. – Yesterday and Today Alvin Meyer – Founder In the fall of 1957, Alvin Meyer and George Greaser started Dorchester Pole Yard. The business was located in the village of Dorchester, Wisconsin just east of Meyer Manufacturing Corporation, a farm equipment manufacturer owned by Alvin Meyer. Meyer Manufacturing built a pole peeler for Dorchester Pole Yard of which started production of peeling poles for the local contractors who used the poles in the construction of “pole” frame buildings. George managed the business and soon carried a full line of pole type building materials. In April of 1963, they incorporated the business and called it Dorchester Pole Yard, Inc. In 1967, they discontinued processing poles and started using square timbers. In 1975, Alvin Meyer passed away suddenly and George sold his shares of the business to Alvin’s two sons Larry and Don, and his daughter Judy. These three owners continued to grow and expand the business of supplying and constructing Post and Stud frame buildings for the next 25 years. In 2006, Jeff Meyer, son of Don Meyer, was hired to aid in the management of the company. In 2007, the company celebrated its 50th anniversary. With this, it was decided that the name of the company would be changed to Meyer Buildings, Inc. This name, we felt, was a symbol representing quality and service to our customers and unified our “building” with our name. In 2009, after 25 years of ownership, Larry, Don and Judy Meyer sold their shares of the company to Jeff and Troy Meyer and Karla Fish. These three currently maintain ownership of the company. The company is proud to be family owned and operated, going on its third generation! We continue to strive to maintain our education of new products and procedures in the construction industry. This allows us to give our customers the best building that their budget will allow. We offer our design ideas for a unique look or will take your ideas to build to your specifications. Our buildings include commercial buildings, dairy facilities, equestrian, machine storage, garages and recreational buildings. We also offer full design and erection of pre-engineered steel frame buildings to accommodate our customer’s wide clear span needs. Meyer Buildings, Inc. Dorchester, WI 54425	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line341
__label__wiki	0.675341	0.675341	Those Who Remain – A Zombie Trilogy Priscila Santa Rosa Until Dawn Review – Video Games and Horror So, I’m playing Until Dawn for the PS4 since its release and I think it’s the perfect game for horror movie fans, more than any other scary game out there (Five Nights at Freddy’s or even Amnesia or Outlast). It also got me thinking about how the Horror genre fits so well with interactive storytelling games (the shiny new version of adventure and exploring games of old). The first major game that got media attention of this weird genre was Heavy Rain (that I remember… Although I think the Silent Hill series paved the way for games with focus on physiological horror and less combat). Heavy Rain was a downer mystery, very moody, where the player would make dialog choices, and all action were QTEs (Quick-Timed Events). It had multiple POV characters (unsurprisingly something I loved!), and most of them could die for good, which affected the ending. While the mechanics of the game and the story itself worked for me (it had its detractors back then and I agree the move controls sucked), what really made the game standout, in my opinion, was the feeling of changing the outcome and facing tough decisions without an easy way out. It made the game much more engaging and the story compelling (right until the somewhat lackluster conclusion, depending if you managed to solve the mystery or not). Back then, Heavy Rain was an odd game that left its mark, but didn’t inspire an explosion of copycats. Maybe it was technically too expensive and difficult to make for others to copy or maybe it didn’t enjoy a huge commercial success. LA Noire and Beyond: Two Souls came after, but LA Noire tried too hard to be an open world game (or appear to be) and Beyond, made by the same people as Heavy Rain, failed to deliver a riveting story or characters. Both these games tried to add conventional mechanics (shooting, stealth, side missions and driving) perhaps to lure gamers who didn’t consider Heavy Rain a “game”. Either way, response to these games were mixed because they went too far into the gaming spectrum of the genre, instead of focusing on story and what mechanics would improve and deepen player interaction with it. The lesson here is that the gaming aspects should serve the needs of the story and its themes, not the other way around. A perfect example would be Life is Strange. This quirky game about a time-controlling college girl is similar to classic adventures games and older Telltale games (like the Back to the Future series) with dialogue trees and actual puzzles (that use time as a mechanic). There’s no tension, no nerve wrecking QTEs, just exploration, and replay. It fits its characters, its art style, its soundtrack. It fits the story it wants to tell. Thanks to all of this, it has been a success in the media. Life is Strange is a charming game, but nothing like Heavy Rain. And it shouldn’t be. One is a tale of growing up, stumbling around trying to fix your mistakes, the importance of friendship and realizing how dark the adult world can be, the other is a mystery starring people knee-deep into depression, loneliness, and addiction with little hope of the future. Which brings me back to Until Dawn and why it’s a real spiritual sequel to Heavy Rain, more than Beyond: Two Souls. It not only proves this weird, still-struggling-to-define-itself genre is here to stay, it also shows why Horror works so well with this style of game. Until Dawn, in essence, is an interactive horror story that sometimes is a movie, other times is a game, and only because of that mix that the game becomes great. As a game, it would be frustrating and lackluster. Too much time spent on cut-scenes. Linear paths, very little exploration. Endless, unfair QTEs and weird controls are a big no-no for regular games. But since it’s a movie too, the cutscenes are expected and rewarding. Exploration is limited but serves the story needs. And QTEs make sense: people are terrified, weak, tired, confused. These characters are not Drake’s or Lara Croft’s. Not the indestructible hero, supplied with an endless supply of health and ammo. Of course QTEs are quick and decisions aren’t well-planned. The mechanics fit the limitations expected from horror movies. As a movie, it would be extremely predictable: a group of teens go on a trip in an isolated mountain, pull a prank that ends in two of their friends disappearing into the woods. One year later, they all go back to the same place. All characters fit a certain horror trope (the nerd, the sexy girl, the bitch, the innocent, etc.) and predictably, bad things start to happen. And then? It’s a game again. You know that jerk jock? Hey, he can be cool/romantic if you want him to. Don’t like a character? Well, maybe just let him/her die then! That moment when someone strays from the group? You get to stop the dummy from going alone into the dark! Guess what choice I would pick? You grow attached to certain characters because YOU are the one responsible for their survival, not the director of the movie or the scriptwriter. Nope. If someone does something stupid, it’s because YOU made them do it. If they fall while running, that’s your fault. We’re so used to scream at the screen for a character look behind them, groan when they don’t, and then hope the dumb idiot dies, it’s great to have those mistakes be on our shoulders. It’s actually the perfect level of interaction for a horror fan. It’s everything we wanted (go inside the movie and shake that person), but the cost is that we realize we aren’t that smart/ready/prepared. Are the QTEs and choices unfair? Too fast? Unpredictable? Yep. And that’s the point. A split of a second decision can lead to a character’s death. A choice made back at the start of the game can ruin a character’s chance of survival. That’s awesome and completely fitting: it provides tension, rewards replays and gives weight and consequences to our choices. Another cool thing is that the character’s knowledge of the plot is directly connected to the player’s exploration. We need to collect enough clues to make sense of things, and if we do that, THEY do it too. Sure, you can guess most of the plot points pretty quickly (again, it’s a predictable plot for a horror movie), but so can the characters. A little later, yes, but I think someone less into horror might find things at the same pace as the characters. This means characters are not left in the dark just to create fake tension or force them into danger. Oh, and yeah, your fears are reflected in the scares! How cool is that? Meet your shrink… I’m sure he’s a nice guy who won’t use your fears against you…! Also totems! Another great mechanic that fits the themes explored and… Damn. Okay. I really, really like this game. The art, soundtrack, the direction of the scenes, it’s just the perfect mix between game and movie. The framing is very movie-like and very purposefully not only for ambiance and tension but also for gaming purposes. Places you should go are saturated, everything else dark. Light is used in a cinematic way that makes everything scary and provides enough contrast so you can see collectibles. You can see how much horror movie tropes and style influenced this game and it just works. I definitely recommend this game for horror fans. Yes, it relies on typical horror tropes, but the interactive aspects make them feel fresh. Just a warning: a lot of jump scares! But they’re a fun. If you are interested in this game you can buy it on Amazon: by Priscila Santa Rosa Want a chance to read my books before anyone else and for free? 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__label__wiki	0.844333	0.844333	James Monroe Enslaved Hundreds. Their Descendants Still Live Next Door. The Importance of a Thriving Black Church How Natural Black Hair at Work Became a Civil Rights Issue Racial Bias in Facial Recognition Technology: What City Leaders Should Know Proctor & Gamble Addresses Racial Bias With New Film “The Look” “Racism has no place in American politics,” Buttigieg tells attendee at… Democrats question absence of black or Hispanic nominee among Trump’s 41… The assault on conservative journalist Andy Ngo, explained Ilhan Omar’s American story: It’s complicated Most Tory members believe ‘Islam is a threat to Western civilisation’ The Rich Get Richer, and Richer Still: Soaring Inequality in the… Economics in Brief: Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Assist Black… Top American universities are doubling down on their presence across Africa Explainer: Africa to decide on free-trade zone: what’s at stake? Africa’s largest economy is finally backing the continent’s plans for a… Illinois becomes 11th state to allow recreational marijuana As Cameras Track Detroit’s Residents, a Debate Ensues Over Racial Bias San Francisco Will Use AI To Thwart Racial Bias When Charging… Remembering Rondo: Rose and Melvin Smith Reflect on a 50 Year… Fundisha Enterprises and Step into the Story bring African-American stories to… ‘Souls Grown Deep’ puts African American art on display Obscene Americana Home Legal San Francisco Will Use AI To Thwart Racial Bias When Charging Suspects San Francisco Will Use AI To Thwart Racial Bias When Charging Suspects obscenetha5 San Francisco says it will start using an artificial intelligence tool to reduce possible racial bias among prosecutors reviewing police reports, a “first-in-the-nation” use of a technology whose applications have been criticized for compounding bias. On Wednesday, District Attorney George Gascón announced that the city on July 1 would begin to use a “bias mitigation tool” that automatically redacts anything on the police report that might be suggestive of race, from hair color to zip code. Information about the police officer, such as badge number, will also be hidden. Currently, the district attorney’s office manually removes the first few pages of the report, but if any race details are in the narrative—the section where the police officer describes the crime—prosecutors can see them. “This technology will reduce the threat that implicit bias poses to the purity of decisions which have serious ramifications for the accused, and that will help make our system of justice more fair and just,” Gascón said. Between 2008 and 2014, African Americans accounted for 43% of people booked into jail despite only making up 6% of San Francisco’s population, according to a 2017 report on the DA’s office. The report found “little evidence” of overt racial bias by the prosecutors, implicit bias is still possible. That’s what the AI will try to eliminate. Artificial intelligence’s role in amplifying racial bias has come under scrutiny both in and outside of the criminal justice system. An August 2018 MIT study found that Amazon’s facial recognition software Rekognition performed significantly worse in identifying darker-skinned individuals and women compared to white men. The controversial AI software isn’t going away— Amazon is in discussions to sell it to the government—but Amazon did take a step back Monday when Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy said the company welcomed federal regulations to facial recognition. One of the creators of San Francisco’s tool, Alex Chohlas-Wood, previously helped create Patternizr, a machine-learning tool that the NYPD began using in March to more efficiently solve crimes. Patternizr sorts through an existing database of crime files to spot patterns of criminal activity. Some civil rights advocates have cautioned against possible racial biases in the tool, though Patternizr was designed to avoid such biases. San Francisco’s new tool, however, is quite different from Patternizr, said Chohlas-Wood, who is deputy director of the Stanford Computational Policy Lab. “This is looking forward in order to make decisions about existing cases, rather than leaning on a bank or a data set of prior cases which may reflect racial disparities,” DA spokesman Max Szabo told Forbes. About 80% of cases that go through the district attorney’s office will use this tool, Szabo said. Vertical cases—like homicide, domestic violence, and sexual assault—will not, at least for the time being. The tool will be used by attorneys to review an incident often hours after it occurred. Even then, it won’t be used to make any final decisions about charging a person. Attorneys will write down an initial, unofficial decision after using the tool. Then, they’ll have access to race information in the unredacted report and body camera footage to make an official charging decision. If their final decision is different from their initial one, prosecutors are required to explain why. The Stanford Computational Policy Lab developed the tool and an accompanying lightweight web platform for the DA’s office to review the reports. The technology involves a combination of machine-learning techniques and more standard computational techniques, Chohlas-Wood said. The code will be released for free for other cities to implement. Prosecutors will also be able to provide input on the platform about whether the tool is redacting too much or not enough information about race. 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__label__wiki	0.588071	0.588071	Tanya Hetherington drafted to the Greater Western Sydney Giants It’s been quite the year for Monash Sport’s Tanya Hetherington, and 2018 is set to be even brighter still. Following an impressive game in the VFL Women's Grand Final and being named in the VFL Women's Team of the year, Tanya has been drafted to the Greater Western Sydney Giants (GWS) at pick 17. Now, despite a knee injury that set her back 18 months, Tanya will be pursuing her dream of playing in the AFLW. And we couldn't be prouder. After 150 games with her club Diamond Creek, where she was co-captain in 2017, Tanya’s selection is well deserved. It reflects the hard work and dedication that Tanya puts towards her sporting goals. Following the draft pick, Tanya said that the selection was the realisation of a childhood dream. "Today, this little girl’s dreams of playing AFL came true. I am so honoured and grateful to the GWS Giants for giving me this incredible opportunity,” Tanya said. “It wouldn't have been possible without my amazing football club, Diamond Creek, and ... my workmates at Monash Sport who have always supported my football journey." We wish Tanya the best of luck for the 2018 season with GWS and look forward to her return in 2018 at the end of the AFLW season. By John Monash Tanya Hetherington drafted to the Greater Western ... New Fitness Equipment For The New Year! As part of our mission to provide state of the art facilities to help you reach your fitness goals, Monash Sport has recently upgra... New Clayton Cafe Area Coming in 2017 An image of what the new cafe area will look like when completed. A brand new cafe and service desk area is coming to Monash Sport&... Congratulations Monash Olympians! Now that the Olympics has come and gone for another 4 years we would like to take a moment to congratulate all of our Monash students who co... PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN REDESIGN / ENHANCEMENT – CLAYTON FITNESS CENTRE As part of our commitment to providing a progressive training environment that caters to our members and customers needs, we will soon b... Meet Davide: Swim Fit Instructor Swim Fit Instructor Davide Did you know there's a group fitness class at the Doug Ellis Swimming Pool on Clayton campus? If you k... Court Sports Sale! Now that Spring has finally sprung it's the perfect weather to get active, especially with a group of friends. No more Winter excuses! ... Monash AFL footy tipping competition - back for 2017! Footy Tipping was a great addition to campus life in 2017. If you're new to AFL tipping, here's all you need to know. AFL is ... Completion of the Monash Tan Track The Monash Tan Track at Clayton campus has officially opened. The running and walking track features a 1 kilometre and 2 kilometre circui... Student Evaluations Survey In order for Monash Sport to continue to provide our members with the best service possible we are conducting research into Monash Sport...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line365
__label__cc	0.711598	0.288402	KKR reveals plans to acquire majority stake in fintech firm heidelpay Mateen Dalal August 5, 2019 The company will leverage its deep sector know-how, track record of operating with founders, and its expertise to shape the heidelpay’s profile. Global investment firm, KKR & Co. Inc. has recently inked an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Germany based fintech firm heidelpay … Walmart invests USD 50 million in supply chain startup Ninjacart Paroma Bhattacharya August 3, 2019 Global retail conglomerate Walmart has made it to the headlines for having declared that it has invested close to USD 50 million in supply chain firm Ninjacart. As per speculations, the B2B fresh produce startup will receive the first tranche worth USD 10 million in … Metaverse invests in crypto environmental credits marketplace GEAR GEAR is aimed at enhancing the use of environmental credits by streamlining transactions to improve the value proposition Metaverse Capital Corp., a Canada based cryptocurrency investment company has reportedly announced an investment of over USD 1,50,000 worth of cryptocurrency into the sale of private token … Wolters Kluwer effectively implements OneSumX at SME Bank Malaysia The deployment is expected to help the bank in implementing the MFRS 9 in fastest time. Netherlands based Wolters Kluwer’s Finance Risk & Reporting (FRR) has reportedly installed its OneSumX for Finance software at the SME Development Bank here in Malaysia recently. As per industry … Tech Mahindra acquires U.S. strategic design company MadPow Mateen Dalal July 31, 2019 The enterprise value of MadPow is estimated to be USD 25.3 million Tech Mahindra, the Pune-based information technology multinational, has reportedly acquired a major stake in Mad*Pow Media Solutions LLC, a US-based design consultancy. Reportedly, by the end of this month, the company may acquire … Cavco announces acquisition of modular home builders, Destiny Homes Cavco Industries, Inc., a US-based designer and producer of factory-built housing products, recently announced plans to buy assets and liabilities of a producer and distributor of manufactured & modular homes, Destiny Industries, LLC, cite sources. For the record, Destiny Industries, LLC, employs over 250 people … Investor concerns regarding slow economic growth shoot down oil prices Reports confirm that oil prices have recently gone down as investors worried over the prospects of economic growth globally, while talks between Iran and key powers ended on a positive note, indicating an easing of tensions in the Middle East region. Apparently, at the time … The Boring Company plans raise $120Mn in first outside funding Venture-capital firm, Future Ventures will be one of the investors participating in the fundraiser. The Boring company, the tunnel digging start-up founded by Elon Musk, for the first time is conducting an outside funding. According to reliable sources, the company is planning to sell $120 … GM Cruise to postpone launch of self-driving cars beyond 2019 CEO Dan Ammann claims that the company, in the meantime, would expand in San Francisco while it continues working with Honda & GM to develop autonomous vehicles. General Motors Co.’s self-driving unit, Cruise, has recently announced that it was rescheduling the commercial deployment of self-driving cars past its …	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line375
__label__cc	0.60392	0.39608	Minnesota Child Sex Abuse Statutes of Limitations Current Civil Law Current Criminal Law Pending Bills SOL WINDOW NOW OPEN (2013-2016) Open window until 2016 for expired claims SOL vs. perp: None SOL vs. employer: +2 years from majority = Age 20 Majority Tolling: √ – Age 18 Discovery Tolling: √ – Liberal Age of Consent: 16 None for most crimes. No pending bills at this time. View SOL Snapshot Previously Introduced Legislation Passed in 2013: Minnesota Child Victims Act View Full Bill Text & Tracking H.F. 681 03/06/13: Testimony on Minnesota Senate Bill 534 and House Bill 681 March 6, 2013 /in Minnesota, Testimony: Minnesota /by SOL Reform RE: Hearing on Minnesota Senate Bill 534 and House Bill 681, Sexual abuse civil actions limitation period modification (Wednesday, March 6, 2013 – 8:15AM) http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg 0 0 SOL Reform http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg SOL Reform2013-03-06 00:14:132014-02-12 00:15:0503/06/13: Testimony on Minnesota Senate Bill 534 and House Bill 681 View All Testimony Archbishop Deposition On Abuse Made Public (CBS) April 22, 2014 /in Minnesota, MN Post Window /by SOL Reform Payoff of SOL reform: truth and justice http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg 0 0 SOL Reform http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg SOL Reform2014-04-22 22:37:492014-04-22 22:37:49Archbishop Deposition On Abuse Made Public (CBS) 10 with Minnesota ties on Catholic group’s list of accused child sex abusers March 9, 2014 /in Minnesota, MN Post Window /by SOL Reform More fruits of MN window. Truth comes out http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg 0 0 SOL Reform http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg SOL Reform2014-03-09 21:10:262014-03-09 21:12:4510 with Minnesota ties on Catholic group's list of accused child sex abusers Ramsey County prosecutor: Priest abuse cases ‘just the beginning’ Correct– SOL window opens justice for victims from all corners http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg 0 0 SOL Reform http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg SOL Reform2014-03-02 00:55:462014-03-02 00:55:46Ramsey County prosecutor: Priest abuse cases 'just the beginning' Rosenblum: Number of sex-abuse allegations is disheartening February 2, 2014 /in Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania /by SOL Reform I disagree. This avalanche of facts occurred because MN took down SOL barriers and let the truth out. This needs to be done everywhere so we can catch up w the hidden pedophiles. What is more disheartening are the states like PA and NY that are keeping the lid on the truth by stalling on SOL reforms. http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg 0 0 SOL Reform http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg SOL Reform2014-02-02 20:06:312014-02-02 20:06:31Rosenblum: Number of sex-abuse allegations is disheartening This is a first! Watch tomorrow at 1pm CST January 26, 2014 /in Minnesota /by SOL Reform Mark your calendars for 1 p.m. Monday to view the Times Editorial Board’s discussion with St. Cloud Bishop Donald Kettler and St. John’s Abbot John Klassen about the clergy sex abuse scandal and how the Catholic Church can move forward. http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg 0 0 SOL Reform http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg SOL Reform2014-01-26 22:40:552014-01-26 22:42:32This is a first! Watch tomorrow at 1pm CST More good developments from MN window December 16, 2013 /in Minnesota, MN Post Window /by SOL Reform Archbishop John Nienstedt to apologize at Edina church http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_24726745/archbishop-john-nienstedt-apologize-at-edina-church By Raya Zimmerman and Dave Orrick Archbishop John Nienstedt, who has faced public criticism following the revelation of sexual abuse cases in his archdiocese, is expected to apologize Sunday at an Edina church. Nienstedt’s plan to deliver the homily at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Parish […] http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg 0 0 SOL Reform http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg SOL Reform2013-12-16 19:37:022014-01-07 23:26:47 More good developments from MN window Needs to happen in every city! December 6, 2013 /in Minnesota, MN Post Window /by SOL Reform Minn. archdiocese posts list of accused priests By AMY FORLITI, Associated Press Updated 4:37 pm, Thursday, December 5, 2013 http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Minn-archdiocese-posts-list-of-accused-priests-5036699.php MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Amid mounting public pressure and under order from a court, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Thursday published a list of 34 priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors. The […] http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg 0 0 SOL Reform http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg SOL Reform2013-12-06 04:25:482014-01-07 23:26:47Needs to happen in every city! Fruits of MN window…. Two Minnesota Catholic dioceses told to release lists of accused priests http://m.startribune.com/?id=234081431 The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, as well as the Diocese of Winona, must release the names of 46 priests accused of sexually abusing minors, a Ramsey County District Court judge ruled Monday. He set a deadline of Dec. 17. Article by: […] http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg 0 0 SOL Reform http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg SOL Reform2013-12-03 20:18:412014-01-07 23:26:47Fruits of MN window.... More on MN Window November 6, 2013 /in Minnesota, MN Post Window /by SOL Reform Minnesota Church Lobbied Against New Sex-Abuse Bill By Nina Kate, Tue, November 05, 2013 Churchgoers in Minnesota may not have realized that their tithings would be used to help protect sex offenders, but the Minneapolis StarTribune reports that the Catholic church “spent heavily” to stop legal changes that would lengthen the time during which victims could […] http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg 0 0 SOL Reform http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg SOL Reform2013-11-06 22:30:012014-01-07 23:26:47More on MN Window And MN still passed a window. Fighting access to justice is evil. Archdiocese led lobby to stop abuse law change Article by: TONY KENNEDY , Star Tribune Updated: November 4, 2013 – 9:17 PM Church spent heavily to prevent expansion of time limit for lawsuits by childhood sexual abuse victims. The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis was at the forefront of extensive lobbying against efforts to expand the […] http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg 0 0 SOL Reform http://sol-reform.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hamilton-Logo.jpg SOL Reform2013-11-05 15:54:372014-01-07 23:26:48And MN still passed a window. Fighting access to justice is evil. View All Partners for Reform	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line392
__label__wiki	0.629967	0.629967	Putting Power Back in the Hands of the People +973-17 SOLAR 1 Sa-Th 08:00 - 17:00 Dealer Inquiries About Solar One Solar One In the Press The Desert Module Building Integrated PhotoVoltaics Solar Power Resources and News You Are Here: Home / Solar Power Resources and News Solar One visits Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs Solar One Managing Director, Rami Khalifeh and Business Development Director, Faisal Khalifeh met with HE Dr Abdulhussain Bin Ali Mirza , Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs. Read the details of the visit, where we had the pleasure of meeting and discussing pertinent details about Renewable and Sustainable Energy with HE as well as the Sustainable Energy Unit within the Electricity and Water Affairs. Solar One Makes Headlines Al Wasat newspaper published quite the spread in the economics section of their September 7th Issue. Read the news straight from our Managing Director Rami Khalifeh and Business Development Manager Faisal Khalifeh as they talk about Solar One’s plans in manufacturing approx 60,000 Solar PV Panels for distribution in Bahrain and across the Gulf Region. Solar One July Roundup Renewable energy is the way forward but you might be wondering whether investing in Solar panels is the best choice for you, or perhaps you are a bit skeptical about it all… Is it worth the money? How will it benefit me and save me money overall? How efficient is it? Will money be spent on maintenance? In July’s roundup we will answer your questions and reassure you that becoming eco-friendly is the way to go. Solar One June Roundup The first of Solar One’s roundups – Learn about the aspirations and plans of Solar One and how we aim to bring Solar Panels to Bahrain and the Middle East, 10 interesting facts about PV Panels, and the What and How of Solar Power. Solar One – Manufacturing Solar Panels in Bahrain – Putting Power back in the hands of the People. Case Study: King Abdullah University, Saudi Arabia As part of King Abdulla University of Science & Technology’s environmental friendly initiatives, a 2 MW photovoltaic (PV) system was installed on the roof of one of the University’s main academic campus buildings. The solar power plant, with 9,300 SunPower™ high efficiency solar panels, is the largest PV installation in Saudi Arabia to date. Report: Middle East Solar Outlook for 2016 2015 was a groundbreaking year for solar in the Middle East. In 2016, total electrical energy demand in the Middle East region is expected to exceed 900 TWh. In order to help satisfy this thirst for energy, the Middle East has been setting new bench- marks in terms of adopting large-scale solar power plants. Study: The Impact of Dust on Solar PV Panels Dust is the lesser acknowledged factor that significantly influences the performance of the PV installations. This paper provides an appraisal on the current status of research in studying the impact of dust on PV system performance and identifies challenges to further pertinent research. A framework to understand the various factors that govern the settling/assimilation of dust and likely mitigation measures have been discussed in this paper. Report: EPIA – Unlocking the Sunbelt Potential of PV Photovoltaic (PV) development is booming. With more than 7,000 MW added to the global generation base in 2009, the cumulated installed base is now well over 22 GW. Somewhat paradoxically, however, this growth is mainly driven by countries outside the world’s Sunbelt; in fact the growth of PV could be accelerated tremendously, if the world’s Sunbelt PV potential would be “unlocked”. Report: A Bright Future for Solar Power in the Middle East The steady price decline of solar power generation infrastructure, especially photovoltaic cells, is making the renewable option more viable for North African and Middle Eastern states, a region where the sun shines in abundance. “A Bright Future for Solar Power in the Middle East is republished with permission of Stratfor.” Solar One Produces First “Made In Bahrain” Solar Panel How do I Store by Solar Energy? Understanding the Solar Battery Pack What Dust means for Your Solar PV Panels’ Performance? Living in the Sun Belt : The Solar Power Potential for the Middle East In the Middle East : 5 Solar Architecture Projects that will Amaze Pradeep menon on Solar One Produces First “Made In Bahrain” Solar Panel admin on Saving Money with Solar Energy Cobus Lausberg on Saving Money with Solar Energy © Solar One WLL All Rights Reserved • Design and Maintenance by Gulf Broadcast	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line393
__label__wiki	0.623201	0.623201	The Elements of Winter Menswear FacebookTwitterEmail ArticleCopy Link (Original post on 405magazine.com) BY GREG HORTON PHOTO BY J. CHRISTOPHER LITTLE When discussing winter fashion, the answer to the question “What trends can we expect?” usually begins with “layers.” That’s at least partly because it’s winter, obviously, but it’s also a popular way of approaching fashion, inasmuch as outerwear is just as important as the shirt or sweater underneath. For Jamicia Wylie of Gil’s Clothing and Denim Bar, it comes down to texture, as well. “I love layering plaid or printed shirts under chunky sweaters, paired with slim jeans or soft twill five-pocket styles,” she says. “A great jacket layered over a raglan sleeve knit is a good look, as well. Winter is all about layers and texture.” Beyond the simple practicality of layering for winter, this season will continue a trend that Nichols Hills men’s clothier Spencer Stone has noticed in recent years. “Younger culture wants to dress up,” he says. “I think the business casual style of the 1990s hurt fashion – the polo shirt and khaki look. It’s almost as if young people have rebelled against that look, and they want to dress up at work and for winding down.” Stone said he sees more people wearing suits to work, and he’s also noted an uptick in sport coats and jackets – especially of the style he calls “deconstructed” – being worn with jeans or chinos for after-work social events. “Everything is deconstructed,” he says, “unlined, with soft shoulders. It’s the jacket you can throw across the back of a chair. It’s comfortable, and it’s presentable at dinner.” We asked Wylie and Stone, as well as Seth Heckart at Q Clothiers, what to expect for this winter. Heckart emphasized the trend of softer fabrics, even in the formal category. “I definitely think dark velvet jackets for tuxedos are awesome,” he says. “Black satin show collar with black pants and satin stripes, with a black velvet loafer. The colors are dark maroon, especially for weddings, and navy.” FORMAL BUSINESS WEAR “Since men are buying dressier suits, they don’t need as many for work,” Stone explains. “I don’t like black; it’s too severe. Dark gray or navy are good choices.” Heckart agrees. “Dark charcoal for the suit,” he recommends. “A faded white windowpane pattern is versatile, and not cheesy. I’d pair it with a white shirt and navy tie – solid or pattern – and wingtips or dark brown Magnanni loafers.” “It’s almost as if young people have rebelled … they want to dress up at work and for winding down.” Heckart recommended a navy blue check sport coat with a blue collared shirt, dark denim jeans and the Magnanni loafer or lace-up. Stone said he recommends a variety of looks, and likes chambray with a tie, or even a sweater with a tie. It’s back to that idea of dressing it up a bit for work. Denim shirts and sweaters are both recommended, and leather or suede sneakers are very popular, in addition to loafers or lace-ups. “I expect that the premium sneakers are going to stay popular,” he says. Over against the “athleisure” trend, all three recommended a little more serious approach to casual attire. “Being in the denim business for 20-plus years, I’m happy to see Oklahoma guys embracing the straight-leg jean,” Wylie says. “We’ve been in a boot-cut world for so long. We’re going to see a lot of 5-pocket styles in twill, in shades like navy, khaki, olive, burgundy and gray. It’s a way to switch it up from jeans, and it’s easy to understand because it’s a 5-pocket jean body.” Heckart likes a look with navy jeans, a white Henley and a charcoal vest with navy or gray trim and tennis shoes with dark brown leather and white soles. Also, for colder weather, a black V-neck tee with bomber jacket, gray jeans and white, lace-up tennis shoes. “Most clothing lines are offering what they call ‘street wear,’” Stone says. “They’re basically joggers in luxe fabrics or wool. I still like a pair of trimmer-fitting jeans or chinos, too.” OUTERWEAR AND ACCESSORIES Heckart recommended a really nice leather travel bag as a business accessory, and cuff links for formal wear. For winter coats, Stone said multi-use is very popular, especially the thee-tiered jacket: shell, vest and liner, simple vest. “Scarves are still popular, too,” he adds. “I expect we’ll continue to see lighter scarves that you don’t have to take off when you go indoors, made from luxe fabrics like merino wool.” Check out the original article here. Styling Murray Frost Sincerely, Spencer Stone The big sale is here! @spencerstoneco 6492 Avondale Dr Nichols Hills, OK 73116 spencerstoneco@gmail.com Text for an appt after-hours Monday – Friday, 10 – 6 Saturday, 10 – 5	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line395

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