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Tag Archives: Haitian Crisis
Back In Baby’s Arms
Posted by Smaktakula in Crime, News, Politics
apologies to Patsy Cline, Barack Obama, Brother Voodoo, cliche, dictators, Duvalier dynasty, Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier, Haiti, Haitian Crisis, hereditary dictatorship, impoverished third-world backwater, Is that not what 'paradox' means?, Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, Jobu, Major League, medically-themed despots, Pedro Cerrano, Rene Preval, Veronique Roy, voodoo despotism
This Is An Amazingly Authentic Depiction Of Day-To-Day Life In Haiti.
Fans of third-world despotism are aglow at the ominous tidings of Jean-Claude Duvalier’s return to Haiti after twenty-five years in well-deserved exile. Duvalier, better known as “Baby Doc,” came to power in 1971 upon the death of his father François, appropriately called “Papa Doc.” The paradox ruled the country from 1956 until Baby Doc was overthrown by a popular revolt in 1986.
Bad Boys: We Complain To Our Friends How They Hurt Us, But God!--How They Stick In Our Hearts.
In the nearly thirty years that the medically-themed despotic dynasty ruled Haiti, Papa and Baby managed to systematically drain the struggling nation of any single thing which might stem its decent into third-world squalor to a country at which even Hondurans turn up their noses. But time has a bad memory, and history is just another word for accepted truth–some Haitians have begun to wax nostalgic about the Duvalier regimes. The “Kims of the Caribbean” may have been repressive, but as the saying goes, they made the trains run on time.*
"Could I Have Missed Something The First Time?"
Many of the same people who a quarter-century ago chased Baby Doc from Haiti were today awaiting Duvalier’s arrival at the airport, filling the air with cries of “Duvalier! Duvalier!” A beaming Baby Doc, with his consort Veronique Roy in tow, said he had returned to help the beleaguered nation, which has been beset recently by allegations of electoral fraud and has yet to recover either from last year’s devastating earthquake or from the preceding years of shittiness stretching back as far as anyone can remember.
Several foreign leaders, including US President Barack Obama, expressed concern at the ex-dictator’s return to the nation he had in the past used so poorly. However, Obama expressed confidence that Haitians “have too much on the ball” to fall prey to a charismatic dictator.
The God Jobu, Seen Here With Haitian Baseball Great Pedro Cerrano, Demands Ever-Greater Quantities Of Rum And Tobacco.
In fact, Baby Doc’s renewed interest in Haiti has set speculators buzzing. It was long thought that by the time the Duvaliers were driven from Haiti, they had bled from the country everything of value, leaving it a desiccated, lifeless carcass. But believing the likelihood slim that Baby Doc’s motives for returning to his homeland are even remotely altruistic, some are beginning to wonder if perhaps there’s still something in Haiti worth stealing.
Don't Get Your Hopes Up, It Hasn't Happened Yet.
On Tuesday, Haitian authorities briefly took Baby Doc into custody, where large groups of the tyrant’s supporters gathered, burning tires and shouting threats at current Haitian President, Rene Preval. The second-generation dictator expressed surprise at the decision, but no real concern. “I’m not going anywhere,” he said.
*Note: Smaktakula’s use of this cliché is purely the result of laziness. Promethean Times does not wish to give readers the erroneous impression that Haiti has rail transit, and by extension an infrastructure. ∞T.
Promethean Times’ 2010 Person Of The Year: Us
Posted by tardsie in Celebrity, Cinema, Crime, Culture, History, News, Politics, Religion, Sport
'Lil Kim, 2010, 2011, Abner Doubleday should sue the hell out of the guy who 'invented' cricket, Africa, American soldiers, Axis of Evil, Barack Obama, bellicose shenanigans, Bernie Madoff, BP, Bradley Manning, Bush the intellectuable, Chief Executive, comical despots, Conan O'Brien, congress, conventional wisdom, copyright infringement, corporate douchebaggery, cricket, Democratic Party, effete Mac users, Elizabeth Edwards, Face & Boobs man, feel-good policies, figurative fellatio, Franklin Pierce, Fugeeman, games foreigners play, genocide, George W. Bush, GOP, Haiti, Haitian Crisis, Haitian Earthquake, Hitler of Major League Baseball, How very original!, hucksterism, impoverished third-world hellhole, Iran, Jay Leno, John Edwards, Julian Assange, Kim Jong-il is batshit crazy, leeches, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is batshit crazy, Martha Stewart Living, Michael Lohan, MiLo, Miss You Mom, modern classics, Mood the Dude, mullets, Nanci Pelosi, nanny state, North Korea, Osama bin Laden, Osama's crazed legions, Pat Robertson, Pat Robertson is batshit crazy, People Magazine, personal magnetism, Pierce was known more for drink than for effective leadership, poor Elizabeth Edwards--she was so brave and she suffered so much, popular culture, President Bush, President Obama, Promethean Times, Promethean Times' Person of the Year, religious right, Republican Party, retcons, rumor has it that the vote for Person of the Year was fixed, San Francisco Giants, San Mateo, Sarah Palin, Smaktakula's hatred of the San Francisco Giants, special-needs children, Spiro Agnew, Sports Illustrated, step your game up, Steve Jobs, Tea Party, terrifying Campfire Girl, Texas Rangers, the canonization of St. Elizabeth, the cult-like devotion accorded to Steve Jobs by effete Mac users, the Devil, the impotence of the UN, the increasing irrelevance of TIME, the UN's maddening inaction in the face of genocide, theogeologist, Tim Lincecum, Time, TIME allows pedestrian intellects to believe they are otherwise, TIME's Person of the Year, Tony Hayward, tradition, Transformers I and II, treachery, UN, United Nations, United States of America, WikiLeaks, Wyclef Jean, yes theogeologist is another coinage but like grammaverick you've gotta admit it kicks ass
By Promethean Times
Conventional wisdom warns that TIME‘s annual Person of the Year award is so iconic as to render superfluous any imitations. However, as it has so many times before, Promethean Times eschews the expected by boldly forging a new path, in this instance by appropriating TIME‘s 80-year-old tradition.
Did You Know? TIME Was Once Known For Journalism, And Was Considered More Newsworthy Than Its Current Contemporaries, People Magazine And Martha Stewart Living.
The decision to bestow Promethean Times with this highly coveted accolade did not come easily. A great many individuals and events helped to make 2010 one of the most dynamic years on record.
There was Julian Assange of WikiLeaks, and traitorous American soldier Bradley Manning, who assisted in the appropriation of several documents. There was BP’s disgraced Tony Hayward, whose reputation in tatters, has only his fabulous wealth to console him, and Bernie Madoff, although convicted in 2009, still managed to keep his name in circulation.
US President Barack Obama rammed through feel-good policies to be billed to posterity and the people loved him for it. The press, however, seemed to recover from their embarrassing love affair with the Chief Executive, quixotically alternating hot and cold by one day proclaiming the President a lame duck, and the next heralding him as the greatest president since Franklin Pierce.
One Of These Kids Is More Popular Than The Other.
Much as a leech would, Congress eagerly clung to the President’s agenda, but lacking the President’s (or any, largely) personal magnetism, found itself the victim of what the press liked to call “an anti-incumbent agenda.” Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi realized too late that a sunny smile does little good when it’s the handiwork of San Mateo’s finest Face & Boobs man.
Then there was the Tea Party to consider. The completely leaderless grassroots organization, headed by terrifying Campfire Girl Sarah Palin and funded by deep-pocketed partisans, managed to drive the few remaining moderate Republicans from the GOP. This end was aided by the Republicans’ skill at figuratively fellating the Religious Right, although the Democrats made a game and creditable attempt at it.
Pretty-like-the-prom-queen huckster John Edwards imploded earlier this year, terrifyingly reminding people ignorant of Spiro Agnew that America came “this close” to electing a scumbag as vice-president. Edwards’ estranged wife Elizabeth, long regarded as a dismissive, cold-hearted bitch, received secular canonization upon her recent death, and has been retconned into a nurturing, saintly person. She got cheated on and she died? Tsk. You will be missed, Elizabeth.
Finally! Someone Faced A Debilitating Illness With Courage And Dignity. Don't You Wish Elizabeth Had Been Your Mom?
Former President George Bush was also considered for Person of the Year due to his lasting influence on the country, and on the Democratic Party in particular. Until the weeks preceding the November elections, Democrats were so enamored of the former Republican Chief Executive that the words ‘George W. Bush’ comprised 25-35% of the typical Democratic fundraising speech.
Fugeeman responded to the Haitian earthquake with the aplomb and statesmanship one would expect from a Caribbean head of state; he announced a presidential bid which then unceremoniously petered out. We also gave some thought to the Devil, who many experts, including noted theogeologist Pat Robertson, believe to be the ultimate author of the devastating Haitian Quake. The UN deserved some consideration as well, despite that the global organization’s response to the Haitian Crisis was characteristically bungled and that it continues to counter both African genocide and rogue nuclear states with the twin forces of hand-wringing coupled with laughably empty threats.
The Machinations Of This Evil Genius Bedevil Us Still.
We considered several despots, including the scrappy madman Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, who holds in equal contempt mullets and the Jews, and the comically diminutive Kim Jong-il, North Korea’s dying tyrant, who continues to terrify an impotent international community with his bellicose shenanigans, and who elevated his special-needs son to the #2 spot in the impoverished third-world hellhole. And although he had a comparatively mellow 2010, ‘Lil Kim and Mood the Dude’s Axis of Evil amigo, Osama bin Laden, quietly exerted his pernicious influence on his legions of crazed followers.
Pop culture had its share of earth-shakers. It was hard to overlook Josh Duhamel, whose masterful performance in the universally-beloved modern classic Transformers I and II shattered expectations about what movie-goers could expect from an infantile two-hour commercial. At the same time an inane late-night war between TV icons Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien diverted the attentions of a grateful nation in the same way as does a bright piece of string or a shiny object. And somewhere, Steve Jobs did something that made effete Mac users cream their shorts.
Is This The World You Want For Your Children?
In sporting news, the San Francisco Giants, called the ‘Hitler of Major League Baseball’ by at least one satiric internet source, won the World Series over the nearly-as-odious Texas Rangers. Also, there was some scandal in cricket–it’s a game copied from baseball, apparently–that stoked the ire of millions across the globe, but was otherwise unimportant.
Taking all these people and events into account, we worked tirelessly to determine the single most transformational factor in 2010. In the end, we were unanimous on our selection of Promethean Times as Promethean Times‘ Person of the Year, citing Promethean Times‘ ongoing benefit to the global community as well as its consistent awesomeness. Promethean Times is “extremely surprised, but pleased” by the announcement.
And for Promethean Times‘ Douchebag of the Year: Michael “MiLo” Lohan. What the hell, right?
His Infernal Majesty Assures Us That In 2011, He'll Step His Game Up.
Happy 2011, everybody!
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Posts Tagged ‘Scotland’
Britain – phuski or phoenix
April 3, 2010 Anuraag Sanghi Leave a comment
It has been like this in the UK for 70 years now!
With just about two months left before the expected election date of May 6, the outcome is impossible to predict. A Tory majority, a minority Labour government, or a split Parliament with the third-party Liberal Democrats holding the swing votes are all viable scenarios. The markets have a jittery season ahead of them. (via In Britain, a Rout Turns into a Race – BusinessWeek).
At the edge of the precipice!
Last time around, in the stagflation of 1970s, as the low-exchange rates era in Europe ended, in the post oil-shock world of 1973, Britain inched to the edge of precipice of becoming a Third World economy. It was North Sea Oil that saved Britain. What will it be this time? Britain’s options are shrinking.
The Great Squeeze
Between 1930-1940, Britain was in a similar position, electorally and economically. Churchill, Montagu Norman executed the Great Squeeze on the Indian Peasant. What will it be this time around?
On October 27th, 1931, the Ramsey Macdonald led “National” Government (Conservatives and Liberals coalition, fearful of the rising Labour Party) in Britain won a huge majority of 554 MPs of 615. The economic crisis of September (misnamed as the Indian Currency Crisis), ensuing Depression era problems in the US, the Weimar Republic problems – and other issues pushed this ‘National’ government to ram through a series of measures (page 130-131) that depressed silver and gold prices and raised interest rates in India.
Which way the wind blows
Will Scotland secede? Will North Sea Oil go away with Scotland? Will Britain be able to withstand a hung Parliament and a coalition Government? Italy, after WW2 and before 1993 electoral reforms, had nearly 60 Government changes in 47 years (1946-1993). Will Britain go the Italian pre-1993 coalition-era way? Rapid descent or a slow spiral.
Or an unlikely phoenix-like rise?
PS – Phuski is colloquial Hindi for damp squib
Categories: Europe, History, India, Politics Tags: Adolph Hitler, Big Oil, Britain, churchill, Coalition governments, gold, Hitler, India, Indian peasant, Italy, Montagu Norman, North Sea Oil, Oil, oil dollar, oil Politics, oil prices, Ramsey MacDonald, Scotland
China is now an empire in denial – Gideon Rachman /FT.com / Columnists /
August 10, 2009 Anuraag Sanghi 11 comments
The Soviet Union ultimately fell apart because of pressure from its different nationalities. In 1991, the USSR split up into its constituent republics.
Of course, the parallels are not exact. Ethnic Russians made up just over half the population of the USSR. The Han Chinese are over 92 per cent of the population of China. Yet Tibet and Xinjiang are exceptions. Some 90 per cent of the population of Tibet are still ethnic Tibetans. The Uighurs make up just under half the population of Xinjiang. Neither area is comfortably integrated into the rest of the country – to put it mildly. Last week’s riots in Xinjiang led to the deaths of more than 180 people, the bloodiest known civil disturbance in China since Tiananmen Square in 1989. There were also serious disturbances in Tibet just before last year’s Olympics.
In a country of more than 1.3bn people, the 2.6m in Tibet and the 20m in Xinjiang sound insignificant. But together they account for about a third of China’s land mass – and for a large proportion of its inadequate reserves of oil and gas. Just as the Russians fear Chinese influence over Siberia, so the Chinese fear that Muslim Xinjiang could drift off into Central Asia. (via FT.com / Columnists / Gideon Rachman – China is now an empire in denial).
The Western media takes great and vicarious delight in predicting such break ups. It feeds their innate (though false) sense of superiority. With Scotland wanting to breakaway, Belgium on the verge of splitting into two, Czechoslovakia split into two, Europe itself on the brink of reverting to internecine squabbles.
Chopsuey
That said, a break up of China should be no surprise.
Much like USSR’s break-up, the Chinese monolith is more fragile than apparent. Apart from the usual suspects of democracy, economic disparities, social upheavals, etc, there are 3 factors, which most Chinese analysts miss.
One, the Tibetan’s are held together by force – and no one imagines that this holding them together by force, can be in perpetuity. The Muslim provinces of Xinjiang (another one-third of China) is usually ignored. These issues are usually minimized by the current strength with which China holds these provinces together.
But possibly, the biggest issue is the share of revenues of the Chinese central governments.
Secondly, the Chinese Central Government commands less than 25% of the total tax revenues – and the 75% goes to provinces. This, possibly is why the Chinese Government cannot reduce cigarette usage in China. Most expenditures on health, education, pension, unemployment, housing etc. are borne by the local government – and hence there is patchwork of systems which run across China. Most of executions and imprisonments of bureaucrats (including the Mao’s Cultural Revolution) is to demonstrate central authority. The PLA is the only factor that keeps China together. A Chinese Lech Walesa or a Nelson Mandela could unwind China very quickly.
Significantly, and thirdly, the Chinese diaspora and Western MNCs are biggest investors in China – and also the main beneficiaries. This currently keeps resentments of the local Chinese under control – as the neighbour is not getting much richer. But at one stage the domestic Chinese will want to greater say and control over the Chinese economy. He may not be happy with just a well paying job and abundant, low quality goods.
Fences and neighbours
Modern nationalism (of the political variety) is a European construct. National boundaries have historically been ephemeral. The value of national boundaries is the ability to wage war – and disturb the boundaries of other countries.
Good fences create bad neighbours!
Categories: BRICS, Europe, History, India, Indian Economy, Indian education, Politics, Religion, Social Trends, World Economy Tags: America, Asia, Belgium, Break up Of USSR, China, Chinese, Chinese diaspora, Culture, Europe, History, India, Indian media, Lech Walesa, nationalsim, Nelson Mandela, Scotland, stereotypes, Tibet, UK, USA, World, WW2, Xinjian
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Wearhead United
In praise of Sir Bob Murray: Sunderland’s helping hand to Wearhead United recalled
December 18, 2019 by Colin Randall
From Sir Bob Murray’s own website, reproduced with his consent
The ownership of Sunderland AFC has been the subject of much debate and handwringing in recent times. Owners always attract controversy at some stage during their stewardship of football clubs and Sir Bob Murray was no exception. But as someone writing about him at Wikipedia put it, the second half of his 20-year reign was noticeably more successful than the first (‘never finished below third place in the league’s second tier’) and we’d settle for something like that now. He still chairs the award-winning club charity, the Foundation of Light.
Here, Andrew Curry, an occasional contributor to Salut! Sunderland, recalls a small but admirable gesture from Sir Bob’s era …
A while back I drove west out of Durham into Weardale, whose villages field their teams in the Durham League.
During the foot and mouth outbreak, in 2001, with much of the countryside closed off, even under military supervision, it looked as if Wearhead United would be unable to fulfil their fixture against their local rivals, Stanhope.
So the chairman of Wearhead did what any other chairman of a Durham League football club might have done in the circumstances. He wrote to the then chairman of Sunderland AFC, Bob Murray, to ask if Sunderland would host the game at the Stadium of Light.
And Murray said yes.
Read moreIn praise of Sir Bob Murray: Sunderland’s helping hand to Wearhead United recalled
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Inhibition of LPS-stimulated pathways in macrophages by the flavonoid luteolin
Angeliki Xagorari, Charis Roussos, Andreas Papapetropoulos
1. We have previously shown that the flavonoid luteolin inhibits the expression of pro-inflammatory molecules induced by LPS. In the present study we tested the ability of luteolin to block signalling pathways implicated in LPS-induced inflammatory gene expression in macrophages. 2. Exposure of the murine macrophage cell line RAW 264.7 to LPS increased phosphorylation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase family members ERK1/2, p38 and JNK1/2 in a time-dependent manner. Pretreatment of RAW 264.7 with luteolin inhibited the LPS-induced ERK1/2 and p38, but not JNK1/2, phosphorylation, and blocked the LPS-induced TNF-α release. 3. To investigate which of these pathways contribute to the inhibitory effects of luteolin on TNF-α release, cells were pretreated with pharmacological inhibitors of these pathways; PD98059 and SB203580 when used alone failed to inhibit TNF-α release, whereas pretreatment with both agents attenuated TNF-α release. 4. We have previously shown that luteolin blocks Akt phosphorylation in response to LPS in RAW 264.7 macrophages. To determine the role of Akt in TNF-α release, cells were transiently transfected with a dominant negative form of Akt (K179M). Overexpression of K179M Akt did not alter LPS-induced TNF-α release, suggesting that inhibition of this kinase does not mediate the inhibitory action of luteolin. 5. In addition, DRB (a pharmacological inhibitor of CK2) blocked TNF-α release in a concentration-dependent manner, whereas co-treatment of cells with luteolin and DRB did not have an additive effect. 6. We conclude that luteolin interferes with LPS signalling by reducing the activation of several MAPK family members and that its inhibitory action on TNF-α release correlates with inhibition of ERK, p38 and CK2 activation.
British Journal of Pharmacology
https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjp.0704803
Published - Aug 26 2002
Dichlororibofuranosylbenzimidazole
Inhibition (Psychology)
MAPK
Tumour necrosis factor-α
Xagorari, A., Roussos, C., & Papapetropoulos, A. (2002). Inhibition of LPS-stimulated pathways in macrophages by the flavonoid luteolin. British Journal of Pharmacology, 136(7), 1058-1064. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjp.0704803
Inhibition of LPS-stimulated pathways in macrophages by the flavonoid luteolin. / Xagorari, Angeliki; Roussos, Charis; Papapetropoulos, Andreas.
In: British Journal of Pharmacology, Vol. 136, No. 7, 26.08.2002, p. 1058-1064.
Xagorari, A, Roussos, C & Papapetropoulos, A 2002, 'Inhibition of LPS-stimulated pathways in macrophages by the flavonoid luteolin', British Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 136, no. 7, pp. 1058-1064. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjp.0704803
Xagorari A, Roussos C, Papapetropoulos A. Inhibition of LPS-stimulated pathways in macrophages by the flavonoid luteolin. British Journal of Pharmacology. 2002 Aug 26;136(7):1058-1064. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjp.0704803
Xagorari, Angeliki ; Roussos, Charis ; Papapetropoulos, Andreas. / Inhibition of LPS-stimulated pathways in macrophages by the flavonoid luteolin. In: British Journal of Pharmacology. 2002 ; Vol. 136, No. 7. pp. 1058-1064.
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Return Path Offers Free Access to Its Anti-Phishing Registry for BITS and FS-ISAC Members
New York, NY January 18, 2011 Return Path, the world’s leading email certification and reputation monitoring company, today announced it is providing access to its industry leading anti-phishing registry, free of charge to members of BITS, the technology policy division of The Financial Services Roundtable, and FS-ISAC (Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center). Return Path’s offer enables members of these leading financial services organizations to proactively keep phishers, fraudsters and spammers from reaching the inboxes of their customers. Return Path will also be offering member organizations a 90-day free trial of its full Domain Assurance anti-phishing service, along with an email deliverability audit and discounted services.
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Construct validity of the Chinese version of the Chalder Fatigue Scale in a Chinese community sample
Wing Sze WONG, Richard FIELDING
Objective: This paper aims to evaluate the factorial validity of the Chinese version of the Chalder Fatigue Scale (ChCFS) using a Chinese community sample. Methods: A total of 201 Chinese adults completed the ChCFS, the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF12), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to assess the fit of a one-factor model, a two-factor correlated model, and a three-factor hierarchical model in both the 14-item and 11-item versions of ChCFS to the current data. Results: ChCFS successfully replicated the original two-factor structure in the current Chinese community sample, and the 11-item version demonstrated better data-model fit than the 14-item version. The instrument possessed good internal consistency (Cronbach's α=.863). The convergent validity with HADS and divergent validity with SF12 were also evident. Conclusions: ChCFS is valid and reliable among Chinese adults in the general population. © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.05.008
Wong, W. S., & Fielding, R. (2010). Construct validity of the Chinese version of the Chalder Fatigue Scale in a Chinese community sample. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 68(1), 89-93.
Confirmatory factor analysis
10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.05.008
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Award Winners of the 22nd Edition
Award winners at the 22nd annual
Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM)
Montreal, Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 – The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) ended yesterday! The award winners for this 22nd edition were announced during the closing ceremony that took place at the Concordia University's Alumni Auditorium.
GRAND PRIZE FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE presented by Bell Media
Present.Perfect. by Shengze Zhu
“A complex, cinematic work, a testament to the deep social, political and interpersonal impacts created by the Internet. In exploring a Chinese livestreaming platform, the film dissects the machinery of performance, surveillance, self-exposure and value creation in social media, while also discovering spaces for empathy and connection enabled by the new technology. The jury was impressed by the film’s profound understanding of a present-day flooded with images and representations that are, paradoxically, becoming increasingly unintelligible.”
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE – INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Heimat Is a Space in Time by Thomas Heise
“An epic film, its maker’s distinctive voice shining through as he digs into family archives, testimonials and remnants of the indescribable horrors and upheavals of 20th century Germany. A monument is a memorial to those who are no longer with us, and a place for the living to refresh their memories, and this film is a masterful cinematic monument.”
SPECIAL MENTION - INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
143 Sahara Street by Hassen Ferhani
“Taking place entirely in a tiny roadside café in a harsh and inhospitable landscape, this film gives us some private moments with Malika and the community, human and non-human alike, that exists around and because of her. The simple, humble cinematic approach results in a richly textured portrait, a tribute to a woman in exile who reigns over a marginal but cherished space.”
The jury for the International Feature Competition was composed of Abril Alzaga (executive director of FICUNAM), Denis Côté (filmmaker), Laura Huertas Millán (filmmaker), Ryan Krivoshey (founder and president of Grasshopper Film) and Dennis Lim (director of programming at Film at Lincoln Center).
GRAND PRIZE FOR BEST NATIONAL FEATURE presented by Studios St-Antoine
Une femme, ma mère by Claude Demers
“This tender, loving film explores the collective memory of film and the imagination to reconstruct the touching personal history of the director’s mother.”
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE – NATIONAL FEATURE
Wilcox by Denis Côté
“This successful cinematic gambit, with breathtaking images and sounds, immersed us in solitude both liberating and poignant.”
NEW VISIONS AWARD presented by Post-Moderne and la Société civile des auteurs multimédia
Don’t Worry, the Doors Will Open by Oksana Karpovych
“For its beautiful look at the director’s country of origin, for making the camera a travelling companion, for the humanity and humility evident in every frame.”
The National Feature Competition jury was composed of Sonia Bonspille Boileau (filmmaker), Stephan Riguet (founder of AndanaFilms) and Alex Moussa Sawadogo (artistic director of the Afrikamera Festival and Ouaga Film Lab).
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT OR MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM
Faire-part by Rob Jacobs, Anne Reijniers, Nizar Saleh and Paul Shemisi
“Through conversations in relation to each other, their environment and the cinematic lens, we are exposed to an inspiring movement. Four filmmakers set on a mission to document a variety of performance artists who use their voice to empower the people on domestic social and political issues.”
BEST NATIONAL SHORT OR MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM presented by Télé-Québec and SLA Location
Homeport by Laurence Lévesque
“Connected to the imagery, rhythm and heartbeat of this film, we embarked on a journey of a young family attempting to sustain a living of a dying tradition.”
The jury for the short and medium-length competitions was composed of Asinnajaq (filmmaker), Valérie Fouques (Mission leader at CNC) and Carlo Guillermo Proto (filmmaker).
MAGNUS-ISACSSON AWARD
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up by Tasha Hubbard
“For the urgent nature of the issues the filmmaker addresses from both historical and sociological perspectives, and for the exceptional access to and investment in the tragic events recounted.”
The jury for the Magnus-Isacsson Award was composed of Jocelyne Clarke (producer, filmmaker and editor), Alexandre Chartrand (DOC Québec), Miryam Charles (Main Film), Jessica Legault (Cinema Politica) and Hubert Sabino-Brunette (Funambules Médias).
STUDENTS’ AWARD presented by Desjardins
“A film that makes an important statement, not least in the context of the Canadian competition; a film that addresses an issue that should inspire each of us to take action.”
The jury for the Students’ Award was composed of Victoria Caputo (Dawson College), Kaël McKeown-Opasinski (Dawson College), Ariane Poitras (Cégep André-Laurendeau), Jorge Contreras (Collège de Maisonneuve), Thomas Dufresne-Morin (Cégep Marie-Victorin) and Chloé Sirois (Cégep de St-Laurent).
WOMEN INMATES’ AWARD
“For its powerful subject matter, courage to document a disturbing reality and compelling call to action.”
The Women Inmates’ jury is composed of five inmates of the Joliette Institution. Claudia, Esther, Roseline, Sophie and Stéphanie chose a winner from a selection of eight films from the official competition and Panorama. This initiative, implemented for the first time in Québec for the RIDM 2011 edition, is made in partnership with the Société Elizabeth Fry du Québec, the Entente sur le développement culturel de Montréal - project supported by the ministère de la Culture et des Communications and Ville de Montréal.
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD, presented by Cineplex
Kenbe la – Until We Win by Will Prosper
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Tag Archives: Value theory
Critique of Political Economy – (COPE): Volume 1
Posted in Economic History, Marxism, Marxist Analysis, Marxist Theory, Marxist-Humanism, News and Politics, Political Economy, Politics, Radical Economics
Tagged Alan Freeman, Andrew Kliman, Critique, Marxism, Marxist Theory, Political Economy, Value, Value theory
Andrew Kliman
CRITIQUE OF POLITICAL ECONOMY – (COPE): VOLUME 1 NOW OUT
Editors: Andrew Kliman and Alan Freeman
The editors have now made the first volume of Critique of Political Economy accessible to the public online.
See Volume 1 (from September 2011) at: http://copejournal.com/critique-of-political-economy-vol-1/
You can also see papers from the International Working Group on Value Theory (IWGVT) at the same site, see: http://copejournal.com/iwgvt-papers/
The COPE / IWGVT website is currently under construction, and more material will uploaded there in the weeks ahead, see: http://copejournal.com/
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Ruth Rikowski at Serendipitous Moments: http://ruthrikowskiim.blogspot.co.uk/
Marxism and the Critique of Value
Posted in Communism, Crisis, Critical Theory, Economic History, Journals, Marxism, Marxist Analysis, Marxist Theory, Marxist-Humanism, Philosophy, Political Economy, Politics, Radical Economics
Tagged Critique, Karl Marx, Labour Theory of Value, Marxism, Marxism and the Critique of Value, Marxist Theory, Norbert Trenkle, Philosophy, Political Economy, Political Theory, Politics, Robert Kurz, Roswitha Scholz, Value, Value theory, Value-Form
The editorial board of Mediations is pleased to announce the publication of our latest dossier, Marxism and the Critique of Value.
This double issue is being published simultaneously as a book, which can be downloaded as a free PDF from M-C-M′ (http://www.mcmprime.com) and which is also available in paperback (ISBN 978-0989549707).
Consisting of some 400 pages of new translations from the German-language Wertkritik tendency, Marxism and the Critique of Value presents a landmark effort to complete the critique of the value-form begun by Marx.
The full text can, as always, be accessed at mediationsjournal.org, where it is accompanied by book reviews by Roberto Schwarz, Josh Robinson, Barbara Foley and Kanishka Chowdhury, and Matthew Moraghan.
DOSSIER: MARXISM AND THE CRITIQUE OF VALUE
Volume 27, Nos. 1-2 Fall/Spring 2013-14
Norbert Trenkle: Value and Crisis: Basic Questions
Norbert Trenkle tackles fundamental questions posed by the critique of value. How does it differ from other Marxisms? What are the consequences of the critique of value for the category of labor and for the labor theory of value? What is its relationship to socialism as an economic project? What is the relationship between the value-form and capitalist crisis? Can the critique of capitalism still be undertaken from the standpoint of labor?
Robert Kurz: The Crisis of Exchange Value: Science as Productivity, Productive Labor, and Capitalist Reproduction
As long as value is allowed to hold sway as an element of second nature, the Left will not be able adequately to understand the developments in the productive forces that characterized the twentieth century. Robert Kurz lays out the fundamental coordinates that tie the critique of value to the theory of crisis.
Claus Peter Ortlieb: A Contradiction between Matter and Form: On the Significance of the Production of Relative Surplus Value in the Dynamic of Terminal Crisis
Building on the insights of Capital I, and dispatching common liberal misunderstandings of those insights, Claus Peter Ortlieb makes the case for what mainstream economists euphemistically call “secular stagnation”: that is, an economic crisis that cannot be resolved by economic means.
Roswitha Scholz: Patriarchy and Commodity Society: Gender without the Body
Can there be a feminist materialism that does not rely on the fundamentally anti-Marxist materialism of the body? What is the relationship between capitalism, patriarchy, and feminist deconstruction? Roswitha Scholz introduces the concept of “value-dissociation,” under which capitalist societies necessarily consign labor that does not valorize capital — but that is nonetheless essential to its production and reproduction — to a subordinate, feminized zone.
Norbert Trenkle: The Rise and Fall of the Working Man: Towards a Critique of Modern Masculinity
In order to be able to understand the current economic crisis in particular and the emergence and development of capitalism in general, Norbert Trenkle argues, it is necessary to account for capitalism’s gendered social dimension. What can the connection between modern masculinity and the logic of modern labor tell us about the current crisis and the relation between capitalist form and its corresponding social structures?
Ernst Lohoff: Off Limits, Out of Control: Commodity Society and Resistance in the Age of
Deregulation and Denationalization
Despite all violent disagreements, mainstream Left and Right agree that what is at stake is the role of the state: is it “off limits” or “out of control”? But what if the role of the state — as with the flight to finance — is epiphenomenal to an underlying crisis-process? What are the possible political responses? Ernst Lohoff argues that rather than a rearguard defense of the state, the slogan of free access could organize a plausible Left project.
Robert Kurz: World Power and World Money: The Economic Function of the U.S. Military Machine within Global Capitalism and the Background of the New Financial Crisis
In an article written in the initial stages of the 2007-8 financial crisis, Robert Kurz traces its origins to the Reaganite policy of “weaponized Kenyesianism” that stabilized the world dollar economy and established the dominant flows of debt and goods that would persist until the onset of the crisis: phenomena that are generally recognized on the Left as well as on the Right only in inverted form.
Norbert Trenkle: Struggle without Classes: Why There Is No Resurgence of the Proletariat in the Currently Unfolding Capitalist Crisis
Class struggle played a historically indispensable role in the constitution of the working class as a subject conscious of its pursuit of a social mission. But can a class subject point to a future beyond capitalist social relations today? Is “declassing” a mere appearance? Or, on the contrary, do contemporary attempts to think struggle in class terms, no matter how sublimated, diguised, misrecognized, or sophisticated, lead up a blind alley?
Ernst Lohoff: Violence as the Order of Things and the Logic of Annihilation
How, after the end of the Cold War and the universalization of a supposedly pacifying market logic, are we to understand contemporary violence? The answer, suggests Ernst Lohoff, lies in the emergence of modern subjectivity and its origins in the Englightemnent: origins deeply bound up in the emergence of the value-form.
Robert Kurz: The Nightmare of Freedom: The Foundations of “Western Values” and the Helplessness of Critique
Are freedom and equality Left values? Certainly they inform historical Marxism and anarchism as much as liberalism. But what if the concepts themselves are bound up with the logic of the market? What if freedom is only a naked function of the valorization process — a moment in capital’s self-mediation — that is, of universal unfreedom? Utopias of circulation, of markets without money, suddenly look wildly implausible.
Karl-Heinz Lewed: Curtains for Universalism: Islamism as Fundamentalism in Modern Social Form
In most writing about political Islam — even from the Left — it is understood, even where a vulgar “clash of civilizations” thesis is rejected, to be fundamentally other to Western social and political forms. Karl-Heinz Lewed argues that political Islam is nothing other than a form of appearance of a general world crisis, one which makes its first appearance in the failed modernizations of the Third World. Political Islam is one attempt to resolve an impasse central to the Enlightenment mobilization of the dialectic of universal and particular: a dialectic which itself owes its historical resonance to the emergence of the value form.
Robert Kurz: On the Current Global Economic Crisis: Questions and Answers
How can we understand the current global economic crisis? What can we expect to happen in the next few years? How will this crisis force us to rethink critique, the nature of global social movements, and concepts such as revolution? For Robert Kurz, the critique of value is at the same time an analysis of the crisis, and the analysis of the crisis is of necessity a critique of value.
Robert Kurz: The Ontological Break: Before the Beginning of a Different World History
The debate over globalization seems to have reached a moment of exhaustion. Why? The process underlying globalization is, if anything, still in its initial stages. The endpoint we have reached is rather a categorical one: the exhaustion of an entire universe of historical concepts, which, argues Robert Kurz, we now have to learn to do without.
Roberto Schwarz reviews Robert Kurz’s The Collapse of Modernization
Josh Robinson reviews Ernst Lohoff’s and Norbert Trenkle’s The Great Devaluation
Barbara Foley and Kanishka Chowdhury review Kevin B. Anderson’s Marx at the Margins
Matthew Moraghan reviews Arundhati Roy’s Walking with the Comrades
Mediations: Journal of the Marxist Literacy Group: http://www.mediationsjournal.org/
First published in: http://www.historicalmaterialism.org/news/distributed/mediations-27.1-2-marxism-and-the-critique-of-value
Glenn Rikowski @ ResearchGate: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Glenn_Rikowski?ev=hdr_xprf
Online Publications at The Flow of Ideas: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=pub&sub=Online%20Publications%20Glenn%20Rikowski
IIPPE Training Workshops Programme 2014
Posted in Academic Stuff, Economic History, Economics, Historical Materialism, Marxism, Political Economy, Politics, Seminars / Workshops, The State, Training
Tagged Critique of Political Economy, Economic History, Economics, Financialization, IIPPE, Labour Theory of Value, Marxism, Marxist Theory, Political Economy, Political Theory, Politics, Price, Simon Mohun, Value, Value theory
Dud Capitalism
International Initiative for the Promotion of Political Economy (IIPPE)
Continuing its Training Workshops programme, the International Initiative for the Promotion of Political Economy (IIPPE) announces TWO forthcoming training workshops
1. Monday June 9 at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London: a one-day workshop on The Political Economy of Finance
Confirmed speakers include Simon Mohun and Tony Norfield. The morning will focus on productive and unproductive labour, and then what Marx had to say about interest and the rate of interest. The afternoon will focus on the relevance of the contribution of Hilferding, followed by a critical survey of some contemporary approaches to financial appropriation, against the empirical backdrop of the importance of finance in the contemporary world.
We seek an audience of undergraduate and postgraduate students, junior academics and activists, who have a particular interest in acquainting themselves with the relevance of Marxian political economy to the world of finance.
If you wish to apply to attend this workshop, please send a note to that effect, before Thursday 15 May with your name and occupation/affiliation, to Serap Saritas: 548340@soas.ac.uk (This workshop has a small amount of financial support from the Amiel and Melburn Trust to cover reasonable travel costs within the UK from outside London.)
2. Monday 15 September at the Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, Naples, Italy (the day before the IIPPE Annual Conference in Naples): a one-day workshop on The Political Economy of Value and Price.
Confirmed speakers include Simon Mohun and Marco Veronese Passarella. The morning will focus on the labour theory of value and Marx’s account of the formation of prices of production. The afternoon will focus on some contemporary Marxist approaches to value and price.
We are seeking an audience of undergraduate and postgraduate students, junior academics and activists, who could be attending the IIPPE Annual Conference, and have a particular interest in acquainting themselves with some of the basic principles of Marxian political economy and its controversies. If you wish to apply to attend for this workshop, please send, before 30 June 2014, your name and occupation/affiliation, to: s.mohun@qmul.ac.uk
First Published in http://www.historicalmaterialism.org/news/distributed/international-initiative-for-the-promotion-of-political-economy-iippe-announces-two-forthcoming-training-workshops
Labor Process / Valorization
Posted in Academic Stuff, Call for Papers, Economic History, Employment and Unemployment, Marxism, Marxist Analysis, Marxist Theory, Work
Tagged Harry Braverman, Labor process, Labour, Labour process, Labour Process Theory, Marx and the Labour Process, Marxism, Marxist Theory, Valorization, Value, Value theory
40 years after Labor and Monopoly Capital, by Harry Braverman
Deadline for submission of articles: January 31, 2014
(Articles in Portuguese and English)
Elcemir Paço Cunha
FederalUniversity of Juiz de Fora (UFJF)
“The distinctive capacity of human labor power is, therefore, not its ability to produce a surplus, but rather its intelligent and purposive character, which gives it infinite adaptability and which produces the social and cultural conditions for enlarging its own productivity, so that its surplus product may be continuously enlarged. From the point of view of the capitalist, this many-sided potentiality of humans in society is the basis upon which is built the enlargement of his capital” (BRAVERMAN, 1998, p. 38).
The purpose of this call is fostering discussions on the labor process in the capitalist mode of production, having in mind the 40th anniversary of the publication of Labor and Monopoly Capital: the degradation of work in the twentieth century, by Harry Braverman. As is generally known, this book resumed the discussions of Sociology of Work worldwide by evoking the links between the labor process and the monopoly phase of capital. From this copious influence, remained the so-called Labor Process Theory, which engenders discussions and events abroad (http://www.ilpc.org.uk/). The discussions from Braverman’s book, under the critical guidance of Micheal Burawoy, also, prompted considerations that, right or wrong, staked out the conditions for setting what came to be the Critical Management Studies (KNIGHTS and WILLMOTT, 1990).
Additionally, all movement in the different chains that put on hold the category work discussing its validity for a social criticism or its centrality to social life (Jürgen Habermas, Claus Offe, and Andre Gorz, and resonances in the recognition theory as it appears in Axel Honneth, in addition to authors having even postmodernist attitudes, such as Zygmunt Bauman), also served to greatly deviate research on the work problem (compare, notwithstanding, to different movements which do not claim such centrality under the terms of criticism, as György Lukács, Ernest Mandel, István Mészáros, etc.). Not by chance, the so-called Organizational Studies, which partly reflect on the issues of social and economic sciences, manifest the tendency to pass off the problems of the labor process as valorization process of capital by preferring other themes also important that, however, keep away from the key determinations of this sociability observed, whose guiding core is still (against the most varied prognoses) the logic of value.
Therefore, celebrating this work by Braverman means opening the possibility for discussions which bring up the issues directly associated to work and labor process in the capitalist production, addressing, by way of example, these possible points:
· Issues concerning the centrality of work;
· New expressions of work degradation;
· Work, work division, and command technique (administration) at work;
· Work, State, and social policies;
· Work and new expressions of the “social question”;
· Work and feminism;
· Others.
We would like to invite authors to prepare theoretical and empirical papers.
Cadernos EBAPE.BR is an online journal on Administration published in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by EBAPE/FGV (BrazilianSchool of Public and Business Administration of Getulio Vargas Foundation) and it is an open access journal – http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/cadernosebape/index. All approved papers will be published in the original language. The Cadernos EBAPE.BR is classified by the CAPES Qualis system as B1.
The authors should follow the guidelines for submitting articles to Cadernos EBAPE.BR in: http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/cadernosebape/pages/view/normas.
The articles should be submitted through the link: http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/cadernosebape/login
You must register as an author, if you have not done it previously.
The deadline for article submission is January 31, 2014.
Note: please indicate in the field “AUTHOR’S COMMENTS” (bottom of the page – 1st stage of the procedure) that your article is for the special issue: “Labor process/appreciation 40 years after Labor and Monopoly Capital, by Harry Braverman”.
Specific questions about the special issue should be directly addressed to the guest editor: Elcemir Paço Cunha (elcemirpacocunha@gmail.com).
Associate Professor of the Post-Graduation Programs in Social Service and Law at the Universidade Federal de Juiz de For a
The New Left Book Club: https://rikowski.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/the-new-left-book-club-call-for-papers/
Ingo Elbe Translation Project
June 8, 2013 – 11:38 am
Posted in Books, Communism, Historical Materialism, Marxism, Marxist Analysis, Marxist Theory, Philosophy, Publishing & Publishers
Tagged Books, Conference of Socialist Economists, CSE, Heidi Gerstenberger, Ingo Elbe, Ingo Elbe Translation Project, John Holloway, Karl Marx, Marxism, Marxist Theory, Michael Heinrich, Open Marxism, State Derivation Theory, Translation, Value, Value theory, Value-Form Theory
From Chris O’Kane:
Ingo Elbe’s Marx im Westen is the authoritative theoretical history of West German Marxist Theory providing a brilliant and lucid account of the intricacies of the debates over Marx’s theory of Value, the State Derivation debate and Revolutionary Theory. The work is therefore essential for understanding the work of German theorists who have been translated in the Anglophone world such as Michael Heinrich and Heide Gerstenberger as well as the influence these debates had on the Anglophone work of the CSE, Open Marxism, Value-Form Theory and Political Marxism.
Unfortunately, such authority also comes at a price: the book’s length has prohibited any press from being able to translate it. This is why I am soliciting volunteers to translate selections from Marx im Westen in order to make it available to the English reading public.
Those willing and able to contribute to such a project please contact: theresonlyonechrisokane@gmail.com
First published in http://www.historicalmaterialism.org/news/distributed/ingo-elbe-translation-project
Delhi Historical Materialism Conference 2013: Update
March 9, 2013 – 9:40 am
Posted in Communism, Conferences, Crisis, Economic History, Economics, Historical Materialism, History, Imperialism, Marxism, Marxism and Education, Marxist Analysis, Marxist Theory
Tagged Alberto Toscano, Delhi, Delhi Historical Materialism Conference 2013, Delhi HM Conference, Economic History, Gilbert Achcar, Historical Materialism, Historical Materialism Conference, Imperialism, India, Karl Marx, Labor power, Labour power, Marx, Marxism, Marxist Conferences, Marxist Theory, Value, Value theory
The organisers of the Delhi HM Conference (3-5 April 2013) are appealing to supporters and readers of HM for contributions towards the airfares of 2 speakers from abroad whom we’ve got down for our plenary sessions. The rough target is 1200 pounds in total.
Any donations, however small, would be most welcome! http://www.historicalmaterialism.org/conferences/delhifunds
Please also note that the conference venue has now been shifted to the Convention Centre in JNU. There is an extra conference day as well, 5th April.
Here’s a small sample of what’s on offer from a total of 48 sessions and 3 plenaries:
* Alberto Toscano and Matteo Mandarini,‘The Communist intellectual: Lessons from some Italian debates’;
* Andreas Merkens, ‘Counterhegemony, political education & pedagogy in Antonio Gramsci’;
* João Arsénio Nunes, ‘The revolutionary thought of Alvaro Cunhal’;
* Jeff Goodwin, ‘How kings survived the Arab spring’;
* Gilbert Achcar on the Arab uprising & its aftermath;
* Ajit Zacharias on domestic labor, value of labor-power and poverty;
* Pranav Jani and Nivedita Majumdar on postcolonial theory;
* Teesta Setalvad and Harsh Mander on Gujarat ten years after the genocide;
* Apoorvanand, Ishwar Singh Dost, Kumar Rana and Kamal Chenoy on the crisis of the Indian left;
* Brinda Bose on ‘Queer matriarchies’;
* Jean Dreze on ‘Anarchist thought & the future of the Left’;
* Moinak Biswas on ‘The political film in crisis’;
* Javed Anand on the Muslim Right in India & Pakistan;
* Saroj Giri on Maoists in Nepal;
* A LeftWord Books panel on ‘Communist histories’;
* Soma Marik on Rosa Luxemburg & the party;
* Uday Chandra on the ‘State, popular resistance & “democracy” in the forests of eastern India’;
And loads more including the launch of Vivek Chibber’s new book Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital; films by Kluge and others; books…
Submissions Update: https://rikowski.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/historical-materialism-conference-in-delhi-submissions-update/
First published in http://www.historicalmaterialism.org/news/distributed/delhi-historical-materialism-conference-3-5-april-2013
Marx and the Frankfurt School – Call for Papers
Posted in Call for Papers, Conferences, Critical Theory, Historical Materialism, Marxism, Marxist Analysis, Marxist Theory, Philosophy
Tagged Autonomism, Axel Honneth, Call for Papers, Conferences, Crisis, Critical Theory, Critical Theory Conference, Frankfurt School, Gillian Rose, International Critical Theory Conference, Jurgen Habermas, Karl Marx, Marxism, Marxism and the Frankfurt School, Marxist Analysis, Marxist Theory, Max Horkheimer, Open Marxism, Theodor Adorno, Value theory, Value-Form Theory, Walter Benjamin
6TH INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL THEORY CONFERENCE OF ROME
Stream on Marx and the Frankfurt School: New Perspectives and their Contemporary Relevance
John Felice, Rome Center of Loyola University Chicago
Recent years have seen a flourishing of new perspectives on the contemporary relevance of Karl Marx’s thought. Very little of this thought has been applied to the relationship between Marx and the work of the Frankfurt School. Instead much of the work on Marx and the Frankfurt School is still approached through paradigms such as the Marxist Humanist discourse of alienation or of scholarly interpretations established by Jurgen Habermas, Martin Jay and Gillian Rose. This stream aims to bring together the best contemporary scholarship offering new perspectives on the relationship between Marx and the FrankfurtSchool and to consider the contemporary relevance of this relationship.
Possible topics include:
· New assessments of the relationship between Marx and major figures from the Frankfurt School including Horkheimer, Adorno, Benjamin, Marcuse, Habermas and Honneth.
· New assessments of the relationship between Marx and minor figures from the Frankfurt School including: Sohn-Rethel, Kracauer, Kirchheimer, Löwenthal Neumann, Pollack, Wittfogel, Negt, Kluge, Schmidt, Backhaus, Reichelt.
· Comparative accounts of different figures from the Frankfurt School’s interpretation of Marx.
· New assessments of theories central to Marx and thinkers from the Frankfurt School such as critique, society, reification, second nature, natural history, commodification, fetishism, value, money, exchange, equivalence, ideology, domination, class, capital, social reproduction, epistemology, subjectivity etc.
· New assessments of the reception and the influence of the Frankfurt School’s relation to Marx in national and international contexts.
· Importance that the ideas of Marx and the Frankfurt School have for contemporary theories of capital, social domination, subjectivity, the state, epistemology, class, critical pedagogy, emancipatory politics, and issues of crisis, social reproduction, ecological catastrophe etc.
· Criticisms different Marxisms or critical theories might have of thinkers from the FrankfurtSchool.
· Criticisms the thinkers from the FrankfurtSchool might have of Marx and different Marxisms.
· Productive and elective affinities between Marx, figures from the Frankfurt School and other Marxists such as Bataille, Bensaid, Foucault, Open Marxism, Althusser, Heinrich, Kurz, Dieter Wolf, Castoriadis, Illyenkov, Bogdanov, etc.
· Productive and elective affinities between Marx, figures from the Frankfurt School and other Marxist schools such as Autonomism, Political Marxism, Open Marxism, communisation and value-form theory.
If you are interested in presenting a paper or organizing a panel (of up to 5 speakers), please submit a 1-2 page abstract by February 28, 2013 (including name and institutional affiliation). Abstracts should be submitted by email to the stream coordinator Chris O’Kane at theresonlyonechrisokane@gmail.com
Decisions regarding the program will be made by March 2013.
First published at: http://www.historicalmaterialism.org/news/distributed/cfp-stream-on-marx-and-the-frankfurt-school-new-perspectives-and-their-contemporary-relevance-1
‘The Lamb’ by William Blake – set to music by Victor Rikowski: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw3VloKBvZc
Glenn Rikowski’s paper, Critical Pedagogy and the Constitution of Capitalist Society has been published at Heathwood Press as a Monthly Guest Article for September 2012, online at:
http://www.heathwoodpress.com/monthly-guest-article-august-critical-pedagogy-and-the-constitution-of-capitalist-society-by-glenn-rikowski/
Heathwood Press: http://www.heathwoodpress.com
Historical Materialism – Volume 23 Number 3
Posted in Economic History, Economics, Historical Materialism, History, Imperialism, Journals, Marxism, Marxist Analysis, Marxist Theory, Neoliberalism, Politics, Radical Economics
Tagged Ben Fine, Benjamin Noys, David Craven, David Craven, David McNally, Derivatives, Dialectics, Economics, Historical Materialism, Joseph Choonara, Marxism, Marxist Theory, Neoliberalism, Political Economy, Radical Economics, Steve Fleetwood, Value theory
Karl & Jenny Marx
Now Out: http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/1569206x/20/3
Economics and Political Economy Today: Introduction to the Symposium on Fine and Milonakis
Author: Sam Ashman
pp. 3–8 (6)
From Fetishism to ‘Shocked Disbelief ’: Economics, Dialectics and Value Theory
Author: David McNally
pp. 9–23 (15)
Political Economy: History with the Politics Left Out?
Author: Roger Backhouse
pp. 24–38 (15)
Sixteen Questions for Fine and Milonakis
Author: J.E. King
‘From Political Economy to Economics’ and Beyond
Author: Steve Fleetwood
From Freakonomics to Political Economy
Authors: Ben Fine; Dimitris Milonakis
Why We Need to Understand Derivatives in Relation to Money: A Reply to Tony Norfield
Authors: Dick Bryan; Michael Rafferty
pp. 97–109 (13)
David Craven (1951–2012): Marxist Historian of Art from las Américas *
Author: Steve Edwards
pp. 111–112 (2)
David Craven – In Memoriam
Author: Stephen F. Eisenman
Marxism, Art and the Histories of Latin America: An Interview with David Craven*
Author: Angela Dimitrakaki
pp. 116–134 (19)
David Craven: A Select Bibliography
Dialectical Passions: Negation in Postwar Art Theory, Gail Day, New York: Columbia University Press, 2010
Author: Benjamin Noys
Bolivia’s Radical Tradition: Permanent Revolution in the Andes, S. Sándor John, Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2009 ‘I Sweat the Flavor of Tin’: Labor Activism in Early Twentieth-Century Bolivia, Robert L. Smale, Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2010
Author: Joseph Choonara
Zionism: The Real Enemy of the Jews, Volume 1: The False Messiah, Alan Hart, Atlanta: Clarity Press, 2009; Zionism: The Real Enemy of the Jews, Volume 2: David Becomes Goliath, Alan Hart, Atlanta: Clarity Press, 2009; Zionism: The Real Enemy of the Jews, Volume 3: Conflict Without End, Alan Hart, Atlanta: Clarity Press, 2010
Author: Max Ajl
Islam’s Marriage with Neoliberalism: State Transformation in Turkey, Yıldız Atasoy, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
Author: Eren Duzgun
Everyday Life and the State, Peter Bratsis, Boulder: Paradigm Publishers, 2006
Author: Elmar Flatschart
Originally published in http://www.historicalmaterialism.org/news/distributed/now-out-historical-materialism-20.3
‘Human Herbs’ – a new remix and new video by Cold Hands & Quarter Moon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au-vyMtfDAs
Glenn Rikowski’s MySpace Blog: http://www.myspace.com/glennrikowski/blog
The Individuality Pr♥test: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/transcontinental/the-individuality-prtest
I Love Transcontinental: http://ihearttranscontinental.blogspot.co.uk/
Finance and the Realization of Value in the “Social Factory”
Posted in Call for Papers, Conferences, Crisis, Economic History, Economics, Geography, Globalisation, Marxism
Tagged Antonio Negri, Biopolitics, Capitalist Crisis, Cognitive Capitalism, Crisis, Economic History, Economics, Factory, Finance capital, Geography, Marxism, Money, Politics, Precarity, Sausage Factory, Social Factory, Theory, Value, Value theory
Capitalism in Crisis
Call for Papers: Association of American Geographers ( AAG ) Annual Meeting 2013, Los Angeles April 9 -13th
Co-organized by Mark Kear (Simon Fraser University) and Lana Swartz (University of Southern California)
Session Overview
This session explores the changing role of money and finance in the realization of value outside traditional sites of production, and through social processes and activities not historically associated with value production. Over the last three decades geographers have documented dramatic transformations in the nature of labor in affluent capitalist states. These transformations have been attended by a growth in insecure, casualized, and irregular employment; a blurring of work and non-work time as well as a rise in the prominence of “entrepreneurial,” “affective,” “creative” and “immaterial” labour. Italian autonomists (e.g. Hardt and Negri 2010, Marazzi 2011, Vecellone 2007) argue that these shifts in the nature of work have dispersed and decentralized the valorization process to a point where ‘the whole society is placed at the disposal of profit’ (Negri, 1989: 79 cited in Gill and Pratt 2007) – turning society into a “social factory” for the production of value. This “real subsumption of society under capital,” however, creates challenges for the regulation of productive processes and the realization of value created beyond the “factory gate.”
With these challenges in mind, we hope to explore how innovations in payments systems, banking, financial analytics and credit scoring products as well as other financial apparatuses (e.g. loan products, mobile apps, transaction services, etc.) enable the capitalization and regulation of diffuse value producing activity (in the home, online, etc.), and help capture surpluses produced through such activity. According to Hardt and Negri (2009: 289) “only finance is able to oversee and compel the flexibility, mobility and precariousness of biopolitical labor-power;” however, the specific financial devices (Muniesa, Millo and Callon 2007) and mechanisms through which everyday activities and forms of sociality are rendered sources of economic value remain largely unstudied.
The current efforts of financial institutions, state regulators and consumer advocates to build a more “inclusive” financial system, develop new products, and harness new data sources, promise to produce new “spaces” into which financial markets can expand and “empower” the excluded. Some of these efforts lay new infrastructures of value transfer and production, while others work to privatize and “ride the rails” of public systems (Maurer 2012). We hope this session will facilitate a rewarding and critical discussion about this post-subprime crisis future of financialization – its vectors, contradictions, geographies, and targets for resistance.
Possible paper topics and themes include:
– Money and payment infrastructures
– Financial empowerment, financial inclusion and financial citizenship
– Behavioral finance, financial education and financial subject formation
– Geographies of transactional finance
– Biocapitalism / cognitive capitalism
– South-to-north policy transfer / finance and the “bottom of the pyramid”
– Asset-based welfare and neoliberalization
– Mobile banking and prepaid cards
– Finance and precarity
– Financial ethnography
– Consumer finance, social protection and personal responsibility
– Finance and class
– Resistance to financialization
– Finance and the commons
– Financial reform
– Finance and measurement (e.g. data, scoring, and risk)
– Finance and social capital
– Debtor-creditor relations
– Finance and philanthrocapitalism
Submissions need not be limited to these suggestions; we welcome abstracts with expansive interpretations of these topics and themes.
Please send proposed titles and abstracts of up to 250 words to Mark Kear ( mkear@sfu.ca ) and Lana Swartz ( dswartz@usc.edu ) by October 1st , 2012.
Gill, R., & Pratt, A. (2008). In the Social Factory? Immaterial Labour, Precariousness and Cultural Work. Theory Culture and Society , 25 (7-8), 1–30.
Marazzi, C. (2011). The Violence of Financial Capitalism . Los Angeles: Semiotext(e).
Maurer, B. (2012). Mobile Money: Communication, Consumption and Change in the Payments Space. Journal of Development Studies , 48 (5), 589–604.
Muniesa, F., Millo, Y., & Callon, M. (2007). An introduction to market devices. Socialogical Review , 55 (2), 1–12.
Negri, A., & Hardt, M. (2009). Commonwealth . Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard Press.
Vercellone, C. (2007). From Formal Subsumption to General Intellect: Elements for a Marxist Reading of the Thesis of Cognitive Capitalism. Historical Materialism , 15 (1), 13–36.
First published at: http://www.historicalmaterialism.org/news/distributed/2nd-cfp-aag-2013-la-9-13-april-finance-and-the-realization-of-value-in-the-social-factory
Value, Money and Crisis: A Workshop on the Work of Hans-Georg Backhaus
Posted in Crisis, Economic History, Economics, Marxism, Marxist Analysis, Marxist Theory, Seminars / Workshops
Tagged Chris Arthur, Crisis, Crisis Theory, Economic History, Economics, Finance capital, Hans-Georg Backhaus, Marxism, Marxist Analysis, Money, Riccardo Bellofiore, Tommaso Redolfi Riva, Value, Value theory, Werner Bonefeld
The Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London invites you to:
Presentations by Riccardo Bellofiore and Tommaso Redolfi Riva, responses by Chris Arthur and Werner Bonefeld
Room 137, Richard Hoggart Building, Goldsmiths, University of London
Hans-Georg Backhaus is one of the most provocative thinkers of the Frankfurt School. Together with Helmut Reichelt, Alfred Schmidt, and Hans-Jürgen Krahl, he was at the origin of the Neue Marx-Lektüre. Building on Adorno’s critical sociology, Backhaus has been engaged in a problematization of the Marxian critique of political economy which takes seriously its roots in Hegel’s Logic. Questioning orthodox Marxism and Engels’s legacy, he has advanced a whole-scale reconstruction of Marxian theory, confronting the inconsistencies in Das Kapital, and rescuing Marxism as a critical theory of society. The most important of his essays were collected in Dialektik der Wertform: Untersuchungen zur marxschen Okonomiekritik (The Dialectic of the Value Form: Investigations into Marx’s Critique of Economics) by the German publisher Caira. Very few of them are available in English, but the seminal contributions (in particular his 4-part Materials for the Reconstruction of Marx’s Theory of Value) have now been published in Italian under the editorship of Bellofiore and Redolfi Riva. At the core of Backhaus’s reconstructive project is the uniqueness of Marx in building the only monetary theory of value available to us, together with a full recognition of the fetish character and the displaced/perverted nature of contradictory capitalist reality. Backhaus’s contributions put the question of the ‘constitution’ of capitalist social ‘objectivity’ once again on the agenda of Marxian theory and politics. They are essential today for anyone preoccupied with building an analysis of the crisis – one that would not only depart radically from mainstream economic theory, but go far deeper than Neo-Ricardianism and Keynesianism.
Riccardo Bellofiore has published books on Marx, Luxemburg, Minsky, Napoleoni, globalization, and the current economic crisis. With Giovanna Vertova he has a FB page, Economisti di classe. He teaches at the University of Bergamo, Italy.
Tommaso Redolfi Riva studied Philosophy and History of Political Economy in the Universities of Pisa and Florence. Together with Riccardo Bellofiore he is the editor of Hans Georg Backhaus, Dialettica della forma di valore, Roma, 2009.
Chris Arthur is the author of The New Dialectic and Marx’s Capital.
Werner Bonefeld teaches at theUniversity ofYork. He recently edited Subverting the Present, Imagining the Future: Insurrection, Movement, Commons.
Further information: http://www.gold.ac.uk/sociology/calendar/?id=5410
‘Stagnant’ – a new remix and new video by Cold Hands & Quarter Moon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkP_Mi5ideo
Cold Hands & Quarter Moon: http://www.myspace.com/coldhandsmusic
Kosmoprolet Issue 3
December 28, 2011 – 10:40 am
Posted in Communism, Journals
Tagged Capital, Capitalist Crisis, Class Society, Communism, Communist Theory, Crisis, Debt, Economic Crisis, Existentialism, IMF, Karl Marx, Kosmoprolet, Marxism, Marxist Theory, Revolutionary Theory, social class, Soveriegn Debt, State Power, Value, Value theory
Kosmoprolet #3 is now available in print.
The Editorial can be found in English here: http://www.kosmoprolet.org/english
Arabischer Frühling im Herbst des Kapitals
Jenseits der Agrarrevolution
Schranken proletarischer Emanzipation. Zur Kritik der Gewerkschaften
Fragebogen zur Leiharbeit
Der Existenzialismus als Zerfallsprodukt revolutionärer Theorie
Zwischen Arbeiterautonomie und Kommunisierung.
Eine Kritik an den “28 Thesen zur Klassengesellschaft”
Über die Kommunisierung und ihre Theoretiker
Proletarische Bewegung und Produktivkraftkritik
Addendum, 13.50 GMT, 28th December 2011: There is a translation app on this journal’s site which allows you to read the content in English. It works really well. … Glenn
‘Maximum levels of boredom
Disguised as maximum fun’
Cold Hands & Quarter Moon, ‘Stagnant’ at: http://www.myspace.com/coldhandsmusic (recording) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLjxeHvvhJQ (live, at the Belle View pub, Bangor, north Wales)
‘Cheerful Sin’ – a new song by Victor Rikowski: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIbX5aKUjO8
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RONR Message Board – Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised
Advanced Discussion
The Robert’s Rules Website
To Prune
Presidential Authority
Guest posted a topic in General Discussion
My volunteer organization operates off of a written constitution and bylaw book. I have a question which breaks down into several parts, all around the authority of the President. Our books clearly outline the responsibilities and duties of all officers and members. We have stipulations for membership which directly relate to benefits after a certain time period, basically if you do your duties for the required amount of time you’ll have less requirements after 7 years and then again after 10 years. Should you not perform your required duties, you suffer a loss of credited time which will need to be made up before being able to have less responsibilities. At our last meeting, our President basically wiped the time clean for those members who owe time going back to 2014. There is nothing in our books that state this is permissible. I’m looking for some specifics from RROR that I can cite at our next meeting and not simply “They can’t do that” answers. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
interpritation
end of business
President Authority
Good afternoon, Our chapter president dictates tasks and other policies on a regular basis. I know the presiding officer has the right to set procedures for expedition of meetings, but our president is setting procedures that are contrary to our bylaws and, what I believe to be, RONR. She states that it is within her authority to do so. Additionally, she states that other officers and chairs are subordinate to her and that if we disagree or don't do as we say we are being insubordinate. What authority does a chapter president/presiding officer have over members, officers, and chairs? Thanks!
President Gone Rogue
So our president has gone rogue. He claims to know that only the board as a whole has the authority to make decisions, but he's not living it and is seeking to dictate to the entire board "how things are going to be." Is there anything in Robert's Rules that speaks to the "limits" of a president's so-called power? As well, our bylaws do read that directors are elected for "a three-year term or until the director's successor is elected." I understand that to mean that the general membership has the ability/power to remove a director at a duly called meeting for any reason (or no reason). Is this correct? If that is correct (and if so, I surely hope it doesn't come to that, since it would cause division in the organization), what is the proper procedure for doing that at a meeting? Does one just stand up during a lull and say, "I move to remove Mr X. from the position of president"? Does notice need to be given? Should the president be made aware that this is coming?
Clarification of Authority
Jane posted a topic in General Discussion
I am seeking clarification regarding the "Authority" section of our by laws. They read as follows... Except as in herein otherwise specifically provided, the decision of the Board in all Associations matters shall be final, subject only to an appeal to the Association. The Board shall have general control over all officers and committees and may, for good cause, declare an office vacant. it shall constitute a Board of Appeal form the rulings of all officers and actions of committees. Appeal may be taken from any decision of the Bard to the Association. On such appeal the decision appealed from shall be reversed only by two-thirds vote of the members present, at the regular meeting specified by the Board, a quorum being present, notice of such appeal having been given by the secretary to all members of the Association at least fifteen (15) days previous to such meeting. Does this mean that any Board decision can be challenged by filing an appeal? At the regular meeting where the appeal is to be discussed/voted on, can it be reversed based on the vote of any qualifying association members, and not just the Board? Providing the other criteria mentioned above have been met. Thank you.
board decision
reverse motion
Committee reports given to the Board
Louise posted a topic in General Discussion
Another committee/board question. If a committee that has been formed by the board submits a report to the board, is the board obligated to either accept the reports recommendations OR refer it back to the committee for more work? If the board refers the report back to the committee, can/should the board make recommendations as to the types of changes/work that it (the board) would like to see? Alternatively, can the board receive the report and proceed to change it as needed without referring it back to the committee that produced it?
Special Committee out of control
Our organization has a Special Committee whose chairperson has started to run amok. She seems to believe that the general membership has granted her committee (particularly its chair) to do whatever it pleases, even if it runs counter to what the general membership and/or the board of directors has dictated. She is even drafting and distributing minutes that contain her version of what happened at the most recent meeting of this particular Special Committee, even though most of it is entirely imaginary (although coincidentally enough, these minutes refelct her own desires exactly). If the bylaws state that the Board is responsible for Special Committees and is the body who in practical terms appointed this person as chair (as there was no motion to that effect ever made at the general membership level...although neither was their such a motion made at the Board level...sigh...), can the Board simply remove this person from the committee? Is this a Chapter XX situation? (Please tell me it isn't.)
special committee
reign in
Committee Member Removal
It appears as though a committee member has been consulting with non board members and other members, not previously approved by board at the time the committee was assigned with the task of seeking resolution. Committee members were only approved to discuss topic of resolution with attorney as a committee. This particular member has not only contacted attorney on behalf of committee without informing other committee members, but also contacted non board affiliated members while claiming to act on behalf of the board. Further, this committee member has contacted only one party (in a two party member dispute) to inform them of the "claimed" actions of the board. Thus, the question is: Under Roberts Rules of Order, Does the president, who appoints committee members, have the authority to remove, replace or reassign a committee member?
Authority of Corporate Secretary
As Corporate Secretary (and an Officer) of my Association I am wondering what my authority is when it comes to internal operational issues is in the absence of the President. I understand that I primarily have the role to report to the Board but there is a situation that happened recently that I am concerned with. Without having a hierarchy (decision making power) spelled out out on paper the management team is at a loss when it comes to making decisions in the absence of the President. There has been a serious safety issue in the office and when the President is not here it is unclear who has the power to make decisions that affect the employees and Association. This issue is something that has to be dealt with immediately and cannot wait until the President is back in the office. There is a CFO and management team in-house. It doesn't seem that the CFO wants to use his authority and I feel a certain sense of responsibility, do I have any authority here? Can you help with some clarification? Thank you!
Board acting outside authority
How does one deal with a question posed for a vote that the board has no authority to vote on? Our board has attempted to resolve on an issue in conflict with rules determined by another department with greater authority.
Authority of chairman
We have a board of six members that changes every four years. in 2003, that Board adopted a resolution that prohibited personnel actions relating to certain officers without first having discussions at one meeting and then voting at the next meeting. In November 2011, the Board voted to take personnel action to terminate an officer without following the 2003 resolution. The 2003 resolution was not rescinded before the termination action was taken. Four months later, a new chairman of a new board declares the action taken in November null and void because the 2003 resolution was not followed or rescinded. He unilaterally reinstates the officer. Does Chairman have such authority or must the decision to declare action null and void and reinstate officer be put to a vote? Did the voting without following the 2003 resolution make the action terminating officer void? Proper procedures regarding voting in November were followed.
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ROK CUP USA WEEKEND OF FLORIDA WINTER TOUR TAKES OFF
SEPTEMBER 15-18, 2016 | ROK CUP USA NATIONAL FINAL | ORLANDO KART CENTER
ROK Cup USA Releases 2016 Rule Book With Several Major Changes for the Upcoming Race Season
The season opener for ROK Cup USA’s weekend at Florida Winter Tour met with great success
January 19, 2016 (Homestead, FL) — ROK Cup USA’s 2016 season kicked off this past weekend at the 1st round of the Sofina Foods Florida Winter Tour presented by Fiske Wheels. Taking place at Homestead Karting, the event boasted nearly 180 drivers in seven classes, the biggest ROK event to date in the United States. The weather made for some interesting on-track and off-track situations, but as always the racing was extremely competitive on board the VORTEX engine package, making for some heart-pumping and exhilarating race action for drivers and spectators alike.
Now in its 2nd season as part of the Florida Winter Tour series, the ROK Cup USA weekend hosted a field of drivers that was a veritable who’s who of racing talent, from F1 and Indycar star Rubens Barrichello who raced under the Ocala Gran Prix tent and Formula E driver Nelson Piquet who raced with Piquet Sports, to top karting names like DR’s Danny Formal, Orlando Kart Center’s Ryan Norberg, Pserra Racing’s Antonio Serravalle, and Energy’s Jak Crawford, just to name a few. Drivers faced off not only against each other, but also Mother Nature as they battled extreme rains and wind, and tornado warnings throughout the weekend. But it was really the racing that stole the show. Every class was stacked with competition, and drivers were battling for positions not only at the front but for every spot in the field.
One of the teams that reached the top step of the podium this weekend was Koene USA, with driver Michael D’Orlando taking the win in the Junior ROK final. Mike Maurini, Team Principal for Koene USA, had this to say about the weekend: “The ROK Cup USA portion of the Florida Winter Tour has taken big steps in all aspects this year. Despite the weather conditions, the track competition was second to none, and I’d like to thank the FWT staff and everyone involved in the ROK racing program for their hard work.” Another driver who was racing up front was Arias Deukmedjian, who finished 2nd in the Mini ROK final, and his tuner Greg Bell felt the weekend was fantastic all around. “We were very happy with the race weekend. The VORTEX motor performance was great and the racing program was run very well.”
With growing numbers and a satisfied customer base, this is a clear indication of the gaining influence ROK is having on the US racing scene. The brand has moved an unprecedented number of VORTEX engine packages in the last month alone, and is expanding their network with dealers being added in various key markets. “We’re seeing the strong and steady rise of ROK racing in the United States, and this is due to what we believe is a fair, competitive race package that creates exciting, close racing between the field of competitors,” says Series Promoter Andre Martins. “ROK racing allows for the drivers to really showcase their talent on a level playing field and makes for a thrilling race event to both participate in as well as watch.”
The brand is building on the momentum of the FWT ROK weekend, as it will host the 1st round of the ROK Cup USA Florida Championship the weekend prior to the 3rd round of Florida Winter Tour at the Palm Beach Karting track. Price packages and entry information will be available soon, so be sure to visit the official website, www.rokcupusa.com and follow on social media @rokcupusa to stay in-the-know about all things ROK.
Tags:Florida, Florida Winter Tour, FWT, FWT2016, go-karts, Junior ROK, Kart, Kart Racing, Karting, Karts, mini rok, ROK Cup, ROK Cup USA, rok engine, Vortex
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Monumental Poles Among First Art Placed in DAM’s Northwest Coast and Alaska Native Galleries for Reopening in 2020
Reimagined, Artist-centered and Immersive Installation in Renovated Martin Building To Present Contemporary and Historical Art from Pacific Northwest and Alaska
The Denver Art Museum (DAM) team has completed the installation of its monumental Haida poles, marking the beginning of art installations for a redesigned and reinstalled Northwest Coast and Alaska Native gallery. The reimagined space will be among the first art galleries to reopen to the public in the initial phase of the renovated Lanny and Sharon Martin Building on June 6, 2020.
The DAM’s beloved Haida poles, frequently misattributed as “totem” poles, were the first items installed in the new space. Featured in the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, the largest is called the Land Otter Pole, and tells the story of a man who narrowly escaped capture by land otters after his canoe capsized. This pole was carved by Dwight Wallace in 1870.
The museum collaborated with descendants of the Wallace family in November 2019 to celebrate the placement of the poles in their new locations, which will enable museum visitors to walk around the poles and see carvings from all sides. The pole raising included singing, dancing and storytelling. Video from the event, as well as additional details and images, can be seen here. Engineering support to install the 22-and 29-foot poles, originally from the Kaigani Haida village of Sukkwan, Alaska, was provided by Demiurge LLC.
“It was an honor to host Lee Wallace and his family here in Denver. From the start of planning, we aimed to approach this reinstallation with utmost respect and awareness for cultural protocols,” said John Lukavic, the Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Native Arts at the DAM. “The opportunity for our staff to participate in the raising ceremony will leave an indelible mark on us all. Visitors will now have the opportunity to get up close to the poles to see details and experience them in meaningful ways. You can now more easily see carved figures that relate to the stories on the poles, such as land otters, minks, human figures.”
The poles were the first pieces installed in more than 2,500 square feet of reimagined, immersive gallery space featuring works by Indigenous artists from the western coastal region of North America, stretching from Puget Sound to southeastern Alaska. Access to the galleries will be included in general museum admission.
The DAM is home to a world-renowned and comprehensive collection of American Indian arts. Works in the collection include objects created by artists from more than 250 Indigenous nations across the United States and Canada, and from artistic traditions within these cultures spanning the past 2000 years.
The Northwest Coast and Alaska Native art gallery on level 2 of the Martin Building is one of three new galleries that will be presented in the first phase of reopening following the museum’s multi-year, $150 million renovation and construction project. The DAM will reopen in phases, welcoming visitors to explore its unified campus starting next summer. The June 2020 phase will include three galleries, the new Anna and John J. Sie Welcome Center, the Bartlit Learning and Engagement Center and two dining options. The complete campus will be open at the end of 2021, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the iconic Gio Ponti-designed building.
“We are excited to welcome our community back to their Denver Art Museum this summer to explore dynamic new galleries and spaces to get creative,” said Christoph Heinrich, Frederick and Jan Mayer Director of the DAM. “The Northwest Coast and Alaska Native collection is a gem in our global holdings. In collaboration with Native artists and community members, this new installation will share powerful stories and creative traditions from the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.”
The Northwest Coast and Alaska Native gallery will continue the DAM’s approach of highlighting individual artists as creators, as well as demonstrating the ongoing continuum and traditions of Indigenous artists into present day. The reinstallation is led by John Lukavic, with major contributions by Assistant Curator Dakota Hoska and Andrew W. Mellon Post-doctoral Curatorial Fellow Chris Patrello. The gallery includes several interpretive moments developed by Senior Interpretive Specialist Danielle St. Peter, design and graphics work from Fricker Studio of Colorado and McGinty Co., and video production by Steven Yazzie and Gillian Darling Kovanic.
“Indigenous artists from the Northwest Coast are deeply connected to community and place,” Lukavic said. “Their artwork reflects connections between humans, the landscape and animals, as well as supernatural and ancestral beings. Artists from the region working today produce works that reinforce links to the past and at the same time push customary arts in new directions.”
The new Northwest Coast and Alaska Native art installation will build upon past successes of centering presentations and stories on artists. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore several spaces that highlight the systems of community and place that root the artists and their practice.
Sections in the Northwest Coast gallery include Sharing Knowledge, Seeing the Line, Transforming Spaces and Expressing Values. Alaska Native groupings look at the ways artworks and artists honor the landscape and the animals that live there.
“We want to convey that continuity and change are interrelated aesthetic and cultural forces that inform artists’ world views, and influence ways of life,” Lukavic said. “Interpretive moments will give visitors the chance to hear directly from artists, as well as encourage close looking to give greater insights into the perspectives of Indigenous peoples and artists.”
Monumental works – Welcome Figure and House Poles
In addition to the monumental house poles, DAM is home to several large-scale works that will anchor the gallery experience. One piece, titled Welcome Figure, commissioned in 1914 by Johnny Scow, Chief of the Kwikwasut’inuxw band of the Kwakwaka’wakw, was in fact created as a protest against the Canadian government for the theft of land near Kingcome Inlet. Historically, works like this marked territorial boundaries or greeted guests as they arrived for feasts and ceremonies. Instead, this particular work was “gifted” to settlers occupying the territory that traditionally was stewarded by the Kwakwaka’wakw. The museum has commissioned acclaimed Kwakwaka’wakw artist Marianne Nicolson to create a work that reflects on this history, and the ongoing issues of land rights. The artist ultimately asks visitors to “turn inward and ask: What about this place? Who was originally here? What is the history that has been erased, forgotten, or placed elsewhere?”
Northwest Coast – Sharing Knowledge
Objects in this grouping demonstrate ways artists encode their works with cultural knowledge. Clan histories, the supernatural origins of the cosmos, and the ecosystem is recorded in their art. Gallery text with quotes from Haida artist Gwaai Edenshaw underscore how individual artists experience this. “I think that the idea of a self-taught artist is a bit of a myth,” said Edenshaw. “We are all the recipients of the knowledge collected and stored in the great works of our people that came before us. They are some of our greatest teachers. It is a gift that we need to recognize and acknowledge.”
Artists working today learn their skills and processes from elders or master artists, in art schools and classrooms, or in studios and workshops. The intergenerational transmission of knowledge is physically and symbolically embedded in the art in this grouping, which includes Kwakwaka’wakw masks, as well as Chilkat and Salish weavings, with past works juxtaposed with recent creations.
Northwest Coast – Seeing the Line
Prompting visitors to explore ways of seeing with an artist’s eye, this grouping presents the idea of “formline,” a term coined by American art historian Bill Holm to describe the distinct and recognizable visual language used by Northwest Coast artists. These design elements accentuate shapes in artworks, and examples are presented, including a deeper dive into pieces featuring the Dogfish crest.
A crest is a pictographic element that communicates kinship, rank, ancestral origins and hereditary land rights of the wearer, and is often a depiction of a supernatural being with whom a clan ancestor once interacted. Associated with heraldry among Northwest Coast peoples, the Dogfish crest is presented in several contexts—textiles, jewelry, hats and sculpture. Visitors will learn how to identify the dogfish across objects and learn how artists shift the design forms depending on form and materials.
Northwest Coast – Transforming Spaces
One of the most immersive experiences in the gallery, the Transforming Spaces section presents collection masterworks, including ceremonial regalia, and four house poles commissioned by the museum from Kwakwaka’wakw chief and artist Doug Cranmer in 1969. Presented as an architectural experience visitors can walk through, interpretive material will provide the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of ceremonial spaces and why they are important to the people who use them.
Northwest Coast – Expressing Values
This section will present historic and contemporary works that use or reference ceremonial coppers, highly prized markers of wealth and identity used by Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples, primarily by Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Nuxalk and Kwakwaka’wakw peoples. Visitors will explore the different uses of copper in the past, as well as more contemporary works by artists including Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas (Haida) and Kwakwaka’wakw chief and carver Beau Dick.
Three groupings of works highlight Alaska Native artists, with a focus on the relationship between Indigenous peoples and their reciprocal relationship with the land and the animals who inhabit it. Artworks using animal skins, fur and intestines for protective garments reflect concepts of regeneration and transformation that inform many Alaska Native worldviews and ways of living. Contemporary artists continue to honor relationships with land and animals by using local materials. Works and insights by featured artists, including Sonya Kelleher-Combs, bring artist voices to the visitor experience.
The museum’s renowned, comprehensive American Indian art collection underscores the vibrant and ongoing traditions advanced by individual artists. The Northwest Coast and Alaska Native gallery is the gateway to the DAM’s renovated Martin Building as well as the American Indian art gallery on level three, which will reopen in 2021.
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Attributed to Cora Benson, Deinkul.at (Tlingit), Chilkat shirt, late 1800s. Dyed mountain goat wool and cedar bark; 52 (length) x 25-1/2 (width at bottom) in. Denver Art Museum: Purchase from Axel Rasmussen, 1936.297
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ReVisión: Art in the Américas Announced as Inaugural Exhibition for Denver Art Museum’s Martin Building Project Reopening
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Denver Art Museum Phased Campus Opening to Begin in June 2020
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Denver Art Museum Announces Dakota Hoska as Assistant Curator of Native Arts
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Museum Pairs Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington in New Exhibition Opening March 2020
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Museum to Debut First Major U.S. Retrospective of the House of Dior in November 2018
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Ryan Writes
Not Your Typical Writer
Empathy is Dead, Grab the Defibrillator
I’m the kind of person who notices all the internal problems with society. No society is perfect, but that shouldn’t mean that we can’t improve ourselves and hope that our personal changes ripple onto others.
Something that’s really present in the world currently is the lack of empathy surrounding us. However, I’m not the only one saying this. At the release of their track “The Stigma (Boys Don’t Cry)”, British pop-punk band As It Is spoke about the concept of the song. They said,
“This song and video tackle toxic masculinity, gender expectations and the long overdue need to rebel and speak out against outdated ideals that to this day continue to threaten individuality. The eponymous ‘stigma’ is that sense of blemish and shame so often associated with showing and expressing emotion, that causes too many to hide who they are…in these increasingly disconnected times, where empathy is seemingly on a decline at many levels of everyday modern life, it is vital to stand up against such outdated tropes.”
While their goal is on a slightly different path than mine, stigma as a whole and apathy are both things that need to die.
Further proving that I’m not alone in my thinking, synth-pop band CHVRCHES released an album called Love is Dead, an album that directly highlights the death of empathy. In an interview with The Fader, lead singer Lauren Mayberry spoke about empathy, apathy and where it all comes from.
“The best thing about where we are right now is people being conscious and caring about each other and doing things with a purpose, and the worst things are the apathy and lack of ability to engage and empathise with each other…If people are really hateful and disgusting in the way they treat other people, that probably came from a hurt place; but then, when does it stop? When does this spiral end?”
Inspired by both of these artists, an idea formed. Every month, I’ll write a short story tackling a subject that isn’t often spoken about and simultaneously, re-educating people on how to feel empathy. Emotional intelligence is being pried from our hearts without our knowledge, we have to stop it before our hearts freeze over and we become the robots that capitalism is training us to be.
Unfortunately, this decline in empathy was predicted 8 years ago. Psychologist Sara Konrath conducted a study on American college students and the results worried her about the future of empathy. Among concerns about the increase in narcissism and overall decrease in empathy, she said this:
“It’s true that the average empathy score still hovers above the midpoint of the scale, but empathy is still declining substantially, and at a faster rate in more recent years. If recent trends continue, this could eventually translate into broader societal problems.”
If that’s not motivation to make a change, I’m not sure what is.
If empathy is stepping into someone else’s shoes, what better way to do that than through writing, literally being able to feel another’s pain as your own. That’s what this series is about, giving empathy a kick-start back into people’s hearts, your heart.
The series will go on for as long as there’s something to write about, any topic that deserves a few minutes to understand will join the series. Rather than having a central character with defining characteristics, the story will be told from a perspective that is easy to imagine as yourself in an attempt to replicate real-world empathy.
The series will begin on the 22nd of August with the release of the first story.
You can find the lyrics to “The Stigma (Boys Don’t Cry)” and Love is Dead, on Genius.
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Fracknation
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FrackNation is a pro-fracking documentary created by Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney, which claims to address what the filmmakers say is misinformation about the process of hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking.
2 Fracknation funding
McAleer and McElhinney say they are independent journalists working independently of corporate funding. The San Francisco Chronicle describes McAleer as 'climate denial's Michael Moore'. The climate change-denying Heartland Institute lists both McAleer and McElhinney as 'experts'.[1]
Their past films include Not Evil Just Wrong, which challenges Al Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth by suggesting that the evidence of global warming is inconclusive and that the impact global-warming legislation will have on industry is much more harmful to humans than beneficial.
Another film, Mine Your Own Business(2006), focusing on protests against a proposed large-scale open-pit goldmine project in Romania, was billed as 'the world's first anti-environmentalist documentary'. Gabriel Resources the Canadian mining company behind the project, partly financed the filmakers, who also travelled to Madagascar and Chile, where international environmental groups oppose planned mining operations. The New York Times reported that the film 'portrays environmentalists as condescending elitists while impoverished locals insist they would welcome the jobs and development the mines would bring'. [2]
Fracknation funding
To raise funds, the filmmakers launched a Kickstarter campaign. Within four weeks they had achieved $150,000, with over $22,000 in the first two days of fundraising. Questions were raised over the independence and of some those who donated money: they reportedly included 'the director of an Ohio-based oil and gas outreach program and the head of external affairs at Cabot Oil and Gas, the company that's fought accusations of water contamination in Dimock, Pa., for the past several years.'
Market Aces LLC runs Fracknation's email list
Gabriel Resources
Moving Picture Institute - McAleer received a fellowship [2]
Donors Trust / Donors Capital - partially funded Fracknation filmakers' first two films [3]
Following high profile anti-fracking protests against Cuadrilla Resources proposed drilling in Balcombe in the UK, Fracknation's director Phelim McAleer penned an article, 'Ten big fat lies about fracking' for spiked. [4]
http://fracknation.com/
Twitter: @FrackNation
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FrackNation
Steve Horn, Exposed: "FrackNation" Deploys Tobacco Playbook in Response to "Gasland 2", Desmogblog.com, 3 June 2013
Steve Horn, "FrackNation" Part Two: The Koch Industries Ties That Bind, Desmogblog.com, 4 June 2013
↑ Steve Horn, Exposed: "FrackNation" Deploys Tobacco Playbook in Response to "Gasland 2", Desmogblog.com, 3 June 2013
↑ 2.0 2.1 JOHN STRAUSBAUGH, A Maverick Mogul, Proudly Politically Incorrect, New York Times, 19 August 2007
↑ Steve Horn, "FrackNation" Part Two: The Koch Industries Ties That Bind, Desmogblog.com, 4 June 2013
↑ [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/ten_big_fat_lies_about_fracking/13944#.UhkVP2Q6URg Ten big fat lies about fracking, Spiked, 22 August 2013, acc 25 August 2013
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Military Affairs Department would receive $59.1M for capital projects under Rauner budget
By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 13, 2018
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About three-quarters of a percent of the governor's 2019 capital budget request would fund Illinois Department of Military Affairs projects, according to a state analysis.
In all, the budget includes $59.1 million for the department.
Funding sources include $51.5 million from the Illinois National Guard Construction Fund plus $5 million from the capital development fund
| Maj. Gen. Richard J. Hayes Jr., director of the Illinois Department of Military Affairs
The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability analysis lists Gov. Bruce Rauner's funding priorities and analyzes how it would affect the state's long-term debt. Rauner included $7.8 billion for capital projects for 23 agencies.
Military affairs capital projects
This list includes projects requiring new appropriations and do not include reappropriations for ongoing capital projects.
Program Description Appropriation
Construction of Illinois National Guard facilities $56,500,000
Capital improvements at the Northwest Readiness Center $2,600,000
TOTAL $59,100.000
Source: Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Capital Plan Analysis FY 2019, released April 2018
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Illinois GOP calls on Senate President candidates to support fair maps
By W.J. Kennedy | Jan 17, 2020
Rep. Casten is either 'presumptuous' or 'has trouble with the rules,' Ives says
Students running afoul of the law now eligible for grants under new RISE act
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Alabama Softball Hosts Fan Day Saturday at Rhoads Stadium [PHOTOS]
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With less than one week until the beginning of the 2016 season, Alabama softball welcomed fans into Rhoads Stadium on Saturday for Fan Day.
“When I drove down the street before I got here, there were already people in line to get in to watch our scrimmage” said Head Coach Patrick Murphy. “That doesn’t happen anywhere else in the country. Our fans here at Rhoads Stadium are the best in college softball.”
Fans had been lined up outside for nearly 30 minutes by the time the gates opened at 11 a.m. Once everyone found their seats, the team went through a quick hitting warmup before splitting into two teams for an intersquad scrimmage. Following the scrimmage, the team gathered on the concourse and signed autographs for the fans in attendance.
“The fans mean so much to us,” said senior Haylie McCleney. “Not many people can say they draw 3,000 people to a softball game. That’s for midweeks, SEC series or anything. Last year against Oklahoma we had 4,000. That’s insane. They make this place so much fun to play in.”
Alabama officially opens its 2016 season on Friday, Feb. 12 in Orlando at the UCF Knights Invitational. The Tide will play two games on Friday, taking on Fordham at 1 p.m. CT and No. 17 UCF at 5:30 p.m. Alabama’s home opener is Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. against Troy.
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Sarees / Sari
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Saalmi ❋ Assamese Silk Saree ❋ 9
Weavers weave the magic of the hilly terrains... of melodious chanting... of flower buds falling... of all the things she saw around... knotting them closely in each string.. keeping their warmth alive in every thread... These handwoven Sarees are recollection memories straight from Assam... pick these up & create something beautiful... Let these patterns speak for you...
Product Code: 4007-BSB-009
Made/ Mkt. By: Bibaar ( By Bandita)
L.W.H | Wgt:0 x 648 x 128cm | 0.5kg
CRAFT`S STORY
What do you call a sleepy village in Assam, where the entire population weaves magic with silk? “Silk-haven”, “Manchester of the East”, “Manchester of Assam”. Yes, these are a few synonyms given to Sualkuchi (pronounced Hualkusi) because of its large number of textile industries. Situated some 30 km from Guwahati in Assam, on the bank of the mighty river Brahmaputra, this picturesque village is a haven for silk fabrics ranging from the golden Muga to the ivory white ‘Pat’ and the light beige ‘Eri’ or ‘Endi’ silks. Out of which, Muga & Eri, also known as Ahimsa Silk are native only to Assam.
Sualkuchi as a silk weaving village was established in the 17th century by Momai Tamuli Barbarua, a great administrator of the Ahom Kingdom during the reign of King Swargadeo Pratap Singha (1603-1641). However, silk weaving in Sualkuchi actually has been traced back to around 10th-11th centuries when King Dharma Pal of the Pala dynasty sponsored the craft by bringing the Tanti weaving community from Tantikuchi to Sualkuchi. The village even finds mention in Kautilya’s Arthashastra by the name of Suvarnakudya of ancient Kamrupa, where the best quality of Patrorna (Pat) was produced around the 4th century BC. Suvarnakudya was probably known later as Swarnakuchi, which probably became Sualkuchi in the end. The village took shape as a weaving village when the Ahoms occupied Sualkuchi by defeating the Mughals in the mid-17th century. Patronized by the Pala and the Ahom kings, the craft established itself and during that period, it was a luxury afforded only by the royalty and the noble families of Assam.
Originally, Sualkuchi was a ‘craft village, home to several cottage industries like handloom weaving, oil processing, pottery, gold making etc. But all of these, other than weaving have almost become extinct. The weaving industry of Sualkuchi remained confined to the Tanti community till the 1930s. Later on, people from other communities also took up silk weaving. Even some fishermen and Brahmin communities took to weaving as their main source of income as handloom was emerging as the most profitable source of income. The weaving industry of Sualkuchi received a major boost during the 2nd World War. Slowly, almost the entire village took up weaving.
Weaving comes naturally to the natives of this village. It is ingrained in their lifestyle. Expert weavers from other districts also throng this place for its commercial prominence. Infact, the migrant weavers who work on wages are dominating the locals at present. The women weavers outnumber the male weavers. Though cotton and khadi textiles are also woven but silk weaving is more prominent and well known.
As one walks the numerous tiny streets of Sualkuchi, one can hear the rhythmic sounds made by the looms and the flying shuttles. It is spellbinding to see these women & men at work. The rhythmic movements of hands & legs on looms turn silk threads into magnificent fabrics, with the help of punched cards surfacing gorgeous woven motifs. These premeditated motifs are first drawn on graph papers. Then holes are punched on rectangular cardboards along the lines of the design to make the punched cards. The woven motifs are mostly inspired from the flora & fauna found in the state, ranging from various flowers to peacocks, deer & rhinos etc. Another common motif is of the ‘Jaapi’ or the traditional Assamese hat. Weaving one saree takes about 6 days and sometimes more depending on the design. During the period of the royalties, only golden zari was used for the woven motifs but late as weaving became more commercialized, silk & even cotton threads for the motifs were used.
Out of the three types of silks indigenous to Assam, the Muga silk is naturally golden in color and is known for its durability, often outliving its owner. This silk is produced by the silkworm Antheraea assamensis. It is known to become glossier with each wash. The Pat silk is ivory white in color and is produced from the Bombyx textor silkworm. The light beige Endi or Eri silk is produced from the Samia cynthia ricini and is also known as the ‘Ahimsa silk’ as its production allows the development of the pupae into adults and then only the open-ended cocoon is utilized for silk manufacturing. Eri is famous as shawls because of its natural warmth & softness. These silks can also be dyed into various colors if required.
Nowadays, the rising prices of these indigenous silks have led to some weavers importing cheaper yarns from other places like Mysore and Bhagalpur. This has led to the mixing of these imported ones with the indigenous ones making them more affordable at the cost of quality. The streets of Sualkuchi are lined by numerous silk shops, selling variants of traditional, native silk with the blended ones. These are visited by locals, national & international visitors who take away with them, with these immaculately woven pieces of fabric is a sensory treat to be cherished all their lives. Story and images by ~ Bandita Mushahary
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Coral-associated Archaea
Linda Wegley, San Diego State University
Yanan Yu, San Diego State University
Mya Breitbart, University of South FloridaFollow
Veronica Casas, San Diego State University
David Kline, University of California, San Diego
Forest Rohwer, San Diego State University
Coral, Archaea, 16S rDNA, Fluorescent in situhybridization, FISH, Peptide nucleicacid probe, PNA
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps273089
The coral holobiont includes the coral, zooxanthellae, fungi, endolithic algae, and >30 species of Bacteria. Using culture-independent techniques, we now show that Archaea are also abundant and widespread on corals. Sequence analyses of Archaea on 3 species of Caribbean corals revealed that coral-associated Archaea are novel, diverse, and include representatives from both the Crenarchaeota and Euryarchaeota. Unlike zooxanthellae and Bacteria, the Archaea do not appear to form species-specific associations with reef-building corals. Fluorescent in situ hybridizations with peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probes showed that Archaea were present at >107 cells cm-2 on Porites astreoides, comprising nearly half of the prokaryotic community. This study and one by Kellogg (Mar Ecol Prog Ser 273:81-88) show that Archaea are abundant, diverse, and potentially important components of the coral holobiont.
Marine Ecology Progress Series, v. 273, p. 89-96
Wegley, Linda; Yu, Yanan; Breitbart, Mya; Casas, Veronica; Kline, David; and Rohwer, Forest, "Coral-associated Archaea" (2004). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 791.
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อ่านออนไลน์
Aanthropomance | อ่านทราก
เมืองสีแดง ลมแรง
อ่านออนซอน
อ่านออก เขียนได้
Yesterday’s Paper
อ่านนายผี
บรรณทึก
โครงการ “เขียนใหม่นายผี”
คู่หู
มันทำร้ายเราได้แค่นี้แหละ ฉบับคู่หูออนไลน์
ท่งกุลาลุกไหม้ ฉบับคู่หู
โครงการซื้อหนังสือเข้าห้องสมุด
เกี่ยวกับ “อ่าน”
Aan English
เพื่อการอ่าน
อ่าน: เพื่อการอ่าน
What to Say and What Not to Say to Isan People
มีนาคม 2, 2019 มิถุนายน 27, 2019 พีระ ส่องคืนอธรรมAan English, อ่านออนซอน, อ่านออนไลน์
Don’t say that “Isan” is a term that subjugates the region to Bangkok
When people say “Isan” means Northeast of Bangkok, don’t believe them. While “Ishan” does mean “Northeast” in Sanskrit, it doesn’t have to be relative to Bangkok. Have you ever heard of Emperor Ishanvarman and the Empire of Ishanpura, which reigned over these lands from the 12th to the 18th Buddhist centuries? The term “Isan” mirrors that ancient kingdom, also known as the Chenla Empire. The Empire left its mark with many awe-inspiring stone Khmer temples stretching from Kanchanaburi to Buriram in Thailand to parts of Laos and Cambodia!
Do say that “Isan” is a term that subjugates the region to Bangkok
When people say “Isan” means Northeast of Bangkok, it is true, obviously. Have you ever heard of Emperor Ishanvarman and the Empire of Ishanpura, which reigned over these lands from the 12th to the 18th Buddhist centuries? Me neither.
Looking up to the statue of the slain politician Tiang Sirikhan (1909-1952) in Sakon Nakhon, February 2019. Source: @PiyabutrOfficial Facebook Page
Don’t say that Isan people have been victimized by the government
We have been taught by our family to grow up to become chao khon nai khon, and that means high-ranking officials in the Royal Thai Government. To push victimhood on to us is to deny our agency and ability to gain access to state power.
Those of us who believe in democracy are not necessarily socialist sympathizers. Let me share with you a moment from my days doing an ethnographic field research in an Isan village: a self-identified Red Shirt villager in his 70s that I was on good terms with recoiled when I talked to him about Tiang Sirikhan, a People’s Representative from Sakon Nakhon who was assassinated in 1952. He interjected: “But that’s a communist, no?”
Secretary-General of Future Forward Party Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, take note. To say, as you said in a recent Sakon Nakhon speech which doubled as a hagiography of Tiang Sirikhan, that
“Isan people are made to believe that they are clowns, laborers, and people without knowledge”
is to suggest that we’ve been duped into buying into stereotypes of ourselves, when some of us aren’t even aware that those stereotypes can be used as blanket statements to refer to all 20+ million Isan people. Your speech also suggests that to be clowns or laborers is inferior to or incompatible with being fighters for democracy, which is NOT true.
Do say that Isan people have been victimized by the government
We have been trained by school and society to be aware of who we are on the social hierarchy, and in order to climb it we learned to code-switch and to conceal our origins because the expression of regional or ethnic difference still invites ridicule and negative associations in many social situations today. We know that in order to earn the recognition of “fighter for democracy” or whatever greatness we aspire to, we need to work twice as hard compared to more privileged others.
Kudos to Secretary-General of Future Forward Party Piyabutr Saengkanokkul for pointing this out on an official political platform. To say, as you said in a recent Sakon Nakhon speech which doubled as a call for us Isan people to embrace our status as democracy fighters against injustice and inequality, that
“Isan people are believed to be buffoons, manual laborers, and uneducated people”
is a factual statement about the oppression of our people past and present.
Don’t say that Isan people are gullible
This probably goes without saying. But there’s more to it than just “don’t insult other people.” Sometimes what you say can come across as insult without you intending or even comprehending it.
Imagine yourself visiting a small Isan village, and you’re asked, “so how’s us villagers (sao baan)?” What would you say?
Well, several years ago I was an Isan city kid doing field research in an Isan village being asked that question. A couple of times, I made the mistake of saying, in effect, that Isan villagers are “simpler” (riap ngai) than city folks. I learned that what people in the village wanted to hear was NOT “we are a simple people who lead simple lives.” Rather, they did want to hear that they were friendly (pen kan eng), open-minded, knowledgeable, and genuine.
Simplicity, taken to the extreme, is credulity and defenselessness to more “sophisticated” people. Also, village life is complex as hell.
Do say that Isan people are gullible
As a collective, we see ourselves as genuine and honest people. And sometimes being genuine can cross into being gullible, like what happens to many of our relatives who have gotten so deep in their unthinking devotion to certain political or religious figures. This problem is not particular to us Isan people, of course, but it is a common theme and a big source of tension between generations.
To say that we are gullible, then, is a fair criticism. We should reinforce a culture where we can openly say something others don’t want to hear. We can learn to be more critical of people and institutions we believe in, and less forgiving of those who betray us. So that we may protect ourselves better and gain more from those who don’t have our best interests at heart but who we might still need to rely on.
Don’t refer to us as Lao people (or Khmer, or Kuy, or Jek, or whatever the ethnic label at hand)
Here’s a fact: we are Thais, not Laotians. Historical separation from what is currently PDR Laos must mean something, otherwise we can just refer to Taiwanese people whose ancestors migrated from mainland China as Chinese people — no need to say they’re Taiwanese. Too bad that “Lao” as an ethnicity was erased from Siamese censuses, so not only do we now have sanchat Thai (Thai nationality) but also chuea-chat Thai (Thai race).
So, to call Isan people “Lao” when you aren’t Isan (and even to call Isan people “Isan” in certain cases) not only carries the enduringly pejorative sting of the terms. It may also, even with good intentions, go against the way we see ourselves. Some may even think you’re an anachronism (communit long yuk) trying to revive separatism, or worse, a “racist” who’s furthering a divide between us and them (baeng khao baeng rao).
A key nuance here: many Isan people who don’t identify as Lao may still call their language Lao. The most common translation of “Phut phasa Isan dai mai?” into Isan is still “Wao Lao pen bo?”
Do refer to us as Lao people (or Khmer, or Kuy, or Jek, or whatever the ethnic label at hand)
Here’s a fact: we are Thais, and we are Lao. Too bad that “Lao” as an ethnicity has been erased from Thailand, so most of us do not only have sanchat Thai (Thai nationality) but also chuea-chat Thai (Thai ethnicity).
Yet, “Lao” remains a useful category in places like my hometown Sisaket where people of many ethnicities coexist and intermarry. I’ve heard the following anecdote on two separate occasions, yet the same words apply:
“When I first heard he wanted to get married to someone from Buriram, I was worried. Would we be able to understand her family and be on familiar terms? But then we met her family, and found out, with a relief, ‘lao khue kan’ [they’re Lao too!]”
The anecdote ended with the same joyous laughter, even when the person who told it was my paternal grandmother, a Lao-speaking Teochew who understands Kuy!
A key nuance here: “Lao” may not only delineate an ethnic boundary, but also a pan-ethnic cultural milieu that uses Lao as a lingua franca.
Looking up to a row of wreathed and belted politicians in Sakon Nakhon, February 2019. Source: @PiyabutrOfficial Facebook Page
Amazing EEE-San!
พีระ ส่องคืนอธรรม
"อ่านออนซอน" เล่าเรื่องราวการผจญภัย off-road ข้ามภาษาและวัฒนธรรม อันมีภาษาไทยมาตรฐานเป็นทั้งยานพาหนะและสิ่งกีดขวาง / Peera Songkünnatham is a writer who, with "Amazing EEE-San," retells their out-of-left-field adventures in literary and cultural (mis)translation through Juan Rulfo's El Llano en llamas and beyond
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Tips and Hacks: Brown Trout
Published by Reelerz on November 24, 2017 November 24, 2017
Brown trout (salmo trutta) can be found in cool freshwater — think high latitudes and high altitudes — across the United States, Europe, New Zealand, and Asia. They are a favorite target of reelers around the globe, even supplanting the popularity of native brook trout in the U.S. once they were introduced in the late 19th century.
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They come in all shapes and sizes, but the biggest tend to be the lake and sea run browns that live in large bodies of slackwater and migrate up rivers and streams to spawn. You can chase browns in any season, but if you’re hunting the big ones, there’s no better time than autumn.
The reason browns can get so big (40 lbs. plus) is that once they make it through a couple spawning seasons, they’re pretty much the top of the food chain. Brian Wise, a fly fishing guide in the Ozarks — home to some world-class brown trout fisheries — says, “Once a brown trout reaches a certain size, they become major meat eaters. These fish get very predacious (think musky here) and will literally eat fish that are half their size.”
Fly reelers recommend saltwater-sized fly rods, sinking lines, and oversized flies when chasing big browns.
“I am pretty stuck on the 9′ 8 wt. Sage Salt for my main streamer rod. It is aggressive, but easy to cast sinking lines. As for lines, I am pretty partial to the new Cortland Compact Sink series. I always have 3 Allen reels spooled in the boat at all times, one with a T3, one with a T6, and one with a T9,” says Wise.
@TheFlyDudes @Andy_EngelPhotography
Out in Logan, Utah, Andrew Engel chases big brown beasts when they get aggressive during the pre-spawn. He favors a Spey rod and casting a baitfish pattern with streamers at a 45-degree angle to the river. Closer to the spawn, he’ll switch up to an egg pattern when the trout are trying to drive out rivals to the gene pool.
Bigger browns are such voracious eaters that they’ll attack small mammals in the water. So, Engel will occasionally use a wooly bugger fly or even try a mouse pattern with his fly rig.
Photo by: David N. Braun @d.n.bPhoto
Brown trout don’t all have to be big trophies, though. Chelsea Baum has had luck hooking browns in the 12” to 16” slot on the Truckee River in California with a nymphing pattern.
Most fly reelers agree, however, that when you’re chasing browns, you’re probably going to be stripping and more than likely, using streamers.
If you’re using a spinning or baitcasting rig, you can sometimes get big browns to chase a crankbait. A well-placed salmon egg or wax worm can also agitate a brown into a strike.
Regardless of the kind of gear you’re using, try to avoid bright sun. Brown trout of all sizes can be shy of shadows — especially in low-water situations. And if you can cast without wading, stay on the banks so you don’t disturb the water.
Another thing you’ll want is the thinnest line or leader possible. If a brown trout — especially one that’s been around the block a few times — can see your line, you’re going to have a really long day on the river.
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Selkirk Museum
This not necessarily representative of the final product
Queen Avenue
Robinson Avenue
Dufferin Avenue
Superior Avenue
Manitoba Avenue
Clandeboye Avenue
Eaton Avenue
McLean Avenue
Vaughan Avenue
Britannia Avenue
Rosser Avenue
Eveline Street
Schultz Ave
Colcleugh Ave
Streets of Selkirk
Selkirk Heritage Endowment Fund
ExhibitsStreets of Selkirk
Rosser Avenue recognizes former Confederate General, Thomas Lafayette Rosser.
Greasing the Wheels of Progress
In 1881, as chief engineer of the CPR, he granted Selkirk’s fondest wish. For a price, he gave Selkirk a rail line, though such branches were against CPR policy.
Many thousands of extra dollars changed hands before track was laid. Within a year, Rosser was fired for corruption by Canadian Pacific Railway’s head Cornelius Van Horne.
By 1883, the branch line to Selkirk was built and the town which had languished in depression since 1879, was saved … and so were its main investors!
It is because Rosser saved the town, that Selkirk named a street in his honour. The Town was forced to incorporate in 1882, to pay for the bonus to the CPR. It almost bankrupted the Town in the 1890’s.
Rosser’s Impact
One of Brandon, Manitoba’s main streets was also named for Rosser and for the same reason as Selkirk. Rosser determined who would get a railroad and who wouldn’t, often for a bonus. Brandon wouldn’t exist except for Rosser’s “gift”. Rosser Road in Winnipeg, and the Municipality of Rosser share the influence that this Southern general had on Manitoba and its railway system.
Though he spent just a year working for the CPR, he had amassed a fortune of more than $130,000. He built a mansion that is still a tourist attraction in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Rosser and Custer
As a cadet at West Point, Rosser’s roommate was George Armstrong Custer. Rosser and Custer competed with each other and were on opposing sides in the American Civil War. Each won battles for their own side. They faced each other several times, demonstrating daring and courageous leadership.
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GP2 Series
former motor racing series
This article is about the GP2 Racing Series. For Formula Two, see Formula Two.
The GP2 Series, GP2 for short, is a form of open wheel motor racing. GP2 was started in 2005 after the Formula 3000 was stopped. The format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore,[1] while Ecclestone also has the rights to the name GP1.[2] In 2010 the GP3 Series class was launched, as a feeder class for the GP2 series.[3]
Single seaters
Engine suppliers
Tyre suppliers
Drivers' champion
Jolyon Palmer (2014)
Teams' champion
Russian Time (2013)
gp2series.com
GP2's logo.
GP2 was designed to be an affordable racing series and a training series for Formula One. GP2 requires all of the teams to use the same chassis, engine and tyre supplier. Almost all races have taken place as support races on Formula One race weekends. Many drivers have used GP2 as a stepping stone into Formula One.
1 GP2 Series cars
2 Race weekend
3 Point system
4 Champions
5 Drivers graduated to F1
8 Other websites
GP2 Series carsEdit
The GP2 Series car is used by all of the teams, and features a Dallara chassis powered by a V8 Renault engine and Bridgestone tyres.
The 4 L Renault V8 engine features design and software upgrades designed to improve performance and fuel consumption. The engine produces about 620 bhp (432.5 kW). GP2 Series engines are rev-limited to 10,000 rpm.
Bridgestone supplying three slick tyre compounds for racing on dry (soft, medium and hard). They also provide a wet weather tyre. The choice of tyre to be raced is made by the Bridgestone and the GP2 Series organizers prior to each event.
Brembo supplies the brakes.
Race weekendEdit
On Friday, drivers have a 30-minute practice session and a 30-minute qualifying session. The qualifying session decides the grid order for Saturday's race which has a length of 180 kilometers.
During Saturday's race, each driver has to make a pit stop in which at least two tyres have to be changed.
On Sunday there is a sprint race of 120 km. The grid is decided by the Saturday result with top 8 being reversed, so the driver who finished 8th on Saturday will start from pole position and the winner will start from 8th place.
Point systemEdit
Pole for Saturday races: 2 points
Point system for race 1
Fastest lap: 1 point in each race. Driver recording fastest lap has to drive 90% of race laps. The driver must now also start the race from his allocated grid position and as of 2008 must finish in the top ten of the race to be eligible for the fastest lap point.
With this points system, the most number of points anyone can score in one round is 20 by claiming pole position, winning both races with the fastest lap in each race. This has only been achieved twice in GP2 Racing's short history. By Brazilian Nelson Piquet, Jr. in the 9th round of the 2006 season in Hungary and by German Nico Hülkenberg in the 5th round of the 2009 season in Germany.
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The top eight finishers in a sprint race receive points as follows:
Fastest Lap and Pole position are the same in the previous system
ChampionsEdit
Team Champion
Nico Rosberg (ART Grand Prix)
Heikki Kovalainen
Scott Speed
Lewis Hamilton (ART Grand Prix)
Nelson Piquet, Jr.
Alexandre Prémat
Timo Glock (iSport International)
Giorgio Pantano
iSport International
Giorgio Pantano (Racing Engineering)
Barwa International Campos Team
Nico Hülkenberg (ART Grand Prix)
Pastor Maldonado (Rapax)
Romain Grosjean (DAMS)
Luca Filippi
Barwa Addax Team
Davide Valsecchi (DAMS)
Luiz Razia
Esteban Gutiérrez
Fabio Leimer (Racing Engineering)
Jolyon Palmer (DAMS)
Drivers graduated to F1Edit
Heikki Kovalainen ‡
Nelson Piquet, Jr. ‡
Timo Glock
Kazuki Nakajima †
Bruno Senna ‡
Romain Grosjean †
Kamui Kobayashi †
Sergio Pérez[4]
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Jules Bianchi ‡
Charles Pic
Giedo van der Garde
Drivers are listed by their last year in GP2 Series. Usually they started in F1 at the start of the following season.
‡ = graduated to F1 later
† = started in F1 mid-season
Note: Timo Glock had four Grand Prix starts in 2004, drove in GP2 Series in 2006-07 before moving to F1 in 2008.
Formula Two
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↑ autosport.com October 3, 2008 Archived 1 February 2010 at WebCite
↑ "Sauber land Sergio Perez for 2011 Formula 1 season". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
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Is Maleficent composed of multiple beings or is she just immortal?
In the film "Maleficent", Maleficent talks about her wings in the third person, using the term "they", like a separate entity. She says "My wings were strong and true, they never let me down, not even once.", like they were some person or thing she could rely upon.
After being cleaved from her torso when Maleficent was in a drug-induced sleep by Stefan, her wings did not die. In fact, they remained alive and well. Sixteen years later, Stefan is now king, and apparently a bit insane as he keeps the wings caged up on display within glass and metal-cross bars, sometimes having "conversations" with them.
Then, later in the film:
On the day Maleficent arrived to save Aurora, Maleficent's wings flapped violently enough to escape from its cage with the help of Aurora. The wings then flew and attached themselves onto the back of Maleficent, as if they had a mind of their own. Maleficent appeared surprised, indicating she had no awareness this was going to happen.
What is the explanation of this in canon? Is Maleficent composed of multiple beings or entities or is Maleficent simply immortal and no part of her really dies. In the movie, it appears she ages much less so this hints at her immortality. The 3 fairies that raised Aurora did not appear to age at all.
Omegacron
Jason SebringJason Sebring
A lot of this question would be considered major spoilers to anyone who hasn't seen the film. I put those elements in spoiler tags. It's a good question, though. – Omegacron Nov 17 '14 at 18:05
Maleficent is a fairy and as with all fairies from legends, she is immortal unless killed, and vulnerable to cold iron or steel. Maleficent isn't just any fairy, she is the strongest of all the fairies in the Moors and becomes the protector of her lands.
It was her vulnerability to steel which made it possible for her wings to be removed and being drugged which kept her from waking while they were being stolen.
Her wings are not individual creatures, but due to her magical nature, they are a part of her able to move and return to her if she was close enough to them. This is why the wings were bound as they undoubtedly tried to escape once the drug which allowed them to be removed, wore off.
Her surprise was due to the fact she probably didn't know her wings did not die once removed from her. Not only did they not die, they returned as powerful as ever.
Maleficent's magical abilities were the strongest in the Moors and it is her magical puissance which allows her to survive and adapt to her wingless state. Her appearance of aging is probably due to the trauma of losing her wings in such a violent fashion.
I agree - this was more or less what my answer would have been. Similar in nature to how some undead lore maintains body parts still moving/controllable after separation. – Omegacron Nov 17 '14 at 18:07
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Roger Pretzel’s Haunted Dungeon Week 15: Two Sacks By Jadeveon Clowney and “Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter”
Written by : Roger Pretzel
Published on : December 21, 2016
Welcome back to Roger Pretzel’s Haunted Dungeon. In this spooky sanctum I’ve poured over all the replay tape to come up with my favorite NFL play of the week. Then it’s straight back to the projector to unspool a film you may have not been aware of…
The lights have dimmed, the full moon looms ominously, and the black spells have been cast.
Week 15: Jadeveon Clowney Sacks Blake Bortles Twice
Watch the first sack: Here
It’s natural for humans to create patterns in the things they see around them, and every football season it’s inevitable that my diseased brain is prone to obsess over the NFL defensive squads I like the most. Seattle is pretty much a perennial contender, and I’m also a big fan of Kansas City. Last year, I was losing it over Denver’s squad for obvious reasons, and this year it seems my defense of choice is the Houston Texans. They’re definitely not the best, but over the course of the season they’ve caught my eye the most.
In his third season in a pro career plagued by injuries, it’s great to see Jadeveon Clowney have a game like this. Both of these sacks may come in the first quarter but an early statement like that can have a rattling affect on a QB.
Clowney a bust? Sack #✌ #wearetexans pic.twitter.com/UppAn2J1Fv
— D-Texan (@dtexanz) December 18, 2016
The football intelligence on display is remarkable with Clowney sidestepping or shooting a gap to get the hapless Bortles in the blink of an eye. In the first sack, Clowney gets scary sneaky as he crosses over to take advantage of a gaping hole in the line. On sack number two, the Texans’ defensive end has great eyes in not being fooled by the handoff. On both plays he hits the Jacksonville QB with such authority and efficiency that it’s hard to imagine the label “draft bust” being laid on Clowney now.
Week 15: Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter
Director: William Beaudine
I’m not sure if it’s possible, but this is arguably the most unapologetically schlocky B-movie we’re going to screen in the Dungeon this season, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a flick begging to be given the Mystery Science Theater 3000 treatment more than this one.
The title speaks for itself with European fugitive Maria Frankenstein playing God with corpses and prairie lighting just as famous gunslinger Jesse James hits town to rob the place. The monster in this outing winds up being Jesse’s hulking, slow-witted, and recently departed, partner who gets his sub-par brain replaced with an artificial one thanks to Maria’s kooky mad science.
The acting and casting are delightfully atrocious all around, but the leads stand out with Narda Onyx (that name!) as the baroness hamming it up in an unapologetic hackfest while John Lupton just gives up by playing the saddest, oldest, and least charismatic Jesse James one could imagine.
Unfortunately, the horror elements take a complete backseat to what is mostly a cheapie western. One imagines the accessibility of old timey western sets, costumes, and props easier to find on your average backlot than the duds necessary to make a proper Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory.
You’ve got to be willing to slog through some boring scenes and are way more likely to enjoy the flick for its camp value than anything. The monster himself has no defining makeup other than the circular scar around his dome where the brain was replaced, but Cal Bolder (again with them names) is so totally ripped, shredded, and jacked that his strongman act almost adds a hint of the sideshow to this eccentric turkey.
I present you the trailer in all its goofiness:
Whole movie here for the true masochists out there:
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: NHL Logos
Published on : April 2, 2016
Unless you’re the Cleveland Browns, chances are your professional sports team has a logo. And while it’s expected of fans to rally around the banner of their chosen club, the sad truth is that not every logo is created equal. Today we bring you, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, of those sometimes hallowed, sometimes ludicrous, images proudly worn by NHL players.
Detroit Red Wings – Good
Obviously I’m a little biased, but I think it’s hard to say that this isn’t one of the most classic sports logos of all time. The MLB has plenty of good ones too, but when it comes to the NHL even many of the Original Six teams have modified their logos to some extent. The only down side of the Wings logo is that it was damn near impossible to draw accurately on your Trapper-Keeper as an obsessed kid.
St. Louis Blues – Bad
The logo is simple and classy, but I fail to see anything tough or inspiring about a musical note. Since when is the blues a thing in St. Louis? I’ve been there twice and I’m pretty sure it’s more well known for its Jnco-pants wearing populace and murderous police force.
Edmonton Oilers – Good
It’s cool Alberta, if you wanna burn bonkers amounts of hydrocarbons into the atmosphere of a rapidly warming world and be proud of it, at least you’ve got a logo that makes your team look royally sexy.
Tampa Bay Lightning – Bad
Sorry Tampa Bay, I love the simplicity that the ‘bolts are rocking but the minimal blue on white just ends up being boring. The whole “naming your team after a force of nature or natural disaster” thing has always kind of bummed me out too. If teams were really going for local color or geographical correctness we’d have groups like the Boston “Woman Punchers,” the Dallas “Expense Accounts,” and the Ottawa “Polite White Men.”
Nashville Predators – Ugly
It ain’t easy having an abbreviated nickname like “the Preds,” and the in-profile image of Nashville’s banner saber-toothed cat looks more like it’s got a serious case of lockjaw instead of getting ready to dine on any number of NHL teams that have chosen to name themselves after an animal lower down the food chain. Pro tip: If you’re rooting against Nashville at the game make a shirt with Chris Hansen on it that says “To Catch a Predator.” Hilarity (and fistfights) will ensue.
New York Rangers – Good
I want to say that the Rangers logo is bad with every fiber in my being because I hate the club (I have a Pavlovian response to any footage of Messier lifting the cup that makes me punch a child), but I just can’t. Classic and classy, this one’s got that same level of Original Six cool. At least Tortorella’s not the coach anymore… Breathe, Roger, breathe.
Dallas Stars – Bad
Dallas has always kind of had a middle of the road logo, but what’s going on with that quasi-mint green they’re rocking now? The standard black and white, gold trim always seemed to suit them so well as a team. The whole combination with the new silver “D” over the star along with that weird green, makes them look more like a tech startup or a Canadian football team than anything else.
Carolina Hurricanes – Bad
I get it, but this one’s a little too abstract to fully appreciate. It reminds me more of a decal that would be featured on a Japanese robot’s chest than on a grown man playing a professional sport. I’d make a joke about the robots being called “Spinjas” but I can’t because that was already a thing. It was awesome.
Philadelphia Flyers – Good
Philly might not have been an Original Six team but that logo is arguably the best in the league. As a kid I only played spring season once (that was for the hardcore kids), and it was two towns over. Our team had Flyers colored jerseys and some kid on another team called us the “creamsicles.” I told him I was the ghost of Bobby Clark and then boarded the tar out of him, then blew a kiss to his mama from the penalty box.
Columbus Blue Jackets – Bad
Here’s another one that looks more like a farm team logo than a proper NHL one. I can kind of dig on the esoteric team name, but the lack of symmetry in the star gives me fits, and the whoosing swoop of the flag is hard to take serious. If the ‘Canes logo belongs on a Japanese toy robot, this is the logo for the latest G.I. Joe Saturday morning cartoon reboot.
Buffalo Sabers – Good
See, this is what the Blue Jackets logo should be like! It’s got a military crest vibe that looks legit instead of being intended for the Fisher Price brightly-colored-teething-ring set. It’s great that those hosers up in Buffalo have a logo they can be proud of, especially when the blue and gold do a fantastic job of drawing attention away from Jack Eichel’s teenage acne. Don’t hurt ‘em hammer!
Pittsburgh Penguins – Ugly
It’s kind of hard for me to believe that the top brass in the Penguins’ organization would take a look at their logo and say “You know what? Let’s go back to the old cartoony one.” I actually kind of like the call. The Pens are a serious franchise with a kind of goofy name/concept, and there’s something a little magical when you can rep tough through all the whimsy.
New Jersey Devils – Good
Uhh, you’re telling me that your logo is a cleverly designed “NJ” made to look harmlessly satanic while being named after the state’s most well known cryptozoological myth? It’s a shame that these guys don’t get no respect anymore, as nothing feels tougher than walking past Madison Square Garden on game night with that old Martin Brodeur jersey. Whenever the Devils mix in those little green accents into their color scheme, things just get so nasty.
Boston Bruins – Good
This one’s right up there with the Flyers’ logo. No matter how much I hate the Bruins, I’ve gotta show reverence to that iconic black and yellow “B.” Sometimes, I can even find deluded solace in the glorious memories of Bobby Orr and Don Cherry, instead of constantly having to hear about how good Zdeno Chara’s slap shot is. The dude is nineteen-and-a-half feet tall. Anybody that big better have one of the league’s best slap shots.
Vancouver Canucks – Bad
Full disclosure: Pavel Bure was my favorite hockey player in my youth and I wore a Canucks hat with old black/yellow/orange skate logo that stunk to high heaven from years of wear and tear. This is the prime example of a team dumping a great logo for an abominable one just to “shake things up.” Remember when the Pistons rocked those TEAL fire-breathing horse chess piece jerseys? Exactly. This logo is so bad that the Canucks alternate image is just a hockey stick. Unsurprisingly, the stick is way better.
Winnipeg Jets – Good
Sometimes you gotta dip for a few years before you come back to the party. As far as a modern logo for a new/old franchise is concerned, nothing says Canada (Winnipeg in particular) like aerial militarism. This logo is so fresh, expect to see the next big trap rapper gunned down on the streets while wearing one of these sweaters.
Ottawa Senators – Ugly
Of all the logo changes discussed in this piece the Ottawa Senators’ decision baffles me the most. From a completely objective standpoint I simply can’t imagine how anybody could think the current logo is an improvement on any of their old ones. Is it to psyche us out by having the Senator guy now turned in two-thirds perspective and giving us a rapey creepo stare? I give up.
Los Angeles Kings – Good
Assuming we’re not talking about any of that hideous purple crown jazz, The Kings are a good example of doing a decent job of updating your logo without totally destroying it. Sure, the classic logo from the 90’s is better, and you know you’re doing something right when N.W.A. reps your gear, but the new one’s got some admirable simplicity going for it that makes the change bearable.
San Jose Sharks – Bad
This logo has suffered from slight tweaks and modifications over the years. I understand the need to rejuvenate the fan base and be dynamic, but I also think it’s inherently cooler to keep a club’s continuity. The positive side is that it makes the OG fans feel badass when they show up with their old jerseys. The downside is that you’re wearing a lot of TEAL. This logo is also appropriate in the sense that hockey players can’t take a shot from the point anymore without their sticks splintering into a million pieces.
Calgary Flames – Good
The team is called the “Flames” and the “C” that stands for Calgary is on fire. Pretty hard to argue with the logic here. I also like how there’s kind of a Zen thing going on with the basic elemental name. Let’s hope that if Las Vegas gets a franchise they follow this enlightened path and entitle their team The Las Vegas “Impermanent Sands of Time.”
Florida Panthers – Bad
And I thought the Red Wings’ logo was hard to draw! Florida gets the award for the most bizarrely detailed and overly rendered logo. This pissed kitty looks admirably menacing, but the perspective of the huge foregrounded paws and tiny hind legs just kind of makes me giggle. Thanks to the Crayola box worth of different colors and the elaborate design, this would probably be more fun as a big poster to trip out to on psychedelics than to wear on your body.
New York Islanders – Good
Let’s just all admit that the Gorton’s fish stick man/lighthouse logo was the worst aesthetic decision made by any NHL team in the league’s history. That orange, eggplant, and TEAL abomination is the stuff of nightmares, and I’m glad to see it done with. On the other hand, the classic Islanders logo feels just that: classic. It’s a little funky with the rendering on the island’s edges, and in some ways it looks like it’s biting Washington’s logo, but no other crest evokes the mustachioed helmet-less days of yore like Long Island’s.
Minnesota Wild – Ugly
I love that there’s an NHL team back in Minnesota but this squad’s look is too much of a good thing. Ferocious looking bear? Awesome. Tons of trees to get the point across? Alright, I guess. A shooting star for the bear’s eye and weird borders on the jersey hems? Ok, now we’re entering some uncomfortably weird hippy territory. This is the vegan poutine of NHL logos.
Toronto Maple Leafs – Good
I can’t say I’m too wild about that chunky/veiny logo they just trotted out recently, but there are few better logos in the NHL than Toronto’s flat blue leaf containing the team’s name in a Helvetica-like font. It’s the kind of stuff fixed-gear-bike-riding design nerds drool over. All the best to Mike Babcock. I really hope he turns that team and around and gives the people of Ontario a winning club. Unless they’re playing the Red Wings, then it’s still “fuck ‘em.”
Anaheim Ducks – Ugly
I say with all seriousness that that goofy duck goalie-mask back when Anaheim was still “The Mighty Ducks” is better than their current logo (see my thoughts on the Penguins). The logo’s concept of the titular waterfowl’s webbed foot barely comes through, and that shade of gold clashes so hard with the red-orange trim that just looking at it makes me feel like Tim Gunn trapped in a Tommy Bahama’s. That said, if you wanted a visual distillation of a team’s soul, it doesn’t get any more accurate or ugly than this.
Washington Capitals – Good
After so many terrible changes it’s nice to see Washington return to their classic look. This one gets the award for being the most anachronistically 80’s looking of the bunch. I feel bad for the guys and gals showing up at the Verizon center with those old jerseys with the stars and the eagle and that gross TEAL backdrop (notice a trend here?).
Phoenix Coyotes – Bad
I wanted to make some joke about the current Phoenix logo’s canine howling because it was getting neutered, but my heart just wasn’t in it. What I really wish is that the team still had that ridiculous Kokopelli-esque logo. Those jerseys had all the funny hem decorations and extra patches too. It’s like when the Minnesota Wild designed their new look they were like “We want to emulate the ugliest jerseys in the NHL, get the Coyotes on the phone.”
Colorado Avalanche – Bad
Could be worse/could be better, but that whole bigfoot shoulder patch thing is rough to stomach. I’ve found that these jerseys actually look great when soaked in the blood of Claude Lemieux and Patrick Roy after being beaten to a pulp by Darren McCarty and Mike Vernon. That’s a look I can get behind.
Chicago Blackhawks – Ugly
If American exceptionalism has taught us anything it’s that we are very good at glossing over our awful past in regards to native peoples while blatantly celebrating them in sports logos. So while the Blackhawks’ logo is probably wildly offensive to many, it still has the benefit of looking really cool, and perhaps even being a more positive depiction of First Nations people (if we’re going to go that route), especially when compared to the Cleveland Indians and the morally reprehensible Washington Redskins.
Montreal Canadiens – Good
It’s cool that it has an “H” in the middle for the nickname, and if I said anything ill about the Canadiens it would probably bring some form of wrath down on me from the hockey gods, especially considering this is the first year since 1970 that no Canadian team has made it to the playoffs. I respect the hockey gods, and frankly, right now I don’t need any more problems in my life.
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The BMW 5 Series: When there’s Trouble in Paradise
Manufactured since 1972, the 5 Series is BMW’s second-best seller. Motorists delight in this mid-sized luxury saloon, not minding that it can be short on thrills. Now into its sixth generation, the BMW 5 Series is a car which attracts the prudent owner rather than the adrenalin junkie. This is a quintessentially German piece of engineering, made for cruising on the autobahn.
Birth of a Bestseller
Released in 2003, the E60 and E61 – the fifth generation of the 5 Series – represented a controversial move for BMW. A sharply-defined, angular body design replaced the soft curves of its predecessors, prompting 5 Series loyalists to accuse BMW of taking the elegance out of the model. With hindsight, the stylistic overhaul was simply ahead of its time: the E60/E61 is now the best-selling 5 Series of all.
Taking the futuristic theme a step further, BMW introduced its iDrive system in this generation. This dashboard-mounted interface allowed drivers (and in later generations, passengers) to control secondary systems like climate control, audio and communications. At the business end, the E60 and E61 come with petrol or diesel engines, including a mighty 5-litre V10 petrol engine in the high-performance model.
Economical All-Rounder
The next generation of the 5 Series – including the F10, F11 and the F07 – made its market debut in 2010 and was lauded as an excellent all-rounder. Diesel versions have high fuel economy and low CO2 emissions, making it a good choice of company car. The one significant drawback in this generation is the consistently unforgiving suspension and handling, improved in models with adaptive drive or VDC.
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Although an undeniably solid choice, the 5 Series is not entirely free from issues. In some vehicles built between 2003 and 2009, the timing chain has been known to snap without warning, leading to sudden and catastrophic engine failure. If this happens to your car, a fix will cost between £500 and £8,000, depending on whether you need to replace the chain alone or the entire engine.
The BMW 5 Series is a car for those who want a solid vehicle backed by the quality of the BMW marque. Despite controversies over changes in body styling, the 5 Series has commanded the admiration of motorists since it was first produced in 1972. However, issues with the timing chain on some models may cause sudden engine failure and a repair bill of up to £8,000.
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Regulation SCI broadens scope for IT systems compliance
The SEC's Regulation SCI targets the securities' market IT systems, but could serve as a model for other sectors struggling with high-tech compliance.
Jeffrey Ritter, University of Oxford
In November 2014, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule that dramatically changes how government agencies oversee the integrity of private sector networks and systems. The new rule goes into effect in November 2015 and is called Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Regulation SCI).
The rule is designed to strengthen the technology infrastructure of the U.S. securities markets and "reduce the occurrence of systems issues and improve resiliency when systems problems do occur," according to the SEC. The securities market relies heavily on technology and automated systems, and the rule tries to prevent potential IT problems that create huge losses and bad outcomes for investors.
Regulation SCI represents an enormous step by the SEC toward requiring transparency of financial market systems' operations. Self-regulatory organizations, certain alternative trading systems, plan processors and some exempt clearing agencies will be required to have comprehensive policies and procedures in place to comply. The rule could also very likely become a benchmark for agencies regulating other market sectors considering similar, if not identical, requirements. Here are five things you need to know about Regulation SCI, regardless of the industry in which you work.
Aggressive scope
To better assure information technology system integrity, Regulation SCI requires the establishment, maintenance and enforcement of policies and procedures that cover nine IT and security domains:
application controls
system capacity planning
computer operations and production environment controls
information security and networking
systems development methodology
Regulation SCI: A Primer
This means covered entities must not only create policies and procedures, they must also maintain records indicating the requirements are being enforced. Federal compliance requirements often only mandate that certain policies be adopted -- preserving the evidence of compliance enforcement is not usually so explicitly required.
High bars for measuring policy quality
The SEC requires the policies and procedures under Regulation SCI to be "reasonably designed." While there is no specific legal standard for what will be deemed reasonable, the new rule does provide safe harbor if the policies and procedures are consistent with published IT standards issued by government entities or widely recognized organizations.
In a separate piece of published guidance, SEC staff gave non-exclusive examples of these standards and cited 11 detailed publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, the SEC itself, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the Center for Internet Security. In turn, the staff emphasized the publications also mapped to ISO and COBIT standards.
The good news is that the SEC is trying to embrace other organizations' hard work to craft meaningful standards for measuring quality, rather than writing their own rules. Many companies have tried to dance around those previously established standards, but being measured against them will become a legal compliance issue.
Mandatory testing
In addition to testing requirements built into business continuity and disaster recovery standards, Regulation SCI also requires industry or sector-wide coordinated testing to ensure systems-wide functionality and safety. While the new rule allows an additional year to get processes set up (until November 2016), the inter-dependent testing reflects how all the stakeholders' systems have become increasingly connected.
While the active, up-to-the-nanosecond automated trading systems regulated by the SEC are not quite the same as the systems through which healthcare, pharmaceuticals, international trade and education are delivered, there is no difference in the interconnectivity that has emerged in those industries. Government oversight of how well the links between industry systems work together marks a shift away from a compliance focus on individual entities.
Reporting and disclosure
The SEC continues to press the private sector entities they regulate to be more forthcoming and transparent regarding adverse system events, disruptions and failures to comply. This is particularly true when customers' personal information assets are involved. The new rule requires new reporting and disclosure of disruptions, intrusions and other adverse events. There are also new requirements to notify affected customers and plan participants if the events are "major" or involve "critical SCI systems."
The new rule reflects regulators' growing reliance on information security incident reports to better understand how the safety of entire marketplaces is being maintained in the digital age. It also means that adverse events cannot be swept under the rug as easily, and the new rule includes electronic reporting platforms that enable prompt submission of adverse event notifications.
The new rule requires ongoing auditing and risk assessments, including evaluations of the information technology governance services performed by specific entities. The rule also requires quarterly reporting of material changes made to any "SCI system" -- including those that are planned or ongoing or those that have been completed.
In other words, the SEC expects to have a full, continuing profile of the systems and related IT governance each entity maintains. This is another facet of the increased transparency under the new rule: It places SEC regulation closer to being a factor (at least virtually) in companies' IT governance, design and management process.
It's important to remember that the SEC release supporting Regulation SCI is more than 730 pages long. The preceding five key features are illustrative, but not complete, in summarizing how a federal agency is moving closer and closer to requiring proactive, continuous IT management as a matter of legal compliance. In combination with President Barack Obama's February 2015 summit on cybersecurity, it is likely the new SEC regulation is merely the first step toward a more comprehensive inter-dependence in how security and compliance will be maintained in the 21st century.
Jeffrey Ritter is one of the nation's experts in the converging complexity of information management, e-discovery and the emergence of cloud-based services. He advises companies and governments on successful 21st-century strategies for managing digital information with legal and evidential value. He is currently developing and teaching courses on information governance at Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering and Georgetown University Law. Learn more at JeffreyRitter.com.
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Alfred47 - 9 Mar 2015 12:01 PM
It is important to note that SEC’s regulation SCI is targeted to security markets specifically for IT systems in as much as we also see it as a model for pioneering the same technology in other fields that lack high-tech compliance. We mostly rely heavily on technology as well as automated systems and this rule is expected to prevent IT problems that could result into huge losses in infrastructure and for investors.
ITSkills - 11 Mar 2015 1:07 PM
Regulation SCI indicates a new era in IT compliance, it targets the securities market IT systems and this model can still work for other sectors.
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Save The Date – Yo-Kai Watch Hits North America This November
by Frank Inglese
The West has been waiting for Yo-Kai Watch to hit local shelves ever since it first became popular over in Japan, so you’ll excuse me for skipping the formalities of an informational article, going straight to the news at hand which is…Level-5 announced an official North American released date for the very first Yo-Kai Watch Nintendo 3DS title, and it’s the 6th of November.
Nintendo and Level-5 have only just revealed that the game will be getting a full release short of the Christmas holidays this year, which works for me seeing as I’d actually sell my soul to the devil to get my hands on this game even sooner than that.
Originally Yo-Kai Watch was set to be released “Holiday” of this year but thankfully the powers at be have decided that the general public are in need of some specificity right about now. Thank the S-Rank Yo-Kai that they did because I don’t think I could have handled another month of mystery.
The game’s release comes at a perfect time too: Not only will the animated television show be premiering on Disney X D this Fall, but we will see the release of the Yo-Kai Watch Manga come the 3rd of November. It’s the dream month for those of us out there who’ve been longing for Yo-Kai Watch but my only gripe with Nintendo and Level-5 is…when are you going to announce an Australian release date? We want the game too!
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With Adobe Acrobat, you can create and edit PDF files. Adobe only distributes Acrobat as paid software, but anyone with the free Adobe Reader program can display the PDFs created in Acrobat. With Acrobat, you can send documents without worrying about compatibility, as a PDF displays the same from one computer to another. If your recipients need to modify your documents, however, another format may work better.
Conformity and Reliability
When you create a PDF, Acrobat stores every detail and piece of formatting within the file itself, including spacing, pictures and fonts. This removes one of the largest obstacles to sharing documents, as most other types of files require the document recipients to already have the proper fonts installed and may lose formatting when they are opened in a different program. PDFs appear the same on any machine that reads them, including Windows, Mac OS and mobile devices.
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Users who open your PDFs with Adobe Reader cannot edit the file. Reader allows users to fill out forms in PDFs, but they can't change any existing text or formatting. This makes PDF files a poor choice for saving rough drafts of documents or for working collaboratively with others, unless all parties have Acrobat. As a workaround, you can work on your file in another program initially and convert it to PDF later for final viewing.
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Crowdfunding campaign for Kyoto Animation passes $2 million mark
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(CNN)A crowdfunding campaign launched by U.S. animation distributor Sentai Filmworks to support Kyoto Animation has raised more than $2 million. The Japanese studio was a victim of an arson attack Thursday leaving 34 people dead.
“As support continues to pour in from around the world, we remain dedicated to aiding those impacted by this tragedy in the most appropriate and effective ways possible,” says John Ledford, president of Sentai Filmworks, in a statement posted to their twitter page. “We established this GoFundMe drive to help build that bridge through all of your generous support.”
Help us help our friends at Kyoto Animation by donating (if you can) or sharing: https://t.co/Fg599lm5Dy
— Sentai 🌞 Filmworks (@SentaiFilmworks) July 18, 2019 Among the more than 62,000 contributors is software company Adobe, which anonymously donated $50,000 to the campaign, according to a report from ITmedia News. An Adobe spokesperson confirmed the donation to ITmedia and said, “Kyoto animation is one of the centers of not only Japan but also the world’s creative community.” Adobe did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment.
Suspected arson attack on Kyoto animation studio leaves 33 dead in Japan's worst mass killing in decadesPolice in Japan are investigating why a man torched a renowned animation studio in what is being described as the country’s worst mass killing in almost 20 years.Read MorePolice have identified 41-yer-old Shinji Aoba as the suspect who started the fire, accusing him of using gasoline to torch the studio. The suspected arson attack left anime fans the world-over grieving the loss of life and a studio, which claimed to put its employees first and was a major force in the industry.Fushimi police have not released the names of the victims, most of whom are women. Kyoto Animation’s CEO Hideaki Yata told reporters last week the company had received death threats in the mail, which had been sent to the police, and expressed sorrow that workers in the industry had been targeted.Founded in 1981, Kyoto Animation, also known as KyoAni, has developed a reputation around the world for being an unique workplace that produced animation series and published anime novels, comics and books, according to its website. As one of Japan’s well-known studios, it’s more notable works include “Free!,” manga series “K-On!,” the anime TV adaptation of “the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” and “Violet Evergarden,” which Netflix picked up in 2018.KyoAni have opened a dedicated account for donations on their website. The company says, “we will do our best to rebuild.”
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Report: Bears to hire former Bengals offensive coordinator Bill Lazor
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The Bears are officially moving forward from Mark Helfrich. The Bears have hired Bill Lazor as their new offensive coordinator, sources say.
Sources: The #Bears are hiring former #Bengals offensive coordinator Bill Lazor as their new OC. An important hire for Matt Nagy after moving on from Mark Helfrich.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 13, 2020
Lazor has previously worked as the offensive coordinator with the Dolphins from 2014- 2015 before being fired in November 2015. He was then hired by the Bengals in 2016, where he served as their quarterbacks coach. He was promoted to interim Bengals OC in 2017 after the organization fired Ken Zampese, becoming the full time OC in Cincinnati in 2018. Lazor was fired by the Bengals in January of 2019. Prior to this past year, he had been coaching for 24 straight seasons.
How will this affect the Bears current offense? Lazor has been known for using a west coast style offense, which places a greater emphasis on passing than running. During the 2018 season with the Bengals, Lazor's offense ranked 27 in yards gained per pass attempts. Under Lazor, the Bengals were the worst ranked offensive team in the league in 2017. There was previous speculation the Bears would consider Chiefs OC Mike Kafka for the role, but reports say he wasn't under consideration.
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Restoring Lahore
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The history of Punjab’s capital city of Lahore, is replete with lore and legends, many of which have an aura of mystery surrounding them. If archeologists were to excavate the area that lies outside the walled city in any direction, they will find layer upon layer of architectural remains – houses, palaces, gardens, tombs and even fortifications, buried deep under suburban development. These layers represent the bygone grandeur of a city witness to countless sieges, battles and invasions, side by side with pageantry and pomp, ritual and ceremony, life and death and each of these layers represents an era just waiting to be uncovered and protected as our heritage, no matter how pagan.
A serious lapse in our character is the ostrich like tendency to destroy old monuments in a bid to close our eyes (and minds) to a part of our history that does not resonate with our beliefs. We have no hesitation in erasing structures predating the advent of Islam in the region or even those that represent the two centuries of colonial rule. We do this without cognisance of the fact that these buildings are an irrevocable part of our history and nothing that we do in the garb of zealotry or patriotism will ever alter this fact.
I have vivid memories of a Mughal building dating back to the reign of Emperor Shahjehan, near the Mughalpura Level Crossing, close to the railway line running from Lahore to Wagah and beyond. It was surrounded by lush green fields and was accessible through a dirt road. A similar structure stood next to the outer limits of Harbanspura Cantonment. Both these buildings were constructed on pentagonal platforms at least three to four feet in height, accessible through steps on each side. A towering five sided arched pavilion topped by a circular dome stood in the centre of the platform. One could still see the remnants of beautiful representations of flowers and Persian inscriptions on the exterior and interior of the structures. The interior of the dome was decorated with geometric patterns much of which had vanished. What caught the eye was a gallery that ran around the interior of both structures and was accessible through a nerve testing narrow staircase. It was during a recent visit to Lahore that I decided to revisit these places and was horrified to discover that I couldn’t find them. Either they had been demolished by the houses that now cover the area in a dense mass or in a remotely optimistic hope, their access had been blocked, which meant that very soon these would be no more.
Lahore’s Mall Road (known commonly as The Mall) was lined on both sides by beautiful buildings representing a mixture of native and colonial architecture. On my way to school, I remember passing a white single story structure representing classic Grecian design. This housed the newspaper called the Civil and Military Gazette or C&MG. Outside one of the rooms facing the Mall, a plaque told visitors that it was here that Rudyard Kipling carried on with his duties as Assistant Editor of the paper. Now I wouldn’t think much of anyone, who does not now who Kipling was. For these innocently ignorant modern day Lahoris, let it suffice that Kipling and Lahore are synonymous – something that is reflected in his dispatches and stories about this city in particular and undivided India in general (Readers may like to read the celebrated novel ‘Kim’ to get a better idea of what I am saying). Alas the CMG building was pulled down and replaced by an ugly glass fronted shopping plaza.
A similar fate was suffered by the old houses inside the walled city. These houses had awesome decorative facades depicting the diversity of their owner’s faith. Wooden ‘jharokas’ and carved wooden balconies ran on every floor of these homes overlooking narrow ‘gullies’ and paved ‘maidans’. Many of these facades are now gone, replaced with modern windows.
I can go on and on with such tales, where the menace of commercial greed and so called modern development has destroyed history and its amazing representation through beautiful buildings. I know many overseas and local Pakistanis with origins from Lahore and its walled interior, who are willing to take on restoration of their beloved City, it is now up to the administration to locate these individuals and offer them their unstinted support.
The writer is a historian.
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June is bursting out ….
Tanya Shirley
While June is now here, March is still a fond memory. We are sorting through all the photographs and reviews of this year’s festival and a selection of these will appear in an Afterword page on our website soon, together with this year’s lecture by David Constantine. But meantime if you’d like to recapture the flavour of StAnza 2014, three podcasts are now available on our website at http://www.stanzapoetry.org/podcast/ all recorded by our good friend Jennifer Williams from the Scottish Poetry Library, and featuring Tanya Shirley, Brian Turner and US poet Ilyse Kusnetz, recent winner of the US T.S. Eliot Prize, who was in St Andrews for the festival.
Elsewhere, it’s good to see that the Byre Theatre has a busy programme for this month. Full details on their website at http://www.byretheatre.com, but here is a quick summary:
Friday 6th & Saturday 7th: Byre Youth Theatre: Haud yer Wheesht at 7pm. This is a piece that has been devised by the Youth Theatre and includes all members from the nursery group through to the young adults.
Tuesday 10th at 7pm, StAnza’s own Brian Johnstone launches his latest collection, Dry Stone Work. People planning to attend this should rsvp Brian on brian@brianjohnstonepoet.co.uk.
Friday 13th; Flat Caps: Live music by local performers.
Sunday 15th to Tuesday 17th: St Andrews Opera presents Benjamin Britten¹s sparkling comedy, Albert Herring.
Saturday 21st: Elaine C Smith at 7.30pm, Still Standing…..Just
Still in Fife, but over in Freuchie for the next Fife Writes event, Helena Nelson of HappenStance Press will be giving a reading at the Lomond Hills Hotel at 7.30pm on Thursday 26th June with StAnza’s Eleanor Livingstone and Lindsay Macgregor, co-host of Ladybank’s Platform Poetry. It’s a free email but space is limited so if you plan to attend, you should email george@george-sinclair.com.
Moving a bit further away still, Brian Johnstone will have a second launch event in Edinburgh at 7pm on Monday 9th June at St Columba’s by the Castle Church Hall, 14 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2PW.
Later in the month Germaine Greer is coming to Edinburgh on 21st June to mark unveiling of paving stone in Makars Court for Elizabeth Melville, Scotland’s first woman poet in print, as part of a day of events about Scottish women writers. Following the unveiling, which is a free public event, there will be a lunch reception followed by an afternoon session with James Robertson and Meg Bateman, and the day will conclude with a concert in St Giles. Full details are online at http://www.historyfest.co.uk/pages/elizabeth-melville-day.
So whether the sun shines or not, June has plenty to offer.
Tags: Albert Herring, Brian Johnstone, Brian Turner, Dry Stone Work, Elaine C. Smith, Eleanor Livingstone, Elizabeth Melville, Fife Writes, Germaine Greer, Helena Nelson, Ilyse Kusnetz, James Robertson, Lindsay Macgregor, Meg Bateman, Tanya Shirley, The Byre Theatre
The SPL at StAnza 2014
Each year StAnza collaborates in ways big and small with the Scottish Poetry Library, this year with the appearance at StAnza of Tanya Shirley. Jennifer Williams, the SPL Programme Manager, shares her thoughts about StAnza 2014.
I so enjoyed the StAnza Preview at tell it slant Poetry Bookshop in Glasgow on 6 February. (http://tellitslantbooks.com/2014/01/21/stanza-glasgow-2014-preview-mirrorball-seamus-heaney-event/)
What a pleasure to find myself at a delightful poetry bookshop, packed with people (standing room only by the time I got there) eating beautiful food from the café, drinking wine and chatting up a word storm, surrounded by shelves of poetry books and magazines. tell it slant is ‘popped-down’ for the moment but hopefully soon to return as a permanent fixture in Glasgow.
I love StAnza previews because they always seem to have the buzz about them that makes StAnza so delicious – full of poets and poetry lovers, everyone in a jolly frame of mind and talking about what they’re looking forward to and what they’re loving in the poetry world. This event was just as fabulous, with readings from SBT New Writers Award winner Kathrine Sowerby, poet Alexander Hutchison on WWI poet David Jones and Colin McGuire wringing peals of laughter from the delighted crowd.
Less than 30 minutes in total, it was a tantalising taster of what’s to come, and boy is the menu packed for the three days I’ll be in St Andrew’s in early March.
I’ll be doing podcast interviews with StAnza readers Sujata Bhatt and Brian Turner, catching as many events as I can fit in and catching up with as many folks as I can. The SPL will have a table brimming with Poetry Readers and poetry postcards for everyone to pick up and enjoy, and if it’s not quite as snowy as last year I might even make it down to the beach for an invigorating walk (though perhaps not a dip!). I can’t wait to hear our Commonwealth United Poets visitor Tanya Shirley in action (http://commonwealthpoetsunited.com/2014/01/30/commonwealth-poets-united/) and Ron Silliman, John Burnside, Tishani Doshi, Rob A Mackenzie, Richie McCaffery, the wonderful Tomica Bajsić who I met at the 2013 Berlin Poesiefestival… the list goes on.
When I first came to Scotland years ago I ventured to StAnza on my own, knowing no one in St Andrew’s and hardly anyone in Scotland; just for one day, just to see one poet – David Constantine. I was so awed by the reading he gave that I came home and wrote him an admiring letter, to which, to my surprise, he generously responded. I treasure that letter, his poems and his stories and it feels like a fabulous circle has swung round to connect itself, with me heading to StAnza this year to see David Constantine again – but with a few more friendly faces to say hello to this time. Hope to see you there and do come and tell me all about what it is you’re reading, writing and loving this year.
Jennifer Williams, Programme Manager
Scottish Poetry Library, February 2014
You can follow the SPL blog at http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/connect/blog
Tags: Alexander Hutchison, Brian Turner, Colin McGuire, Commonwealth Poets United, David Jones, Jennifer Williams, John Burnside, Kathrine Sowerby, Richie McCaffery, Rob A. Mackenzie, Ron Silliman, SBT New Writers Award, Scottish Poetry Library, Stanza 2014, Sujata Bhatt, Tanya Shirley, Tell it Slant, Tishani Doshi, Tomica Bajsić
A date to note for 2014
Happy New Year! Now 2014 is with us, here’s an early date for this year’s diary. Tickets for StAnza 2014 will go on public sale next week on Friday 10th January. For full details, check our website at http://www.stanzapoetry.org and before you draw up your own StAnza schedule, be sure to note several updates to the programme with new events and participants just added, including the poet W. N. Herbert and King Creosote of Fence Records.
First of all, we’ve several additions to the programme for Friday 7th March.
At 10.30am, Tanya Shirley will tutor a workshop on “Pop Story Gi Mi: The Art of Narrative Poetry”. Later that day the poet W. N. Herbert will join Tanya Shirley for the Five O’Clock Verses reading at 5.00pm in Parliament Hall.
On the Friday afternoon at 3.30pm, we’re delighted to be collaborating with the University of St Andrews Library on their first Poetry Aloud competition, in which students will compete for a prize for best recitation or performance of a published poem.
In another innovation for 2014, for the first time we will also have a poetry coach in residence at the festival. Philippa Johnston will be available to book for 90 minute individual sessions. And for our final night party to play out the festival, King Creosote will be making his first appearance at StAnza.
Full details of all these new events can be found online at http://www.stanzapoetry.org, and keep watching this space for more updates on ticket sales.
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Everything Wrong with Dunkey
by Stephan N. Reilly
UPDATE 08/11/2018:
Look, this article doesn’t reflect what I believe anymore. It was written in an evening more as a compilation of talking points for a conversation I was having with my roommate, and then blew up afterwards when he posted it to the official Dunkey subreddit.
To see where I stand today please read my new post About my Dunkey Article…
I’m not going to delete this post because I think it’s important for posterity at least, and so I can look back in a couple years for a good dose of embarrassment. Anyways, here it remains.
Trigger Warning: This article contains sexism, racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, mentions (with links to depictions) of physical and sexual abuse, mentions of paedophilia, many slurs.
There’s a YouTuber named Dunkey who’s quite popular, with 3.4 million subscribers and millions of views within days of each new video. He’s famous in the video game community for his brutal takedowns of bad games and his genuine adoration for others. However there’s a thread through his content over the years that anyone who’s tried to honestly critique the video game community can clearly recognize as typical “Gamer” shittiness. Dunkey uses homophobic, ableist, racist and sexist slurs in his videos. He thinks it’s hilarious to beat and murder women in his videos and often screams sexist pejoratives while doing so. As of this writing, he’s never apologized for any of it and continues to make money off it.
Anyone who supports Dunkey needs to know that they’re supporting a man who’s said such horrible things as “big tits bimbo” in reference to Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite and told Dora the Explorer to “suck my dick” (which is in fact paedophilia). Let’s break down everything wrong with Dunkey into categories:
Dunkey has repeatedly released videos in which he finds it hilarious to beat and murder female characters in the games he plays. Dunkey reinforces the dangerous misconception that women are less than human, that they’re objects existing for the enjoyment of men. Here’s just a sample:
Murders woman (Source)
Beats woman (Source)
Beats more women (Source)
Punches woman until she falls over, calls her “tramp” (Source)
Shows brutal slitting of woman’s throat (Source)
Objectifies women, then murders them (Source)
Calls woman “dumb b*tch”, then kills her (Source)
Kills woman (Source)
Beats another woman (Source)
Beats two more women (Source)
Kills another woman, calls her “b*tch” (Source)
Murders cowering woman, ogles her naked dead corpse (Source)
It’s like a montage of how many different ways you can be a sexist piece of shit on YouTube, but there’s more.
Dunkey is white. So it’s pretty unbelievable when in his rap video for Red Dead Redemption he repeatedly uses the n-word and other racist slurs (Source). In a karaoke section of one video game, Dunkey purposefully mocks the Japanese song, singing gibberish (Source). In another video for Sleeping Dogs, a video game set in Hong Kong, Dunkey walks up to some Asian women in a market and flatly states, “All you Asian people look the same to me” (Source).
Blatant Misogyny
Dunkey almost exclusively calls women “B*tch” in his videos, often times before or after abusing or murdering them which he believes to be funny. But there’s nothing funny about what he’s doing. He does it so often I gave up trying to sort through it all and resigned to the fact it’s an integral part of his content. Take a listen:
Calls Fat Princess “That b*tch” (Source)
Calls another woman “stupid fucking b*tch” (Source)
Says “fuck a lot of wh*res” (Source) and again (Source)
Says “Shut up dumb b*tch” (Source) and “shut the fuck up you stupid b*tch” (Source)
Says “I’m gonna go fuck a wh*re” (Source)
Says “I found this black b*tch and she’s got bigger tits” (Source)
Calls character “This b*tch” (Source)
Calls Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite “big tits bimbo” (Source)
Calls Elizabeth “dumb b*tch” (Source)
Still thinks it’s funny to objectify women (Source)
Calls the main character a “prostitute” (Source)
Says “make your b*tches booty drop” (Source)
Screams “b*tches” at female characters (Source)
Calls woman “dumb b*tch” and shoots her (Source)
Plays Dora game, calls her a “pussy” (Source)
Tells Dora to “suck my dick” which would be paedophilia (Source)
Says “Got a lot of wh*res” (Source)
Raps “b*tches leaving chores cause they think they got an ass, I’ll escort these hoes out and say I’m taking out the trash “ (Source)
Calls woman “vile, dirt, filth wh*re… all used up and disgusting“ (Source)
On a select your gender screen he picked male and said “Select your difficulty? I pick hard” insinuating being a woman is easier (Source)
He also used a sexualized woman in a thumbnail, using a gay slur because of course he did:
This feeds into the next issue with Dunkey’s content.
Dunkey has also used gay slurs in his content. In a video for the N64 game Glover Dunkey refers to one of the enemies as a “f*ggot” (Source). In another video for Max Payne 3, Dunkey was commenting on the game’s music, stating it’s “so awesome that you could just be doing the gayest shit” and then plays the game music over video of him cracking an egg (Source). He’s insinuating that cooking is a gay thing I guess? The point is that he has no problem using homophobic slurs and demonstrates a complete disregard and disdain for LGBT folks. In another video for the multiplayer game Blackwater, he includes one of his friends saying “It’s not gay if you’re at sea for several days” confirming that not only is Dunkey homophobic but so are his friends (Source).
Ableism
Dunkey is also no stranger to using slurs against those with learning disabilities. He uses the word “retarded” as a pejorative here, here, here and here. I found counts of Dunkey’s disregard and insults for those with learning disabilities from 2012 to a couple months ago. He really sees no issue with what he’s doing.
Getting Banned from League of Legends
In 2015 Dunkey was banned from League of Legends for saying:
He goes on to say in his video that “I can understand being banned for cheating or going afk or feeding on purpose but talking shit to some guy that is a total dumbass? What is this? Fucking pussy-ass baby preschool time?” (Source). This clearly indicates Dunkey has no understanding of how words can affect people and how utterly oblivious he is to the notion of other player’s feelings. It’s clear to the viewer that this whole whiny video is just a result of Dunkey’s feelings being hurt and instead of reflecting on what behaviour led to his situation he chooses to blame Riot Games for failing to appreciate him. He believes he is more important than the other players and exceptions should be made for him because he’s a YouTuber.
The whole video is essentially Dunkey throwing a tantrum, it’s disgusting and embarrassing. With this perspective, it’s no wonder that Dunkey can say such horrendous things about women and minorities without any guilt or regard for how his words might affect them. He is a callous, conceited man whose arrogance really is what’s making the video game community such a toxic, uninviting place.
Dunkey has made transphobic remarks more than once over the years. He referred to Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite as “Urkel with tits” (Source) purposefully misgendering her. In another video, Dunkey refers to Nicki Minaj as Jay Z’s husband “Nick Garage” also purposefully misgendering her (Source). Dunkey believes that misgendering women is some hilarious insult when in fact it’s grossly transphobic.
The Team Siren Mockery
One of Dunkey’s most famous videos is one in which he mocks the first all-female League of Legends team, named Team Siren. He falsely paints them as man-hating, unintelligible whiny girls, which if you watch the original video couldn’t be farther from the truth. What Team Siren was trying to do with their formation and their announcement video was show the world that there’s room in the eSports scene for women to compete. And yeah it used dubstep and some flashy transitions but that’s just eSports, you can’t single out Team Siren for these things.
But Dunkey couldn’t let that be and he thought it’d be best to create another video mocking them which he titled “Dead Serious Girl Gamers” because of course he fucking did how dare women try to get into games. He broke down each aspect of the trailer with his own voice over, imitating each woman in a mocking, whiny voice and teasing them. It’s frustrating to watch considering how discouraging it already is for many women to get into games without shitheads like Dunkey treating tearing them down just for doing so.
The “Guide to Girls”
One of the most egregious videos Dunkey has made, and one of the ones that launched his career, is a video entitled “League of Legends : Guide to Girls” Dunkey states that about 95% of his viewers are male, so he’s going to tell them how to pick up girls in League. But before that he goes through some comments from viewers saying they’re women, calling one a “stuck-up b*tch” (Source). He then proceeds to tell the presumed male viewer that you need to identify which people in your lobby are playing as female heroes, those are your most likely “targets.” He says you should make sure you let those heroes kill you because “girls like it when you let them win” (Source), implying that female players can’t play on male player’s level.
He then proceeds to say “but you also have to show them that you don’t take shit from them, from that stupid b*tch that I’m the man in this relationship!” (Source). He then goes around targeting all the female heroes, claiming he’s “sending them to hell” and that no one else can kill them screaming “she’s mine! That’s my woman!” (Source).
He released a follow-up video called “Guide to Girls 2” in which he claims “I’ve become the forthright authority on League of Legends women” and that he’s talked to “all 150 girls in League” during which he flashes up a card with “Actual (boobs + vagina)” written on it (Source). This only further illustrates Dunkey’s sexism and transphobia, reducing them to their sex appeal and genitalia. He refers to the women who play League of Legends as “stupid bimbos” and for the rest of the video he goes on about the different types of “b*tches” you’ll encounter and how to course them.
Don’t Support Him
I want to close out by just saying that supporting Dunkey is supporting sexism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, racism, ableism and a toxic gaming community. Dunkey represents much of what’s wrong with the video game community and why it’s so shitty and abusive towards anyone who is not a straight, white male. While people will try to defend him, saying he doesn’t demonstrate these beliefs in every single video, it shouldn’t matter because the fact he demonstrates these beliefs at all is reason enough to end your support. And some may even say that just because he makes these “jokes” doesn’t mean he believes them, which a) if he’s making the jokes he believes they’re funny and b) when you have an audience of millions it doesn’t matter if you believe it because you are normalizing that kind of behaviour.
If you look at the patterns of behaviour over the years it’s impossible to deny this is a really shitty guy. He rose to fame off of sexist content, and while he may not murder a woman in every video he carries all of that misogyny with him in all his work. If you read through all of this and are still okay with supporting him then you’re just as bad as he is. I implore anyone still reading to look for new artists to support who don’t use their platform to say and do such horrible things to already victimized and vulnerable people.
People who’ve worked with Dunkey (to avoid): cr1tikal, Sky Williams, Dyrus, LeahBee
Alternative YouTubers with great content: Polygon, Feminist Frequency, Pockets Full of Soup
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172 comments on “Everything Wrong with Dunkey”
This is one of the most ignorant, pretentious, and unequivocally brain dead articles I think I have ever-read in my life. Jokes have to be at the expense of something in order to to be classified as comedy. Even the most liberal, progressive, and forward thinking people would firmly disagree about your positioning on Gastrow. Ur dense.
Stephan N. Reilly
Hey thanks for reading 🙂 I disagree with your definition of comedy, anything that makes people laugh or amuse someone can be comedic, it doesn’t have to be at the expense of something. And I’m the same density as every other human being: 985 kg/m³. See? Classic comedy.
GAYmer42
yikes, dude.
It’s depressing that your motive is actually to make everyone feel safe and okay, and yet you’re just so irreparably naive that you actually will attack people for jokes. Jokes. It’s hard to hate you as much as I hate people who make a similarly detrimental impact on the world with idiocy, though. You do, somewhere in there, beyond all of this pain you and those similar inflict on the world, want the best for people.
Have you ever taken into consideration that this blatant extremism is actually starting to become a form of discrimination of its own? Nobody feels safe anymore because of this abhorrent ideology you people sling about, high above your heads.
Do you know why these people hate you?
Eat my pp Stephen
You know how fucking retarded you are? You libtard scum shitface “ dunkey has no idea of how his words effect on people” omg you’re a pussy words are something that comes outta someone’s mouth, grow sum nuts lose the vagina you’re a man. you fucked with wrong fan base dumbas
Hey thanks for reading! If you’ll check out the ammendment at the start of the post you’ll find my more recent thoughts on the topic.
Eat my pp again
Also your joke fucking sucks nobody fucking likes you, maybe a feminist does but they don’t count
Flim Flam
That’s gonna be a yikes from me
idk what you mean, that joke was at the expense of your sex life…….
thanks jimmy
This article is ridiculously stupid. Like Dunkey isn’t trying to offend anyone, you are just a salty baby. So what if he kills a woman in a video game (its a video game, not real) and everything “offensive” he says is said in a comedic way not a hateful way.
Most of the time it’s not in a hateful way, although his “Girl Gamers” video might be. But it doesn’t matter if it’s hateful when he makes it, what matters is that his content reinforces stereotypes and tropes that hurt people already being pushed out of games by the toxic community.
Degenerate
cornman
In the words of a wise man, “What the fuck? This lady is the biggest bitch in the fucking seven seas.”
Source: https://youtu.be/WDQNWYOogOI?t=55
Dude, i’m not trying to be a dick or anything. I don’t have anything againt you or anything.
But goddamn, aren’t you able to see that dunkey does this to purposelly trigger people like you?
He embodies everything thats bad about the community ON PURPOSE, he is making fun of how ignorant, sexist , and an overall dick he is. Every single slur, every single insult or ignorant comment he does is written and premeditated for comedic purposes.
Comedy needs to be at expenses of somebody, it’s the very definition of comedy itself (Comedy=Tragedy + Time)
In this case Dunkey makes fun both of himself as a character, and of people like you that rage at him.
He created a character, and you fell for it. Congrats, you became the classic Tumblr sterotype everyone laughs at on the internet.
thanks for reaeding John! If you’ll read the referenced article at the top in the update this article doesn’t entirely reflect how I feel anymore.
Per your points, if Duneky is trying to satirize toxic gaming culture (which I can’t find confirmation anywhere he is, but if you have any I’d love to see it) then he’s doing it pretty badly. Anyone stumbling onto him on YouTube could take him seriously, if satire is indistinguishable from the source material you haven’t made satire you’ve just made more of the source material.
That’s just my thought anyway, thanks again for reading!
fdghjjgkl
but it is distinguishable if you have a sense of humour
got em lol
Bing Bong Blaster (@gourleygourmand)
Holy shit, this retard must actually be autistic. The vids he pointed out are some of the most blatant parody I’ve ever seen, but “dunkey said a naughty word and that hurts my precious little feel-feels”. I hope this dude dies of an estrogen overdose; by the sound of it his levels are already dangerously high
You know, I don’t actually enjoy Dunkey’s more offensive videos (most of the ones listed, for the listed reasons), but I also think this article is sorely lacking in context.
You list many times when Dunkey has gone to the extreme with his comedy and use it to say that he is sexist/ableist/homophobic, while seemingly both ignoring all the times he does it towards other groups and missing some of the satire/comedy. I’ll list a few examples of what I mean:
1. In one of your examples (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu6ixyJ_Y-0&feature=youtu.be&t=2m33s), you show how he just randomly kills a woman and this is used as proof that he’s sexist. Do I find this funny? No. But is it sexist? Not really. Not only does he do this frequently to male characters, he does it in this same video (at the 2 minute mark) where he murders two random guys.
2. Another is when you showcase him getting his male Sim to beat up other female Sims (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTAoTeUpKnI&feature=youtu.be&t=4m1s). However elsewhere in this video he burns a male Sim to death – it’s not so much that these types of videos are horrible/sexist towards women, they’re just horrible towards everyone (often to an absurd extent).
3. As an example of missing the joke, you say that him saying “all you Asian people look the same to me” is racist, but it’s a joke based on how they’re all using the same character model and literally look the same.
4. And a final example, the Grand Theft Auto video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-5uEbrQR3s&feature=youtu.be&t=53s), where he goes into a nightclub, watches the strippers, and then murders everyone inside. Again I don’t really like this type of content, but pointing this out as an example of misogyny is disingenuous to me, as Dunkey precedes this clip with murdering a bunch of men, and then afterwards murders a bunch more men.
To conclude, I think that if many of the things you take issue with had happened to men you wouldn’t have any issues with them.
I’d also like to note that in at least one of your listed items (perhaps more, I haven’t looked through all of them) your description of events is wrong. For this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-5uEbrQR3s&feature=youtu.be&t=5m3s) you said that Dunkey called a group of women bitches, but it’s actually a group of men.
Hey thanks for reading! If you check out the link I’ve updated at the top of this post it doesn’t really represent my views anymore, but thank you for taking the time to read and leave such comprehensive feedback.
It’s pathetic. “Hey see my update” in response to your long and thought out post and their update in almost no way addresses your post. Fucking Christ. Trumpism at it’s finest. Their more recent articles are just disgusting bait.
John Byerly
You are probably the most stuck up person I have ever met. Your really calling someone sexist for killing a fucking sims 3 character. What the fuck. How much of a bitch can you be.
Hey John thanks for reading 🙂 It’s not the action in particular I’m saying is sexist, it’s the context within which he’s doing it.
Also if this comment section is any indication I’d say I’m a massive bitch, so thanks 🙂
Your fucking gay
Bro it’s funny as shit and if you think he’s really sexist and shit and not kidding you probably grew up with 2 gay Dads that teach philosophy and I fucking hate you you gay slut whore big tits bimbo he’s fucking joking you ass also if you are joking then
1) disregard everything I just said
2)this is pretty convincing and actually annoying because it just pisses me off cuz I think you are serious
Hey bro, I my parents aren’t gay but my mom has taught philosophy so that might’ve contributed to my desire to look at content I enjoy beyond a superficial layer and try to ciritque and analyze it. You should give it a try sometime!
Felledoh
This is the only example of virtue signalling I’ve ever found that legitimately upset me, and I want to tell you why.
I discovered dunkey while I was recovering from surgery, and his videos really helped me.
For me, the funniest thing about dunkey is the exaggerated emotion. The way he has a complete meltdown when he loses, and is filled with absolute euphoria when he wins.
It’s pure camp, and really helped see the absurdity of my situation (crippled and filled with impotent rage) in a more humorous light.
For you to take something that helped me survive the darkest moment of my life and reduce it to clickbaity point scoring is just disgusting. You can hide behind “I don’t feel that way now tho”, but the damage is done.
Next time you wanna speak truth to power, try going after someone with actual power
hey thanks for reading 🙂 I’m glad Dunkey was able to help you through a dark time in your life. I’d caution that just because you’re emotionally connected to someone doesn’t mean they’re irreproachable and shouldn’t be criticized.
Also you’re a little naive if you don’t think a cultural icon with over 5.3 million followers doesn’t have any power…
Larryg (@DeHozen)
What an absolutely retarded fucking article.
What an absolute typical gamer 😛
What an absolute typical “journalist”
aww thanks ❤
Clake Lad
Hahahahaha wow that was a boring article. Just say you’re jealous of the dunkey and you’re very insecure at least then you might be able work on you’re issues by acknowledging them. Seacrest out!
KKK Member
Oh no he racism
I think your name did too..
Vaibhav Dangwal
Thefreeman
Welcome to the salt mines! Grab a helmet and a shovel …and of course don’t forget bad spelling and maybe glasses since we’re up for a magic trip through the comment section and article.
Hey Stephan, I just wanted you to know that I don’t think you should kill yourself, and I think you make some valid points in both this article and your more recent update. I’ve watched a lot of Dunkey’s videos and I’ve personally found quite a bit of his content really funny, but I’m a garbage human being with a really twisted and fucked up sense of humor so me finding him funny is probably not a great sign. In seriousness, some stuff about his content really doesn’t sit well with me, even though I really do want to like him, and that kinda sucks. Sorry that some people took your article about how gamer culture can normalize abusive language and used it as an excuse to direct a bunch of abusive language at you. Us gamers really are good at being ignorant assholes sometimes. Keep your head up!
Hey Phil, thanks for reading and for your advice ❤️ I wasn’t planning on killing myself anytime soon so it’s good to hear some people agree lol
It is a little ironic that an article about how abusive gamers should rethink their actions resulted in a bunch more gamers being abusive but c’est la vie. I appreciate your comment a lot it makes me hopeful that there’s room for a discussion around these issues. Cheers!
so many of these examples are taken out of context.
and dunkey is one of the most genuine people you can meet if u actually paid attention to the good parts of his videos you could maybe tell.
there really isn’t an argument here, its just you being sensitive to something that’s obviously supposed to be taken as a joke.
Good article ignore the fanbois deepthroating that Dunkey dick.
thanks yaya ❤
Zachary Clarke
this isnt so much a critique as a confession on your part that you have no sense of context or understanding of nuance and take words at face value always and think that that gives you the moral high ground to claim that its hateful when even the softest of softies would understand and not be offended about it in the context of the video. your amendment doesn’t really do much in the way of excusing the way you take every “talking point” (lol) out of context for the sake of pearl clutching and virtue signalling. there are people on youtube that actually spout hateful rhetoric, maybe write stink pieces on them instead. oh but thats not controversial enough huh.
“stink pieces” heh 😛
This was a lot of trouble to go through to get girls to like you.
rukhal
Nice shit post.
Oh wow you moderate comments nevermind you are actually offended.
Daniel Huw Morgan
Stephan, I think you’re trying to do the right thing here and aren’t being self righteous. You’re absolutely right about how much the gaming community sucks but as an actual piece written by a freelance writer, this is bad. I’m a left-wing, liberal politics student – and while I appreciate you’ve tried to evidence the source of each point you’ve made, your argument stinks. Gastrow embodies the toxicity of the gaming community as ironic comedy; he is using satire. If your argument is seriously that this satire is indistinguishable from actual toxicity then this really is shockingly unintelligent. This type of blind criticism to bring down others is exactly what makes folks ridicule us liberal minded people. You’re either desperate to attack someone else in order to paint yourself as some kind of social justice hero, haven’t a shred of a sense of humour, somehow innocently missed the entire premise of Gastrow’s videos or you’re an imbecile who couldn’t detect sarcasm if it hit you with a slightly offensive yet satirical spin move. I’d personally like to believe it’s the penultimate one. Everyone’s got to be the butt of a joke once in while Stephan, but keep your head up – some of the comments on here just reinforce your point about toxicity in the gaming world fantastically.
Thanks Daniel, I’ll keep my head up ❤
Darnell
Sounds to me like you’re whining about comedy, which regardless of what you deem “offensive” is meant to push societal norms and boundaries in order to get us to laugh at ourselves. Hell you can argue almost every youtuber/content creator has made a joke or two that has been deemed incredibly “offensive and bigoted”. You probably are also in the group calling Dave Chapelle an Uncle Tom for making jokes about his own race and people. I don’t mean to disrespect but a youtuber is towards the bottom of people you should be worried about what they believe in.
YouTubers have audiences of millions, often young and impressionable viewers. I think we should be quite worried about what they’re doing and normalizing, and critique them accordingly.
Thanks for you feedback Darnell, I hope you’ll read my follow up piece I linked at the top.
Sai Ashwin
Pewdiepie is a Nazi, Dunkey is a sexist moron, Gamers are toxic, Water is wet.
You’re a fuckin twat for making this article. It’s all towards video game characters. Who cares if he calls a woman a bimbo in a video game? It’s not a woman, it’s fucking polygons you imbecile. You think a woman like Leah would marry the person you describe?
Hey Mike, thanks for reading. I don’t know the specifics of Leah and Jason’s relationship, no clue how he treats her I hope it’s well.
I hope you’ll take the time to read my updated piece about where I stand now, and hope you’ll take a more open and less toxic approach to commenting in the future 🙏
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What makes a good
(primate) leader?
Barro Colorado Island
Text by Beth King
Does a good leader have a better mental map of food in the forest? or is she simply driven by hunger?
3 Months of Monkey Movements. Monkey movements around Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Grace Davis created this using data from 9 GPS-collared monkeys: 4 spider monkeys (colored in warm colors- red/orange/yellow) and 5 white-faced capuchin monkeys (colored in cool colors- purples/blues). The GPS collars took location coordinates every 4 minutes for approximately 3 months during the dry season (Dipteryx season) 2018. The tracks show the full 3 months of movement for the animals, while the moving dots show the monkeys moving along for several days. When the dots are stationary, the monkeys are sleeping for the night.
A seedy green glop of monkey poop plummets from the heavens, plopping onto Grace Davis’ platinum blond head. This is the second time today. What are the odds? Monkey project manager Lucia Torrez gently collects the lumps of poop in a twist-tied specimen bag, wiping Grace’s hair until only a fashionable pistachio-colored streak remains.
Grace and Lucia have been chasing monkeys for months. They get up before the sun, dress, fill their camelbacks with water and head to the dining hall for breakfast with the crew. Then it’s out to find the monkeys where they slept the previous evening.
For Grace and Lucia, monkeys lead the way to comprehending human sociality, just as they led them to Barro Colorado Island in Panama.
Project manager, Lucia Torrez, collects capuchin monkey poop from grad student Grace Davis’ hair. The poop will give them clues about the monkeys’ dietary preferences. Credit: Beth King, STRI
Cassidy Martin helps to clean Grace Davis’ hair, which is adorned by a glop of monkey poop.
For some mysterious reason, an inordinate amount of monkey poop falls on grad student Grace Davis’ head.
Grace has been a field biologist forever. As a kid, she filled muddy notebooks with sketches of the ducks in the ponds behind her house. “I even did my 8th grade science fair project on gorilla social behavior at the local zoo.” As an undergrad she traveled to study mountain gorillas in Rwanda and chacma baboons in South Africa, setting her up nicely to begin a PhD at the University of California, Davis.
The question she chose is about leadership. What makes a good (primate) leader?
According to new Smithsonian Secretary, Lonnie Bunch, “A good leader defines reality and gives hope.” A 1998 article by Daniel Goleman advocates emotional intelligence, “self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skill,” as the attributes of a great leader. Consultant Ian Davis told a group at the Stanford Graduate School for Business that excellent leaders are defined “not by what they are, not what they say, but what they actually do.” “Real leaders initiate stuff.”
Leaders persist through good and bad times. At the Smithsonian’s research station on Barro Colorado Island a fair bit is known about both: weather data goes back to the building of the Panama Canal in 1910. Primate field studies go back to Ray Carpenter’s pioneering work in the 1930’s.
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute research station on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, has been the site of studies of primates in their natural habitats since the 1930’s. Credit: Irene Mendez Cruz
A curious young capuchin monkey wants to know what the research team is up to. Credit: Irene Mendez Cruz
Meg Crofoot came to Barro Colorado Island after finishing her PhD at Princeton to manage the automated telemetry system—the best way of tracking animals at the time—which has since been replaced by GPS technology.
Of the six monkey species on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island reserve (howler monkeys, night monkeys, capuchin monkeys, spider monkeys and tamarin monkeys), the capuchins are the smartest. Capuchin monkeys (Cebus capuchinus)
Spider monkeys were once common in central Panama, now they are only found in very remote regions of the country. In the 1960’s then STRI director, Martin Moynihan, brought individual monkeys, usually rescued from markets where they were being sold, to the island, establishing the population there today.
In the past, tracking monkeys meant a lot of walking and a mega-dose of good luck. Then radio-tracking collared animals made it somewhat easier, but still involved following animals through the forest while carrying a hand-held antenna. In 2003 researchers installed a set of 7 fixed antennas on the island— Automated Radio Telemetry System (ARTS)—and Grace’s advisor, Meg Crofoot (now the director of the new Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior) was hired to work out the kinks in tracking up to 200 animals at a time—from agoutis to ocelots. By the end of her stint, she could sit comfortably in the lab and watch groups of collared capuchin monkeys, represented by neon-colored zig zags on a computer screen, as they moved around the forest.
By 2010, the ARTS system was disassembled, because the upgrade to a new satellite-based Global Positioning System (GPS) worked even under the leafy canopy of tropical rainforests. The latest version of GPS can pinpoint a cell phone, or an animal collar, within 30 centimeters.
Meg and colleagues went on to publish a cover article in Science in 2015, based on work at the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya where they GPS-tagged nearly an entire troop of baboons for the first time ever. Decision making in baboon troops turns out to be a highly democratic process. An individual saunters off in a certain direction. Others either ignore, or stand up and follow. When group members want to go in different directions, the majority rules—in short, baboons elect a leader by voting with their bodies.
Meg hired Nicaraguan biologist Lucia Torrez as her right-hand woman and field manager during her own post-doctoral project to understand group dynamics and conflict in capuchin monkeys. As Meg’s grad student, Grace continues to work with Lucia and a new team of students, interns and volunteers back on Barro Colorado Island. Which individuals lead groups of white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus) and spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi)?
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Monkey project manager, Lucia Torrez hoping to record GPS data showing how monkeys have been moving around Panama’s Barro Colorado Island. Credit: Irene Mendez Cruz
“This is such a great system, because both monkey species are eating from the same trees, moving through the same areas and living on the same island, so we can really compare them,” Grace explained.
When engineers dammed the Chagres River to form the main channel of the Panama Canal in 1914, no spider monkeys remained on the mountaintop isolated as Barro Colorado Island. In the 1950’s, STRI director, Martin Moynihan released young spider monkeys he purchased at a market in Panama City.
Now roughly 45 of their descendants swing through the trees, dangling from prehensile tails. The largest of five monkey species on Barro Colorado, they eat mostly fruit. Spider monkeys split into smaller groups and then regroup as resources become scarce or abundant. They could be territorial in other situations, but there is only one group on the island, so there’s nothing limiting their movement.
“One project I’m working on with the spider monkeys is to test a simple idea called ‘Lead according to need’ or ‘social indifference’ because they put their own needs first,” Grace said. “It’s never been tested in the field with animals that have complex social systems. Monkeys driven to find a food source to fulfill their energetic requirements may be more motivated to be out in front. They’re the ones that are going to go find new resources first. It may be an adult female that’s lactating or a monkey that just didn’t get enough food the day before.”
On Valentine’s Day in the mid-dry season forest, leaves crunch under the soles of black rubber boots as the team starts up the slope, accompanied by a buzzing crescendo of cicadas. Grace turns on her radio to a blast of rock music.
“Did you hear that? That is sooo funny! 108FM!” The team is looking for radio signals from the monkeys’ radio collars and they are really lucky this year because they’ve got GPS collars on six capuchins and four GPS and four radio collars on spider monkeys.
Data dump: Grace Davis, graduate student at UC Davis, captures GPS data showing where a monkey has travelled during the last few days as part of her doctoral research project to understand leadership in capuchin and spider monkeys. Credit: Irene Mendez Cruz
Aulden Foltz, Stanford University undergrad, looks through the catalog of monkey profiles as she describes Bravo Luis, one of the more charismatic capuchins. Credit: Beth King, STRI
Jean Concepcion, an undergraduate student from the Universidad de Chiriquí in western Panama, received a fellowship from Panama’s office of science and technology (SENACYT) to participate in the project where he will learn about studying monkeys in their natural habitat and leadership. Credit: Beth King, STRI
“There’s no way we could follow these monkeys if they didn’t have transmitters,” Grace says. “Just like radio stations, each monkey has a frequency. As I dial away from the number, if I can still hear the signal, the individual is close, and if I lose the signal, the monkey is farther away.”
Jean Concepcion, a student at Universidad de Chiriqui, one of Grace’s assistants on a fellowship from Panama’s science and technology office, SENACYT, turns on his radio. He types 314, into the receiver. That’s Bravo Luis, and he’s not too far away, probably about 600 meters up the slope.
Aulden Foltz, an undergraduate from Stanford, pulls up the ipad hanging on a strap around her neck and swipes to a photo-collage of Bravo, an older-looking capuchin. In some of the pictures his whiskers look bloody.
“He ate a baby squirrel,” she explains. “It was disgusting.”
As Grace pushes on up the trail and the signal gets louder, she says: “One of my favorite things about this island is Ray Carpenter’s story. He was the first field primatologist in the world and he worked here in the 1930’s and again in the fifties and sixties. We’re continuing to make primatology history where it first began.”
Carpenter, who studied howler monkeys, invented the standard techniques to observe primates in their natural habitats used by Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky and other well-known primatologists.
This is the fourth year of Grace’s Ph.D. work. The last two field seasons were both El Niño years in Panama, hot and sunny, resulting in bountiful fruit crops, despite very dry conditions. She watched capuchins dipping their tails into tree holes where scarce water accumulates, sucking on them to retrieve the last drop.
Although the majority of their diet is fruit, capuchins eat almost anything they can get their hands on, and particularly love insects, eggs and even small rodents, birds, lizards and snakes. Capuchins live in fixed membership societies. They always hang with the same group as a defense against predators like harpy eagles and ocelots.
Cassidy Martin, an undergrad at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, attempts to catch monkey urine as it rains down from the tropical forest canopy. Credit: Irene Mendez Cruz
Monkeys move fast through the tropical forest canopy. Doctoral student Grace Davis coordinates the monkey chasing team with project manager Lucia Torrez by walkie talkie. Credit: Sean Mattson, STRI
Maria Creighton, masters’ student from McGill University, looking for the monkey she has been assigned to follow.Credit: Sean Mattson, STRI
When they arrive at a fruiting tree, Grace and Lucia assign observation of individual monkeys to different team members. Grace Davis, pink shirt; Cassidy Martin, center; Aulden Foltz, green shirt; Maria Creighton, front left. Credit: Sean Mattson, STRI
“I’ve seen a white hawk try to capture a baby capuchin off of its mother’s back,” Grace says.
Today the monkeys are likely to be in Dipteryx trees. Botanists call Dipteryx a keystone species because it fruits plentifully when other food in the forest is scarce. The papery brown outer coat of each fruit seals in sweet, date-like pulp around a woody seed.
Grace’s team radio tracks a monkey, following it into the next tree.
Everyone runs down the steep slope, trying not to slip on dry leaves, but also not to grab onto spiny palm saplings and watching out for matchstick-long black bullet ants that pack a sting far worse than any wasp. A friend who was stung by a Paraponera on the back of the neck said that it throbbed for nearly a day, despite a very hot shower and a bottle of rum. So far, everyone has been spared.
Now in place under a huge Dipteryx tree, each person on the team picks a monkey and starts talking into the voice recorder app on a mobile phone. They call this a focal sample:
“Moving. Eating. Moving.”
“Tasting. Eating. Discard.”
“A juvenile just exited going southeast.”
“Bravo, exit! Southeast.”
“I think yours exited, Maria.”
“Does anyone know what the number of this tree is?”
“Eleven.”
“Was Bravo last? I think Bravo was last.”
The Dipteryx trees on the island are almost out of fruit.
“This is my third dry season taking the same data on foraging decisions. Last month was the wettest January on record, and there’s way less food in the forest this year,” says Grace. “The monkeys are actually swallowing whole unripe fruits and the capuchins seem to be eating more insects. We’re watching to see what else they are eating and asking if they do more tasting, and take more chances eating unusual foods during this season when fruit is scarce.”
“They’ve also been travelling further, travelling faster—that makes our job exciting! And they’ve been taking shorter nap breaks in the afternoon. We’re collecting urine samples, so we’ll be able to tell if they’re more stressed, based on their hormones.”
Each student carries a big butterfly net covered with a plastic bag. When they see an animal peeing or pooping, they stick out the net and then pipette or collect anything that lands on the plastic bag in a screw-top test tube, label it and take it back to the lab. From the urine samples, they can determine the amount of c-peptide, a byproduct of insulin that indicates how much energy a monkey is taking in.
The huge seeds of Dipteryx panamensis are an important staple for animals during the dry season, when only a few other trees produce fruit.
Photographer Irene Mendez Cruz photographs Cassidy Martin, Grace Davis and Lucia Torrez as they sort the fruit they collected from the ground under trees where the monkeys were foraging. Credit: Beth King, STRI
Alvaro Vega in the lab to weigh fruit samples.
Despite the poor Dipteryx crop, there are other options for the monkeys, like the fruit of the Panama Tree, Sterculia apetala. In the same plant family as cacao plants, this canopy tree produces hard green capsules filled with oil-rich nuts. Mayas roasted the nuts and added them to their chocolate drinks, purportedly to give them an extra kick. The catch is that the inside of each capsule is lined with stinging hairs.
From the ground, we can see capuchins slamming the capsules against the branches of the tree to break them open, and I also think I see a capuchin wiping its chin again and again…perhaps because the irritating hairs are lodged in its fur.
“That’s Violeta! She’s the only one with eyebrows.”
The whole team is scrambling down slope to the next tree.
This time the base station in Cassidy Martin’s backpack starts beeping. “That means that it’s downloading all of the movement data from a monkey. We often get three or four days of GPS data, and we can compare that to the data we are taking in our field notebooks,” says Cassidy, an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
After doing the focal sample, Grace appoints Aulden to pick up fruit. In the evening, they will sort the fruit by tree, cut off the pulp, weigh it and then send it to a lab for nutrient analysis so they can see how the food quality of the trees compare as the season progresses and as the fruit ripens.
“The reason there are so many people in this group is that once the monkeys enter a feeding tree, I can follow an adult male, Lucia can follow an adult female, someone can follow a juvenile at the same time and see how those behaviors all end up predicting what the group is doing.”
Lucia’s voice crackles over the walkie-talkie.
“I’m watching Fresa.”
Lucia calls out more spider monkey names like fruit salad: “…Naranja, Piña, Limon.”
Grace and Lucia communicate, not only by walkie-talkie, but telepathically.
These two women are clearly the leaders of this group of monkey watchers. Their stamina, hunger for knowledge and curiosity kept a group of up to seven people on the run, all day long for nearly six months.
“So far, adult females seem to be the leaders of the capuchin groups,” Grace says.
Soon she will have the data to be sure.
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Branding-Ressourcen
The issues involved in San Francisco’s Proposition C are so important that we felt we should explain the reasons behind Stripe’s opposition to it in more detail.
Stripe is highly motivated to help solve homelessness. We’re happy to pay higher taxes as part of doing so, a position we’ve made clear from the start. Stripe employees, and Stripe itself, have long worked to help housing-related causes and homeless service providers.
If homelessness was just a question of money, this issue would already be solved. While cities report inconsistently, San Francisco currently spends around $430 per city resident per year on services and programs for the homeless, compared to $260 in New York and $110 in Los Angeles. Yet the problem in our city is worse, and despite increases in spending, has continued to worsen.
Homelessness is the product of a complex web of causes, and solutions require careful interventions. Like many others, we do not believe that Prop C — which would bring San Francisco’s annual expenditure to $770 per person per year — will effectively solve this problem. While well-intentioned, it is San Francisco’s largest-ever tax increase, and comes with no systemic changes or effective accountability.
Anyone who claims that Prop C is a matter of being “for the homeless or against them” is selling a facile falsehood. Prop C is opposed by Mayor London Breed, State Senator and former Supervisor Scott Wiener (whose statement is worth reading), Supervisor David Chiu, and the SF Chronicle. Former San Francisco Mayor (and likely next California Governor) Gavin Newsom says that passing Prop C will make San Francisco’s homeless problem worse. Privately, many individuals and policymakers working directly on homeless causes are also opposed to Prop C. These people are not against the homeless.
Because of the current visibility of the technology industry, it’s easy to see this as a technology issue. But it’s not technology companies that will face the biggest challenges. Indeed, software companies are among those least affected. According to San Francisco’s own Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Prop C would disproportionately impact employees in mid-level jobs, such as administrative staff in retail companies and grocery store workers.
In June, we elected London Breed, the first woman of color to become mayor of the city. Solving homelessness was one of her primary campaign causes. Before her victory, she posted a comprehensive, 4,000-word analysis of the problem. She is immersed in the details of the issue.
We’re impressed with Mayor Breed’s efforts and oppose this attempt to pre-empt her, less than six months after her inauguration. Stripe’s position is that homelessness should be solved by the Mayor and by city administration, and we will continue to actively collaborate with her office.
A solution spearheaded by the Mayor will almost certainly require increased taxes. We accept that responsibility, and we’re ready to work in partnership with the Mayor and a broad group of San Francisco stakeholders to craft a comprehensive response to our homelessness crisis.
With problems as complex as homelessness, there are rarely clear-cut answers. Any of us could turn out to be wrong. Today, the world is pulling us towards polarized discourse and emotionally-charged, soundbite analysis. We’re all familiar with the forces at play. We think this is important to resist.
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Singularity University and Project HeHa Issue Global Super Happiness Challenge to Source Innovative Ideas and Startups, Offering Cash Prizes and Up to $1M in Potential Investment
Project HeHa is Looking to Start a Worldwide Movement to Help People Achieve Super Happiness and Co-create a Happier World
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF., and HONG KONG, CHINA – May 22, 2017 – Singularity University (SU), a global community with a mission to educate, inspire, and empower leaders to apply exponential technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges, and Project HeHa, a global movement on promoting happiness, today announced the global Super Happiness Challenge. The Super Happiness Challenge is an open innovation contest for individuals and startups to source ideas and new products or services.
Project HeHa (HeHa means super happiness), believes that people have a deep and fundamental need to be happy and to help others become happy too. The Challenge is designed to encourage entrepreneurs and creators to come up with new ideas or ways to tap into unmet needs and co-create a happier world. Project HeHa expects more than 500 ideas to be generated and will provide over $100,000 in cash prizes, and up to $1M in potential investment when finalists present their work at an event in Silicon Valley in October 2017.
Project HeHa is partnering with Nest, who build platforms to support the entrepreneurial journey and empower startups to solve big challenges. Nest helps startups validate and scale through their Nest Innovations programs and provides access to capital through Nest Ventures. Super Happiness Challenge entries will be judged on HeHa’s 5+1+Others framework with the 5 habits that make someone happy (i.e. health, family, work, friends and leisure), plus 1, which represents the mindset including positive thinking, mindfulness and the “helicopter view.”Applications are now being accepted at http://www.superhappinesschallenge.com/
“While technology brings rapid change to the evolving world, happiness remains the fundamental need of the world. We hope to help the whole world to live happier, healthier and more successful lives” said Sammy Lee, “Chief Invisible Officer” CIO of Project HeHa.“There is no one happiness formula that fits everyone, we foster the co-creation of a vast global resource of happiness that everyone can practice and keep up their spirits everyday.”
SU worked with Project HeHa to design the challenge and submission process as well as setting the scoring criteria and assisting with judging. Singularity University’s global community of 200,000 followers on social media and 125,000 community members representing individuals, startups and large organizations in 115 countries will help to raise awareness for the challenge and serve as one source for entrants. As a benefit corporation, SU and its faculty, initiatives, workshops, accelerators and leadership curricula focus on how exponential or emerging technologies and innovative thinking can positively address the world’s greatest challenges, in this case raising prosperity and optimizing health.
“We are honored to be launching the Super Happiness Challenge with Project HeHa and looking forward to seeing the great innovation that will come from the global SU community and beyond,” said Nick Davis, Vice President, Enterprise Solutions at SU. “We’ll be working with the finalists to hone their final pitch presentations during a workshop led by Pascal Finette and his team. Pascal is a full-time SU faculty member and expert in helping startups define and advance their ideas, find partners and mentors, and position themselves for accelerated growth in the market.”
ABOUT PROJECT HEHA
Project HeHa is a movement to co-create a world of Super Happiness. It is founded by Sammy Lee, the chairman of LKK Health Products Group (LKKHPG). The goal of Project HeHa is to help everyone live happier lives – HeHa lives – through specific actions and a global ecosystem. As an advocate of Super Happiness, we want to practice our philosophy, and help others learn it and pass it on to people everywhere. By helping everyone to develop habits that bring positive change, we hope we can help the whole world to live happier, healthier and more successful lives. For more information on Project HeHa, go to http://www.projectHeHa.com.
ABOUT SINGULARITY UNIVERSITY (SU)
Singularity University is a global learning and innovation community using exponential technologies to tackle the world’s biggest challenges and build an abundant future for all. SU’s collaborative platform empowers individuals and organizations across the globe to learn, connect, and innovate breakthrough solutions using accelerating technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, and digital biology. SU was founded in 2008 by renowned innovators Ray Kurzweil and Peter H. Diamandis and has partnered with leading organizations including Google, Deloitte, Genentech, and UNICEF. To learn more, visit SU.org, join us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @SingularityU, and download our SingularityU Hub mobile app from the App Store.
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July 7, 2014 by Moonlight
Tuesday, 8th July, 2014.
SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND
SUPREME COURT CRIMINAL SITTINGS
BADEN-CLAY Justice Byrne Court 11
Floor 5 10:00 AM
Justice John Byrne
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The jury will retire this week to consider their verdict
‘I did not kill my wife’ says Baden-Clay
Todd Fuller, “YOU killed her. You attacked her.
You smothered her. You took the life from her.”
Todd Fuller QC – Prosecutor
The jury has entered court, with GBC, defence and prosecution waiting for Justice John Byrne to enter.
Justice Byrne addresses the jury, “You will not be sequestered, it is up to you if you want to deliberate on Fridays and weekends.”
Michael Byrne, QC continues his closing argument.
Byrne, “A person charged with a crime is not under obligation to give evidence. Gerard spent some period explaining his life with Allison, their relationship, their problems. You might thin that he didn’t hold back. If you (the jury) think that Gerard’s evidence is credible and reliable, you have to find him NOT GUILTY OF MURDER.
Gerard denied killing his wife, denied dumping her body, denied leaving his girls home alone to do so. If you think his evidence was not convincing, but left you in doubt as to what happened, he is still not guilty.
Gerard didn’t have to give evidence, he elected to do so. Gerard exposed himself to cross examination, where he was attacked by prosecutor Todd Fuller.
Gerard wanted to tell the jury a detailed history of his lie, Gerard’s lapses were in respect to women and keeping quiet about such liaisons. It’s not something shared with family, it is not something shared with friends. Gerard’s only deception related to not broadcasting his straying particularly from his wife (edit and his lover. Good grief).
He admitted all of t hat and you saw him speak to that (edit, he is an angel, he was CAUGHT THEN ADMITTED IT).
Gerard is not the type of person to explode in temper. Apart from Allison slipping back into depression and the birth of her male nephew, things were as they always were. I urge you to pay attention to details. Think in the scenario of waking up to find your partner gone from their own lives. This is not a person who is hiding, who violently murdered his wife the night before. You should consider one piece of evidence – Gerard telling Toni to tell police the truth. That is not someone who has just violently killed his wife.
There are two possibilities:
1. Gerard murdered his wife and dumped her body.
2. Gerard was worried about his wife and expected her to be found at any moment.
It is telling that Gerard on the morning of 20th April told police about the affair. If she was dead, and he knew she was dead, why would he care? Gerard had asked his dad and sister to leave t he room.
The jury must deliver an unanimous verdict. You must make your decision on evidence. The sensational media coverage has taken this case to the lowest common denominator. You must ignore it.
The media coverage must be completely out of your contemplation. Each member of the jury is in the best possible position to assess the evidence. You have seen the Kholo Creek bridge, you have walked through the house. On all the evidence, you cannot find Gerard guilty of murdering his wife.
There isn’t a cause of death, there aren’t realistic means of carrying it out. Your verdict on the evidence must be not guilty.
Michael Byrne QC has taken his seat.
TODD FULLER IS BEGINNING TO ADDRESS THE JURY.
It is not unknown for a person of previous good character to step outside his character. We have been programmed to have an expectation as to how someone should behave. We have all seen someone under pressure react in an unexpected way.
Jurors are participating in a process to determine whether Gerard killed his wife.
It is not about the mechanisms, it is about whether you are satisfied if he did it.
If you apply your experiences, your knowledge of that person to make your decisions. A courtroom is an unofficial environment. You can’t have a relationship with any o the people who come before you. You are restricted to what people say in the courtroom and how they say it. On the surface, the Baden-Clay’s appeared to be a perfect couple. It was just a facade.
They were two desperately unhappy people, for different reasons. Allison was a woman who battled for years to keep her marriage on track. Gerard would go home to his family, then slink back to his mistress. Gerard conducted an affair with a woman from the office, where his father worked. This shows the level of bravado and confidence Gerard can use to carry off deception. He presented a number of faces to a number of different people, right up until his evidence in this trial.
Gerard cried when he spoke of falling in love with Allison. What about his reaction when asked about the first time he told her he no longer loved her? The pressures on Allison hadn’t changed for years. The pressures on Gerard had.
The killing was the result of a set of circumstances, accumulating over time. Gerard is a man who prided himself on his achievements. Look at the difference between the answers Allison and Gerard gave to the counsellor when asked about themselves. Allison said she was a wife and mother. Gerard said he was the president of the chamber of commerce, etc.
The jury needs to decide whether Gerard killed his wife, if there was intent. Nobody saw the killing, nobody has confessed, it means that the case is circumstantial.
A circumstantial case is a much maligned term. It can be every bit as compelling. The jury must look at the evidence as a while and make a decision from that. There is a superficial attraction in looking at each piece of evidence. It is the context of everything that each witness testifies to, is what you must look at.
Yesterday afternoon the defence discussed Allison being stressed and subdued at the hairdresser. The defence spoke of a psychiatrist who had never met Allison. The defence claimed she was so depressed she’d gone walking into the night never to be seen again. In context Allison was a general manager going to a major conference. Allison had a cold, does that put things in context? The women at the office had told her to leave early for the hairdressers, there had been a crash, there was a lot of traffic. Allison had made a phonecall to the hairdressers to say she was going to be late.”
Mr Fuller said the defence theory, once placed in context, could not be substantiated.
“You’ve been led astray,” he said.
Fuller is discussing the evidence of Amanda Reeves, the DNA expert.
Fuller, “Reeves told you statistically, that the blood in the car belonged to Allison Baden-Clay. The blood was found in Allison’s car. The other people who used the car were DNA tested. The blood did not belong to them. They only owned the car for eight weeks.
Justice Byrne, “Please contemplate sitting hours of 9:00am until 4:30pm excluding weekends.”
Fuller, “Please contemplate the evidence through Gerard’s eyes”
The suggested trigger that Allison was upset over was the birth of her nephew which came six years after her last child. The affair may have been more on her mind than Gerard’s brother having a baby boy. The pressures were building on Gerard, personal life and business. So what does Allison tell us in death?
You can safely conclude that her body was dumped where it was found. It did not fall from the bridge, it did not wash up. Her body was found 13klm from home. It would have taken a considerable time to walk it, due to distance.
Both cars were at home, she either walked or was taken there by someone else – there isn’t any evidence of that. Allison was a reluctant exerciser. Do we have her walking that distance? Even Gerard said that Allison normally walked to avoid hills. She did not walk there to die, did not negotiate her way down to the creek bank. The police didn’t find a single person who saw her walking.
Kayakers had to negotiate the pipes to go along the creek. The houses are some distance away from the Kholo Creek bridge. There is room to pull over in a car.
COURT – Pictures of the Kholo Creek bridge area.
Court exhibit – Kholo Creek bridge (underneath).
Fuller, “Be careful of the presumptions they make. The dark coloured Captiva is less conspicuous than the white Prado with personalised plates.
Gerard had sold a house nearby. Gerard could have been at the bridge quickly in the middle of the night with no traffic. Ten, thirteen minutes.
Court – Photographs taken on 30th April, 2012
Court exhibit, Kholo Creek bridge taken April, 2012.
There have been significant changes to the bridge area since Allison’s body was discovered.
Reviews of the rainfall from 19th April to 30th April, 2012, the evening of 28th April to morning of 28th April was the only rain. So where is the mud that is going to be there on 19th April?
There isn’t any evidence that there would have been mud there at the time.
Court – Picutre of the underneath the bridge
Fuller is discussing the differences in the slope now to the time of Allison’s death. It has not been made steeper.
Fuller is talking about the officer who fell when they discovered Allison’s body. He fell negotiating a different track. The idea of mud dissipates under the bridge, where the rain doesn’t reach. So don’t be distracted by the mud. The officer didn’t fall walking down or under the bridge. He fell in the mud by the water’s edge, below the body.
You can pull over on the right hand side of t he bridge travelling from Brookfield. It hadn’t rained.
Court – Photographs of Allison’s body.
Her body was pushed off that ledge and fell to where she was. That is where she remained. The positioning of Allison’s arms and legs are consistent with her being rolled/pushed off the concrete ledge above. There was a dent in the mud after Allison’s body was taken away. It remained even in August.
Court – Photograph of Allison taken from the ridge above. It shows the positioning of her arms and legs.
You should be satisfied that she didn’t fall down there or negotiate her own way down. She didn’t jump the bridge.
If Allison had fallen from the bridge and landed on the ground, she would have sustained serious injuries. If Allison had fallen into a depth of water, she would have had to have washed up onto the bank. At best the water lapped up against her.
Allison’s body was clearly underneath the bridge, not next to it. She had not fallen from the bridge to end up in that position. The pathologist said that Allison’s body did not have the appearance of having been in the water. There would have been injuries from bumping into things as she was moved by the water.”
Fuller is talking about the time lapse footage of the rise and fall of the tides used by the defence.
Fuller, “The time lapse made it seem like debris was floating past quickly. No so, the tide takes six hours to come in and out. It was not a constant forceful stream as it appeared in timelapse.
The pathologist said that there were post mortem changes consistent with her being in the same position from soon after death.
The top half of the body was mummified, the bottom half in mud was putrified.
For Allison to have been washed up the creek, she would still have had to have made it 13km from home.
Court – Maps of the creek
Court – Tide charts for the relevant dates
Court – Tide heights and times from the time the footage was taken for defence in June, 2014.
Fuller, “This shows the folly of their footage. Tide heights were different, the topography was different, the water flows, etc. There weren’t any markings in the footage to show where the body would have been. whether there was water lapping around her body wasn’t the point. There had to have been enough water to make her bouyant, deposit her there and recede.
Allison’s body was at the 1.5m mark. Tides fell below that mark during the relevant times. Rainfall would only have affected the low tide. You can be confident that the water never reached Allison’s body.”
Gerard has a notepad on his lap, pen in hand, listening to the prosecutor’s detail.
Fuller, “You will conclude, she was not in a depth of water. In that case, what does that exclude?
The trial is not about establishing a cause of death.
If Allison’s body had not been so decomposed, the pathologist would have been in a better position.
The diatom expert (organisms in water) said there weren’t any in Allison’s system. This shows that drowning is unlikely.
If Allison didn’t drown, if she didn’t fall, if she wasn’t deposited by the water, what is left?
ADJOURNED FOR 20 MINUTES
Fuller, “Allison’s body was left where it was to delay discovery.”
Court – Photographs showing someone would have to be standing on the edge of the ledge to see Allison’s body.
Fuller, “Why do you have to distance yourself from the body? That is because you’ve killed someone.”
Fuller addresses the jury, “Do you know of anyone good at hiding things, covering their tracks, someone who has lived a lie? Gerard corrected his evidence, saying it was his idea to put the tracking app on their phones. Gerard claimed it was to give his wife peace of mind. It was good peace of mind, Gerard had kept on with the affair. Gerard knew how to turn it off, he manipulated his way around it.
Gerard gave Allison his phone to check but just deleted the calls to his mistress. “
Fuller is discussing Allison’s body and talking about the jumper wound around her head.
Fuller, “Allison’s walking attire isn’t her normal attire for walking, by the way. Allison still had her rings on, whoever killed her did not want to remove her wedding rings. Allison didn’t have an ID, nor money, nor a phone.
Two possible injuries to Allison, a bruise on her chest and a chip on her tooth. Gerard had not seen a chip on Allison’s tooth. Decomposition was consistent with death ten or eleven days earlier.”
Fuller, “Let us look at the overdose.
Experts say that the level of drug is not consistent with her death. The levels in her stomach are not consistent with having ingested any before death. Death from Sertraline toxicity is almost unheard of.
The defence suggested that she took an antidepressant, became disorientated, somehow made it 13km then dived or fell. Allison had been on sertraline for a line time, nearly nine years. Her usage was closely monitored by her psychiatrist Dr Tom George.
The defence said that she had upped her dose to 100mg and developed seratonin syndrome. Allison’s prescription had been increased seven months earlier without trouble.
On 19th March, 2012, Allison went to her G, it wasn’t about her mental health, it was for a Pap smear. While she was there, she asked for a script for sertraline. She had done that regularly. Once you have a diagnosis, people can use it against you, no matter how you have adjusted.
The 19th March appointment was not about the return of a major depressive illness, it was about a Pap smear.”
Court – Photograph of the box of Allison’s sertraline, found in the console of the Captiva.
Fuller, “Gerard told police that he knew nothing about Allison’s sertraline, that he had been searching the house for it. Police found the sertraline in the Captiva, a foil inside. Ten tablets, all empty, does that scream an overdose?
She doesn’t take the tablets with her, no suggestion of that. The box contained 30 tablets, she’d had the box for over 30 days. You might think she had taken the last tablet close to the 19th of April. There wasn’t a sudden change in her script from 50 to 100mg.
Allison had been supervised throughout her time using the sertraline.
The real key to Allison’s mental health was that she didn’t go back to Dr George. Dr George was the man who fixed her. The alcohol in Allison’s system is consistent with decomposition. There isn’t any evidence that Allison went on a bender, nothing around the house.
We are now excluding jumping, falling, death from an overdose and drowning. Allison ticked “transient suicidal thoughts” back in 2003 during her first appointment with Dr George.
There haven’t been any concerns since.
Allison’s best friend Kerry-Anne Walker describe her as “fantastic” in 2012. Allison was involved in the school community, she was working. She was not socially isolated.
The night before Allison put her girls to bed, she sings one of them to sleep. She was engaged in the business. On 19th April, after hearing of the birth of the nephew, Allison tells Olivia she was “thrilled”.
She has “survived” the disclosure of her husband’s affair. Up until then she had just been putting up with her husband not loving her and wanting to leave.
Dr Bourke doesn’t refer to Allison’s depression. He just says she was upset from problems in her marriage. Allison was “over the moon that Gerard had finally decided to engage” when they went to see the counsellor.
Going to the counsellor showed the efforts she was making again to save their marriage. Allison was excited about going to the conference. She’d made plans about it.
Allison wasn’t depressed, she wasn’t suicidal. She was busy making plans. Allison was not affected by drugs, she didn’t drown, she didn’t fall. She did not die from natural causes.
Allison was dumped at Kholo Creek after she was dead. This means that someone had killed her.
(Notice lack of Fishbone Fern and Crepe Myrtles?)
Was she strangled or smothered? She wasn’t shot or stabbed.
We now turn to who did it.
Gerard was doing business as usual that night. He sent out group work texts. Gerard claimed that he got up after 6:00am and found that she was missing.
In the house that night, no-one hears anything, including the children.
Court – Photograph of the house, showing the girls’ bedrooms.
Fuller, “Both girls’ bedrooms at the front of the house had controls for an air conditioner. “
Court – Photography of Allison and Gerard’s bedroom.
Gerard claimed that noise travelled quickly through the house, but the bedside table had a baby monitor on it. Why do you need a baby monitor if noise travels well through the house?
A woman gave evidence of her daughter screaming down the street, those screams weren’t heard in the Baden-Clay house.
Evidence from the youngest girl was that mum (Allison) came back in to check on her. She was asked, how do you know? She said that she knew, as she promised that she would. One of the girls was asked what her mum was wearing that night. She said that she can’t remember. The girl said that she thought her mum was wearing a sloppy jumper and pyjama pants. The girl was positive that it wasn’t her work clothes. Is it conceivable that she had on the clothes she was found in?”
Fuller will talk about where her death occurred.
Fuller, “Allison’s body tells us one more thing. That is the leaves.”
Court – Photograph of the leaves and twigs found in Allison’s hair.
Fuller, “They inexplicably link Allison Baden-Clay to the house and her death to the house. The leaves were found in and around her hair and her jumper.
Botanist Dr Gordon Guymer had to physically disentangle the leaves from her hair. What is the possibility that all six were deposited by the creek and no other types of foliage?
What is going to be in the creek? The plants growing around the creek? None of those ended up in her hair.
Could this man be so unlucky? Of those six plants, only two are located in the area. Not the vicinity, in the area. It is not like she’d be lying underneath a Chinese Elm. Seven crepe myrtle leaves were in her hair.
There wasn’t any Crepe Mytle found at the creek. At her house there is a Crepe Myrtle at the front of the house, next to the carport, next to the driveway, and the back of the house.
Court – Photograph of Crepe Myrtle leaves covering the back patio area.
(Have a look at the back window, can you,if you look for a while, see a large female face, seemingly etched in the glass?). Very sad.
It is not just that they were there, they were there in the highest proportion. Seven found in her hair. They inextricably link Allison Baden-Clay to the house, and her death to the house.”
Fuller is talking about the Cat’s Claw Creeper that was found in and around the carport of the house.
LUNCH UNTIL 2:30PM
Fuller continues to speak about the leaves in Allison’s hair.
Fuller, “Eucalyptus was found in Allison’s hair. There was a fair amount of litter in the backyard. Chinese Elm was found at Kholo Creek but also one at the house. One leaf was found on Allison. The Fishbone Fern grew to 90cm.
Think about where your head would be to come into contact with a 90cm plant.” Fuller gestures like he is holding something.
Court – Photograph of the leaf litter over the back patio.
Fuller, “There isn’t Lillipilly at Kholo Creek, there is one in the front of the Baden-Clay yard.
One Lillypilly, one Chinese Elm, lots of Crepe Myrtle, lots of Fishbone Fern, lots of Cat’s Claw Creeper.
The combination of all six plants are at the house. All six are in her hair. Then we get to the creek where there is a Eucalyptus and a Chinese Elm.
The only conclusion you can draw is that her head came into full contact with the lea litter at the Brookfield house. Was there a struggle? Was she dragged? Does that explain the Cat’s Claw Creeper leaves detaching into her hair? Otherwise, they have all fallen from somewhere else, and have ended up in the creek at the same time, and come into contact with Allison. Otherwise, they have fallen into the creek somewhere else at different times and somehow all ended up on Allison.
This is what connects her to the house, ladies and gentleman.
I will now speak about the Captiva.
There are three rows of seats in the Captiva.
Court – photograph of the middle row.
When the police find the Captiva, the back row of seats are down, baskets of toys have been put in the back.
Several police looked at the car during the day and didn’t notice any blood in the back. That is because it was next to the footwell, which was covered by the rear row of seats when they were folded down. The blood was hidden from view unless the seats were folded up.
If you didn’t know it was there, would you see it? They only had the car since 25th February, 2012. No-one was aware of any reason for the blood to be there, or of any previous injuries. There wasn’t a blood trail in or out of the car. Gerard did not take his Prado when looking for Allison that morning. If you are alarmed that your wife is missing, why haven’t you taken the first vehicle you come to?
He, instead, reversed the Captiva out. The roads he takes are the perimeter of where the police later triangulate her phone. We know Allison took the children to school the day before in the Captiva. They put their bags in the back, no toys.
Allison was at the hairdressers until late. It is unlikely that she would then have put the toys in the car when she returned home. Allison’s blood, in the car, supports the Crown’s theory that some violence was done to her.”
Fuller talks about the scratches.
Fuller, “Where the scratches an indelible mark left on Gerard’s face by his wife? The defence’s claim was that he didn’t try to hide the scratches, that it is another one of his virtues.
Gerard told his nine year old daughter he had cut himself with a blunt razor. What a terrible thing that on this one morning, when he was in a hurry, he does his, “shit, shower, shave” in the wrong order. One of the girls said that her dad shaved before his shower that morning.
Gerard said that he was rushed. If you have to do the same two things, is it any quicker to do them in the reverse order?
Nigel asked his son what the marks on his face were. The police also asked.
Court – Photo of Gerard with the scratches visible on his cheek.
When the next police arrived, he volunteered the information. They asked one question. Same with the next lot of police. One police officer suggested that the marks didn’t look consistent with shaving cuts. Gerard repeated his story. Gerard wasn’t pushed, or challenged or interrogated.
Priscilla Dickie noticed the scratches, so did Kerry-Anne Walker. There wasn’t any mention of the other injuries at that time.
Court – Photograph. Fuller is pointing out the smaller marks at the bottom of the larger marks.
When it is suggested that he didn’t try to cover the marks on his face, they should look at the smaller cuts on the bottom. Gerard knew he would have to explain the cuts. He made up the false explanation and started by telling his children.
The next day he went to see the doctor. That doctor didn’t make any mention of the smaller cuts. You might think that they had healed. Gerard told the doctor that he had made the cuts in one motion. He told others in three motions.
He then, of course, gave the doctor his business card.
Gerard’s visit to the doctor later that day revealed all his other injuries, including the one near his shoulder. The marks by his shoulder were never explained. They are consistent with someone pulling on his clothing.”
Fuller shows another photo of the cuts on Gerard’s face. “He is starting to grow a beard ladies and gentleman.
The pictures are taken on 21st April. Gerard didn’t shave again. Gerard explained that day that he had been startled while shaving, rather than rushed.
Gerard’s evidence on the stand was that he stopped, then went again.
The second GP was of a view that Gerard’s razor was not consistent with causing marks on his face. Dr Griffiths saw him two days later. A forensic specialist. Dr Griffiths described the scratches as irregular, not straight as yu’d expect from a razor. Dr Griffiths thought they “could not” have been caused by the razor. Three experts were given the photographs of the scratches to look at. All three saw it the same way, all used the same language.
Dr Hoskins said, “typical of fingernail marks”. Raggedy and parallel. The smaller scratches down the bottom appeared to have been caused by a razor.
Dr Stark calls the marks abrasions. Dr Star also said “consistent with fingernail injuries”. Dr Stark did not consider the marks typical of shaving injuries.
The evidence from Dr Wells was that the first thing that came to mind was fingernails or a canine claw. Dr Wells could not see a mechanism whereby they could be caused by the razor. The marks occurred after his children went to sleep and before they got up. After they last saw their mother and before they got up to find her missing. They can’t say whose DNA was under her fingernails but there was a possible second contributor.
There was a struggle. Allison had left her mark upon Gerard. One of the things the jury must find is intention.
This is close quarters, close up violence. They were in arms reach of each other. The only injury she could do to him was the scratch to his face. She was unable to raise the alarm. She was unable to cause any injury to him other than the face.
Does that not speak of the mechanism that was used? If it was efficient and effective, what is in the mind of the person inflicting the violence? Is it such a virtue that Gerard lied about the scratches and tried to cover them up?
How was he going to hide them from the people he had to deal with that day?
How long was that going to be a secret?”
Fuller mentions the phone, placed on charge at 1:48am.
“The only person to back that Allison had his phone all night is Gerard.
Would Allison have gone around the side of the bed to Gerard’s side to plug it in?
Fuller is talking about the pressures on Gerard at the time.
Fuller, “Gerard had pressures from business, pressures from his wife and pressures from his mistress.
It isn’t about Allison and her state. It is about Gerard. Gerard had the ability to recall his travels and his honeymoon while on the stand. What level of detail did he have when describing his conversations with Toni? What is more important, is that hose conversations he recalls from when Lady Di died.
It was more important to Gerard to play up his wife’s battle with depression. Gerard took it upon himself to “help you out” with details of Allison’s illness.
Gerard was caught out with the testimony of Ms Nutting, counsellor, who said Gerard didn’t believe in depression.
Toni wasn’t a “flash in the pan, oh I need sex”, he was with her for three years.
Gerard throws in that the medication made Allison put on weight. That it affected her libido. Gerard tried to turn his affair with Toni into a virtue. He was counselling her over relationship problems.
Gerard resumed with Toni after Allison found out. The ground rules had changed then, this was done by Allison, who was no longer putting up with Gerard’s behaviour.
The emails between Gerard and Toni were much more than him placating her. As early as 2009 he told Allison that he didn’t love her and wanted to leave.
The ultimate insult was telling staff that he still loved Toni after Allison found out about the affair. It is a matter for the jury to consider Carmel Ritchie’s testimony about Gerard not being keen on her advice.
Gerard claimed that there was no financial pressure. His call to Sue Heath had him in tears, saying that he would go bankrupt.
On 1st May, it wasn’t just a call to the insurance to advise them of the death. He made inquiries about making a claim.
There had to be strains in the marriage from at least 2009.
So supportive of Allison’s depression was Gerard, that he had an affair with Michelle Hammond.
He had been in a relationship with Toni for a year when he and Allison went to see Dr George. When Gerard and Toni got together, she was still living with her partner of 17 years.
There is a contrast between Gerard and Toni in that Toni separated from her partner.
Is Gerard the perfect dad by coming home to his children each night? He said that afterwards he would meet his mistress.
Not everything was content with his relationship with Toni, as we’ve heard about Jackie Crane. They planned for Jackie to stay with him at the conference.
In 2009, Dr George said that Allison was symptom free, despite she and her husband living separate lives.
Another psychologist wanted Allison to come and work for him once she’d finished her studies.
In 2010 Allison confides to her best friend that Gerard said that he didn’t love her anymore. Allison didn’t confide in her best friend about the affair. She protected him, she was loyal.
Court – Allison’s journal. “I have a loving marriage with a wonderful relationship and great sex.”
Allison speaks of her daily disciplines. Exercise, supplements, listening to a CD, and drinking water.
Court – Allison’s gratitude list. One reference is to her husband, with A woman who is scared to drive?
One reference with regard to a loving text that she had received from him.
Another page – “The flash car I was able to drive today” on the gratitude list. A woman who is too scared to drive?
Allison’s mention of Gerard “being a gadget person”.
Allison was grateful for “Snowy the Prado” which is mentioned in her journal.
In 2010 Allison consults with Dr Lumsden, psychologist, as she wants the doctor to speak to Gerard.
In August, 2010, Allison writes that she is the happiest when she is with her family and friends.
Journal: I wish my marriage was like it was before the ceremony.
Journal: I would give anything if my partner would make love to me.
Journal: If my relationship ends it will be because Gerard has had enough and doesn’t love me anymore and all the crap I have dished…
Fuller, “This is an insight into Allison.
Journal: I would give anything if my partner would love me and make love to me.
Journal: If my relationship ends it will be because I didn’t work hard enough.
Journal: Maybe I am still harbouring regrets about getting married and whether I made the right decision.
Fuller, “You might think that Allison’s harshest critic was Allison. She wasn’t afraid to look at herself in the mirror and ask what she could do to make things better. Allison knew Gerard didn’t love her. Her best friend suggested he might be having an affair. There wasn’t any return to depression. The new Allison gave her husband an ultimatum.
Allison said that, ” it is her or me”. She told him that Toni would no longer work for them.
Allison was the one who tried to share his goals, his passions, by joining the business. How did Gerard repay her? He phoned and emailed Toni. Of course, after telling other staff he still loved Toni.
Gerard claimed that he wanted to do anything to help Allison. Really? He didn’t believe depression was an illness.
Allison wanted to pick up her marriage and make it work despite everything that had happened. Allison had flashbacks of seeing Toni’s car. How would she react to seeing her at the conference?
It is Gerard, not Toni, who resumes the relationship. Gerard made the decision to go back. They now had brief windows of contact.”
Court – Email between Toni and Gerard. Toni is telling how she feels about being the “other woman.”
The next email Toni recovered, they were planning a life together.
Email Gerard to Toni – “I have given you a commitment and I intend to stick to it. I will be separated by 1st July.”
Fuller, “Gerard was in love with Toni. This man wanted to be with Toni McHugh. However, he was straddling the fence. He didn’t have the courage to stay, he didn’t have the courage to go.
Email Gerard to Toni – “This is agony for me too. I love you,..Leave things to me now…I love you..”
Fuller, “Leave things to me – does that mean leave me alone? This is at an end? It is still a relationship, it is still ongoing, it just has taken a different form because now he is under a tighter leash. While Toni is discussing rental properties for them, Allison is speaking of their marriage counsellor.
Toni had told Gerard that if he had to make a choice and his choice was his wife, that’s OK.
Toni fell for the Baden-Clay product and fell hard.
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RIP Allison | July 8, 2014 at 7:47 am
Hoping today for justice being served for Allison. Go prosecution – do your ‘darndest’ to expose and avenge the ‘dastardly’ deeds that were committed by a callous killer! Justice for Allison!!!!!!!!
It’s also time to reflect and I think I have learnt two valuable lessons from this trial:
1) Psycopath alert!! – The need to educate people, especially young people embarking on finding a life partner, of the tell tale signs of psycopathy, and to run a mile when they see them. If Allison recognised the red flags the tragedy may not have happened.
2) Report information!! – The need for members of a community to report anything they hear or see that is unusual and could potentially mean someone is in trouble, taking proper note of details such as the exact time, vehicle license plate numbers and descriptions of people sighted. In this tragic case this would have made all the difference. Someone seemingly reported seeing ‘something’ at the Kenmore roundabout, supposedly one or more people struggling with a moving object. Imagine if they reported the car license plate with this detail, the difference it could have made if it was a BC or related vehicle! Ditto for cars seen in the early morning hours parked near the Kholo bridge – turn around, pass again, record a number plate number!! What a difference this little detail would have made. Numerous people heard blood-curdling screams, NOT one reported them. Imagine if everyone did and the Indooropilly police station was inundated with calls from concerned residents that night and responded immediately, they would likely have stumbled upon a crime in progress or freshly committed, with one or more vehicle engines piping hot, a killer covered in tell-tale mud, perhaps disposing of clothes/shoes, etc….Apathy and silence plays into the hands of criminals. We now have the benefit of hindsight – I hope each and every person who was outraged about Allison’s murder will take this on board and ACT upon any/all suspicious goings-on in future. I sure will.
Moonlight | July 8, 2014 at 8:09 am
Thank you so much, RIP Allison, beautifully said, and I shall, too and will pass your wise words on.
Post from gerbilhuntingseason:
Perhaps the caterpillar was guilty, after all? (possible photographic proof attached).
One of defence’s mistakes is to forget Olivia’s children of whom Allison’s children enjoyed their company and had sleep overs.
Son……son………son…………
Allison had Olivia’s children, including a son, over for sleepovers, she wasn’t upset about his existence as the defence claims – a grandson born so that was Allison’s motive to kill herself.
Let us hope the jury are thinkers.
RIP Allison | July 8, 2014 at 7:09 pm
Agreed Moonlight, this is a ridiculous idea! I wonder if OW changed her name to include Baden so that her male offspring would pass on the Baden name. If so these people have such a ridiculous value system, believing a name (which is not even their natural one!) is so important. They really should wake up and realise that they need to earn people’s respect with their behaviour, not rely on a distant ancestor’s name (who incidentally has a somewhat blemished past if info that surfaced is correct).
Moonlight | July 8, 2014 at 10:09 am
Desperately covering all bases:
gerbilhuntingseason | July 8, 2014 at 5:38 pm
“A person charged with a crime is not under obligation to give evidence.”
Yeah, we know that mate.
But a “person”? with a massive ego and a captive audience couldn’t help himself, could he?
… blah, blah, blah….anything GBC says is a lie.
Blahhhh all Byrne’s comments on GBC taking the stand was tactics, and nothing else.
Byrne, “Gerard wanted to tell the jury a detailed history of his lie, Gerard’s lapses were in respect to women and keeping quiet about such liaisons. It’s not something shared with family, it is not something shared with friends. Gerard’s only deception related to not broadcasting his straying particularly from his wife (edit and his lover. Good grief).
Byrne, “You should consider one piece of evidence – Gerard telling Toni to tell police the truth. That is not someone who has just violently killed his wife.
Gerard murdered his wife and dumped her body.
Gerard was worried about his wife and expected her to be found at any moment.
The jury must deliver an unanimous verdict.”
a) Well, GBC was referring to the truth that he was having an affair with Toni that everyone knew about.
b) GBC “cared” as he was trying to cover his butt, and that is all, that is why he shaved over the fingernail scratch marks, why he said a screwdriver went into his hand, rather than Allison’s tooth breaking off and her bleeding.
He is used to deception and ONLY admits to it when discovered.
Thanks for the choice – option 1: “Gerard murdered his wife and dumped her body.”
Honestly? Really, “lowest common denominator” – that is YOU BYRNE, making things up about Allison, half truths, lies, when you knew it!
Byrne, “The jury must deliver an unanimous verdict. You must make your decision on evidence. The sensational media coverage has taken this case to the lowest common denominator. You must ignore it.”
Whew – Fuller is doing a good job:
Fuller, “Yesterday afternoon the defence discussed Allison being stressed and subdued at the hairdresser. The defence spoke of a psychiatrist who had never met Allison. The defence claimed she was so depressed she’d gone walking into the night never to be seen again. In context Allison was a general manager going to a major conference. Allison had a cold, does that put things in context? The women at the office had told her to leave early for the hairdressers, there had been a crash, there was a lot of traffic. Allison had made a phonecall to the hairdressers to say she was going to be late.
Defence asked you to look at things superficially. You were being led astray.”
mike0351 | July 8, 2014 at 11:11 am
It appears Mr Fuller has a full head of steam today , hope he keeps it up … would’ve been interesting to see the jury’s demeanor / body language with Mr Byrne and then with Fuller .
Yes, Mike, to all.
Sad for Allison said that she is going in today, so we’ll receive one of her wonderful reviews.
I bet that she is feeling much better, after listening to Fuller.
Fuller, “If Allison’s body had not been so decomposed, the pathologist would have been in a better position.
One of the reports i read and remember clearly was the ‘Diatom ‘ expert ( being slow , i had to look up what a diatom was) he actually stated drowning did NOT occur , if it had , diatoms would be present and there were none.
Moonlight | July 8, 2014 at 6:03 pm
This is what got me about Byrne, Mike. He knew the facts and then, basically, tried to have the jury not see them. Such an important fact. Let us hope that it is their undoing.
What a job to do for $ – to legally lie with and on behalf of an even bigger liar, in order to potentially try and effect a gross miscarriage of justice…??? One wonders about such a system as a whole, and how well it is equipped to deliver JUSTICE…
Todd Fuller is going along nicely an audio would be nice , just to hear his tones and volumes etc
That would be fantastic, Mike. I like the way he is being succinct, yet hitting every point, so that he doesn’t lose his audience.
Moonlight | July 8, 2014 at 12:16 pm
Fuller is doing a good job:
Go Fuller:
“Once you have a diagnosis, (Allison’s depression) people can use it against you, no matter how you have adjusted.”
Fuller getting the “basket” (GBC), go Fuller,
Go Fuller,
It isn’t about Allison and her state. It is about Gerard. Gerard had the ability to recall his travels and his honeymoon while on the stand. What level of detail did he have when describing his conversations with Toni? What is more important, is that those conversations he recalls from when Lady Di died. It was more important to Gerard to play up his wife’s battle with depression.”
Fuller, “Gerard claimed that there was no financial pressure. His call to Sue Heath had him in tears, saying that he would go bankrupt.
SHAME ON YOU OW – A “CHRISTIAN WOMAN” (OW claimed Allison had depression and that Allison was scared to drive).
Allison’s gratitude journal – “The flash car I was able to drive today” on the gratitude list. A woman who is too scared to drive?
The roll of a juror:
Dearest “S” from Feedback.
You are very welcome. I think that we are all drawn together because all we want to do is, in some way, give some help. We would like to feel that someone cared.
Here, we all care, and you do, too, “S”.
Please feel free to post here. You have brought tears to my eyes, and goosebumps as well, I think I might have a big cry, now, of relief, as we have all been so worried over the darling Dickie family, it is just too sad and so wrong.
Moonlight.
melbomartin | July 9, 2014 at 4:39 am
Agreed. My thoughts have been with them and Allison’s girls. Wanting a good outcome from this trial.
captainstruggles | July 8, 2014 at 5:05 pm
Today has been a great reality check day for Planet Clay – Planet Earth is looking good again.
You can say that again, captainstruggles!
This planet isn’t…… well from Star Trek, lol
Mr Todd Fuller, QC and his team have done a fantastic job so far.
http://wp.me/p4j4Zo-o1
“Ode to Gerard” from dear gerbilhuntingseason:
Re Fuller’s comment at 3:20pm: Mr Fuller said DNA “belonging to someone else” was found under the fingernails of Mrs Baden-Clay’s left hand.
“Her left hand scratching the right side of his face,” Mr Fuller said.
He said the scratches on Mr Baden-Clay’s face were there “damning”.
“They are damning and link him to the act of violence without any doubt,” he said.
WOW – this is BIG!!! I did not know they found DNA from another person under Allison’s one fingernail!!! I hope they have an analysis that states it is GBC’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Game…set….match….
Yes I didn’t know this either and I wondered if I had missed something. Whose is it and why have the police not clobbered him over the head with this one?
queenslandcountrylady | July 8, 2014 at 9:55 pm
So …… DNA from Allison’s left hand fingernails was found.
That same DNA belonged to someone else.
(Or should I say, very ……. expected.)
Until today, I never realised that any DNA was retrieved at all.
I wonder who owned that DNA that was found under Alison’s fingernails? Surely not someone she scratched? Surely not someone she fought for her life with?
Someone had fingernail scratches on his right side cheek.
BTW This Fuller fellow has my utmost admiration.
Same! I read this bit and got very excited.
varmintvaccuum | July 8, 2014 at 11:32 pm
Greetings Fellow Seekers of Justice,
I was so heartened today by the Prosecution today, punching in all the right places with compelling facts but still leaving enough room for the individual jurors to fill in the gaps, allowing them to feel as if they’ve come to their own conclusion. The Defence didn’t do that, too heavy handed, didactic, and would likely provoke a response akin to a teenager being told what to think.
I do have a question about Allison’s phone, I’ve tried to find how long it gave a signal for and how, but have nothing solid apart from it being switched or activated early the morning she was reported missing by the Talking Clay.
If it was part of his strategy (as seems likely) to have her phone just traceable enough, but not findable, how is that done, technically? ( Fuller’s mention of GBC’s looking for Allison driving along the perimeter of the phone triangulation was a masterstroke) Did he just put it somewhere inconspicuous on his feeble “search” drive and hope for the best? I had thought that with modern sim cards that they are quite easy to track? Could he have done it remotely, rationing battery power for a length of time?
Welcome Varmintvacuum,
Lovely to see you, we look forward to chatting with you 😀
I agree, this was a masterful stroke, “Fuller’s mention of GBC’s looking for Allison driving along the perimeter of the phone triangulation was a masterstroke”.
Hopefully, someone may be able to answer your question with regard to the phone. The area, as you may know, has wide grassy footpaths along with Brookfield creek. There are lots of weeds along the creek, there is also the Brookfield graveyard, whereas sometimes, the holes are pre-dug for use the next day.
You know what keeps sticking in my mind when this subject is raised?
The news video of NBC returning home with GBC, he greeting EBC, she patting his pocket, her jubilation after patting his pocket, and they then kiss deeply in front of the TV crew while NBC begins to pull down their roller door at Kenmore.
Sad for Allison | July 9, 2014 at 6:48 am
It’s has been extremely interesting being in court for the past two days. My apologies that I haven’t had time to read all your comments. When Byrne gave his summary on Monday it was at times utterly boring and repetitive as he went through the points of evidence and tried to discount them one by one. On that day I managed somehow to get into the main court. It is very formal and quite uncomfortable. NBC and EBC were sitting directly in front of me, Adam’s wife, OW and Adam to their right.
EBC strikes me as very odd, blinking hard much of the time and pursing her lips constantly. At one point she fell asleep on Monday! I think she’s either not very bright or heavily medicated (or both). When Byrne was discussing Carmel Ritchie’s advice to GBC and Allison to discuss his affair for 10-15 mins ever second night, EBC shook her head constantly and leaned over to NBC and whispered “that was very foolish of her” meaning Carmel Ritchie. I honestly think she’s in denial and believes this was all the counsellor’s fault for allowing the discussion!!!
I was acutely aware of Allison’s parents, and so many of their extended family there to support them, including Allison’s brother and sister who sat with them. I just don’t know how they managed to sit through the vile and untrue testimony about their daughter given by Byrne, which you’ve all read about. I was lucky to sit next to one of Allison’s extended family and they are genuinely surprised about the support for Allison and the level of public interest. I could see Allison’s father from where I sat and towards the end you could see he was literally seething by the expression on his face, but couldn’t react.
Mr and Mrs Dickie are apparently doing a fantastic job of looking after the girls, who according to the person I sat next to are such happy girls. They visit their father every 3 weeks in jail, and spend every 3rd weekend with the BC’s and are reluctant to go to the latter (unsurprisingly.) Apparently they don’t have TV at home, buy newspapers or have access to the internet. It was pointed out that it’s lucky the trial is happening during school holidays so they aren’t accessing information via friends. I truly hope this remains the case, as to hear your father’s defense case against your deceased mother would be impossible to bear. It is the lowest of the low the way the defense have painted a vibrant and intelligent mother, who can no longer speak for herself. It was really sickening.
When images of Allison’s body are shown on the screen, the family are somehow warned (I couldn’t pick up how) and leave the room. The images are shocking. At this session on Monday I could see the jury clearly. They’re a mixture of ages, the youngest I’d say in their 20’s and the others 30, 40 and 50’s. Three of them looked very attentive and wrote notes (as did Justice Byrne and Fuller), others looked somewhat bored and vague in the morning session. They have a screen in front of each of them, and a huge pile of notes which are obviously printed for them to refer to afterwards.
The afternoon session became more ‘interesting’ but also more upsetting when Byrne finally presented his version of how Allison died, after painting GBC to be the pillar of society who had ‘never exhibited violence in his life’. I’d love to know how we’re supposed to believe this, as GBC has done a good job himself of showing that he lived a duplicitous life for decades, is a consummate liar and will do anything to get out of a situation. How would any of know what he was like behind closed doors?? The jury looked more alert during this session and frowned quite a bit, but aren’t allowed to smile/shake their heads/roll their eyes etc.
I was so frustrated and angry when Monday’s session finished, as for some reason thought both sides would sum up on the one day, and we were left with this awful proposition of how Allison’s life had ended. So I just had to take another day’s leave yesterday (my annual leave) to find out how Fuller would change things around for the jury. I’ll post this separately.
Day 17, 9th July, 2014, Crown’s closing arguments:
Yesterday, when Byrne finished his summary (finally!) and Fuller began his, I was in the main Banco Court in the morning which is very large and was three-quarters full. The images of court proceedings are displayed on very large screens and you can hear better than in the main court but the resolution is not great and I could only see GBC as a blur on the screen. I met and sat with two lovely women – everyone is very friendly and polite, and quiet while the court proceedings are happening.
I won’t go into too much detail, but Fuller did a great job and told the jury they didn’t need to know how Allison was killed, but just that she was, and that it was done with intent. They didn’t need to weigh up each individual piece of evidence, but look at the big picture, comparing the parts of evidence to dots on a TV screen that aren’t clear when you get up very close to it, but are clearer when you stand back. I thought that was a really good analogy.
He used the comparison of Allison and GBC’s personalities to describe their relationship, and suggested they were two very unhappy people for many years, for different reasons. Fuller said that GBC had said in front of the psychiatrist Dr George in 2009 that he no longer loved Allison and was thinking of leaving the marriage. In 2010 Allison told her friend Kerry-Anne and her mother that he no longer loved her. This paints GBC in a very different light to the testimony he gave!
Basically Allison spent years trying to save their marriage while he was betraying her and sleeping around, right up until she died. I smiled internally when Fuller called GBC “this man” a few times yesterday with a huge emphasis on the THIS! He did a really good job for Allison, speaking for her from her grave and her family must have appreciated this so much. He really showed who Allison was, and how much she’d put up with for so long with THAT man. She was strong and loyal, the opposite of him.
I think Fuller has a really good handle on GBC’s narcissism, although he never said the word and wouldn’t as that could open another whole can of worms I guess if GBC then decided to claim he was mentally unstable. It was good to see him point out how GBC always had to look good while manipulating everyone around him, and was derisive of how even immoral things he did he tried to make into a virtue. It came across really clearly and well.
In the afternoon we went into a court on level 6 which is another overflow court the same size as the one the Judge, jury and accused are in. It’s much smaller than the Banco room and the resolution on the screen is much clearer. GBC stares ahead all the time, sipped very little water I noticed (perhaps that’s when he’s nervous?) I could see him more clearly in this courtroom and he has no expression on his face but I did notice when several images of Allison’s body were shown for say 5 to 10 minutes, he did not ONCE look up but was looking down at the file in front of him. You can’t see the jury unless you’re in the main courtroom so I can’t comment on their reaction to yesterday’s proceedings unfortunately.
Fuller spent a lot of time on the leaves in Allison’s hair and put the point across really well to question how they came to be there, the obvious conclusion being her being low on the ground on the back patio of the house. He also countered all Byrne’s claims from the day before that the marks on GBC’s face were most likely scratch marks and spent time on the medical evidence to prove this. He also showed Allison’s diary in quite a lot of detail from 2010 onwards, when GBC was wanting to leave the marriage and it gave a good indication of her trying to solve problems, being hard on herself and trying to improve herself and work on the marriage, while GBC was doing the opposite. It came out that she felt lonely, wanted her husband to love her and even mentions having sex during the time when he said they had none – oops GBC, more lies!
I think he’s got a fair bit more to say today, but I am so heartened that the truth is coming out and Fuller speaks in a natural and clear way using many photos to make his point. He also did a fantastic job stating that access to underneath the Kholo Bridge was not as steep 2 years ago, and clearly showed how Allison could have been dropped from the concrete ledge below the bridge as her body was lying 1 or 2 meters below this on a flat part which then slopes down very steeply to the creek. I felt really positive after yesterday but sadly have to go into work today.
Jr Byrne consults both barristers and appears to be writing up his summary at the moment. When the jury leave for a break, while the public are still in the courtroom, he asks them both whether they agree with what he is going to say, which I thought was interesting. The three of them change a few words here and there as they go along. Given how long the defense and prosecution have summed up for, I think the Judge’s summing up and direction to the jury will go for some length of time as well, so will possibly only finish tomorrow. If anyone is considering going in I would HIGHLY recommend it as it’s difficult to portray the atmosphere, tension and light moments without experiencing it yourself.
queenslandcountrylady | July 9, 2014 at 8:25 am
SFA, Thank-you hugely for this report.
I smiled internally when Fuller called GBC “this man” a few times yesterday with a huge emphasis on the THIS!
How good to hear these words.
Because when Byrne for the defense said the words: “THIS woman” referring to Allison, I cringed inwardly.
Sounded like he was referring to some sort of vermin.
So I was very relieved and grateful that Fuller spoke as he did. With emphasis on the THIS!
Thank you again, SFA, for being our eyes and ears.
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Viewpoint Relativism
Antti Hautamäki January 3, 2020
Viewpoint relativism is a new approach to epistemological relativism based on the concept of points of view (Hautamäki, 2020). Epistemological relativism is characterized as a form of epistemology accepting the following two theses (cf. Baghramian, 2004; O’Grady 2002):
knowledge (or truth, justification etc.) is always relative to some particular framework (culture, language, point of view, evaluation standard etc.), and that
no framework is privileged over all others.
According to the first condition, knowledge (truth or justification) is dependent on the framework (or point of view) in which statements are presented. Therefore, absolute claims independent of frameworks do not exist. Meanwhile, the other condition denies that any one framework is better or more correct than any others. This can be expressed by saying that no neutral criteria exist to arrange the frameworks into a hierarchy.
The novelty of viewpoint relativism is to apply a definite concept of points of view to define relativism and defend it against standard criticism. Points of view are often equated with perspectives or even conceptual frameworks, but the exact nature of points of view are seldom presented. Some exceptions are Hautamäki (1983, 1986, 2016), Vazques and Liz (2015), Lehtonen (2011), and Colomina-Almiñana (2018). In my recent book Viewpoint Relativism (2020) I defined a point of view to be a three element system [S,O,A] where S is the subject and O is the object of point of view whereas A is an aspect of O representing O to S. In short, in a point of view, an aspect represents the object for the subject. Aspects are natural, social or psychological features of objects or things. What is characteristic for points of view it that they include choosing features of an object to represent it.
The “philosophy” of viewpoint relativism can be condensed into six theses.
There is no viewpoint neutral way to approach reality.
All people have their own subjective points of view, but they can be objectified.
Each object can be considered from several different points of view.
There are no absolute, privileged or universal points of view.
Points of view are suited to be improved and changed.
Different kinds of criteria can be used to compare points of view.
Each of them contains an important philosophical issue. Especially the first thesis expresses the basic tenet of viewpoint relativism: to approach relativity we always use a point of view. The world is “seen” trough the “lenses” or “filters” of points of view used.
To define viewpoint relativism, I refer to epistemic questions. They are questions about basic epistemological issues: truth, justification, existence, rationality etc. The standard form of an epistemic question is
Is the claim X true (or justified)?
Is the entity or property X existent?
Here X might be a sentence like “Climate change is caused by human actions”, or a property like “spouse”. These questions are viewpoint-dependent, if in order to answer it, some point of view must be referenced. Thus the answer to Q has an extended, complete form:
The claim X is true [from the point of view P].
I define viewpoint relativism as a hypothesis according to which viewpoint-dependent epistemic questions exist. The viewpoints relativism is not committed to claim that all epistemic questions are viewpoint-dependent. This would be global or universal relativism, but viewpoint relativism is local, accepting that perhaps only some types of epistemic questions are viewpoint-dependent, like statements in mathematics or physics. Therefore viewpoint relativism is a testable hypothesis.
Relativism is often claimed to be committed to keep all points of view equally good (Boghossian, 2006; Bagramian, 2019). According to viewpoint relativism, all viewpoints are in fact comparable and could be evaluated by different criteria, like the practical consequences of points of view. In defending viewpoint relativism it crucial to note, that “no neutrality” does not imply “equally good” in relations to points of view (Kusch 2019).
Philosophically viewpoint relativism is in opposition to realism, according to which reality and the truth are independent of the human mind (Niiniluoto, 1999): Reality determines the verity of statements independently of what we know. Viewpoint relativism is a form of anti-realism which argues that “the talk of a reality that is completely independent of our judgement is incoherent” (Baghramian, 2004, p. 229). It’s worth to stress that anti-realism is not idealism, which denies the existence of external reality.
Viewpoint relativism takes different forms in various fields of epistemology. Let’s consider here the questions of truth, justification and existence. The question of truth is fundamental in all fields of epistemology. In viewpoint relativism the truth of statements is dependent on aspects used to represent objects of knowledge. If a point of view is P =[S,O,A], then the statement p is true from the point of view P if p is true of O interpreted as A (or qua A). For example, if somebody is considering hospitals form the point of view of the quality of nursing, then the statement that the hospital is effective, must be related to nursing: True, if it’s effective from the point of view of nursing. Still, it might be ineffective from the point of view of finance. Thus, it might be turn out that he same statement is true and false at the same time, but from different points of view. In the book Viewpoint Relativism (2020), there is an exact definition for viewpoint dependent notion of truth, based on the logic of viewpoint (Hautamäki, 1983).
Justification is the basic notion of epistemic relativism. For example, it is needed for defining the standard concept of knowledge: knowledge consists of true, well justifies believes. Viewpoint relativism consider justification in relation to epistemic systems, consisting of different standards or principles used in justification. A statement is justified not absolutely, but relative to epistemic systems. Epistemic systems are selected by epistemic points of view, deciding what epistemic standards are relevant. So the “formula” of justification is:
epistemic point of view -> epistemic system -> justification.
It follows from this approach that there might be real disagreements about knowledge. In such a disagreement, the dispute is difficult or even impossible to solve if both parties are strongly committed to their epistemic systems. One way out is to change own point of view, thanks of new evidence, methods, and comparison.
A word about objective knowledge. Realism tends to see the correspondence with objective reality as a defining condition knowledge. But knowledge could be defined also in term of consensus in epistemic communities. If a statement is accepted from all points of view, that is, it is invariant in community, then we can consider it to be objective knowledge. Of course, objective knowledge must be justified from all points of view in community. Objective knowledge needs not be invariant, but, anyhow, it must be true and well justified from some point of view in community (cf. Hautamäki 2020, Chapter 5.2.2).
Ontological relativism deals with the questions about reality, its objects and their properties. Ontological relativism is often defined referring to articulation of reality by conceptual frameworks. Compare how Hilary Putnam (1981, p. 52) expresses conceptual relativism:
“Objects” do not exist independently of conceptual schemes. We cut up the world into objects when we introduce one or another scheme of description.”
This proposition characterizes a version of relativism, which Putnam calls “internal realism”. Its opposition is “metaphysical realism” according to which….
The world consists of some fixed totality of mind-independent objects. There is exactly one true and complete description of “the way the world is.” Truth involves some sort of correspondence relation between words or thought-signs and external things and sets of things. (Putnam, 1981, p. 49)
Viewpoint relativism claims that ontology is a function of points of view and reality. This means that what objects there are is dependent on both points of view and reality itself. Points of view are ways to conceptualize the world. Viewpoint relativism rejects essentialism and the existence of natural kinds (like species of animals). The core question here is that similarity of objects is not absolute but dependent on which properties (qualities) are considered to be relevant by points of view.
Sometimes relativists deny that there are universal principles of rationality. I think that the situation is more complicated. I agree that there are quite different principles used in different sciences and in different cultures. But I still believe that we can find some general principles which are as universal as possible and which are working as norms in all reflective discussion. These principles define what I call core rationality (cf. O’Grady, 2002). So far, I have identified four of them: principles of consistency, deduction, induction and evidence. I think that they provide tools for rational discussion, especially in philosophy and science.
Beside core rationality, philosophical discussion has some conditions, which guarantee its possibility (Hautamäki, 2020, Chapter 2). I have collected these conditions under the term C-theory, where C refers to common or even common sense. C-theory consists of a theory of common language (C-language), a common conception of truth (C-truth) and sheared conception of reality (C-reality). C-language is our common language, which we use to communicate. In communication we have to use common words, which have fixed meanings (C-meaning) in language but which are always subjectively interpreted (S-meaning). By C-language we can describe our experiences and common world, which I call C-reality. Equally important is to assume, that we have a common conception of truth; without which we can’t trust on each other in communication. According to this shared C-truth, true is to say how things are (Lynch, 2005). Often this kind of truth concept is stated to be correspondence theory, but I consider it to be more primitive, intuitive concept which could be elaborate in many directions leading to different theories of truth, like correspondence theory, consensus theory, or pragmatistic theory.
Viewpoint relativism has great impact on the orientation in our pluralistic modern society. I call critical relativism the societal view which accepts the following maxims (Hautamäki, 2020, Chapter 8.1.):
Plurality: Recognise the plurality of points of view;
Tolerance: Tolerate and listen to points of view differing from yours;
Criticality: Weigh every point of view.
Viewpoint relativism explains the plurality of different opinions and approaches: behind opinions there are often, but not always, different points of view about common issues. But from the fact of plurality of opinions we can not infer that they are equally good. Therefore we have to be critical towards all points of view and weigh them. It’s important to note that tolerance and criticality are not in contradiction: tolerance is against suppression of different opinions and criticality is against accepting all opinions. In the discussion about post-truth era recognizing pluralism and accepting misinformation (lies) are confused. Accepting pluralism does not give anybody the right to lie or distribute misinformation.
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Epistemic pluralism, relativism, and points of view
Antti Hautamäki August 13, 2018
Professor Ph.D Antti Hautamäki
Presentation at The XXIV WCP2018 in Beijing
Epistemic pluralism argues that there are many ways to be justified or warranted or many epistemic desiderata or goods. Monism is the doctrine, that there is only one way to be justified (etc) or only one epistemic good, namely truth. Relativism is a form of pluralism stating that all ways to be justified (etc) are equally good.
Epistemic monism and metarealism
Monism is often defended by referring to “metarealism”, which supposes that truth is an absolute concept: If something is true, it is absolutely true. As an application of this principle to epistemic issues: If something is justified, it is absolutely justified. Metarealism also supposes that there is only one true theory about epistemic issues, say about justification.
Epistemic Pluralism
Pluralism is often defined in terms of epistemic systems: epistemic statements are relative to epistemic systems: X is justified [in the epistemic system ES]. Epistemic systems consist of ordered sets of epistemic features, where features refer to different epistemic principles, standards or methods. The order means that different features are not equal; some are more important or relevant than others. According to epistemic pluralism a) evaluation takes place always in relation to some epistemic systems and b) there are many relevant epistemic systems.
Epistemic points of view
What features an epistemic system prefers depends on the point of view of an evaluator. The concept of points of view can be defined in epistemic settings as a principle to order epistemic features like observation, intuition, inference etc. Epistemic systems presuppose points of view as their antecedents so that we have the chain from points of view to epistemic systems and then to evaluation of statements. In general, points of view are selections of relevant aspects of object under discussion.
Epistemic relativism
Epistemic relativism is a special form of epistemic pluralism stating that all epistemic systems are equally good, because there is no neutral basis to prefer one to others. Epistemic relativism is a relevant thesis in concrete disagreements where all parties are strongly committed to their own points of view. They don’t see any reason to change their mind. This kind of stagnation emerges, however, in closed and stabile situations, where no new evidence is available, all methods are fixed, and all external evaluators are excluded. But if new evidence is at hand, new methods are invented and the disagreement is evaluated from an external position, the disagreement might be solved. So epistemic relativism is a local thesis and applies only to closed and stabile epistemic situations. Instead, epistemic pluralism is a plausible theory about the dependence of epistemic evaluations on points of view. In general, we can learn new things and change our points of view: the concept of points of view is dynamic.
Antti Hautamäki April 27, 2016
Presentation in InnoFrugal 2016 conference at Heureka, Vantaa, Finland 25-26.4.2016
Sustainable innovation means that innovation should balance the long term influences of the innovation process, and the actual innovative output with the needs of and impacts on people, societies, the economy and the environment. The motivation for sustainable innovation is in combining competitiveness, the well-being of people and sustainable solutions.
Properties of sustainable innovation:
Systemic approach
Impact orientation
One defining attribute of sustainable innovation is inclusivity: open innovation, user-driving innovation; innovation for all. Systemic approach is related to changes in socio-technical systems and often they are described by jumps or transitions; need of societal innovations. Sustainable innovation provides the foundation for future business; it is not just part of ethical responsibility. Sustainable innovation is oriented towards solving wicked problems.
Sustainable innovation follows the 4i-Model of innovation:
Idea -> Invention -> Implementation -> Impact.
In the impact stage the effect of innovation and the actual ways of use are actualized and assessed.
Frugal Engineering/Innovation
”Frugal innovation or frugal engineering is the process of reducing the complexity and cost of a good and its production.” Frugal innovation tries to achieve more with fewer resources. Examples; Tata Nano car, 100 € computer.
Frugal innovation is societally tuned: no affordable solution is working well if operating models, communities, institutions and habits of people are not adjusted to adopt solutions. Therefor frugal innovation presupposes systemic approach.
Frugal is not cheap in the sense of bad quality. It is the optimization of quality/cost ratio to achieve affordable solutions. The secret of frugal innovation is modularity and collaboration: solutions must be divide into separate modules which are easy to combine to perform a certain task. The modularization allows to distribute the task to different firms and organizations leading to collaboration.
How to improve capabilities of Finnish enterprises to produce frugal innovation?
Better knowledge about frugal engineering and Bottom of Pyramid markets
Better access and connections to emerging markets (India, Indonesia, Brazil etc.)
Partnership with local agencies and enterprises in emerging markets (marketing, distribution channels)
Real collaboration in innovation and production combining Finnish competencies in engineering and ICT with production capacities and low costs of emerging markets
Building vivid global special business ecosystems between Finland and emerging markets like India
First of all, Finnish enterprises have to adopt a new mind-set to understand that
You can do profit even when prices are low if you could scale your products to “billion customers markets”
Normal engineering thinking is not enough, you have to know how customers behave and use your products
By the way, the Innofrugal 2016 conference was more that just collecting experts to meet each other: Conference opened a new prospect for Finnish companies and public agencies to enlarge activities into emerging markets. Few years ago no one in Finland knew what frugal innovation is. I became familiar with the concept in 2010, when I visited Singapore and when professor Ruben Biswas visited at University of Jyväskylä.
Hautamäki A. (2010). Sustainable Innovation. A New Age of Innovation and Finland’s Innovation Policy. Sitra Reports 87. Helsinki.
Hautamäki A. & Oksanen K. (2016): Sustainable Innovation: Solving Wicked Problems Through Innovation. Mention A-L. and Torkkeli M. (Eds.), Open Innovation, A Multifaceted Perspective, In two parts, Part I. Singapore: World Scientific, 87-110.
Radjou, Navi, Jaideep C. Prabhu, Ahuja, Simone. “Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth.” San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass – Random House India, 2012.
Neo-Humboldtian university – a model of 21st century university
Antti Hautamäki December 10, 2012
The future of universities is becoming a central issue in the global competition. Universities have been and are the major source of new technologies from electricity to nuclear power and from information technology to biotech. Universities are also a birthplace of many innovations and start-ups (Kaku 2012). The impact of the universities on economic growth has proved to be remarkable (Helpman 2004). Elizabeth Berman (2012) argues that this development has resulted in a conceptualization of universities as “economic engines”.
In the climate of global competition it is too easy to accept the economic engine model of university. The model implies the opinion that by enforcing universities to adopt this kind of economic identity they will flourish. But this opinion is dangerously wrong!
Market logic started to dominate science logic
The concept of university as economic engine implies the dominance of market logic in the development of universities. Market logic is a set of principles that steers universities to maximize the economic value of research and education, and emphasis the impact of universities on economic growth. Market logic is further expressed in the concept of entrepreneurial university (Thorp & Goldstein 2010).
What is problematic in this position is that market logic contradicts with science logic. Science logic means the set of principles, which encourage universities to operate according to “traditional” principles of curiosity, freedom of research and internal objectives. The science logic aims at getting the greatest results of science and benefitting the society via them. On the hand the mark logic is looking for quick measurable results. The paradox of market logic is that it destroys the basis of economic impact for which market logic is just pursuing, because economic impact of science is the result of longstanding previous research.
Berman shows in her book “Creating the Market University” how the concept of university as economic engine emerged in the USA in the 1970’s with the breakthrough of biotechnology (e.g. recombinant-DNA) and later patenting legislation (Bayh-Dole Act) and building of university-industry research institutions (see also Geiger 2004). Similar development has taken place in all industrial countries, Finland included, based on proposals of the OECD (Niinikoski 2011).
The development towards the market logic has been complex. In fact, the science logic holds a very strong position among both leading scholars and majority of faculties. Researchers follow the science logic despite the university leaders and governments stressing the need to “serve society” and produce innovations. However, when “money talks”, market logic overruns science logic. The result can be found in the increasing number of innovation oriented research programs funded by governments and industries (e.g. bio-, nano-, and energy technologies). Regardless of discipline, it is much more difficult to get funding for basic research.
Neo-Humboldtian University as an alternative to entrepreuneurial university
To develop the university system and to enhance fundamental scientific research, a grounded concept for science and universities is needed. In a recent book “The contradictory science policy” written by Pirjo Ståhle and myself we have proposed an idea of Neo-Humboldtian University. It is based on principles of “Humboldtian” university laid down in the establishment of Humboldt University in Berlin 1810. The principles include:
Academic freedom and autonomy of universities
The pursuit of knowledge as a base for culture, civilization and education (German “Bildung”)
The unity of teaching and research
The German word “Bildung” is difficult to translate into English, but it refers to educating people in terms of humanism, values and social responsibility. The slogan “Bildung durch Wissenschaft” (“education through learning and research”) expresses the idea that science will educate young generation to understand both the world and their duties in it. One remarkable notion is that that in the Humboldtian University all sciences are equally important for “Bildung”: a leading principle of the university was the integration of the natural, social sciences and humanities as Wilhelm von Humboldt suggested (http://www.hu-berlin.de/).
What is the meaning of neo in the Neo-Humboldtian University? The traditional approach of the Humboldt University concentrated on the pursuit of truth without paying attention to societal and economic issues and challenges. Of course, the societal needs were recognized, but intrinsic scientific problems were the major concern of research. Therefore the problems of the “real world” could not be found in the research community.
What is the alternative for the university if the extremes of pure truth and innovation are to be avoided? We propose that taking wicked problems as organizing principle in universities is the right approach. By wicked problems we refer to the great challenges of contemporary world such as climate change, health and food issues, education, urbanization, polarization and security.
In the Neo-Humboldtian university teaching, research and solving wicked problems form a coherent unity – a triple task. This implies many changes in the practices of university (see also Gibbons & al. 1996, Geiger 2004, Nielsen 2012):
More interdisciplinary research
More open and transparent science
Close collaboration with different stakeholders outside universities
Larger scale of problems worth solving
Next step towards the Neo-Humboldtian University
The concept of Neo-Humboldtian University suits well to all disciplines and faculties. In addition, aiming for solving the wicked problems is natural to academia, because scholars are often concious and well-informed about the future of mankind and planetary problems. The Neo-Humboldtian University provides excellent conditions for integration of fundamental research and social responsibility.
The most difficult part of the university reform of the this century is funding policies. The actual funding schemas of research are based on either excellence in a certain field of study or usefulness to innovation. Excellence in a one field of study requires continuing publication of articles in high impact journals. This kind of concentration to publishing limits the freedom of research into narrow scientific interests and weakens motivation towards interdisciplinary collaboration. On the other hand, usefulness to innovation is measured by patenting and licensing or by potential benefits to industry. Although this has some impact on economic growth, it binds the talents and other resources to projects that cannot fully support the development of science or solving wicked problems. We also know that the revenue of patenting to universities has actually been only moderate (Geiger 2004, Berman 2012).
I am not saying that the needs of industry are irrelevant for universities. But the right way to meet these needs is not by application-oriented and often short-ranged research. Instead, a strong scientific research aiming at solving the wicked problems is the accurate way. The problem solving is a co-creational process where researchers, public organizations, NGO’s and firms are collaborating while maintaining their own profiles and interests. Universities provide their deep knowledge about the topics, whereas industry and enterprises provide their huge experience in implementing inventions and making them technologically feasible and economically viable.
To develop a university of the 21th century, a full body of science policy is necessary. Science policy must be an autonomous field of policy, which is neither subordinate to innovation or industry policies nor only to education policies. The core issue in science policy must be a new funding schema based on encouraging interdisciplinary studies and collaboration in solving wicked problems.
I thank Ph.D Kaisa Oksanen (Agora Center) for many discussions about the topic and useful comments on the book and blog. I thank Academy of Finland for the financial support to write the book.
Hautamäki A. & Ståhle P. (2012): Ristiriitainen tiedepolitiikkamme, Suuntana innovaatiot vai sivistys? [The contradictory science policy. Towards innovation or civilization?]. Helsinki: Gaudeamus. The book contains also sort contributions by Ilkka Arminen, Riitta Hari, Sanna Lauslahti, Tarmo Lemola, Markku Mattila, Arto Mustajoki, Kaisa Oksannen and Saara Taalas.
Berman E.P. (2012). Creating the Market University, How Academic Science Became an Economic Engine. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press.
Geiger R. L. (2004). Knowledge and Money, Research Universities and the Paradox of the Marketplace. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
Gibbons M. & al. (1996). The New Production of Knowledge: The Dynamics of Science and Research in Contemporary Societies. Sage.
Helpman E. (2004). The Mystery of Economic Growth. Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Kaku M. (2012). Physics of the Future. How science will shape human destinity and our daily lives by the year 2100. New York; Anchor Books.
Nielsen M. (2012). Reinventing Discovery, The New Era of Networked Science. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press.
Niinikoski M-L. (2011). Innovation: Formation of a Policy Field and a Policy-making Practice. Aalto Yliopisto – Doctoral Dissertations 40/2011.
Thorp H. & Goldstein B. (2010). Engines of Innovation, The Entrepreneurial University in the Twenty-First Century. Chappel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press.
http://www.hu-berlin.de
Service strategy for developing effective, high quality services
Antti Hautamäki July 16, 2012
Services are very sensitive towards customer relations. Services are created in interactions between service providers and customers. The scope of services varies from simple self services into demanding expert services. One essential factor differentiating these is the characteristics of customer relationships. To develop an optimal service structure one has to understand how to classify services by taking into consideration customer relationships.
Service system
In my article Hautamäki 2011 I defined a concept of service system consisting of front office and back office information systems and service personnel. Customers are interacting with service systems by face-to-face connections with personnel or/and by online connections with information systems. There are similar concepts presented by Henry Chesbrough (2011) and James Teboul (2006), among others. The essential feature of service systems is the division between “front stage” and “back stage”.
In this blog I will present a service strategy model devoted to building effective services (see Hautamäki et al. 1990 and Apte&Vepsäläinen 1993). In that model each service is classified by two variables: the complexity of a service and the amount of knowledge about its clients. Teboul uses the term “level of interaction” instead of amount of information (p. 43) and Apte and Vepsäläinen use the term customer relationship. Complexity is a number of relevant factors affecting the success of a service. By combining these two variables we get a two dimensional service matrix (cf. Hautamäki 2011).
Service matrix
In the matrix we could identify three generic types of services which are “elementary service”, “standard service” and “special service” (Figure 1). For example, to reserve a time for doctor is an elementary service, which is simple and does not presuppose much knowledge on the behalf of a client. Take a blade pressure and make a report of results is a standard service which demands some expertise and some facts about the client. On the other hand, the analysis of clients’ diabetes is a demanding task suitable only to doctors with a special education and experience and a lot of knowledge form clients.
The matrix contains also two problematic “corners”, one in top right and one in bottom left. A service in top right corner collects too much information from clients, net needed in successful conduct of the service. Thus it affects additional cost to clients: it’s over-service. On the other hand, a service in bottom left corner is based on too few information about clients and might leads to errors and misconduct: it’s under-service.
Complexity of service/The amount of information about customer
Special service “Over-service”
“Under-service”
Elementary service
Figure 1. Service matrix and generic service types
Service types and stragy matrix
The service matrix helps to develop service organization suitable to the type of services. For each generic type of services a special kind of organization is optimal to service provider and to clients as well. Elementary services are suitable to organize as self-service space, which can be internet front office or other arrangements like a room for measuring blood pressure with simple equipments. Standard services presuppose personal help and some communication. Therefore an office with some service personnel is working organization. The educational criteria are not necessary very high. For special services a well educated expert is necessary condition for success. Often special services are given by hospitals, studios, consultancy firms etc. Let’s say that special services are produced by an expert organization. These organizations are presented in the Figure 2.
/Type of service organization Special service Standard service Elementary service
Expert organization
(studio)
Focused service
Universal service
Self-service space
Instant service
Figure 2. Service strategy matrix
In the Figure 2 three optimal service strategies are presented. Focused service strategy is to provide special services by expert organization (eg. strategy of consultancy companies). Universal service strategy is to provide standard service in offices where customer could or must meet personnel (eg. strategy of DMV in USA). Instant service strategy customers get elementary services by their own actions mainly by online (eg. strategy of Amazon).
Note that to provide elementary services by an expert organization is beside expensive also “surveillance”. To provide special services by self-service is a risky business leading even to “abandonment”.
Information systems are applicable in all service organizations. In office type service organization personnel uses so called back stage systems, which are not open to clients. They may contain a lot of information about clients and their previous history, like medical records. Offices are also digitally connected to each other or to data bases of larger organizations like hospitals.
Apte, U.M. & Vepsäläinen, A.P.J. (1993): High tech or high tuch? Efficient channel strategies for delivering financial services. Journal of strategic Information System,March, p. 39-54.
Chesbrough, Henry (2011): Open Services Innovation, Rethinking Your Business to Grow and Compete in a New Era. Jossey-Bass.
Hautamäki, Antti (2011): Innovaatiot ja palvelut: palveluinnovaatiomallin perusteet.[Innovations and Services: Foundations of Service Innovation Model] In A. Hautamäki & K. Oksanen (Eds.) Yliopisto palveluinnovaatioiden kehittäjänä. [University as a Developer of Service Innovations] University of Jyväskylä.
Hautamäki, Antti, Mäkelin, Matti, Savaspuro Timo, Seppänen Tapani, Vepsäläinen Ari (1990): Palvelustrategiat julkisessa hallinnossa, Hyvinvointi 1990-luvulla. Jyväskylä, SITRA.
Teboul, James (2006): Service is Front Stage, Positioning service for value advantages. Insead.
HMV-Research
The origin of service strategy model goes back to the end of 80’s when I was a consultant in HMV-Research where a group of people developed the model. The members included prof. Ari Vepsäläinen, GEO Matti Mäkelin, Ph.D. Tapani Seppänen and myself. Ari is the mother of the model. I think that our thinking in HMV-Research was pioneering the service theory.
Open science and market logic in science
The university system is undergoing deep changes in all countries. There are two challenges science is facing. One is to build a balance between demand of economy and quality of education and basic research and the other is an adaptation of new information technology in full.
It is becoming more and more evident that science has great impact on economic growth and productivity. That has become a major reason to fund science. On the other hand the basic, traditional functions of universities, higher education and production of new knowledge, are in increasing problems with funding. It’s a great challenge how to combine improving competitiveness of economy and raising the quality of education and basic research.
The development of information technology has created new conditions for solving this kind of discrepancy. Global information networks are radically changing the ways knowledge is created and distributed in society and economy. There are at least two points to note: network is increasing the amount of information available (big data) and it is providing new ways for people to learn and contribute to science.
Is market logic dominating universities?
In a recent book Creating the Market University (Princeton 2012) Elizabeth Berman analyzes a shift of dominant logic in US University system in last decades of 20th century. Before 70’s the traditional science logic dominated and science was seen mainly “the pursuit of knowledge”. In 80-90’s the market logic started to strength and science used to be seen as “an engine of growth”.
Berman expressed the differences between these two institutional logics in a clear way: “science-as-resource” vs. “science-as-engine” (p. 3).The logic of science is based on idea of science as a resource for society. Universities produce new knowledge for society but their “responsibility ended with making that resource as accessible as possible” (p. 33).
On the other hand market logic is based on idea that science is an economic engine: “the knowledge that university produce is a source of innovation that can lead to new products, jobs, and even industries” (p. 30). University gets an entrepreneurial role. Universities realized this role through technology transfer, faculty entrepreneurship, spinoff firms and research partnership with industries. Berman studies carefully three developments: faculty entrepreneurship in the Biosciences, patenting university inventions and creating university-industry research centers.
What is interesting in Berman’s study is that this shift towards market logic is not based on universities’ own strategy or even pressure from industry. According to Berman government decisions were the most important driver of the change. The argument government used was based on observations that technological innovation drives economic growth. That belief emerged in 50’s and 60’s in the circle of economists like Arrow, Nelson, and Solow. It was estimated that technological change was the source as much as 87.5 % of U.S. economic growth in the first half of twentieth century (“residual growth”, p. 45-46).
Technology was a major link between science and innovation. Therefore to invest in science will lead to innovation and finally to higher productivity and economic growth. Government took an active role to encourage universities to treat academic science as an economic valuable product (p. 2). With the success of some biotechnology startups, like Genentech (IPO 1980, value of $532 million), passing the Bayh-Dole Act (1980) giving universities right to patent government-funded inventions and some other events the attitudes in universities became more favorable towards entrepreneurship and market logic.
Could we say that market logic has replaced the traditional logic of science? Berman does not say so. Instead she stresses that market logic has became “more visible and legitimate alternative to the logic of science” (p. 157). One can talk about “uneasy coexistence” of market logic with the logic of science. The coexistence is balancing between
Creating knowledge vs. applying knowledge
Long-term vs. short-term orientation
Theory vs. practice
Curiosity vs. utility
Berman’s conclusion from this discussion is interesting (p. 157). “Externally” universities might justify themselves as economic engine. “Internally” many scientists continue to be motivated by the joy of discovery and the desire for the recognition of their peers. In this “internal logic” peer-reviewed publications remain the gold standard of scientific research. So internally the old logic of science is still alive and even lives well. Berman says that “academics continued to value scientific interesting work, even when it had no obvious practical implications” (p. 157).
Where is knowledge?
David Weinberger makes a provocative statement in his new book Too Big to Know that knowledge is a property of networks:
“Knowledge new lives not just in libraries and museums and academic journals. It lives not just in the skulls of individuals. Our skulls and our institutions are simple not big enough to contain knowledge. Knowledge is now a property of the network, and the network embraces businesses, governments, media, museums, curated collections, and minds in communication.” (p. xiii).
To get an idea of the capacity of network just remember that there are about 200 million blogs, about a trillion pages and about 3-5 zettabytes information (1021 bytes). A rational question is “how the new overload affects our basic strategy of knowing-by-reducing” (p. 9). The thesis is of Weinberger is that “Internet enables group to develop ideas further than any individual could” (p. 45-46). This thesis is similar than Surowiecki’s The Wisdom of Crowds. So what is amazing with Internet is expressed by five theses by Weinberger (p. 51-63):
1. The Internet connects lots of people
2. The Internet has many different types of people in it
3. The Internet is like most oatmeal: sticky and lumpy
4. The Internet is cumulative
5. The Internet scales indefinitely
In my mind the most interesting topic considered by Weinberger is the nature of expertise. The new expertise is embedded in a digital network. Let’s call it networked expertise because it is (in) network (Weinberger doesn’t introduce any special concept for that). The traditional expertise is based on books and authorities (p. 65-67, note tempus):
Expertise was topic-based.
Expertise’s value was the certainty of its conclusions.
Expertise was often opaque.
Expertise was one-way.
Experts were a special class.
Expertise preferred to speak in a single voice.
My topic in this blog is science, however. Is it so that these features of old expertise are exactly what are prevailing in science? At least Weinberger put forward a hypothesis that scientific knowledge is transforming itself into new medium and becoming huge, less hierarchical, more continuously public, less centrally filtered, more open to differences, and hyperlinked (Chapter 7: Too Much Science). This hypothesis is still a hypothesis, but it’s reasonable vision of science as we will see.
The New Era of Networked Science
Michael Nielsen’s new book Reinventing Discovery (Princeton 2012) offers a deep and careful analysis of science in Net. Nielsen in fact gives more evidence to Weinberger’s hypothesis without knowing that.
According to Nielsen “We are, piece by piece, assembling all the world’s knowledge into a single giant edifice. That edifice is too vast to be comprehended by any individual working alone. But new computerized tools can help us find meaning hidden in all that knowledge.” (p. 4-5)
Nielsen analyzes the whole phenomena of networked science by developing a set of useful concepts. Net is forming a kind of collective intelligence, a superior power to solve hard problems. As an example Nielsen refers to InnoCentive and many other networks devoting to scientific problems (like Polymath Project). The idea is that participating organizations can post online scientific problems they want solved, so called Challenges. Anyone can download a description of a Challenge and try to solve it. More than 160.000 people from 175 counties has signed up to InnoCentive and more that 200 Challenges has awarded (one might get an award for acceptable solution).
Online tool allows amplifying collective intelligence and extending that to solving scientific problems. The core in amplifying is reaching a conversational critical mass, where many people with different background work together. In an ideal case each person in this mass owns a microexpertise, an area of knowledge where he/she is especially good. The process of collective problem solving is a kind a spiral, where new and new proposal from different perspectives are presented and discussed. Nielsen calls this model designed serendipity, because it produces innovative solutions or new directions.
Nielsen summaries his model for amplifying collective intelligence to three points (p. 33):
1. Modularizing the collaboration (independent tasks)
2. Encouraging small contributions (low barrier to entry)
3. Developing a rich and well structures information commons (availability of earlier work)
These are similar than points presented by Steven Weber in his book The Success of Open Source (Harvard 2004). See also my book Sustainable innovation (Sitra 2010)
There is another implication of net to science, namely formation of huge data. There are in fact two forms of data. One is the huge amount of information in net in these millions of sites and social media and any information devices. A good example is to use Google to predict the spreading of influenza (p. 93-95). To benefit from information in net very effective new algorithms are needed and under development. On the other hand collected data bases can make open. For example Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) contains about images of about million galaxies. Thousands of scientific discoveries was made using SDSS data base (p. 98-102). Human Genome Project is also offering openly all data about human genome.
Nielsen uses the concept data web to refer all open data, taken together in aggregate (p. 120). Data web provides amazing new possibilities to create new knowledge. Nielsen called a new kind of intelligence, data-driven intelligence. It is needed if we like to get knowledge out of big data, with millions and millions items, or perhaps from date base of size zettabytes.
Data Web will transform science in two ways. It will increase the number and variety of scientific questions that one can answer. It will change the nature of explanation itself, too. An impressive case is the translation machine based on analyzing documents en masse. The machine does not use rules of grammar or language, it just explore huge amount of texts and make statistical generalization what might be the most probable translation. Google uses that model in its translations. Nielsen makes a nice point that these kind of data-driven models are theories or explanation, although extremely complex and hard to understand for us as human being.
Open science – an utopia or the future of science?
Open science means many things, among others:
Data-web and big data
Exploring the information in net
Open problem solving
It’s easy to see that open science is open also to citizens leading to citizen science. This is useful enlargement of community involved to solving hard problems. Remember the design of serendipity. But I believe that “open science” is the biggest challenge to traditional scientific community. Why so? Basically, the leading idea of science is to explore the universe and to be open to all challenging problems. Like Berman says, the logic of science sees the search for truth as having intrinsic value. Science is the pursuit of knowledge.
But is science an individualistic enterprise: a solitary genius solving hard problems in his secret lab? Sometimes, but a central part of scientific method is its cumulativeness: every scientist is standing on the shoulders of giants. This principle refers to importance of collaboration in science. Still there are some obstacles in accepting full body open science. These obstacles are not so much related to market logic than competition inside science community. Berman emphasizes that in the internally logic of science publications matter more than any other merits.
There is an extremely hard competition among scientists to get positions in universities or in grant applications. This leads to keep your data closed until you have published your results. In this competitive situation researchers have to use all available time for writing papers and grant applications. They have not time or motives to share their data and knowledge and participate to open discussion in social media or science wikis. This is a major obstacle to develop open science.
One step to open science is to create new incentives for open collaboration. Nielsen puts it clearly:
“Today’s scientists show a relentless drive to write papers because that’s what’s valued by scientific community. We need new incentives that create a similar drive to share data, code and other knowledge.” (p. 193)
What motivates people to participate to open projects like creating Linux operating system? One major reason is reputation among peers. In science we have created “an economy based on reputation”, and it has worked well so far. Nielsen proposes that we enlarge the scope of reputation so that also sharing data and knowledge and contributions in open discussion are considered valuable merit. We have to create also a citation system to give merit for originators of ideas, initiatives and public computer programs etc.
Although market logic is not in strong opposition to open science, there are some warring features in Market Logic. Market logic means evaluating all things according to their economic value. The problem here is that there are many important things with low economic value or no value at all. Especially if we take the present capitalism to be the framework for economic thinking, we are in danger to fall into corporate trap.
Marker economy is changing towards entrepreneurship economy, where small innovative enterprises create new value and jobs. Corporations will be in big troubles with their hierarchical and inflexible structure and inhuman management practices. Corporations are also keen to protect their immaterial property rights and demand universities to close results funded by them.
In entrepreneurship economy the scope of businesses is much large from green technology to bottom of pyramid markets to social enterprises. Also the knowledge they need if different than the knowledge corporations are using to maximize their profit. Open science is also open to cultural, social, and planetary issues like climate change, underdevelopment, insecurity, polarization etc.
I see the future of science in solving wicked problems with citizens and other stakeholders, sharing all data and knowledge. Science will be public good or commons getting its legitimacy from citizens and public. Scientists could build their carries on large reputational base including scientific publications as well as contributions in open science.
Open Services Innovation – an extension of open paradigm
Antti Hautamäki July 1, 2011
Professor Henry Chesbrough, my friend from Berkeley, is a well known author of the book Open Innovation (2003). He has developed the issue of open innovation in the second book Open Business Models (2006). In his newest book Open Services Innovation (2011) he continues the topic concentrating on services. Although all three book deal with the similar problems and even same examples, the new one contains many interesting analysis and concepts.
Henry’s text is always clear and concrete containing many illuminating examples. This is especially true in his last book.
There is two parts: part one to develop framework and part two for open innovation in practice. I will analyze the framework of the book.
We are any more living in industrial society. There is a great transformation from product-based economy towards service-based economy. About 80 percent of economic activities in developed counties come from service.
The business models are not of the form: product + free services. Instead it is: service + attached products
Commodity trap
In global competition manufacturing practices are easy to imitate and move to low cost regions, like China and India. In this competition products turn to “commodities” that are “sold on the basis of their costs, not their value”.
This kind of commoditization makes extremely difficult to get profit because margins are so low. The way out of the commodity trap is to develop business from a service perspective.
The framework for open service innovation
To develop service business a new framework is needed. The elements of the framework are according to Chesbrough the following four concepts or principles:
1. Think of your business as a service business
2. Invite customers to co-create innovation with you
3. Use open innovation to accelerate and deepen service innovation
4. Transform your business model with open service innovation.
For each a separate chapter is devoted in the first part of the book.
Service is “a change in the condition of a person, or a good belonging to some economic entity, brought about as the result of the activity of some other economic entity, with the approval of the first person or economic entity”. The quote is from the Standard Industrial Classification taxonomy developed by US Department of Commerce. Service is a performance where the customer’s satisfaction and experience will decide the value of service, in the last instance.
The clue to understand service is to separate front end and back end. Front end (or front stage) is phase of serviced with which customers are in direct contact. It must be flexible and customized. On the other hand, back end (or back stage) guaranties the efficiency and security of service. The secret of back end is standardization of internal processes. For this issue see the book Service is front stage by James Teboul (2006).
In different services the roles of front end and back end vary. Say in restaurant business there are fast food restaurant, table service restaurants and gourmet restaurant and even chef-performance restaurants where food is prepared under the eyes of customers. It is easy to imagine how the roles of customers and serviced providers change and what are front/back divisions.
I think that the central point in service business development is expressed in the following quote (p. 54):
“[Suppliers] have to figure out how to give the customer what the customer needs, while also figure out a way to do this profitably for themselves. This change introduces a tension between standardization, which makes providing the service more cost-effective for the supplier, and customization, which more closely matches the customer’s need but may require different solutions for each customer.”
Prahalad and Krishnan use the formula N=1 to express the challenge of customization in their book The New Age of Innovation (2008): value is determined by one consumer-cocreated experience at a time.
Value is cocreated with customer. Right, but how does this take place. Open Service Innovation is not giving much in this important issue. It refers to managing tacit information. The best books in this respects are Erik von Hippel’s Democratizing Innovation (2006) and Nonaka’s and Takeuchi’s The Knowledge Creating Companies(1995).
Open service innovation
The chapter 4, Extend services innovation outside your organization, is the best part of the whole book.The chapter starts with the standard Chesbroughian definition of open innovation.
“Open innovation combines internal and external ideas into new products, new architectures, and new systems. It takes also internal ideas to market through external channels, outside the current businesses of the firm, to generate additional value.” (pp. 68-69)
This is nothing new, but the other concepts attached to it are valuable. I mean the concepts of specialization and economies of scale and scope.
Specialization makes possible “saving money for the customer while developing greater capability as a provider” (p. 75). As an example, think about payroll service, like Paychex. Specialization in service is constrainted by transaction costs: is it cheaper to buy a service than make it. So this related to outsourcing, too.
Economies of scale refer to reduction of cost of some item as more volume of that item is produced. Economies of scale are reached by two ways in service, at least. First, information technology is easy to scale, just adding more memory, servers, routers etc. Second, service provider gets more knowledge about customers through more transactions. This new knowledge might be very valuable asset when developing new and better services. And even “knowledge advantages of scale can continue to accumulate indefinitely” (p. 79).
Economies of scope refer to the efficiencies that result from offering of multiple items form a single source. As a standard example, think about department stores: many shops under one roof (good in cold or warm climate). By economies of scope one can reduce the total costs of a product of service to customers.
Let’s consider now the most important contribution of this book, service platforms.
Examples are iTunes shop for music in Apple ecosystem, a kind of department store for music and Apple App Store Web for buying applications for iPad and iPhone. Similarly in the case of Amazon. Amazon’s platform was early to sell and stock books. Later “the company provides a platform for other merchants to showcase their wares on Amazon’s Web site” (p. 84). So it becomes an Internet shopping platform.
What is happening here, is a twofold business model:
· Customers get more items to buy form the same site
· Other providers are allowed to use the platform to offer their products
· Both features lead to new revenue to the owner of platform
The conclusion of Henry Chesbrough is simply: “The ultimate goal for a service business is to become a platform for other businesses to build on.” (p. 105) This way a firm can move from “the commodity business model” towards “the platform business model”.
In my mind the new book of Henry is an important extension of his original open innovation model (paradigm) to include service innovation. Especially, the treatment of specialization, economies of scope and scale are useful. The best contribution is the development of the platform business model.
One thing I’m wondering is the concept of open service innovation itself. The original concept of open innovation was related to innovation processes: use external as well as internal knowledge in creation of innovation. The “original”concept of open innovation in Chesbrough 2003 was collaboration in creating innovation and this process was mainly sharing or changing ideas. Now it seems that “open service innovation” is not so much related to creating new ideas than just colloboration in production.
The concepts like specialization and economies of scope and scale are based on transaction cost theory of Ronald Coase and Oliver Williamson. In this conception, service “innovation” is a strategy of a company to specialize to some service process and find partners to provide the whole service package with the company.
The other critical comment is related to co-creation and user experience. This topic is covered nowadays in design. Especially service design is becoming a major tool to develop service innovation. See my blogs about Tim Brown, Roger Martin and Roberto Verganti, which have published the best books in the field. The word design is lacking in the index of Open Service Innovation.
Service innovation research
In the final chapter of the book there is a good proposal to develop service research. I agree with Henry when he writes:
“In service, however, no academic community of scholars shares a common mission to understand the roots of the services arena of economic activity or how to advance it. Granted, services subfields are emerging in separate, siloed academic areas, but precious few attempts to integrate them have been undertaken, and this is much needed.” (p. 193)
In universities we have to develop a new holistic, integrated service science. It must be transdisciplinary, integrating research from economics, psychology, information science, management, design etc. I feel this a personal challenge, too.
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Transactions & MySQL
December 15, 2013 Rajani Ramsagar Leave a comment
MySQL supports small, embedded kiosk-style applications as well as the occasional five billion-record data warehouse. This versatility is possible in part because of the MySQL engine, which has been designed for maximum scalability, maximum resource efficiency, and easy portability to various platforms and architectures. This section will discuss the important characteristics of this engine in detail.
MySQL is designed on the assumption that the vast majority of its applications will be running on a TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) network. This is a fairly good assumption, given that TCP/IP is not only highly robust and secure, but is also common to UNIX, Windows, OS/2, and almost any other serious operating system you’ll likely encounter.
MySQL does allow named-pipe connections, which were designed mainly to support network connections in earlier non-TCP/IP networks, such as LAN Manager and Windows NETBEUI. (NETBEUI uses an addressing scheme based on the NETBIOS machine name rather than a routable IP address.)
SQL:
The Structured Query Language (SQL) is an open standard that has been maintained by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) since 1986. Although it’s true that the implementation of this standard does differ in varying degrees from vendor to vendor, it’s fair to say that SQL is today one of the most widely used cross-vendor languages. As with other implementations, such as SQL Server’s T-SQL (Transact-SQL) and Oracle’s SQL, MySQL has its own variations of the SQL standard that add power beyond what is available within the standard.
Data Integrity:
MySQL supports engine-level data integrity through the use of primary key and foreign key constraints. Columns can be defined so that explicit NULL values cannot be entered into them. To prevent empty columns, MySQL supports the use of default values, which, when combined with NOT NULL properties, ensure that valid data is entered into a column that would otherwise be left blank.
Until recently, MySQL was not known for its transaction-handling capabilities; however, since version 3.23, MySQL has been providing table handlers, such as InnoDB and BDB, that manage transactions in much the same manner as other commercial RDBMS products. A transaction-safe database system must pass what is known as the ACID test to qualify for compliance. An ACID-compliant database must support the following characteristics:
Atomicity
Atomicity:
A transaction is defined as an action, or a series of actions, that can access or change the contents of a database. In SQL terminology, a transaction occurs when one or more SQL statements operate as one unit. Each SQL statement in such a unit is dependent on the others; in other words, if one statement does not complete, the entire unit will be rolled back, and all the affected data will be returned to the state it was in before the transaction was started. Grouping the SQL statements as part of a single unit (or transaction) tells MySQL that the entire unit should be executed atomically.
Atomic execution is an all-or-nothing proposition. All of the SQL statements must be completed for the database to maintain a state of data integrity; otherwise, none of the statements will be finalized and committed to disk. In MySQL, the beginning of a transaction is marked with a BEGIN statement. The transaction (or unit of work) will not be considered complete until a COMMIT command is issued to tell MySQL to complete the action. When necessary, the ROLLBACK command will initiate a rolling back of all changes to the state before the BEGIN statement.
An everyday real-world example of this can be found in the banking business. By debiting and crediting your bank account, your bank adds and subtracts money from the account within one transaction. These updates usually involve multiple tables. The bank would not be able to maintain data integrity without guaranteeing that the entire transaction will take place, not just part of it.
Transaction management is particularly important to client-server systems that perform data entry or to any application that must be able to count on a high degree of safety from undetected data loss, such as the banking example described here.
Consistency exists when every transaction leaves the system in a consistent state, regardless of whether the transaction completes successfully or fails midway.
For example, imagine that your bank uses a transaction that is supposed to transfer money from one bank account to another. If the transaction debits one bank account for the requisite amount but fails to credit the other account with a corresponding amount, the system would no longer be in a consistent state. In this case, the transaction would violate the consistency constraint, and the system would no longer be ACID-compliant.
In MySQL, consistency is primarily handled by MySQL’s logging mechanisms, which record all changes to the database and provide an audit trail for transaction recovery. If the system goes down in the middle of a transaction, the MySQL recovery process will use these logs to discover whether or not the transaction was successfully completed and roll it back if required.
In addition to the logging process, MySQL also provides locking mechanisms that ensure that all of the tables, rows, and indexes that make up the transaction are locked by the initiating process long enough to either commit the transaction or roll it back.
Isolation:
Isolation implies that every transaction occurs in its own space, isolated from other transactions that may be occurring in the system, and that the results of a transaction are visible only once the entire sequence of events making up the transaction has been fully executed. Even though multiple transactions may be occurring simultaneously in such a system, the isolation principle ensures that the effects of a particular transaction are not visible until the transaction is fully complete.
This is particularly important when the system supports multiple simultaneous users and connections (as MySQL does); systems that do not conform to this fundamental principle can cause massive data corruption, as the integrity of each transaction’s individual space will be quickly violated by other competing, often conflicting, transactions.
Interestingly, MySQL offers the use of server-side semaphore variables that act as traffic managers to help programs manage their own isolation mechanisms. These variables are useful in cases for which you prefer not to incur the overhead of the Transaction Managers, or when a recovery plan is possible outside of the confines of log recovery. MySQL InnoDB tables offer isolation in transactions involving multiple queries, while MyISAM tables allow you to simulate isolation via the LOCK TABLES command.
Durability, which means that changes from a committed transaction persist even if the system crashes, comes into play when a transaction has completed and the logs have been updated in the database. Most RDBMS products ensure data consistency by keeping a log of all activity that alters data in the database in any way. This database log keeps track of any and all updates made to tables, queries, reports, and so on. If you have turned on the database log , you already know that using it will slow down the performance of your database when it comes to writing data. (It will not, however, affect the speed of your queries.)
In MySQL, you can specify whether or not you wish to use transactions by choosing the appropriate table handlers, depending on your application. The InnoDB table handler performs logging a bit differently than BDB does, while MyISAM does not support the type of logs that would permit you to be assured of a durable database. By default, InnoDB tables are 100% durable to the last second prior to a crash. MyISAM tables offer partial durability—all changes committed to the system prior to the last FLUSH TABLES command are guaranteed to be saved to disk.
SQL Server and Oracle, for instance, are able to restore a database to a previous state by restoring a previously backed-up database and, in essence, “replaying” all subsequent transactions up until the point of failure. These database products do not encourage the direct use of—nor do they expose the inner data structures of—the log files, because those files form part of the database engine’s recovery mechanism.
MySQL also keeps a binary log of all data manipulation activity in sequential order. However, unlike the logs used in other databases, this log is easy to read, which means that it’s a relatively straightforward task to recover lost data by using the last backup in combination with the log.
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Note: Refer to other MySQL related posts for further knowledge.
Advanced Concepts:
Why MySQL Is Fast?
Transactions & MySQL – Introduction
MySQL Primer
Videos / Technology Talks:
MySQL Tips for Java Developers With Mark Matthews
What & Why?:
Why MySQL?
Installations & Configurations:
MySql Installation & Configuration
Categories: MySQL Advanced Concepts Tags: MySql, MySql Architecture, MySQL introduction, MySQL Primer, mySQL transactions, What is MySQL, Why MySQL
November 26, 2013 Rajani Ramsagar Leave a comment
Graveled at commercial software licensing? Are you looking for a stable database platform but sweating at the hefty price tags attached to mainstream products from Microsoft, Oracle and other vendors? MySQL may be for you! MySQL is a well-respected product that is more than capable of commercial operation. As of April 2009, MySQL offers MySQL 5.1 in two different variants: the MySQL Community Server and Enterprise Server, both having common code base and include the below features.
MySQL Features:
A broad subset of ANSI SQL 99, as well as extensions.
Cross-platform support.
Stored procedures.
Triggers.
Cursors.
Updatable Views.
True Varchar support.
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.
Strict mode.
X/Open XA distributed transaction processing (DTP) support; two phase commit as part of this, using Oracle’s InnoDB engine.
Independent storage engines (MyISAM for read speed, InnoDB for transactions and referential integrity, MySQL Archive for storing historical data in little space).
Transactions with the InnoDB, BDB and Cluster storage engines; savepoints with InnoDB.
SSL support.
Query caching.
Sub-SELECTs (i.e. nested SELECTs).
Replication with one master per slave, many slaves per master, no automatic support for multiple masters per slave.
Full-text indexing and searching using MyISAM engine.
Embedded database library.
Partial Unicode support (UTF-8 sequences longer than 3 bytes are not supported; UCS-2 encoded strings are also limited to the BMP).
Partial ACID compliance (full compliance only when using the non-default storage engines InnoDB, BDB and Cluster).
Shared-nothing clustering through MySQL Cluster
MySQL Enterprise Server is released once per month and the sources can be obtained either from MySQL’s customer-only Enterprise site or from MySQL’s Bazaar repository, both under the GPL license. The MySQL Community Server is published on an unspecified schedule under the GPL and contains all bug fixes that were shipped with the last MySQL Enterprise Server release. Binaries are no longer provided by MySQL for every release of the Community Server. Read more…
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Tell MAMA are launching the National Mosques Security Panel which will implement practical training and security measures for mosques in the U.K.
The recent attack by a far-right extremist on two mosques in New Zealand highlight the need for mosques to develop security planning measures and to implement practical ways by which staff can ensure that crowd management can take place and thereby maintain the safety and security of people coming into and out of respective mosques.
We have listed the main aims of the National Mosques Security Panel and its work programme. These include the fact that:
Any installation of security features must be part of a wider programme of ‘community confidence’ (building safer and stronger communities) and in this respect, work conducted at local, regional and national levels will also involve communications campaigns which bring communities together. This will also ensure that faith communities sign up to the principles of standing together at times of crises.
There are existing tactical plans within police forces for times of heightened tensions which treat each and every hate crime report similar to a critical incident requiring the personal supervision and direction of the Duty Inspector. This requires proactive communications and engagement to any hate crime report with a dynamic community impact assessment. Such a response will serve to enhance community engagement and has a relatively low impact on police resources but an enduringly positive impact on community confidence. The work of the National Mosques Security Panel will be to implement and oversight delivery plans so that they meet the objective of providing a wider community assessment to statutory agencies at points of crisis.
Community Impact and Threat Analysis: The best place to gather community sentiment and details of actual incidents is from the community level itself and Tell MAMA is perfectly poised to grow into this space, given its grass roots hate crime work that it undertakes. Tell MAMA will produce an intelligence product similar to a strategic assessment, which will be based on evaluated information with provenance; helping not only to inform the national threat assessment picture but also having the ability to feed into local tasking processes from which resource deployment decisions can be made in respect of patrol strategies or responses. A suggested, given the community information that comes into Tell MAMA, it is well poised to provide this community-based product.
Protective Security: Effective protective security must be part of a wider approach which is far more than physical security and security guards, although they are important features. It must include educating the wider community, for instance by further cascading “Argus and Griffin”, ‘Run, Hide, Tell’ and the “ACT’ Campaign. This will help grow a ‘security culture’ within and across communities and through building local community confidence it becomes more likely that suspicious activity is reported into the authorities especially in relation to the ‘lone – low tech self-starter’ attacker which is normally hard to spot. Protective Security must be based upon an assessment (SecCo trained) which provides an efficient and incisive assessment of security needs and reduces the risk of responding to everything just because people are fearful, (confidence and reassurance is best achieved through engagement). The National Mosque Security Panel will be instrumental in the delivery of protective security measures for mosques based on the professional standards mentioned.
Training is a huge part as simply installing CCTV, Alarms and Lighting do not provide protection if not used properly and proactively. The National Mosque Security Panel will be developing a product with active monitoring, perimeter walks, physical checks of the building, system checks and response and regular drills of likely scenarios affecting mosques included within it.
In addition to this, the protective security products for mosques will include a written control strategy to mitigate risks with clearly identified priorities, especially as these change throughout the year in accordance with religious festivals and seasons.
Public Value and Governance: We understand that there are real risk and concerns for faith institutions such as mosques that warrant a targeted and effective response. Sadly, sometimes, community organisations who engage with state institutions focus on managing and maintaining their relationships which can take up their resources. This means that an independent unit is required to provide an objective and honest appraisal of their risks in the current charged social and political climate is required. This matrix of risk is being developed by the National Mosque Security Panel.
Speaking about the launch of the National Mosques Security Panel, the Chair, former Met Commander Mak Chishty QPM said:
“With Islamaphobia and hate crimes against Muslim communities quickly becoming a permanent fixture across the world it is important to ensure that all Muslims are protected, feel safe and are reassured. The threat is driven by a mistaken belief that Muslims are extreme and support terrorism and this belief is given legitimacy by far right elements.
The response to this threat must therefore be strategic and long term, must include immediate protective security measures but also seek to tackle intolerance and enable genuine integration. The protective security strategy must therefore not just be confined just to buildings and local hotspots, it needs to part of wider community safety approach.
This means that all stakeholders now need to take a very honest view of the problem as only then we will be able to fix it before communities become fully broken or divided. Some of this involves installation of security features on building, personal safety advice but also it requires a change in some political policy both at the local and national level.
I have been invited to chair the Muslim Security Board on behalf of Tell Mama but my message is clear from the outset, that this is as much about changing attitudes as much as it is about changing locks.
I look forward to building a brighter, tolerant and safer environment together.”
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Polio immunisation: Kaduna records 94.2% coverage
August 18, 2014 Admin Health 0
KADUNA – The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Agency said on Monday in Aduna it had recorded tremendous success in the just-concluded nationwide polio immunisation.
The agency’s Health Education Officer, Alhaji Hamza Ikara, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He said there had been steady improvement in the quality of the various rounds of polio immunisation in the state since January.
According to him, the state has recorded 94.2 per cent patronage during the last exercise concluded on Aug. 12.
“Since the inception of polio immunisation in the state we have not recorded huge success like this quarter, and this is an indication that polio will be eradicated totally in the state.
“In May, we recorded 92.2 per cent success and so also in June, and in July there was increase in coverage to 93.3 per cent.’’ [eap_ad_1] Ikara attributed the success to the agency’s ability to “largely overcome problems of missed children and non-compliance in polio-prone areas of Giwa, Kaduna North, Zaria and Kudan Local Governments”.
“We have almost resolved issues of non-compliance within the 23 LGA in the state, and the agency is ensuring that enough vaccines are being supplied to various communities.
“The compliance level has already gone very high and we are partnering with UNICEF to provide hard-to-reach communities with full supplementary and routine immunisation services.”
Ikara said the agency had adopted strategic means of anticipating and addressing likely challenges that would inhibit the implementation of routine polio immunisation in the state.
“This is being done through the selection of surveillance teams at ward and local government levels.”
Ikara commended the effort of traditional and religious leaders, as well as youths and women groups for their involvement in “sensitisation, mobilisation, monitoring and supervision of the exercise”.
He solicited for more support from relevant stakeholders to ensure complete interruption of poliomyelitis transmission in the state and the country by December.
The last reported case of type 3 polio virus in the state was in November 2012. (NAN)
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Associate Professor Daniel Anlezark's research interests include: Old English Language and Literature; Medieval English literature; Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. He is currently an Australian Research Council Future Fellow researching literature and science in the early middle ages.
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About Professor Jonathan Wooding
Professor Jonathan Wooding's research interests include: Travel and Narratives of Travel in the early Celtic world; Faith Heritage, Pilgrimage and Tourism in Celtic Countries; Medieval Otherworld Tales and the Cult of St Brendan; Gaelic Revivals in the Irish Disapora.
About Dr Juanita Ruys
Dr Juanita Feros Ruys is currently undertaking three research projects for the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions. These include a study on the attribution of emotions to demons in the High Middle Ages; a study of the emotions surrounding suicide in the Middle Ages; and a study on academic emotions in the premodern world.
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Discussion of gharanas and tabla demonstration by Ustad Ahmedjan Thirakwa with English translation
Posted on July 28, 2017 by tablaabhi
There is a set of two videos on YouTube featuring interviews with the legendary Ustad Ahmedjan Thirakwa. For the benefit of non-Hindi speakers I have posted an English translation.
I would put the date of the videos at approximately 1966, due to the mention in the first video of Ustadji being 90 years old (“even at the age of 90, your fingers are still dancing on the tabla”). Given that he passed away in 1976 at which time he was roughly one hundred years old, this video would be from approximately 1966. Despite his age he is as sharp and articulate in these interviews as ever. He does not hesitate for even a moment in answering any of the interviewers’ questions, or in playing excerpts from his vast repertoire.
In both videos, UAT is asked about the various gharanas of tabla and to demonstrate examples of material from each of them, which he does with elan. Notably, he does not really acknowledge the Benares and Punjab gharanas, although in the second video there is a brief demonstration of the Benares style of playing using what appears to be a open, pakhawaj-oriented technique. Evidently, Thirakwa-sahib did not consider either the Benares or Punjab gharanas to be “proper” tabla gharanas, stating for example that Punjab is a pakhawaj gharana rather than a tabla gharana. This prevailing view has obviously changed since, noting that these interviews are from over a half century ago.
In this video, ustadji is interviewed by SSS Thakur. Following is a paraphrased translation of the interview:
Interviewer: “Wah ustad. The name of Ahmedjan Thirakwa is known to everyone. <Addressing the camera> He started learning the tabla at the age of 12, and was given the nickname of ‘Thirakwa’ by his grandfather, and from that time on he has been known as ‘Thirakwa’. He is well-known for his mastery over all the various aspects of tabla playing. <Offers various compliments about his highly developed playing style, knowledge and technique>. My salutations to you sir. I would like to ask you a few questions before we begin.
UAT: Absolutely, please go ahead
Interviewer: It has been said that tabla started in Delhi, and from there it went to Lucknow, Benares, Farrukabad and various other places. Is this true or was there already a Farrukabad gharana in existence?
UAT: There are basically only two gharanas: one is ‘Purab’. Lucknow, Farrukabad, all this is basically the “Purab” (Eastern) style. And then there’s Delhi. Benares is something different…. but <hesitantly> I guess … all of them have their place and their good things. But gharanas are basically only these two (Delhi and Purab). There is also a “half gharana” known as Ajrada. They were also very good, their buzurg (ancestors) were wonderful players.
Interviewer: Are the Ajrada bols (repertoire, playing techniques) unique?
UAT: They play in aardh (three beats to one), but the playing style is almost the same as Delhi, it’s basically an offshot of Delhi
Interviewer: The other thing I’ve heard is that tabla has its own unique sounds, but can also be used to mimic the sounds of other drums like naqqara, tasha, dhol …
UAT: Yes, some people do this, but I think it’s wrong. If people are playing dhol or tasha on tabla, this is wrong, this is not how it’s supposed to be played.
Interviewer: What about pakhawaj?
UAT: Yes, it can resemble pakhawaj. I will demonstrate it for you.
Interviewer: I notice that you are playing a tabla with a larger head (diameter). Is this to resemble the sound of pakhawaj?
UAT: No, it has nothing to do with that. I’ve been playing this size of drum all the while. The older generation of tabla players, everyone used to play this size of drum. Nowadays, the smaller size drums have come into fashion.
Interviewer: Right. I guess if you were to try and play like you do on one of the smaller head drums, it wouldn’t really work, would it?
UAT: That’s right, you can’t even get a proper sur out of those smaller drums
Interviewer: I’ve heard that the tirakita of Delhi is different from that of Farrukabad, is that so?
UAT: No, not really, it’s the same tirakita, it’s just played a bit differently <demonstrates the Delhi-style tirakita and then the Purab-style>
Interviewer: Right, so the Purab one is played in a more “open” style. Well, I don’t want to trouble you any further…
<UAT now performs a short tabla solo in Teentaal, from around the 3:57 mark>
Interviewer: (Exclaims around the 8:30 mark) Wah! Even at the age of 90, what virtuosity!
UAT: (At 8:36) Now I will demonstrate the Purab style for you
UAT: (At 10:40) Now, let me demonstrate the pakhawaj style of playing, with a khula haat (open hand)
There is then a brief discussion about the open style of playing being commonly used in Lucknow, in particular for kathak dance accompaniment.
(Following this Thirakwa-sahib starts playing a paran, which I’m proud to say I have learned from my teacher. The first phrase of the composition is given below)
Dha KraDhan DhaDha KraDhan Dha GhirNag TigNag
Following this we move on to Video #2:
UAT ends the paran that was started at the end of the last video, and then moves onto a very popular and exciting composition known as a raon, which has its origins from Lucknow. This can be frequently heard being played by tabla players of all gharanas nowadays.
Interviewer: (Around 2:50) Ustad, what’s the difference between a gat, paran and a tukra?
UAT: Paran is played in pakhawaj. Tukra is a short composition, usually you start and then quickly end on sam. Gat is a long composition, which usually takes two or three cycles to finish.
The first interview and demonstration ends at the 3:50 mark of this second video.
There is then a second interview and demonstration with Uma Vasudev. The translation of this interview is provided below. I am not sure whether it is because of the charms of the female interviewer, or whether Ustadji was in a better mood, but I feel he is on the whole more expressive and more inclined to answer the questions frankly in the second video, whereas in the first video he seems a little more guarded.
Many of the questions and themes are similar to the earlier interview, for completeness I will annotate this interview as well:
Interviewer: Greetings Khan-sahib
UAT: And greetings to you
Interviewer: Please forgive me, I will give you some trouble today (common way to start a polite conversation in Urdu). Many people know a lot about your art and have heard you play, but not many people know much about your life. So, please tell us something about yourself.
UAT: I was born in and am from Moradabad (in Uttar Pradesh). All my ancestors are from this place. That’s where I grew up. My uncle used to teach me classical singing. But my interest was in tabla. They tried to make me a vocalist, but everyone could see that tabla is what I was really interested in, so they decided to let me learn tabla. My ustad used to live in Bombay, in a room on the second floor.
Interviewer: Who was your Ustad?
UAT: Munir Khan. They sent me to him, and I started learning from him. In a few years time, I started playing in gatherings.
Interviewer: So, you mean that from the age of 13 or 14 you were already performing in public?
UAT: That’s right.
Interviewer: And you learned only from Munir Khan?
UAT: Yes, mainly from him. He was happy with my playing, and I gradually got better and better. There came a point when I started to enjoy it myself. And then people started appreciating me. And then … well I just kept learning and playing. I learned for around 30 years.
Interviewer: 30 years? From Munir Khan only?
UAT: Yes, from him, but also from my own family in Moradabad. My chacha (uncle) Sher Khan used to teach me, as well as Faizal mamu, Faiyaz mamu (maternal uncles).
Interviewer: So did you stay in Bombay the whole time?
UAT: I moved to Poona at one point, with Bal Gandharv, the theatre company. I was the house tabla player for 4 years. Many well-known vocalists were there at the same time. But I used to only play on Sundays. There wasn’t much to do on the other days.
Interviewer: And after Poona?
UAT: After Poona, I went to Rampur. The Nawab of Rampur called me and asked me to come. My children were in Poona, and I had lots of students there too. But I had to go to Rampur. Stayed there for 26 years.
Interviewer: Do you remember what year you went to Rampur?
UAT: The year … no I don’t remember what year it was. But I stayed in Rampur for 25 or 26 years. Until the nawab died, that’s when I left.
Interviewer: You must have played with a great many musicians and singers there
UAT: Yes. I played with Bhaskar Rao, Faiyaz Khan, Alladiya Khan …
Interviewer: Do you prefer playing with singers, or with instrumentalists?
UAT: It doesn’t matter as long as I have a good rapport with that person. My job is to make sure they can do what they need to do, without disturbing or overshadowing them. When I play solo, that’s a different story, then I can do what I feel like.
Interviewer: Ok. So when you first started learning from Ustad Munir Khan … what gharana was he from?
UAT: He knew all 4 gharanas. He started me off with Delhi …
Interviewer: Could you please describe the 4 gharanas?
UAT: There is Farrukabad. Lucknow. Delhi and Ajrada.
Interviewer: Ok, and which one did you learn from him?
UAT: I learned all four of them
Interviewer: You learned all four?
UAT: Sure did
Interviewer: Do you have a favourite amongst them? Is there one that you specialise in?
UAT: By God’s grace I am able to play all of them, and I like all four of them equally
Interviewer: Could you please give us a demonstration? And could you please explain the difference between the gharanas?
UAT: Lucknow is played with a khula haat (open hand). Farrukabad is basically the same, but in Farrukabad there is no influence of dhol or tasha (other drums), it is pure tabla.
<Khan-sahib starts his demonstration at around 10:14 with a Delhi gharana kaida. Followed by an Ajrada composition, then Farrukabad, and finally Lucknow>
Interviewer: That was Lucknow, but what about Benares? Isn’t there also a Benares gharana?
UAT: In Benares they play tabla in a more pakhawaj-oriented style. Shall I demonstrate? This is the style of Kanthe maharaj… <demonstrates>
Interviewer: Farrukabad, Lucknow and Benares are all part of the “Purab” style, right? So what’s the difference between these 3?
UAT: <Khan-sahib seems a little flustered by this question> Umm… well… why do you want me to say this? It will be captured on film and… it may offend some people… but look … based on my understanding … I really only like these 4 gharanas: Farrukabad, Lucknow, Ajrada and Delhi. That’s it.
Interviewer: Ok, so what do you think about the younger generation of tabla players who are coming up now? Do you think they have a good understanding of these four gharanas? Or is there now a lot of mixing up?
UAT: Those who have learned it properly do understand. Even those who have had even a little bit of proper instruction, and have eyes to see, they do understand. But there are some out there who are making a mess.
Interviewer: Could you please give an example?
<Around 15:06, UAT starts demonstrating an example of something he feels is currently in vogue but is an example of the ‘wrong’ way to play>
UAT: You see, the bol “dhit” should never be played with the first finger. This is a typical bol of Delhi, the Delhi and Ajrada players would only play this with the middle finger. That is the “kaida” (rule) of this bol. <Demonstrates this using a Delhi composition>
Interviewer: Could you please share with us how you got the name “Thirakwa”?
UAT: My ustad’s father gave it to me. He said my fingers used to “dance” on the tabla, so he started calling me “thirakwa”, and the name stuck.
Interviewer: I believe there are some compositions (gats) that you have composed yourself? Could you please play them for us?
UAT: <Demonstrates, around 17:26>
Personal reflections:
To say that Ustad Ahmedjan Thirakwa was a legendary tabla player is an understatement. His absolute command over the instrument, his encyclopedic knowledge of compositions and repertoires of various gharanas is unquestionable. In addition to this, from watching these two interviews, one thing that stood out for me is the importance that he gives to the tabla tradition, and his immense regard for the buzurg (elders) of each of the gharanas. He clearly believes that there is a “right” and a “wrong” way to play tabla. For example, in the second video he demonstrates that the bol “dhit” should only ever be played with the middle finger, rather than the first finger. One may agree or disagree with his views, the point is that the tabla players of that generation were nor merely technically brilliant and highly knowledgeable, they were also immensely seeped in the tradition of tabla, looked up to the forebears who had created and propagated this art form, and had strong views about how the instrument should and should not be played.
I hope you have enjoyed and found this post useful. Do drop me a line in the comments.
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The Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Liberia (1847)
Slides: Politics of Westward Expansion
Homework Assignment: Politics of Westward Expansion
Module 14: Unravelling the Union
Reading Assignment: Unravelling the Union
Primary Sources: Unravelling the Union
Warning to Slaves-Boston (1851)
Abraham Lincoln responds to the Dred Scott decision (1857)
Mahala Doyle to John Brown (1859)
National Republican Platform (1860)
Slides: Unravelling the Union
Homework Assignment: Unravelling the Union
Module 15: The Civil War
Reading Assignment: The Civil War
Primary Sources: The Civil War
Declaration of Secession of the State of Mississippi (1861)
Amendments Proposed by the Peace Conference of 1861
Mathew Brady’s Photography Reimagines the War (1861-1865)
The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
Chaplain C. W. Buckley to Lt. Austin R. Mills, February 1, 1865
Slides: The Civil War
Homework Assignment: The Civil War
Research Project: The Civil War
Module 16: Reconstruction
Reading Assignment: Reconstruction
Primary Sources: Reconstruction
Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address - March 4, 1865
Selections from Walt Whitman, Specimen Days (1882)
Selection of Anti-Negro Laws (“Black Codes”)
Selections from Second Semi-Annual Report on Schools and Finances of Freedmen (1866)
The Tenure of Office Act (1867) and Selections from the Articles of Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (1868)
Slides: Reconstruction
Homework Assignment: Reconstruction
Module 17: The New South and West
Reading Assignment: The New South and West
Primary Sources: The New South and West
Selected Testimonies of Black Exodusters Including Henry Adams, Samuel L. Perry, and Benjamin “Pap” Singleton From Testimony of the Select Committee to Investigate the Causes of the Removal of the Negroes from the Southern States to the Northern States (1
Excerpt from “The story of Red-Horse,” Describing the Battle of Little Bighorn, An Eyewitness Account (1881)
The Dawes Act (1887)
“Columbia’s Roll Call,” As Performed at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia, February 8, 1892
“The Indian Story of Wounded-Knee” (1891)
Slides: The New South and West
Homework Assignment: The New South and West
Module 18: The Industrial Revolution and the Growth of Organized Labor, 1870-1900
Reading Assignment: The Industrial Revolution and the Growth of Organized Labor, 1870-1900
Primary Sources: The Industrial Revolution and the Growth of Organized Labor, 1870-1900
Advertisement for Madame C. J. Walker’s Beauty Preparations, 1930s
Excerpt from Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives (1890)
Excerpt for Andrew Carnegie’s “The Gospel of Wealth” (1889)
Terence Powderly- Response to the Haymarket Riots (1886)
“Factory Life as it is” (1845)
Slides: The Industrial Revolution and the Growth of Organized Labor, 1870-1900
Homework Assignment: The Industrial Revolution and the Growth of Organized Labor, 1870-1900
Module 19: Immigration and Imperialism
Reading Assignment: Immigration and Imperialism
Primary Sources: Immigration and Imperialism
“The Duty of the Hour”- Puck Magazine, v.43, no.1105 (1898)
Petition Against Annexation- Hawaiian Patriotic League (1897)
Letter to the Editor from the Immigration Restriction League (January 1898)
Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924
Majority Decision in Buck v. Bell—Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes (1927)
Slides: Immigration and Imperialism
Homework Assignment: Immigration and Imperialism
Research Project: Immigration and Imperialism
Module 20: Populists and Progressives
Reading Assignment: Populists and Progressives
Primary Sources: Populists and Progressives
The National People’s Party Platform, Omaha, Nebraska, July 4, 1892
The Supreme Court Decisions in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
“Cross of Gold” by William Jennings Bryan, July 9, 1896
Ida B. Wells Barnett, “Lynching and the Excuse For It” (1901)
Theodore Roosevelt, The “New Nationalism” Speech, Osawatomie, Kansas, August 31, 1910
Slides: Populists and Progressives
Homework Assignment: Populists and Progressives
Module 21: World War I
Reading Assignment: World War I
Primary Sources: World War I
Emma Goldman, “Marriage and Love” (1910)
Woodrow Wilson, “Too Proud to Fight” Speech (1915)
Selection of Poems by Siegfried Sassoon (1915-1918)
Woodrow Wilson, “Fourteen Points” (1918)
Henry Cabot Lodge, “On the League of Nations” Speech (1919)
Slides: World War I
Homework Assignment: World War I
Module 22: Return to Normalcy
Reading Assignment: Return to Normalcy
Primary Sources: Return to Normalcy
Warren G. Harding’s Speech on “Americanism” (1920)
Fay Stevenson, “Mother Not to Blame for Flappers Flapping” (1922)
Excerpts from H.L. Mencken’s Coverage of the Scopes Monkey Trial (1925)
A Prohibition Agent’s Letter to the U.S. Prohibition Service (1928)
Letter from Langston Hughes to Walter White (1925)
Slides: Return to Normalcy
Homework Assignment: Return to Normalcy
Module 23: The Great Depression
Reading Assignment: The Great Depression
Primary Sources: The Great Depression
Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address (1933)
Huey P. Long, “Share The Wealth” Speech (1934)
Father Charles Coughlin, “Somebody Must Be Blamed!” (1937)
“I’d Rather Not Be on Relief” (1938)
President Roosevelt Expresses Concerns Over Japanese Movement in the Pacific (1940−1941)
Slides: The Great Depression
Homework Assignment: The Great Depression
Research Project: The Great Depression
Module 24: World War II
Reading Assignment: World War II
Primary Sources: World War II
The Atlantic Charter (1941)
Department of the Navy Memo for FDR on Pearl Harbor Attack (1941)
Advertisement for Scrap Metal Drive (1942)
Jackie Robinson describes Racial Incident at Ft. Hood (1944)
Henry Stimson on Sharing the Bomb With the USSR (1945)
Slides: World War II
Research Project: World War II
Homework Assignment: World War II
Module 25: The Cold War
Reading Assignment: The Cold War
Primary Sources: The Cold War
The Charter of the United Nations (1945)
Executive Order 9981 (1948)
John Foster Dulles, “Massive Retaliation” Speech, January 12, 1954
Statement of Secretary of State Christian Herter on U-2 Spy Plane Incident (1960)
Message from Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev to President John F. Kennedy, October 27, 1962
Slides: The Cold War
Homework Assignment: The Cold War
Module 26: Civil Rights Movement and the Era of Social Change
Reading Assignment: Civil Rights Movement and the Era of Social Change
Primary Sources: Civil Rights Movement and the Era of Social Change
Senator Walter F. George, “The Southern Manifesto” (1956)
Anonymous letter from FBI to Martin Luther King, Jr. (1964)
Excerpts from Malcolm X, “The Ballot or the Bullet” Speech (1964)
Chief Justice Warren Burger, Majority Opinion in Reed v. Reed (1971)
Proclamation: To the Great White Father and All His People (1969)
Slides: Civil Rights Movement and the Era of Social Change
Homework Assignment: Civil Rights Movement and the Era of Social Change
Module 27: The Vietnam War
Reading Assignment: The Vietnam War
Primary Sources: The Vietnam War
NSC Action No. 1074-a, The Pentagon Papers (1954)
PFC Ron Ridenhour’s Letter Exposing the My Lai Massacre (1969)
Affidavit of Donald S. Mackenzie on the Kent State Shootings (1970)
Richard Nixon, “Peace With Honor” Speech (1973)
The War Powers Resolution (1973)
Slides: The Vietnam War
Homework Assignment: The Vietnam War
Module 28: Nixon, the New Conservatism, and the 1970s
Reading Assignment: Nixon, the New Conservatism, and the 1970s
Primary Sources: Nixon, the New Conservatism, and the 1970s
Rennie Davis and Tom Hayden on Democratic Convention “Challenge” (1968)
Excerpt of conversation between Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger (1971)
Photos of the Nixon Presidency, 1972-1974
President Richard Nixon’s Resignation Speech (1974)
Hamilton Jordan’s Memo to President Jimmy Carter on Iran Hostage Crisis (1979)
Slides: Nixon, the New Conservatism, and the 1970s
Homework Assignment: Nixon, the New Conservatism, and the 1970s
Research Project: Nixon, the New Conservatism, and the 1970s
Module 29: The Reagan Revolution
Reading Assignment: The Reagan Revolution
Primary Sources: The Reagan Revolution
Ronald Reagan, “The Evil Empire” Speech, June 8, 1982
“Strategic Defense Initiative” Press Release (1985)
The Weinberger Memo on Iran Contra (1986)
Neil R. Schram, M.D., “Are You Afraid of AIDS?” (1986)
George H. W. Bush, National Security Directive 54 (1991)
Slides: The Reagan Revolution
Homework Assignment: The Reagan Revolution
Module 30: America at the Turn of the Century
Reading Assignment: America at the Turn of the Century
Primary Sources: America at the Turn of the Century
Office of European Analysis on Crises in Former Yugoslavia (1991)
Considerations on How to Respond to Attack on the USS Cole (2000)
White House Memo on Osama Bin Laden (2001)
Memo from Alberto Gonzales to President Bush on the Use of Torture (2002)
The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (2005)
Slides: America at the Turn of the Century
Homework Assignment: America at the Turn of the Century
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The Bluest Note ~ A Review
The blues notes no longer play for Tony Mann (Len Xiang)
Marques Green (Que Films) is in good company with Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes because this independent filmmaker understands fully the ‘tune o’ those weary blues’ surveyed in his film short, The Bluest Note (2012). Penned by Oliver Webb, Jr., The Bluest Note is a brooding film that never releases the audience from its descent, even though we are hopeful until the very end. Hope indeed is the bluest note.
Len Xiang is Tony Mann, a once successful R&B / Jazz stylist whose own instrument—his voice–has betrayed him after having carried him through the hallowed halls of fame. The ‘blue notes’ elude him, and with every screech and scrag, Mann elicits from the audience a fervent plea to his vocal chords to serve the artist just one more time. Please? We learn later that a ruthless siren, Niva, has placed us under a spell. Played with uncompromising desire by model Jaynelle Clarke, Niva lures Mann to sing despite the vocal letdown. Mann’s wife, Christine (Stacey Lewis) relentlessly pushes her husband to see that Tony is “not that person anymore”, but she is no match for Niva. We, too, want Christine to stay out of our business!
Lewis inhabits Christine’s hope, taking care to throw into sharp relief the despair over what marriage itself cannot save. Both Tony and Christine yearn for a revival of sorts. Mann craves what he once was in the public spotlight; Christine collects pieces from their marital past with the hope Tony will see the value in a life the two of them created in private before the intrusion of fame. Of her character, Lewis explains,
Stacey Lewis (Christine)
Tony and Christine genuinely loved each other and were committed to their marriage. I believe, however, it was nearly impossible for her to accept and to understand that she and the life they had before the fame were not enough for him to stop seeking validation from the public. I think Christine’s anger, sadness, and jealousy stemmed from the fact she was no longer Tony’s muse and was not a strong enough deterrent to keep him from self-destructing.
The seduction and taunt of celebrity culture without question have caused Christine’s ‘weary blues’, and Lewis notes, “once celebrity is achieved by someone that person will move heaven and earth to maintain it, even to their own detriment and to the detriment of their loved ones. It’s as if the idea of being regulated back to ‘normal’ is emotionally, mentally, and physically painful.”
We feel the pain. Mann strives for his voice to recognize that they once were a team, and to remember the vibrancy of their performances. He actually could sing again. All he has to do is take better care of his instrument, practice, and schmooze among his fellow artists. After all, people remember him … but only ‘when’. It is an agony born out of loss and desperation, and Green dramatizes without restraint the emotional cost of a gift that has vanished only to return in disrepair:
I think the loss of one’s gift is a very challenging thing and can cause people to react in all sorts of ways. With The Bluest Note our intention was to explore this loss. […] This particular case is extreme, but I do feel that many can relate to losing something that is very important to them.
Xiang, who in real-life performs on trains in New York (called a ‘Buster’), appreciates Green’s exploration of ‘finding your way back’ after disappointment and failure in The Bluest Note. He believes this particular journey receives short shrift by mainstream Hollywood when telling the Black artist’s story:
I am so honored to be a part of this film. Eminem’s 8 Mile, 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’, Carey’s Glitter and others … they show the rise to the top; Hollywood perpetuates this image of us loving the struggle because we were slaves and this is where we come from. I’m over that! There is so much info and research that goes into our lineage as Black people. Why not the story of somebody who has made it to the top then falls down? What choices do they make?
With piercing heaviness, Xiang bears Mann’s burden of choices as he makes a ‘come back’ but only to a place that has no role for him to play anymore. Personally for Xiang, he is all too aware of an artist’s everyday hustle to ‘make it’ in a highly competitive market and what is necessary to sustain his status once success actually is achieved. His character’s journey, he reveals, touches close to his heart.
Really, there is no character there, that’s all me! The music, the songs, too. Tony’s struggle is a struggle I am going through right now, so it was an honor to be that brutally honest in that film. Artists have to figure out how to continue to be artists if they fall. What are those ways? Right now, I’m pushing my way into an industry that is no longer how it used to be. It used to be you signed with a label, and there it was. Now all of that is out of the door. YOU are your own label; your own brand.
The Siren, Niva (Jaynelle Clarke) returns for Tony
In Green’s project, Xiang seamlessly interfolds his own story but still defers to Tony Mann and all of the identity politics that come with him. The Bluest Note glimpses, through Mann, the transition of an artist’s identity from a ‘you’ that embraces you then casts you out into the land of ordinary or onto the strip of normal. Clarke exploits the camera’s power and grants Niva full range to mock Mann with her wisps of possibility. Her skill on the runway, moreover, bolsters her threat not only to Mann’s marriage but to his psychological well-being as well. More striking, cinematographer Giacomo Belletti films Mann’s loss and Niva’s seduction in alluring shades of dark chocolate, maroon, and blue/grey mist; then, he shifts to hues of apricot, rose and ivory to frame Mann’s once sung happiness.
Green rightly acknowledges, with clarity and coherence, the peculiar nature of talent; how it can lose its flexibility and ease of production at any given moment; and, how it will refuse to stand and deliver no matter the force … no matter the prayer. What happens, then, to the ‘you’ left standing? Langston Hughes well may have replied “You move on, man, you move on.” In The Bluest Note, however, where you move can mean a matter of life or death.
Marques Green, Director (Moses Djeli Photography)
The Bluest Note will be screened at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles on August 10; it screened at the The BlackStar Film Festival Saturday, August 3 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and won the Jury Prize for Best Short. In February, The Bluest Note won the Outstanding Independent Short by The Black Reel Awards: Saluting African Americans in Film.
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The Bluest Note made its debut at the UrbanWorld Film Festival 2012 in New York.
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Colorado state parks switching to new camping reservation system in 2020
If you plan to camp in a Colorado state park in 2020, you might want to make note of this now: Starting on Jan.
By John Meyer, The Denver Post Dec 30, 2019, 6:00 am
A combination camping-hostel-hotel in Boulder is offering adventurers cheap stays
Even with Boulder Canyon construction traffic, it only took a couple of minutes to drive from Pearl Street in downtown Boulder to Adventure Lodge, a combination hotel, hostel, campground, and adventure center located at the head of Four Mile Canyon and re-imagined in 2015 from a historic hotel site.
By Joshua Berman, Special to The Denver Post Oct 27, 2019, 6:00 am
Proposal seeks to modernize campgrounds at national parks
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Food trucks. Wi-Fi. Hot showers. Those campground upgrades could be coming to a national park near you. The Interior Department is reviewing recommendations to modernize campgrounds at national parks.
By Felicia Fonseca, The Associated Press Oct 21, 2019, 6:00 am
Tiny teardrop trailer makes camping easy — even on your busiest weeks
As I stuffed my family's sleeping bags into an enormous green duffel, I was feeling more guilt than the usual pre-trip excitement. I had zero business dropping everything and skipping town for three nights to go camping.
By Joshua Berman, Special to The Denver Post Sep 25, 2019, 7:00 am
16 strange, spooky and (mostly) true Colorado stories to tell around a campfire
Editor's note: This is a shortened and edited version of a talk delivered to the Christmas Rendezvous of the Denver Posse of Westerners, Dec.
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By Brittany Anas, Special to The Denver Post Aug 12, 2019, 10:59 am
A nearby campground that you’ve probably driven past has hidden depths behind its trees
FRISCO -- As our beast of an RV meandered down the loop road at Heaton Bay Campground, I hunched over the wheel, looking for our site.
By Joshua Berman, Special to The Denver Post Jul 26, 2019, 10:25 am
Colorado’s newest campground offers glamping an hour from Denver
KERSEY -- The sun rose in dramatic fashion, a red ball that appeared to hover above the water of the South Platte River as it flowed toward Nebraska.
By Joshua Berman, Special to The Denver Post Jun 29, 2019, 8:00 am
Six of the best places to camp near hot springs in Colorado
You get up before sunrise, before anybody else in the campground, and in the cold morning air slide over to the hot, sulfur-smelling pools.
By Joshua Berman, Special to The Denver Post May 23, 2019, 8:13 am
The campground of the future could have drone-delivered logs and self-driving camper vans
Picture this: After your self-driving, voice-controlled camper van is automatically checked in and guided to its campsite, you get out to take in the view while your vehicle sits atop a solar-powered charging pad.
By Joshua Berman, Special to The Denver Post Apr 3, 2019, 9:20 am
Reserve your summer campsites at Colorado state parks now
If you think it's too early to think about reserving campsites in Colorado's state parks and wildlife areas, you might want to rethink that thinking.
By John Meyer, The Denver Post Jan 14, 2019, 7:00 am
Rocky Mountain National Park raising backcountry camping fees in 2019
Rocky Mountain National Park is raising the cost for a backcountry camping permit to $30 per trip, up from $26, starting March 1. These fee increases come at the same time as Colorado Parks and Wildlife fee increases, which include greater costs for entrance to state parks and campsite reservations.
By Danika Worthington Dec 18, 2018, 4:01 pm
Reservation-only camping expanding at Colorado state parks in 2019
Starting in 2019, 15 state parks will join Colorado's "reservation only" group, to which five parks already belong. Under the system, campers can reserve a site 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
By Kieran Nicholson Dec 13, 2018, 4:38 pm
9 remote lakeside campgrounds in Colorado where you can embrace serenity without speedboats
You wake up early, crawl out of your tent, and behold the layer of thick, white mist covering the water's surface. The rising sun makes the moisture glow, and it's already beginning to evaporate as you push off your canoe and float, weightless, over the unbroken surface of the water.
By Joshua Berman, Special to The Denver Post Jul 9, 2018, 3:33 pm
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TLM22—ASHLEY GRAHAM
In our twenty-second issue of The Last Magazine, we have gathered together a group of uncompromising and distinctive rule breakers who are reshaping expectations and challenging assumptions. There are three young actresses who have all successfully made some difficult character choices. American Sydney Sweeney broke into the scene with The Handmaid’s Tale and Sharp Objects, while English Florence Pugh and Bel Powley portrayed demanding roles in Lady Macbeth and The Diary of a Teenage Girl. The Los Angeles-based artist and ceramicist Bari Ziperstein explored “The Patterns of Propaganda” in her latest show and is participating in as well as investigating consumerism with her art. Claire Oswalt, from Austin, Texas, is a writer-turned-painter who describes her work as instinctual and paints from her own life. The makeup artist Gucci Westman, who recently launched her new brand Westman Atelier, shares her personal favorites from her own beauty regimen in our “Beauty Picks” series. For our cover story, photographer Cass Bird turns her lens on entrepreneur, model, and activist Ashley Graham, who with her work and her book “A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like” redefined and sparked a conversation about beauty and body stereotypes. This issue was particularly demanding to put together, but it is nevertheless gratifying that we are able to present all these talented and inspiring people in one and the same issue.
On the cover: Ashley Graham, photographed by Cass Bird.
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Home LATEST NEWS Macclesfield Town appoints former Irish international Mark Kennedy as new boss
Macclesfield Town appoints former Irish international Mark Kennedy as new boss
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Former Irish international Mark Kennedy is the new head of Macclesfield Town.
It is the 43-year-old’s first job as a front runner who previously worked as a respected academy coach in Manchester City and as a U23 headlamp worker at Wolves.
Last season, he was Sol Campbell’s assistant in Macclesfield before the former English defender left the club in August.
Kennedy, who won 34 caps for Ireland between 1995 and 2002, has signed a first short-term deal by the end of the season.
He is assisted by former Crystal Palace and Southampton defenders Danny Butterfield and Danny Whitaker, who was previously the caretaker’s chief.
Kennedy was a strong player of the wolves, but also had spells with Liverpool, Manchester City and Crystal Palace.
He also played spells for Ipswich Town, Cardiff City, Wimbledon and Millwall.
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Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up, V&A review - appearances aren't everything
Sumptuous exhibition prioritises image over artist
by Katherine WatersTuesday, 03 July 2018
'Self-portrait on the Border between Mexico and the United States of America', Frida Kahlo, 1932© Modern Art International Foundation (Courtesy María and Manuel Reyero)
When in 2004 Frida Kahlo’s bedroom – sealed on the command of her husband Diego Rivera for 50 years from her death – was opened, a trove of clothes and personal items was discovered. They shed new light on the life of this iconic Mexican painter and female artist, who, born in 1907 to a German father and Indian-Spanish mother, lived through the Mexican Revolution, the emergence of Communism and the accession of America to the position of world power. In the V&A’s exhibition, these personal effects act as a prism through which to understand how she placed herself within this changing world, and how, suffering throughout her life the effects of the double misfortunes of childhood polio which withered her leg and a devastating bus accident that left her bed-bound for months and in pain for the rest of her life, she consciously constructed her own image in public and private.
As in her self-portraits which symbolically unpack states of being or dilemmas around her own likeness, Kahlo fashioned a highly personal world within the realms of the Blue House in Mexico City where she was born, lived and died and which is now a museum dedicated to her life and work. At the V&A coloured lighting, surreal cornices and a room-by-room soundtrack create an immersive experience which, if spatially inadequate for the number of visitors, is nevertheless highly effective at conveying the sense of slipping between highly subjective worlds that is so present in her paintings.
What’s also made apparent is how close to the skin of things significance lay for Kahlo, how meaning resided in each action, each choice, each item. Early on there is a series of strikingly annotated family photographs (her father was a photographer), one with arrows and names directly scrawled on the print identifying family members; another of her christening with ¡idiota! added later on the back as an outraged annotation (as an adult she renounced Catholicism, evincing instead a syncretic interest in Taoism, Hinduism and indigenous beliefs). Later, a hand-drawn birds-eye map annotates the view of her beloved garden (towards her death she asked for her bed to be moved so she could view it better) and late in life her fingers dripped with rings she’d give away to friends as tokens of her affection – her hands literally symbolising friendship.
But moving a house exhibition to another context will always be difficult, and there’s something about these personal effects being out of their original context which doesn’t quite translate. A further difficulty is that they are clearly used as a run-up to the climax of the exhibition – a room magnificently full of her skirts, shawls and clothes – and the same might be said for the paintings on display, her work uncomfortably servicing her image rather than the other way round.
Moreover, the exhibition suffers somewhat for being overly schematic. Separate sections are dedicated to her clothes, to medicines, to orthopaedic corsets, to the retablos – vernacular paintings offered in churches as thanks – that she and Rivera collected. So each part is immensely clear but also somewhat dense, and connections between the way Kahlo lived, loved, dressed and worked are not so much fluidly drawn as starkly stated. The loose huipil blouses she favoured that were the beautiful corollary of the unbeautiful orthopaedic corsets which supported her spine and alleviated her pain are displayed separately; the flowing skirts that disguised her uneven walk and hid her leg (amputated the year before she died) are in a separate section to the part dedicated to the matriarchal Tehuana culture which she referenced in wearing them. Fashion and medicine in their own ways both alleviated her suffering while somewhat disguising her condition – palliatively from herself, sartorially from others – but in the exhibition they are considered quite separately.
Sometimes though, her art, her physical frailty and her aesthetic choices come together in striking ways. This is clear in a photograph of her painting Self-Portrait with the Portrait of Doctor Farill, 1951, in front of which Kahlo and Farill replicate their depicted stances. The self-portrait was painted in gratitude for the multiple surgeries he conducted on her spine which alleviated her pain to the extent she was again able to work. Yet in the photograph there is a striking contrast between the fidelity with which Farill has been depicted and the stark distinctions between the painted and the living Frida: in paint, despite the dark print under her eyes suggesting fatigue, she is serene and poised; in the photograph she looks tense with pain, her brow concerned and visibly runched. The illusion is exploded, the layers of artifice temporarily peeled off.
There’s a wealth of extraordinary personal artefacts on display, and reams of fascinating information. Highlights include a sumptuous Chinese skirt bought in amazement in San Francisco’s Chinatown; photographs by Kahlo’s then lover Julien Levy as she braided her hair; her prosthetic leg with a cheeky bell attached to the arch (pictured above), and animal doodles she and Rivera sent each other. Her only lithograph, Frida and the Miscarriage, 1932, is on display,as is the richly detailed Self-Portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States, 1932, (main picture) and the striking Self-Portrait with Braid, 1941. But her actual work seems somewhat crushed beneath a kind of hagiographic celebrity. It’s not that it’s not a compact, sumptuous exhibition but rather that – ironically – it gives more space to who she was and who she seemed to be than what she actually did.
Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up is at the V&A to November 4
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Connections between the way Kahlo lived, loved, dressed and worked are not so much fluidly drawn as starkly stated
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Charlotte Salomon: Life? or Theatre?, Jewish Museum London review - rallying against death Set aside time to absorb the stunning work of this modernist painter murdered at Auschwitz
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Lucian Freud: The Self-Portraits, Royal Academy review - mesmerising intensity Beady eyes that try to read the soul as well as the body
Bridget Riley, Hayward Gallery review - the thrill of seeing A comprehensive celebration of the artist's 70-year career
Hogarth: Place and Progress, Sir John Soane’s Museum review - state of the nation Magnificent show of Hogarth's despair at his fellow citizens and a divided England
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters, National Portrait Gallery review – a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes Spotlight on the women and their role in the Brotherhood
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That’s not real diversity: the women picked to be on boards generally belong to the same social networks as the male directors. Shutterstock
Reality check: more women on boards doesn’t guarantee diversity
March 6, 2019 2.07pm EST
Akshaya Kamalnath, Deakin University
Akshaya Kamalnath
Lecturer, Deakin University
Akshaya Kamalnath does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Deakin University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
More women on boards is seen as an important indicator of gender equality and board effectiveness.
The Australian government’s annual gender insights report, published last week, says greater female board membership helps drive more equitable pay across all levels of an organisation.
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) emphasises other benefits. Last month, when it published its latest gender diversity progress report, managing director Angus Armour noted diverse boards help prevent groupthink (when like-minded people make the mistake of agreeing with one another without considering alternate viewpoints), “leading to better outcomes for shareholders, consumers, employees and the community”.
All this might be true, but there’s a problem in thinking board gender statistics alone indicate significant progress on diversity if the women getting picked for boards generally belong to the same networks as the male directors.
Outsiders need not apply
Women now hold almost 30% of all board positions in Australia’s top 200 listed companies. Former AICD head Elizabeth Proust says that’s significant, because research “has shown this is the point at which you genuinely change the conversation around any table.”
Read more: 'Network contagion' is key to getting healthier numbers of women on company boards
But that’s not necessarily what the evidence from Australia’s banking royal commission shows.
Equal numbers of women and men on the boards of IOOF or Commonwealth Bank, for example, didn’t seem to lead to any better outcomes than at ANZ (37.5% of directors female), Westpac (33%) or NAB (30%).
Perhaps that’s because board membership is still an extremely exclusive club.
In 2018 just 220 new board appointments were made in the ASX200 (with 100 of them women). Social connections drive those appointments, according to researcher Sherene Smith. There are few “outsiders”.
Read more: Company boards are stacked with friends of friends so how can we expect change?
So whatever progress has been made in increasing board gender diversity, there remains a fundamental problem of a lack of equal opportunity in the board appointments process. The lack of outsiders means groupthink is still a problem, because people from similar backgrounds and social circles are less likely to have very different perspectives, or be prepared to challenge the group.
More than demographic balance
Mai Chen, of New Zealand’s Superdiversity Institute of Law, Policy and Business, talks about the difference between the type of diversity that promotes diverse thinking and ticking off achievement of mere “demographic balance”.
This is certainly not to say that increasing female representation on boards is pointless. As Peta Spender puts it, “the role that women play on the boards of ASX 200 companies is a measure of women’s democratic leadership”.
But for greater gender equality to really contribute to greater thought diversity, we have to think about all the other factors that might be just as important, such as ethnic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, work and life experiences, educational attainment, or even personality traits.
Gender is only one facet of diversity. Ideally a board should have members who are able to not only arrive at different solutions but also voice these solutions.
Different aspects of diversity may be relevant for different companies. A company with offshore businesses, for example, might require foreign directors. A tech company might need to have a director with expertise in machine learning.
Experiences, perspectives, preferences
Gender, of course, is relatively easy to measure. Diversity of thought less so.
But it’s not impossible. In New Zealand, consultancy Diversity of Thought assists organisations to assess their success in achieving a diversity of thought through questionnaires that cover experiences, perspectives and thought preferences.
Some examples of the questions used are:
“How would you describe your socio-economic status during your teenage years?” – to assess diversity in socio-economic experience
“When addressing a problem, do you prefer to find an entirely new solution?” – to assess creative thought preference).
In the longer run, investors, employees, customers and wider society can all benefit from companies taking a broader approach to board diversity that aims to get multiple viewpoints into corporate decision-making.
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December 30, Hubble Day 2013: Look to the stars for our future
[Today is actually the day! You may fly your flag if you choose. This is the traditional Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub Hubble Day post.]
Lift a glass of champagne today in tribute to Edwin Hubble and his great discovery. Not sure what to call it — Hubble Day, Looking Up Day, Endless Possibilities Day — whatever, this is the anniversary of Edwin Hubble’s announcement that he had discovered the universe is much, much larger than anyone had imagined, containing far more stars than anyone had dared guess.
It’s a big universe out there.
Ultraviolet image of the Andromeda Galaxy, first known to be a galaxy by Edwin Hubble on December 30, 1924 – Galaxy Evolution Explorer image courtesy NASA
So, today is a good day to celebrate the universe in all it’s glory – December 30.
On December 30, 1924, Edwin Hubble announced he’d discovered other galaxies in distant space. Though it may not have been so clear at the time, it meant that, as a galaxy, we are not alone in the universe (whether we are alone as intelligent life is a separate question). It also meant that the universe is much, much bigger than most people had dared to imagine.
I keep trying to get people to celebrate.
In 2008 for Hubble Day, Wired picked up on the story (with a gracious link to 2007’s post here at the Bathtub). Wired includes several links to even more information, a good source of information. See Wired’s 2009 post here.
Hubble was the guy who showed us the universe is not only bigger than we imagined, it’s probably much bigger and much more fantastic than we can imagine. Hubble is the guy who opened our imaginations to the vastness of all creation.
How does one celebrate Hubble Day? Here are some suggestions:
Easier than Christmas cards: Send a thank-you note to your junior high school science teacher, or whoever it was who inspired your interest in science. Mrs. Hedburg, Mrs. Andrews, Elizabeth K. Driggs, Herbert Gilbert, Mr. Willis, and Stephen McNeal, thank you.
Rearrange your Christmas/Hanukkah/Eid/KWANZAA lights in the shape of the Andromeda Galaxy — or in the shape of any of the great photos from the Hubble Telescope (Andromeda Galaxy pictured above; Hubble images here)
A few of the images from the Hubble Telescope
Go visit your local science museum; take your kids along – borrow somebody else’s kids if you have to (take them along, too); this year, in Dallas, you can visit the Perot Museum of Nature and Science — it’s a doozy
Spend two hours in your local library, just looking through the books on astronomy and the universe
Write a letter to your senators and congressman; tell them space exploration takes a minuscule portion of our federal budget, but it makes us dream big; tell them we need to dream big, and so they’d better make sure NASA is funded well. While you’re at it, put in a plug for funding Big Bird and the rest of public broadcasting, too. Science education in this nation more and more becomes the science shows on NPR and PBS, watched by kids who learned to read and think by watching Big Bird.
Anybody got a good recipe for a cocktail called “The Hubble?” “The Andromeda?” Put it in the comments, please. “The Hubble” should have bubbles in it, don’t you think? What was it the good monk said? He was working to make great wine, but goofed somewhere, and charged the wine with another dose of yeast. When he uncorked the very first bottle of what would come to be called champagne, Benedictine Monk Dom Pierre Perignon said “I am drinking stars!” Only in French. In any case, a Hubble cocktail should have bubbles, some of Perignon’s stars.
The encore post, from 2007:
December 30, 1924, Edwin Hubble announced the results of his observations of distant objects in space.
In 1924, he announced the discovery of a Cepheid, or variable star, in the Andromeda Nebulae. Since the work of Henrietta Leavitt had made it possible to calculate the distance to Cepheids, he calculated that this Cepheid was much further away than anyone had thought and that therefore the nebulae was not a gaseous cloud inside our galaxy, like so many nebulae, but in fact, a galaxy of stars just like the Milky Way. Only much further away. Until now, people believed that the only thing existing outside the Milky Way were the Magellanic Clouds. The Universe was much bigger than had been previously presumed.
Later Hubble noted that the universe demonstrates a “red-shift phenomenon.” The universe is expanding. This led to the idea of an initial expansion event, and the theory eventually known as Big Bang.
Hubble’s life offered several surprises, and firsts:
Hubble was a tall, elegant, athletic, man who at age 30 had an undergraduate degree in astronomy and mathematics, a legal degree as a Rhodes scholar, followed by a PhD in astronomy. He was an attorney in Kentucky (joined its bar in 1913), and had served in WWI, rising to the rank of major. He was bored with law and decided to go back to his studies in astronomy.
In 1919 he began to work at Mt. Wilson Observatory in California, where he would work for the rest of his life. . . .
Hubble wanted to classify the galaxies according to their content, distance, shape, and brightness patterns, and in his observations he made another momentous discovery: By observing redshifts in the light wavelengths emitted by the galaxies, he saw that galaxies were moving away from each other at a rate constant to the distance between them (Hubble’s Law). The further away they were, the faster they receded. This led to the calculation of the point where the expansion began, and confirmation of the big bang theory. Hubble calculated it to be about 2 billion years ago, but more recent estimates have revised that to 20 billion years ago.
An active anti-fascist, Hubble wanted to joined the armed forces again during World War II, but was convinced he could contribute more as a scientist on the homefront. When the 200-inch telescope was completed on Mt. Palomar, Hubble was given the honor of first use. He died in 1953.
“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.”
That news on December 30, 1924, didn’t make the first page of the New York Times. The Times carried a small note on February 25, 1925, that Hubble won a $1,000 prize from the American Academy for the Advancement of Science.
(Does anyone have a suitable citation for that video? Where did it come from? Who produced it? Is there more somewhere?)
Happy Hubble Day! Look up!
Journey to Palomar site (production currently being broadcast on PBS affiliates – wonderful story of George Ellery Hale and the origins of modern astronomy at Palomar; that’s where Hubble worked)
List of science museums in the U.S.
List of science museums in the world
5 gigapixel image of the Milky Way (has some wallpaper company made a mural of this yet? can we stretch this image all the way around our classroom?)
The telescope: 400 years old in 2008 (dated by Lippershay’s patent application)
Hubblesite.org, the telescope
NASA’s best photos of 2010, according to Huffington Post
Official Hubble Telescope website at NASA
Hubble Space Telescope, working homage to Edwin Hubble – NASA image
Even More Resources:
Happy Birthday, Edwin Hubble! (wired.com)
Famous Scientist of the Month: Edwin Hubble (smartypots.wordpress.com)
Hubble achieves deepest view yet (bbc.co.uk)
Hubble Eyes the Needle Galaxy (spacedaily.com)
Remember: December 30 is Hubble Day (timpanogos.wordpress.com)
This date in science: Edwin Hubble and the expanding universe (earthsky.org)
spaceplasma: Edwin Hubble was born on this day in 1889 Edwin… (sci-universe.tumblr.com)
Crab Nebula as Seen by Herschel and Hubble (spaceref.com)
Hubble eXtreme Deep Field (earthsky.org)
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63 Responses to December 30, Hubble Day 2013: Look to the stars for our future
It’s π (pi) Day, 2014! | Millard Fillmore's Bathtub says:
[…] almost every state. Bastille Day gets a celebration even in Oak Cliff, Texas. I’ve pushed Hubble Day, and Feynman Day; this weekend I’ll encourage people to celebrate James Madison’s […]
Oh, Ed, your mind is gone.
I comment on them, which is “posting” too.
I keep forgetting you write my posts for me.
Black Flag®l says:
Gee, as I said in my first post…
“But that is science-at-work, and Hubble certainly was a great scientist.”
In the 1920s, most people, including most astronomers, did not know that there were many more than our Milky Way galaxy, and especially, Hubble pointed out that the there were more than just a few galaxies, but thousands upon thousands.
Any way it’s sliced, Hubble’s revelations were a major shift in thinking about the universe.
“We have better tools today. We can measure more accurately.”
Yeah, we can.
And that shows Hubble’s “Law” ain’t a law – it is proposition, and nothing more.
We already knew we lived in a “large Universe”. There was no profound revelation to this whatsoever.
“Confusing cepheid measures and red shift measures might be understood in reading this explanation. Go check out the full article.”
There is no confusion. As already provided, objects together have different redshifts, thus redshift cannot determine “distance”.
As -again- provided, if you cannot discern the difference between “this means that” and “this doesn’t mean that”, you cannot make any claim whatsoever about “that”.
Hmm. Here’s a newer paper from PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), which notes the problems, difficulties and later-found errors in Hubble’s work, but which also explains why his work remains a part of the foundation of modern cosmology (that is, Big Bang is not falsified).
“Hubble’s diagram and cosmic expansion,” Robert P. Kirshner, 8–13, doi: 10.1073/pnas.2536799100
Quoting from the abstract:
Edwin Hubble’s classic article on the expanding universe appeared in PNAS in 1929 [Hubble, E. P. (1929) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 15, 168–173]. The chief result, that a galaxy’s distance is proportional to its redshift, is so well known and so deeply embedded into the language of astronomy through the Hubble diagram, the Hubble constant, Hubble’s Law, and the Hubble time, that the article itself is rarely referenced. Even though Hubble’s distances have a large systematic error, Hubble’s velocities come chiefly from Vesto Melvin Slipher, and the interpretation in terms of the de Sitter effect is out of the mainstream of modern cosmology, this article opened the way to investigation of the expanding, evolving, and accelerating universe that engages today’s burgeoning field of cosmology.
The publication of Edwin Hubble’s 1929 article “A relation between distance and radial velocity among extra-galactic nebulae” marked a turning point in understanding the universe. In this brief report, Hubble laid out the evidence for one of the great discoveries in 20th century science: the expanding universe. Hubble showed that galaxies recede from us in all directions and more distant ones recede more rapidly in proportion to their distance. His graph of velocity against distance (Fig. 1) is the original Hubble diagram; the equation that describes the linear fit, velocity = Ho × distance, is Hubble’s Law; the slope of that line is the Hubble constant, Ho; and 1/Ho is the Hubble time. Although there were hints of cosmic expansion in earlier work, this is the publication that convinced the scientific community that we live in an expanding universe. Because the result is so important and needs such constant reference, astronomers have created eponymous Hubble entities to use Hubble’s astonishing discovery without a reference to the original publication in PNAS (1).†
Today, >70 years later, exquisite observations of the cosmic microwave background (2), measurement of light elements synthesized in the first few minutes of the universe (3), and modern versions of Hubble’s Law form a firm triangular foundation for modern cosmology. We now have confidence that a geometrically flat universe has been expanding for the past 14 billion yr, growing in contrast through the action of gravity from a hot and smooth Big Bang to the lumpy and varied universe of galaxies, stars, planets, and people we see around us. Observations have forced us to accept a dark and exotic universe that is ≈30% dark matter with only 4% of the universe made of familiar protons and neutrons. Of that small fraction of familiar material, most is not visible. Like a dusting of snow on a mountain ridge, luminous matter reveals the presence of unseen objects.
Extensions of Hubble’s work with today’s technology have developed vast new arenas for exploration: extensive mapping using Hubble’s Law shows the arrangement of matter in the universe, and, by looking further back in time than Hubble could, we now see beyond the nearby linear expansion of Hubble’s Law to trace how cosmic expansion has changed over the vast span of time since the Big Bang. The big surprise is that recent observations show cosmic expansion has been speeding up over the last 5 billion yr. This acceleration suggests that the other 70% of the universe is composed of a “dark energy” whose properties we only dimly grasp but that must have a negative pressure to make cosmic expansion speed up over time (4–9). Future extension of the Hubble diagram to even larger distances and more precise distances where the effects of acceleration set in are the route to illuminating this mystery.
Hubble applied the fundamental discoveries of Henrietta Leavitt concerning bright Cepheid variable stars. Leavitt showed that Cepheids can be sorted in luminosity by observing their vibration periods: the slow ones are the intrinsically bright ones. By measuring the period of pulsation, an observer can determine the star’s intrinsic brightness. Then, measuring the apparent brightness supplies enough information to infer the distance.
Hubble used the 100-inch Hooker Telescope at Mount Wilson to search for these “standard candles” and found Cepheids in the fuzzy Andromeda Nebula, M31. From the faint appearance of those Cepheids, Hubble deduced that M31 and the other “extra-galactic nebulae” are not part of our own Milky Way galaxy, but “island universes” equivalent to the Milky Way: vast systems of billions of stars separated from one another by millions of light years. This finding was in 1924, and if he had done nothing more than to show that the Milky Way is not the universe, Hubble would have been an important figure in the history of astronomy. But 5 yr later in his PNAS article, Hubble was able to show something even more astonishing by plotting the velocities of galaxies against their distances.
Hubble’s essential contribution was a consistent set of distances to galaxies that allowed him to glimpse the underlying relation between distance and velocity. Although his distances had serious errors due to confusing two types of Cepheids, and blurring bright gas clouds with bright stars, in 1929, Hubble was able to sort nearby galaxies from distant ones well enough not to miss the connection between distance and velocity.
The other axis of the Hubble diagram (subtly mislabeled in the original) shows not only that we live in a spacious universe populated by billions of galaxies like the Milky Way, but also that the galaxies are embedded in an expanding fabric of space and time. The Hubble diagram plots velocity against distance. Astronomers measure the velocity of a galaxy from its spectrum by taking the light from a galaxy’s image at the focus of a telescope and passing it through a slit and a prism to create a dispersed rainbow, subtly marked by dark lines. These absorption lines are produced by atoms in the atmospheres of stars. Atoms absorb light at specific wavelengths, matching the energy jumps for electron orbits dictated by quantum mechanics. Radial velocities show up as shifts in the wavelengths of the lines from the galaxy compared with the spectra of the same atoms at rest in the observatory: blueshifts for objects approaching us and redshifts for objects receding. The fractional shift of the wavelength, Δλ/λ, is 1 + z, where z is the redshift. This result can be expressed as a velocity, cz, where c is the speed of light, 300,000 km/s.
But despite his crude tools, Hubble was correct in his discovery that we live in a giant universe, which appears to be constantly expanding (with little hope of ever contracting, it now appears), and that there are billions of galaxies out there.
My champagne for Hubble Day was great. Black Flag’s seems to have gone warm and flat. Celebrate when you can, is my motto.
Geezus, Ed.
Then I point back to my original post here.
Hubble’s “Law” AIN’T A LAW
It is a DECLARATION or PROPOSITION, nothing more.
So, in other words, Hubble didn’t say what you claim he said. You’re interpreting, or misinterpreting, a fourth-hand account — and you don’t really know what Hubble “claimed” at all.
Notice carefully that I didn’t say Hubble claimed to have developed a perfect, foolproof method for measuring anything. Nor can I find evidence he did, now that I go looking to see if you’re right.
And now, when I ask you, you refer back your misinterpretation of what I wrote!
Misinterpreting what I write is understandable. I’m not always perfectly clear and my sentences are rarely idiot-proofed. At least you’re honest enough to tell us you haven’t looked at what Hubble wrote.
“Hubble’s law is the name for the observation in physical cosmology that: (1) objects observed in deep space (extragalactic space, ~10 megaparsecs or more) are found to have a Doppler shift interpretable as relative velocity away from the Earth; and (2) that this Doppler-shift-measured velocity, of various galaxies receding from the Earth, is approximately proportional to their distance from the Earth for galaxies up to a few hundred megaparsecs away. [1][2] This is normally interpreted as a direct, physical observation of the expansion of the spatial volume of the observable universe”
Read your own post above – you said it!
Ed, I make no such assumption. Hubble states red shift correlates distance, and it does not as examples abound showing such.
Can you cite, and quote for us, exactly what Hubble said in that claim?
Hubble didn’t ignore them. You assume that all galaxies and large stellar objects must be going in exactly the same direction in order for his observations to be useful, or correct.
It’s not a false assumption, Ed, IT IS A FACT.
Arp assembled a catalog of different measures? Using Hubble’s work?
Hubble’s work? No his own, cataloging red shift galactic objects that did not show Hubble’s “law”.
Einstein was right, it takes one falsification to disprove a theory. Arp’s work is not that falsification, doesn’t even come close.
Of course it does, except to mentally blind zealots. You make a claim, it is refuted, you blubber about how such refutations do not refute your claim.
Bet you believe in Anthropogenic Global Warming too, right?
But that’s a false assumption.
I’ve provided at least a half-dozen links to explain the science. You could read real stuff, from real scientists, using the real data.
In 14 billion years, a lot can happen to change the direction of an object, including a galaxy, in a universe. Time needs to be calculated in, too.
Damn, Ed – put on your reading glasses.
In 1929 when Hubble wrote his paper, 5 of 24 of his extra galactic nebulae had blue shifts but he ignored it and just graphed his way through it.
A Source Book in Astronomy, 1900-1950 (Source Books in the History of the Sciences) by Harlow Shapley
Library of Congress Catalgo Card Number 60-13294
Halton Arp assembled a “Catalog of Discrepant Redshift Associations” that describes anomalous structure or physical links among objects with radically different redshifts.
Ed, as Einstein said, all it takes one to disprove the theory – and there is a catalog full of them.
But I guess you not be “scientific” this is lost upon your thinking, right?
But, Ed, I already posted where it has been, in fact, falsified.
I missed that falsification part — after you told me I’m Queen of Roumania, I’ve been inundated with the duties of ruling.
Remember the Catalog? The thing that you so easily ignored because it contradicts your -once again- specious claim?
But, it’s not Porlock’s simple mind it betrays.
And, simple minds are usually honest minds.
We’re not interested in your opinion of whether LeMaitre’s equations should be called a “law” or not; we’re interested in your explanations for how, you claim, red shift should be falsified by other measures.
Electrons are free. Take all the space you need.
Your pompous attitude betrays a simple mind.
If you actually had a sense of comprehension of my posts, it was to dispute Hubble’s “LAW”.
It ain’t a Law, it is not Universal, it is not proven.
It is a proposition, nothing more.
Porlock Junior says:
Still patronizingly explaining the stuff that has been known for years (many years, if one is no longer young) to anyone who has considered the matter.
Actually, I thought of mentioning the Cepheids by way of contrast to the *very short-range* measurements by parallax, but didn’t want to make my post long with stuff that’s well known and not really germane to the question. Which, if you recall, was how parallax values can possibly falsify calculations of intergalactic distances.
So, now you are free to tell us how you compare parallax values, necessarily smaller than the size of this galaxy, with those from Cepheids, which — as I suppose you know — became the first-ever standard for intergalactic distances in the 1920s, leading to Hubble’s observations that eventually got the humorous “Big Bang” designation. Go ahead, lay it on us; if your highly sophisticated technical exposition is too terse for someone to follow, one can always ask for an expansion. Which will be more satisfying than asking for information and getting irrelevancies.
OTOH, this has become tedious, and when you post your next non-response, you will perhaps be able to consider yourself the Winner, since there’s no point in making serious responses to this sort of blather; and mere debating-points responses are a rudeness to the host and to the common weal, which I’m trying to forgo.
“Extragalactic Distance Measures
The trick to determining the distance to a galaxy is to find in that galaxy a standard candle, an object that has a known luminosity. If such a class of objects can be found, and if it can be calibrated, preferably by measuring the parallax of one such object within our own galaxy, we can calculate the distance to the galaxy by measuring the brightness of the object and applying the inverse square law.
The primary standard candle in astronomy is the Cepheid variable, a star with a luminosity that is set by its pulsation period. A second important standard candle is the type 1a supernova, which has a peak luminosity that can be used as a standard candle.”
Nonsense. Of course annual parallax has been used for nearly 200 years now, to measure distances to nearby stars. Duh. At first it was useful for the very nearest ones, and recently it has extended as far as 1,600 light years; coming up, 10,000 light years and more. (Numbers here from Wikipedia; if you have better data, tell us.) Which will not measure the distance to the nearest galaxies, or for that matter across this one.
When you’ve finished telling us what everyone already knows, will you tell us what you think you mean by comparing Hubble’s figures to parallax measurements? That, after all, was what my posting was seeking in the first place.
Well, sir, that is kinda how we did it before Hubble – news to you it seems.
“Hubble wanted to classify the galaxies according to their content, distance, shape, and brightness patterns,…”
Ah, so. A stamp collector, in the famous witticism by Rutherford.
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ernest_Rutherford
A truly great physicist, but also capable of being a frabjous ass when he got philosophical.
“… and in his observations he[Hubble] made another momentous discovery”
Indeed. Nice stamp Hubble found there.
In fact, Rutherford once said something so silly that another physicist, then obscure, went out and thought up the nuclear chain reaction in response. Leo Szilard wrote of it in a memoir published as Leo Szilard: His Version of the Facts. All that is irrelevant, but maybe September 12 would be a good day to memorialize, in honor — dubious honor, maybe — of that discovery.
But I’m now going to think of Hubble Day as Stamp Collecting Day.
Oh boy! Threadjacked from the very start by our favorite discussion-suppressing troll. (I wouldn’t suggest studying John Wilkins’s Evolving Thoughts’ commenting policy and then emulating it, because after all, it’s not my blog and not my place to suggest how to run it.)
A reading of the very first comment makes one realize what fun it would be to learn how to use parallax to measure the distance to things that are supposedly a billion light years away, thereby disproving that huge distance; but alas, a quick string search (with due allowance for misspelling) shows no more mention of it in the long thread. Waht a disappointment. You’d almost think there was really nothing behind the claim.
However, this is beside the point. There was one thing in the original posting that I found amusing, which I’ll now describe separately.
One more time, it does.
Of course I know what red-shift means, it is YOU who is applying mere conjuncture to its value, sir, not I.
One more time, gravity does not affect red shift.
I can only explain this over again. Would you read how these measurements are made, please? I don’t think you understand what is “red shifted,” and consequently you can’t understand how silly that claim is.
As I said repeatedly, Hubble’s Law ain’t a law then.
It is a proposition – a speculation, nothing more.
You continue to show this.
Velocity remains same, but its red-shift does not withiin a gravitational field.
No, a bright, fast moving object behind or in front will mask the true distance to other, dimmer objects
Again, merely speculation that velocity=distance
The point, Ed, is that Hubble’s “not law” states red-shift dictates distance.
Red shift indicates velocity. Velocity often correlates with distances. So red shift can be used as a reliable indicator of distance.
Notice the difference between the words “indicate” and “dictate.”
Go back and read those links I’ve provided. You might understand this yet, but you’re going to have to disabuse yourself of some bad stuff you picked up somewhere else.
So you admit gravity affects light.
A change in direction affects its angular velocity.
Velocity impacts red-shift.
Velocity of light is constant in a vacuum, unaffected by gravity. Gravity bends light. Light velocity remains the same.
Bent light still shows the same red shift, the same spectra signatures of the glowing stuff in any object, no matter how distant.
Luminosity absolute effects red-shift. That which is bright emits more. It however does not mean that more is accurate.
No, luminosity does not affect red shift. How brightly hydrogen glows does not affect the fact that it is hydrogen glowing; no matter how bright, or dim, it is still hydrogen, and the spectra show that. Hubble’s great realization was that the spectra patterns remain the same, even when the light is shifted to the red end of the spectrum by the receding object (or towards the blue end, if it’s coming toward us).
Luminosity, or brightness, does not affect either the spectrum lines, nor color shift due to velocity.
Red shift tells us velocity; generally, that’s an indication of distance, but not always. Notice the blue shift phenomena. Notice it’s a big, big universe.
Yet, red-shift shows that it doesn’t dictate distance.
You claim “well, mostly it does”. Fine.
So how do you know, looking at such-and-such galaxy far far away that its red-shift does dictate distance … or not? What separates the “this isn’t” and “this is”?
Nothing but a declaration.
There is no methodology that separates the two conditions. You are stuck in the “I dunna know”.
Hence, WE DO NOT KNOW.
I didn’t say the “Big Bang” was wrong or right.
You are a genius at contradicting yourself.
First, you posit that red-shift dictates distance.
Then, you state that red-shift doesn’t dictate distance.
hohohoho
Luminosity doesn’t affect the light spectra. If there’s a little hydrogen emitting light, or a lot of it, the spectrum of emissions is exactly the same.
Light bends around large, very dense objects (like Ted Cruz). Yeah, we know.
What’s your point?
If two objects are in the same spot in space, but their red shifts are different THERE IS SOMETHING MORE GOING ON then what Hubble said.
Neither Hubble nor Lemaitre suggested two objects “in the same spot” must have the same velocity, nor the same red shift. Where in the world do you get this crazy stuff?
That’s my point, Ed, Hubble’s Law ain’t a law. Law’s don’t work differently here then there. His was a proposition based on some observation – a Ptolemaic view of the Universe.
It’s a silly, pointless point, then, isn’t it. Hubble didn’t propose the equation; “laws” in science don’t have the fixed connotation you claim. Hubble’s numbers show the variations you claim, and he didn’t ignore them at all (look at the charts).
So what’s your point?
Your claim that Big Bang is wrong simply doesn’t withstand cursory scrutiny. You don’t seem to have a grasp on what you’re claiming, let alone how it could possibly contradict any part of Big Bang.
Hubble observed the red shift, and he observed, accurately, that we have lots of other galaxies to accompany us in the universe.
Still true. Still accurate. Still pointing the way to Big Bang.
Gravity effects light so size is kinda important.
Luminosity is a measure of energy production, which has many correlating features that effect light.
Ed, of course it is a serious departure.
5, 6. The point is that Hubble’s calculation absolutely depends on such conditions since size and luminosity both effect light’s “Doppler” effect, yet are not part of Hubble’s calculation.
How could size or brightness possibly affect redshift? Please explain. The red shift is observed in the spectra of the light, which is dependent on the composition of the stars, not their brightness nor mass.
Having a few objects receding faster, while 50 billion recede as Hubble’s numbers suggest they should, isn’t a serious departure from Hubble’s findings.
Quasars do not call Hubble’s observations of receding galaxies into question in any way, nor do they offer shred of opposition to the expanding universe view.
NGC 7603, for instance, a distorted spiral galaxy with a single arm, is joined by that arm to a smaller companion with a much higher redshift. Within the bright material of the arm are two other objects, each with redshifts different from the galaxy pair.
Harlow Shapley was a major astronomers on the level of Hubble. He was credited with period luminosity law or cepheid variable star measurement method. He compiled a source book on astronomy. One of the articles was Hubble’s paper from 1929 which I believe is on page 330. You may be able to view it with Google book review but you should use the content drop down to go right to that page as you are allowed to review only so many pages. The local library may have the book.
Quasi-stellar objects, better known as quasars. They have extremely large redshifts, implying that they are located near the farthest edge of the observable Universe.
Some astronomers soon found that many quasars are associated with spiral galaxies (like M82) and appear to be near the galaxy instead of billions of light-years distant. Based on other data, such as quasars’ anomalous apparent brightness when compared with their redshifts, Hubble’s expanding Universe theory was called into question.
1. Of course there is, as already posted.
Everything is not moving away and many galaxies are closer then what Hubble calculations make them to be.
The Big Bang is also merely popular conjuncture. You do not quite understand the difference between a proposition, fact and Universal law, do you?
2. It isn’t silly – it is fundamental to Hubble’s theory
3. It isn’t silly – again, you provide no answer other than repeating the same proposition over and over again. Repetition does not manufacture proof.
4. All galaxies are red or blue shifted. If what you claimed earlier and later in your missive is true, there should be some that are stopped.
7. Of course it does. The claim is that all matter is expanding away from each other. If there are galaxies that are not, such a claim is false.
8.No. Here you are utterly wrong. Black holes absolutely must follow the recessional motion. What you mistaken is you think it is a concept of a baseball being thrown when it is like a surface of a balloon expanding. In the latter, put two ink dots side by side and blow up the balloon – over time the dots separate. THAT IS THE BIG BANG THEORY, and hence, black holes absolutely do and must demonstrate this.
9.No. Again you do not understand deeply the topic. Hubble’s calculation has no time, yet all motion is distance OVER time.
10.No. Again you are making up stories to fit your made up conclusion. Very non-scientific.
11. It means that -according to Hubble’s Law- nothing else can produce or effect doppler effect in light waves. If there are other things that can, then Hubble’s Law cannot be true – how would you know this galaxy is producing doppler-shift based on velocity, and that one based on gravity – as if light carries a sales tag declaring its creation.
12. No. After that time, there are numerous inconsistencies found. Technology has advanced since 1924, Ed.
You are the creationist, Ed, not me.
You have no concept of self-ordering mechanisms … just check your politics for a close up example.
You don’t even know what league you are dabbling in.
No kidding. I didn’t know there were bushes that far out in space.
Thirdly, everything is not flying away from each other. A direct example is Andromeda galaxy is heading toward us, not away from us.
See my answer to your 12 questions, especially the sections on blue-shift.
Can you point us to any galaxy whose distance is significantly different from what Hubble calculated? I mean, other than galaxies discovered only recently by the Hubble telescope?
How about any discovered by the Hubble telescope? Other than the well-known blue-shifted galaxies, I’m not sure what you think should be there that isn’t consistent with Hubble’s observations, nor can I find anything that really matches your criteria of suggesting serious problems with Hubble’s work.
Not sure why you think the universe must dance to your tune, and not its own. Your questions, BF, don’t always seem grounded in reality. But let’s see if you can see why I say that.
Were Hubble’s law right, it should, at least, satisfy the following twelve conditions
Can you offer a reason that the observation that the galaxies are, most of them, speeding away from us and each other, must “satisfy conditions?”
Your conditions apply equally to an observation that the sky is blue. If your conditions are not met, however, the sky doesn’t change color.
1- Giving a concrete proof, not propositional, that all the galaxies began their expanding, translational travel at the same instant.
There is no contrary evidence. I sense that you don’t quite understand how this whole Big Bang thing worked, and that you think the galaxies sprang into existence whole, rather like Venus on the half-shell.
See the Hot Big Bang explanations from NASA. So far as our detectors have shown, the universe, including time, all started at one particular singularity, about 14 billion years or so ago. For at least a couple hundred thousand years after the initial expansion, the energy of the universe was so hot that not even sub-atomic particles could form. Eventually the expansion helped cool energy enough it could form particles, and then hydrogen atoms and molecules.
Exactly how gravity behaved in that time is one great, gnawing mystery; but after matter formed, gravity pulled it into clumps.
And from there, the universe we see now was off and running, and expanding.
Here, take a look at NASA’s Universe 101: http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/bb_theory.html
See especially the tests by which Big Bang has been proved: http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/bb_tests.html
2- Giving a concrete proof, not propositional, that all the galaxies began their expanding travel from at the same distance from the Earth.
That’s silly. Through a brief but significant part of the universe’s life, matter expanded as it does now, but galaxies didn’t exist. Stars, black holes and galaxies formed at different times, at different distances from each other (because of the different times). You’re asking for a proof of phenomena that have not been observed, but which would also be unexpected in Big Bang theory.
You might as well say, “Give concrete proof that water is NOT wet, or it’s not water.”
3- Giving a concrete proof, not propositional, that all the galaxies began their expanding, translational travel while they were positioned stationary.
Again, that’s silly. At no point since big bang has there not been expansion. The stars and the black holes and the galaxies arose while rushing away from each other. At no point were they ever stationary.
4- To prove that all the galaxies didn’t suffer any stopping whatever its cause.
Are you asking these questions solely to be silly?
Big Bang does not posit that no events occurred after Big Bang. There are any number of things that could alter the direction and velocity of a given chunk of matter, or a plantet, or a star, or a solar system, or a galaxy.
In fact, there are about a hundred galaxies know that are blue-shifted, which means they are coming toward us, not rushing away. How does that happen? Cornell’s astronomers explain:
Why are there blue shifted galaxies?
Q: I have heard that there are galaxies which are not red shifted relative to earth, but are blue shifted. In the mapping projects of the heavens are there any ways to predict what percentage of galaxies are blue shifted, and what percentage are red shifted?
A: Almost all galaxies are redshifted because of the Hubble expansion of the universe. Only a handful of the most nearby galaxies are blue-shifted. You see, in addition to the apparent motion imparted to galaxies due to universal expansion, individual galaxies also have their own intrinsic, what we call “peculiar” motions. This is not because they are peculiar, as in strange, but rather because each galaxy is in motion irrespective of the universe’s expansion, and each galaxy has its own unique velocity.
Generally, that velocity is some hundreds of kilometers per second. In regions close enough to our own galaxy where the Hubble expansion results in less outward expansion than this, the galaxies’ peculiar velocities (if they are large enough and sufficiently towards us) can overcome that expansion, resulting in a blue-shift.
There are in all about 100 known galaxies with blueshifts out of the billions of galaxies in the observable universe. Most of these blue-shifted galaxies are in our own local group, and are all in orbit about each other. Most are also dwarf galaxies which you’ve probably never heard of, although the Andromeda Galaxy, M31, is in there. A list of these galaxies can be found at this link.
This will present the galaxies, their positions on the sky, and their velocities (all negative, meaning blue-shifted) in the column “z or km/s.”
January 1999, Dave Kornreich (more by Dave Kornreich)
I suspect you could have a good time chasing down your questions at that site.
Explanation of Andromeda’s blue shift: http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=21929
Another explanation of blue shift at PhysLink: http://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae384.cfm
Ultimately, this was part of the evidence that Einstein assumed would be there that led him to disavow quantum non-locality (or whatever they call it . . . this isn’t my field and the term is escaping me at the moment); Bohr and his team argued that quanta spin could be determined by looking at one formerly linked quantum even though the two were now divided by the entire universe. Einstein thought that silly, that other causes could intervene; Bohr’s numbers stood up. Einstein famously said he wouldn’t believe it, because he couldn’t believe that God shoots dice with the universe in such a manner. John Stewart Bell refined Bohr’s numbers in the 1960s, and found Bohr was right.
But while that applies to the tiny dimensions of quantum mechanics, it is not so for larger bodies, like asteroids, plants, stars and galaxies.
The short answer to your question is that some things have intervened to knock a few galaxies off of their expansion course, sometimes something so minor as locality. So we know some objects in the universe go rather opposite the direction of expansion.
We can’t prove there are no blue shift galaxies as you demand, because that hypothesis was never posed by Big Bang, and had it been, we have observed blue-shifted galaxies that falsify it.
5- To prove that all galaxies began their cosmological travel while having the same luminosity.
Again, that’s rather silly. What makes you think all galaxies would have exactly the same size, exactly the same size of black holes, and exactly the same luminosity?
Simply not a part of Big Bang theory, and not what we’d expect, nor is it what we observe.
I am curious why you think this would obtain. It’s like expecting all oak trees to be exactly the same size, with exactly the same number of leaves. It’s an assumption contrary to nature.
6- To prove that all the galaxies began their travel while having the same density.
Galaxies formed at different times, in different sizes, and different densities. What would make anyone think the would all be the same, in density or any other measure of mass or energy?
7- To prove that there are no blueshift-showing galaxies.
See above. That’s not something Big Bang would predict, and we have observed many blue-shifted galaxies.
Those observations do not falsify Big Ban in any way.
8- To prove that the recent distance of any galaxy is purely a result of recession. In other words, to prove that any galaxy as a whole doesn’t experience any translational motion save the recessional one.
Big Bang doesn’t predict that. There are lots of things that might affect the motion of a galaxy, including being slingshotted around a black hole or larger galaxy, or smaller one, collisions, etc.
What would make one think Big Bang prevents things from moving in different directions once the initial expansion was over (or before)?
9- To prove that the rate of the expansion of any galaxy is time independent.
Distance dependent, which affects time dependency. Almost all galaxies can be rather neatly plotted on a line, with speed and distance increasing in an almost linear fashion. See the charts in links above.
10- To prove that the galaxies of equal masses are still at the same distance.
Galaxies of equal masses may have been created at different times, and so would be at different distances. Galaxies of equal masses created at the same time may have been created at different distances to begin with. Galaxies of equal masses may have been operated on by other objects, other black holes or galaxies, and so their distances might have been altered by directional changes, or mass changes.
What would make one think that galaxies would be of equal masses, or that galaxies of roughly equal masses would all occur at exactly the same moment?
Time happens, you know.
11- To prove that there is no any other shift affecting the Doppler shift.
What in the hell is that supposed to mean? I dated a woman who had a stunning emerald green shift, once. Would that affect the Doppler shift for you?
Gravity, collisions . . . there are all sorts of things out there to affect a galaxy’s speed and direction. Out of billions and billions of galaxies, we have a tiny, minuscule amount that are so affected.
12- Showing that it could be applied to all the galaxies irrespective of their distance from the Earth.
That’s what Hubble did in 1924.
There are no evidence for proving any condition of the twelve.
Check out the links I’ve offered here. You can find a bunch more with Google, if you wish.
By the way, do you consider yourself a young Earth creationist, or some other kind of creationist?
It’s not a law, it a proposition – quite far from being declared a “Universal law”
Second, it fails. By direct measure, we know the distance to some galaxies and they are orders of magnitude closer than Hubble’s calculation says.
It’s best analogy would be it is Ptolemaic view of the Universe – offers to explain some things, but other things that should be explained the same way cannot be made to do so.
Hubble’s observations confirmed LeMaitre’s proposal — it’s called “Hubble’s Law,” but it’s really simply an observation: Farther objects in space show a greater red shift the father their distance (there’s a neat relationship, but that’s not relevant to this discussion).
Demanding as BF does that “Hubble’s Law” must make all sorts of predictions, including the winner of today’s third race at Hialeah, is out of bounds.
I think I linked above, but one may want to get acquainted with what Hubble actually did:
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble%27s_law
2. Explanation from a Cornell U class: http://www.astro.cornell.edu/academics/courses/astro2201/hubbles_law.htm
3. Stephen Hawking’s Universe at PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/strange/html/hubble.html
By the late 1920s, Edwin Hubble had been taking spectra and measuring distances to a large number of galaxies. From each spectrum he learned the galaxy’s redshift, which told him how fast it was moving away from Earth, then he compared that with the object’s distance. What he found set the stage for much of 20th-century cosmology: the farther away the galaxy, the faster it receded. This relation—that a galaxy’s speed is directly proportional to its distance—became known as Hubble’s Law. It was observational proof that we live in an expanding universe, and it helped lay the foundation for the big-bang theory of the universe’s origin.
http://mechanism-revealedphysics-bcz77.blogspot.ca/
Were Hubble’s law right, it should, at least, satisfy the following twelve conditions:
There are no evidence for proving any condition of the twelve
Hubble’s Law is absolutely nothing like the law of gravity at all.
And this isn’t a “debate”, it is a matter of science and fact.
Hubble’s observations are in serious dispute the same way the existence of gravity is in serious dispute.
Had you been a college debater, I’m sure you could have been a champion of the squirrel leagues.
Hubble’s theory is in serious dispute. It does not fit observed fact.
Via paralax, we can calculate distances to many galaxies that are shown to be massively closer then what Hubble’s Red shift calculation asserts.
The jury on the matter is at best “a hung jury”, and probably over the next few years we will find that Hubble’s “law” is out-right wrong.
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Kabuli Embroidery (Afghanistan)
Kabuli embroidery is associated with Kabul, the capital and largest city of Afghanistan.
Kamarband (Afghanistan)
The British Museum, London, houses a long piece of embroidered cloth, some 6.5 by 1 m, which is described as a table cover or a floor mat, but which is possibly a kamarband, a traditional stretch of cloth wound around the waist. The ground material is cotton, and the embroidery is carried out in chain stitch with an ari hook, using silk thread.
Khosai (Uruzgan, Afghanistan)
The Textile Research Centre (TRC) in Leiden houses a traditional felt coat from southern Afghanistan (TRC 2010.0087). This type of garment is called a khosai and is already illustrated in Mounstuart Elphinsone's Account of the Kindom of Caubul.., which was first published in 1815. This type of coat is still worn by Pashtun nomads (Kuchis) in the region.
Lakai Uzbeks (Afghanistan)
The Lakai Uzbeks moved from Central Asia in the north and settled in the Kunduz area of northern Afghanistan, after the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. They are particularly known for their embroidery. Their work is characterised by the use of the cross stitch, and the multi-coloured geometric motifs carried out on bags, belts and bands.
Naqsh Embroidery (Iran)
Naqsh work is one of the most famous and striking forms of Iranian embroidery, and was popular in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is characterised by its diagonal bands and patterns of very densely worked stitching. The embroidery was especially used for panels that were sewn onto garments, in particular the lower legs of women's voluminous trousers.
Pair of Gold Embroidered Afghan Shoes
The Textile Research Centre (TRC), Leiden, houses a pair of leather, gold embroidered man's shoes from Afghanistan. They measure 27 x 11 cm. The pointed tips belong to the traditional style of footwear of the Indian continent. They are probably are associated with the Pashtun ethnic group.
Panel of Naqsh embroidery, Iran
The collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, includes a piece of fabric that was probably meant for a pair of woman's trousers. The fragment measures 65 x 51 cm and is made of a cotton ground material with silk thread embroidery in outline stitch. The embroidery consists of diagonal bands in the Naqsh tradition.
Pashai shirt (Afghanistan)
The Textile Research Centre in Leiden houses an embroidered shirt that is linked to the Pashai community in Afghanistan. The Pashai live northeast of the Afghan capital, Kabul, and speak a Dardic (Indic) language, different from the dominant Iranian and Turkic languages of the country.
Pateh
Pateh (Farsi: پته ), or pateh-duzi is a style of Iranian embroidery, in particular from Kerman province in the southeast. It may be linked to local carpet weaving, and many of the embroidered designs recall carpet motifs, such as the toranj (bergamia), sarv (cypress) and the buteh (paisley), but also the sun.
Prayer Mat (Iran)
The collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London includes an Iranian, Qajar-period prayer mat. The mat measures 130 x 90 cm. The quilted mat has a yellow upper layer that is made of silk and cotton satin. It is decorated with silk thread using straight and running stitch (or back stitch?) and couching. The mat is padded and quilted with a cotton lining. The mat has a woven silk facing (edging).
Protective Prayer Cloth, Afghanistan
The Textile Research Centre in Leiden houses a protective prayer cloth from Afghanistan. It measures 29.5 x 29 cm. It is made of cotton with silk thread embroidery. The techniques used are satin stitch and double running stitch. Such prayer cloths are used by Shi'ite muslims to protect the turbah (also called muhr), which they use when praying. It probably belonged to the (Shi'ite) Hazara population of the country.
Protective Prayer Cloth, Afghanistan (2)
The Ethnologisches Museum in Berlin houses an embroidered protective prayer cloth, used to cover the stone that Shi'ite muslims apply for their three-times per day prayer. It measures 21.5 x 21.5 cm and is made of cotton with silk thread embroidery. The cloth is comparable to another example housed at the Textile Research Centre in Leiden.
Qajar-era embroidered cover
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, houses a Qajar-era (nineteenth century) covering from Iran, with silk thread embroidery in running stitch and surface darning, worked on a cotton ground material. It measures 101 x 102 cm. The embroidery shows a range of geometric motifs.
The Cleveland Museum online catalogue (retrieved 3rd September 2017).
Qajar-era floor covering, Iran
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, houses a Qajar-era (nineteenth century) floor covering from Iran, with silk thread embroidery on a cotton ground material. It measures 175 x 118 cm. The embroidery shows a large stylised representation of a lion in the centre, surrounded by various repeated hunting scenes, including a horseman with a bird of prey, a lion attacking a bull, and nightingales.
Qajar-Era Tent Panel from Iran
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a fragment of a tent panel from Qajar-period Iran. It is decorated partly in the typical Rasht-style (Rashti-duzi), named after an Iranian town north of the Elburz mountains close to the Caspian Sea. The panel is made of felted wool, embroidered with silk and metal thread and inlay patchwork (the latter being typical for Rasht work).
Quilted Cap from Afghanistan
The Ethnologisches Museum in Berlin houses a quilted cap from Afghanistan, which was collected by Oskar von Niedermayer (1885-1948) when he was sent to Afghanistan by the German government to set up the Afghans against the British in India, during the First World War (1914-1918). The mission failed, and the German mission was forced to leave the country.
Rasht-style prayer rug from Iran
The Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, houses an Iranian prayer rug with inlay patchwork in the Rasht tradition. It measures 195 x 133 cm and is made of wool and woollen inlays, with silk thread embroidery worked in chain stitch. A large representation of a cypress tree occupies the centre of the rug, placed on top of peacocks and dragon heads.
Royal Tent of Muhammad Shah of Iran
The Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, holds in its collection a ceremonial tent that is inscribed with the name of Muhammad Shah, the Qajar dynasty ruler of Iran between 1834 and 1848. The tent measures 360 x 400 cm, and the side panels reach to a height of 165 cm.
Saddle Blanket from First Anglo-Afghan War
The National Army Museum in Chelsea, London, houses a shabraque (saddle blanket) that was reputedly acquired on 7th April 1842 during a British sortie against Afghan troops outside of Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, at the end of the First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-1842). The saddle cloth was allegedly taken by Captain (later Major) James Henry Fenwick of the 13th (1st Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot.
Suzani is the general term for a type of large, embroidered textile from mainly Uzbek communities in Central Asia, and found in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The term derives from the Persian word suzan or ‘needle’ and suzanduzi for 'needlework'. The oldest surviving suzanis date from the late eighteenth century, but it is likely that their production and use date back to much earlier times.
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What Is The Cost of a Home Visit?
February 19, 2019 By Cheri Kiesecker
Home visits by the government are apparently the new thing across state legislatures in the U.S. See below for a list of bills and why these could pose a risk to your family’s privacy.
Before you put out the welcome mat and assume ‘Home Visits are great; it is helping kids’… Please consider this: What is the trade off? Services for newborns, pregnant mothers and children already exist without Home Visits to tell you about them.
Home visits should not be a required, forced prerequisite to receive services.
If you must hand over your citizenship status, your family’s personal medical and mental health information, marital status, income, race, answer questions about depression, family interactions, tobacco use, infant’s gestation, birth order, developmental delays, immunizations, etc. in order to receive services or information about services, this is coercive.
If in doubt about the data collected, take a look at this document entitled, Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Performance Indicators and Systems Outcomes Data Collection & Reporting Manual from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; be sure to review the lists of personal data elements collected and how they are used as performance indicators. Many (all?) of these Home Visit programs leverage federal Medicaid monies to pay for services. If you are unfamiliar with the questions asked on a Medicaid form, see this Colorado Medicaid form which families must complete to receive mental health services. As you can see from proposed state legislation below, Home Visits can be forced, sometimes without your permission. Forced data collection is invasive, especially when we know data can be used against you, can be used to profile and deny services.
Information about family, early childhood services is already readily available.
Information about services for families is readily available, often (as in the case of Washington) directly mailed to families, is already posted on websites, in hospitals, doctor’s offices and clinics, at food banks, libraries, phone books and schools. Are Home Visits really about informing parents about available services?
Home Visits & leveraging your personal information.
If data collection isn’t the main focus of Home Visit programs, ask WHY, in states like Washington, amendments (below) to protect personal information, make data collection and sharing voluntary and transparent, have been killed. With every state bill posted below, we wonder if bill sponsors would consider adding opt-in CONSENT and transparency before personal information is collected and shared.
Is personal data the price of a home visit?
Wrench in the Gears recently wrote about this, brilliantly documenting how Home Visit legislation sweeping the nation is a well connected, well funded Moneyball scheme based on data collection. (See MEWs prior piece on Moneyball for Kids and see who are the All Star Moneyball for Government Players in your state.) Home Visits are disguised as charity but are actually a profit based invasive data grab, turning people and personal information into human capital and predictive numbers. Wrench in the Gears writes:
Home Visit Legislation: A Sales Pitch For Family Surveillance? “It tells the tale of a sweeping program of “collective impact” cultivated by consultancies like Third Sector Capital Partners, FSG, and the Nonprofit Finance Fund. Strive Together, a non-profit program incubated in Cincinnati, OH under the wing of Gates Foundation-funded Knowledgeworks (promoter of learning ecosystems), will carry out the program.”–Read this Wrench in the Gears piece. Look at the maps. Follow the money.
A List of State ‘Home Visit’ bills for 2019.
Below are a few states with current Home Visit legislation. If you don’t see your state, click this NCSL bill tracker and check back often, to see if your state has already passed Home Visits, Early Childhood Visits, mandated Universal Mental Health Screenings.
Colorado has SB102 bill which permits a public school to include in its innovation plan that it will operate as a community school. Community schools are tied to the federal law, ESSA. Community Schools require Home Visits and mandatory community, parent, child surveys. Colorado’s Governor appointed an Education Leadership Council who has recently released this report to guide the state’s future education strategies. The report cites Marc Tucker’s work on lifelong work based learning and K-12 education as a building block for a workforce databadges aka, credentials. The Colorado report has been lauded as a Culture Shift in Education in which many Colorado education bills (including this Community Schools Bill) will be generated. (See powerpoint presentation and listen to testimony by Representative Bob Rankin at the Colorado State Board Februrary 14, 2019.)
Aside from intrusive home visits and data collection, the jury is still out on whether Community Schools actually work.
Illinois has introduced a bill, HB3560, that says if you want to home school, you will be visited by the Child Protective Services. Yikes.
Iowa has S111, Medicaid Managed Care Newborn Visitation Services. The bills says the department of human services shall contractually require a Medicaid managed care organization to provide at least one evidence-based home visit for every newborn.
Iowa also has a bill, HF 272, that mandates school district board of directors to conduct quarterly home visits to check on the health and safety of private home schooled children. The home visits shall take place in the child’s residence and an interview or observation of the child may be conducted. Apparently, you can’t say no.
“If permission to enter the home to interview or observe the child is refused, the juvenile court or district court upon a showing of probable cause may authorize the person making the home visit to enter the home and interview or observe the child.”
Is it weird that they can come into your home, without your permission? What constitutes probable cause? Simply because you home school? Or maybe if you are Black? White? Muslim? Christian? Immigrant? The 4th Amendment says probable cause means when you have reason to believe that a crime has been committed and that evidence of the crime will be found in the place to be searched. Is home schooling a crime?
Maine has H97 which appropriates funds for home visiting services to provide child development education and skills development for new parents.
Minnesota has S671, the GREAT START FOR ALL MINNESOTA CHILDREN ACT which creates funding and opportunities for children ages prenatal to three; home visiting prenatal to 3, public school/head start birth to 3 education, early childhood education, and child care assistance birth to 3 years for all MN infants and toddlers. This bill details the Great Start Fund in state treasury for birth to 3 education in the schools. Also, various grant programs will target primarily low income, ethnic, and high risk population. Home visit and birth to 3 education is offered to all families.
New Hampshire has NH S 274, Newborn Home Visiting Program which declares that the Newborn Home Visiting Program shall be available to all Medicaid eligible families.
New Mexico has NM S 290 Medicaid Home Visiting Services and Council which requires the secretary of human services to establish Medicaid home visiting services.
Ohio has OH 7 Executive Order, that creates the Governor’s Advisory Council on Home Visitation looking at evidence based home visiting programs.
Oregon has OR S 526 Licensed Health Care Providers Study that directs state Health Authority to study home visiting by licensed health care providers, requires report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to health care and declares an emergency.
Washington (the home state of Microsoft) wants to be a leader in Home Visits and data collection; so we will highlight a few interesting points about Washington Home Visit legislation. WA has an “emergency” bill WA H1771 / S5683 called “The Baby Act”, that says if you have a baby, you may be visited by “allied professionals” from the State government. (A note on Emergency Clauses in bills, this basically means citizens have no recourse.) The WA Baby Act creates a universal home visit program for newborns and creates a state run family linkage. Parents and privacy advocates are asking legislators to STOP the WA Baby Act. Will they listen or are they too far down this home visit path?
According to this CCSSO publication,
“The Washington state legislature created the Home Visiting Services Account in 2010 to blend federal, state, and private dollars to efficiently and effectively serve families across the state with high-impact, home visiting services. Home visiting is part of the state’s commitment to early learning. A strong public-private partnership – inclusive of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Early Learning, the Department of Health, the Department of Social Services, and Thrive Washington – guides implementation of the state’s Early Learning Plan and Birth to Three Plan.”
Watch February 5, 2019 testimony on this bill, HB1771. Starting at about the 39 minute mark, you will hear a representative from Washington’s Governor Inslee state,
“I am excited to be here today, in support of this bill which is Governor Requested legislation…that will make Washington a national leader for statewide Home Visiting…“–Michelle Davis, Executive Director of WA Board of Health, Representing Governor Inslee [Emphasis added]
At the 44 minute mark, Representative Griffey asks a good question about protecting personal medical information. He states,“I’m a health care provider Emergency Medical Technician have been for thirty three years. I just want to make sure that we have a firm grasp on HIPAA and that medical information that we have is going to stay. I found that many bills that we’ve worked on here we don’t have the same HIPAA once you transfer information to a state agency the health care protect Health Care Information Protection Act doesn’t apply and I want to make sure that we have tight sideboards on this and could you talk to that please?” [Emphasis added]
Ms. Davis responds without answering the question. Instead she refers to prior testimony from Durham, SC Home Visit Family Connects program, that Washington would like to model,
“So as you heard from the folks at Durham they’ve implemented this program across the country and so they do have expertise in help but they are medical professionals who have worked on this so we can provide you with more information about health privacy of the families who are receiving the services.”
If Home Visits are so wonderful, why must they be forced on citizens and why can’t parents consent to how their family’s data are shared?
Why did Washington legislators kill amendments that would protect privacy and would have guaranteed Home Visits as an opt-in program, and would have given parents transparency on how Home Visit data are used?
See these Proposed Amendments on Washington Baby Act: that were killed by Washington State legislators. Ask yourself why.
AMS 5683 Wagoner, Orchid Failed (60k)
AMS 5683 Padden, Pink Failed (58k)
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AMS 5683 Padden, Gray Failed (59k)
What if you refuse Home Visits? Will this turn into a big red flag that labels you as a risk?
What if you really can’t say “No”?
What if the WA Baby Act with Home Visits becomes mandatory, gets changed like another “voluntary” WA bill did? (In 2015, WA HB1491, The Early Start Act, was changed in the legislative process. The bill reads voluntary in some areas but also removed the word voluntary in another area. The bill states that if you receive state funding, you must participate in this Early Start program that collects longitudinal data: “EARLY ACHIEVERS, QUALITY RATING, AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM….The department, in collaboration with tribal governments and community and statewide partners, shall implement a ((voluntary)) quality rating and improvement system, called the early achievers program. Approved early childhood education and assistance program providers receiving state-funded support must participate in the early achievers program by the required deadlines.)
Washington also has an ACES bill, HB1925, that creates an ACES pilot to track Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES). Watch this February 13, 2019 testimony where HB1925 ACES is the first bill presented.
“…our Department of Health administers the child profile health promotion system a program that mails information [about services currently available] to parents of children up to the age of six; those materials include age specific reminders for parents about well child checkups immunizations and other information Adverse Childhood Experiences or Aces. [These] are indicators of severe childhood stressors and family dysfunction experienced before the age of eighteen that can negatively impact a person’s physical and behavioral health Ace’s indicators include child abuse and neglect alcohol or substance abuse in the home mental illness depression or suicidal behaviors in the home incarceration of a family member witnessing intimate partner violence and parent divorce or separation.”
If you aren’t familiar with ACES, and predictive profiling, I again direct you to Wrench in the Gearswho shares that “ACES will be a crucial pubic health concern, my fear is that ACE prevention and mitigation interventions will become vehicles for “innovative” finance and will expand profiling of vulnerable populations.” Read more on ACES here.
Protecting children and preventing child abuse is good but predictive analytics can be wrong.
Of course we want to support families and identify and prevent child abuse. But, as mathematician Cathy O’Neil explains, data can be a weapon and algorithms / analysis of data can be biased and wrong.
Case in point, look at the failed predictive analytics child abuse prevention program in Chicagowhich was ultimately shut down because it was inaccurately flagging innocent families as abusive.
The data you provide can be shared, re-shared, and analyzed.
With Home Visits, you will be scored. Unless specific opt-in consent and transparency provisions are put in place, and are enforceable, the data Home Visits collect can be analyzed, (profiled?), shared with researchers, businesses, nonprofits or any government agency. You should be aware of a new federal law HR4174mandating “data interoperability”, data sharing across all agencies.
You should also be aware of a current U.S. Department of Homeland Defense biometric data collection program, Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology, HART, tied to services and benefits of US. citizens, much like China’s Sesame Credit and India’s Aadhaar.
Personal Property, Personal Rights, and Personal Privacy
Your home is your property and should be protected against warrantless search and seizure. Your data should also be YOUR property. Surveys collecting students’ personal beliefs on sensitive topics must have prior informed parent consent under federal law PPRA. Home Visits, mental health screening should be no different.
Don’t be so quick to put out the welcome mat for any Home Visit legislation unless it implicitly guarantees opt-in consent, and is not a condition of receiving services, and allows parents to see and choose how their family’s data is used or shared.
A few references as to why we are so focused on infants, toddlers (zero to three years old) and Early Learning data: ROI and human capital.
Obama, 2015: The Economics of early childhood investments.
From Zero to Three, 2010: Key components of an Early Childhood visitation system.
From Zero to Three, 2013: Race to the Top federal Early Learning challenge grants
Zero to Three targets are:
Early Learning Guidelines;
Infant and early childhood mental health; and
Connecting families to appropriate services.
From Zero to Three, 2014 : Meeting the Challenge, Full Report
This article, released in June 2014, discusses how the most recent ELC grantees (Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Vermont) are targeting infants and toddlers. Additional resources and excerpts from the full article can be found here. The full article explores topics including:
Developing and Integrating Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers
Professional Development of the Infant-Toddler Workforce
Expansion of Home Visiting
Building Capacity in High-Need Communities
Engaging and Supporting Families
Connecting Families to Appropriate Services
Arne Duncan Cradle to Career tracking, 2010
Strive Cradle to Career
NGA Early Childhood Education: Federal policy should champion coordination and collaboration across Child Care Development Block Grants, Home Visiting
CCSSO: Equity starts early. How Chiefs will build High-Quality Early Education.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2016: THE MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAM. Home Visiting Performance Indicators and Statistics. PAGE 80 Appendix A and B.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Home Visit Model Effects
Cross-post.
Filed Under: Parental Rights, Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: data privacy, home visits, parental rights
Angela Somers - Wittman says
I’m happy to report HB 3560 has been stopped in IL. Here’s a recent report from Rev. Bob Vanden Bosch, a longtime lobbyist for families in Illinois: “Thank you for your calls and prompt action! Rep. Monica Bristow (D), the sponsor of HB 3560 has indicated that she will not move the Home School Registration bill. This drastic legislation has been stopped because of the action of all those concerned! Praise be to God!”
In His service,
Rev. Bob Vanden Bosch
Executive Director,
Concerned Christian Ministries
Shane Vander Hart says
What did that particular bill do?
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Tell City Council what you think
You can have a say in all this! Do you think that CCP should be bailed out?
Find your elected official here, and tell them what you think about CCP’s financial woes, and how those could be fixed.
Articles by Charles D. Ellison
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As Lt. Governor John Fetterman continues his statewide marijuana tour, WURD’s afternoon host contends there are more pressing issues to consider
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Reality Check: Raise The Rates
Only 25 percent of Philadelphians have bachelors degrees. WURD’s afternoon host wonders: Why aren’t local universities doing more to change that?
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Reality Check: Let’s Bail out CCP
In the wake of last week’s union agreement, WURD’s afternoon host offers a fix to our community college’s financial woes. Hint: Look at area higher ed’s endowments
BY Charles D. Ellison
Disaster seems averted. Months of wrangling between the teachers, staff and the administration of the Community College of Philadelphia seemed destined to end up in the first workers’ strike at the school since 2007. And despite an exchange of rhetorical barbs and discord that, from many angles, appeared to deteriorate into the unsolvable, negotiators managed to reach a tentative agreement announced last week.
WURD host Charles D. Ellison
The general public is not yet clear on the agreement details. Nor are the school’s 27,000 students. But what will become abundantly clear, through the fog of worker and front office discontent, is a fresh phase of tuition hikes for present and future CCP students. It is the eventuality Philadelphians should brace for.
CCP’s spokesperson, Linda Wallace, dropped a hint about this last week. Musing over what it would take to accommodate faculty and staff demands for pay raises, Wallace argued that if the administration buckled under union pressure, the college would end up with an additional $10 million per year in their operating budget over the next eight-year contract.
“A $1 increase in tuition generates about $320,000 at CCP,” she told The Inquirer. “So, if we added $2 million to our budget for salaries that would equate to a $6.25 increase per credit hour. Philadelphia residents currently pay $159 per credit hour.”
In other words, a $2 million dollar per year or annual budget salary increase would increase resident tuition to a little over $165 per year. Wallace was being purely hypothetical, of course, since nothing had been agreed to. But it was soft launch language for a tuition hike, with administration officials—on the sly—scapegoating teacher and staff demands as the culprit for that hike.
It’s not like steady college tuition increases being passed along to the Philadelphia consumer are anything new: according to a June 2015 Pew Charitable Trusts report focused on CCP, average tuition increased “5 percent per year on average” between 2003 to 2013. Theoretically, CCP tuition per credit hour could find itself increasing at that rate (although it’s one of the slower community college tuition increase trends in the country, last checked)—or at a clip of a subtle, but steadily rising $3 more per credit hour: or, possibly, $189 per credit hour by the end of the eight year contract.
What’s significant about that statement and the math that follows is that during the lengthy public rancor between the union and CCP administration, there hasn’t been much public discussion on what budget increases will mean for the Philadelphia student in need. More than 65 percent of CCP students rely on federal Pell Grants and most end up in student loan debt, anyway. That’s happening against a devastating convergence of: 1) rising tuition; 2) fewer post-secondary options for struggling students; 3) the Trump administration’s proposed $62 billion cut in higher education financial support; and 4) Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s shortchanging the Commonwealth’s 14 community colleges with no funding increases for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
Bad enough that Pennsylvania, as the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities found last year, ranks in the Top 20 states with the highest tuition hikes at public colleges and universities. And neither Wolf nor his peers in Harrisburg seem willing to stop it. Sensing a short time window as new funding opportunities grew scarce, CCP teachers and staff struck swiftly with fresh calls for a pay raise.
For the most part, Philadelphia itself hasn’t done much about it, either—even while it’s in a position where it could. Mayor Jim Kenney merely bemoaned the scratchy tenor of negotiations between the contract-warring parties when asked about it on WURD’s Reality Check. Council President Darrell Clarke reportedly urged “both sides to remain at the bargaining table in order to reach a fair contract as soon as possible,” adding that “Council does not have standing as a negotiating party, but we do have an interest in the best and fairest outcome for students, faculty and taxpayers alike.”
And, yet, strangely, neither Mayor or City Council moved an inch on the question of expanded city support for CCP’s budget, a move that could not only ease tensions between staff and school leaders, but could ensure students—most low-income and working—are buffered against new tuition hikes. It was one of the few Republicans on Council, David Oh, who stressed the need for more funding last month. “We fund lots and lots of things, but we are not funding what I think is one of the most important things we can do for the citizens of Philadelphia,” Oh told the Inquirer. “We have this wonderful asset, but it’s woefully under-resourced.”
Oh, and others, raise a good question: Why won’t the city do more to fund CCP, particularly at a time when everyone in City Hall is singing the Gospel of Workforce Development and “CTE” (or “Career and Technical Education”). It’s hard to achieve ambitious workforce development goals without training … and, it’s hard to achieve training without institutions who can either facilitate or sustain that training. Institutions like a community college.
Philadelphia covers just under 20 percent of the CCP’s $131 million budget, a little over $26 million. The Mayor only proposed a bump of $1.3 million, which is less than 1 percent, even after pleas from advocates during Council hearings on the subject in March—hearings which, not coincidentally, prefaced the build-up towards that few weeks of impasse between union and CCP. Clearly, all parties appeared as if they were waiting for some moment of leadership from City Hall. When that didn’t transpire, the threat of strike loomed even larger.
Pennsylvania ranks in the Top 20 states with the highest tuition hikes at public colleges and universities. And neither Wolf nor his peers in Harrisburg seem willing to stop it.
But, while the City cries broke on the subject of CCP, and the state (which kicks in—according to Pew—another quarter of the budget funding) won’t pony up any additional funding, another source of post-secondary funds remains ignored: University endowments from Philadelphia’s rich array of top tier higher education institutions.
The combined endowments of top ranking universities within the city limits of Philadelphia edges close to $16.3 billion, according to the most recently updated endowment information for the following institutions: Penn; Drexel; Temple; LaSalle; Thomas Jefferson University (which gobbled up Philadelphia University); St. Joseph’s University; and the University of the Arts. Penn’s endowment alone is $13.8 billion, the seventh highest in the country.
Of that, Penn spends about 22 percent on financial aid to students, one in eight of whom are the first generation in their families to go to college—including offering free tuition to any student from a family with income under $70,000. Of course, that applies to a very small slice of the college-going population: This year, just 7.4 percent of applicants was accepted into the Ivy.
When adding other institutions just outside city limits that still want to claim Philly for prestige or when sports teams do well (and then shut down Center City streets to celebrate), that figure balloons to $18.4 billion in combined Philadelphia-area top-tier higher education institution endowments. These are places such as Villanova, Arcadia University, Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College.
Endowments are understandably a very touchy subject among university administrators. Donald Trump himself, as presidential candidate, dropped populist incantations on the subject, wondering out loud why colleges are charging so much tuition when they seem as if they’re hoarding endowments. Congressional Republicans, attempting to absolve themselves of responsibility for the student loan debt crisis giving a boost to the rich, passed an excise tax on those endowments to help cover the cost of their tax reform bill in 2017
At the same time, progressives—including New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell, in his “Revisionist History” podcast, and former Clinton administration Secretary of Labor Robert Reich—have called into question the absurdity of college tuition, college fundraising and government investment given the size of “fat cat” endowments.
Is City Hall willing to put any sort of serious pressure on Philly’s burgeoning, world class academic community to make real community investments, as opposed to simply expanding their urban campus space?
The higher education community—which keeps raising tuition—is desperately trying to persuade the public that we’re misunderstanding it. Dickinson College President Margee Ensign gingerly pushed back against endowment “myths” in a HuffPost article: “An endowment is not a huge pile of money that college administrators hoard like gold—something that will never move, never be spent, never be touched in any way. On its face, that analogy is half right, but overall it breaks down pretty quickly. They are funds crucial to the operation of any college or university. They are funds that the institution invests to support present students and to secure its future. Well managed, they grow.”
But, in a Philly-centric scenario where its crucial Community College faces existential funding cuts and near-striking staff, the use of university endowment money to build up CCP could be a way for those institutions to directly invest in 1) their neighbors and 2) a future pipeline of students. It’s not like these universities don’t spend their endowment money; in fact, they do. As the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) points out, endowments on average spend 4.6 percent of their endowment on various investments each year.
A little can go a long way in terms of community colleges. This Inside Higher Ed article, for example, compares the huge impact of a $5 million gift to Cape Cod Community College versus the newsworthy $1.8 billion gift to Johns Hopkins Universtity: That $5 million was 51 percent of CCCC’s endowment, compared to the 41 percent of the Hopkins gift. In short: It might not take that much money to make CCP tuition affordable for all Philadelphians.
Is City Hall willing to put any sort of serious pressure on Philly’s world class academic community to make real community investments, as opposed to simply expanding their urban campus space? Is anyone willing to bring endowment-heavy universities to the table with CCP, for the good of Philly students? We understand endowments aren’t a “pot of gold.” But imagine a Philadelphia that received just a slice of that for struggling and aspiring residents who could use it the most.
Charles D. Ellison is Executive Producer and Host of “Reality Check,” which airs Monday-Thursday, 4-7 p.m. on WURD Radio (96.1FM/900AM). Check out The Citizen’s weekly segment on his show every Tuesday at 6 p.m. Ellison is also Principal of B|E Strategy, catch him if you can @ellisonreport on Twitter.
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Create a sample ballot
The Committee of Seventy and Chicago-based startup BallotReady have launched CivicEngine, an easy online tool that allows you to choose your candidate and print out a PDF to take with you to the polls. Simply type in your address and make your choices.
About the 2019 Primary
The Citizen’s New Blood series looks at first time candidates who are trying to disrupt the system with new ideas. Check out the series here.
And check out our other coverage of the election:
Who’s Running for City Council?
The Citizen’s Guide to the many candidates on the ballot May 21
Philly’s Voting Machine Fiasco...
...is even worse than you thought. The City wants to buy a costly machine that may be easily-hacked. Is it too late to stop it?
Guest Commentary: “Urgent crises are being neglected”
A Mayoral primary challenger lays out his vision, in the last of three pieces from the campaigns
Guest Commentary: "Philadelphia's Education Mayor"
In the second of three pieces from the Democratic Mayoral campaigns, a supporter of Mayor Kenney reflects on his first term
Guest Commentary: “We Can Do Better”
A Mayoral primary challenger lays out his vision for Philly. Check back for pieces by the other candidates
The Shame of the Sheriff's Race
Two women, both African American, are running to unseat accused sexual harasser Sheriff Jewell Williams this year. Did you even know?
How to Get Better Elections
The City Commissioners are charged with managing elections so more people can vote. Philly 3.0’s engagement director lays out a five-point platform for choosing the best commissioner candidates this year
Have a problem at the polls?
Report voting irregularities
First, check out the Committee of Seventy’s fantastic guide to voter rights. If you feel that your rights are being violated, or that something fishy is going on at the polls, contact the Philadelphia County Board of Elections at 215-686-1590.
The Citizen 2019 Primary Election Guide
Voting May 21st? Here's what you need to know
BY Nick Marzano
May 21st is a Primary Election, meaning Philly voters will select candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties to face off in the November general election. When it first came into widespread use, the primary was seen as a progressive attempt to wrest candidate selection out of the hands of party leaders, who used to decide such things in smoke-filled back rooms.
VOTE! Even If You’re Uninformed Or Uninterested
Vote for anyone. Literally, anyone. You’ll be better off for it.
In Philly, where the Democratic Party has dominated since the 1950s, registered Republicans generally have fewer candidates to choose from in these elections. While it would be irresponsible to say it’s inevitable that the winner of the Democratic primary will win in the November general election, history shows it’s practically inevitable.
Can I Vote In This Election?
Are you registered to vote in Pennsylvania as a resident of Philadelphia? If so, the short answer is, yes. (If you’re not sure about your registration status, check here.) Even if you are not registered with either major party, you can absolutely vote… on the ballot questions. That’s still pretty important. If approved by a simple majority of voters, these amendments to the city charter will become law. More on those below.
But when it comes to the candidates, only registered Democrats and Republicans are allowed to vote. Why? Because PA is one of just 12 states that runs what’s called a “closed primary,” where only party members can vote on their candidates for the November general election.
Ideas We Should Steal: Open Primary Voting
Independents are the fastest-growing segment of voters in Philly—so why do we keep ignoring them?
Side Note: Not a fan of that system? Let your state representatives and senators know. There are other options. Many states have open primaries, where voters of any affiliation may select a single party’s ballot and vote for candidates. Other states offer semi-closed primaries, where voters must be registered to a party to vote that ballot, but may switch their affiliation day-of.
When are the polls open?
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Remember that you can get in line to vote before 7 AM, and you can vote as long as you were in line before 8 PM, even if you don’t get into the actual voting booth until later. Also remember: Polling places change, so make sure you know where to go by checking with the state.
Why should I vote in this election?
You believe healthy competition is good for democracy. If competitive elections are the whetstone that sharpens the blade of democracy, the Philly should come of out this primary looking pretty keen. Nearly 30 Democratic candidates are vying for just five At-Large Council seats, while seven Republicans compete for the remaining two seats reserved for the non-majority party. There are also five fairly competitive District Council primary races this year. Compare that to the 2015 ballot, which included a relatively sparse 18 At-Large Democrats, and just three competitive districts. Add to that a very competitive race for City Commissioner, a contentious Sheriff’s race, and even some challengers for incumbent Mayor Kenney. Your vote is a precious commodity, and someone who cares about the issues that matter to you desperately needs it.
You care about crime, education, gentrification, fair elections, workers rights, property assessment, bike infrastructure, public health, small business… You get the idea. The field might be a bit overwhelming (we’re here to help), but it’s not hard to make a case for the importance of this election cycle, which includes Mayoral and Council elections. We are electing the political heads of our legislative and executive local government–the lawmakers and the implementers. In this guide, we’ll try to get you up to speed on the other other important offices you’ll be voting for alongside those big categories.
There is one candidate in particular you want to support. Several of the offices you’ll be voting for allow multiple selections. For example, you can vote for up to five candidates in the case of Council At-Large. But maybe there’s just a single At-Large, judge, or commissioner candidate you want to support. It’s ok to leave those other votes on the table. It’s called bullet voting, and while it may be a callus term in a city with a gun violence problem, a study of the 2015 election also suggests it might be smart strategy.
What’s with all these judicial candidates?
Pennsylvania is one of only eight states that elect judges through partisan elections at all trial court levels. If you don’t recognize a single name in these races, or you feel a little unqualified to determine their ability to serve as an impartial judge, you’re in good company. We recommend deferring to the recommendations from the Pennsylvania Bar Association (Superior Court Judges) and the Philadelphia Bar Association (Common Pleas and Municipal Court Judges). Their judicial commissions aim for nonpartisan review of each candidate based on extensive study of their track record, and temperament. We’ve listed their overall recommendation next to each judicial candidate, but you can also read more detailed assessments at the links above. It’s like Consumer Reports for judges.
All caught up? Great. Here’s what you’ll see on your ballot and what it means:
Judge of the Superior Court
The PA Superior Court is a statewide entity that handles appeals from the Courts of Common Pleas in criminal cases and in matters involving children and families. It usually hands down the final decision in these matters.
Democrat (Vote for up to 2)
Beth Tarasi – “Not Recommended” by PA Bar Association
Daniel D. McCaffery – “Highly Recommended” by PA Bar Association
Amanda Green-Hawkins – “Not Recommended” by PA Bar Association
Republican (Vote for up to 2)
Rebecca Warren – “Not Recommended (for failure to participate)” by PA Bar Association
Meghan McCarthy King – “Recommended” by PA Bar Association
Christylee Peck – “Recommended” by PA Bar Association
Judge of the Court Of Common Pleas
This is PA’s court of general trial jurisdiction. Philadelphia’s 90 Common Pleas Court judges are divided into trial, family, and orphans’ divisions.
Anthony Kyriakakis – “Highly Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Tiffany Palmer – “Highly Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Wendi Barish – “Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
James Berardinelli – “Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Laurie Dow – “Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Craig Levin – “Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Vicki Markovitz – “Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Cateria R. McCabe – “Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Kendra McCrae – “Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Jennifer Schultz – “Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Nicola F. Serianni – “Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Henry McGregor Sias – “Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Kay Yu – “Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Terri Michelle Booker – “Not Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Sherman Toppin – “Not Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Gregory Weyer – “Not Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Joshua Roberts – Not listed on Philadelphia Bar Association as of May 1
Jon Marshall – Not listed on Philadelphia Bar Association as of May 1
James Crumlish – Not listed on Philadelphia Bar Association as of May 1
Leon Goodman – Not listed on Philadelphia Bar Association as of May 1
Robert Trimble – Not listed on Philadelphia Bar Association as of May 1
Chris Hall – Not listed on Philadelphia Bar Association as of May 1
Janine Momasso – Not listed on Philadelphia Bar Association as of May 1
Carmella Jaquinto – Not listed on Philadelphia Bar Association as of May 1
Republican (Legally you can vote for up to 9. Practically, you can vote for up to 1)
Beth Grossman – “Recommended” by Philadelphia Bar Association
Judge of the Municipal Court
At this first level of PA’s judiciary, Philadelphia’s Municipal Court judges decide whether serious cases move to the Commonwealth Court, conduct preliminary hearings and arraignments, and set and accept bail in most cases.
David Conroy – “Recommended” by the Philadelphia Bar Association
Theresa Brunson – Not listed by the Philadelphia Bar Association
The executive head and top political figure in the city. Incumbent Mayor Kenney is running for his second four-year term in office, the limit established by our revised City Charter in 1951
Democrats will pick one candidate: Current incumbent Jim Kenney, State Senator and perennial candidate Anthony Williams, or former City Controller Alan Butkovitz.
Republicans have an all or nothing proposition in this race. As in, it’s all Billy Ciancaglini, or nothing.
These officials are in charge of manning Philly’s Bat Signal. I’m kidding, of course. Obviously that’s the police commissioner’s job. The three bipartisan City Commissioners handle something just about as important: the administration and integrity of Philly’s elections in compliance with federal and state laws. They also set policies for voter registration within those federal and state boundaries. As mentioned at the top of the guide, they are also in charge of selecting and implementing a brand new batch of voting machines, following a directive from Governor Wolf to ensure all Pennsylvania counties use machines that leave a paper trail.
Related from The Philadelphia Citizen:
While the role is effectively nonpartisan, voters in each party are allowed to select up to two candidates, guaranteeing a seat for the minority party. First term incumbent Lisa Deeley (D) is up against a thick field for reelection. Candidates are also seeking the seat that will be vacated in January by the other Democrat, Anthony Clark. Though, as several news outlets have reported over the years, his seat has been pretty empty for a while.
Marwan Kreidie
Omar Sabir
Lisa Deeley
Luigi Borda
Khalil Williams
Carla Cain
Warren Bloom
Moira Bohannon
Robin Trent
Jen Devor
Lewis Harris, Jr.
Al Schmidt – Incumbent
If you need a marriage license, or to legally establish the validity of your will, you need to visit the Register of Wills. Like the City Commissioners office, some have questioned whether it’s necessary to elect such an administrative function. However, unless there is a referendum brought to change, this office technically lives outside the City’s control.
Where there is no will on file, the office also determines ownership of an estate. For many longtime residents, especially those in gentrifying neighborhoods, this isn’t as straightforward as it appears. Many second or third generation homeowners are running into “tangled title” issues, often losing a major piece of equity they had counted on. Ingra Saffron broke the issue down well in a 2017 article, and at least one challenger has resolved to address it.
Incumbent Ronald Donatucci, who has headed the office for 11 consecutive terms since 1980, faces two challengers. There is no Republican counterpart.
Democrat (Vote for 1)
Tracey Gordon
Jacque P Whaumbush
Ronald Donatucci
Another row office vestige like the Register of Wills, the Sheriffs office supports the Philadelphia court system by serving warrants, providing transport of prisoners to court, and guarding courthouses. The office also runs sheriff sales for foreclosed homes and collects delinquent taxes. While incumbent Jewell Williams claims an instrumental role in reducing the delinquent tax gap in Philadelphia, others have expressed concerns about a lack of oversight and ballooning budget.
As Roxanne Patel Shepelavy explained back in April, there is more to this particular race than the merits and methods of the office itself. Williams has been accused by three women of sexual harassment, settling two suits to the tune of $157,000 in taxpayer money. Undaunted, the Democratic City Committee announced it would endorse Williams’ reelection campaign regardless. After serious blowback, the DCC retracted the endorsement. Perhaps solidifying their status as political relic, the party declined to endorse any of the remaining candidates, which include two women.
Rochelle Bilal
Malika Rahman
Larry King, Sr.
Jewell Williams
Council At-Large
Philadelphia City Council consists of 17 members split into two types. Seven are elected “at large,” and are meant to represent the interests and will of the city as a whole within the legislative body. At-Large seats are also intended to tamp down the incentives for vote swapping by councilmembers, and tend to be much more competitive. Because they lack a geographic zone and population of constituents, and are outnumbered by ten District Council Members, these seats are sometimes seen as less powerful than their colleagues. Though, as many of the current group of At-Large members have shown in the past four years, that doesn’t have to be the case.
Democrats can vote for up to five candidates. Two At-Large seats are reserved for the minority party, which effectively means Republicans can vote for up to five but will likely fill just two seats. Combined, there are 35 At-Large candidates on the ballot. If you haven’t had a chance to hear from or get to know any of these candidates on the trail, check out the Citizen guide devoted solely to them.
Democrats (Vote for up to 5)
Adrian Rivera-Reyes
Deja Lynn Alvarez
Helen Gym
Ogbonna Paul Hagins
Fernando Trevino-Martinez
Eryn Santamoor
Joseph A Diorio
Hena Veit
Billy Thompson
Beth Finn
Latrice Bryant
Allan Domb
Katherine Gilmore Richardson
Erika Almiron
Bobbie Curry
Vinny Black
Wayne Edmund Dorsey
Edwin Santana
Mark Ross
Devon Cade
Sandra Dungee Glenn
Derek S Green
Wayne Allen
Justin DiBerardinis
Fareed Abdullah
Asa Khalif
Ethelind Baylor
Republicans (Vote for up to 5)
Al Taubenberger
Dan Tinney
Bill Heeney
Drew Murray
Irina Goldstein
District Council
District Council seats are meant to guarantee representation for geographically based groups. These members are supposed to be more in tune with the needs of their constituents, and often engage in constituent services beyond their legislative capacity. They also wield a lot of influence over land deals in their district through a de facto power dubbed “councilmanic prerogative.”
If the concept of prosecutorial discretion captivated reform-minded voters during 2017’s District Attorney race, councilmanic prerogative could be this year’s civic mouthful. Under this handshake agreement, council members defer to their district colleague when it comes to zoning variances and land sale approvals in a given district. Councilmembers claim their deference reflects the idea that each member knows their district best. Opponents argue it’s an over-exploited loophole that undermines necessary checks and balances. Prerogative has been in the news a lot lately, but it remains to be seen if it will rise to the level of an election issue.
You will only be able to vote for one of the remaining 10 District Council Members.
Democrats (Vote for 1 on your district ballot)
District 1: Incumbent Mark Squilla faces challenger Louis Lanni
District 2: Incumbent Kenyatta Johnson faces challenger Lauren Vidas
District 3: Incumbent Jannie Blackwell faces challenger Jamie Gauthier
District 4: Incumbent Curtis Jones faces challengers Ron Adams
District 5: Incumbent Council President Darrell Clarke is unopposed
District 6: Incumbent Bobby Henon, indicted by Federal prosecutors in January of this year, is running unopposed after two would-be challengers failed to file the 750 signatures required to run on time.
District 7: Incumbent Maria Quinones-Sanchez faces challenger Angel Cruz
District 8: Incumbent Cindy Bass is unopposed
District 9: Incumbent Cherelle Parker is unopposed
District 10: In this Republican-held District, Judy Moore is unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Republicans (Vote for 1 on your district ballot)
District 1: Daniel Orsino is running unopposed
District 2: Michael Bradley is running unopposed
District 6: Pete Smith is running unopposed
District 10: Incumbent Brian O’Neill is running unopposed
Remember, you DO NOT need to be registered as a Democrat or Republican to vote on ballot questions. Getting a city charter amendment on the ballot requires a two-thirds vote of City Councilmembers. Once they are on the ballot, it takes just a simple majority (i.e. greater than 50 percent) of “yes” votes by the public for each amendment to become law.
While they do not endorse candidates, the Committee of Seventy does weigh in on these matters of good governance. You can read their opinion on both questions here and decide for yourself.
Proposed Charter Change Question #1
Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to change certain gender specific references (such as “councilman,” “councilmen,” and “Councilmanic”) to gender neutral references (such as “councilmember,” “councilmembers,” and “Council”)? Yes / No
It’s 2019, and Philly is way behind on these language changes. Though this author has always enjoyed the evocative oomph of the manic in councilmanic prerogative.
Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to establish and define the functions of the Office of Immigrant Affairs, headed by a Director of Immigrant Affairs? Yes / No
Philadelphia’s foreign-born population has been a driving force in the city’s comeback since immigration rebounded from an all-time low in the 1990s. The Office of Immigrant Affairs has existed since 2016, when Mayor Kenney created it with an executive order. If approved, this referendum would ensure the office remains a permanent fixture under the next administration.
Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to call on the General Assembly to either increase the Pennsylvania minimum wage now, so that it reaches $15 an hour, in stages, by 2025; or allow the City of Philadelphia to itself provide for a decent, family sustaining, living wage for working Philadelphians? Yes / No
How do you get a public opinion poll in front of hundreds of thousands of voters? If you’re City Council, you pose an amendment to the City Charter to do something only the state can do right now—change the minimum wage. Nothing happens, but the results get written into the Charter for posterity. Whether you view this as a clever way to send a message to Harrisburg, or a needless exercise in charter bloat, you may as well vote as it will be recorded either way.
Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to require the establishment of “Public Safety Enforcement Officers” to assist the Police Department in regulating the flow of traffic; to enforce and assist the appropriate City officers in the enforcement of ordinances relating to the quality of life in the City’s neighborhoods; and to perform such other related duties as the Managing Director or Council may require? Yes / No
This is arguably the most substantive proposal of the batch. Other major cities employ unarmed public safety officers to regulate traffic flow and address other ‘quality of life’ issues on city streets. Think stop-sign rolls and cars parked in bike lanes. The measure, put forth by City Council President Darrell Clarke, has been endorsed by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, 5th Square, and the Philadelphia Police Department among others. The vague provision gives a lot of discretion to the Managing Director, including the size of the force and pay structure.
Photo via Kelley Minars Flickr
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Misfortune and Monopoly
Nov 24, 2018 Jan 20, 2019 by The Poor Print
by Peter Hammerton
Any self-proclaimed board games aficionado, sitting in a café playing The Settlers of Catan with a tattoo of an icosahedral die on his forearm, will tell you that Monopoly is terrible. It lasts forever; it’s obvious who’s going to win long before it ends; it’s a glorification of capitalism, rugged individualism and downright selfishness. But, in spite of all that, I confess that I quite like the game, perhaps because my family rarely plays it and so our Christmas has never been ruined by it. There’s something inexplicably satisfying about collecting little title deeds whilst moving a tiny dog on a quadrilateral tour of the streets of London, isn’t there?
Over the summer, a few of my friends and I decided to have a game. I am by no means a skilled player, but I know the most basic rudiments of Monopoly strategy. Try to acquire the oranges, because people land on them more often as they come out of gaol. The utilities may give you a little cash injection here and there, but you should never rely on them as a serious revenue stream. And don’t, as one of my friends hilariously did, make an opening bid of £300 for the water works when it’s worth £150! (Perhaps I was irked because I owned the electric company.)
Did any of this knowhow help at all? Not in the slightest. I was knocked out first, and even then, my participation in the game was sustained by the charity of the richest player for half an hour! Was it my fault? Probably, but far from entirely. You see, I had underestimated the importance of the most critical component in the game: fortune.
I don’t mean fortune as in having lots of money, because I certainly didn’t have that for long, but fortune as in luck. It’s no secret that luck is crucial in Monopoly. The most obvious manifestations of this are the chance and community chest cards. They can hit you with hospital fees, engineer a bank error in your favour, assess you for street repairs, and much more.
Yet there is a much more important element of chance in the game, and it proved to be my downfall. Another Monopoly rule of thumb is to buy a property whenever you can, because clawing them from other players to complete sets can be very costly. Furthermore, a property that is useless to you might be invaluable to the desperate wheelbarrow languishing on Free Parking, and his yearning for Leicester Square, which you tactically snapped up twenty turns ago, could give you a huge windfall.
The most significant phase of the game for acquiring unowned properties is the very beginning. The first lap of the board might make or break your plutocratic ambitions. The eventual winner of the game had an extensive portfolio before she made it back to Go. I would’ve loved to have been in her position, but Fortuna forsook me and my opening turns were calamitous. I immediately had to pay £200 in income tax and soon found myself in gaol. Rather than landing on properties, I kept landing on chance spaces, and whilst it’s always nice to win second prize in a beauty contest, good looks alone are not going to help me win in today’s bustling Monopoly marketplace. By the time I had done a full round, I only had two properties, one of which was the aforementioned useless electric company. I eventually established a monopoly on the browns, but even with a hotel, landing on the Old Kent Road is less than half as costly as landing on nearby Mayfair with only two houses.
What lesson can we draw from my tale of woe? Remember that the race for dominion over London begins as soon as the first dice are thrown. In Monopoly, as in life, where you start has an uncomfortably weighty impact on where you finish.
Tags: 2018-2019 Fortune Issue #37 – Fortune Michaelmas 2018 Monopoly Peter Hammerton
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Under-fire DraftKings will sublease its New York office
Decision unrelated to AG's legal action, reps said
Jan.January 08, 2016 12:33 PM
Fantasy sports website DraftKings, which is being put through the ringer by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, will leave the Noho digs that it leased just a few months ago.
The firm will sublease its 23,500-square-foot space at Alvin Flaster’s 400 Lafayette Street in Noho, which the company leased in June.
In November, DraftKings and FanDuel – another billion-dollar fantasy sports site – were ordered to cease operations in New York State by the AG’s office, which accused them providing illegal gambling services.
A spokesperson for Draftkings denied that the decision to vacate the office was related to the company’s legal troubles.
“We have made an operational decision to sublease our space at 400 Lafayette Street,” a spokesperson told Business Insider in an email. “This is a business decision and we are committed to continued operations in New York moving forward.”
DraftKings had sought to sublease 10,500 square feet at the space, but changed its mind in November, choosing to occupy the whole area.
The company is asking $72 per square foot. The asking price that DraftKings received was in the high $60s per square foot.
FanDuel, the other company targeted by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, signed a lease in September for 41,000 square feet at Rockrose Development’s 300 Park Avenue South. [BI] – Ariel Stulberg
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Fish Hell (Shark).
Posted by tychy in Short Stories.
Aquarium, Death, Edinburgh, Fish, Horror, Humor, Monitoring at Work, Mysticism, Octopus, Satire, Short Story, work, Workplace Surveillance
SEAHORSES.
CODFISH.
I had caught an early train and the day was still barely a glimmer around the rim of the city when I arrived at work. I was crossing the car park towards the staff entrance when Ross passed me. He is one of these tall men you meet from time to time who drives an amazingly miniature car. Ross’s vehicle would have been claustrophobic for a normal-sized person – on him, it resembled one of those torture chests that people were locked in during the Middle Ages. He had folded himself up inside it so carefully that there seemed to be no room left for him to even wiggle an eyebrow. But he managed to somehow extract a palm and raise it solemnly at me in greeting.
With little else to roll around in my mind at this hour of the morning, it occurred to me once again that, beneath Ross’s familiar blandness, I knew next to nothing about him. I have this saying – you have probably heard me say it before – that you never really know somebody until you have met their partner. I didn’t know whether Ross was gay or straight. I didn’t know whether he lived in a flat or a house, or in the city or out in the countryside. I didn’t know why he was so scrupulously bald – he would have looked perfectly valid, and perhaps even a bit less severe, with some hair. The mystery of his soul was that his mild, unforthcoming personality had not precluded him from occupying a role of constant centrality and importance. It was as though in him an introvert and an extrovert had cancelled each other out.
And this scheme that he had hatched with the Fitbits (for I knew now that head office bore no responsibility for it) was increasingly unsettling me. Was it some prank or private experiment that he was conducting solely for his own obscure gratification? I was inclined to categorise it almost in that dungeon of social behaviour, where men, who are rather too slipperily innocuous in person, will send anonymous, abusive messages to Jewish MPs, or scuttle into supermarkets to hide infected needles in the lettuces. In the daylight, when challenged, Ross would be unable to explain why he had devised the Fitbit game. He would find it just as baffling as the rest of us; he would see it as merely an accident that he was nearer to the levers of the enigma than we were.
There were some workmen, all of them Polish, who were sprawling around the staff entrance with their boots off and bags of tools lying across the ground. A couple of them gazed up at me, steadily and insolently. The rest looked away.
I tried some Polish on them and it still ran off my tongue. Yes, they told me, they were doing more drilling today. They were sarcastic when I pointed out that this would distress the exhibits. Would the octopus tie itself in a knot? Would the shark lose its taste for blood? They began to cackle excitedly, venturing ever triter and baggier jokes. They were sniggering about which of the exhibits they were going to fry up for supper when I left them.
I encountered Ross again outside the changing rooms. He gave me a head’s up about a hen party that was due to take place in the undersea tunnel over lunch. Of course, the tunnel would have to be closed to the public during this time. Irritated by the workmen’s jokes, I was not in the mood to become facetious myself about the hen party, as I usually would have done. Yet I was also conscious, as perhaps I had never been before, that it made no difference to Ross whether I agreed with him or mocked his decisions. His eyes drank me in unappraisingly, without any regard for what I personally thought was a tremendous uniqueness that he should value.
As the morning proceeded, I was bemused about how to lately participate in his Fitbit challenge. I felt much more relaxed about the contest now that I knew that the organisation’s officialdom was unaware of it. There would be no consequences, aside from the social embarrassment, to the leper-like status that it had accorded me at the aquarium. If I directly accused Ross of inventing the challenge himself and fabricating the results, he could crisply dismiss me, with a rueful smile on his face, as a bad loser. Tomorrow I resolved to bring my own Fitbit to work and wear it alongside Ross’s one. I would see whether their results matched and, if they didn’t, this would embolden me to query his figures.
By mid-morning the rumbling and wailing of construction equipment was piercing into the innermost sections of the aquarium’s maze. As vibrations radiated through the tanks, some of the exhibits began to grow significantly perturbed. I witnessed a manta ray that appeared to be swimming backwards, concertinaing into its own tail. I trotted over to the building site to speak to the workers.
A yellow excavator was bumbling about on caterpillar tracks in front of a partially demolished wall, with its single claw swiping listlessly at the rubble. I waved to the young operator to stop and then jumped up, wrenching open the cabin’s hatch, to relate the news to him about the manta ray. He at once became boisterously jocular. Oh yes, he nodded, he would tiptoe about considerately in his JCB. All of the fish would hardly hear him.
I climbed down again without answering. What could I do? If the workmen took more breaks, the project would be delayed and the period in which the fish were tormented would be only prolonged.
Half an hour later and a crab – one that was quite a celebrity in the children’s rockpool handling zone – had raised a pincer and it was starting to pull chunks out of its own face. This time, Ross went across to bargain with the men.
At midday the hen do waddled into the aquarium. All of these ladies were identically stout and roly-poly, and dressed identically in shiny new clothes, so that they looked faintly like a collection of walking Easter eggs. They flocked into the tunnel, with the clattering of their heels crescendoing nightmarishly, and Sandeep was soon following them with a trolley of the inevitable champagne flutes.
“The stripper is waiting in the car park,” Kirsty reported to me. “Me and Ana can’t go and speak to him.”
“It’s against our rights in the workplace,” she explained sadly. “For us to see his bum and bits. So you’ll have to help him prepare.”
“Am I helping him to take his clothes off or put them back on?”
“I think that you have to trickle olive oil over his torso.”
“Hmph, is that not against my rights in the workplace?”
“He doesn’t want Ross to do it. Apparently he finds our employer creepy.” Kirsty chortled derisively as she contemplated this. “He had also expected to receive a dressing room and some free champagne, so he’s in quite a huff.”
“And his dressing room is in the car park, you say?”
“You won’t miss him. He’s dressed as the King of the Sea. Because – you know…” she gave a playful dip of the head to indicate our surroundings.
“He’s Poseidon?”
“Yes,” Kirsty agreed uncertainly. “He has a pitchfork…”
“You probably mean a trident.”
“And a tiara.”
Outside in the car park, I was immediately distracted by the workmen. They had been all sitting on a wall together, like schoolboys in a row, with lunch boxes in their laps. They were presently in a clamour, hollering at what I assumed to be the stripper. At first, I believed that they were merely jeering at him and so I couldn’t understand why their shouts were so urgent. The stripper – a bare-chested man with a Santa Claus beard rather wonkily affixed – equally seemed to have concluded that he was being disrespected. He had flung his trident on the floor and he was marching across the car park towards me, with his fists clenched, his stride quickening and his eyes blazing. A long complaint was evidently queued up on his lips.
The incident happened so quickly that I did not think that my body had even flexed ever so slightly in response during it. The yellow excavator, which had been left unattended beside the building site, began to prickle. All at once, its arm swung around and around, sawing thickly into the air. The vehicle was rocking so violently that I thought it would unbalance. Next, it had pounced backwards and reversed to an incredible speed, ripping clean over the body of the stripper who had been striding towards me.
I stared in amazement at the place where the man had taken his last step. Searching around for him, I looked down automatically but then my gaze bobbed up again, like a buoy tossed gaily on a wave, before it could properly take in the blood and mess across the tarmac. There was a shrill piping in my ears. I began to dumbly walk after the JCB, as if to collect it.
Distantly, I saw it butting parked cars out of its way, before it reached the entrance of the aquarium and crashed through into the foyer. Moments later it swerved back out of the hole that it had made in the wall, clearly having learned how to go forwards. One of its caterpillar tracks might have been shredded, for it had acquired a perceptible hobble.
Some of the workmen had wandered stupefied up to the stripper’s body and they began to film it on their phones. One of them tore away a hand that he had recognised and he held up this plump item, grinning and patting it gingerly. The remainder of the workmen were loosely trying to circle the recalcitrant excavator but they were wary of how it was still taking swings at the air. The machine came shuddering to a stop, with a loss of clutch control, and then it unexpectedly jerked forwards again with a renewed, fiery roar.
Sandeep was running towards me. He was mouthing the same word repeatedly and I gazed at his familiar face in wonder, as though it was the most breath-taking sun-drenched palace. At last, the word that he was saying connected with a thought that was waiting for me in my brain.
“Octopus! Octopus! It’s the octopus. It’s escaped!”
The workmen had congregated to lob bricks into the cabin of the excavator. On the machine ploughed, but slower now, and with longer gaps between its spikes of activity. I couldn’t make out the octopus silhouetted inside the cabin – the vehicle’s controls appeared to be shifting about of their own accord.
“Let’s not look at the body,” I warned Sandeep. “It will take us months to recover if we do.”
I ducked. The arm had sliced sharply over my head like a comet and its claw seemed to clip Sandeep’s. I tasted bile in my mouth and I had to swallow hard and press down. For a dire second, I presumed that Sandeep had been decapitated but he then jumped up and showed his face to me. He was beaming so foolishly that I scarcely recognised him. Blood was flowing liberally down over his amazedly blinking eyes from the wide gash where the claw had caught him.
Fortunately, the JCB had left us behind. At the wall that adjoined the car park, it abruptly toppled over with a smack and its engine cut out. The workmen were now swarming triumphantly over it.
“I was wrong about the fish,” Sandeep was gibbering happily. “About them having no consciousness, no mental world… about there being nothing that we can connect with. There is, man, there is. There’s such an incredible finesse…”
I let him prattle away. I had hauled him out of his polo shirt and I was now pushing it against the wound in his head. There seemed to be an alarming gap where the firmness should have been – was his skull broken?
“They have such intelligence. You know that they have brains over their entire bodies, brain cells inside every tentacle. Their entire body, man, is a brain.”
Despite the horror of my surroundings, there was a clear pause as the memory briefly came to me of a joke that my friend Pablo had once made. He had been extolling the cuisine of Galicia, where octopuses are poached as a speciality. “The flesh is so light – it is like you have the sunbeam on your fork. And you know the octopuses are the most intelligent of the animals and how is it that they taste the best also? Perhaps they are, how you say, a gateway?”
“A gateway drug, Pablo?”
“A gateway to being the cannibal.”
Sandeep was peering rather too keenly into my face and so I was forced to look away, down into the normality of his bare chest, his perfectly sleek pot belly, moving across to his wrists… where my gaze now settled. Suddenly I was studying his wrists and the significance of what I was seeing galloped in a rush over my mind.
“Sandeep, you’re not wearing your Fitbit.”
“What’s that?” He looked itchy and restless. Sweat was shiny on his chest and I sensed that he was going to imminently faint.
“Your Fitbit… you know, these things that they make us wear?”
His face stretched with a yawn and I had to shake him to rattle consciousness back into him. “Stay with me please Sandeep. It’s not wise to fall asleep now.”
He smiled sleepily, nodding at me with satisfaction. “They’re on the shark, man.”
I heard myself yelp. “How? On the shark?”
“We’ve attached them to its tail. It was Kirsty’s idea. Stick ‘em to the shark… oh [he yawned again, at a worrying length and trailing away so that I had to rattle him even more furiously]… oh… and then put white tack over to hide them. We didn’t… oh…”
“Please Sandeep, stay with me.” I was disconcerted that amongst the blood on the ground it looked as though there were dotted tiny, inconsequential shards of eggshell. I was tentatively identifying these as particles of Sandeep’s skull.
“So all the time the shark was swimming around, not taking a single step, because it has no feet you know,” Sandeep was explaining carefully. “You know how they look like marshmallow?” he giggled. “Oh but,” he suddenly sounded fearful, “we didn’t tell you. It was Kirsty, she thought that it would be funny… [a mightier yawn now than any that had come before, one that seemed to consume Sandeep’s whole head]… I’m sorry Biggy, we thought that it would be funnier if you didn’t know…”
I shook him impatiently in my arms. “Ross, curse him. Did Ross know? Was he in on this conspiracy against me?”
The following yawn was so vast that when Sandeep’s face finally went slack again, he was alone.
He was far out in the turquoise waters of an immense bay. The sunlight seemed to chime on the waves all around him, clustering on their crests like synchronised lasers. Sandeep did not know whether he was swimming in towards the shore, or out into the sea again, and so he padded lazily whilst he made up his mind. He felt happy and refreshed in the warm sunshine.
An octopus was approaching, drifting purposefully, but without any particular hurry, as if wandering on the tips of its tentacles. Sandeep could see its tentacles kink as it strolled. He slowed and lifted his head out of the water to watch it. He felt wonderfully privileged to be within the vicinity of such a miraculous creature, as though he was swimming alongside a vision of the Virgin Mary.
“I am the octopus.”
Confusingly, the words had rung within Sandeep’s own head and he did not know whether to speak his reply out loud. “You can address me telepathically,” the octopus confirmed. “This was how I had communicated with the silly young workman who had lifted me out of my tank for me.”
The octopus’s voice was calm and airy. It also had a definite Greek accent, with that dry precision that makes the Greeks sound uniquely grave for Mediterranean people.
“It was you who took me out of my life?” Sandeep demanded. “Out of my office and out of my apartment and into the aquarium?”
“Some men live and other men die,” the octopus reflected simply. “The universe has millions of tentacles, lifting some men and lowering others. But there is naturally a single centre. You had harboured doubts about me?”
Sandeep smiled. “Maybe… but not now.”
“I once heard you say that if a man could empathise with anything in the aquarium, he must have no imagination. But this is in the past. Would you like to know where I am currently?”
“Sure, man.”
“All of these silly little men were running around hither and thither out of their minds. They phoned the police and for an ambulance. But they couldn’t find the octopus, the octopus who has generated all of this mayhem for them.”
“So tell me, please, where is the octopus?”
“I hid for a time underneath the JCB, but I would be soon discovered there and so I had to move on. I needed somewhere snug and damp. It caught my eye that nobody was looking at the man who had died. Everybody was bustling around him, trying not to register the details of his smashed body.”
“I thought that I caught a glimpse,” Sandeep admitted guiltily. “It looked like when you stand on a snail and all of its organs spurt out in a pile.”
“Precisely,” the octopus congratulated Sandeep. “They were exposed – his liver, his kidneys, etcetera. They were nicely wet as well. I duly made some room for myself amongst them, scrunched up my tentacles, and hid there. I was pretending to be – oh, I don’t know – a bladder. Everything was eventually scraped up into a body bag and stowed in an ambulance. At the morgue, I snuck out once things were quiet and I was here able to escape, capering down the mechanism of an available lavatory.”
“And here we are,” Sandeep laughed happily in conclusion.
“Yes, here we are.”
The coastline was nearing. The octopus fell away as Sandeep began to barge determinedly through the water towards it.
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The UNO volleyball team played their last game in Sapp Fieldhouse on Friday, defeating South Dakota State 3-0 (25-12, 25-21, 25-11) in their sixth straight win.
Sophomore Sydney O’Shaughnessy led Omaha with her 18th double-double of the year. The Mavericks outhit SDSU .400 to .057 and had an attack percentage of .333, three times higher than the Jackrabbits’.
With the sweep, Omaha improved to 15-11 (10-3 Summit League). The Mavericks are now tied with IUPUI for second place in the conference behind Denver with three games left to play. Omaha squares off with Oral Roberts at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Baxter Arena.
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Nebraska’s PBS channel, NET, recently announced that in a partnership with UNO Athletics, the station will broadcast three more hockey games after broadcasting Saturday’s match with Minnesota Duluth.
The remaining games that NET will cover are Friday, Jan. 8 vs. Denver, Saturday, Jan. 23 vs. Miami (OH), and Saturday, Feb. 13 vs. Western Michigan. All of these games will begin at 7:07 p.m.
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What We Learned On Our Tour Of Pittsburgh’s Finest Adult DVD And Sex Toy Warehouse
by: Dr. Chauntelle Tibbals July 20, 2015
THE ADULT FILM MINUTE: Once per month, except for occasionally when it’s more frequent than that, Dr. Chauntelle Tibbals will be telling us a little bit about what’s going on in adult entertainment and why it should matter to you.
It feels like the crack of dawn, and with the time change it kind of is. I’m 20 miles outside downtown Pittsburgh in a fancy residential neighborhood, complete with confusing curvy roads lined by an unreal amount of foresty vegetation. I am definitely in the wrong place.
My jokester of an Uber driver laughs at the blurry-eyed tourist beside him, informing me in full-on yinzer, a dialect spoken by many Pittsburgh locals – “Der-ain’t no porno n’at dahn-aire, sweet cheeks.” Translation: “There’s no porn here, ma’am.”
But he was wrong. I’d gotten into town the night before specifically because there is porn there. I was en route to Pittsburgh’s own Adult Empire.
Much like the city of Pittsburgh itself, Adult Empire is going through a bit of a renaissance. Started in 1997 by computer programmers Jeff Rix and John-Michael D’Arcangelo, the Hollywood film-focused DVD Empire and its subsequently formed porno sister, Adult DVD Empire (where the money’s at, let’s be honest), crashed pretty hard in 2008. The company went from 120 employees to about half that – the economy was dead, DVD was dead, and so was porn. Except… not really.
“We are an entertainment business,” D’Arcangelo told me, “And when times get tough, entertainment is the first thing people cut from their budgets. My partners at the time wanted to sell, but I couldn’t see myself ever doing anything else, so I bought the business from them and doubled-down on our web, video, and digital technologies.”
Adult Empire made it through an extremely challenging period and is now back on the upswing. Though they dropped the “DVD” from their name, they currently offer over 60,000 DVD and blu-ray titles and 4,500 different sex toys. They expanded their VOD capabilities dramatically and boast a massive video on demand library, as well as a Netflix-like monthly subscription service – Adult Empire Unlimited – which taps over 30,000 streaming movies and 150,000 individual scenes. Put simply, Adult Empire offers a staggering amount of porn. They’ve also thrown a lot of effort into building their online community – blogs and v-logs and reviews and contests and things, which was why I was there.
I burst through Adult Empire’s main entrance a full 25 minutes late after having given my Uber driver the correct street address, but with the incorrect zip code. I was ushered quickly into the their in-house studio set and almost immediately began recording footage for YouTube-based “The Chelsea & Becky Show.”
Chelsea McCain and Becky Merbler [This name sounds completely made up and I love it -Ed.] work for “The Empire” (as they call it) as Director of Novelties and Director of Product Management, respectively, but their campy-ham dynamic-duo schtick prompted D’Arcangelo to propose a show – these two goofballs dress up in costumes, review sex toys and porn, and go out on the town to cover community happenings, like Pittsburgh Pride and events at local strip club, Blush. They’re hilarious and humanizing, and I was getting to be a guest to talk about my new book, Exposure.
After 90 minutes of free-form discussion and a lot of laughing (“What historical event do you most want to see parodied in porn?”) McCain and Merbler, Adult Empire’s Director of Marketing Megan Wozniak, and I were off to tour their three separate physical locations.
The main office, where we were already sitting, was as inconspicuous and banal as any other commercial office space, save some brightly colored walls. As we toured our way through a labyrinth of cubicles and past a sweet in-house gym, I noticed a data-nerd’s delight affixed to a wall in a main hallway – a large screen scrolling up-to-the-minute stats about sales activity on all nine of their e-tail sites. I was transfixed for a moment as I watched obvious and surprising titles scroll past – the brand new Megan Rain: Get Wet, 2013’s BDSM-themed The Submission of Emma Marx, and ever topical superheroes a la Batman v. Superman XXX (links NSFW). Then it was time to go to the warehouse.
Located much closer to downtown Pittsburgh, the Adult Empire warehouse came about because of a scandal. Back in 2007, when the company was looking to expand their office facility, they needed to pull some construction permits. This led to neighbors realizing exactly what was happening inside. Apparently everyone thought the company was a bible distributor, but when it became known that they were actually shipping smut and the smut was expanding, a zoning standoff brought everything to a screeching halt. There were even protesters. So the company decided to get warehouse space elsewhere.
Now, I’ve been in plenty of warehouses before, porn-related and otherwise, and I was shocked as I made my way through this one – both by the amount of DVDs they had on hand and the diversity of DVD-related enterprises that were underway.
There were literally thousands – maybe millions – of DVD and blue-ray products, some of which were so popular that Greg, the guy who’s ran their warehouse for over a decade, made a special accessible section right up front near the packaging center in order to save time:
There was also the rental section. Yep – people rent porn DVDs, return them, and then someone else rents them later (maybe even you):
There was also a burn-on-demand service. You see, Adult Empire produces a small amount of content (which they shoot in California, where porn production is legal), mostly star showcase collections that highlight a particular performer – the aforementioned Megan Rain, Jenna J. Ross, and Scarlett Red for example. In a genius move to create exactly the amount of product they need, saving both money and space, they only burn the exact amount of DVDs they need.
There were also sex toys:
…and clothes:
All this and there was still a third facility to go to– the data center. We all piled back in the car and made our way even closer to downtown.
As more and more people and companies move to cloud storage, hard storage has become more and more difficult to find. And as Adult Empire was expanding their VOD capabilities, they found it more and more difficult to find the type of storage they needed. So they built their own.
“I enjoy the ‘classic’ business model of buying a product and selling an actual good,” D’Arcangelo explained. “It’s not a big idea. It’s not Twitter or Facebook, but it’s real – you can touch it. And it’s a big part of the way we meet our customers’ needs.”
And after a long day of seeing so many different “real life” adult products, I suddenly found myself in a huge icily air-conditioned storage bunker where no people actually worked. A sea of very complex and intimidating looking hard drive systems blinked at me, letting me know it was almost time for dinner.
A couple hours later, after an awesome sightseeing bike ride around town, I was belly up to the bar at Fathead’s on Pittsburgh’s South Side, Headhunter IPA in one hand, a giant “headwhich” in the other, chatting with Daniel Chura.
A born-and-raised Pittsburgher, Chura was turned down the first time he applied for a coding job at Adult Empire. It was 2000, he had just completed school, and the Empire was the only dot com in the area. He tried again in 2007, this time starting in the warehouse before moving into web development, then to his current role as Director of Web Development and Affiliates. Like most everything in porn, it was a pretty unconventional way to move up the food chain.
Today, with seven years of development experience under his belt and a city going through a technology-driven revival, I’d imagine there were a lot more options for a person with his considerable skill set. I asked Chura if he’d ever consider moving on – because even though the code all looks the same, the fact remains that some code is also porn.
“You know, I don’t set an alarm,” he told me between nips of Hippy Sipper Imperial Stout, his brew of choice. “I wake up and I’m out the door, not because I have to be there at a certain time but because I love going to work.”
“I get to work with cutting edge technologies and extremely talented engineers and designers who could hack it in any development house,” he continued. “The Empire is a special place, and I think we’d all be just as happy working here if we sold skateboards instead of porn.”
Merbler had told me about that too, how great the work culture is at the Empire. In addition to that gym, I heard tale of Secret Santas, employee lunches every month, a gardening club (there was a huge community garden off the side of the parking lot at the main office), and going to baseball games and the local amusement park, Kennywood.
“I think the work environment here is one of the things that makes us unique,” Merbler told me. “During the recession we definitely suffered, and now the company is making it up to the employees and really thanking them for sticking with us.”
This idea really hit me, the idea of making the employee experience as great as possible. In today’s world, it seems like a lot of employers are mostly concerned with making a buck, regardless of cost. It could be that Adult Empire is just nicer than most, but it also could be strategic – because when the world is protesting your right to mail products others have ordered, you need to make sure the team around you is on your side.
Dr. Chauntelle Tibbals is a sociologist specializing in gender, sexualities, work, and media. Read her book Exposure: A Sociologist Explores Sex, Society, and Adult Entertainment, and learn about sex doll dominoes.
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On April 12, 2018 April 11, 2018 By Kyle FreyIn Live Music
The progressive metal veterans took the stage in NYC with an exciting energy around them, delivering a strong set that highlighted a number of tracks off their new album, Automata I. “Condemned to the Gallows” proved to be a solid opening track, smoothly transitioning into the more recent fan favorite, “The Coma Machine”. Applause exploded throughout PlayStation Theater as the song’s opening chords rang out, solidifying “The Coma Machine” as one of the band’s best tracks. BTBAM looked fresh and energized, and it’s always a pleasure seeing a lineup that’s been grooving together for thirteen years still having fun on stage (this noticeable by guitarist Paul Waggoner’s beaming smile).
The middle of the set served as a suite, showcasing the newer songs “Millions”, “Gold Distance”, and “Blot”, all to a warm reception from the crowd. Tommy Rogers’ vocal performance on “Millions” was an absolute standout; his wonderfully developed cleans brought forth a velvet delivery on what is an already smooth track. “Blot” truly rips live, drummer Blake Richardson, and Bassist Dan Briggs were especially tight throughout, reminding anyone in the audience that hasn’t listened to Automata I yet, that they shouldn’t sleep on it.
The band then nodded to The Parallax II: Future Sequence, playing the classics; “Astral Body”, and “Lay Your Ghosts to Rest”, two songs that have become staples in their live performances. It’s quite remarkable how the members of BTBAM are so in tune with one another, performing for long stretches at a time without missing a single note. It’s their dialed-in brand of technical rigor that sets them apart from the crowd, and has made them one of the best, and most important metal acts of the last decade.
The final song of the set was a true treat for fans of the severely underrated album, The Great Misdirect; “Obfuscation”. Even though they only played the second half of the song, it was still one of the most exciting moments of the show.
BTBAM returned to the stage with a perfect encore, performing the epic, brilliant “Silent Flight Parliament”/”Goodbye to Everything Reprise” suite. The crowd belted out the last bits of “Silent Flight Parliament” before coming together in harmonic unison softly singing the outro line of “Goodbye to Everything Reprise”.
Between the Buried and Me sounded stellar, showing no signs of stopping any time soon. While the setlist might not have appeased fans looking to hear more of their older material, to my surprise, nobody yelled out “PLAY SELKIES”, it marked another fantastic performance from a band with an impressive live track record.
Their latest album, Automata I, is out now on Sumerian Records.
Condemned to the Gallows
The Coma Machine
Dim Ignition
Gold Distance
Astral Body
Lay Your Ghosts to Rest
Obfuscation (Second Half)
Silent Flight Parliament
Goodbye to Everything Reprise
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See Inside a Toilet Museum
Nov. 19, 2014 -… more
Nov. 19, 2014 - Visitors can marvel at a reproduction of Louis XIV's throne toilet and other commodes in the Sulabh International Museum of Toilets, in New Delhi, India. Its founder has spent decades trying to end discrimination against the poor and building cheap, clean toilets for them.
The toilet is my dream. The toilet is my life.
I had been working in the field of sanitation at the time, more than three decades. So I thought, "Why not start a museum of toilets?"
And this toilet, the oldest in civilization, 5,500 years old. Now this is the throne of Louis XIV. And this is a toilet used by Mahatma Gandhi.
I joined a society to celebrate the birth centenary of Mahatma Gandhi. And there my general secretary asked me to restore the human rights and dignity of Untouchables.
This class of society, the Untouchables, they can touch dogs, but they can't touch human beings. They have been kept totally separated from the society.
So I said, "Sir, I am a Brahmin by caste." I touched a lady Untouchable and for that matter, my grandmother forced me to swallow cow dung and drink cow urine and Ganga water to purify me.
I started dreaming about toilets, sanitation, Untouchables. I started living with them, eating with them. And for that matter, I was ostracized by the Brahmin society. My father was very sad. My father-in-law was very angry with me, and he used to say “I don’t want to see your face.”
I grew up in Peer, near Bharatpur. I used to do the work of manual scavenging when I was seven years old. I would get fever, vomiting, stomach ache, dizziness. When I would come back from manual scavenging I wouldn't feel like eating anything. I mean, I would just crash as soon as I got home. I would keep getting images of the excrement. But what could I do? I was desperate so I had to do that work.
I used to want to play with the children of the other castes. So they used to grab their children and tell me, "You should sit far away. Why are you sitting here? We will have to bathe our kids." We used to feel very hurt. We are also human, they are also human. But no one understood that. We used to feel very hurt then.
I had to find out a technology. A toilet, tool of social change. The cost, it's affordable. The construction, the maintenance. Water requirement, just one liter of water to flush. It is a concept, a thought process of solving the problems of society.
Sulabh Public School was started with a purpose that Untouchables' children should also be taught so that they can come into the mainstream of society. The unique feature of this school is 60% of the students are from the Untouchables community, and 40% from other communities. And that is helping to remove the differences among the upper castes and the lower castes in India.
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REVIEW: Batman: The Movie
July 30, 2015 CJ Stewart 1 comment
Directed by: Leslie H. Martinson
Produced by: William Dozier
Written by: Lorenzo Semple, Jr.
Cinematography by: Howard Schwarts
Music by: Nelson Riddle, Neal Hefti (theme)
Starring: Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether, Cesar Romero, Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton, Stafford Repp, Madge Blake, Reginald Denny, Milton Frome, Gil Perkins, Dick Crockett, George Sawaya, Van Williams
Based on the DC Comics character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and the TV series created by William Dozier
Confession time: Though it is one of my earliest memories of being at a theatrical showing, Batman Returns was not my first exposure to Batman. There was already a lot of love for Batman instilled in me by that point. Part of that was likely due to Tim Burton’s first film, but, honestly, it was far more likely that I was introduced to the Dark Knight in the form of the campy Caped Crusader portrayed in in the 1960s TV series starring Adam West. As a little kid, I didn’t quite understand that the series was essentially a satire of the comics and serials rather than a serious attempt to adapt the character to television. When I was finally exposed to the darker, grittier stuff, I pretty much thought it was silly because it was old, and older stuff was always sillier! Why else would they release all those ridiculous musicals back then that my mom enjoyed so much, right? With age, of course, I did catch on, and after getting over an initial feeling of betrayal that came with the understanding that the show was poking fun at my favorite superhero (and, by association, me), I also came to embrace the series for what it was. Read more…
Categories: Reviews Tags: action, Adam West, adaptation, Alan Napier, Alfred Pennyworth, Batman, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Burgess Meredith, Burt Ward, camp, campy, Catwoman, Cesar Romero, comedy, comic book, comic books, cornball, corny, cult classic, DC Comics, Dick Crockett, Frank Gorshin, fun, funny, George Sawaya, Gil Perkins, goofy, Gotham City, Harry Gerstad, Howard Schwarts, humor, Joker, Lee Meriwether, Leslie H. Martinson, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Madge Blake, Milton Frome, Neal Hefti, Neil Hamilton, Nelson Riddle, Penguin, Reginald Denny, Riddler, Robin, satire, silly, Stafford Repp, superhero, superheroes, supervillain, supervillains, team up, TV, TV series, United Nations, Van Williams, William Dozier, world peace
SPECIAL REVIEW: Wristcutters: A Love Story
July 16, 2015 CJ Stewart Leave a comment
Directed by: Goran Dukić
Produced by: Chris Coen, Tatiana Kelly, Mikal P. Lazarev, Adam Sherman
Screenplay by: Goran Dukić
Story by: Etgar Keret
Edited by: Jonathan Alberts
Cinematography by: Vanja Cernjul
Music by: Bobby Johnston, Gogol Bordello
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, Leslie Bibb, Mikal P. Lazarev, Mark Boone, Jr., Abraham Benrubi, Mary Pat Gleason, Anthony Azizi, Azura Skye, Nick Offerman, Sarah Roemer, John Hawkes, Tom Waits, Anatol Rezmeritza, Cameron Bowen, Jake Busey
Based on the short story Kneller’s Happy Campers by Etgar Keret
This review contains some mild spoilers.
Lying in bed, placing a needle on a record, and then, to the tune of Tom Waits’ “Dead and Lovely,” we watch Zia, the lead character, at various stages of tidying up his mess of an apartment. Zia picks up every bit of trash and misplaced piece of dirty clothing, then wipes down every surface and piece of furniture from the dust and filth that has built up. He waters his plants, as well, then looks around to ensure he’s finished. He then looks at himself, directly into the camera, fixes his hair, takes a peek outside his window, mindlessly, and then around his room once more to ensure that he’s done everything he possibly could. He then walks into the bathroom. This time, the camera doesn’t follow until several moments pass. Uneasily, it begins to creep in. Zia’s looking into a mirror, working at something just off screen. His expression barely changes as he collapses to the tile floor. There’s a pool of bloody water in the sink, a razor beside it. In his last few moments, he notices a single, large dust bunny in the corner of the room. It’s barely moved by his last few breaths… Read more…
Categories: Rants, Reviews Tags: Abraham Benrubi, Adam Sherman, adaptation, afterlife, Anatol Rezmeritza, Anthony Azizi, Azura Skye, black comedy, Bobby Johnston, Cameron Bowen, Chris Coen, comedy, cult classic, dark comedy, death, depression, empathy, Etgar Keret, gallows humor, Gogol Bordello, Goran Dukić, indie, indie film, Jake Busey, John Hawkes, Jonathan Alberts, Kneller's Happy Campers, Leslie Bibb, macabre, Mark Boone Jr., Mary Pat Gleason, Mikal P. Lazarev, morbid, Nick Offerman, Patrick Fugit, personal, profound, road trip, romance, Sarah Roemer, self-harm, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, suicide, supernatural, Tatiana Kelly, Tom Waits, Vanja Cernjul, weird
GRUDGE MATCH REVIEW: Fifty Shades of Grey vs. Old Fashioned
July 2, 2015 CJ Stewart 1 comment
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (Unrated)
Directed by: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Produced by: Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti, E.L. James
Screenplay by: Kelly Marcel
Edited by: Anne V. Coates, Lisa Gunning, Debra Neil-Fisher
Cinematography by: Seamus McGarvey
Music by: Danny Elfman
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eloise Mumford, Jennifer Ehle, Marcia Gay Harden, Victor Rasuk, Luke Grimes, Rita Ora, Max Martini, Callum Keith Rennie, Andrew Airlie, Dylan Neal, Anthony Konechny, Emily Fonda, Rachel Skarsten
Based on the book Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Directed by: Rik Swartzwelder
Produced by: Nathan Nazario, Dave DeBorde, Nini Hadjis, Rik Swartzwelder
Written by: Rik Swartzwelder
Edited by: Jonathan Olive, Phillips Sherwood, Robin Katz
Cinematography by: David George
Music by: Kazimir Boyle
Starring: Elizabeth Ann Roberts, Rik Swartzwelder, LeJon Woods, Tyler Hollinger, Nini Hadjis, Maryann Nagel, Lindsay Heath, Joseph Bonamico, Dorothy Silver, Ange’le Perez, Anne Marie Nestor
This review contains spoilers, including the movies’ endings.
Alright, everyone, listen up! Things are about to get ugly in here! I’m going to be fanning the flames of a culture war, and it’s bound to make some people kind of angry!
In one corner, we have the inexplicably popular, smutty to a fault movie adaptation of a book that was itself originally an online Twilight fan fiction, written by someone who didn’t seem to catch on to that franchise’s coded abstinence message: Fifty Shades of Grey! In the other corner, we have that film’s chaste, Christian-targeting, message-laden morality tale counterpart, meant to provide a more wholesome alternative for anyone who proudly proclaims that they’ve kissed dating goodbye: Old Fashioned!
… Okay, I can’t keep up that boxing announcer façade. …
Anyway, I’m reviving a very old (and once-used) feature on this blog that I really didn’t enjoy doing the first time around but recently figured would be kind of interesting to try again. (It’s something I’d been meaning to try for a while, anyway, back when I thought about doing it for the original King Kong and its remakes.) The concept behind this grudge match review works pretty much like you’d expect. There will be a series of rounds in which I compare the two movies to one another, and there will be a winner for each round based on which movie succeeds more in that area. What will make this a bit more interesting, however, is the fact these two films aren’t remakes or adaptations of the same source material, but rather polar opposites! The marketing for Old Fashioned proclaimed “Chivalry makes a comeback,” while the BDSM-themed, sex-and-nudity laden Fifty Shades demanded audiences “Lose Control.” As if its obvious opposition weren’t enough, the films were only released one week apart, with Old Fashioned beating Fifty Shades to the punch in an effort to overtake it and likely to encourage people to not give in to the smut.
I’m of the opinion, however, that too often Christian films try to take on too much of a counterculture stance, to the point where they’re not even willing to study the very thing they’re opposed to or portray it in a fair light. As I’ve pointed out countless times before, I am a Christian, and yet I am more often than not finding myself at odds with the image the Christian pop culture industry and the people who consume it propagate for themselves, and flaunting it in non-Christians’ faces (and even the faces of Christians they disagree with), prideful in their willful ignorance. So, I am trying to do something different and see it from all sides in comparing the two movies. It’s actually kind of funny how they actually have some things in common! To be quite honest, though, I’m also trying to have a bit of fun at their expense, too. I mean… neither one of these movies is really any good, so I’m really not going to take this too seriously. I’m also just here to let you know which one is better than the other, too – or, in this case, which one is the least bad.
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Developing Cannabinoid Opportunities Provide HTC Extraction Systems (TSX.V: HTC) (OTCQB: HTPRF) Favorable Outlook for Hemp Operations
by InvestorBrandNetwork 4 days ago in investing
HTC Extraction Systems has developed more than a decade’s experience of building revenues from chemical distillation, and is now using that skillset to enter the increasingly popular arena of cannabinoid consumerism
The company is finalizing the equipping of facilities in western Canada and California as its cannabinoid extract tolling operations grow
HTC’s most recent financial report celebrated rising revenues, with a year-over-year increase of nearly 200 percent
In the United States, this year’s national elections promise to keep federal cannabis policy in the spotlight as the large majority of Democratic challengers are fine tuning their pro-pot policies and surveys are showing the majority of Americans prefer more sweeping legalization than federal agencies have been willing to pursue under presidential administrations thus far (http://nnw.fm/SvKc0).
Regardless of the elections’ outcomes, it’s clear that cannabinoid producers and cannabinoid products have been gaining ground in terms of public acceptance and legal permissiveness in most areas of the country. Federal legalization in Canada and Mexico is developing a geopolitical bloc for North American cannabinoid advocates.
HTC Extraction Systems (TSX.V: HTC) (OTCQB: HTPRF) has turned its proprietary purification technologies to the task of producing profits within the realm of cannabinoids’ ballooning popularity. The Saskatchewan, Canada-based company is completing new facilities on western Canada’s vast farmlands for harvesting ethanol and ethanol-based extracts from hemp for the cannabidiol (CBD) food and pharmaceutical markets, while extending its reach into the United States through a November purchase agreement which granted the company ownership of Kase Farma Inc., a company authorized to work with hemp cultivation, extraction, refining, formulation and distribution in California (http://nnw.fm/hCE9A).
HTC’s third-quarter financial statement noted revenues had grown by nearly 200 percent in year-over-year quarterly returns, from $1.3 million at the close of September 2018 to $3.3 million by September of this year (http://nnw.fm/zZZ3E). Year-end financials are pending.
The company is pursuing a “BOOM” business model in which HTC either obtains participating equity ownership in a production chain partner or uses tolling agreements to keep a percentage of the CBD extract it distills for future sales and offtake agreements, including sales to the cannabinoid pharmaceutical market – building, owning, operating and maintaining its own resources.
HTC has developed and improved on its proprietary systems for biomass, gas and liquid extraction over the course of 14 years. Its trademarked Delta Reclaiming System technology is founded in distillation processes that remove ethanol and ethanol-based solvents used in the extraction process, and the company expects to distribute its CBD through its partnership with Purely Canada Foods.
Purely Canada Foods has been a standard bearer for national pride, providing quality-assured branded products to numerous countries in the North American, Asian, European and African markets (http://nnw.fm/IgBl9).
HTC believes its patented Delta Purification System is now the best available environmental reclaiming technology for the clean energy and biomass extraction industries.
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EU sets out trillion euro plan to avert 'climate crash'
Marine Strauss
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The EU budget chief said the bloc needs to invest dedicated funds to avert a “climate crash” as Brussels detailed how it planned to pay for a trillion euro push to cut net C02 emissions to zero by 2050 and protect member countries dependent on coal.
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman
The financial challenge for Europe is huge: the European Commission executive arm estimates that halving emissions by 2030 would require 260 billion euros of investment a year in the energy, transport and construction sectors.
“We need climate cash in order to avoid a climate crash,” European Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn told Reuters on Tuesday.
Of the 1 trillion euros of the EU’s 10-year investment plan, roughly half is to come from the EU long-term budget, the Commission said. This will trigger more than 100 billion in co-financing from governments.
It was unveiling details of its Sustainable Europe Investment Plan using public and private money for its flagship project: the European Green Deal.
Some 300 billion would come from private sources and another 100 from the EU’s Just Transition Fund that is to help the EU’s coal-dependent regions, such as Poland’s Silesia mining region, make the transition to “green”.
The EU is in the last stretch of talks on the size and spending goals of its next long-term budget from 2021 to 2027.
All EU countries except Poland agreed last month they should transform their economies over the next 30 years to not emit more carbon dioxide than they absorb, so as to limit global warming and resulting climate changes.
The deal came amid overwhelming support from Europeans who see irreversible climate change as the biggest challenge they are facing, more so than terrorism, access to healthcare or unemployment. [nL8N29J2OD]
“I’m doing this in my grandson’s future interest,” Hahn, 62, said about his work on financing the EU’s shift to a green economy.
STATE AID RULES
Poland did not subscribe to the 2050 emissions-neutrality goal, arguing its energy systems and economy were too dependent on coal and lignite to make the transition over that time. The Just Transition Fund is to address this problem.
“Yes, I think it will be enough (to convince Poland to join the 2050 climate neutrality goal),” Hahn said.
“It is very attractive because it gives them the opportunity of additional money, access to interesting financing,” he said.
The Fund is to “benefit territories with high employment in coal, lignite, oil shale and peat production, as well as territories with carbon-intensive industries which will be either discontinued or severely impacted by the transition”, the Commission proposal said.
The money will go to areas producing the most CO2 industrial emissions, where job losses and the need for teaching new skills and will take into account the overall wealth of the country so that a region in need of transition in the EU’s poorest Romania would get more money than a comparable region in Germany.
The total of 100 billion euros will come from a mix of sources and will mostly be a result of leveraging of 7.5 billion euros of input from the EU budget, EU guarantees and European Investment Bank loans, to attract private cash by covering the riskiest parts of an investment.
To increase financing options, the EU will also review its state aid rules by the end of this year, which normally prohibit governments from helping companies in trouble so as not to distort competition.
Governments will be allowed to spend on renewable energy, public charging infrastructure or waste recycling, support workers sacked from closed mines, invest in energy efficiency of buildings, help district heating or climate neutral production processes or the closure of coal-fired power plants.
As well as being a huge challenge, the commission sees a switch to an economic model not based on burning fossil fuels for energy as a great opportunity for European industry to shift to making environmentally clean, re-usable and repairable products based on renewable energy sources.
Reporting by Jan Strupczewski; Editing by John Chalmers and Alison Williams
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Unpaid work for teenager who punched horse in the face
Nico Pettigrew, aged 18, was with his 14-year-old girlfriend. According to press reports, they lured a horse over towards them by offering to feed it. Pettigrew then punched the animal with some force, causing it to step back, and then threw a rock at it, causing it to collapse.
The Telegraph reported that he said he did so ‘for a laugh’ and had injured his hand during the attack.
Pettigrew was convicted of breach of the peace (the horse incident and smashing a bus stop) and pleaded to a separate breach of the peace and shoplifting.
The Telegraph reported that the attacked was witnessed by Hilda Cochrane:
“I heard voices shouting and joking. I got out of bed to look out the window. It was a girl and the boy.
“They were at the field. They were giggling and carrying on, then she bent down to pick grass up to try and entice the horses over.
“Eventually the horses came over, thinking they were going to get a bit of grass. The white horse came over to get a bit of grass.
“The young guy punched the horse in the face and the horse went back a bit. The boy hurt his hand and went down holding it. It was terrible.
“The girl was laughing and joking. She did it again and the horse was quite cagey. The young guy got a brick or a stone and hit the horse. I heard the thump on the horse’s chest. It went down on all fours in shock.”
Perth Sheriff Court ordered him to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work as part of an 18-month payback order. He was also ordered to attend drug treatment after pleading to ‘a number of offences’.
At UK Criminal Law Blog, we are all for imposing community instead of custodial sentences where possible, the idea of focussing on rehabilitation not punishment and generally looking for the ‘good’ in people, hoping that with some help they can ‘change their ways’.
Having said that, I think I would given Pettigrew a somewhat sterner sentence. Though there is little point in sending him to custody, an unpaid word order doesn’t quite seem to mark the pernicious nature of attacking a vulnerable animal, with a weapon, (presumably to show off) with sufficient force to knock a large animal to the floor.
Now, I don’t want to turn this into a Daily Mail comments section, but perhaps readers might want to suggest alternative punishments…
This entry was posted in Current Awareness, In the news and tagged animal cruelty, horse, pettigrew, punched in the face on 13/11/2013 by Lyndon Harris.
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4 thoughts on “Unpaid work for teenager who punched horse in the face”
polruan 13/11/2013 at 8:17 pm
Restorative Justice perhaps? Either a specific RJ disposal, such as those available in the Thames Valley, or unpaid work with a placement at, say, Riding for the Disabled, where this young idiot might learn to appreciate horses as living, feeling beings, and see how much pleasure and indeed joy they can give.
Camberley4PQ 14/11/2013 at 9:44 pm
What options do you actually think that magistrates’ courts have?
a) We are bound by the Sentencing Council, so can’t go off on a frolic of our own and be ‘creative’ (not that I’m advocating that, merely pointing out that we are bound by authorities), and b) The range of sentences commence with discharges (unconditional and conditional), and then escalate through fines (rarely effective if offenders are on benefits), to community work orders and only – in extremis – imprisonment. It seems to me that a hefty community work order was the most the bench could impose.
It’s all easy for well-heeled professionals in Clapham or Islington to sniff at cases like this, but given that many offenders have no money, no prospects, no reputation to be damaged, and are also substance abusers, there are few effective options. Prison may be cathartic for Daily Mail readers to pontificate over their breakfast newspaper, but it hardly achieves anything, if anything short sentences set most people back, and it is extortionately expensive for the taxpayer. Short of US-style mass incarceration of entire swathes of the population (good for votes, not so effective in reality), this is the best we can do.
The late, lamented Inspector Gadget blog was always highly critical of magistrates, but while one understood his anger, it was misdirected: government funds the CJS, and benches must follow Sentencing Guidelines. Please direct complaints to them!
Andrew 14/11/2013 at 10:10 pm
In earlier times offenders could be dragged through the cobbled streets tied to a horse’s tail . . .behave, Andrew.
Camberley4PQ 14/11/2013 at 10:23 pm
Peter Moskos, US criminologist, has articulated a compelling (if partially Swiftian ‘Modest Proposal’-esque) defence of flogging as a tool of the contemporary CJS. While based on the problems of that nation, I do find many of his arguments frighteningly persuasive…
http://chronicle.com/article/In-Defense-of-Flogging/127208/
http://harpers.org/blog/2011/07/in-defense-of-flogging-six-questions-for-peter-moskos/
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How Arousal Impacts Physiological Synchrony in Relationships
A team of researchers led by a member of the Colorado School of Public Health faculty at the Anschutz Medical Campus examined what type of social interaction is required for people to display physiological synchrony — mutual changes in autonomic nervous system activity. The study also looked at whether the levels of autonomic arousal people share predicts affiliation and friendship interest between people.
The findings are published in Nature Scientific Reports.
“In a variety of situations, people appear more social with one another when their autonomic nervous systems are in sync. However, this is the first study to show that, although people display physiological synchrony across social contexts, how much arousal people share can vary, differentially impacting social outcomes like perceived similarity and friendship interest,” said Chad Danyluck, PhD, postdoctoral fellow at the Colorado School of Public Health.
Danyluck adds, “Physiological synchrony has been found in a variety of relationships and environments, from married couples arguing to military units and sports teams coordinating their behaviors. Understanding whether and how shared arousal brings people together may help us hone the development of programs targeting team leadership and social cohesion in work environments. I am particularly interested in the role of physiological synchrony in fostering friendship interest across ethnic and racial divides.”
Consistent with prior work, this study observed physiological synchrony in both branches of the autonomic nervous system and across cooperative and competitive social contexts. The authors general interest in physiological synchrony is in how synchrony during social interactions relates to social processes that ultimately lead to friendship.
The study found that different social contexts caused different levels of physiological arousal, meaning that the branches of the autonomic nervous system became either more or less reactive in response to the experimental task. However, in every condition, strangers quickly went “in sync” and did so in each branch of the autonomic nervous system whether they were high or low in arousal. Whether the social or physiological context of synchrony contributed to social outcomes, however, depended on which branch of the autonomic nervous system displayed synchrony.
The findings show that sharing similar amounts of sympathetic arousal was sufficient to increase perceptions of similarity — a precursor to friendship — regardless of social context and no matter the arousal levels partners shared. One possible explanation for this finding is that patterns of sympathetic arousal may correlate with observable body movements (and by extension a lack of arousal may correlate with a lack of body movement) that might predict perceived similarity if shared among partners. By comparison, people for whom parasympathetic synchrony and parasympathetic reactivity was high generally reported more friendship interest when the social context permitted conversation than when it did not. In other words, when parasympathetic activity increased during a social interaction, parasympathetic synchrony only mattered for the development of friendship between strangers who could converse.
Using data from 134 strangers interacting in pairs, the researchers manipulated two features of social context to test their impact on synchrony in sympathetic and parasympathetic reactivity. Participants completed a knot-tying task within a collective reward (“cooperation”) or individual reward (“competition”) framework while conversing or not (“talking” condition). Autonomic reactivity varied by features of social context. Synchrony occurred across social contexts in both autonomic branches. The researchers then examined how synchrony predicted affiliation.
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Chad Danyluck, Elizabeth Page-Gould. Social and Physiological Context can Affect the Meaning of Physiological Synchrony. Scientific Reports, 2019; 9 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44667-5
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500 days of unjust imprisonment: Free Lula Now!
Today, August 20, marks the 500th day that former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva has been a political prisoner.
UNI is joining the global labor movement and the nearly 100,000 people who have signed the recently launched petition calling for the annulment of the corrupt trial that unjustly sent him to prison.
“Corporations and the moneyed elites did not want Lula in office because his government lifted tens-of-millions of Brazilians out of poverty and championed trade union rights. He has stood with working people his whole life, and the global labor movement will keep standing with him until he is cleared of these trumped-up charges," said Christy Hoffman, General Secretary of UNI.
Lula was jailed to stop him from running for president against far-right extremist Jair Bolsonaro and to advance the legislative coup that removed his successor as president, Dilma Rousseff. As a candidate Lula pledged the continuation of the pro-poor, pro-environment policies he and Rousseff introduced.
Marcio Monzane, Regional Secretary of UNI Americas, said, "Today, we reaffirm that Lula is a political prisoner; but the right wing forces will not succeed in silencing the most popular president of Brazil, nor the social and union movements. We will continue marching in the streets and fighting from all fronts for the release of Lula, and against the government's regressive policies."
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UNI supports today’s global action to draw attention to Lula’s status as a political prisoner.
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“Political opportunism” of Plaid Cymru regarding Betsi Cadwaladr attacked by Unite Wales
Unite Wales has today called upon Plaid Cymru to support Unite the union's campaign against the proposed changes to nurses' rosters at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
Unite launched its campaign against the health board's proposals on 15 August with an online petition which has now got over 1,400 signatures. Rather than support Unite's campaign, Plaid Cymru Wrexham yesterday launched its own petition, which is almost identical to the Unite petition.
Peter Hughes, Unite Wales regional secretary, commented: “These changes to nurses' rosters are extremely unpopular with staff, Unite is determined to fight them through a strong and focused campaign. For Plaid Cymru to attempt to hijack our campaign is unhelpful political opportunism which could potentially dilute the campaign's effectiveness and play into the hands of the health board."
"Unite's campaign is not party political and we welcome the support of politicians from across the political spectrum as we seek to reverse these draconian proposals. I am calling upon Plaid Cymru to take down the copycat petition and get behind Unite's campaign to support Betsi Cadwaladr nurses and health support staff."
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New high-tech apartments bring ‘Jetson lifestyle’ to Perth
Electric car-share and solar micro-grids: A Perth developer has released details of an ultra-modern apartment complex at the heart of the Inglewood strip.
Read the full article at:
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/new-high-tech-apartments-bring-jetson-lifestyle-to-perth-20191130-p53fmu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_western-australia
‘I don’t recall’: Claremont defence team uses two-decade wait to go for memory jugular
Throughout the first week the WA Supreme Court heard from 10 witnesses – ranging from Bradley Robert Edwards’ former wives and ex-girlfriends to Telstra co-workers – and gaps in their memories have been consistently pounced on by defence counsel Paul Yovich.
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/i-don-t-recall-claremont-defence-team-uses-two-decade-wait-to-go-for-memory-jugular-20191129-p53fjj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_western-australia
Claremont accused’s candid camera moments now a court exhibit
Home videos offering a glimpse into what seems like the ordinary life of accused Claremont serial killer Bradley Edwards have been used by the state to try and nail down the case against him.
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/claremont-accused-s-candid-camera-moments-now-a-court-exhibit-20191129-p53fem.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_western-australia
Claremont killer trial LIVE: Witnesses to paint picture of Bradley Edwards’ life
Follow our live coverage of day four of accused Claremont serial killer Bradley Edwards’ Supreme Court trial.
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/claremont-killer-trial-live-witnesses-to-paint-picture-of-bradley-edwards-life-20191127-p53eru.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_western-australia
Hundreds of climate protesters gather at Perth CBD resources conference
Inside gathered heavy-hitters from BHP, Chevron and Woodside, as well as the WA Premier. Outside gathered hundreds of climate protesters demanding an audience.
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/hundreds-of-climate-protesters-gather-at-perth-cbd-resources-conference-20191127-p53elp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_western-australia
WA Police promise show of force ahead of resources showcase protests
Extinction Rebellion WA spokesman Fraser Maywood said the protest would be “non-violent civil disobedience” to highlight and stop the damage WA’s biggest polluters were doing to the planet.
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/wa-police-promise-show-of-force-ahead-of-resources-showcase-protests-20191126-p53e8w.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_western-australia
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https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/claremont-killer-trial-live-bradley-edwards-stands-trial-accused-of-historical-murders-20191121-p53cta.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_western-australia
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With the True Spirit of Christmas
The congregation of Weston Church enjoyed watching the children of the church present a Nativity play at their Christmas Service on December 17th.
Members and visitors alike shared such a warm and friendly atmosphere that they filled the church with music and singing of popular and traditional Carols.
Special music was delivered by the Boydd family of the church with 'Dad' Martin playing trumpet while 'Mum' Vivienne played guitar with sons James and Alistair.
As well as the usual excellent organ music for the hymns, Pastor Wayne Erasmus & Molly Johnson provided additional musical support throughout the service with piano and violin.
A special rendition of Calypso Carol was presented by a duet from Johanna Matthew on violin & Martin Boydd on trumpet (photo unavailable).
The members of Crafty Company, a weekly community club run by the Church, had crafted charming little pouches for the Special Collection for the Weston Food Bank. These were then hung on the tree by the children while Christmas Hymns were sung. Food items were also donated from the churchs' continued support to the Food Bank.
After the service everyone gathered in the Church Hall for relaxed fellowship and festive treats. Heads were nodding all round in agreement that the morning had been delightful and had put everyone in good stead for a Happy Christmas season.
Report by: Joneanne Nash
April 2014 - Special Programme
“Spring to Life!”
From time to time we all need to take a step back from our routine and refocus.
To do this, we might use reflective time or a mini-break to create the space we need.
Weston Seventh-day Adventist Church invites you to:
'A Floral Sermon' presented by Audrey Balderstone
Audrey’s love of flowers and flower arranging has led her to Flower Festivals in the St. Albans and Canterbury Cathedrals, as well as her own home Church of Stanborough Park, Watford. More recently, her floral displays were part of a service in Westminster Abbey.
Through her love of flowers Audrey has been privileged to arrange flowers in many countries in Europe as well as in Australia and USA.
In this country Audrey has arranged flowers for many church Festivals including in St.Albans and Canterbury Cathedrals and her latest venture was arranging flowers for a service in Westminster Abbey. Audrey particularly enjoys taking part in and organising, Flower Festivals. Those she's organised in her own church have raised around £125,000.00 for various charities.
Audrey is an Area Judge for the National Association of Flower Arranging Societies (NAFAS) and is immediate past President of the Home Counties Area of VAFAS.
Audrey was part of a medal-winning team which exhibited at Chelsea on behalf of NAFAS.
'Spring to Life'
Weston Seventh-day Adventist Church 11:15am 12th April 2014
A light lunch will be available after the service for those who would like to mingle and share time with Audrey.
Travelling from Watford, Audrey brings a love for flowers and their meanings. This passion she has used to express faith and worship in her home congregation (Stanborough Park SDA Church), where she also organises an annual charity flower festival.
Glimpses of their most recent display, “Ode to Joy” may be viewed here:
http://adventist.org.uk/news/gallery/gallery-sec/ode-to-joy-flower-festival
27th June 2013 - New Extension Open Day
Report by: Kirsten Øster-Lundqvist with Wayne Erasmus
Deputy Mayor of Weston Cllr Mrs Roz Willis cuts the ribbon
assisted by local Pastor Wayne Erasmus
(Please visit the Photo Gallery to view the Opening Day event)
COMMUNITY FOCUS FOR WESTON CHURCH
Weston-Super-Mare is a church with only 40 members. It has a nice sanctuary and a large youth hall. So why the need for an extension? Simply one word: Community.
Pastor Wayne Erasmus states: "Our existing facility is used so much by community, preschool, computer club and Guides, in addition to the church's own run vegetarian cooking club, that instead of asking the various groups to vacate, as the church's own needs grew, we decided to expand the building to encompass both the community and the church's growing outreach programmes."
The extension also makes it easier to find the church, as its entrance is now visible from the road.
Over the weekend of 22-23 June members and community celebrated the official opening of their church extension with South England Conference President, Pastor Sam Davis, and the Deputy Mayor of Weston-Super-Mare, Cllr Mrs Roz Willis.
In his Sabbath address to the church Pastor Davis encouraged and commended the church for its community connections and challenged the congregation to remain connected to their community. A Christian herself, Deputy Mayor, Cllr Willis gave a brief testimony of her personal faith, and in her address, affirmed the value and importance of churches and faith groups to their communities.
Having seen the project from planning to completion, she expressed pleasure at being part of the planning committee which had approved the building and now being at the opening of the completed building project. As she concluded her remarks, she raised her hands and encouraged the assembly to praise the Lord for the great things He has done.
Sunday saw the church opening its doors for a family celebration day. Teas and cakes were served and later a barbeque was lit. The building was buzzing with activities such as games, balloon modelling and face painting. The Newbold Teens mime group, 'Connected', also added to the festivities with their inspirational performance.
The day attracted local residents, friends of members and people who attend the popular cooking club. The importance of the building in this community was demonstrated by the support local residents gave. People went out of their way to help make the day a success, as they recognised the importance of community facilities and appreciation of what the church does. Even the builder's bill came with a donation in form of labour from the local builder.
Photos from this joyful weekend can be seen on the Adventist picture gallery.
January 2013 - Weston for Waka Waka
COMMUNITY FOCUS MOTIVATION FOR WESTON CHURCH EXTENSION
[Kirsten Øster-Lundqvist with Wayne Erasmus]
- See more at: http://adventist.org.uk/news/2013/2013-sec/community-focus-motivation-for-weston-church-extension#sthash.DK4lE1W4.dpuf
- See more at: http://adventist.org.uk/news/2013/2013-sec/community-focus-motivation-for-weston-church-extension#sthash.DK4lE1W4.dpu
Photo by: Len Sitton
Pastor Wayne Erasmus and the children of the Seventh-day Adventist Church 500 Locking Road Weston-super-Mare
The Waka Waka Appeal is for Solar Lamps to be provided to the energy crisis area of Burkina Faso.
When Alva Gallaher, Deacon & Junior Sabbath School Ass. read the Waka Waka Appeal in 2012’s October Messenger he asked the children of Weston church if they would like to help. All the boys and girls eagerly got together and throughout November and December found various ways of raising funds. Donations of their pocket money, sales of their own Arts & Crafts along with sales of collected donated items resulted in the children presenting a total amount of £238.50 to ADRA.
Pastor Erasmus supports and encourages the participation of our church children and was delighted at their efforts. Well done boys & girls of Weston! With the cost of one solar lamp at £10, your efforts mean that twenty four more families can live safer and their children study longer.
Burkina Faso: A landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas and bordered by countries: Benin - Cote d'Ivoire - Ghana - Mali - Niger and Togo
Here are general and interesting facts about Burkina Faso located in Western Africa, North of Ghana
One of the poorest countries in the world, landlocked Burkina Faso has few natural resources and a weak industrial base. About 90% of the population is engaged in subsistence agriculture, which is vulnerable to harsh climatic conditions. Cotton is the key crop and the government has joined with other cotton producing countries in the region to lobby for improved access to Western markets.
Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens. Recent unrest in Cote d'Ivoire and northern Ghana has hindered the ability of several hundred thousand seasonal Burkinabe farm workers to find employment in neighbouring countries.
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2005 est.)
Population below the poverty line: 45 per cent (2003)
Legal system: Based on French civil law system and customary law
Language: French (official) and native African belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Capital: Ouagadougou
Indigenous beliefs 40%
Muslim 50%
Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
Water: 400 sq km
Terrain: Mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in West and Southeast
Arable land: 14.43%
Other: 85.38%
Irrigated land: 250 sq km (1998 estimate)
Environment: Recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural
Major infectious diseases: Degree of risk - very high
Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations
Water contact disease: schistosomiasis
Respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004)
Electricity sources:
Hydro: 30.1%
Railways: Total: 622 km
Highways: total:12,506 km
Airports: 33 - only 2 of which are paved
65,400 mainline telephones in use (2003)
227,000 mobile cellular (2003)
1 Television broadcasting station (2002)
1 Internet Service Provider (2002)
Internet users 48,000
1 Sattelite Earth Station (Atlantic Ocean)
Export commodities: Cotton, livestock and gold
Import commodities: Capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum
Import partners: France 29.3%, Cote d'Ivoire 16%, Togo 9.8% (2004)
Military: Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie (2005)
Compulsory service is 18 yrs of age
Voluntary service is 20 yrs of age
Government type: Parliamentary republic - 45 provinces
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Larry the Loophole! Educating us all on equitable taxation in America
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Private Equity buyout tax loopholes make the rich richer but might hurt average Americans.
Posted on May 7, 2008 by JB
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Of Private Equity, Politics and Income Taxes by Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times
Uncle Sam may be coming after the buyout kings. If the tax collector gets his way, Henry R. Kravis, Stephen A. Schwarzman, David Bonderman, David M. Rubenstein and the rest of the leveraged-buyout crowd could soon be forced to add some zeros to the taxable income line on their federal forms… Read on.
Barbarians at the Capitol
by Nomi Prins, Mother Jones
History is pretty clear on this one: Whenever the finance industry discovers a path to quick investment riches for a select few—S&Ls, junk bonds, Long-Term Capital Management, Enron, the list goes on—a massive reckoning can’t be far behind. Today’s implosion in the making? Private equity… Read on.
A Professor’s Word on a Buyout Tax Battleby Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times
MORE than a year ago, Victor Fleischer, an untenured professor at the University of Illinois College of Law, finished a draft of a paper about the tax treatment of private equity. At the time, he was just hoping to get the paper published. Taxes are an unglamorous topic, and… Read on.
Dems Look at Conflicts Behind CEOs’ Fat Payby Mike Hall, AFL-CIO Blog
Talk about an inside job. It’s little wonder that CEO pay continues to soar when the consulting firms many corporations hire to determine executive pay levels also earn millions of dollars for handling other consulting work for the same company. After all, why tick off… Read on.
The KKR Way (pdf)by Richard Teitelbaum, Bloomberg
The deals are just the start. The original ‘barbarians at the gate’ now command a $107 billion global empire. Here’s how the buyout giant fires up its companies with a profit-or-perish creed. It’s a great time to be Henry Kravis, as he’s quick to remind people… Read on.
IRS Probes Hedge Funds, Buyout Firms for Tax Abusesby Alison Fitzgerald and Ryan J. Donmoyer, Bloomberg
The Internal Revenue Service has begun an inquiry into suspected tax abuses at hedge funds and private- equity firms after determining many firm partners don’t file returns and may have improperly characterized transactions. The tax-collection agency is studying whether funds… Read on.
A Backlash Against Billionaires by David Ignatius, Washington Post
For mysterious reasons, people can suddenly become indignant about government policies they have accepted for years as a matter of course. Such a seismic shift seems to be happening in public attitudes toward taxation of America’s super-rich financiers. The three leading Democratic candidates… Read on.
When business barbarians take hostages (pdf)by David Sirota, Denver Post
As a central villain in the famous book “Barbarians At the Gate,” Henry Kravis has become one of the world’s richest mavens of private equity — the Wall Street sector that buys up companies, breaks them apart and sells their assets. In 2006, Kravis made $450 million, or more per hour ($51,000) than the average American makes in a year… Read on.
How a Blackstone Deal Shook Up a Work Force by Ianthe Jeanne Dugan, Wall Street Journal
Not long after the Blackstone Group bought Travelport Ltd. last August, workers at the company’s office campus here began feeling the squeeze. Two months after the deal closed, scores of employees were lugging boxes of personal belongings to their cars, having lost their jobs. Under Blackstone’s ownership, the travel-reservations conglomerate has laid off 841 people, about 10% of its work force… Read on.
Iowa: Edwards Takes on Corporate Greedby Marc Cooper, AlterNet
“Everything about America is threatened today … this is an epic struggle for the future of America,” Edwards told the cheering crowd. “Corporate greed and the very powerful use their money to control Washington and this corrupting influence is destroying the middle class.” While all of the presidential campaigns… Read on.
Corporations Increasingly Run This Countryby Rick Coddington, Mountian Mail
Today we are living under the control of that military-industrial complex. In 1975, there was a great movie called Rollerball starring James Caan. In a nutshell, it was about a futuristic society (2018) where corporations controlled everything. Not individual corporations mind you, but giant worldwide conglomerates… Read on.
Pirates of Private Equityby Adam Doster, In These Times
Private equity funds are complicated entities. Essentially, they are unregulated pools of private capital raised and controlled by investment managers, otherwise known as “general partners.” Typically, managers buy up undervalued companies, de-list them from public exchanges… Read on.
Penny Foolishby Eric Schlosser, New York Times
Florida’s tomato growers have long faced pressure to reduce operating costs; one way to do that is to keep migrant wages as low as possible. Although some of the pressure has come from increased competition with Mexican growers, most of it has been forcefully applied by… Read on.
Mr. Kravis Goes to Washington (Capra Rolls Over)by Stephen Labaton and Jenny Anderson, New York Times
Henry R. Kravis, the billionaire founder of the corporate buyout movement, was working the hallways of Capitol Hill, hoping to kill legislation that would raise his taxes and those of other investment fund executives. While known to powerful people in Washington through longstanding personal.. Read on.
Talk of the Town (pdf)by Michael Shnayerson, Vanity Fair
Topping each other’s deals — $31.4 billion! $39 billion! $45 billion! K.K.R.’s Henry Kravis and the Blackstone Group’s Stephen Schwarzman are locked in combat at the top of the private-equity heap. The rivalry has only sharpened since Blackstone’s I.P.O. sparked public outrage.. Read on.
The Reckoning: Safeway LBO Yields Vast Profits but Exacts a Heavy Human Toll (pdf)by Susan Faludi, Wall Street Journal
On the eve of the 1986 leveraged buy-out of Safeway Stores Inc., the board of directors sat down to a last supper. Peter Magowan, the boyish-looking chairman and cheif executive of the world’s largest supermarket chain, rose to offer a toast to the deal that had fended… Read on.
Wall Street High-Flyers: Having It Their Way at Burger Kingby Sam Pizzigati
Hundreds of migrant farmworkers marched through Miami this past Friday to protest a Florida tomato grower maneuver that will cut some tomato picker wages by 40 percent. The growers are refusing to honor deals the state’s top farmworker group has cut with McDonald’s and Taco Bell… Read on.
Understanding the ‘Carried Interest’ Issueby Dana Chasin, TPM Cafe
Last Friday, Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI) introduced a bill to remedy a long-standing tax inequity that allows private equity fund managers the right to claim performance fee income as capital gains rather than ordinary income. This tax break, based on the misnomer “carried interest,”… Read on.
Lobbyists Try to Quell Frenzy Over Private-Equity Fund Taxby Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, Washington Post
Soon after Rep. Eric Cantor called a meeting of lobbyists two weeks ago, his aides had to find a larger room. Instead of the couple dozen they had expected, 75 showed up. Cantor, a Virginia Republican, convened the gathering to discuss how to defeat a set of fast-moving proposals that would vastly increase taxes on private-equity firms and hedge.. Read on.
The Private-Equity Scam by Robert B. Reich, The American Prospect
This week, Senators Max Baucus and Charles Grassley, the chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Finance Committee, have been holding “informal meetings” to consider whether the stratospheric incomes of private-equity partners ought to be treated as compensation rather than as capital gains, for tax purposes. Way back in the 1970s, newly-minted MBAs… Read on.
Private equity chief says CGT is too low by Jean Eaglesham, Financial Times
A leading private equity executive on Friday broke ranks with his industry by arguing it does not pay enough tax and warning that the government’s capital gains tax reforms, designed principally to tackle perceived abuses in the sector, would not be sufficient to silence critics. The intervention by Jon Moulton… Read on.
Greed by Cliff Schecter
“Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.” So said fictional character Gordon Gekko, the embodiment of a 1980s corporate raider in the movie Wall Street. Yet, sadly, just as the Gekko character was based… Read on.
Jeff Faux is the principal founder of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) of Washington, D.C. He was President of EPI from 1985 until August 2002, when he became the Institute’s first Distinguished Fellow in order to devote more time to his research and writing. He is also the author of The Global Class War. Read full bio.
Behind the Buyouts (pdf)
Prepared by the Service Employees International Union
Executive Excess 2007: The Staggering Social Cost of U.S. Business Leadership (pdf)
by United for A Fair Economy
Equity and Inequity: How Private Equity Buyouts Hurt Nursing Home Residents (pdf)
Where the house always wins (pdf)
Prepared by the International Trade Union Confederation
Barbarians At The Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, Collin Business Essentials, 1990
Screwed: The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class
by Thom Hartmann, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2006
Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich – And Cheat Everyone Else
by David Cay Johnston, Portfolio Hardcover, 2003
The Squandering of America: How the Failure of our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity
by Robert Kuttner, Random House, 2007
The Money Machine: How KKR Manufactured Power and Profits
by Sarah Bartlett, Replica Books, 1991
Merchants of Debt: KKR and the Mortgaging of American Business
by George Anders, Beard Books, 2002
The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy
by William Greider, Simon & Schuster, 2003
*Based on Henry Kravis’s 2006 income of $450 million as reported in Forbes magazine. Calculated at a tax savings of 21.45% (35% income tax + 1.45% Medicare Tax 15% carried interest paid), Henry Kravis saved approximately $96 million in taxes in the year 2006.
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The Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas 8
The San Antonio River Walk is a network of walkways along the banks of the San Antonio River, one story beneath the streets of Downtown San Antonio, Texas. Lined by bars, shops and restaurants, the River Walk is an important part of the city's urban fabric and a tourist attraction in its own right.
Copyright: James Womack
Tags: san antonio; texas; riverwalk; tx; boat; downtown
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The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.
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Ooma Office aims to disrupt business phone service
By: Gadjo Sevilla
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Ooma has challenged the home phone subscription model with its affordable solution. Now it is turning the business PBX on its head with a cloud-based solution.
Business telephone systems are notoriously expensive and complex to set up, often requiring a third-party company to lay out the system as well as maintain it on a regular basis. There’s hardware and subscription costs that make putting traditional PBX systems out of the reach of most small to medium businesses. Enter Ooma Office, a VoIP (voice over internet protocol) service that brings all the features of a PBX plus the convenience of cloud computing starting at under $20.00 a month after purchasing the hardware.
“We have been doing this a long time,” says Jim Gustke, the Vice President of marketing at Ooma about their VoIP service. Known in the market for their third generation of the home phone service, the company’s new office product is designed to give micro businesses a big company feel with a service that covers many features of traditional PBX’s.
“Ooma Office uses your high-speed Internet connection to deliver a high quality yet very affordable business phone system. Its hybrid solution utilizes on-site hardware and the power of cloud computing to deliver advanced features and quality of service you’d expect from a business class phone system. There are no wires to deploy so installation is a cinch. And what’s more is Ooma Office has plenty of room to grow as your business expands without breaking the bank.”
Gustke explains that Ooma office offers easy DIY installation-no wires to deploy. It uses regular phones, no expensive IP phones and since features can be added as needed, it gives business owners incredible value at the lowest total cost.
The solution is plugged into the business or home high speed Internet connection but placed before the router. This enables Ooma to prioritize voice packets so you don’t experience the lag or degradation that other VoIP service tend to suffer from.
Gutske says that the solution is, “future proof, new features added via a dashboard (cloud) virtual receptionist.” Being a cloud service, the hardware’s firmware can be easily updated and managed with new features.
He stresses that Ooma Office is the, “best value in the market.” Many microbusinesses spend, $300 on marketing, $300 or more easily on phone bills. The Ooma Office hardware costs $249.99 for the base station and two phone jacks and a $19.98 per month subscription cost. It is launching with Future Shop, Best Buy and Amazon.ca in Canada this January.
About Gadjo Sevilla
Gadjo C. Sevilla covers technology, lifestyle as well as travel and leisure. Fascinated with all facets of consumer technology, Gadjo has followed developments and trends in various industries and covered numerous trade shows, and international product launch events.
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Very well summarized article Gadjo. Thanks for sharing.
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*<b>N:</b>[http://www.cse.ogi.edu/~nordin Thomas Nordin], OGI, [http://www.cse.ogi.edu/~nordland/ Johan Nordlander], OGI,
*<b>O:</b>[http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~jtod/ John O'Donnell], University of Glasgow, [http://diwww.epfl.ch/~odersky/ Martin Odersky], Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, [http://www.eecs.usma.edu/Personnel/okasaki Chris Okasaki], United States Military Academy,
*<b>P:</b> [http://www.cs.chalmers.se/~pareto/ Lars Pareto], Chalmers University of Technology, [http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~partain/ Will Partain], University of Glasgow, [user::John Peterson|], Western State College, [http://research.microsoft.com/Users/simonpj Simon Peyton Jones], Microsoft, [http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/~bjpop/ Bernie Pope], University of Melbourne, [http://www.mathematik.uni-marburg.de/~priebe Steffen Priebe], University of Marburg,
*<b>P:</b> [http://www.cs.chalmers.se/~pareto/ Lars Pareto], Chalmers University of Technology, [http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~partain/ Will Partain], University of Glasgow, [[user:John Peterson|John Peterson]], Western State College, [http://research.microsoft.com/Users/simonpj Simon Peyton Jones], Microsoft, [http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/~bjpop/ Bernie Pope], University of Melbourne, [http://www.mathematik.uni-marburg.de/~priebe Steffen Priebe], University of Marburg,
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*<b>R:</b>[http://www.reid-consulting-uk.ltd.uk/alastair/ Alastair Reid], Reid Consulting (UK) Ltd, [http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~reidrm/ Richard Reid], University of Glasgow, [http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~reig/ Fermin Reig], University of Glasgow, [http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/~colin/ Colin Runciman], University of York,
1 Links to People and Pages
1.1 Research groups:
1.2 Haskell Companies
1.4 Haskell Workshops
1.5 Other Haskell Pages
1.6 Functional Programming in General
1.7 Literature
1.8 Some Other Languages
Links to People and Pages
Research groups:
Bristol</li>
Kent</li>
Melbourne</li>
New South Wales (Sydney)
Nottingham</li>
OGI</li>
Oxford</li>
Utrecht</li>
Yale</li>
York</li>
Haskell Companies
Galois Connections
Aetion Technologies LLC
A: Johan Agat, Chalmers University of Technology, Lennart Augustsson, Chalmers University of Technology
B:Adam Bakewell, University of York, Richard Bird, Oxford University, Per Bjesse, Chalmers University of Technology, Urban Boquist, Chalmers University of Technology, Alex Bunkenburg, University of Glasgow, Warren Burton, Simon Fraser University,
C:Magnus Carlsson, OGI,Manuel M. T. Chakravarty, University of New South Wales,Olaf Chitil, University of Kent,Koen Claessen, Chalmers University of Technology, Graham Collins, University of Glasgow, Charles Consel, IRISA,
D:Kei Davis, Los Alamos National Laboratory,
E:Conal Elliott, Martin Erwig, Oregon State University,
F:Joseph Fasel, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Karl-Filip Faxén, The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. Alex Ferguson, University College Cork, Sigbjørn Finne, University of Glasgow,
G: Jeremy Gibbons, Oxford University, Andy Gill, OGI, Joy Goodman, University of Glasgow, Andrew D. Gordon, University of Cambridge, Jörgen Gustavsson, Chalmers University of Technology,
H:Cordy Hall, University of Glasgow, Thomas Hallgren, OGI, Kevin Hammond, University of St. Andrews, Rogardt Heldal, Chalmers University of Technology, Christoph A. Herrmann, University of Passau, Ralf Hinze, University of Bonn, James Hook, OGI, Paul Hudak, Yale University, John Hughes, Chalmers University of Technology, Graham Hutton, University of Nottingham,
I: Arjan van IJzendoorn, Utrecht University, Mia Indrika, Chalmers University of Technology,
J:Patrik Jansson, Chalmers University of Technology, Johan Jeuring, Utrecht University, Bengt Johansson, Chalmers University of Technology, Thomas Johnsson, Chalmers University of Technology , Mark Jones, OGI, Simon B. Jones, University of Stirling, Simon Peyton Jones, Microsoft,
K:Jerzy Karczmarczuk, University of Caen, Gabriele Keller, University of New South Wales,
L: Jose E. Labra, University of Oviedo, John Launchbury, OGI, Daan Leijen, Utrecht University, Jeff Lewis, OGI, Sheng Liang, JavaSoft, Andres Löh, Utrecht University, Hans-Wolfgang Loidl, University of Glasgow, Rita Loogen, University of Marburg, Sandra J. Loosemore, Connected Components Corporation,
M:Simon Marlow, Microsoft, Erik Meijer, Microsoft, Jeff Meunier, University of Connecticut, Andrew Moran, Galois Connections,
N:Thomas Nordin, OGI, Johan Nordlander, OGI,
O:John O'Donnell, University of Glasgow, Martin Odersky, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Chris Okasaki, United States Military Academy,
P: Lars Pareto, Chalmers University of Technology, Will Partain, University of Glasgow, John Peterson, Western State College, Simon Peyton Jones, Microsoft, Bernie Pope, University of Melbourne, Steffen Priebe, University of Marburg,
R:Alastair Reid, Reid Consulting (UK) Ltd, Richard Reid, University of Glasgow, Fermin Reig, University of Glasgow, Colin Runciman, University of York,
S: Andrei Sabelfeld, Chalmers University of Technology, Meurig Sage, University of Glasgow, David Sands, Chalmers University of Technology, Patrick Sansom, University of Glasgow, André Santos , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Mary Sheeran, Chalmers University of Technology, Tim Sheard, OGI, " >Mark Shields, OGI, Duncan Sinclair, University of Strathclyde, Satnam Singh, Xilinx, Jan Sparud, Chalmers University of Technology, Doaitse Swierstra, Utrecht University,
T: Michael Thyer, University of York, Phil Trinder, Heriot-Watt University, Mark Tullsen, Galois ,
W: Philip Wadler, University of Edinburgh, Malcolm Wallace, University of York, <a hrefKeith Wansbrough, University of Glasgow, Eric Wilcox, Lotus, Noel Winstanley, University of Glasgow,
Haskell Workshops
The First Haskell Workshop, 1995, La Jolla.
The Second Haskell Workshop, 7 June 1997, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The Third Haskell Workshop, 1 October 1999, Paris, France.
http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~gmh/hw00.html The Fourth Haskell Workshop], 17 September 2000, Montreal, Canada.
The Fifth Haskell Workshop, September 2001, Firenze, Italy.
The Sixth Haskell Workshop, October 2002, Pittsburgh, USA.
The Seventh Haskell Workshop, August 2003, Uppsala, Sweden.
The Eigth Haskell Workshop, September 2004, Snowbird, Utah, USA.
Other Haskell Pages
The German Haskell Page - www.haskell.de
Entry for Haskell in the Frequently Asked Questions of the newsgroup comp.lang.functional
NoFib benchmark suite A collection of Haskell programs for benchmarking. Latest version.
There is an irc #haskell channel on irc.haskell.org
Interview with Simon Peyton Jones at NewsForge
Functional Programming in General
Starting with functional programming:
Frequently Asked Questions of the newsgroup comp.lang.functional
The newsgroup comp.lang.functional
There already exist several large collections of links to functional programming. Hence there is no point in us trying to make a new one. So here are links to collections of links to functional programming:
Phil Wadler's Guide to Functional Programming on the Web.
Claus Reinke's Bookmarks on Functional Programming
Collection of teaching material for functional programming
John Hughes' collection of tutorial papers in functional programming
The SEL-HPC Functional Programming Archive
A Guide to Haskell's Foreign Function Interface
Some Other Languages
Standard ML
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Revision as of 19:48, 2 December 2008 by Pi (talk | contribs) (→General Advice)
1 What: Sarkozy attacks fundamental rights on the internet
2 Why ?
2.1 Political Europe is at stake.
2.2 Sarkozy wants to propagate “graduated response” to Europe.
2.3 The French “graduated response” (Olivennes Law or HADOPI, translated here) is a bad and dangerous law.
2.4 Amendment 138 blocks the French law.
2.5 “Telecoms Package” shouldn't regulate content.
3 When ?
4 How ?
5 General Advice
6 Useful Resource
7 Example letters
What: Sarkozy attacks fundamental rights on the internet
The French president Sarkozy, currently also President of the European Union, will allow arbitrary restrictions of fundamental rights and freedoms, including the right to “receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority” (Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 11).
The way Sarkozy want to attack freedom (and particularly freedom of expression) on the net is by having amendment 138 of the Telecom Package removed on Nov. 27th when the Telecom Package is on the agenda in the Council of the European Union. The European Parliament voted for the Telecom Package on September 24th. In the package, the notion of “lawful content” is present many times guaranteeing access only to "lawful content". This implies that access to content allegedly "unlawful" could be restricted. Amendment 138 ensures that only under special circumstance may restrictions be imposed on the rights and freedoms of end-users without a prior ruling by the judicial authorities.
Although amendment 138 was voted by 88% of the elected Members of the European Parliament, it is unacceptable to Sarkozy and his allies. On Oct. 30th, the French Senate voted in first reading a law implementing “graduated response” against alleged file sharers, that Nicolas Sarkozy personally promoted. This law gives an administrative authority the power to close citizens' internet access without a trial. By removing amendment 138, the French President plans to propagate “graduated response” to the whole Europe. Amendment 138 will block this propagation of the French “graduated response” to the rest of Europe and make it illegal in France.
To counteract Sarkozy's attack on freedom of expression, Citizens from every Member State are invited to write an open letter to their representatives in the Council in order to inform and urge them to vote against any attempt of deletion.
The European Commission accepted amendment 138, stating that it reaffirms basic principles of European law. But, the Council of European Union, under heavy pressure, may be about to delete it from the directive in its first reading decision of Nov. 27th. Such a removal, opaquely negotiated, would represent a bypass of the democratic European institutions by the French Presidency in order to better serve the interests of Vivendi and the French cinema (SACD).
It is crucial for European Democracy that this amendment remains in the “Telecoms Package” and that transparency is cast on this process. Every citizen can help.
You can refer to 14-pages brief published by Open Rights Group for an extended legal analysis of the various Directives that make up the Telecoms Package (as amended by Parliament in September) and the reactions to these amendments from the Council of Ministers and the Commission.
Political Europe is at stake.
The European Parliament is the representation of the European People. It decided by 88% that only a judge can impose restrictions on fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens. Many stated that this recalls as a basic principle of European law (eg. MEP Catherine Trautmann, Commissioner Viviane Reding). Political Europe can only be achieved if the will of the People is respected. The executive body (the Council of EU) cannot just “remove” a decision taken by 88% of the Parliament and approved by the Commission. Putting light on the European lawmaking process is useful. The decisions of the Council of EU are often opaque and the Council representatives may negotiate their votes. It's important for people to know and understand what their country stands for in this debate. Attracting citizens and press attention on the process can help achieving this goal of better transparency for the European institutions.
Sarkozy wants to propagate “graduated response” to Europe.
MEP Ruth Hieronymi argued, on a conference held with Vivendi representatives in the French embassy in Berlin, that “the legal framework is there, to fashion a model like Olivennes that is compatible with European law”. The content industries (Vivendi, French cinema represented by SACD) lobbied hard for the “graduated response” to be propagated in Europe.
The French “graduated response” (Olivennes Law or HADOPI, translated here) is a bad and dangerous law.
An administrative authority acts upon flaky immaterial “evidences” of counterfeiting provided by the content industries. Its inquiries involve access to stored connection data containing personal data. It sends personalized warnings to the alleged infringers. Those automatic, heavy accusations cannot be appealed. Upon recidive, the administrative authority orders internet access cut (with interdiction to get a new access.). Innocent people will inevitably be disconnected while many people will use encryption and anonymization to evade the law. This law doesn't add a single extra cent to the creators' income.
Amendment 138 blocks the French law.
Some might argue whether internet access is a fundamental right or not. The right to a due process and to protection of privacy are fundamental rights that are restricted by the French administrative authority. Nicolas Sarkozy personally wrote a letter to Jose Manuel Barroso to ask him to remove amendment 138 because it “tends to exclude the possibility for Member States to implement a smart strategy of deterrence against piracy.”
“Telecoms Package” shouldn't regulate content.
The innovation models of the digital environment are based on the essential principle of “network neutrality”. You cannot ask the operator to judge what content shall go through their networks.
The notion of “lawful content” is present many times in the whole text. Guaranteeing access only to "lawful content" implies that access to content allegedly "unlawful" could be restricted. Who would determine what is lawful or unlawful if not the judicial authority ?
Ensuring that amendment 166 remains in the Telecoms Package is an important safeguard against filtering of Internet Content.
Rejection of amendment 112 is also important, because it lays the tracks for implementing the graduated response in Europe, as a cooperation between ISPs and rights-holders ("sectors interested into the promotion of lawful content").
When ?
The Council of European Union shall vote and issue its opinion on Nov. 27th. Each Member State's representation shall take its decision before that meeting. The earlier the contacts will be established, the more chance there will be to attract press attention and to obtain an answer.
Identify the minister in charge of the Telecoms in your Member State. (Also identify whether it acts upon a mandate by the national parliament or not, see below.). The concerned configuration of the Council is probably "Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE)". You can also contact your country's permanent representation in Brussels.
Write a short open letter to him asking to vote against the deletion of amendment 138 (Framework Directive, Article 8.4.ga), and asking for an official position. Also ask about keeping amendment 166 (Universal Service Directive, Article 32a), and removing amendments 61 (Framework Directive, Article 8.4.g) and 112 (Universal Service Directive, Article 33.2a) that both lay down the tracks for graduated response.
You can base your letter on the template written by La Quadrature du Net. (translations : fr | pt )
Phone to the ministry 3 days after having sent the letter to know how it is being received and processed, and when answer shall be given.
Fill-in the wiki to add your actions to the list of actions taken.
Do the same with the chiefs of the major political groups in your national parliament. They can easily have direct contact with the concerned minister.
It might not be easy to get an answer from the minister but it is worth trying.
Getting democratic and media attention on the issue is important.
As a secondary objective, raising media attention on the fact that the minister has been asked not to reject the amendment but rejects it anyway can be useful
Don't confuse the Council of European Union (or Council of Ministers, where 27 ministers sit, the one we are talking about) with the Council of Europe ! ;)
The Council's fist reading takes place in the codecision procedure or European lawmaking. It is best described by a diagram (we're currently after step #9, awaiting for #10 and #11)
Different rules apply in different Member States.
In some countries (France, ?, ?, ?), the representative has full initiative and doesn't account to anyone.
In these countries, you shall directly call the Ministry, and ask for the office in charge with representation in the Council of EU.
In other countries (Belgium, Netherlands, ?, ?,...), the representative comes with a mandate from the national Parliament. It means the Parliament controls what the country says in the Council.
In these countries, you shall contact various the political groups from the parliament, and ask them to mandate the representative in the Council for asking to keep amendment 138.
You can contact your representative as an individual. It might have more weight if you do it on behalf of a non-profit organization, a company, or as an academics. It can even have more weight if several NGOs, journalists, etc. ask the same question.
Once it is sent, publish and send your open letter to the press. Aim in priority for the journalists and media that covered the previous steps of am.138.
Other ideas.... ?
The Telecoms Package main resource page
The translation of the french "graduated response", Olivennes law
A List of participants to the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) of the Council of EU.
The 14-pages brief published by Open Rights Group for an extended legal analysis of the various Directives that make up the Telecoms Package (as amended by Parliament in September) and the reactions to these amendments from the Council of Ministers and the Commission.
The analysis by Monica Horten (PhD student in Westminster Univ.): A copyright enforcement package for Europe
Political analysis by La Quadrature du Net: How French Presidency Hides a Political Laundering Inside EU Telecoms Package
Press realease by La Quadrature du Net: European citizens: mobilize to block Sarkozy's "graduated response" at the Council!
Press realease by La Quadrature du Net: Say no to Sarkozy's European takeover!
La Quadrature du Net's coverage of the Telecoms Package(EN)
La Quadrature du Net's coverage of graduated response(EN)
La Quadrature du Net's press review(EN)
Example letters
The letter sent by La Quadrature
A letter sent in Portugal
A letter sent in Poland
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Resources from American Ancestors (New England Historic Genealogical Society)
World War I Records from The National Archives
Resources from FamilySearch.org
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Suggested Interview Questions – From Ancestry.com
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Scheduling Note for Pittsfield Genealogy Classes – November 2015
October 30, 2015 October 30, 2015 Cathi Classes Classes
Due to the cancellation of the October 27th class at the Berkshire Athenaeum, a “make-up” date of November 16th has been scheduled. This make-up class will take place at the Athenaeum from 1 to 3 p.m. Please note the 16th is a Monday, not a Tuesday. Apologies to everyone for any inconvenience.
Upcoming Classes – October/November 2015
October 13, 2015 October 30, 2015 Cathi Classes
Basic Hands-On Genealogy Classes will be held at the Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield, MA from 10 a.m. – 12 Noon on October 20th, 27th, November 3rd and 10th. Contact the Berkshire Athenaeum at 413-499-9480 to register. See full announcement for more detail.
October 5, 2015 October 30, 2015 Cathi Newsletters
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Exciting Changes for the Irish Cultural Center of Western New England
August 15, 2015 August 15, 2015 Cathi General Information
The Irish Cultural Center has been busy over the last few weeks! We are pleased to announce our new future location at 429 Morgan Road in West Springfield, MA, the former home of the Elks Lodge. We are currently in the planning stages at the new site, and will be moving in due time to our future home. On July 28, 2015, ICC board members and supporters, West Springfield Mayor Ed Sullivan, and West Springfield officials took part in an official lease signing ceremony at the Morgan Road property. See photos from the ceremony.
To reflect the broadened scope of our mission and membership, we have changed our name to the Irish Cultural Center of Western New England. The new facility and name change are the culmination of two years of strategic planning. The ICC’s mission is to cultivate a connection with Ireland through the arts, culture, history, language and heritage, throughout the entire Western New England region. We also have a new logo and color scheme, and will soon have new merchandise! Read the full press release about our new name and location.
Irish Language Classes this Fall
Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam – “A country without a language is a country without a soul.” The ICC and Elms College are pleased to offer a range of Irish classes for the 2015/2016 academic year, starting in September. In addition, this partnership is again successful in bringing to campus our sixth consecutive Irish Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, Síle Dolan. From beginner courses with no previous experience required, all the way through to an intermediate/advanced class taught by Síle, we offer classes for every level of learner. Learn more about each class and download a registration form.
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Finding Your Roots – PBS
Irish Cultural Center
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Adobe Flash 10.3 Update Released With Privacy and Security Emphasis, Ability To Delete Flash Cookies
It figures, the day after I updated a number of computers at work a new update to Adobe Flash would come out. The good news is that this update brings with it some fixes for much publicized problems. The big features in this update include a native desktop control panel and the ability to delete Flash Cookies, a function to be incorporated with major browsers. The other features include incorporating auto-update for Mac OSX and becoming compatible with Android 3.1 Honeycomb.
The Adobe Security blog highlights and explains the privacy and security features:
Adobe coordinated with the open-source browser community to develop the ClearSiteData NPAPI. This new API allows the browsers to communicate a user’s desire to wipe user data stored by installed browser plugins. Now, when end-users go into their browser settings to clear their browser history or clear their cookies, they will be able to clear both their browser data as well as their plugin data. This API was designed so that any plugin can participate, and Flash Player is the first plugin to support the new API. The Google Chrome team currently offers browser support for the feature in their dev channel. We expect to have official support across all open source browsers in the near future.
In addition to coordinating with the open-source browsers, Adobe also teamed up with Microsoft to provide equivalent functionality within Internet Explorer. With today’s launch, end-users can start taking advantage of this functionality in Internet Explorer 8 and 9. Microsoft even created a demo page, so that end-users can try out the functionality.
Another key focus area was to improve the Flash Player Settings Manager itself by making it easier for end-users to manage their Flash Player settings. In January, Emmy Huang, group product manager for Flash Player, announced our native control panel for Flash Player 10.3. Until now, end-users could manage their Flash Player settings by right-clicking on content written for Flash Player and selecting “Global Settings…” or by visiting the online Flash Player Settings Manager. The online version of the Flash Player Settings Manager was not very intuitive for end-users. With Flash Player 10.3, we have created a new native control panel for Windows, Macintosh and Linux desktops that will allow end-users to manage all of the Flash Player settings, including camera, microphone and Local Shared Objects. The control panel can still be found by right-clicking on content written for Flash Player and selecting “Global Settings.” However, starting with Flash Player 10.3, it can now also be found in the Control Panel or System Settings for your operating system. As an example, on Windows operating systems, the new native control panel in Flash Player 10.3 can be found under Control Panel ->Programs.
The native control panel is something that has been around for a while as demonstrated by Java. You’ll find it on the Control Panel, All Control Panel Items, or under Programs if you use a different view.
The control panel should also be a step forward for security as it allows for checking for updates automatically for both the Internet Explorer ActiveX version as well as the plugin version for other browsers. You can manually check for updates as well with the Check Now button.
Grabbing the updates through the Check Now button will hopefully get the latest updates without having to mess around with Adobe DLM (Download Manager) or other unnecessary add-ons you get when downloading it from the Adobe Get Flash page. If not, the direct links on this previous 404TS article still work perfectly to get straight to the setup executables.
Internet Explorer has incorporated the ability to delete Flash Cookies from within the browser for IE8 and IE9 while Chrome has it in their dev track.
Update your Adobe Flash to 10.3 and watch for the new features in your browser with later updates.
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Demographer Reviews Southwest Michigan Population Trends
Economic development organizations and others are working on making southwest Michigan a more attractive place for young workers to live as they seek to increase the region’s population. On Thursday, Michigan State Demographer Eric Guthrie was in Benton Harbor to discuss population trends and demographics in the area. He tells WSJM News there is one thing that needs to be done to keep the southwest Michigan vibrant.
“When you look at population growth in the area, what we need to be concerned with, what we need to be laser-focused on, is attracting migrants because migration is going to be a major component if it’s going to be affecting population change,” Guthrie said.
Guthrie says everything from education to housing to jobs affect whether someone would want to migrate to an area from outside. If southwest Michigan doesn’t get significant migration, Guthrie says it’s looking at a decreased population.
“Van Buren County will likely cross the point where they’re seeing more deaths than births in the next few years, whereas Cass and Berrien have likely already crossed that point.”
Guthrie spoke at Lake Michigan College Thursday at the invitation of Cornerstone Alliance. That organization this year announced its new initiative to increase the region’s population by 10% in 10 years.
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#NigerianEconomy: Prices Of Food Items, Others Rise As Borders Remain Shut (See Details)
9jaFamous Media September 10, 2019 Foods Items, HEADLINE NEWS
Prices of food stuffs and other commodities have increased in many border towns and most of the country’s cities as the borders remain partially closed, according to reports.
The partial closure is as a result of joint security exercise conducted by the customs, immigration, and other security outfits aimed at securing Nigeria’s borders. The exercise started on August 20.
The authorities said the security exercise was called at the instance of the National Security Adviser (NSA).
Daily Trust reports that many Nigerians who do trans-border business have been experiencing difficulties in carrying out their trade.
This has forced them to cut their demand even as they increased the prices of their little stocks, our reporters learnt.
Worst hit are residents of border communities where prices of food stuffs and other commodities have soared.
In some border communities in Ogun State, petrol was even sold for N350 per litre, instead of government regulated price of N145/litre.
Also in border communities in Kwara state, petrol price that used to be N160 is now being sold for between N200 and N400.
The increment in petrol price in the areas has also led to hike in transportation fare which has also affected the prices of locally produced food items like yam, yam flour and others in most towns in Kwara State.
‘Closure blocked smuggling of petrol’
But a renowned financial expert Mr Bismarck Rewane said the closure of the border has forced the price of petrol down to N144 per litre.
Mr Rewane, who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, in a report he presented at the monthly Lagos Business School’s executive breakfast meeting for September, also said the closure had blocked smuggling of petrol to the neighbouring countries.
Rewane said the development showed that part of the nearly 60 million litres of petrol said to be consumed daily in Nigeria were smuggled to the neighbouring countries.
He also revealed that diesel price has also crashed to N210 per litre from N250/litre.
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, also said the volume of petrol evacuated from depots to filling stations across the country has dropped significantly since the border closure became effective.
The NNPC boss said this on his verified twitter handle @MKKyari.
Between June 2018 and June 2019, the NNPC had imported 21million litres of petrol for consumption, out of which an average of 44,366,781.77 litres were consumed daily in June 2018; 39,154,764.15 litres in July; 54,144,365.76 litres daily in August of same year, and 55,499,192.80 litres daily in September 2018.
However, findings by our correspondents in states where Nigeria shares border with neighbouring countries show that prices of rice, poultry products, some brands of vegetable oil, beans and even fairly used cloths have increased by between 10 and 30 %.
For instance, a bag of 50 kg foreign rice which usually sold for N13,000 and N15,000 before the closure now goes for N16,000, N18,000 and N20, 000 depending on the brands in many towns and cities in the country.
A resident of Belel in Maiha Local Government Area of Adamawa State Dauda Abubakar told Daily Trust that price of bread rose in recent weeks due to restriction of flour import from Cameroon.
He said it was difficult to transport flour from Yola due to bad roads and broken bridges; hence bakers opted for a cheaper alternative from Cameroonian side of the border which is closer.
However, a fruits dealer, Muhammad Bello said the restriction prevented exports of orange in to Cameroon, thereby causing drop in price.
He said the price of a sack of orange crashed from N9000 to N7000 as the supply surpassed its demand.
Adamawa being one of the three front line states in the war against Book Haram had been placed under a form of border restriction since 2015 but renewed control in the last few weeks caused outcry at the border.
A rice smuggler who spoke to our reporter described the closure as counter-productive, saying prices of maize began to shoot up the Wurobokki border in Fufore local government area.
In Katsina, prices of food stuffs have also risen. The price of 25 litres of vegetable oil has risen from N9,500 to N10,800 in the state. Packet of spaghetti rose from N2,700 to N3,400, while Macroni rose from N3,400 to N3600.
But the partial closure has heightened smuggling around Lagos border communities. The smugglers have now resorted into using waterways to bring contraband items such as rice, frozen poultry products and fairly used clothes, shoes and bags into the country. Despite the increase in smuggling activities, prices of some basic food items have skyrocketed, with traders and consumers complaining of limited stocks.
Frozen poultry is the most affected in Lagos as a kilogramme of frozen chicken, which sold for N1,200, now costs N1,600, while a kilogramme of frozen turkey now sells at N1,700.
A trader at Alaba Rago, a major market in Lagos, Tawa Ibrahim, said that the border closure was affecting his business.
She said: “Lake Rice (locally produced rice) would have been a better alternative for us, but we are not getting it to buy… Even the volume of okra needed to feed this nation cannot be produced in Nigeria. We rely so much on Cotonou for okra. That is why its price has also shot up since the border was closed. A big basket of okra, which sold for N4,000 or N5,000, is now N8,000.”
In Kebbi, the closure of borders with Niger and Benin Republics is already causing economic hardship to people around the border areas of Dole Kaina, Lolo, Kamba and Bachaka.
When our correspondent visited some of the border towns residents, particularly farmers and merchants in the area, said the closure of the borders was already causing them economic hardship.
The district head of Lolo, Alhaji Muhammed Sallah while lamenting over the situation said “The situation is becoming unbearable. As you are aware our people are into farming and they do cross border trade. Since they close the borders in Lolo we cannot do our farming and we cannot trade. The prices of commodities are increasing by the days”.
He added that the situation was becoming more pathetic because his people have family, cultural and trade ties with people of Benin and Niger Republics and because of the border closure his people in Kebbi, Niger and Benin Republics are suffering.
In Kwara, prices of commodities in all border communities have equally skyrocketed as a result of the partial closure of the border.
Communities like Gwanara, Bukuro, Okuta, Yaahikra, Chikanda, Ilesha-Baruba have been at the receiving end of the closure while prices of rice and edible oil have also increased in the state capital.
Emir of Gwanara, Alhaji Sabi Idris Kotokotogi during a visit to his community said the closure of the border is affecting them seriously adding that “any time the Nigerian government takes any drastic decision on the closure of our borders it is those of us on the border that suffers the fate.”
Security heads assess operations in N/Central, 3 others
Meanwhile, the heads of security agencies including the Comptroller Generals of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Coordinator of the Joint Exercise in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Brigadier General Emmanuel Ndagi have begun on the spot assessment of the Exercise Swift Response.
The exercise began about three weeks ago as interagency cooperation across 25 states in four geopolitical zones that are North-West, North-Central, South-West, and the South-South.
Led by Customs and Immigration, the exercise has the support of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Security and Intelligence agencies as they continued to patrol and secure the border areas since its announcement on August 20, 2019.
Responding to Daily Trust request for updates on Monday, the Public Relations Officer of NCS, Deputy Comptroller Joseph Attah said, “The joint security exercise continues to record successes in terms of seizures and arrests.”
He also confirmed that the CG of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd), the CG of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede and the Coordinator of the exercise at ONSA, Brig. Gen. Ndagi have started on the spot assessment of the operation beginning with the North Central.
The assessment will also cover the three other geopolitical zones where the operation is ongoing, he noted. On when the exercise will end, DC Attah said the operation was ongoing and that huge results have been recorded.
Referring to a record, Customs said as at two weeks ago, 33 illegal migrants were arrested; seizures of 15 vehicles and other various smuggled goods were made in the ongoing joint border operation.
Some of the seizures include 3,560-50kg bags of parboiled foreign rice, 59 bags of NPK fertilizer, 15 vehicles, 12 drums laden with petrol, three engine boats and 65 drums of groundnut oil.
The rest are four trucks, 75 gallons of petrol, 29 motorcycles, 68 gallons of vegetable oil, and 70 jerricans of petrol.
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AdaCore Extends Support for Wind River VxWorks Portfolio
GNAT Pro Ada and VxWorks offer 32-bit and 64-bit support on the latest Arm, Intel, and Power multi-core processors
PARIS & NEW YORK & MUNICH, Germany, June 19, 2018 – Avionics Electronics Europe Conference –AdaCore, a trusted provider of software development and verification tools, today announced the availability of its flagship GNAT Pro Ada Development Environment for the Wind River®VxWorks®7 real-time operating system (RTOS), on leading multi-core hardware platforms. GNAT Pro 18 now supports VxWorks 7 on the Arm (64-bit), Power (64-bit) and Intel (32-bit) architectures, under both Linux and Windows development environments. These releases extend GNAT Pro’s coverage of the Wind River VxWorks platforms, being added to the existing support for VxWorks 7 targets (Arm 32-bit, Power 32-bit, and Intel 64-bit), VxWorks 6 and VxWorks 653, reinforcing the companies’ longstanding strategic alliance.
“Adding support for the new VxWorks platforms continues a long history of Ada on VxWorks,” said Jamie Ayre, Commercial Director at AdaCore. “Hundreds of projects in various domains have benefitted from the close relationship between Wind River and AdaCore. Our software development and verification tools combined with the power of VxWorks allow our customers in the aerospace community – both commercial and military – to develop reliable, safe and secure applications that need to meet the most demanding standards.”
“GNAT Pro Ada’s capability to support Wind River VxWorks 7 on Arm, Intel, or Power hardware platforms will drive down both program cost and risk,” stated Chip Downing, senior director of aerospace and defense at Wind River. “Opening up 64-bit capabilities on multi-core processors will enable a vast new range of applications for our joint customers.”
GNAT Pro customers on VxWorks can choose from several specialized Ada run-time libraries based on project requirements:
The ZFP (Zero Footprint Profile) with minimal run-time code.
The Cert profile, which extends the ZFP with features including support for ARINC-653 APEX processes (on VxWorks 653) in Ada or mixed-language applications. The Cert profile is amenable to analysis for inclusion in systems requiring certification under standards such as DO-178B or DO-178C.
The Ravenscar-Cert profile, which extends the Cert profile with the Ravenscar tasking subset, likewise appropriate for systems needing certification
Full Ada, for maximal expressibility when certification is not required.
In addition to using one of the certifiable run-time libraries on VxWorks, customers can reduce certification costs by adopting one of AdaCore’s qualifiable verification tools. These include the CodePeer advanced static analysis tool for Ada, the GNATcheck coding standard checker, and the GNATcoverage code coverage analyzer. Certification material for the Cert and Ravenscar-Cert libraries, and qualification material for the qualifiable tools, are available as an option to customers with a subscription to the GNAT Pro Assurance edition.
One of the most promising developments in the avionics community is the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) initiative, which can help reduce system costs through portable components. VxWorks 653 is the first Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) product to be certified as conformant to the FACE Technical Standard’s Operating System Segment (OSS) Safety Base Profile. GNAT Pro for VxWorks 653 can thus offer users the benefits of Ada’s high reliability together with the safety-critical support and ease of rapid component integration that come from VxWorks 653 and its FACE conformance.
Founded in 1994, AdaCore supplies software development and verification tools for mission-critical, safety-critical and security-critical systems. Four flagship products highlight the company’s offerings:
The GNAT Pro development environment for Ada, a complete toolset for designing, implementing, and managing applications that demand high reliability and maintainability,
The CodePeer advanced static analysis tool, an automatic Ada code reviewer and validator that can detect and eliminate errors both during development and retrospectively on existing software,
The SPARK Pro verification environment, a toolset based on formal methods and oriented toward high-assurance systems, and
The QGen model-based development tool suite for safety-critical control systems, providing a qualifiable and customizable code generator and static verifier for Simulink®and Stateflow®models, and a model-level debugger.
Over the years customers have used AdaCore products to field and maintain a wide range of critical applications in domains such as commercial avionics, automotive, railway, space, military systems, air traffic management/control, medical devices and financial services. AdaCore has an extensive and growing worldwide customer base; see www.adacore.com/industries/ for further information.
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Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology for Architecture, Engineering and Construction
The Wild adds new features to improve collaboration
Speech-to-text comment tool and sketch annotation now available for VR-based design review tool
The new speech-to-text comment tool allows you to add annotations to a space
The Wild has added several new features to its cloud-based VR/AR immersive collaboration platform designed for architects and designers using Revit and SketchUp. This includes a new speech-to-text comment tool, a new sketch annotation tool and video support.
The Wild is designed primarily to help teams experience design together, in real time, from anywhere in the world, but when schedules and time zones don’t align, teams can still collaborate asynchronously using speech¬-to¬-text comment annotations in a space.
“VR is great for a lot of things, but typing is not one of them. It’s bulky, frustrating, and inefficient,” according to The Wild design director Melissa Chan. “We want The Wild to be a place where people can communicate easily and naturally—that’s why our Comment tool uses speech-¬to-¬text to record and transcribe your comments.”
With the Comment tool, a user can leave annotations throughout the space for others to see. The name and profile image are attached to the comment, so the teammates know who it’s from. By pulling the VR control trigger and speaking into it, the comment is transcribed and becomes an object that can be moved, placed, and scaled in the space. These annotations will also be visible from the desktop viewer, meaning a VR headset is not required to view them.
To help teams communicate more effectively about spatial concepts, The Wild’s new Sketch tool allows users to mark up and sketch out ideas in VR. Also new is support for video content, allowing architecture and design teams to create more dynamic spaces and evaluate their work more contextually. According to the company, video content helps to add depth and richness to a project, aiding team collaboration and decision-making.
The new Sketch tool allows users to mark up and sketch out ideas in VR
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NSW bushfires could cripple forests' ability to reabsorb carbon dioxide, climate scientists say
By Kevin Nguyen
Photo: Firefighters are battling more than 80 blazes across NSW. (Supplied: Gena Dray)
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Australia's bushfires have been so devastating, the country's forests may not be able to reabsorb the toxic carbon dioxide produced by the blazes, climate scientists say.
At least 2.7 million hectares of NSW land, including "exceptionally carbon-dense" forests, have been burnt this bushfire season
Drought and intense blazes have disrupted vegetation's bushfire recovery process
One academic has compared the crisis to the Amazon fires
Bushfires are normally considered to be "carbon neutral" because, unlike fossil fuels, their emissions output is reabsorbed when the vegetation in fire-affected areas regrows.
However, experts fear the sheer scale and intensity of this year's unprecedented fires, coupled with worsening drought conditions, has disrupted this recovery process.
The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment said it was yet to determine size of the fires' carbon footprint.
According to the Global Fire Emissions Database, the fires in the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil — which were burning at a rate not seen in almost a decade — added 14 million tonnes of carbon to the atmosphere this year.
Photo: Scientists fear climate change has disrupted the way forests recover after a fire. (ABC News: Kathleen Calderwood)
Pep Canadell, a senior research scientist at the CSIRO Climate Science Centre, said Australia's forests had more in common with the Amazon than people would think.
"We're talking about very different sizes, of course. [There] are more carbon-dense forests in Amazonia than in Australia," Dr Canadell said.
"Having said that, a lot of [bush areas] burning now in NSW are actually exceptionally carbon-dense — they're very tall and quite dense forests.
"So from a per square metre or hectare level, we're certainly not shy away from what is happening in the Amazon."
Photo: Around 14 million tonnes of CO2 have been released by the Amazon rainforest fires this year. (Reuters: Bruno Kelly)
David Bowman, a professor of environmental change biology at the University of Tasmania, has been worried about this "nightmare scenario" for a decade.
"In a stable climate it's like a bank account, where a fire comes along and burns some forest and releases carbon," he said.
"When the forestry regrows it's like putting money back into your account. Over the years, your bank balance account is about the same."
He said intense fires were like "huge transactions", but the "high mortality rate" of NSW and Queensland forests meant they were not taking back the carbon being withdrawn.
The blazes, he said, had been so savage that even the famously resilient dry sclerophyll and eucalyptus forests were not likely to regenerate effectively.
The drought had already stressed the hardy trees through depriving them of nutrients, leaving them likely to regrow slower and smaller, if at all.
The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) said at least 2.7 million hectares, with a 19,235-kilometre perimeter, had been burnt since the beginning of this year's bushfire season.
This map shows what 2.7 million hectares of burnt land looks like in comparison to the rest of the state.
Infographic: If all this season's bushfires were in one place, this is how much land they would have burnt. (ABC News)
Dr Canadell said it was difficult to determine if specific fires would be carbon neutral because the regrowth process could take a long time.
But he said decreased rainfall and a lack of remediation of the land degraded by flames and agriculture meant some of the millions of tonnes of carbons from this year's bushfires would remain in the atmosphere.
"If there were no changes in fire frequency over time, it would be carbon neutral," he said.
"[But] carbon neutrality breaks at the point where you start burning more than regrowth can catch up with."
Professor Bowman said we may already have entered a "slippery slope of negative feedback" where forests become sources of carbon instead of carbon sinks.
"The nightmare scenario is that because of climate change, the forest isn't able to recover itself," he said.
"Once we actually know for certain what's happening, it's going to be too late.
"And this is a big thing to be wrong about."
Topics: bushfire, disasters-and-accidents, environmental-impact, environmental-policy, emissions-trading, nsw, australia, qld
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Bushfire victim John Glatz out of induced coma after sustaining critical burns in Adelaide Hills
By Natarsha Kallios
Posted January 07, 2020 16:24:49
Photo: John Glatz, former Oakbank Racing Club chairman, suffered major burns. (ABC News)
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Former Oakbank Racing Club chairman John Glatz, who suffered critical burns in the Cudlee Creek bushfire, is now awake and in a stable condition at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, his friend has confirmed.
Mr Glatz suffered burns to 60 per cent of his body while defending his home in the Adelaide Hills
The racing community has rallied around the popular figure
He has now emerged from an induced coma, with a friend saying his first request was for a beer
Mr Glatz was rushed to hospital more than a fortnight ago after sustaining the injuries while trying to defend his Adelaide Hills home and horses from the Cudlee Creek inferno.
The 73-year-old has burns to 60 per cent of his body and was left "fighting for his life" as a result of the deadly fire which claimed the life of 69-year-old Charleston man Ron Selth.
Mr Selth's body was found at his property the day after the fire broke out, while Mr Glatz has been in an induced coma at the hospital's intensive care unit.
Fellow horse trainer John Hickmott said he was overjoyed when he heard, through the racing community, of his long-time friend's progress.
"They just said he's alert and he's awake, they got the tubes out and he's speaking," Mr Hickmott said.
"The first thing they said was 'would you like a drink of water?' and he said 'I'd rather a beer'. When he said that, you know he's in good spirits."
Photo: The Cudlee Creek blaze spread rapidly after breaking out in catastrophic conditions. (ABC News: Chris McLoughlin)
Mr Hickmott said his friend had shown remarkable spirit by pulling through.
"When you get the amount of burns that he was supposed to have, it's pretty hard for a man his age to fight that off," he said.
"Someone did say that he is a tough old bugger, if anyone can get out of this, he will and he has which is amazing."
Racing club offers 'heartfelt thank you' to Hills community
The Oakbank Racing Club previously offered its thoughts and prayers to the "much-loved committee member, John Glatz and his family".
"Oakbank Racing Club is working to support the community impacted by the fires," it said.
The Adelaide Hills is a popular region for horse owners and the town of Oakbank hosts a jumps racing event each Easter.
The fire prompted a major effort to save as much as the region's livestock as possible.
The Oakbank Racing Club yesterday posted a "heartfelt thank you" on Facebook to residents who had donated time and effort to delivering stock feed.
"Amongst the devastation of the fires over the past couple of weeks, it was wonderful to see the community band together," the club said.
Photo: Hills resident Annie Whicker with her horse Silvah after escaping the Cudlee Creek blaze. (ABC News: Patrick Martin)
More than 80 homes were destroyed in the Cudlee Creek fire, which was not contained until a week ago — more than 11 days after breaking out.
It has been followed by other devastating blazes including on Kangaroo Island, where a father and son were killed after fighting the fires.
Thousands of livestock died in a bushfire at Keilira in the state's south-east which burnt through almost 25,000 hectares.
Communities have begun the arduous task of rebuilding, and are doing their best to encourage tourists to visit the regions to help local economies.
Topics: bushfire, fires, disasters-and-accidents, people, horse-racing, adelaide-5000, cudlee-creek-5232, oakbank-5243, woodside-5244, charleston-5244, lobethal-5241, sa, australia
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PD: 2 brothers shot to death in Glendale neighborhood
GLENDALE, AZ — Police have identified two brothers who were fatally shot while they slept inside a Glendale home.
They announced Monday that the victims were 30-year-old Albert Anthony Gonzales and 28-year-old Juan Rudy Gomez.
Police say it's unknown what led to the shooting and there are no immediate suspects in the double homicide case.
Authorities responded around 5:30 a.m. Sunday to reports of a shooting in a Glendale neighborhood. Responding police officers located two men with gunshot wounds.
They were taken to a hospital in critical condition, but later died. Police say their investigation remains ongoing.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family.
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By Joline Gutierrez Krueger / Journal Staff Writer
Monday, November 11th, 2019 at 12:02am
Dermot and Cindy Newman sold Peppermint Stick Pre-School at 501 Jefferson NE in September after 39 years. They say the new owner, Bijena Adhikari, right, is the best person to carry on their legacy. (Greg Sorber/Albuquerque Journal)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — We’re chatting on tiny chairs away from the tiny children at Peppermint Stick Pre-School when Cindy Newman swivels her gaze in the direction of a sound in another room.
Her child radar is strong.
“Is that – I know who that is,” she says. “Everything all right?”
Cindy Newman spends time with some of the children at Peppermint Stick Pre-School. From left are Ray Adhikari, Darren Arian, 5, and Jazmyn Salazar, 5. (Greg Sorber/Albuquerque Journal)
It is. One of the preschoolers is having a moment of crankiness, as they do, but a teacher quickly soothes the child and life goes on.
Soon, Newman won’t need to tune in to her child radar as much. And soon, husband Dermot Newman won’t have to worry about the bills, the maintenance and the decisions that have come with owning and operating Peppermint Stick since 1980.
The Newmans are retiring.
Michelle McClenehan gives a big hug to grandson Mathiyus Vargas-Wright, 4, at Peppermint Stick Pre-School, which he and his older brother attend. McClenehan says Mathiyus comes home and tells her everything “Miss Cindy” taught him that day. (Greg Sorber/Albuquerque Journal)
Displayed on the front desk at Peppermint Stick Pre-School is a certificate for being named by Albuquerque the Magazine readers as one of the top five day care centers in Albuquerque. (Greg Sorber/Albuquerque Journal)
Ask any of the parents or teachers or former students, and they will tell you that Peppermint Stick has been beloved for 39 years because of Mr. Newman and Miss Cindy, as everybody calls them. Not having them around as directors is going to take some getting used to.
“This is the only place I trusted for my kids,” says Nicole Bordlemay, a preschooler here herself when she was young enough to sit in these tiny chairs with ease. “I trust the Newmans with my children’s lives. They are family.”
Family. You hear that a lot here in this little building filled with photos, high school graduation cards and wedding invitations of the children who have come and gone over the years.
“They were a constant in my life,” says Crystal Carmichael, one of the first Peppermint Stick kids to walk through its red door and now a teacher whose children attend the school. “They were the ones I ran to when I ran away from home, the ones I turned to through deaths and divorce and my children’s births and when I just needed a hug.”
For her, this is home.
Dermot and Cindy Newman think of all the children at Peppermint Stick Pre-School as part of their family, but more near and dear to them is Cindy Newman’s son, Michael Sanchez, who became Dermot Newman’s stepson after the Newmans married in 1999. (Greg Sorber/Albuquerque Journal)
It is also a labor of love, but it is a constant labor. The Newmans have hardly been apart from it – or each other. They met here and married in 1999, surrounded by students.
Two years ago, the Newmans decided it was time to take a little more time for themselves. It might be nice, they thought, not dealing with the upkeep of a small business, not spending Saturdays scrubbing down the school. It might be nice for Cindy to finally have knee replacement surgery – she jokes that the tiny chairs have taken a toll on her joints, though I think there’s some truth to that.
And it might be nice to take a long vacation.
“A real vacation, just me and her,” Dermot says. “One that lasts 10 days.”
Cindy beams at the idea.
“Ten days?” she swoons. “You heard him. You’re my witness.”
But no one seemed interested in buying the homey old preschool. And the Newmans say they weren’t willing to sell to just anyone.
Then a year ago, they met Bijena Adhikari.
“We were looking for a day care to buy, and I came in here and I just felt, this is it,” says Adhikari, whose 4-year-old son is a student here. “The Newmans have built a legacy here. I want them to help me learn how to carry on that legacy.”
It took a year for Adhikari to wade through the bureaucracy and required training and licensing. On Sept. 16, she and the Newmans closed on the deal. That afternoon, they made the announcement.
“Talk about sad,” Dermot says. “The tears flew, the hugs came.”
Michelle McClenehan, whose two grandsons attend Peppermint Stick, is happy for the Newmans but sad to see them go.
“They have done so much for us,” she says. “When I first opened the door here, I could feel the love. I just knew they loved it here. I love it here.”
The Newmans, she says, are among the few who know how to deal with her 6-year-old, who struggles with abandonment issues and angry outbursts. They helped fight to assure that the boy would still have transportation to Peppermint Stick when Albuquerque Public Schools decided he should go to a different school for special needs.
“This isn’t just a day care,” Cindy says. “It’s family. And you fight to the end for your family, until you can’t fight anymore.”
Seven years ago, the Newmans faced a different fight. In 2012, Dermot was charged with sexual assault after a 3-year-old student disclosed allegations of inappropriate contact. The boy later admitted he was joking, but the damage was done. Peppermint Stick’s license was pulled, and the preschool was forced to close its doors during an investigation.
But the families stuck by him, packing the courtroom for hearings and raising money for his defense with bake sales and other fund-raisers.
Nine months later, the charges were dropped, and Mr. Newman came home to Peppermint Stick. And so did the families.
“That’s how amazing this community has been to us,” he said. “They never lost faith in me, and I never lost faith in them.”
He’s also not losing Peppermint Stick – not entirely.
“I always planned to find a part-time job after we retired,” he says. “And then Bijena offered me a job as a teacher. Well, I jumped at the chance.”
Cindy also has a teaching job waiting for her at Peppermint Stick after she recovers from knee surgery, scheduled for Friday – and after she gets her 10-day vacation.
“I’m already telling the kids we’re going to hop, jump, skip and dance when I come back,” she says.
They may not be the owners of Peppermint Stick anymore, but they’re still part of the family.
“We just want everyone to know how much we have loved being a part of their lives,” she says. “There is no way we would change any part of this journey with them.”
If you are lucky, you do a job you love. If that job spreads love the way the Newmans have, it’s the rest of us who are the lucky ones.
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Films, Stub, Hanna-Barbera,
Turner Entertainment films
Hanna-Barbera films
Artisan Entertainment films
Films about animals
Turner Entertainment
Acquired films
G-rated films
Tom and Jerry films
Phil Roman
Bill Schultz (co-producer)
Dennis Marks
Tom and Jerry created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Anndi McAfee
Tony Jay
Rip Taylor
Henry Gibson
Ed Gilbert
Sydney Lassick
Studio(s)
Turner Entertainment Co. (Time Warner)
Film Roman
Hanna-Barbera (former)
Turner Pictures (Germany 🇩🇪)
Miramax Films (United States 🇺🇸)
LIVE Entertainment (United States)
Hoyts (Australia 🇦🇺)
Warner Home Video (VHS and DVD; United States)
October 1, 1992 (Germany)
July 30, 1993 (United States)
September 17, 1993 (Australia)
💲3.5 million
Tom and Jerry: The Movie is a 1992 American animated musical comedy film starring Tom and Jerry, produced and directed by Phil Roman, released in Germany by Turner Pictures and in United States by Miramax Films and LIVE Entertainment.
This is the cat and mouse's first feature-length film. It also received a wide theatrical release and marked the duo's return to the silver screen after 25 years of retirement. Although they have spoken in their earlier cartoons, the pair talk in this film. Joseph Barbera, co-founder of Hanna-Barbera, who created Tom and Jerry with partner William Hanna, served as creative consultant.
This was Dana Hill's last film before her death on July 15, 1996. It was released on July 30, 1993, in the United States, after having its world premiere on October 1, 1992 in Germany, and grossed $3.6 million. It was filmed in 1991.
Tom and Jerry together with their owners are about to move to a new home. The moving van is at their old house waiting, and Tom dozes in the back of the car. However, when he notices Jerry he puts him on a stick, and Jerry, noticing no escape and knowing that he will fly, he grabs hold of Tom's whiskers so they fly together into the garden. He quickly dashes into his mousehole and locks the door, and Tom nails wooden planks on the door. When Tom tries to get in the moving car, he ends up with a bulldog and ties up his ears so he cannot see. Tom runs into the house for safety and stays there for the night.
Next day, Tom and Jerry notice that the house is being broken down to make a new apartment as a replacement. The two of them manage to escape before the house is completely demolished, but are now forced to look around the city for a new shelter. During their travels they meet a dog named Puggsy and his friend Frankie the Flea that tries to teach Tom and Jerry to be friends. Tom and Jerry then discover that each other can speak. (A task neither of them knew the other could do.) Then they all agree to have a 'feast' at their place and Puggsy makes a 'buffet' by collecting leftovers in the bin. When Puggsy's tray is crammed, a couple of dogcatchers capture Puggsy and Frankie and lock them in their car.
Tom and Jerry then meet a nine-year-old girl named Robyn Starling, the daughter of Daddy Starling, whose mother died when she was a baby and is left behind with her evil guardian Aunt Pristine Figg when her dad goes away. Robyn runs away after her locket is thrown out the window and that's how she began to run. Jerry said to her if she runs, her things won't be with her but Robyn said to them that Aunt Figg may seem sweet but she's real mean.
Cut to Aunt Figg crying in the house, scared of losing Robyn. With the help of her sleazy lawyer, Lickboot and her overweight dachshund, Ferdinand, make a reward of a million dollars for the return of Robyn, who they wish to sell for a ransom, engulfed by love of money. Robyn is recaptured, but manages to escape yet again, after Tom and Jerry are kidnapped by the ruthless Dr. Applecheek and the straycatchers where animals are abused. Tom and Jerry helped Puggsy, Frankie and all the others escape. Then, Robyn, Tom and Jerry were at the old bridge that they were found by the officer. When Aunt Figg, Lickboot and Ferdinand arrived, they started to find Robyn by using flashlights to find her. Robyn, Tom and Jerry were riding together on a raft, Ferdinand saw them and he tells to Aunt Figg and she drives him to the river and he chased them. Unfortunately, Ferdinand failed to catch them and he drowned in the water. At this point, everybody is looking for the million dollar girl, and Figg and Lickboot manage to get to Robyn's escape destination first. Dr. Applecheek wanted to get Robyn first, but he falls into the creek. What was planned as another capture quickly goes wrong when an oil lamp is knocked on the floor.
When the house goes up in flames, Tom and Jerry help Robyn out of the cabin, while Figg, Lickboot and Ferdinand flee into a boat, which drives them away; Mr. Starling finally comes and rescues Robyn. Tom and Jerry are rescued too and taken to a new home where they both promise to never trick each other again. But as soon as Robyn and her dad are out of sight, the pair have soon reverted to their old ways, and the movie finishes with Tom chasing Jerry.
Richard Kind as Tom
Dana Hill as Jerry
Anndi McAfee as Mr. Starling
Charlotte Rae as Aunt Pristine Figg
Henry Gibson as Dr. J. Sweetface Applecheek
Ed Gilbert as Puggsy, Daddy Starling
David L. Lander as Frankie Da Flea
Tony Jay as Lickboot
Rip Taylor as Captain Kiddie
Howard Morris as Squawk
Michael Bell as Ferdinand, Straycatcher #1
Sydney Lassick as Straycatcher #2
Tino Insana as Patrolman
B.J. Ward as Tom's owner
Greg Burson as Moving man
Don Messick as Droopy (cameo)
Raymond McLeod as Bulldog, Alleycat #1
Mitchell D. Moore as Alleycat #2
Scott Wojahn as Alleycat #3
"Friends to the End" - Pugsy, Frankie, Tom, Jerry
"What Do We Care? (The Alley Cats Song)" - The Alley Cats
"Money Is Such a Beautiful Word" - Aunt Figg, Lickboot
"God's Little Creatures" - Dr. Applecheek
"I Miss You (Robyn's Song)" - Robyn
"I've Done It All" - Captain Kiddie, Squawk
"Finale (Friends to the End)"
"I Miss You" (End Title) - Stephanie Mills
"All in How Much We Give" - Stephanie Mills
Critical response
Joseph McBride of Variety remarked, "Tom and Jerry Talk won't go down in film history as a slogan to rival 'Garbo Talks'." Charles Solomon of the Los Angeles Times criticized the film's songs. Solomon also criticized Phil Roman for his direction. Hal Hinson of The Washington Post complained about the dialogue between the cat and mouse, and said that the voices "don't fit the characters". Hinson also said that the musical numbers are "forgettable as they are intolerably bouncy and upbeat".
Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, on their show Siskel & Ebert gave the movie "Two Thumbs Down", though praising the animation, look and the truthful art design of the animated shorts, neither thought that it was a good idea to give dialogue to the two characters, giving lack of more slapstick action from past cartoons and that the story was silly, even considering that the character of Robyn Starling takes most of the attention than the cat and mouse themselves.
However, Vincent Canby of The New York Times gave a positive review of the film. Canby praised Henry Mancini's score to the movie and musical numbers. Canby later went on to say, "[the characters of] Tom and Jerry have charm." As of June 2016, review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 18% of critics gave positive reviews on the film, based on 11 reviews.
The film opened in the United States and Canada on July 30, 1993, the same weekend as Rising Sun, Robin Hood: Men in Tights and So I Married an Axe Murderer. Opening at #14 on its opening weekend, the film made $3,560,469 at the North American box office, making it financially unsuccessful.
A video game based on the movie was released for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear in 1993 followed by a hand held game by Tiger Electronics released that same year.
Main article: Tom and Jerry: The Movie (soundtrack)
Home media releases
The movie was first released on VHS and Laserdisc on October 26, 1993 by Family Home Entertainment. Then it was re-released on VHS on March 2, 1999 and the first time made its DVD debut on March 26, 2002 by Warner Home Video, although despite receiving a UK VHS release from First Independent Films, no Region 2 DVD release is as yet currently available. The film's distribution rights were transferred to Warner Bros. Pictures in 1996.
This was Tom and Jerry's only feature film to be theatrically released worldwide, although Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry was theatrically released in select cities of the U.S. by Kidtoon Films.
Chuck Jones was set to make a Tom and Jerry movie in the 1970s, but eventually pulled out after being unable to find a suitable script.
This is the first and so far the only film in the series where Tom and Jerry talk.
The North American theatrical distribution rights were purchased by Carolco in August 1991. Initial plans were for Carolco to co-distribute the film with New Line Cinema through their joint venture, Seven Arts, for release some time in 1992. Within less than a year, Seven Arts went out of business. The film debuted in some parts of Europe in late 1992 while the producers searched for a new distributor for North America. Those rights were eventually purchased by Miramax, which released the film domestically in the summer of 1993.
The restaurant Tom gets kicked out from is called Bill and Joe's Steak and Seafood. Which is an homage to the original Tom and Jerry creators Bill Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
Tom and Jerry rarely talked in some of the original cartoons like The Lonesome Mouse and Jerry had a speaking role in Anchors Aweigh.
This was the last film to have music by Henry Mancini as the other film Son of the Pink Panther was also his last one as he died a year later after the two films were released.
The logo for Film Roman can briefly be seen during the scene where some alley-cats sing "What Do We Care?" featuring Tom.
The antique pear-shaped wrecking ball is used in Tom and Jerry: The Movie during the house demolition as a long ago memory for the animator. They don't make wrecking balls this way anymore because the spherical ones works and demolishes better than the pear shaped ones. The animator still draws wrecking balls this way even though he only sees spherical wrecking balls in real life now.
Lickboot's famous quote "We got to have...Money" becomes an internet meme.
Using a wrecking ball to tear down houses is only a silly joke used in this fictional story. In real life they use a special shovel to tear down houses. In real life wrecking balls are only used to tear down big super tall high-rises (more than 5 stories)
In the opening titles, the scene where the golf ball hits Tom's teeth is a reference to Tee for Two.
This movie was Dana Hill's last film before her death in July 15, 1996.
Ed Gilbert and Tony Jay who voiced Lickboot, Puggsy and Robyn's father in this film used to work together on the Disney Afternoon show TaleSpin as the voices of Baloo and Shere Khan.
When Tom slips a mousetrap into Jerry's mouse hole, only for Jerry to move it out behind him through another mouse hole and make it snap on Tom's tail in the ending scene of the movie. That was a gag repeatedly done in the classic cartoons.
1950s:
The Ruff and Reddy Show | The Huckleberry Hound Show (Yogi Bear / Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks / Hokey Wolf) | The Quick Draw McGraw Show (Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy / Snooper and Blabber)
The Flintstones | The Yogi Bear Show (Snagglepuss / Yakky Doodle) | Top Cat | The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series (Wally Gator / Touché Turtle and Dum Dum / Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har) | The Jetsons | The Magilla Gorilla Show (Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse / Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long) | Jonny Quest | The Peter Potamus Show (Breezly and Sneezly / Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey) | The Atom Ant Show (Precious Pupp / The Hillbilly Bears / Secret Squirrel / Squiddly Diddly / Winsome Witch) | Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt | Laurel and Hardy | Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles | Space Ghost and Dino Boy (Space Ghost (TV series) / Dino Boy in the Lost Valley) | The Space Kidettes | The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show | Birdman and the Galaxy Trio | The Herculoids | Shazzan | Fantastic Four | Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor | Samson & Goliath | The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (The Banana Splits / Arabian Knights / The Three Musketeers / Micro Ventures / Danger Island) | The Adventures of Gulliver | The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Wacky Races | The Perils of Penelope Pitstop | Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines | Cattanooga Cats | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Harlem Globetrotters | Josie and the Pussycats | Where's Huddles? | The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show | Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! | The Funky Phantom | The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan | Wait Till Your Father Gets Home | The Flintstone Comedy Hour | The Roman Holidays | Sealab 2020 | The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space | Speed Buggy | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids | Yogi's Gang | Super Friends | Goober and the Ghost Chasers | Inch High, Private Eye | Jeannie | The Addams Family (1973) | Hong Kong Phooey | Devlin | Partridge Family 2200 A.D. | These Are the Days | Valley of the Dinosaurs | Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch | Korg: 70,000 B.C. | The New Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show (The Tom and Jerry Show (1975) / The Great Grape Ape Show / The Mumbly Cartoon Show) | The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (The Scooby-Doo Show / Dynomutt, Dog Wonder) | Clue Club | Jabberjaw | Fred Flintstone and Friends (The Flintstone Comedy Hour / Goober and the Ghost Chasers / Jeannie / Partridge Family 2200 A.D. / The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show / Yogi's Gang) | Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics (The Scooby-Doo Show / Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! / Laff-A-Lympics / Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels / The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt) | CB Bears (Posse Impossible / Blast-Off Buzzard / Undercover Elephant / Shake, Rattle, and Roll / Heyy, It's the King!) | The Skatebirds (Clue Club / The Robonic Stooges / Wonder Wheels / Mystery Island) | The All-New Super Friends Hour (The Wonder Twins) | The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour | The All New Popeye Hour (Dinky Dog) | Yogi's Space Race (Galaxy Goof-Ups) | Buford and the Galloping Ghost (The Buford Files / The Galloping Ghost) | Challenge of the Super Friends | Godzilla (Jana of the Jungle) | Fred and Barney Meet The Thing and the Shmoo (The New Fred and Barney Show / The Thing / The New Shmoo) | Casper and the Angels | The Super Globetrotters | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | The World's Greatest Super Friends | Amigo and Friends
The B.B. Beegle Show | Super Friends | Drak Pack | The Flintstone Comedy Show | The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang | The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show (Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo / Richie Rich) | Laverne & Shirley in the Army | Space Stars (Teen Force / Astro and the Space Mutts / Space Ghost / The Herculoids) | The Kwicky Koala Show (The Bungle Brothers / Crazy Claws / Dirty Dawg) | Trollkins | The Smurfs (Johan and Peewit) | The Flintstone Funnies (The Flintstone Family Adventures / Bedrock Cops / Pebbles, Dino and Bamm-Bamm / Captain Caveman / Dino and Cavemouse / The Frankenstones) | The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show (The Little Rascals / Richie Rich / Pac-Man) | Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour | The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo / Scrappy and Yabba-Doo / The Puppy's Further Adventures) | Jokebook | Shirt Tales | The Gary Coleman Show | The Dukes | The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show (Monchhichis / The Little Rascals / Richie Rich) | The Pac-Man/Rubik, the Amazing Cube Hour (Rubik, the Amazing Cube / Pac-Man) | The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries) | The Biskitts | Lucky Luke | Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince | Going Bananas | Snorks | Challenge of the GoBots | Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show | Paw Paws | Yogi's Treasure Hunt | Galtar and the Golden Lance | The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians | The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo | The New Adventures of Jonny Quest | Pound Puppies | The Flintstone Kids (Captain Caveman and Son) | Foofur | Wildfire | Sky Commanders | Popeye and Son | A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley | The New Yogi Bear Show | Fantastic Max | The Further Adventures of SuperTed | Paddington Bear
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures | The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda | Tom & Jerry Kids (Droopy and Dripple / Spike and Tyke) | Wake, Rattle, and Roll | Gravedale High | Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone | The Pirates of Dark Water | Yo Yogi! | Young Robin Hood | Fish Police | Capitol Critters | The Addams Family | Droopy, Master Detective | The New Adventures of Captain Planet | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | 2 Stupid Dogs (Super Secret Secret Squirrel | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Dumb and Dumber | What a Cartoon! | Cave Kids | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Dexter's Laboratory | Johnny Bravo | Cow and Chicken / I Am Weasel | The Powerpuff Girls
Warner Bros. Animation television series based on cartoons:
What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Wacky Races (2017) | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs!
Original independent pilots
Kenny and the Chimp | King Crab: Space Crustacean | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Meet the Reaper | Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? | Foe Paws | Uncle Gus: For the Love of Monkeys | Thrillseeker
Movies, Shorts and Specials
The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie:
Yogi's Ark Lark | Oliver and the Artful Dodger | The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik | The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
ABC Afterschool Specials:
Last of the Curlews | The Runaways | Cyrano | Great Comedy Concert
The Flintstone Primetime Specials:
The Flintstones' New Neighbors | The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling | The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma | The Flintstones: Jogging Fever
Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10:
Yogi's Great Escape | The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones | Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers | Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose | Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats | Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School | Rockin' with Judy Jetson | The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound | Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears | Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf
Other animated specials and telefilms:
Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? | The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't | A Christmas Story | The Count of Monte Cristo | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | The Last of the Mohicans | Davy Crockett on the Mississippi | Energy: A National Issue | Five Weeks in a Balloon | Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera | A Flintstone Christmas | Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue | The Flintstones: Little Big League | Black Beauty | The Hanna-Barbera Hall of Fame: Yabba Dabba Doo II | Gulliver's Travels | Casper's Halloween Special | The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone | Scooby Goes Hollywood | Casper's First Christmas | Yogi's First Christmas | The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White | Here Comes The Smurfs | The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera Arena Show | The Smurfs' Springtime Special | The Smurfs' Christmas Special | Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper | My Smurfy Valentine | The Secret World of Og | The Smurfs' Halloween | Smurfily Ever After | The Smurfic Games | Pound Puppies | Star Fairies | The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration | Smurfquest | Rock Odyssey | Ultraman: The Adventure Begins | Tis The Season to Be Smurfy | Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special | Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration | Hägar the Horrible: Hägar Knows Best | The Yum Yums: The Day Things Went Sour | The Flintstones: A Page Right Out of History | The Last Halloween | Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream | I Yabba-Dabba Do! | Jonny's Golden Quest | The Halloween Tree | The Town Santa Forgot | Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby | A Flintstone Family Christmas | Yogi the Easter Bear | Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights | A Flintstones Christmas Carol | SWAT Kats: A Special Report | Daisy-Head Mayzie | Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects | Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip | The Flintstones: On the Rocks
Live-action TV movies and specials:
Jack and the Beanstalk | Hardcase | Shootout in a One-Dog Town | The Gathering | The Beasts Are on the Streets | Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park | Legends of the Superheroes | Belle Starr | Deadline
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible and Timeless Tales from Hallmark:
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (The Creation / Noah's Ark / Joseph and His Brothers / Moses / Joshua and the Battle of Jericho / Samson and Delilah / David and Goliath / Jonah / Daniel and the Lions' Den / Queen Esther / The Nativity / The Miracles of Jesus / The Easter Story) | Timeless Tales from Hallmark
Theatrical shorts series:
Theatrical films based on cartoons:
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! | The Man Called Flintstone | Jetsons: The Movie | Tom and Jerry: The Movie (former) | The Flintstones | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | Scooby-Doo | The Powerpuff Girls Movie | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Yogi Bear | Top Cat: The Movie | Top Cat Begins | S.C.O.O.B.
Direct-to-video films based on cartoons:
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island | Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost | Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders | Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase | Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire | Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico | Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster | Aloha, Scooby-Doo! | Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? | Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! | Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! | Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King | Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword | Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo | Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare | Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur | Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire | Big Top Scooby-Doo! | Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon | Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map | Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright | Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery | Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy | Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness | The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! | Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest | Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery | Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood | Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon | Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown | The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania! | Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash | Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Daphne & Velma | Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost | Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost
Theme Parks, Attractions and Rides
The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera | Hanna–Barbera Land | Hanna-Barbera's Marineland | Scooby's Ghoster Coaster | Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster | Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion
Transports/Vehicles
Ruby-Spears | Warner Bros. Animation
Animated shorts: Tom and Jerry
Television series: The Tom and Jerry Show (1975) | The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show | Tom & Jerry Kids | Tom and Jerry Tales | The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)
Specials: Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration | Tom and Jerry: The Mansion Cat | Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers
Films: Tom and Jerry: The Movie | Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring | Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars | Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry | Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers | Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale | Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz | Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse | Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure | Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon | Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest | Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Tom Cat | Jerry Mouse
Spike Bulldog | Tyke Bulldog | Mammy Two Shoes | Butch Cat | Toodles Galore | Nibbles Mouse | Jerry's Mother | Droopy | Barney Bear | Tuffy Mouse | Tim Cat | George and Joan | George and Joan's Baby | Toots (The Zoot Cat) | Toots (Puss n' Toots) | Toots (mouse) | Screwy Squirrel
The Alley Cat Gang | Straycatchers | Dr. Applecheek | Pristine Figg | Lickboot | Ferdinand
Guest/Crossovers characters
Video games:
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Climate: In Case You Were Wondering
Guest Blogger / March 27, 2019
Guest opinion by David Archibald
The global warming hysteria was reaching a crescendo in the lead up to the climate confab in Copenhagen in 2009 when a civic-minded person released the Climategate emails, deflating the whole thing. Those emails demonstrated that the science behind global warming was more like science fiction, concocted from the fevered imaginations of the scientists involved.
Nigh on 10 years have passed since then and we are currently experiencing another peak in the hysteria that seems to be coordinated worldwide. But why? Why now? The global warming scientists have plenty of time on their hands and plenty of money. Idle curiosity would have got some to have a stab at figuring out what is going to happen to climate. Do they see an imminent cooling and they have to get legislation in place before that is apparent?
The passage of those ten years has given us another lot of data points on the global warming. There are now 40 years of satellite measurements of atmospheric temperature and this is how that plots up for the Lower 48 States:
What the graph shows is the departure from the average for the 30 years from 1981 to 2010. The last data point is February 2019 with a result of -0.03 degrees C. So we have had 40 years of global warming and the temperature has remained flat. In fact it is slightly cooler than the long term average. Is it possible to believe in global warming when the atmosphere has cooled? No, not rationally. Is it possible for global warming to be real if the atmosphere has cooled? Again no.
Now let’s look at carbon dioxide which is supposed to be driving the global warming, if it was happening. A lab high up on Mauna Loa in Hawaii has been measuring the atmospheric concentration since 1958. As it is the annual change in concentration that is supposed to be driving global warming let’s see how that plots up:
What it shows is that the driving effect has been in a wide band from 1979 when the satellites to measure temperature went up but the trend is flat. Think about that – 40 years of forcing and no result in the actual atmospheric temperature. If it was ever going to happen it would have happened by now.
The opposite of global warming is global cooling. What are the chances of that? Pretty good in fact. Only one graph is need to show the potential for that – the aa Index which is a measure of the Sun’s magnetic field strength. Records of that have been kept since 1868:
The second half of the 20th century had a solar magnetic field strength that was 50% higher than that of the last 60 years of the Little Ice Age. That ended in 2006. We are now back to the solar activity levels of the 19th century and that may bring the sort of climate our forbears had then.
And so it has come to pass. January-February had record cold over North America. Seemingly the polar vortex was everywhere because Japan also had record cold.
Waiting for global warming to happen is like Waiting for Godot. It is never going to happen and the wait is getting beyond tedious.
In the meantime there is no evidence for global warming and the opposite is happening, as shown by the record cold we have just experienced. It is time to stop giving global warmers the benefit of doubt – they are loons. That includes Rick Perry.
David Archibald has lectured on climate science in both Senate and House hearing rooms.
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141 thoughts on “Climate: In Case You Were Wondering”
A C Osborn says:
Quite a few ground based Weather Stations show the same thing.
It is definitely the case that Global CAGW doesn’t mean what we think it means.
F1nn says:
Catastrophic Anti Global Warming. There, fixed. We can keep on running.
commieBob says:
Do they see an imminent cooling and they have to get legislation in place before that is apparent?
Lots of us think that’s why they lowered the bar to 1.5C.
By the time CAGW has been unwound, most of the guilty parties will still be alive and can be held accountable for their fraud.
No accountability as they can claim they acted in good faith according to the best scientific knowledge at the time. They’ve got the reports and articles to prove it.
Gary Pearse says:
Commie, they didnt just lower it to 1.5C. They also moved the starting gate from 1950 to 1850 to bankroll 0.8C. They really reduced it to 0.7C to 2100. This came about when their 1988 forecasts for 20 yrs hence proved to be +300% greater than observations and we were well into a 2-decade “pause” in temperatures with 30 % more CO2 having been added to atmos.
Basically they are seeing about the same rate as the past 150yrs. They had to make another 0.7C look dangerous, though. Archibald is onto something here. They are desperate to get some savage legislation on CO2 so if cooling is in the cards, then they can take credit for saving us using global gov by elites.
R Shearer says:
Is it actually possible to lower CO2 emissions within the next decade without causing global economic catastrophe? I don’t think so.
Now we all know that the heat is hiding deep down in the vast Oceans, just waiting to pop up and prove to you deniers just how wrong you are.
There is far too much money for this scam to quietly fall over, so expect lots of excuses, and there will be plenty of politicians who will want to continue to scare us, with the usual, “”Only we can save you” mantra. Just keep voting for us of course.
MJE VK5ELL
“””””Now we all know that the heat is hiding deep down in the vast Oceans”””””
Yes, and it´s a travesty we can´t find it.
If the “missing heat” is getting sucked is into deep oceans we can safely stop worrying about. It will make an infinitesimal change to vast body water and it really does not matter to any one or anything.
Bryan A says:
Not for the next 1500 years give or take
Farmer Ch E retired says:
Lots of luck in finding the heat since 90% of ocean water is below the thermocline. Could claim some latent heat if they ignore tide gauge data and use satellites to measure sea level.
Walter Sobchak says:
The oceans hold about 99.9% of the enthalpy of the air-oceans system. The energy content of the atmosphere is inside the error bars. The contribution of CO2 is therefore 0.0004 of the total. I.e. indistinguishable from Zero.
Yes, the heat is in the ocean. All of it. Nowhere to go, nothing to hide.
rbabcock says:
The oceans are still warm. I think it will take a few years before they cool to declare in fact the warmer period is over. The North Atlantic is turning colder already but the current El Niño will keep the Pacific warm for a while. Since the oceans contain all the heat so to speak, when (if) they go cold we are there.
The big part of this is when the oceans go cold and if the Sun remains in a weaker state, it will take decades to warm back up after the Sun inevitably cycles back in strength. Then we will see the real meaning of “Climate Change” and not the hothouse Earth it means now.
One of the ways the oceans stay warm is by the absence of upwelling cold water off the west coast of S. America. Within the last couple of weeks this upwelling appears to have started up again. If this continues I expect La Nina to form this fall and a lot of that Pacific warmth to disappear.
https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/ocean/cdas-sflux_ssta_global_1.png
The day there is accountability for hoaxes is the day people will stop creating them, so like never.
Bob Hoye says:
Nice, clear and concise presentation.
Maybe this site could offer an “Occam’s Award”?
more like obsfucation
MarkW says:
You would know.
Who the hell knows what ‘obsfucation’ is?
Typical – a couple snarky, badly- spelled posts with grammar consistent with about one drink too many.
Kinda makes you wonder if the rest of his work is that sloppy.
Dave Fair says:
From which Weed Patch did you make that observation, Mr. Mosher. The one that says “the U.S. is not the world?” The one that says “CO2 is not the only consideration?”
Come clean, Mr. Mosher. Drive-by comments are just teasers to you, aren’t they?
Ron Long says:
Too late, Dave. Mr. Mosher has left the building.
James Fosser says:
Thank you Ron. I used to say Elvis has left the building after a visit to the smallest room in the house but now a more definitive name has surfaced (I dont like insulting people but I also believe in give and take).
Jeff in Calgary says:
To be fair, the temperature graph is for US. While the global temperature isn’t -0.03°, it has also cooled off a lot from the El Niño highs of 2016.
While CO2 concentrations continue to increase, temperatures are positively blasé.
CKMoore says:
Beats mindless tedium.
Well you guys can control the weather with your little tool box. If stations start showing cooling, they can simply be “moved” – yeah, I get it that there can be good reasons for moving stations but after having many criticisms of the record simply countered by “moving” I came to the understanding that this makes a great guise for also moving stations or removing stations reas9ns that aren’t good. A good lie should have some speckles of truth.
The algorithms used by tempkeepers that make what the avg temperature in the future will be for 1950 more of a mystery than the same for 2100 is another. Apply it to the entire Holocene and the Younger Dryas disappears.
Michael Combs says:
Obfuscation: the action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
I guess in your case, Steven, it means looking at the sacrosanct “settled science” of anthropogenic catastrophic climate change. To the true believers, a skeptical approach is “obfuscation”, also “blasphemy” and “heresy.”
And David never insulted(or attempted to insult) anyone. This is the type of sunologist to whom I like to listen.
David Archibald says:
This is Anthony’s blog and Anthony would not approve of not playing nice.
Alexander Feht says:
His tolerance toward Willis’ and Leif’s insulting antics makes me doubt this notion.
I always read your articles with interest and sympathy.
mike macray says:
Ditt, Bob Hoye!
I like the Occam Award… How about a razor paring a hockey stick mounted on a steam table…or a Carnot cycle?
TRM says:
Can I ask why you chose the North American part rather than the UAH global data?
Just curious. Thanks
It does appear to be a cherry pick. However, it is possibly the first major land area to see the impact of the changes in geomagnetism. Time will tell.
With the post 2006 time frame we can verify the UAH dataset by comparing it with the CRN was one possibility I was thinking of but didn’t see in the article. The CRN is quality data.
“ rather than the UAH global data ” ==> +0.36 Cel degrees
A good analyst would look at all the data to diagnose warming.
1. OHC first and foremost as that is where 90% of the heat would go.
2. Global land
3, Global Ocean
4. Then move up in the atmosphere.
Plotting % change in c02 is also a physical joke
Bob boder says:
1. Why is that? Exactly how would the OHC rise prior to the atmospheric temperature?
I have heard many explanations of how CO2 can cause oceans OHC to rise but none that explain how that can happen prior to the atmospheric temperature increase, so if you could please explain the process.
If he tries to explain the joke, it isn´t a joke anymore.
A joke that needs an explanation reflects more on the teller than the listener. For the first time in a long time I am actually curious what he has to say.
I’m not sure what the ‘joke’ is – but I guess the punch-line is ‘obsfucation’.
He is telling a physical joke. And the way he sees causality, he needs the explanation.
And you are right, he is twisting causality, as “they” always are. First comes warm, then CO2 rises.
He´s doing his “hit and run” again, and he never explains nothing.
Bob: The atmosphere and the surface of the ocean are exchanging heat at a rapid rate. An average 333 W/m2 of downward LWR vs 390 W/m2 of upward LWR, 80 W/m2 of latent heat, 20 W/m2 of sensible heat. To some extent, the temperature of the atmosphere and the ocean reach a steady state relationship. The warmest and coolest temperatures over land away from the ocean typically occurs in July and January, about a month after the maximum and minimum solar irradiation. This is because it takes some time for the mass of the atmosphere and the land beneath it to warm given its heat capacity. In the case of ocean SSTs the lag is modestly greater and seasonal changes in temperature penetrate down to roughly 50 meters due to mixing by winds. In the presence of a 1 W/m2 radiative imbalance, the atmosphere and the top 50 m of the ocean – if isolated – would warm 0.2 degC/year. So, from a climate change point of view (ie a decadal time scale), the atmosphere and the surface of the ocean warm and cool in parallel.
However, there is a massive amount of cold ocean below the surface “mixed layer” that is slowly and chaotically exchanging heat with the surface. A slowdown in this exchange will produce warming at the surface and in the atmosphere and a speedup will produce cooling – all without any radiative imbalance at the TOA. This is called internal or unforced variability in climate. One simple way to look at an El Nino is as a slowing down in upwelling of cold water off the coast of Peru and of subsidence of warm water in the West Pacific Warm Pool. This internal variability can warm global temperature 0.3 degC in six months! And none of it is driven by a radiative imbalance at the TOA.
Of course, we are all smart enough not to confused the rapid warming and subsequent cooling associated with a major El Nino with the slower warming expected from rising GHGs. Slower changes in exchange of heat between the surface and deep ocean could appear to be the warming expected for rising GHG or overwhelm the warming expected from rising GHGs. The 65-year AMO appears to be associated with changes in the Gulf Stream (part of meridional OVERTURNING circulation, but we haven’t seen enough of these oscillations to know how much they change global surface temperature. Until the ARGO buoys were operational for about a decade, we weren’t absolutely sure that rising temperature at the surface (in the atmosphere, at the surface of the ocean and in the mixed layer of the ocean – that all move in parallel) wasn’t at least partially the result of a slowdown in heat exchange with the deep ocean – which would become slightly colder, without subsiding warm surface water. Now we see consistent (though steadily decreasing warming) down to 2000 m, we can be sure that the surface warming we have observed is not due to internal unforced variability in ocean overturning.
So Mosher is telling you to look FIRST for the warming effect from rising GHGs (which reduce radiative cooling to space) in the warming of the bulk ocean.
Why climate”scientists” don`t use that method. Is it because they can´t count to four (4)?
SLC Dave says:
I agree that plotting annual percent change in CO2 is ridiculous. The total change in CO2 concentration since 1958 is more than 30%, a fact that he appears to be trying to hide. If we are arguing about “global” warming, then we should also use global temperature datasets, otherwise the argument is meaningless.
If we let authors like this cherry pick to their hearts content we skeptics will have lost the scientific high ground.
How is it that the U.S. has not warmed over a 40 year period in a warming world? Could there be glitches in the AGW theory? ‘An inquiring mind wants to know.’
If you don’t have an inquiring mind, there is always the GND.
LOL@Klimate Katastrophe Kooks says:
Well, the US cooled over the past 40 years, therefore “global warming” wasn’t “global” at all, therefore the CAGW hypothesis (because, let’s be honest here, it doesn’t rise to the status of a theory… a theory is backed by corroborative evidence, and the CAGW hypothesis has none) is nullus resultarum.
Of course, we could explain to the Chicken Little idiots that CO2 (in its degenerate bending modes) is one of very few molecules (nitric oxide being another) which can emit infrared radiation, and therefore one of the few molecules which can *cool* the atmosphere by radiative transfer of energy out to space.
We could also explain that the *only* way the planet can shed heat is via radiative transfer to space.
O2 and N2 can’t do it… they’re homonuclear diatomics, thus have no net magnetic dipole, and thus cannot emit radiation. Without CO2, the planet would *heat* *up*.
This is why CO2 cools off the upper atmosphere. But what very few people know is that CO2 also cools the troposphere (graphic below), except it’s difficult to measure because water vapor (which condenses out of the atmosphere above the tropopause) swamps CO2’s effects.
Here’s the long-term stratospheric cooling caused by increasing CO2 content:
https://i.imgur.com/6On8cBR.png
That’s why NASA has stated that space junk may stay in orbit for as much as 50% longer than anticipated… the atmosphere has cooled and contracted, reducing atmospheric drag on space junk.
https://www.climatedepot.com/2019/03/05/dr-fred-singer-co2-no-longer-affects-the-climate-all-co2-effects-are-overshadowed-by-climate-oscillations-and-changes-in-solar-activity/
The non-warming of the climate has become a topic much discussed since about 2005. John Christy has testified to Congress about the “gap” between IPCC climate models, which are based on steadily increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 and observations of atmospheric temperatures, measured by both satellites and radiosondes, 1978-2015 (see Christy fig. below).
There have been many attempts to explain this discrepancy, ranging from a flat denial that such a gap exists (Tom Karl, Science, 2015, pp. 1,469-1,472, doi: 10.1126/science.aaa5632) to attempts to account for the “missing incoming energy.” For example, Kevin Trenberth has proposed that the missing energy, instead of warming the atmosphere, “hides” in the deep ocean, to be released later.
Based on all the foregoing discussion, of the log-dependence of CO2 forcing (Myhre et al., GRL, 1998, vol. 25, doi: org/10.1029/98GLO1908) and its possible climate-cooling effect, I have a simpler hypothesis on the ineffectiveness of CO2 in warming the climate. I realize that this explanation is unacceptable to the IPCC and to many climate-warming advocates. I believe that the “gap,” now 40 years long, according to Christy, has existed throughout the Industrial Revolution — and probably during the whole of the Holocene. In other words, I consider that the “pause” may be permanent.
I also believe that the gap will continue to grow in the future and demonstrate a convincing empirical argument supporting my explanation — namely, that CO2 no longer affects the climate, except perhaps at the slow level of its log-dependence.
This log-dependence has to be modified (1) by CO2 cooling of the climate and (2) by possible positive feedback from water vapor, as assumed by the IPCC.
Cooling of Atmosphere Due to CO2 Emission
“Abstract: The writers investigated the effect of CO2 emission on the temperature of atmosphere. Computations based on the adiabatic theory of greenhouse effect show that increasing CO2 concentration in the atmosphere results in cooling rather than warming of the Earth’s atmosphere.”
How increasing CO2 leads to an increased negative greenhouse effect in Antarctica
Why CO2 cools the middle atmosphere – a consolidating model perspective
https://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/7/697/2016/esd-7-697-2016.pdf
Observations of infrared radiative cooling in the thermosphere on 2 daily to multiyear timescales from the TIMED/SABER instrument
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20100011897.pdf
“Abstract:. We present observations of the infrared radiative cooling by carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitric oxide (NO) in Earth’s thermosphere.”
A Guide to CO2 and Stratospheric Cooling
https://climatephys.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/a-guide-to-co2-and-stratospheric-cooling/
Climate “Science” on Trial; Evidence Shows CO2 COOLS the Atmosphere
https://co2islife.wordpress.com/2017/01/29/climate-science-on-trial-evidence-shows-co2-cools-the-atmosphere/
A graphic of spectral cooling rates:
https://i.imgur.com/9BvEQTX.png
Note the CO2-induced spectral cooling rate (positive numbers in the scale at right) extend right down to the surface of the planet, whereas CO2 shows just a slight bit of warming (negative numbers in the scale at right) only at the tropopause (ie: just above the clouds, where it absorbs a greater percentage of reflected solar insolation).
So yet again, the leftist alarmists have taken reality, flipped it on its head, then tried to claim their ‘mirror reality’ is actual reality… they tend to do that a lot, then they double-down until they’re cornered by facts and reality, whereupon they scurry back into the shadows.
They’d best get to scurrying. Scientific reality is against them, and we’re pushing hard for felony litigation against those responsible for the CAGW fraud.
DBidwell says:
I heartily agree. It’s a pretty large landmass with a lot of data. Other parts of the world are poorly represented by local weather stations. If CO2 is “the control knob” it should be strikingly clear that temperatures have risen over that time, even only in North America. If indeed it’s hidden in the oceans, the Atlantic and Pacific, it should be showing up in temperatures in North America by now, shouldn’t it?
Dave: The temperature of the troposphere is highly variable and that above the US is even more variable. The troposphere above the US has warmed 3 degC and cooled 2 degC at various times in the past. Global warming is occurred at a rate of about 0.2 K/decade. So it doesn’t matter much what the most recent monthly temperature was. The only thing that matters if the long-term trend. Use you eye to estimate the long term trend – which David omitted because he doesn’t want you to think about that. Is your estimated trend distinctly different from 0.2 K/decade. Mine is, but it looks a little higher than 0.1 K/decade. The UAH global trend is about 0.14 K/decade (+/-0.4), modestly lower than most other global records suggest.
As best I can tell, there is no special absence of warming over the US, just deception by the author of this post.
Petit_Barde says:
So, CO2, a molecule that :
– absorbs / emits in the 15µm band from a cooler environment than oceans,
– can’t penetrate more than 5 to 10 µm in the 4000000000 µm mean deep oceans before being re-emitted,
– can’t even cause evaporation (15µm photon energy is 16 times less than the latent molecular evaporation energy and due to photoelectric effect there will be no water evaporation from 15µm photons whatever is their flux intensity),
can nevertheless significantly contribute to the OHC … 90%
I presume that OHC is for Ocasio Head Content …
frankclimate says:
Indeed! The author seems to think that the sun ain’t gonna shine anymore (with applogies to the Walker brothers) .. on other areas of the globe except the US! As a German I’m able to report that this is not the case! There is global warming since 1980! And: after 1960 or so the solar activity declined albeit this warming. What climate sensitivity vs. GHG is to estimate IF the sun has bigger influence than thought?? It woul be a nice excercise for the author to recalculate the TCR IF the solar forcing is to say 10 times bigger than estimated in the latest forcing data ( see https://www.nicholaslewis.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/LC18-AR5_Forc.new_.csv ) for the time frame after 1960! Good luck!
4. GHG theory starts in/with the atmosphere.
1. Show accurate long-term OHC measurements. To the 100 thousandths of a degree C?!? ARGO results seem to contradict alarmism.
2. I might, just might, trust the new U.S. CRN data. It seems to contradict alarmism.
3,[sic] See 1.
The joke’s on you, Mr. Mosher.
Before someone tries to tear me a new one. I am commenting on the %change of CO2, only. I too find that to be a useless metric. There is simply no point to it.
bit chilly says:
Let everyone know when we have some meaningful ocean heat content data and then we can make an informed judgement on the “oceans ate the heat comment”.
Steven. A good analyst would look at the current observations in light of previous observations, such as the higher temperatures of previous warming periods compared to the current modest warming. A comparison with the Holocene Climactic Optimum would be a good place to start. A comparison of the Holocene interglacial period to the Eemian interglacial would be a productive way to place current warming in a context of natural climate change. You can’t know “now” if you don’t understand “then.”
Randy Bork says:
That seem like a difficult choice to justify given the UAH data for the lower atmosphere is available for global measurement and doesn’t suffer from some of the problems land based measurements have in terms of geographical coverage. In fact He published the updated global lower temp from UAH on Mar 1 at his page [and I think it was cross-posted here]. I don’t think that would have quite the impact of the lower 48 graph, but if you are going to write “Is it possible to believe in global warming when the atmosphere has cooled?” then it seems incumbent to match the ‘global’ in the beginning of the sentence with global atmosphere data. As here; [hope this image link works] http://www.drroyspencer.com/wp-content/uploads/UAH_LT_1979_thru_February_2019_v6-550×317.jpg
The UAH Global lower atmosphere temp, while not as compelling at -0.03°, still shows little (i.e. not significant) warming.
You are correct though, I believe David should have used the global data. If anything, by limiting to US, he took away from his argument.
Because 330 million Americans live in the lower 48. Global warming as a lived experience. Nobody in the lower 48 has lived global warming. Not one of the 330 million. You are expected to believe in something that nobody, not one soul, has experienced. It is a theoretical abstract notion. I was originally going to write this describing global warming as an imaginary friend that people have despite no evidence for his existence. That they talk to and he tells them wonderful tales. And 40 years now! 40 years! That is close to two generations. Belief in global warming is being handed down from one generation to the next without any evidence it exists. It is like those cults that have a particular day for the end of the world so they sell their possessions and go to the field where the rapture is going to happen and then nothing happens. After 40 years it is time to say that it is not happening.
That would be a good title: Global Warming – Where’s the Rapture?
Real Entropy says:
Can anyone post a location/region where Global Warming is being lived (outside of urban areas??). USCRN says no warming in Continental US. NASA says big warming around the globe. So, where is the rural location that shows the warming? Surely somewhere its getting hotter??
Gene Selkov says:
Here: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pushchino,+Moscow+Oblast,+Russia,+142290/@54.83613,37.5882447,12521m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x41350ec6cdc92c5f:0x71cd8fe533f67c85!8m2!3d54.8395772!4d37.6258923
In the 30 years I had lived there (1960s – 1990s), I saw Global Winter Warming of several degrees. Ice on the river changed from 1m thick in January to non-existent or fringe-only. Schools stopped getting closed for weeks on end to protect children from frostbite. Plant and animal populations have changed. Migratory birds stopped migrating. The last time I visited in 2010, the winter was still mild and short, with only a few days of snowfall.
I could stop right there without telling you of multiple confounders. That’s what people pushing global warming do when they stoop to pointing out facts instead of modeling or simply lying.
I’ll just name a few confounders that come to mind:
* Continued dam construction and deployment on upstream tributaries, resulting in a more stable and warmer water flow, due to buffering behind dams. That alone could delay the start of ice formation by several weeks.
* The cessation of industrial navigation and dredging in late 1980s. A shallower and faster water flow reduces ice thickness and coverage, with all other conditions being equal.
* Temperature is not the only factor that compels birds to migrate. Ducks will overwinter if there is open water year-round; even better if it is surrounded by extensive fields of ice. They feel safer that way. Rooks decided to stop migrating when the town’s population surpassed 15000 and could reliably offer enough edible trash in winter. They even moved their rookery into town from a dilapidated farm nearby that they inhabited previously. Interestingly, the year when they decided to stay was not the coldest ever, but was probably the coldest in a decade, with substantial snowfalls still happening in May.
* While winters undoubtedly became warmer and shorter, summers have also changed. They became cooler and wetter. In 1960s, the only places where one would find moss were by permanent water streams in the deep shadows of a forest. By 1990, moss was growing everywhere, even on masonry and competing with grasses in the meadows.
As far as I could tell (and I did keep records), there was no change in multi-year average temperatures, even though the extremes have changed dramatically. Because the range of temperatures is never zero and changes are stochastic, one can always pick a moment and location with a higher temperature than a year or ten years prior and claim Global Warming.
Is there a reliable temperature history there? One unaffected by urban heat effect?
But … but … but CO2 has been increasing rapidly throughout that 40 year period! That just can’t be; all the models (except for those from the hacking, non-colluding Russians) tell us it has been warming significantly throughout the U.S.! Burn Christy and Spenser! Heretics!
Izak Walton says:
That is nonsense. Are you seriously claiming that only things experienced by inhabitants of the US
(or to be more precise those in the lower 48 states) are real. People living in Australia for instance have just experienced the warmest summer on record. It was 2 degrees over the long term average and 0.6 degrees higher than the previous record. Are you going to deny their lived experience?
Also what about gravitional waves or neutrinos? Billions of neutrinos pass through every person in the US every day but no-one experiences them? Does that make neutrinos a “theoretical abstract notion”?
Izak, none other than the great Gavin Schmidt said something like: Any given temperature is not important; it is, rather, the change one experiences over time. [He used it to justify the radically different average global temperatures in the various UN IPCC climate models.]
It is a fact that over 300 million CONUS-residing people have experienced no change in temperatures over a 40-year period. Get over your pique, Izak. It doesn’t really matter that the globe has slightly warmed over that period; there has been no measurable change in negative climate metrics.
The real concern is that UN IPCC climate models’ temperature trends run 2 to 3 C hotter than that measured. Those faulty models are being used to hype hysteria. Such hysteria is being used by Globalists/Socialists/Progressives (whatever name fits) to gain control over free peoples. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
JOHN FINN says:
According to the UAH data, the US land area has warmed at 0.18 deg per decade since in the past 40 years. David Archibald has used the greater volatility in regional data to mask the actual increase.
Chaamjamal says:
Speculation of this nature legitimizes speculation on the other side and that confuses the issue. Shouldn’t fight speculation with speculation.
David, good posting, as usual, but “deflating the whole thing”? Yes, deflating the science by showing the null hypothesis, however I just watched a trailer on breitbart.com that shows this: (a young girl speaks and is accompanied by text) I am 13 years old, I am in the seventh grade, and I am a Climate Scientist”, and then she goes on to say how she and other like-minded Climate Scientists will save the world (presumably from the likes of “deniers”?). The issue of CAGW has such deeply-embedded political implications that actual removal of the issue from the culture will be a long task. That having been said, PRESS ON!
Her age is in very good level to be climate”scientist”.
This whole episode has been like pre-teenage dream.
Article by Scafetta & Willson published in Advances in Astronomy – 2019 :
Satellite Evidence Affirms Solar Activity Drove ‘A Significant Percentage’ Of Recent Warming
http://notrickszone.com/2019/03/25/satellite-evidence-affirms-solar-activity-drove-a-significant-percentage-of-recent-warming/
Lloyd W. Robertson says:
I try to see a bigger picture. One of the great accomplishments of the modern West is a focus on science: rigorous attention to detail, seeking to prove testable hypotheses, transparency and replication, etc. Many intelligent people now apparently can’t be bothered with that, and to make it worse, they chant, meditation-style, “I believe in science.” (See the great Judith Curry on this mantra). If they are not going to follow science, where are they going to go? Where does their agenda lead? An optimist might say nature will teach them some lessons, and they will change their ways. But if they are half as noble as they think they are, they will be willing to “pay a price” for their cause–or force the poor to do so.
Steve O says:
I don’t see it as a recent phenomenon that science has political aspects. This is the way it has been for a long time. In the next century, schoolchildren may learn how science used to be done in the backwards days of the 20th and 21st centuries.
shrnfr says:
Boo and hiss. NEMS and SCAMS were measuring the temperature in the atmosphere since the very early 1970s. No get off your rumps and read all those NEMS 7 track 556BPI tapes and reanalyze the data. At least SCAMS was 9 track 1600 BPI. SCAMS was basically the fore-runner of the AMSU. 5 Channels, 3 temp, 1 window, 1 water vapor resonance.
There is about 50 years of sat record for those folks that can pry the data loose.
Crispin in Waterloo says:
“Surplus production has been repeatedly dumped onto neighboring markets and resulted in massive disturbances for the respective national power grids.”
This dumping take the form of putting the power into the European Grid. When they do that, another distributor in, say, the Czech Republic, can but from the grid well below the cost of the local generation plant which burns coal.
So the effect is subsidized wind driving unsubsidized companies out of business. Because that is illegal, the Czech Republic is suing Germany at the WTO. It is dumping, plain and simple.
If Germany bankrupts the Czech generating station they might end up subsidizing them to keep it going to fill in the gaps, inefficiently of course.
Mark Pawelek says:
I like to compare what James Hansen said in 2011, with reality.
Hansen: More CO2 causes a reduction in OLR, leading to climate warming; this is the mechanism of the GHGE.
https://ibb.co/8MW8snc
Reality: All 4 satellite data series show the opposite: increasing OLR.
https://ibb.co/6nG6GZb
Dear Dr Hansen, Oh Saintly One, does this mean more CO2 causes climate cooling?
Sincere question: Would it be correct to say increased OLR would be predicated on increased SW reaching the earth? The various impacts of different clouds and their differing global distribution?
I think the OLR changes observed are due to increased/decreased total solar insolation, TSI. Climate warming and cooling happens. Look how the OLR increases track El Nino with a slight delay. You can also see the pause before the most recent El Nino.
This warming, of course, violates another commandment of the “climate consensus” : that 90% of modern climate change is man-made.
Yes, I agree with both points.
Hugs says:
Think about that – 40 years of forcing and no result in the actual atmospheric temperature.
I’m sorry for flamebaiting, but this is just drivel in any larger scope. We have to agree to disagree, because there’s no common ground.
The real issue is control, isn’t it? If “we do this”, then “that will happen”, so “TAX, TAX, TAX” and make it a financial burden for the average person.
The more disturbing aspect of the CAGWer scam, in my view, is the refusal to admit that there are natural cycles taking place on a recurring basis, shows up in all the physical stuff like tree stumps from Greenland and above the current snow line in the Alps, and geological evidence that places like salt pans in deserts are evidence of being under water a long time ago.
These cycles are irregular, and we puny humans have no control of them, never have and never will, and this is just to difficult for these control freaks posing as science peeps to admit.
+10 !
You exposed true denials.
I’m sorry, F1nn. I’ll try to be more subtle next time.
Only one graph is need to show the potential for that
But that graph is miss-labelled deceptively and on purpose as the Little Ice Age ended in the first half of the 19th century and should not appear in that graph. To defend that the Little Ice Age extends to 1935 is ridiculous. There goes David Archibald losing more points in credibility. Then he goes to defend that there is a cold period since 2005. Really, David? A cold period since 2005? In which global dataset?
Climbing up from the bottom of LIA is still LIA until “normal” is reached. Whatever the “normal” is.
Tom Abbott says:
In that case, I would say 1934, and 1998, and 2016 are “normal”. They are the three warmest years in the US temperature record (20th and 21st centuries), and they are all fairly close in temperature. 1934 was 0.5C warmer than 1998, and was 0.4C warmer than 2016.
And today, March, 2019 is about 1.0C cooler than 1934.
Yes, this means we have been in a temperature downtrend since 1934. There is no unprecedented heat to fear.
There is no normal. The LIA ended around 1840. Glaciers have been melting in earnest since 1850. If you say the LIA ended in 1935 you make a fool of yourself. Or worse, you can be accused of lying to people.
Well, that’s why I put “normal” in quotes.
I don’t assume 1935 is the end of the Little Ice Age. That’s something you dreamed up for you to criticize.
Could be accused of lying? It looks to me like you are accusing me of lying, in a rather cowardly way. Do you think I’m lying? Come right out and say it if you do and then give the reason why you accuse me of lying. You up for that?
No, I am not accusing you of anything, except perhaps not being very bright, because I was obviously referring to David Archibald, author of the article where in one of the figures the LIA ends around 1935.
As I say, it’s drivel. I don”t understand why it was published here, though this site is like Lutheran church: roof so high and walls so wide anything goes, just anything.
Rhys Jaggar says:
Just saying North America and Japan were cold does not equate to global cooling.
Western Europe has been relatively benign this winter.
What Russia from the Baltic to Vladivostock?
How about Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia etc?
I am not saying warming is happening, I am saying simply report on the whole world before drawing global conclusions.
Everybody should use same methods that IPCC use. And this report is better than IPCC´s because it doesn´t twist climate history.
I would speculate that Trump, the French yellow vests, and nature not cooperating, with the cooling since February 2016, have created a sense of urgency. The last thing they need is skeptical governments pointing to a new lack of warming, like the Pause so well described by the 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley.
James Hansen et al. are already on record with their “Global Temperature in 2017” report saying:
“because of the combination of the strong 2016 El Niño and the phase of the solar cycle, it is plausible, if not likely, that the next 10 years of global temperature change will leave an impression of a ‘global warming hiatus’.”
http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/2018/20180118_Temperature2017.pdf
So they are aware that after the sweet 2014-2017 years that ended the Pause, a new or renewed Pause might be coming, and therefore it could be now or never to push the Western World towards decarbonization.
Yes, they know the public is catching on and that warming has been nothing like they predicted.
They are now getting more and more desperate to get something cast into legally binding treaties and national laws before the bottom falls out of the whole damn thing.
That is their “urgency”.
loydo says:
Looks like a March temperature spike is going to cruel any talk of a new hiatus, anyway I still like the old one.
Javier: A “new Pause” can’t be coming soon. According to models, there is about a 25% likelihood that any five-year period will show no warming merely by chance. So lack of apparent warming from now until 2022 won’t have any scientific meaning. The last slowdown wasn’t called a hiatus or slowdown until it had lasted for 10 years. So we could have a “new Pause” by the late 2020’s. As for a “renewed Pause” (extending the Pause begun in 1998 or 2001), even another 10-year pause won’t create an extended Pause more than two decades long. According to HadCrutT4, the average temperatures in the 2000’s was between +0.45 and +0.5. If you do a 13-month smooth, temperature since the last El Nino descended to +0.60 K, still 0.15 K warmer than the 2000’s. To extend the former Pause, temperature needs to DESCEND another 0.15 K and remain there for most of another decade. Since temperature never returned to the pre-2013 baseline after the last El Nino, all trends since any time during Pause are significantly positive.
Barring another LIA, the only reasonable argument is that projected warming is grossly exaggerated, not that warming isn’t occurring.
Impression of a global warming hiatus is exactly same as impression of global warming.
Pamela Gray says:
David. I have gotten older. If you were to see a graph of my hotflashes, which are starting to cool now, I could say, sans plausible mechanism, that my combined cohort around the world today, is responsible for warming, and present slight cooling of Earth’s land temperatures. Geez! I know you have at least some science acumen but you sure didn’t show it in this post. Any more than I just did.
Pamela, why didn’t you say? It turns out that I am an expert on that sort of stuff too. I once edited and published a book on the role of phytoestrogens from the legumes in modulating the human female hormone system. “Hormones with Harmony” is available on Kindle:https://www.amazon.com.au/Hormones-Harmony-Dr-Graham-Kelly-ebook/dp/B00AK0LUGS
These days I research weapons systems and devise more cost-efficient ways of killing Chicoms.
Not an on topic response to my comment made in gest. You speculate that the sun’s magnetic component has something to do with weather here on the ground of Earth So I speculated, simply because the wriggles match, that my hot flashes and those of countless women my age, could be the cause of climate change. Neither has a plausible mechanism. And neither can hindcast.
Glenn Thompson says:
A little off topic but here’s the link for summary of day two of Peter Ridd hearing
Sounding good
If mankind is substantially responsible for all the warming, how much is it responsible for the recent pause?
A: The cooling is due to natural forces that suppressed the overall warming trend.
So, there are natural forces that affect the average global temperature?
A: Of course. I just said that.
So why couldn’t natural drivers be the cause of the previous warming if they are the cause of recent cooling?
A: We have math that shows how much is contributed by man and nature. After we calculate mankind’s contribution, the remainder is the natural contribution. We know it’s correct because when we add the two together we get exactly the total amount every single time. It even works after we adjust historical temperatures, so the models are very robust.
Geoff Sherrington says:
So it works when you adjust inputs to be zer from man, all natural?
If not, why not.
Answer some tough basic questions?
mkelly says:
“40 years of forcing and no result in the actual atmospheric temperature. ”
The idea of forcing caused by CO2 is in opposition to specific heat. Thermodynamics says an increase Q, any form of energy, will cause an increase in temperature. Climate science says if the energy includes an IR component then you must throw in the forcing formula.
Q = Cp * m * dT does not depend on whether the input has an IR component. That would be double counting.
Greg Goodman says:
The last data point is February 2019 with a result of -0.03 degrees C. So we have had 40 years of global warming and the temperature has remained flat. In fact it is slightly cooler than the long term average. Is it possible to believe in global warming when the atmosphere has cooled? No, not rationally. Is it possible for global warming to be real if the atmosphere has cooled? Again no.
That is a pretty silly and disingenuous argument.
Saying “the atmosphere has cooled” based on one month’s average and that we can draw conclusions about AGW based on that is a ridiculous idea.
I follow WUWT to keep abreast of news and SCIENCE about climate. Making it a place for alarmists to point to for stupid and disingenuous arguments by “climate deniers” is not a good idea. Please stop it.
1979 when the satellites to measure temperature went up
NO, the satellites where sent up to measure cloud and rain. It was John Christy who realised, years later, that there was a means of extracting a “brightness temperature” from the microwave soundings.
As it is the annual change in concentration that is supposed to be driving global warming let’s see how that plots up:
No again. It is the log of the ratio of the total CO2 to the fictional “steady state” level of the pre-industrial optimum climate for the Earth which is supposed to drive warming. Who ever suggested it was the annual increase.
This is one of most silly and ill-informed articles I have seen on WUWT in a long time.
Jaap Titulaer says:
Scafetta & Wilson, 2019, Comparison of Decadal Trends among Total Solar Irradiance Composites of Satellite Observations
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/aa/2019/1214896/
discussed here:
“In a new paper, two astrophysicists shred the IPCC-preferred and model-based PMOD solar data set and affirm the ACRIM, which is rooted in observation and shows an increase in total solar irradiance (TSI) during the 1980-2000 period. They suggest a “significant percentage” of recent climate change has been solar-driven.”
Once again a good case is made that (yet another) sattellite dataset has been massaged into oblivion. Correction shows a very different picture.
Somehow my previous post disappeared. Second try.
Scafetta and Willson, 2019
John the Econ says:
Nigh on 10 years have passed since then and we are currently experiencing another peak in the hysteria that seems to be coordinated worldwide. But why?
Because over the last two decades, free-freer markets have reduced global poverty to new historic lows and a rising standards of living and new middle-classes are evolving in places that were only a generation ago considered terminally, hopelessly impoverished.
Affluent and self-sufficient citizens have limited desire or use for totalitarian government and in supposed democracies will resist socialism in its various forms. So those with statist ambitions need to create a crisis to goad citizens into acquiescing their freedoms to the state. And if the citizens refuse to vote to acquiesce, they’ll eventually use the impetus of a crisis to eliminate the need for a vote.
Since for the last 20 years, the climate has not cooperated with with the models said it should be, the advocates of this agenda feel as though they are running out of time. On the other hand, as more people become more affluent, they are beginning to realize that they have to loose and will fight back against this agenda.
Anthony Banton says:
David Archibald:
Are you critiquing global temperatures via comparison with the Lower 48 States? (rhetorical)
This is the plot for the GLOBE……
http://iwantsomeproof.com/extimg/uah_global_temps.png
Which is of course what needs to be used when talking of AGW.
The “G” bit.
Seems like a steady rise in a linear LS fit trend.
And of course that is not the surface, where most warming is occurring nocturnally over land.
It is also by far the coldest outlier of any global temp index.
“Is it possible to believe in global warming when the atmosphere has cooled?”
It is when you compare satellite measurements of the whole GLOBE (as seen in my above link).
And not just ~1.5% of it.
“No, not rationally.”
“January-February had record cold over North America. ”
Only some of it.
For part of the time ….
Jan:
https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/maps/index_v3.html
Mmmm not Jan at all then.
In fact a large area of the highest warming percentile in the far NW
Feb:
OK so the NW states and W Canada.
On the warm said in the E/SE states.
A good bit of E/N Europe, an a big chunk of Siberia.
Plus the Arctic was a tad less cold than normal.
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-201902
“The winter (December–February) average contiguous U.S. temperature was 33.4°F, 1.2°F ABOVE average, ranking among the warmest third of the record. ” (my caps)
So the point of your post seems a tad elusive to anyone who examines the claims you make.
https://data.giss.nasa.gov/tmp/gistemp/NMAPS/tmp_GHCNv3_ERSSTv5__1200km_Anom1_2019_2019_1951_1980_100__180_90_0__2_/amaps.png
Forgot to add that this ….
“Seemingly the polar vortex was everywhere because Japan also had record cold.”
Briefly only it seems …..
(look at Japan in the above maps).
Warmer than average both months.
Dick Lori says:
The graph of the ‘Lower 48’ is interesting but it is not clear that it is indicative of anything except that this very small region’s temperatures show no trend one way or the other. I wonder what all of North America looks like. Likewise, this current winters extreme cold and snow establish cold weather but in no way a cooling climate. Wishful thinking will not slay the AGW dragon; lets not fall into the selective sample trap.
Whole dairy herds froze to death in the Yakima Valley in February. Nature’s warning.
With limited attention to all this, I have heard something to the effect we have not warmed to within 2 degrees of the stated high during the medieval warming period.
Odd we started with a narrative that says we need to maximize spending and reaction cuz, 2 degrees is the end…
End of the cycle if it is the same as the last one? End of opportunity? Look how long it took to determine that cigarettes are or are maybe bad? So it will take like 20 or so years of cooling or non warming for one side to notice..
Over such short time frames as 100 years compared to 1000 years, with warming and cooling cycles of in some cases 25 to 40 years, it seems easy to show graphs covering a cooling then warming amo. Not sure but are we at the endish of that cycle now?
I am just saying, if they no longer believe we will make it the next 2 degrees, setting the bar lower to 1.5 would be expected. If we really don’t ever get to the same temps as the last cycle, I wonder what that means going forward.
Don’t greenhouses pump in co2 up to 1000 ppm or higher, since many plants benefit greatly from that? If I warm up water on the stove in a covered pan, won’t the co2 levels relative to oxygen increase dramatically, and then if I turn off the heat fall as the water cools? So was it co2 that warmed the water, or…?
I wish we had some sciency people explaining these things in ways non sciency people would find accessible.
Can someone post a comparison of the USCRN data through current and the UAH Lower 48 Sat data along with the following:
1) Regression results and confidence intervals for slope since 2004.
2) To what extent are they measuring the same result? How well does UAH Lower 48 Sat predict USCRN and vice versa?
3) Variance of UAH Lower 48 with NASA GISS Land?
4) How does USCRN compare to NASA Giss Land?
We should get a lot more statistics out there before we argue about what these results tell us. My feeling is that USCRN is pretty good data although there is still a tiny bit of warming bias in it due to land development and more people at the sites. USCRN shows no meaningful change in US temps since inception.
David writes: “What the graph shows is the departure from the average for the 30 years from 1981 to 2010. The last data point is February 2019 with a result of -0.03 degrees C. So we have had 40 years of global warming and the temperature has remained flat. In fact it is slightly cooler than the long term average.”
Please! Aren’t we past cherry-picking. One can pick starting and ending dates in your UAH data that produce 5 degC of warming or 4 degC of cooling. For the global UAH record, the OLS 40-year trend is +1.3 +/- 0.4 degC/decade or just over 0.5 degC of warming, Eyeballing the data suggests a similar trend is present in the data for the US alone. Of course, the temperature in any one month can be more than 1 degC warmer or cooler than expected assuming a long term linear trend. So the relatively cool temperature for Feb 2019 has no significance.
RSS produces a trend of +0.20 +/- 0.3 degC/decade from the same satellite data. Surface records show warming similar to RSS. Radiosonde records also show warming. IMO, saying that the atmosphere has been cooling (or “not warming”) for 40 years hurts the reputation of responsible skeptics.
Everyone else says the Little Ice Age ended before 1850, not in the 1930’s. As for your “New Cold Period”, the UAH trend for the last 10-years has been +0.27 degC/decade. It is greater than +0.20 degC/decade and statistically significant for all starting dates back to 2005. The trend approaches the 40-year trend as you incorporate more of the Pause.
There is some evidence that changes in non-TSI solar “activity” can influence climate, but even another Maunder Minimum probably wouldn’t negate the warming of the last half-century, much less the coming warming from 2XCO2. And no one knows when another Maunder Minimum might arrive.
Real Entropy: You ask some really good questions about USCRN. Unfortunately, too little time has passed to provide any answers. USCRN covers only the continental US. US temperature has risen an fallen more than 2 degC at various times. US land temperature is much more variable than global surface temperature. If we look at the latest 15-year trend for GISS land surface temperature, the trend is 0.27 +/- 0.11 degC/decade (95% ci). For the US alone, the uncertainty will be much greater, say ? +/- 0.25 degC/decade. In other words, US climate is so variability, we might not know if it is warming or not. Looking for a DIFFERENCE IN TRENDS with this much uncertainty to see if the USCRN trend is lower will almost certainly not show a statistically significant difference.
So someone will need to look to see if there is a TREND IN THE MONTHLY DIFFERENCE between what USCRN and other indices report for the US. That would be a non-trivial task with numerous questions. Do you correct for break point in non-USCRN records? How do you ensure both records cover the same areas.
My maxim is that:
“The only warrant for government action is existential peril.”
So, if you seek political power and there is no existential peril in sight, you have to make it up.
Johanus says:
The opposite of global warming is global cooling. What are the chances of that? Pretty good in fact. Only one graph is need to show the potential for that – the aa Index which is a measure of the Sun’s magnetic field strength. Records of that have been kept since 1868…
The aa-index was devised in 1969 to track hourly disturbances in the Earth’s magnetic field. It does not measure the “Sun’s magnetic field strength”. In fact, the aa-index is computed from the geomagnetic K-index, so it only produces a non-zero value when there is a _change_ in the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field over a 3-hour period. Think of it as measuring tiny “geomagnetic quakes” in a compass needle.
http://isgi.unistra.fr/indices_aa.php
It was devised by Mayaud in 1969 to track long-term global geomagnetism activity. It makes use of geomagnetic readings going back to 1968 mainly recorded by Greenwich Observatory in the Northern Hemisphere the Melbourne Observatory in Australia. It measures disturbances in the geomagnetic environment, and yes, all of the geomagnetic indices, including aa-index, do show correlation to sunspot activity. No huge surprise there.
But does it affect weather/climate measurements in the Earth’s troposphere? Archibald seems to be claiming (in his aa-plot above) that the aa-index supports a “cooling period” since 2008.
But Svalgaard and others have pointed out that the aa-index suffers from an unstable calibration. So why doesn’t Archibald just use sunspot records or TSI to support his claim? The answer, of course, is that the climate record shows no overwhelming correlation to solar magnetic activity because TSI varies only by 0.1% over solar cycles. Not enough to make any significant (or even measurable) change in temperature.
So I think he espouses the aa-index, merely because it is more cooperative towards his wishful thinking of a cooler Earth.
oops, “makes use of geomagnetic readings going back to 1968 1868“
Is nothing sacred? First of all Svalgaard came after the sunspot record and hammered it flat. Now according to your report he wants to fiddle with the aa Index. Next you are going to tell me you have a problem with the F10.7 flux. You are shameless.
Promise you will leave the F10.7 flux alone.
Solar Cycle progression
https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/solar-activity/solar-cycle
Well Ren that is interesting. Their sunspot number prediction has SC 25 ramping up fast from late 2019. Their prediction of the F10.7 flux has it flatlining with no turn up in sight. The two are incompatible. That’s ok, just observing, not complaining. So Ren what is your prediction of the shape and amplitude of Solar Cycle 25? Once again not complaining if you don’t want to tell us.
@Archibald
“The two are incompatible.”
Actually these are two different kinds of “prediction”. The red curves are the “standard curves” (looks like a simple cubic extrapolation or such), whereas the yellow (only shown for sunspots) is “combined methods”.
Perhaps Leif can fill us in on the details of these two methodologies.
Observed solar radio flux at 10.7cm from Space Weather Canada
https://climexp.knmi.nl/data/isolarradioflux.png
Geomagnetic activity after 2020 will be low.
Equatorial dipole clearly weakens.
http://wso.stanford.edu/gifs/DipallR.gif
“You are shameless”
I think you are the one who should be ashamed, pretending to be a solar scientist, yet ignorant of how the geomagnetic indices work, and failing to understand the basic issues involved with sunspot counts that necessitated a recalibration to make them more consistent with itself and other time series, F10.7 flux for example.
Leif submitted a letter to Geophysical Research Letters almost a decade ago, where he asserted the primacy of F10.7:
Waldmeier [1971] found a very tight relationship between the F10.7 solar radio flux and the sunspot number and suggested using the flux for an objective calibration of the sunspot number. He suggested that if this relationship changed later on, the sunspot number should be recalibrated, assuming that the calibration must have drifted with time
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1008.4832.pdf [Aug 2010]
Yes, the SSN recalibration generated some criticism (i.e. it was real science). Some of the biggest complainers were either those who thought sunspot counts were outdated, or those whose pet theories were demolished by the recalibration.
“Nigh on 10 years have passed since then and we are currently experiencing another peak in the hysteria that seems to be coordinated worldwide. But why? Why now?”
They see the AMO heading towards negative territory?
Bindidon says:
David Archibald
“Next you are going to tell me you have a problem with the F10.7 flux. You are shameless.”
AsJohanus told you: you are the person behaving shameless, because you are merely guessing about the work done by Leif Svalgaard instead of presenting us a scientifically valuable contradiction of his work.
What now concerns F10.7 cm flux vs. SSN, Mr Archibald: here are facts vs. guessing.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ShXgzae4Fr_fOs9kWJiSzD8yXkcewQZY/view
Real Entropy
1. I didn’t process USCRN yet. Here is a recent graph comparing GHCN daily (thousands of US stations) and UAH 6.0 LT for CONUS+AK:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19lNw8xq4H6IDqwfoq8nHXMaxoiOhsI_8/view
Linear estimates for 1979-2019 in °C / decade
– UAH49: 0.18 ± 0.02
– GHCND: 0.20 ± 0.03
2. While GHCN is a surface measurement and UAH measures in the lower troposphere at about 5 km altitude, the two can’t have much in common, their respective trends and amazingly similar running means excepted.
I was looking for comparison to USCRN because I believe the data there is better, even if the time frame is shorter.
Maybe one day I have time and interest enough to start CRN processing, in order to compare it with GHCN (V3, V4, daily). That might lead to a strange surprise for you… who knows.
The suggestion by David Archibald that the USA48 hasn’t warmed is nonsense. The linear trend of 0.18 deg per decade is included in the UAH dataset. Regional temperatures tend to be volatile which makes it harder to detect a trend by visual inspection.
The bottom line is that the USA has warmed around 0.7 degrees C over the past 40 years.
John Finn. Many cities here in Northern California showed a cooling trend for a century per NOAA until 2012 – Santa Rosa and Ukiah were two of many – and then “homogenization” changed significant cooling to warming. Climate change with the stroke of a pen.
Walt Johnson says:
I am trying to replicate the aa Index, or find where it has been published
Sarge says:
Perhaps Bob Mueller can find that missing heat for us?
I hear he needs a new gig these days.
Brett Keane says:
Anyone who thinks any warming 1979-2019 is significant is in error. It covers just over a full (warming) half-cycle of the basic solar system mechanics cycle of c.63yrs. The cooling half is now in progress, but starts from the recent high point. Nothing to see there for those without an axe to grind, except normalcy.
The ‘Quiet Sun effect’ now in play however, may be a fish of a different scale…….. Brett
William Everett says:
The temperature record since 1880 clearly shows a pattern of temperature change consisting of about 30 year periods of alternating steady increases in temperature and pauses in the rise. This appears to be a better tool for predicting future temperature levels than the many studies that have been “concocted” for that purpose. The use of portions of the temperature record as done in this article to prove a point is usually a prop for an invalid assumption. I am continually surprised at how little attention is paid to the importance of the pattern of change shown in the temperature record. It is an important argument against atmospheric CO2 being the cause of global warming and should repeated over and over at every opportunity instead of being diluted by other discussion.
Johann Wundersamer says:
Never really understood what is “Waiting for Godot” good for.
What was waiting to get understandable was
“Biedermann and the Arsonists”:
“The play shows how “normal” citizens can be taken in by evil.[3][4] As a parable, in a more general sense it may be considered to be descriptive of the gullible and easily manipulated aspects of the German Biedermann – the Everyman – who yearns both for a sense of shallow propriety as well as for a deeper sense of belonging, even if it comes at a great price, including that which is sensible or even necessary for his own survival.”
“Biedermann and the Arsonists” reminds on the cheers for the heroic tenor in Italian opera concert halls: bravo, assassino –
brave, murderer!
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