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LUCKY TO BE ALIVE
Boy, 8, shot in jaw during Mormon family massacre in Mexico is seen for the first time since cartel gunmen killed nine
Matt Coyle
Updated: 23 Nov 2019, 0:40
A MORMON boy shot in the jaw during a Mexican cartel massacre has been pictured for the first time with his siblings - after they all miraculously survived.
Seven Langford family kids dodged death after mum Dawna and two of brothers, Trevor Langford, 11, and Rogan Langford, 2, were among nine women and children killed in the ambush in the Mexican state of Sonora.
Brave Cody was the last of his surviving brothers and sisters to be released from hospitalCredit: ABC
A heartwarming family photo shows him surrounded by his siblingsCredit: GoFundMe
He spent weeks recovering in his hospital bed.Credit: ABC
A snap shared on the Langford's family GoFundMe account showed eight-year-old Cody Langford sitting on a wheelchair surrounded by his brothers and sisters at their home in Arizona.
The injured lad was travelling in a SUV with his mum and eight siblings when members of La Línea cartel intercepted their vehicle and two other cars carrying seven other people.
Brave Cody Langford was blasted in the jaw and the right foot, and underwent two surgeries.
He was the last of his siblings to be released from a Tuscon, Arizona, hospital last Saturday.
We previously told how his brother Devin, 13, sobbed as he recalled how his mum yelled “get down” before she was shot dead.
Devin was hailed a “hero” by his dad David for saving his six siblings by hiding them in bushes.
The youngster broke down in tears as he described the moment ruthless Mexican cartel hitmen opened fire on his family’s car last Monday.
He told ABC how his mum screamed “get down right now'', adding that “she was trying to pray to the lord”.
Three cars containing women and kids were attacked as they were travelling to visit relatives and celebrate a Mormon wedding.
After the gunmen fled the scene, Devin led his six siblings to safety in a ravine, hiding them beneath the low-hanging trees that clung to its side.
He then made a treacherous 14-mile journey crossing difficult terrain on his own to raise the alarm.
He was hailed a hero by his dad David for saving his six younger siblings by hiding them in bushes and walking 14 miles to get helpCredit: ABC
The world was shocked by the sickening massacre of nine Mormons in an ambushCredit: AFP or licensors
Christina Langford Johnson was shot while shielding her baby daughterCredit: Reuters
Christina Langford Johnson's husband, right, is seen with the couple's surviving children, digging their mum's graveCredit: Getty Images - Getty
"To be honest with you, my boy's a hero simply because he gave his life for his brothers and sisters," his dad told ABC News.
"Every one of my children that survived that are living miracles," Langford added.
"How many bullet holes were fired into that vehicle at that horrific scene and how many children were involved. It's amazing. It's amazing. It's beyond amazing that they survived."
Langford said he wants the attackers to face justice.
"I believe in forgiveness, but I also believe in justice and forgiveness doesn't rob justice. You don't get justice too much in Mexico," he said.
Langford said he and most of his extended family are leaving Mexico.
Other residents of the hamlets plan to depart in the coming days, leaving the community their families have called home since the 1950s.
He added: "It's not worth living in fear. The toughest part for me was saying goodbye.
How many bullet holes were fired into that vehicle at that horrific scene and how many children were involved. It's amazing. It's amazing. It's beyond amazing that they survived
Dad David Langford
“Saying goodbye to two innocent lives that were cut short and a vibrant wife that lived a life to its fullest that had many friends and was loved by all by everybody."
The families had lived in two hamlets in Mexico's Sonora state: La Mora and Colonia LeBaron.
Shocked investigators have learned the nine victims - all Mormons - were systematically gunned down after being hauled out of their vehicles.
And one American federal investigator told the New York Post that some of the evidence gathered after the bloodshed may have already been compromised.
"They were taken out of their cars and shot," the unnamed investigator said.
"It's kind of disturbing that the FBI has had no access to the crime scene, which is probably a disaster already because the Mexicans have allowed families to remove the bodies.
"Any evidence that could have been gathered is probably destroyed."
A Mexican investigator added the gunmen "shot some of the victims at point-blank range."
The shocking revelations come as it emerged many of the Mormons who re-settled in Mexico are now fleeing the country in the wake of the killings.
More than 100 members of the tight-knit US religious community are heading north to Arizona in an 18-vehicle convoy.
Many more expected to leave the land their ancestors settled in nearly 70 years ago in the wake of the horrific gun ambush on the LeBaron Mormon family.
Bryce Langford, whose mother was one of those killed, said the community had become increasingly wary of cartel gunmen prowling near their isolated ranches.
Mum Rhonita Maria LeBaron died along with four of her children
Members of the Mexican National Guard stand guard near the ranch of the LeBaron familyCredit: AFP or licensors
Family attend the funeral for Christina Langford JohnsonCredit: Getty Images - Getty
And after Monday's sickening attack, they decided they had to leave Mexico for their own safety, he told the Arizona Daily Star.
"The assets that they've acquired down there are tremendous," Mr Langford.
"And to have to up and leave from one day to the next and leave all that behind, there's definitely a lot of sad people here."
Leah Langford-Staddon said her mother and sister were headed to join her in Arizona with as many belongings as they could pack into their vehicles.
"They spent the whole day yesterday packing. It was frantic," she recalled. "When it comes down to it, it's just things that can be replaced."
TARGETED HIT
The sickening massacre shone a global spotlight on a fragile community blighted by decades of tragedy.
In a "targeted" hit that has seen a rival of El Chapo arrested, three vehicles belonging to two families were ravaged with bullets on their way to a wedding in Sonora
It was later reported babies were left to burn alive and kids were shot in the back.
Her funeral was held on earlier this month at a moving ceremony attended by dozens of members of the Mormon community.
It is understood the convoy was attacked by members of the Juarez drug cartel - currently contesting the border region because it is key to smuggling drugs into the US.
While police are yet to pin down the hitmens’ exact motives, the grisly scene is just the latest chapter in a long, brutal feud between the two very different groups plagued by kidnappings and brutal executions.
The LeBarons - a polygamous community where men take multiple wives - were first caught in the cartels’ dangerous web in 2009.
The family’s large houses and nice cars attracted the attention of organised criminal syndicates looking to fill their coffers.
BLOODY HISTORY
It was here that on May 2 16-year-old Eric LeBaron was seized by five armed men as he worked on the family’s Sierra Madre ranch.
The shameless kidnappers called three times to ask for $1million dollars in ransom – refusing to negotiate.
Benjamin LeBaron, who led the campaign to free Eric, had become an outspoken critic of the cartels.
He set up a group, SOS Chihuahua, which helped citizens protect themselves from organised crime - but his actions didn’t go unnoticed.
Two months after the first ransom attempt, pickup trucks filled with up to 20 cartel members– heavily armed and dressed as police officers – arrived outside his house.
As Benjamin’s children screamed inside, cartel members smashed through windows, seizing him and his brother-in-law Luis Widmar.
Driving them to the outskirts of the town, the cartel heavily beat the pair before executing them with shots to the back of the head.
Mormon teenager who saved his injured siblings by walking 13 miles for help after Mexican drug cartel gunmen opened fire on their car talks about the incident
Youngsters, including her children, help dig the graveCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Flowers are tossed on to the coffin during the funeral for Christina Langford JohnsonCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Men dig a mass grave for some of the women and children related to the extended LeBaron familyCredit: AP:Associated Press
A caravan of friends and relatives of the LeBaron family at the site of the massacreCredit: AP:Associated Press
Helicopter takes injured children to hospital after suspected Mexican drug cartel gunmen murder nine US Mormons in ‘targeted’ hit
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The Love Bombs are collaboration of two Melbourne bands, two piece The Council and all girl band Bunny Monroe. Drawing from an eclectic mix of influences, combining multiple genres such as rock, punk, indy and at times blues The Love Bombs have a fiery sound that has rocked many of Melbourne’s music venues. Coming together in early 2013, The Love Bombs started working on songs like Pussavere. Pussavere has a stripped back guitar sound, solid rhythm and punchy monotone vocals. The lyrics were written as a homage to Miss Guy, the lead singer 90’s New York rock band the Toilet Boys. Although some of their newer songs incorporate a bigger sound, such as the loud punk tones of Pretty Obscene, Sleaze and the Slime and Hell or High Water. Or straight up rock songs like Move On (all available on their soon to be released debut demo). You’ll always hear elements of The Love Bombs formative style that is prevalent in Pussavere. The Love Bombs launched with their first gig at the Tote, Cobra Bar on the 27th July 2013. Since then, The Love Bombs have continued to carve a place for themselves. Securing a Wednesday residency at Melbourne’s infamous Cherry Bar, within three months of their first performance. The Love Bombs are currently working on the release of their debut demo which will be available mid 2014.
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This program provides the student with a broad initial background in the area of religious studies, especially in those areas largely unfamiliar in make-up to the average American student. The program will introduce the student to the basic elements of religions in a comparative fashion so that students will gain an understanding of the differences between their own religious tradition and the other major religious traditions of the East and West.
What is religious studies?
Religious Studies is a multi-disciplinary field that describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion from historical and cross-cultural perspectives. Courses in religious studies address the sources of religious inspiration and controversy as well as the complex interactions between religious faith and culture.
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Many students continue studying religion at four-year institutions or branch into other areas of cultural studies. A degree or certificate in religious studies provides opportunities for cross-disciplinary study with other academic fields, such as:
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The Philosophy and Religious Studies Department at Vincennes University prepares students for transferring into Baccalaureate programs in the liberal arts as well as into law, journalism, and theology programs. Philosophy provides an excellent background in the humanities as well as training in critical thinking, intellectual creativity, and self-examination. Through religious studies concentration, students will acquire a broader view of world cultures and the role of religion in human history. But that’s not the only reason.
In addition to several practical intellectual skills cultivated through the study of philosophy and religious studies courses, our program is mind-expanding and fun. Our classes are small and friendly, not stuffy or pedantic, and they are oriented to having intelligent dialogue rather than listening to an instructor's monologue. We give students time and space to ask the big questions in life:
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By JENNIFER C. KERR Associated Press | Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 6:05 p.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is giving seven more states and the District of Columbia more flexibility from the requirements of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law.
In addition to Washington, Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Tuesday renewed waivers for Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New York, and West Virginia.
Current law requires schools to use standardized tests in reading and math to measure student progress. Schools in states with waivers wouldn’t be excused from the testing requirements but instead could develop and implement their own plans to measure progress that go beyond the required testing.
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GSM ? The end of the beginning
Aggrey Maposa
ESOMAR, Telecoms Conference, Brussels, November 2004
GSM – The End of the Beginning
Head–Quantitative Research, RMS Nigeria, Nigeria.
The primary information for this paper is drawn from a quantitative study conducted in Nigeria, Cameroon and Ghana, in the months of August and September 2004. In this study 4,823 interviews were administered face-to-face with randomly selected adults (aged 15 years plus) in the urban areas of the three countries.
Other sources also consulted in preparing this paper are as follows:
Nationwide omnibus studies of 8000 respondents across the three countries.
RMS internal write ups on telecommunications
Pyramid Research Publications
Nigeria communications Commission Publications
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PHOTO: FB/CN-Atlètic-Barceloneta
The Dynasty remains strong in Spanish water polo. One more time Barceloneta water polo club defended the national title after another win against Terrassa. The visiting team won 8:4 tonight, after a 7:5 victory two days ago. This is Barceloneta’s 18th title of national champion in club’s history and also 13th triumph in a row.
Despite the fact that Chus Martin’s team was already thinking about LEN Champions League Final eight tournament in Genoa, it managed to remain sharp and focused to finish the domestic job in just two days.
The hard play in both defenses was the main charachteristics of the game in the first quarter. The first goal of the game was scored in the second minute of the second quarter. And it was Felipe Perrone who found the net.
Terrassa managed to equalize also in the extra man situation and the scorer was Fran Sanchez. Barceloneta got to a new lead after Alberto Munarizz put the ball into the home team net. Bernat Sanahuja equalized again, while Josip Vrlic maintained the good rhythm for the visiting team and left them in a lead before the end of the first half.
In the first attack of the third quarter Sergi Mora’s goal, a third for Terrassa, revived hopes of the domestic fans. But, Barceloneta was very patient in play building so Roger Tahull netted the fourth goal.
Quick response again from Sergi Mora meant that things were square again, but Marc Larumbe was playing great and after a qaunterattack found a way to put the ball in the right place before the end of the quarter-
Martin Famera’s goal at the beginning of the last quarter gave Barceloneta a comfortable lead and oppened the door to victory and trophy. Alejandro Bustos scored the final goal of the game so the Barcelonata’s championship party could begin.
Now, Chus Martin’s team is going to prepare for the closing event of the season in Genoa and match against Eger in the quarter finals of the Final Eight.
Barceloneta 7:5 Terrassa
Barceloneta: Perrone 2, Munarriz, Vrlic, Fernandez, Tahull, Mallarch
Terrassa: De la Fuente 2, Sanahuja 2, Sanchez
Terrassa 4:8 Barceloneta
(0-0, 2-3, 2-2, 0-3)
Terrassa: Mora 2, Sanahuja, Sanhez
Barceloneta: Larumbe 2, Famera, Munarriz, Vrlic, Tahull, Perrone, Bustos
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Barceloneta began the title defense!
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Poetry. Latinx Studies. Native American Studies. Middle Eastern Studies. Winner of the 2016 International Latino Book Award for Best Anthology. "Required Reading" for the 2017 Latino Book Review. Includes 25 full-color illustrations. This collection combines the themes of Immigration Justice in the U.S. and Justice for Palestine.
"Here in THE BORDER CROSSED US (AN ANTHOLOGY TO END APARTHEID), poets weigh in with images, metaphors and poetic turns that teach and illustrate the dilemmas and injustices currently under-girding the immigration issue.
"In this collection, we see poems of lament and affirmation, like Dorothy Payne's: 'So with hot woman-words / and a wildfire of revenge, / I'll unbury the mothers / and cradle brown men / still hanging from limbs / to restore to the soil / a borderless nation /...'. Or Antonieta Villamil's: 'Say that I bring in my sight / the eye of the hurricane / and under my fingernails / the earth I could not dig for my dead.'
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Yaya Toure Agent Struck For Controversial Tweet By Witch Doctor’s Founder In Pep Guardiola
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Ivorian accused of “busting the myth” by Guardiola, his former leader in Barcelona and Manchester City. Yaya Toure is a Manchester City legend; any club paid big money to spit them to unprecedented success. But, it is reasonable to say that he left under a cloud.
The Ivorian midfielder made a series of claims before attempting to “bust the myth” of his former manager in Barcelona and Manchester City, Pep Guardiola. Toure left Etihad after eight years at the club and believes that Guardiola underestimated him in his last two years at the club and accused the leader of having an agenda against African players.
Of course, the player’s agent, Dimitry Seluk, weighed in indicating that he will never win the Champions League again because of his bad treatment of Toure.
“He turned all Africa against himself, many African fans turned away from Manchester City. And I’m sure many African shamans will not allow Guardiola to win the Champions League in the future,” he said in June. This will be for Guardiola an African curse. Life will show if I am right or not.” And he has followed up on his words. When Manchester City crashed into an embarrassing 2-1 home defeat Lyon, Seluk sent a picture of a Witch Doctor founder in Guardiola.
In the bubble, Guardiola’s back was hurt throughout Manchester. Above, he simply had the scoring line. Fans predicted blasting him for it, even calling it racist, but, Seluk was unfair with the post still up hours later. A social media user pointed out, “You just know he had tweeted saved from the start of the season until we lose one.” Others were harsher saying: “Racist much?” as he was using African stereotypes.
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Warriors Hit the Slopes
By Patrick Coleman
Left to right: Kai Streeter, Ray Mullin, Ian Rhines, Melissa Gibney, Rebecca Epstein, Lillie Schworer, Paige Kannally, Addison Molloy, Meghan Powers, and Charlotte Majer. Kneeling: Aiden Molloy.
The King Philip Alpine Ski Team is having a remarkable inaugural season. Facing over a hundred racers at each meet, the eleven person squad has posted several top 10 and top 25 finishes. “The team is off to a fantastic start, “ says head coach Jay Kannally. “I am delighted and encouraged by our team’s results for our first year.”
Freshmen Addison Molloy and Meghan Powers each placed in the top ten in their first giant slalom race. Molloy also placed in the top ten for the slalom two weeks ago. On the boys side, Aiden Molloy has placed in the top 25 in his two races. What makes the performance so impressive is the team is extremely young. The roster is comprised of six freshmen, three sophomores, one junior and one senior. Despite its youth, Kannally is pleased everyone is finding their role and everyone’s times are improving race to race. “The great thing is that, no matter what your ability, there is a place for everyone on the team,” he says.
The idea to bring a Varsity Alpine program to the high school started with families involved the sport. Both the Molloy and Powers families were driving forces as well as many in the KP community. As the proposal received the necessary approvals, an overture to join the Central MA Ski League was made and eventually accepted in November. With only a few weeks to find the right coach, Kannally stepped up. “As this is the first year for the program the timeline to select a head coach after approval was very short,” he explained. “I approached Gary Brown, the newly appointed [King Philip athletic director], and offered to help get things started. My daughter Paige is a freshman on the team.”
Kannally’s qualifications were solid, too. He started skiing on Wrentham’s Sweatt Hill, when there was skiing on Sweatt Hill. With a lifelong love of the sport, he introduced his children to it and became actively involved in the Race and Freeride programs at Vermont’s Magic Mountain. He also had experience coaching Pop Warner football and other youth sports.
The team competes at Ward Hill in Shrewsbury every Thursday over the course of six weeks. The league consists of 13 towns including Medway, Medfield, and Millis, with over 225 racers. To prepare his skiers, Kannally says the team uses a mix of dry land training and on-hill practices. All racers compete in two different disciplines, giant slalom and slalom. Each week the format alternates between these two disciplines. The racers complete two runs each meet with their individual times combined. The fastest combined time wins.
Going into the season, Kannally asked the team members to set goals they could each strive to reach. “We asked the racers to create their own goals for the season, and it ranged from 'learn how to race' to 'qualify for States,’” he says. “Our expectations were to be competitive and make sure everyone had fun while giving their best effort. So far, so good. King Philip has established itself as a fierce competitor in every sport, and we expect the ski team to do the same now and in the future.”
Kannally adds the future for the KP Alpine skiing is bright. “I would expect the team to grow over the years based on the amount of students who participate in the Middle School Ski Club program,” he says. “For five weeks each season, several brave teachers take roughly 300 students to Wachusett Mountain on Wednesday evenings.”
Members of the first King Philip Alpine Ski team are:
Rebecca Epstein (Senior)
Melissa Gibney (Junior)
Aiden Molloy (Sophomore)
Ray Mullin (Sophomore)
Ian Rhines (Sophomore)
Paige Kannally (Freshman)
Charlotte Majer (Freshman)
Addison Molloy (Freshman)
Meghan Powers (Freshman)
Lillie Schworer (Freshman)
Kai Streeter (Freshman)
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'Are you dying, sir?' ER doctor suspended after video shows her mocking patient
A Northern California emergency room doctor has been suspended after cursing and mocking a man who said he had an anxiety attack.The San Jose Mercury News reports that Dr. Beth Keegstra, a contract doctor with El Camino Hospital in Los Gatos, was suspended after she was recorded on June 11 questioning whether 20-year-old Samuel Bardwell was sick or just looking for drugs.Bardwell’s father, Donald, said his son suffers anxiety attacks and takes the drug Klonopin. But the college student hadn’t picked up a prescription for two days before suffering an attack after basketball practice. “I’m sorry, sir, you were the least sick of all the people who are here who are dying. There, so you picked your head up. Now don’t try to tell me you can’t move. C’mon, sit up," Keegstra is heard saying in video of the encounter captured by Bardwell's father. His father also recorded Keegstra scoffing when Bardwell said he couldn't inhale.“He can’t inhale. Wow! He must be dead. Are you dead, sir?” Keegstra asked. El Camino Hospital spokeswoman Kelsey Martinez said Keegstra had been removed from the work schedule pending an investigation. “Obviously we take this very seriously. This is not reflective of the care this organization provides. We’ve apologized to the patient," she said. Bardwell told KRON he found the ordeal to be unacceptable. "I did nothing wrong, I did not raise my voice, I was not aggressive. I didn't have the intent or the ability to even be aggressive," he said. Bardwell said he isn't sure why the doctor would treat him with disrespect. "I have no other words for it. I'm just so confused of why somebody would treat me like that. Without being aggressive, without me being hostile. You know, they were the ones being hostile from the beginning. They were the ones being confrontational from the beginning. I couldn't. I was numb head to toe," he said.
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A Northern California emergency room doctor has been suspended after cursing and mocking a man who said he had an anxiety attack.
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The San Jose Mercury News reports that Dr. Beth Keegstra, a contract doctor with El Camino Hospital in Los Gatos, was suspended after she was recorded on June 11 questioning whether 20-year-old Samuel Bardwell was sick or just looking for drugs.
Bardwell’s father, Donald, said his son suffers anxiety attacks and takes the drug Klonopin. But the college student hadn’t picked up a prescription for two days before suffering an attack after basketball practice.
“I’m sorry, sir, you were the least sick of all the people who are here who are dying. There, so you picked your head up. Now don’t try to tell me you can’t move. C’mon, sit up," Keegstra is heard saying in video of the encounter captured by Bardwell's father.
His father also recorded Keegstra scoffing when Bardwell said he couldn't inhale.
“He can’t inhale. Wow! He must be dead. Are you dead, sir?” Keegstra asked.
El Camino Hospital spokeswoman Kelsey Martinez said Keegstra had been removed from the work schedule pending an investigation.
“Obviously we take this very seriously. This is not reflective of the care this organization provides. We’ve apologized to the patient," she said.
Bardwell told KRON he found the ordeal to be unacceptable.
"I did nothing wrong, I did not raise my voice, I was not aggressive. I didn't have the intent or the ability to even be aggressive," he said.
Bardwell said he isn't sure why the doctor would treat him with disrespect.
"I have no other words for it. I'm just so confused of why somebody would treat me like that. Without being aggressive, without me being hostile. You know, they were the ones being hostile from the beginning. They were the ones being confrontational from the beginning. I couldn't. I was numb head to toe," he said.
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GFA’s Kimball verbally commits to play women’s soccer at Richmond
By Steve Geoghegan
Published 9:18 pm EDT, Wednesday, March 27, 2019
GFA’s Elyse Kimball has verbally committed to play soccer at Richmond after she graduates. Elyse and her sister Lexi, a sophomore basketball player at Georgetown, are believed to be the first siblings from GFA to play at the Division 1 level.
GFA’s Elyse Kimball has verbally committed to play soccer at Richmond after she graduates. Elyse and her sister Lexi, a sophomore basketball player at Georgetown, are believed to be the first siblings from
Photo: John Nash / Greens Farms Academy / Contributed Photo
WESTPORT — There’s another Kimball who will be forging her own path at the collegiate level.
Elyse, the junior forward and standout for the Greens Farms Academy girls soccer team, recently gave her verbal commitment to play soccer at the University of Richmond.
She will join her sister Lexi, a sophomore who is making her mark for the Georgetown University basketball team.
“We have always been competitive with each other,” Elyse said of her sister — the leading scorer in the history of the GFA girls basketball program. “We always pushed each other. She’s been my motivation.”
The sisters will be the first set of siblings from GFA to play D-I athletics.
Even though her sister showed her the way to become a top-notch student-athlete, Elyse Kimball has followed her own path to becoming an excellent soccer player at GFA.
She has made an impact as a Dragons since her eighth grade year, either leading or tying for the leading scorer honors on the team.
This past season, she netted 11 goals while leading GFA to the Fairchester Athletic Association title game where the Dragons suffered a tough 1-0 loss to Greenwich Academy. For her efforts, though, Kimball was an All-FAA, All-New England, NESCAC and WNEISWA All-Star.
“She’s a hardworking girl who sticks to her tasks,” GFA’s second-year coach Andrew Henry said. “She wears her emotions on her sleeve, and that helps her. She holds herself to a high standard and when her standards aren’t meet, she has to be reined in but that’s a good problem.
“Elyse is super talented, skillful and offensive minded,” he added. “She wants to go to goal all the time.”
Kimball, a Westport resident, said now that she has decided what school to attend, it’s been a huge weight off her shoulders. She said the staff at Richmond is amazing, led by head coach Marty Beall, and it focuses more on the person over the player.
Playing an important role right off the bat would be ideal, Kimball said.
“I want to have a lasting impression on the team,” she said. “I can see myself as a leader on the team in the future.”
Henry said even though Kimball will be playing at an established Division I program, she will excel in the long run because of her work ethic and her high soccer IQ.
“Having played at the D-I level myself, it can be tough,” said Henry, a Jamaican native who attended St. John’s University. “As she gets accustomed with playing at that level, she should do well.”
The future seems bright for Kimball and she still has one more season of high school soccer left as a Dragon. Henry said he’s pleased to have her back for one more year and he’ll be counting on her to lead the team as a captain.
Kimball said it’s an honor to serve as a captain and she’s looking forward to helping GFA get to where it wants to go.
“The main goal is to put the team first,” she said. “I’d like to see the team make the FAA championship again but I most just want to enjoy my last year. There’s nothing like high school soccer.”
And soon she’ll see there’s nothing like college soccer as well.
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Clean Break at 40: a theatre company rewriting its own narrative
Writer and performer Ellie Kendrick reflects on the seismic work done by Clean Break
Ellie Kendrick
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There's a theatre game used to forge links fast. Everyone sits in a circle and someone makes a statement about themselves. If it applies to you too, you run to another seat. It lets people know that they have more in common with each other than they think.
A writer friend used this set-up whilst running workshops in prisons for Clean Break – the life-saving all-female theatre company working with women with experience of the criminal justice system. The same statement came up every time: "I am a mum". Almost everyone in the room would scramble across the room for another seat.
Incarceration has an effect that ripples outwards. You might have committed a minor offence – non-violent theft is the most common for women, many of whom might have been struggling to provide for families – but no matter who you are on the outside, if you're in prison, you're wrenched away from your communities and networks, and from the narrative of your life. It can be impossible to get back on track.
Whilst reforms in the British criminal justice system lag, Clean Break is shifting with the times
That's where Clean Break comes in. This unique theatre company makes work with women in prisons and in the community. It tours groundbreaking plays to theatres, site-specific locations and secure settings across the UK. It empowers women to rewrite their own narrative, and puts those voices at the heart of its work. It is a small company that makes big waves: just five per cent of Clean Break members re-offend within a year, compared to 48 per cent of prison leavers; and 90 per cent of members feel more confident and hopeful about the future, progressing into education, employment or volunteering.
When I had the fortune of taking part in Pests (Clean Break's 2014 production by Vivienne Franzmann), I felt for the first time that I was making theatre which properly engaged with the real world. Part of that engagement took place at HMP Askham Grange in Yorkshire. I'd never been into a prison before, but when we played that game together I discovered we all had a lot in common. It's a particularly meaningful location for Clean Break: 40 years ago on this site, two fearless women, themselves serving prisoners, founded the company. Since 1979 the organisation has grown into a network, a political advocacy group, an award-winning theatre company that forges links, creates communities and speaks truth to power.
Rewriting your narrative can be life-changing, whatever your age
This year we celebrate its 40th birthday in style. Whilst reforms in the British criminal justice system lag, Clean Break is shifting with the times. A political theatre-making force of nature, it places its members at the heart of its work, and now it's amplifying their voices even louder – at a time when society most needs to hear what they've got to say.
Members take centre-stage in the explosion of work this year: soon, our Young Artists perform Belong (Arcola and Lyric Hammersmith) and Inside Bitch, conceived by Stacey Gregg and Deborah Pearson, devised and performed by Clean Break member artists, opens at the Royal Court. All the Lights are On is an intersectional collaboration with homelessness theatre charity Cardboard Citizens; a revival of Chloe Moss's hit immersive show Sweatbox tours in a prison van, and in May, a book of 40 monologues from 40 Clean Break Voices. That's only the beginning.
Clean Break is rewriting its own narrative at 40 years-old. As our members will tell you, rewriting your narrative can be life-changing, whatever your age.
Jade Small, Terri-Ann Oudjar, Stacey Gregg, Jennifer Joseph and Lucy Edkins rehearsing for Inside Bitch at the Royal Court
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Heralding the Year of the Rat...
As Chinese New Year approaches on 25th January, the streets are awash with vibrant red, glorious gold and symbolic animals. But what’s the story behind this year’s celebration and how are we marking the occasion?
Gifts to Delight
Make it a memorable Lunar New Year with these fortuitous gifts. Housing an array of our fine loose leaf teas, we’ve crafted mini caddies embellished with prosperous plum blossoms and peonies and boxes with glistening gold-foiled rats and Happy New Year messaging.
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Zodiac Animals
The Chinese zodiac cycle repeats every 12 years, with an animal assigned to each year. The 12 zodiac signs are in order, the first of which is the Rat. Legend has it that the order was determined by the Jade Emperor who wanted to appoint 12 animals as palace guards. The Rat was first to make it to the palace gates as he tricked the Ox into giving him a ride and jumped down ahead of the Ox – a testament to their intelligence and quick thinking.
Five Elements
Alongside zodiac animals, the five elements of metal, water, wood, fire and earth also underpin Chinese astrology, providing a deeper understanding of a person’s characteristics. The last numeral of your birth year corresponds to one of the five elements:
0 or 1:
Three Fun Facts about the Rat
Recent years of the Rat:
1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996 and 2008
Personality traits of the Rat zodiac sign:
Optimistic, energetic, sensitive and stubborn
The Chinese character for the Rat:
鼠 (shǔ)
Playing a part in Chinese culture for over 2,000 years, a zodiac system has existed since the Qin dynasty.
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How Super League's play-off and relegation battles stand heading into Round 29
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by josie andrews
Watch the final round of the Super League regular season live on Sky Sports Arena from 7pm on Thursday and Friday.
We take a look at how the play-off and relegation battles stand heading into the final round of Super League's regular season.
What is already decided?
There are only three teams who have nothing to play for heading into Round 29: St Helens, Catalans Dragons, and Leeds Rhinos.
Saints have such an unassailable lead at the top of the table that they had wrapped up the League Leaders' Shield for the second year in a row by the middle of August - although head coach Justin Holbrook will be keen to head into the play-offs on the back of a win.
Catalans' collapse in the past three weeks has seen them slip out of play-off contention altogether, and they are guaranteed to finish seventh in the table - the same as last year, albeit slightly better off in terms of their points total.
Leeds, meanwhile, overcame a turbulent start to the campaign to steer clear of the relegation battle in the closing weeks of the regular season, earning interim head coach Richard Agar the role as David Furner's successor on a permanent basis. The Rhinos are set to finish eighth.
How do the play-offs stand?
Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves, and Salford Red Devils are assured of places in the play-offs, although what their final placing will be and who they will face depends upon the outcomes of this week's fixtures.
Super League's play-off battle: How it stands
Team W D L F A PD Pts
St Helens 25 0 3 894 389 505 50
Wigan 17 0 11 673 531 142 34
Warrington 16 0 12 705 507 198 32
Salford 16 0 12 766 581 185 32
Castleford 15 0 13 638 532 106 30
Hull FC 15 0 13 639 746 -107 30
That leaves Castleford Tigers and Hull FC fighting it out for the fifth and final place, with both teams currently on 30 points, but the Tigers occupying the remaining play-off spot by virtue of a far superior points difference.
Daryl Powell's side currently have a points difference of plus-106, while Lee Radford's men are on minus-107. Therefore, a win away to Wigan on Thursday, live on Sky Sports, would make certain of Castleford's play-off place - regardless of how Hull do at home to St Helens the following night.
The Black and Whites must therefore hope that Castleford lose to the Warriors in Thursday's game and that they can become only the third team to overcome Saints in Super League this year if they are to sneak into the play-offs.
Simply avoiding defeat against Castleford would be enough for Wigan to secure second place and home advantage for their first match in the play-offs, irrespective of how Warrington and Salford get on. However, defeat for Wigan could see them finish as low as fourth, as both Warrington and Salford could then overtake them with wins.
The Wolves would take second if Wigan lose and they win away to Leeds by virtue of a far superior points difference. Yet defeat for the Challenge Cup winners at Headingley would leave them in danger of finishing below Salford - if Ian Watson's men beat Hull KR - and as low as fourth.
At present, the Red Devils - who could finish as high as second and, mathematically, as low as fifth - are only 13 behind Warrington in terms of points difference. A win over Rovers, plus defeat for Steve Price's side, would see Salford move above them.
Should both teams win or lose - or even draw, in the event ten minutes of golden-point extra-time fails to produce a winner - in their respective matches, they would be level on points and it would come down to tie-breakers to decide where they finish.
Super League tie-breakers for teams level on points
Points difference
Points percentage
Most tries scored
Most goals scored
Most drop goals scored
Toss of a coin
If teams are level on points difference, the second tie-breaker is points percentage, which is calculated by dividing points scored by points conceded and multiplying that number by 100. If teams are still level, it goes to tries scored, goals scored, drop goals scored and - finally - the toss of a coin.
Given how Salford have scored 134 tries to Warrington's 116 going into these games, it is highly unlikely to go any further than that should the clubs be level on points, points difference, and points percentage after Round 29.
Who could face who in the play-offs?
St Helens are already seeded through to Round Two of the play-offs by virtue of finishing top of the Super League table. They will host the winners of the match between second and third.
The winner of that match at Totally Wicked Stadium goes straight to Old Trafford for the Grand Final. The loser gets another chance, however, against the team which emerges from the other half of the draw.
Round One sees two matches take place: second versus third and fourth versus fifth. The loser of the former would play the winner of the latter in round two, with the winner from that game going on to play the loser of the match at St Helens for the remaining Grand Final place.
Still not sure how it works? We have a handy video explaining the process below…
What about the relegation battle?
Super League has never known a relegation battle like this one, with four teams level on 20 points fighting to avoid finishing bottom of the table and dropping into the Championship for the 2020 season.
Wakefield Trinity, Huddersfield Giants, Hull KR, and London Broncos are the four who must wait until Round 29 is over to see how they stand.
In a further twist, Wakefield and the Broncos face each other at Mobile Rocket Stadium in the final round of the regular season, live on Sky Sports on Friday, and that means a win for either would assure them of a place in Super League for next year.
Trinity have a far superior points difference to the three other teams embroiled in the relegation fight, but defeat for them and avoiding defeat for the Giants and Rovers against Catalans and Salford respectively would see them finish bottom.
Victories for Tony Smith's side and Simon Woolford's men would see them stay up. Were they to both lose, it would then come down to tie-breakers with the loser of the match between Wakefield and London - the Broncos being by far the worst off in terms of points difference.
If the Giants lose and the Broncos win, then Huddersfield would become dependent on Rovers losing at Salford to stay up. In the case of Rovers losing and the capital city side winning, the East Hull outfit would need the Giants to lose by a margin of 13 points greater than their loss to the Red Devils to stay up.
Super League's relegation battle: How it stands
Wakefield 10 0 18 589 713 -124 20
Huddersfield 10 0 18 547 754 -207 20
Hull KR 10 0 18 532 751 -219 20
London 10 0 18 495 768 -273 20
In the unlikely scenario of a draw after ten minutes of golden-point extra-time at Wakefield, Huddersfield and Hull KR would also face a nervous wait to see which tie-breakers come into effect if they both lose.
It would be the same in the even more unlikely scenario that Wakefield and the Broncos draw, and Hull KR and Huddersfield do likewise in their games.
Whichever team ends up being relegated will go down with a record number of wins and points, emphasising how closely-matched many of the sides in Super League have been this year.
Whatever the outcome, it promises to be a nail-biting evening for all four clubs on Friday as they aim to ensure their destiny remains in their own hands.
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Re: How Super League's play-off and relegation battles stand heading into Round 29
by ancientnloyal
I don’t know who will go down!
by fozzieskem
Gut feeling Huddersfield will slip through the trap door
by Firestarter
London going down
by medlocke
HKR going back where they belong and we get Good Friday back to our selves
medlocke wrote: ↑
Dont say that meds i have friends in kr and enjoy the stay over and taking piss in the local pubs on there estate lol
by nathan_rugby
When do we play our first play off game?
nathan_rugby wrote: ↑
Next Friday
by morley pie eater
I predict Saints v Salford in final eliminator to decide who we beat at OT
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ICYMI: Zoocci Coke Dope Drops “Current State Of Mind III”
Mandisa Ntsinde
It’s been a minute since we have heard anything from Zoocci Coke Dope and a few days ago the multi-talented producer and artist dropped the third series in the his ongoing, Current State Of Mind. Titled Current State Of Mind III, the new song is the latest in insights and Zoocci’s current state of mind and we can appreciate how honest and open he is.
The second installment of Current State Of Mind is where Zoocci laments about his broken relationship. He sings about how his relationship with his girl has disintegrated and details every single thing that went wrong with it. And what resonated with a lot of the people who loved the song is the realness. He continues this trend on the third song.
Current State Of Mind III sees Zoocci delve deep into the lessons he has learned about the music industry or life in general and how he has noticed the fakeness. “But now of late, I feel the hate. Do the handshakes/ the love is fake.”
He also touches on having worked but not being recognized for the amount of work that he has put in. But also how to handle himself in situations where he has previously been exploited. “I do all the work, they get the prize/ It’s no surprise, I had to lay low and I had to cut some ties”.
But in all of these things, he has learned to keep everything to himself as he quietly takes the lessons learned to build himself. This may allude to his relationship with his label or some of the people in the music industry but it can also be a larger lesson learned over the course of his life. Either way, Zoocci is mad open on this joint. We can appreciate that!
Current State Of Mind III is available for purchase on Apple Music.
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UN Aid Finally Reaches Kachin IDPs
The last time a UN aid convoy reached Kachin State was on Dec. 12 in Laiza. (PHOTO: Kachin Net)
A UN convoy of humanitarian aid has reached Kachin war refugees in the conflict-affected areas, marking the second time the Burmese government has allowed the United Nations to access Kachin rebel-controlled regions since June last year.
The four trucks and two UN vehicles arrived in Sadang, a township under the control of the the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), from the government-controlled town of Myitkyina on March 24. The last aid allowed into the area was in December.
“We now need to make these convoys a regular occurrence,” UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Ashok Nigam told the UN’s relief news station, Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN), in Rangoon.
Food assistance for more than 1,000 people for one month is being provided, along with a variety of non-food items ahead of the upcoming monsoon season in May, according to the IRIN.
“This is a major step forward and follows sustained advocacy on the part of the UN with both the government and the Kachin Independence Organization,” Nigam was quoted as saying.
More than 60,000 people—20,000 in government-controlled areas and up to 40,000 in KIO-controlled areas—have been displaced by the hostilities. Also, several thousand others are believed to be in China staying with relatives or host families.
The KIO released a statement on Mar. 24 saying that fighting has also escalated in KIO-controlled areas of Kachin State and in northern Shan State, and that the Burmese army has sent more troops into the conflict zone.
The KIO said that no tangible peace agreement has been agreed between the government peace team and the KIO leaders despite meeting several times.
The UN and international agencies have had regular access to Kachin refugees in government-controlled areas, but not in KIO-controlled areas, leaving the latter largely dependent on charity groups and local authorities.
Major needs identified included emergency supplies, water and sanitation, food, medical assistance and education materials.
Food insecurity is also likely to prevail until at least the end of 2013 since many refugees and IDPs left their farms and lost their harvests, and longer-term assistance will be needed to rebuild lives in their areas of origin.
It is essential that UN should involve in food supplies in KIO control area. Government should cooperate with UN whenver
UN wants to make convoys of trucks loaded food and humanitairin supplies.
At the same time UN should try to make peace effort in the conflicted areas so that all Kachin refugees can go back their villiges before monsoon.
WARSTOPPER Wrote:
Welcome UN aids, but what we really need is to take out the root of civil wars. Shame on the govt that only incline to foreign pressure(perhaps foreign teachers for them) instead of domestic pressure (demands of ethnic groups). It seems that the needs of people in Myamar have to be interpreted by international bodies and convey it as pressure Burmese govt. come on, our govt, be self-determined for welbeing of your own people.
Kyaw Wrote:
Welcome UN.
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Idris Elba, Jonathan Majors to star in 'The Harder They Fall'
File image of Idris Elba Photograph:( Reuters )
Meanwhile, Elba recently co-starred with Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham in ‘Fast & Furious’ spinoff ‘Hobbs & Shaw’.
Move over the news of Idris Elba playing the next James Bond (there were some serious suggestions that this might happen) as the actor has now signed up for something interesting.
Announced today, Idris Elba along with Jonathan Majors will star in Netflix movie ‘The Harder They Fall’ that will be produced by rap mogul Jay-Z.
The film follows the story of a character named Nat Love (played by Majors) who discovers that a man (played by Elba) who killed his parents two decades ago is being released from prison and decides to reunite with his gang to track his enemy down and seek his revenge.
The film will be helmed by British musician Jeymes Samuel known by his stage name, Bullitts. This will mark his directorial debut. He previously worked with Jay-Z on ‘The Great Gatsby’ soundtrack.
Samuel will also produce the film alongside Jay-Z, James Lassiter and Lawrence Bender.
He will be seen next in Tom Hoopers’ ‘Cats’ adaptation at Universal and is currently shooting ‘The Suicide Squad’ with actress Margot Robbie. He has replaced WIll Smith in the film.
Elba also has George Miller movie ‘Three Thousand Years and Longing’ opposite actress Tilda Swinton.
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India: Varanasi flyover bridge collapse kills 18
By Wasantha Rupasinghe
At least 18 people were crushed to death and 11 more injured on Tuesday when a portion of an under-construction flyover bridge collapsed on the busiest road of Varanasi, in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh (UP).
The tragedy is a further indication that government authorities and profit-seeking construction companies are endangering the safety of workers and the public as a whole.
During evening peak-hour traffic, two pillars of the flyover in Varanasi’s Cantt area collapsed, bringing down a huge slab that crushed at least 20 vehicles, including a mini-bus, six cars and numbers of two-wheelers. According to the state’s highest police officer, O.P. Singh, most of the people trapped were thought to be construction workers.
While the authorities claim that police and rescue teams reached the site 30 minutes after the crash, the Telegraph reported that earth movers and other heavy equipment were brought to the site at 7 p.m., roughly two hours after the tragedy. The newspaper noted that angry people denounced the government’s delay in rescue operations.
A First Post video showed Kailash Ram from Bhajipur, who lost three family members in the disaster, saying the government should take the responsibility because it failed to ensure that no people were around the construction site.
The Hindustan Times quoted UP Engineers Association General Secretary Surjit Singh Niranjan, who blamed the district administration and the construction agency for not following safety norms. “Traffic should not be allowed to move under an under-construction bridge and a proper safety net should be put in place at the construction site,” he said.
Official buck-passing began immediately. State government sources told NDTV that initial investigations pointed to negligence.
Quoting state police sources, the Indian Express on Thursday reported that the police had sent at least five letters to the state-run Uttar Pradesh State Bridge Corporation (UPSBC), which was in charge of the construction, since last November and registered an FIR (First Information Report) in February for traffic safety regulation breaches.
UPSBC Managing Director Rajan Mittal, however, told the Express that the corporation had asked district officials and the police for traffic management during construction. “There was pressure to meet the deadline but no compromise was made on quality and it would be clear during the inquiry,” Mittal said.
District Magistrate Yogeshwar Ram Mishra rejected this claim. He told the Express: “It is wrong to say that they had written to us.” He repeated the police story of sending five letters to the UPSBC. “But they did not [act accordingly] and that is why the FIR has been registered against them.”
A Hindustan Times editorial on Thursday said the section of the flyover that collapsed had been constructed in February. “This suggests shoddy execution and possibly poor quality material, something that plagues many construction projects in India,” it said.
“Projects are undertaken in haste, often before elections, are executed with little planning and with scant regard to engineering norms. Most infrastructure projects suffer from huge delays that push costs up and encourage contractors to cut corners. This causes lethal structural failures as seen in the Varanasi case and other projects.”
On Wednesday, to defuse the public anger, UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad suspended four UPSBC officials, including Chief Project Manager KR Sudan. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, from the Hindu supremacist Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP), promised “more punitive action” after a government-appointed investigation panel submitted its report within 48 hours. He announced meagre compensation of 500,000 rupees ($US7,369) for the kin of those killed in the incident, and 200,000 rupees for those injured.
As is his usual practice in such catastrophes, BJP Prime Minister Narendra Modi rushed to his Twitter account to shed crocodile tears, saying he was “extremely saddened by the loss of lives.” He continued: “I pray that the injured recover soon. Spoke to officials and asked them to ensure all possible support to those affected.”
Modi has no any genuine concerns over the loss of lives. In the past, he has repeatedly posted similar “condolence” tweets, with some minor adjustments, but such disasters only continue.
In March 2016, a half-constructed flyover collapse in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, killed more than 25 people. Referring to that tragedy, a Times of India editorial on Thursday noted: “[A]n expert committee found that multiple factors such as faulty design, poor quality of raw material and lack of proper oversight contributed to the collapse. Afterwards it was recommended that the flyover be razed but two years on local shopkeepers and residents are still living with the structure that has become unstable. This story of malpractices, apathy and delay in addressing urgent safety concerns is likely being repeated too frequently for comfort.”
The UPSBC website claims that it has won a number of national and international awards for its “Quality, Economy and Time Management with continual improvement of products and processes” and its paid-up capital has grown to 150 million rupees. It has constructed bridges and flyovers in many Indian cities, as well as in Iraq, Yemen and Nepal.
However, according to a Hindustan Times article on Wednesday, the UPSBC had come under investigation twice before. It quoted an unnamed public works department engineer who said the 1086-metre Chillgahat Bridge, built at a cost of 6.5 billion rupees, cracked within 13 days of its inauguration in 2010. The engineer said the UP state government had ordered an inquiry but took no action against top engineers and officers.
Similarly, in 2016, a cavity developed on the Lohia Bridge in Lucknow. The UP state government constituted a four-member probe committee that indicted engineers for poor quality work, but the report was put “in cold storage,” a senior UPSBC engineer told the Times.
Given that record, the current government investigation will most likely make no difference. The capitalist system and its political representatives do not care about human lives, just profits. For this, dozens of workers and poor people die every day in workplaces all over the country.
The UPSBC website boasted: “No wonder, many clients have reposed confidence in UPSBC Ltd. by repeatedly awarding work to it in the face of global competition in India and abroad.” Driven by this “global competition,” the evidence already indicates that the corporation has resorted to cost-cutting operations, brushing aside basic safety norms, and costing the lives of workers and poor people.
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Staple, Kent Genealogy
Guide to Staple, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Staple, Kent
Staple St James the Great Kent
Downhamford
Court of the Bishop of Canterbury
STAPLE-next-Wingham (St. James), a parish, in the union of Eastry, hundred of Downhamford, lathe of St. Augustine, E division of Kent, 1¾ mile E by S from Wingham. [1]
Staple is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent. Staple Kent Wikipedia Ash is a neighbouring village.
Staple is an Ancient Parish distinct from that of Ash St Nicholas Ash (near Sandwich), Kent but both churches are in The Street Ash.
The Parish Church of St James the Great, The Street, Ash has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building.
See also Edward Hasted's 'Parishes: Staple', The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9 (1800), pp. 185-190. at British History Online and Staple Wikipedia.
Eastry Registration District and Thanet Registration District
Staple parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
FMP = FindMyPast - (£)[2]
Staple Online Records
FMP 1813-1897 1813-1897
Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)
Images for Staple are available at FamilySearch Records see England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments - FamilySearch Historical Records 1780-1830.
Census returns for Staple 1841-1891 The Family History Library refers to Staple next Wingham but Staple is a civil parish and one presumes that the "next Wingham" has been introduced by the Family History Library rather than based on any Kent record source.
Images of the census for 1841-1891 can be viewed in census collections at Ancestry (fee payable) or Find My Past (fee payable).
Ancestry UK Census Collection.
Find my Past census search 1841-1901.
Eastry Poor Law Union, Kent
↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 192-195. Date accessed: 08 May 2013.
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Quora introduces new ad targeting options and Ads Success checklist
Its new keyword history, gender and browser-specific targeting helps marketers maximise their ad performance.
Quora has added a range of new ad targeting options for on-platform campaigns. It has also published a checklist of key elements to ensure the campaigns are “optimised for scalability, measurement and long-term success”.
The question-answer portal has introduced keyword history targeting which enables marketers to focus on users who have previously read questions relevant to a particular niche. Gender-targeting is the other feature, which encourages advertisers to create specifically targeted ads and ad copies.
Further, it has added platform and browser targeting options for marketers to better target their campaigns. As explained by Quora, advertisers can “target desktop and mobile devices simultaneously and individually”, with the option to select iOS, Android or all mobile devices.
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PlayStation helps Sony to big profits, but mobile’s struggling
Sony is actually doing all right despite a lot of turmoil, and it’s got the PlayStation 4 to thank. This quarter, the company moved 3 million PS4s, bringing total sales of the console to 25.3 million units. Peripheral and software shipments also went up, boosting gaming revenue by 12.1 percent over last year. Despite lower PS3 sales, the division still hit 288.6 billion yen ($2.3 billion) and made around $160 million. Sony recently said that the PS4 is outselling the Xbox One in most of Europe by nearly double, and has outsold its rival considerably overall. It originally expected to sell 16 million PS4s in 2015, but has now bumped that forecast to 16.5 million.
Sony’s imaging division also did its part. Sony Devices makes the sensors in many high-end smartphones, including models from Apple and Samsung. That unit saw a 35.1 percent increase in sales to 237.9 billion yen ($2 billion), and the company recently said it would invest up to $3.6 billion to boost sensor production. Its Imaging Division (cameras) also saw a 5 percent increase in sales and made 21.3 billion yen in profit ($174 million) thanks to popular (and expensive) cameras like the Sony RX100 IV and Alpha A7 II.
Unfortunately, Sony’s Mobile division continues to be a black hole sucking profits. Sales dropped 16.3 percent over last year, though Sony claims that was partly due to “a strategic decision not to pursue scale in order to improve profitability.” In other words, Sony’s trying to focus on profitable high-end smartphones like the Xperia Z3+, but so far the plan isn’t exactly working. Another division not doing well is Sony Pictures, which dropped 11.9 percent thanks to lower licensing revenues.
Despite that, the company still made 82.44 billion yen in net income ($665 million), triple the profits of last year. That means that the turnaround under CEO Kaz Hirai is actually working, other than in mobile. We’re not sure how much more patience he has for that division, but if it doesn’t start making money soon, it could end up on the Vaio chopping block.
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An Unfolding Tale
an experimental fantasy fiction by M.D. Ward
The Wooden Disk Carvesh
For what seemed like the hundredth time over the past several days, Carvesh broke into a dead run, closing the distance between himself and Dane in the span of several tense heartbeats. He bent low and, scooping the boy in one arm, carried him away from the fierce battle that was raging only a few yards away. He could not easily return to where he had left Jadoc knelt beside the wounded Quelana—at least not without slowing and turning. Instead, he pressed on, coming to rest behind a large maple that had grown up along the edge of the Kingsway.
“What are you doing?” Carvesh asked, once he was certain that the boy was safe.
“I heard the loud noises,” replied Dane. “I came back to see. I thought maybe someone was going to kill the monster. But it’s going to kill that man too, isn’t it, Carvesh?”
“Not if we have our way. But why weren’t you hiding? If that thing caught you…”
“It can’t see me.” The boy spoke plainly, as though he were doing nothing more than telling someone his name.
“The monsters can’t see me. They don’t know I’m here.”
“I can see you as plain as day.”
“But you’re not a monster are you, Carvesh?”
“Of course not, but…” he trailed off as something Jadoc had said earlier returned suddenly to his mind. Not much of anything’s making sense lately, the farmhand had said, least of all how that boy’s alive in the first place. Everyone who had seen the bloody carnage at the Rasmas farm had asked that same question. How was it that a single, six year old boy could survive such a slaughter? How could he have escaped?
“Dane,” Carvesh whispered, “is that what happened with your family? Were you invisible to the shadowbeasts too?”
“The big black bear things?” Carvesh nodded. “No. Well, I mean yes. They didn’t bother me after he left. But it was him.” The boy was pointing, with shaking hands, towards where the demon was attacking Lord Carwell with its long, black blades. “He’s the one that killed mamma and papa. He looked different. All dark and shadowy. But I know it was him. He killed them. Kip, Ellie and Minnie too. But he didn’t see me. He didn’t know I was there.”
It sounded impossible, like something from a child’s story. And yet, in its own way, it also fit perfectly with everything else that had happened over the past two days. How else could Dane have survived? How else could he have been overlooked by the shadowbeasts? Or by the demon? It was that second thought—that the demon had somehow been responsible for the death of Henderick and his family—which Carvesh found the most troubling.
The shadowbeasts were big, strong and incredibly dangerous, but by all evidence, they were little more animals, driven by some brute instinct. The demon appeared to be an altogether different sort of threat. It had already demonstrated an intelligence keen enough to match Lord Carwell stroke for stroke. The thought of the creature roaming across the countryside was terrifying. It would leave a wake of death and slaughter.
Carvesh gritted his teeth in anger and frustration. He glanced back again and saw that Carwell was slowing. His motions were become noticeably more defensive. He could not have much strength left. If he fell, the rest of them would surely follow. Except for Dane. Somehow, the demon can’t see Dane…
“Why can’t it see you?” he asked abruptly, turning back to the boy.
“I… I’m protected.”
“I promised not to say,” the boy said quietly.
“Dane, this is important. If I don’t do something we’re all going to die. Me. Quelana. Jadoc. Madik. Even Winter. That thing will kill us all.”
“I… I just… Promise you won’t hurt him?”
“Hurt who?”
“Heylar. He’s the one who gave me this.” All of a sudden, the boy was holding a small, flat disc in his hand. Hewn from some dark wood and carved with intricate leafwork, it was only slightly larger than a standard issue gold falcon. A single piece of teardrop-shaped amber was set in its centre. “He told me it would keep me safe from the shadows. And it did. Just like he promised.”
A dozen questions filled Carvesh’s mind. He desperately wanted to ask them all, but he knew there was no time. So he settled on only one.
“Will it work for me too?”
“I don’t know,” the boy admitted. “Heylar said it’s been around for a long time though. So maybe it would.”
Carvesh extended his hand. “May I?”
Dane hesitated for a moment, closing his small fingers protectively around the disc. But then he looked towards the demon and something changed in him. In just a single moment, he seemed to mature by a span of years. A new resolve filled his big, green eyes and, with a simple nod, he reached out and let the wooden disk fall from his hand.
Carvesh did not know what to expect when it landed softly on his open palm. He was not certain that he really believed what Dane had told him. The rational part of his mind kept repeating that it was impossible, little more than the fancy of a frightened child. But there was another part of him that struggled against such logic, a part that desperately needed the boy’s story to true. It was that part that expected to feel something—perhaps a tingling along his skin or a fresh heat rushing through his body—and which was disappointed when there was nothing but the weight of the disc in his hand.
Of course, he chided himself. Just a fine piece of woodcarving.
But then the demon shrieked.
It cast its gaze toward the place where Carvesh stood. The creature, which moments earlier had seemed so invincible, now looked lost and confused. It hissed and clicked again, but the strange vocalizations sounded more uncertain than aggressive. An instant later, Aurin Carwell was upon it, driving the demon back with a thunderous blow. Though the stroke was not enough to penetrate the bony armour, it was delivered with such force that it caused the demon stumble. Carwell pressed the assault, striking again and again as the creature struggled to regain its footing.
Seeing his chance—and knowing that it might not come again—Carvesh turned to Dane. “Stay hidden,” he said quietly. The boy nodded in silent understanding. Carvesh patted him once on the shoulder then stood, stepping back out onto the Kingsway. He cast a quick glance to where Jadoc and Quelana had been. Somehow, the farmhand had helped her reach a place of relative safety along the edge of the road. Meanwhile, Madik had perched himself upon a rock, holding what appeared to be his last arrow at the ready. Winter crouched nearby, teeth bared and ready to pounce at any opportunity.
Taking one deep breath, Carvesh began inching towards the battle. He moved tentatively at first. What if I’m wrong? What if it really can see me? If the creature was aware of his approach, however, it gave no indication.
The same could not be said of Lord Carwell. “Stay back!” he shouted. Carvesh froze. Instantly, the demon’s eyes were upon him, following the path of Carwell’s gaze.
“Don’t look at me!” Carvesh responded, leaping to one side. The demon’s eyes did not follow. “It can’t see me.”
“What are you talking about?” Carwell turned his attention back on his foe, hammering at it with yet another powerful stroke.
“I think I can kill it.”
“Then what are you waiting for? I can’t keep this up much longer!”
“Can you hold it fast?”
“Hold it?” Carwell growled in exasperation. “Sounds like the same sort of madness your father would have asked of me.” He hammered at his foe once more, then spun to his left and dropped into a roll. Before the stunned demon could react, he was behind it. Dropping his sword, he thrust his hands around the demon’s arms, locking his fingers together at the base its skull. The creature thrashed, beating its wings. It lashed out with its spines and tried to strike with its black blades. Lord Carwell held firm, however, rendering its arms virtually immobile. His eyes blazed. Veins bulged like living cords around his powerful, bloodied arms.
“Do it!” he shouted.
Carvesh rushed forward, throwing all hesitation to the wind and trusting fully in the power of Dane’s wooden charm. Knowing that his strike would need to be precise to hit either of the small, black eyes, he kept his vision locked on his target. But the demon continued to struggle, throwing its head from side to side as it thrashed. Carvesh could not afford to miss. One wrong move and he could wind up accidentally driving his sword into Aurin’s face.
Somehow, he needed to draw the demon’s attention. Just for an instant.
Before he even had time to think about it, he felt his fingers opening. The wooden disc fell from his hand. The demon’s head snapped forward. Its eyes fixed on Carvesh, like shimmering globes of pure, black hatred. He raised his weapon, holding the blade even with the ground as he prepared to strike.
Then, at the last moment, the demon broke free of Aurin’s grip and surged forward. Acting on pure instinct, Carvesh twisted his wrist, caught the base of the hilt with his free hand and shifted the path of his sword. His stabbing thrust became a violent slash. The edge of his blade seemed to sing as it cut through the air and caught the side of the demon’s head. Carvesh expected the strike to bounce off the hard bone, just as all of Aurin’s had.
Instead, it clove the skull cleanly in two.
As all the life fled from the demon’s body, it buckled at the knees, collapsing on itself. Aurin stepped back in shock as the bony armour seemed to burn before their eyes, turning as dull and black as coal. Its wings began to wither first, with the rest of its body following soon after. Then, it simply imploded, dissolving into a pile of the same black ash that had been the only remains of the shadowbeasts.
A stillness descended on the Kingsway, a deep hush that was ripe with horrible wonder.
Table of Contents Close
A Fateful Stroke
In the Raven’s Mind
The Extinguished Flame
A Watcher in the Shadows
The Queen’s Wrath
The Summoning of Messangers
The First Shadow
Awakening to Questions
The Healer of Kervale
Shadows of Blood
The Stilt District
Whispers and Secrets
A Clerk of the Stone
Before the Stone Seat
A Magi’s Owl
A Rising Fear
A Mysterious Pool
Mother of the Fellwood
The Urophex
Revelations in the Fellwood
The Mayor of Kervale
The Shadow Deepens
An Unexpected Visitor
Fleet Paws
Battle of the Great Oak
The Lone Swordsman
In the Wyran’s Den
A Fevered Dream
Caught in the Dream
The Stage, the Altar and the Coffin
The Remnant’s Hand
Captain of the Winged Guard
A Litany of Horrors
After the Dream
A Secret Sword
A Meeting Along the Road
Through the Streets of Zayen
A Watcher’s End
An Apprentice’s Beginning
The Whisper Glass
The Midnight Lamb
The Exile’s Secret
The Flight from Tos
A Brother’s Aid
A Kiss of Shade
Mystery of the Amber
The Dream of the Silver Tree
The Burden of the Flame
The Loyal Guardsman
The Captain’s Gamble
Gandjai
An Uncomfortable Conversation
Dragon, Dragon
Help for the Search
Along The Kingsway
Black Smoke, Green Light
The Wooden Disk
A Need for Shelter
The Alnhome
Like a Bird in a Cage
Slight of Face
The Clerk’s Dreams
The First Lesson
A Cruel Joining
Planning for Protection
A Passing Intimacy
The Sage’s Request
The Burnt Man
The Fisherman’s House
The Steward’s Fire
Escape from the Flames
In The House of Twilight
A Secret Meeting
The One Who Hears
Stranger in the Twilight Road
Troubled Thoughts
Shade at Sunrise
West to Wellan
The Lordling’s Manor
An Aged Vintage
The Guardian’s Face
The Name of the Remnant
Shadows of War
Return to Kervale
The New Captain
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About our Governing Body
Our school governing body is made up of a team of volunteers drawn from the school community who come together to form the school governing body. The governing body has three main roles in relation to raising standards and improving the work of the school.
Strategic Direction:
this means making sure that the school is using all its resources to improve the learning and achievement of all pupils.
Critical friend:
the governing body has a responsibility for monitoring and evaluating the school’s effectiveness and asking challenging questions.
the governing body is responsible and is accountable to parents and the wider community for the school’s performance.
THE GOVERNING BODY - MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS OF OFFICE
HOW THE GOVERNING BODY IS COMPOSED
MINUTES OF OUR MEETING
GOVERNOR ATTENDANCE 2016-2018
REVIEW OF OUR WORK 2016-2017
GOVERNOR BIOGRAPHIES
GOVERNOR NEWS AND RECENT UPDATES
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2018-2019
Committee Membership 2019-2020
Approved by Governing Board 26 September 2018
Chair of Governors: Arthur Williams Vice Chair of Governors: Hilary Grainger, Aaron Porter
Resources Committee Teaching & Learning Committee Pupils, Parents, Church and Community Committee
3 Governors plus Head
Shelisha Bent
Chris Chikwendu – Vice Chair
Josephine Copeland
Patrick Flack – Chair
Jesse Nderitu
Stephen Sin
Jonas Wontumi 3 Governors plus Head/Deputy
Shelisha Bent – Chair
Diane George
Hilary Grainger
Ivana Brskovska
Sarah Ganger
Aaron Porter
Janice Rawlins
Arthur Williams 3 Governors plus Head/Deputy
Father Leonard Marsh
Aaron Porter – Chair
Admissions Committee Pupil Discipline Committee Staff Discipline Committee
Three members required
Arthur Williams Shelisha Bent
Jesse Nderitu Shelisha Bent
Chris Chikwendu
Patrick Flack
Headteacher’s Performance Management Committee Pay Committee
Three members required Pay Review Committee
External Adviser
Arthur Williams Chris Chikwendu
Jonas Wontumi
Jesse NderituFather Leonard Marsh (Appeals)
Governor Monitoring Roles and Curriculum Links 2018-19
Safeguarding/Children Looked After Governor SEND & Inclusion Governors Finance & Skills Audit Governor
Jesse Nderitu to train Diane George Chris Chikwendu
Standards – Early Years and Foundation Stage Governor Standards – Maths Governor Standards – Literacy Governor
All Governors on RC & T&LC Stephen Sin Aaron Porter
Standards – Food and Nutrition Governor Standards – Creative Arts/Gifted and Talented Governor Pupil Premium Governors
Shelisha Bent All Governors via T&LC Hilary Grainger (Finance)
Chris Kent (Impact)
Children, Family & Community Governor Website Monitoring & data Governor
– Arthur Williams
Governor Type
7 January 2019 – 6 January 2023
1 September 2016 – 31 August 2020
1 January 2016 –Ex-Officio
1 January 2017 – 31 December 2021
Co-opted
28 November2016 – 27 November 2020
5 December 2017 – 4 December 2021
Appointed Foundation – SDBE
Arthur Williams (Chair)
Foundation – Ex-Officio
Leonard Marsh
1 September 2012 – Ex-Officio
Foundation –PCC
Stephen Kop Kin Sin
Jesse Nderitu (Vice-Chair)
Christopher Chikwendu (Treasurer)
8 January 2017 –7 January 2021
4 Sept 2018 – 3 Sept 2022
5 March 2019 – 4 March 2023
Governance Clerk
Lynn Bruce
OUR GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
Every term we have a Full Governors Meeting when every governor is expected to attend. Any governor can put on the agenda an item about the working of the school. To help us carry out our duties we have a number of committees. Each committee has terms of reference that are agreed by the full governing body. These terms of reference state the responsibilities of the committee and the decisions they can take. Each committee meets at least once a term. These are;
The Resources Committee. This committee is responsible for monitoring the school budget and other financial matters such as acting on recommendations of audit checks. The committee also is responsible for staffing matters and the maintence and upkeep of the building, It is also responsible for Health and Safety matters.
The Teaching and Learning Committee. This committee is responsible for monitoring the learning, teaching and pupil standards of achievement. It monitors the progress that children are making and closely looks at the performance of particular groups such as boys/girls, special needs, children who are supported through the pupil premium, EAL children to make sure that all children are achieving their best. As a church school it also monitors the quality and contents of Collective Worship and Religious Education.
Pupil, Parent, Church and Community. This committee is responsible for the safety and well being of pupils, the links with parents, All Saints Church and the local community. It works with parents in encouraging them to become involved in the life of the school, It monitors the attendance of pupils and monitors how the school is supporting vulnerable pupils and parents. It also receives reports on the behaviour of children, including any exclusions and examples of outstanding behaviour.
There are also other groups of governors that are particularly responsible for school matters. These include;
Staff Performance Review Committee. This committee of 3 governors receive reports on the annual performance reviews of staff, including the head teacher and any recommendations on pay.
Head teachers Performance Management Team. This consists of 3 governors who are supported by a member of the Southwark Diocesan Board of Governors. They set the annual targets for the head teacher and review progress throughout the year and decide at the end of the cycle if these targets have been met.
Admissions Committee. Keeps the admission policy under review and how it is being implemented.
Safe guarding Governors. 2 governors are qualified in monitoring the safe guarding checks the school makes on staff. They study the records held on staff and make recommendations.
Faith Group, This group of governors with staff and pupils meet to support the school in developing its Christian ethos. It looks at the R.E. curriculum, collective worship and how the Christian values of the school are embedded in the daily life of the school.
To get their own perspectives on the life of the school governors spend a morning in school every term. During this visit we meet staff, observe teaching, look at children’s work and attend assemblies
As we are a Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School the majority of governors are called foundation governors. Their main responsibility is to ensure that the school stays true to its Christian Foundation. The majority of foundation governors are appointed by the Church Council of All Saints Church, Upper Norwood as the Church founded the school way back in the nineteenth century. Two other foundation governors are appointed by the Diocese of Southwark, the Diocese is the geographical area in which the school is situated.
Other governors represent the school staff and the local community which also includes parents.
These include one local authority governor chosen by Croydon Local Authority, one co-opted governor, an elected teacher governor and a governor to represent the support staff.
Two governors are elected by the parents of the school.
Father Leonard and Josephine Copeland are ex-officio governors because of their positions, Vicar of All Saints Church, Upper Norwood and Head teacher of the school.
AS Committee Membership 2017-18
Meeting Minutes:
FGB Meeting 26.9.19
GB Final Minutes July 2018
GB Final Minutes February 2018
GB Final Minutes January 2018
AS 2017-2018 GB Final Minutes October 2017
AS 2016-17 Minutes Extraordinary Meeting 14 June 17
AS 2016-2017 GB Final Minutes 4 May 17
AS 2016-2017 GB Final Minutes Nov 30 2016
AS 2016-17 GB Final Minutes Sep 29 2016
AS 2015-16 GB Final Minutes April 28th 2016
AS 2015-16 GB Final Minutes Jan 28th 2016
AS 2015-16 T&L Final Minutes Feb 22nd 2016
AS 2014 – 2015 GB Final Minutes 12 February 2015
AS 2014-2015 GB Final Minutes 3 December 2014
AS 2014-2015 GB Final Minutes 18 September 2014
The Governing Body of All Saints 23 April 15
AS Governor Attendance Summary 2017-18
AS Governor Attendance Summary 2016-2017
Name GB RC PPCC T&L RC PPCC T&L RC GB PPCC PDC GB T&L RC
29/09/2016 12/10/2016 19/10/2016 09/11/2016 01/02/2017 08/03/2017 22/03/2017 26/04/2017 04/05/2017 24/05/2017 07/06/2017 21/06/2017 28/06/2017 05/07/2017
Quorum 50% 3 Gov & Head 3 Gov & Head 3 Gov & Head 3 Gov & Head 3 Gov & Head 3 Gov & Head 3 Gov & Head 50% 3 Gov & Head 3 Gov & Head 50% 3 Gov & Head 3 Gov & Head
Shelisa Bent Present Apologies – work Absent Present Absent Absent Present Present Present Present Present Present Present
Chris Chikwendu Absent Present N/A N/A Present N/A N/A Present Present N/A Present N/A Present
Josephine Copeland Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Apologies – personal
Robert Crorken Present N/A Present Present N/A N/A Apologies – work N/A Present N/A Absent Apologies – work N/A
Chantal Doffoh Present Present Apologies – Course N/A Absent N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Diane George N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Present N/A Present N/A Present Present Present
Hilary Grainger Present N/A N/A Present N/A N/A Present N/A Apologies – personal N/A Present Present N/A
Chris Kent Present N/A Present Present N/A Present Apologies – other N/A Present Present Present Apologies – other N/A
Leonard Marsh Present N/A Present N/A N/A Present N/A N/A Present Present Present Present N/A N/A
Jesse Nderitu Absent Present N/A N/A Present N/A N/A Present Present N/A Present N/A Present
Stella Onwu Present Absent N/A N/A Absent N/A N/A Absent Absent N/A Present N/A Absent
Aaron Porter Present N/A Present Present N/A Present Apologies – work N/A Present Present Present Apologies – work N/A
Janice Rawlins Present N/A Present Present N/A Absent Present N/A Apologies – personal Present Present Present N/A
Stephen Sin Present N/A N/A Present N/A N/A Apologies – work N/A Apologies – work N/A Present Apologies – work N/A
Jennifer Soago Present N/A Present Present N/A Present Present N/A Present Apologies Present Present N/A
Jonas Wontumi Present Present N/A N/A Present N/A N/A Present Present N/A Present N/A Apologies – hols
Arthur Williams Present Present Apologies – holiday Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present
Lynn Bruce Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present
David Sanders Present
Robert Lines Present
Debby McCormack Present
Zarah Persaud Present Present Present Present
John Fennell Present
Chantal Doffoh Present
Patrick Leavy Present
In October 2017 all the individual Governors declared that they had no pecuniary interests in the school except for Shelisha Bent who works for Pearsons Limited, who produce educational resources, and like all Governors she would declare prior to any meeting if it was relevant.
REVIEW OF GOVERNANCE 2016-2017
SHELISHA BENT:
Local Authority Governor. I have been a governor at All Saints since 2011. I have over 10 years experience working in HR and i became a school governor having finished my masters and enjoyed my studying. I wanted to contribute by “giving back to education” and give the benefit of my professional HR experienceto a governing board and therefore was appointed by the local authority, Since I have been a governor, I have been chair of The Teaching and Learning Committee for the last 3vyears. I particularly enjoy working with the teachers and other governors to improve the standards of the education experience for the children which involves the analysis of data and visiting the school and reviewing the children’s work.
AARON PORTER:
All Saints Church Foundation Governor. Aaron has been a foundation governor since January 2015.He is a former President of The National Union of Students (NUS). He now works across the higher education sector in a portfolio of roles including as Associate Director (Governance) for the Leadership Foundation and as a Director of Insight for the Hotcourses Group. He has served in a number of non-executive roles including on the board of Endsleigh Insurance, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Services (UCAS) and the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Outside of work, Aaron is a season ticket holder at Crystal Palace, a qualified football referee, a keen follower of Surrey County Cricket Club and a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. In 2015 He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Leicester in recognition of his contribution to higher education and the student experience.
STEPHEN SIN:
All Saints Church Foundation Governor. As a parent of two pupils who have both attended All Saints and are now in local secondary schools since moving here in 1999 we feel that Crystal Palace and the surrounding area still has the potential for all of us to be part of the continuing good work and the improvements for the next generation It has been my privilege, a great learning experience and truly worthy to be a team member of the governing body. During my time since 2007 from being a parent, associate and now a foundation governor of the governing body, all my working and life experiences are used to support and help maintain and seek to improve the school’s position and standing in the community it serves. It is vital that w=every member and stakeholder within the school from governors, management, staff, parents and most importantly that every pupil play their part and the continuing success stories, this can only be achieved from your commitment, belief and faith in the school.
JONAS WONTUMI:
All Saints Church,Foundation Governor. I’m a Financial and Procurement professional with additional experiences in operational, educational and retail management. Originally from Ghana, formally Goldcoast) and belong to the famous tribe “Ga’s#smileyface. I’m passionate about volunteering as it is one of my ways of giving back to society, Being a governor over the past few years has offered me the opportunity to utilise my knowledge and skills to support the Governing Board at All Saints School while acquiring new skills. My favourite author is John Gresham and favourite quote “Only the strong survive, only the wise excel”. –MC Lyte. Finally blue is the colour and Chelsea is the name #football!
CHRISTOPHER CHIKWENDU:
All Saints Church Foundation Governor. I joined the governing body in 2013. My background is in financial management with over 10 years’ experience in further education colleges. I am currently a Management Accountant for a private college in central London and a member of the college management team. I am also a member of the Church Council for All Saints Church, Upper Norwood who elected me to be a foundation governor. Being a school governor is an excellent opportunity for me to support my local school from a personal and church perspective by using the skills I’ve gained in a professional capacity for the benefit of the school. As far as hobbies are concerned I am a tennis fan and play for my local tennis club.
JESSE NDERITU:
All Saints Church Foundation Governor. Jessse is vice chair of the governing body. For many years he was a parent of two boys who attended All Saints and now go to a local secondary school. He is a Pastor of a local church. He ialso chair of The Resources Committee.
HILARY GRAINGER:
Diocesan Foundation Governor. Hilary has an extensive career in education for over forty years, teaching, leading and advising across a range of schools and settings. She has taught in the Midlands and South London and was headteacher of a Church School in Coulsdon for twelve years. Following retirement from full-time headship. Hilary has worked on a consultancy basis as a Primary adviser for the Dioces of Southwark supporting school improvement.
Hilary is married with one grown up daughter. She enjoys walking and yoga, singing and playing the piano, when there is time! She is a member of the United Reformed Church in South Croydon, and is involved in helping to lead the Junior Church.
ARTHUR WILLIAMS:
Diocesan Foundation Governor. I have been a governor since 2005. I am now the chair having been previously the vice chair. For 15 years I was head teacher of a Streatham Church of England Primary School and before that a deputy head teacher and class teacher. I presently attend Immanuel and Saint Andrew Church of England, Streatham Common, were i lead a teenager study group. I am also a magistrate and sit in the Adult and Youth Courts at Wimbledon and the Appeal Court at Kingston. I regularly visit primary and secondary schools across South London explaining how the Youth Justice system works. I live in Streatham but having grown up on Merseyside I have a season ticket at Tranmere Rovers Football Club. I am regularly in the school especially to run the chess club.
FATHER LEONARD MARSH:
ex-officio governor. I am the Vicar of All Saints Upper Norwood. I am also ex-officio a member of the Governing Body of All Saints Church of England Primary School. I have been pleased to be part of the partnership between the school and All Saints Church, that goes back to the beginning of the school and am glad the relationship between the school has strengthened over recent years.
STAFF GOVERNORS:
JOSEPHINE COPELAND is an ex-officio governor due to her status as head teacher.
DIANE GEORGE is the deputy head teacher and is the elected teacher governor.
JANICE RAWLINS is a member of the support staff and has been elected to represent the support staff.
ELECTED PARENT GOVERNORS:
JENNIFER SOAGA is an elected parent governor. Besides being a parent governor I am a one to one Teaching Assistant and a member of The Friends of All Saints PTA. I am very passionate about my job as a T. A. But also passionate about my kids and this is why I became a governor to be able to bring extra help to our school bringing fresh ideas as a parent and member of staff.
I believe the children are the most important in this school and I will keep on doing and giving my best to help them succeed in happiness.
CHRISTINE KENT is a co-opted governor. I have been associated with the school since the 14th November 1983 when I joined the school as a midday meals supervisor, when Mr Frank Wood was head teacher. I have worked as a Teaching Assistant in every year from the Nursery to Year 6. I have also worked in the school office collecting the dinner money. I joined the governing body a year before I retired and wanted to carry on after retirement. I also work as a volunteer listening to readers and escorting children on school trips. I do this as I still feel I can help the children.
LORRAINE KINNEAR is an elected Parent Governor. I have two children in the school, Evangeline in Dolphin Class and Florence in Reception, who both attended the excellent School Nursery.
I am the Minister at the Salvation Army in Upper Norwood alongside my husband Michael and have been here for 5 years. I have been an ordained Minister for 11 years and studied with the University of Gloucester. My work involves helping people in the local community including the running of a baby and food food bank and supporting those in need.
Within my ministerial role I am the coordinator for Anti-HumanTrafficking in South London in South London recruiting volunteer drivers and chaperones responding to modern slavery cases. I also act as a Salvation Army chaperone taking victims of trafficking and modern day slavery to safe houses.
I am very grateful to be given the opportunity of Parent Governor at All Saints’ Church of England School, recognising the added value that comes with a faith school. I have a keen interest in the education of not only my own children but those in the wider community and hope to build on my good relationships with parents encouraging them to take an active interest in the life and work of All Saints’ School.
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HOW DO WE AS A GOVERNING BODY CHALLENGE AND SUPPORT THE SCHOOL IN TACKLING THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES 2018
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By MO JINGXI and WANG QINGYUN | China Daily | Updated: 2017-12-05 06:59
China said it is regrettable that tensions on the Korean Peninsula have intensified after a period of stability, and called for parties to abide by UN Security Council resolutions.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remark on Monday as Seoul and Washington kicked off their largest-ever air force exercise after Pyongyang's latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Nov 29.
"Tensions resurfaced on the peninsula after two months of relative calm, and all related parties didn't catch the window of opportunity that China has appealed for them to take advantage of. China feels regret about it," Wang said at a joint news conference with his Mongolian counterpart in Beijing.
The foreign minister also said that while China takes an open-minded attitude toward solutions to the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, all parties should jointly abide by the regulations and spirit of Security Council resolutions.
"The resolutions represent the common will of the international community, and they are the global duties that should be followed by all members," Wang said.
Proposals that do not conform to, or measures not in the resolutions, lack an international legal basis and harm the legitimate rights and interests of Security Council members, he added.
The Republic of Korea and the United States started the five-day Vigilant Ace air combat exercise in Seoul on Monday, involving over 230 warplanes and about 12,000 military personnel, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Pyongyang said on Sunday that the drill would push the already acute situation to the brink of nuclear war, according to the Korean Central News Agency.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Monday that China hoped all parties will do more to help ease tensions and avoid provoking each other.
China has put forward a dual-track approach and "suspension for suspension" initiative to address the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.
The suspension-for-suspension proposal calls on Pyongyang to pause its missile and nuclear activities, and calling on Washington and Seoul to put joint military drills on hold.
Wang Junsheng, an expert on Korean Peninsula affairs at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said no party will win by continually flexing its muscles.
Contact the writers at mo¬jingxi@chinadaily.com.cn
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Xi: Denuclearization in Korean Peninsula is 'China's unswerving goal'
China calls for easing tension on Korean Peninsula issue
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1. $899,000 5 / 3 111 Running Deer Trail Rd, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1532)
5. $599,000 6 / 4 1009 Parvin Mill, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1585)
6. $595,000 5 / 4 425 langley, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 2766)
7. $565,000 1031 Centerton Rd, Elmer (COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL - 1427)
8. $469,900 3 / 2 158 Langley Rd, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1708)
9. $425,000 4 / 3 338 Fork Bridge Rd, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1392)
10. $374,999 Palatine, Pittsgrove Township (Vacant Land - 1437)
11. $369,000 Crystal, Elmer (Vacant Land - 1598)
12. $349,900 4 / 2 1157 Sassafras Shore Rd, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1691)
13. $314,900 4 / 2 233 Deerfield Rd, Upper Deerfield Township (Single Family - 1399)
14. $294,900 4 / 1 981 Landis, Elmer (Single Family - 1528)
15. $292,500 4 / 2 21 Gwynwood Dr, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1431)
16. $270,000 3 / 3 728 Willow Grove, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 2100)
17. $269,900 4 / 2 23 Karen, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1560)
18. $269,900 3 / 1 25 Doris Dr, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1444)
19. $264,900 3 / 2 404 Main, Elmer (Single Family - 1691)
20. $262,500 4 / 2 1045 Rainbow, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 2446)
21. $249,000 3 / 2 947 CROW POND ROAD, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1459)
22. $232,000 3 / 2 884 Centerton Rd, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1992)
24. $199,000 3 / 2 1017 Terns Landing, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 2664)
25. $189,000 Buck, Upper Pittsgrove Township (Vacant Land - 1511)
26. $180,000 Lawrence Corner, Pittsgrove Township (Vacant Land - 1522)
27. $179,900 3 / 2 243 Palatine Rd, Elmer (Single Family - 1399)
28. $169,900 3 / 2 36 Margarete, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1431)
30. $164,900 3 / 1 194 Crow Pond, Elmer (Single Family - 3215)
31. $160,000 3 / 1 66 Maple Rd, Elmer (Single Family - 1420)
32. $149,000 Jefferson, Upper Pittsgrove Township (Vacant Land - 1438)
33. $139,900 3 / 1 710 Kenyon, Elmer (Single Family - 2100)
34. $134,900 3 / 1 956 Garden Rd, Brotmanville (Single Family - 1676)
35. $130,000 3 / 2 95 Willow Grove, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1403)
36. $99,900 104 Running Deer, Pittsgrove Township (Vacant Land - 1642)
37. $99,000 3 / 1 114 Pindale, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1486)
38. $94,000 L20 Parvin Mill, Pittsgrove Township (Vacant Land - 1571)
39. $89,900 38 Reckondorfer, Pittsgrove Township (Vacant Land - 1438)
40. $89,000 4 / 2 785 Centerton Rd, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1423)
41. $79,900 L12.02 Daretown, Elmer (Vacant Land - 1546)
42. $79,900 430 Garrison, Elmer (Vacant Land - 1416)
43. $75,000 1 / 1 66 Almond Rd, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1403)
44. $64,000 3 / 2 24 BRIARWOOD LANE, Pittsgrove Township (Mobile Home w/o Land - 1395)
45. $59,900 3 / 1 28 MENDES AVENUE, Pittsgrove Township (Single Family - 1430)
46. $39,500 3 / 1 22 Steinfeld, Elmer (Single Family - 1519)
47. $19,900 1006 10th, Dorothy (Vacant Land - 1779)
47 - sjsr
0 1-179 days; 0 180-364 days; 47 > 365 days
Total sale price - $13,020,599 ($277,034 average and 1,647 days on market)
25 Listing offices (with 47 listings):
BHHS FOX and ROACH-Vineland (4)
KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY-MILLVIL (4)
KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY-CHERRY (3)
ROARKE AGENCY, LLC (3)
BHHS FOX and ROACH-Mullica Hil (3)
MATURO REALTY (3)
COLDWELL BANKER EXCEL REALTY (3)
A J FALCIANI REALTY (3)
RE/MAX PREFERRED - Mullica Hil (2)
KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY-WASHING (2)
WEICHERT REALTORS - MULLICA HI (2)
CENTURY 21 GLENCOVE-MORRIS (2)
WHEATON REAL ESTATE LLC (1)
EXIT HOMESTEAD REALTY PROFESSI (1)
NETWORK NATIONAL REALTY, LLC (1)
EXIT UPTOWN REALTY (1)
BHHS FOX and ROACH-Washington- (1)
BHHS FOX and ROACH-Margate (1)
CENTURY 21 HUGHES-RIGGS REALTY (1)
KAPITAL M REALTY, LLC (1)
CENTURY 21 GRAHAM REALTY (1)
PINO AGENCY, INC (1)
PORRECA REAL ESTATE (1)
BUDD REALTY, INC. (1)
SERRA REAL ESTATE LLC (1)
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City Design
Central Government - National Life Issues
Avondale - Roskill By Election, 9th April 2008
AUCKLAND SUPERCITY ELECTION - 2010
CONGRATULATIONS LEN BROWN ON A GREAT WIN.
CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO ALL THOSE COUNCILLORS AND LOCAL BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO GUIDE THE PROGRESS OF THE SUPERCITY OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS
CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO COLIN CRAIG WHO RECEIVED AN AMAZING 42,299 VOTES AS A FIRST TIMER WITH NO MEDIA PROFILE. IS THIS THE FACE OF THE FUTURE?? Colin was actually the only candidate who addressed issues like leaky homes, ratepayer indebtedness, social dysfunction, and who recognised that the way ahead in public transport is to embrace new technology rather than last century's heavy rail expansion.
SEVEN TRANSPORT PRIORITIES FOR LEN BROWN AND THE NEW COUNCIL
(1) ORDER A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THE $59 MILLION CAPITAL COST INTEGRATED TICKETING CONTRACT SIGNED BY ARTA WITH THE AUCKLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL'S (MIKE LEE) AGREEMENT AS TO WHETHER THIS PROVIDES THE BEST POSSIBLE VALUE.
(2) ORDER A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO WHY "SUPERMAXX" (or a better proposal if he can find it) WAS NOT IMPLEMENTED DESPITE NEITHER ARTA OR THE ARC BEING ABLE TO DISPROVE THAT IT WOULD IN FACT PROVIDE A MUCH BETTER SERVICE WHILE SAVING $1 MILLION PER WEEK IN OPERATING SUBSIDIES. IT HAS BEEN IN THE HANDS OF ARTA AND THE ARC FOR OVER 3 YEARS.
(3) ORDER A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO WHY ARTA, THE ARC, AND AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL HAVE CHOSEN THE MOST EXPENSIVE OPTION POSSIBLE FOR THE INNER CITY RAIL ROUTE WHICH WILL TAKE 7 - 9 YEARS TO BUILD AND IS ACTUALLY UNAFFORDABLE IN THE PRESENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE WHEN A BETTER OPTION IS AVAILABLE SERVING THE UNIVERSITY AND SYMONDS ST RIDGE. THIS IS THE OPTION I HAVE BEEN PROMOTING SINCE 2006 TO TUNNEL UNDER ALBERT ST TO VICTORIA ST, BRIDGE ACROSS QUEEN ST, TUNNEL UNDER ALBERT PARK, AND BRIDGE ACROSS STANLEY ST TO PARNELL RISE TO REJOIN THE CURRENT TRACK. THIS WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF ARTA'S CHOSEN ROUTE AND COULD BE BUILT WITHIN 3 YEARS
(4) ORDER A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THE VASTLY CHEAPER AND MORE EFFICIENT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS SUCH AS MISTER, SKYCABS, ULTRA AND SKYWEB TO PROVIDE LINKS TO THE AIRPORT AND NORTH SHORE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MAXIMUM USAGE OF THE CURRENT RAIL AND BUS NETWORK UNDER "SUPERMAXX". THESE CAN BE INTRODUCED WITHOUT THE HUGE COSTS OF LAND AQUISITION OF HEAVY OR LIGHT RAIL TRACKS AND ARE VASTLY CHEAPER TO OPERATE. THEY CAN OPERATE ABOVE MAJOR ARTERIAL ROUTES SUCH AS DOMINION, MANUKAU AND LAKE RDS REMOVING CONGESTION FROM THE STREETS.
(5) ORDER A FULL INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY THE TRANSPORT AGENCY ARE OBSESSED WITH EXTENDING STATE HIGHWAY 20 IN A HIGHLY DISRUPTIVE AND OVER EXPENSIVE OPTION VIA GREAT NORTH ROAD WHEN A VASTLY CHEAPER AND LESS DISRUPTIVE OPTION IS AVAILABLE BY TUNNELLING TO CARRINGTON ROAD AND CUT AND COVERING TO THE MOTORWAY AT PT CHEVALIER.
(6) ORDER A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO WHY THE TRANSPORT AGENCY HAS REFUSED TO ALLOW PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE EASTERN CLIPONS OF THE HARBOUR BRIDGE FOR A FEW HOURS ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH AT NO COST TO THE TRANSPORT AGENCY, MINIMAL DISRUPTION TO DRIVERS, AND HUGE BENEFIT TO AUCKLANDERS AND OUR TOURIST INDUSTRY
(7) ORDER A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO WHY THE AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO IMPLEMENT SENSIBLE HIUGHLY COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO MAKING QUEEN ST A FREE FLOWING AND VASTLY BETTER PLACE TO WORK, VISIT, LIVE, AND PLAY
INTERESTED IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT???
Come with me to DISCOVER THE MIDDLE EAST departing Auckland on the 10th December, 2010. This is primarily a tour to discover and enjoy the history, culture, and scenery of the area however for those who are interested we will be looking at the new public transport system in Dubai including its ticketing system provided by Thales and see how Amman in Jordan is implementing a free flowing traffic policy throughout the city - something I have been advocating in Auckland for over 4 years. See www.chinatours.co.nz for full itinerary.
QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
AUCKLAND MAYORAL CANDIDATES WAITEMATA AND GULF WARD CANDIDATES WAITEMATA AND LOCAL BOARD CANDIDATES
The following questions were sent to selected candidates for the above positions in the new Auckland Council. Only Colin Craig and Tenby Powell replied. Their replies are below. Unfortunately neither have been elected - better luck next time. These are people who are actually thinking of the future!
The Supercity election this year is truly one of the most crucial in Auckland's history. The success of the Supercity will depend in large measure on the ability and vision of the elected representives at all levels of the Supercity governance.
There are many, like myself, who have not yet decided who to vote for and are not satisfied with the level of questioning by the media to ascertain whether your aspirations have been costed, your visions are rational, and especially exactly what is your programme and expenditure expectations for the next three years, which is the term of your mandate from this election.
To clarify some issues and assist us in making our decisions I would greatly appreciate your response to the following questions.
Both the questions and your answers will be posted on the www.aucklandtransportconsultancy.co.nz website. Should you not respond this will also be noted.
Thank you for your assistance and I wish you well in your aspirations to make Auckland the great city it could be.
I look forward to your reply.
Stephen Greenfield Transport Solutions Designer Auckland Transport Consultancy
'SUPERMAXX' is a proposal I commenced developing 4 years ago which
** could be implemented within 6 months using current buses and trains
** would save approximately ONE MILLION DOLLARS PER WEEK in operating subsidies
** would dramatically lower the cost of travel with time based fares, the primary unit of which is a 30 day $60 unlimited travel pass covering the area from Albany to Papakura and Henderson to Howick and a $90 30 days pass for the area from Wellsford to Waiuku.
** would remove approximately 50,000 tons of carbon from the air per annum
** provides 24 hour services on all primary and secondary routes and in conjunction with "MINIMAXX" (small extra fee) provides door to door services throughout the region.
"SUPERMAXX" has been with the Auckland Regional Council and ARTA for over 3 years and with the Minister of Transport, Prime Minister, and Auckland City, Manukau, and North Shore, and Waitakere City Councils for nearly 2 years. They have not refuted the proposal or come up with a better one.
The following questions were sent to
Mayoral Aspirants Colin Craig, Hugh Chapman, John Banks, Len Brown, Andrew Williams, Vanessa Neeson, Simon Prast, and David Willmott
Waitemata Ward Aspirants Mike Lee, Tenby Powell, Alex Swney,
As at midday 3rd October COLIN CRAIG (Mayoral Candidate) and Tenby Powell (Waitemata Ward candidate) are the only ones to reply! Their answers are below.
MY MAYORAL VOTE WILL GO TO COLIN CRAIG FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST IN THE SHORTEST TIME POSSIBLE.
MY WAITEMATA WARD VOTE WILL GO TO TENBY POWELL
QUESTION ONE
Will you examine the 'SUPERMAXX" proposal for its viability and demand a full enquiry as to why this, or a better proposal, has not been implemented during this time. YES/NO
Will you support the immediate implementation of Supermaxx with its huge benefits for Aucklanders if it is proven to be valid. YES/NO
COLIN CRAIG - YES - if it stacks up
TENBY POWELL REPLIES - yes to a full enquiry. Yes - if it is proven to be valid and, even if component aspects are valid, I would support the integration of these aspects if possible.
QUESTION TWO
ARTA have signed an agreement with Thales for a highly complex and grossly over expensive integrated ticketing system costing some $59 million in capital cost and $8 million in annual operating cost.
2A. Do you believe this contract represents the best value available for an integrated ticketing system YES/NO
2B If no, what steps will you take to have the contract cancelled and replaced with a better value contract?
Please note that Supermaxx will cost a total of $6 million to set up including the provision of 200,000 photo ID Supermaxx passes loaded with 7 days unlimited free travel.
COLIN CRAIG - Expect to see comparative pricing and that process was open and fair. If not will redo process with open tender and consider alternatives.
TENBY POWELL REPLIES - (2A) No (2B) Having led and grown large businesses I am acutely aware of the impact of leveraging best practice solutions that are applicable to environment. I am an advocate o a single ticket system but believe the purchase and implementation cost of the proposed Thales system is unnecessary and may not actually deliver the best solution for Aucklanders and our visitors. As a Councillor I would challenge this and see to be appointed to the due diligence committee to revise the process so as to provide an efficient and cost effective solution for Auckland.
QUESTION THREE - AUCKLAND CBD
On the back page of the SUPERMAXX proposal are 8 affordable and highly effective measures which could be taken with the next three years to make Auckland a free flowing city and a vastly better place to live, work, shop, and play. Which of these measures will you seek to implement?
(For full details of these proposals see the CITY DESIGN section of this website)
1. Underground Quay St from Commerce St to Hobson st
2. "Queen Elizabeth Square" traffic banned and glass atrium walkway and entertainment area provided
3. Customs St/Queen St intersection
4. Queen St/Fort St/Jean Batten Place/Shortland St
5. Wyndham St/Queen St intersection
6. Victoria/Queen St intersection
7. Queen St/Karangahape Rd intersection
8. Upper Queen St/Ian Mackinnon Drive.
COLIN CRAIG - Happy to look at them all. Would do analysis first and implement those that are deemed viable (so probably most if not all)
TENBY POWELL - As an overriding comment I consider most of these measures to be innovative and forward thinking, the latter being critically important to manage Aucklands projected growth. (1) Yes (2) Yes (if efficiencies gained are clearly communicated and understood) (3) Yes (providing alternative solutions are also examined) (4) Undecided (need further information, particularly given that BNZ Bank (owned by Australian NAB Banking Corp) is critical to the plan). (5) Yes (This is a very good idea) (6) Yes (this could easily be integrated into the proposed inner city loop. (7) yes (8) Yes.
QUESTION FOUR
An inner city rail loop is essential for the effective operation of Aucklands rail system. ARTA have identified the most expensive option possible and suggest 7-10 years to implement it.
Will you support the urgent examination of an alternative Albert St, Victoria St, Albert Park, (University), Parnell Rise route as shown on the back page of "Supermaxx" which could be built at less than half the cost and in one third of the time of ARTA's suggested route. YES/NO (There is no reason why the Albert St to Mt Eden link cannot be provided at a later date)
COLIN CRAIG - yes, absolutely
TENBY POWELL - Yes (categorically - the new Council must seriously question recent decisions pertaining to a raft of proposed transport decisions. Some Councillors must therefore have previous business leadership experience at a high level to question, & if necessary STOP, the decisions that have been previously made, and also to manage the CCO's against planned outputs and performance).
QUESTION FIVE - AUCKLAND HARBOUR BRIDGE WALKING ACCESS Enclosed herewith is a proposal given to the ARC, Auckland and North Shore City Councils, The Transport Agency, and Minister of Transport in September 2009 for access to the Harbour Bridge for a few hours on the first sunday of each month at no cost to The Transport Agency, minimal disruption to drivers and local residents, and huge benefits to a chosen charity and the Auckland public and tourist industry as an interim measure while awaiting permanent access. This could commence on the 5th December, 2010
Do you support and will you promote this proposal YES/NO
COLIN CRAIG - Possibly. Long term I support a new bridge with full pedestrian and cycling avenues.
TENBY POWELL - Yes - good idea, providing that it does not impede emergency services or impact negatively on the free egress of Aucklanders
QUESTION SIX - PROPERTY RIGHTS The government has signed an agreement with a consortium of Auckland IWI to take away the ownership rights of 12 volcanic cones from non Maori Aucklanders and replace it with visiting rights
Do you support this agreement YES/NO If yes - why? If no - what steps will you take to retain ownership of the volcanic cones equally for all Aucklanders for all time?
COLIN CRAIG - No I do not support this agreement. As a community I do not want us to be divided on the basis of race. Public land should be owned by and for all New Zealanders.
TENBY POWELL - Need more information in order to fully understand the issue - however
The Auckland Council has shown that they are incapable of, or disinterested in, looking after these cones and, using Mt Eden as an example, they are deteriorating at an alarming rate. My understanding is that under the management of Ngati Whatua, all Aucklanders will have access to them while an active conservation and preservation programme will be implemented. I have met with Ngati Whatua and am of the belief that if the cone conservation is not better managed they will be lost to future generations of Aucklanders and our visitors. Ngati Whatua have a detailed understanding of our physical environment and their recommendations over the past century have been mostly correct. It is certainly important for all New Zealanders to have free access to public land. However this issue may be less about "takinmg away the ownership of the cone" and much more about "preservation of the cones for the future of ALL Aucklanders.
THE ISSUES BELOW WERE POSTED AT THE TIME OF THE AVONDALE/ROSKILL BY ELECTION IN 2008
Watercare and Metrowater should be combined and operated as a not for profit Local Body Trading Enterprise. While we have our fragmented city system a board of Directors should be appointed with one director appointed from each Council, and an equivalent number of independent directors, at least some with expertise in water provision.
It is totally unacceptable that the current organisations are plundered for City Council expenditure.
All new buildings should be required to harness as much rainwater as possible for purposes other than drinking water, such as washing and toilets. They should also capture as much solar power as possible.
Separation of stormwater and wastewater should be completed as quickly as possible. The quality of the environment needs a great deal of enhancement.
The power companies should be ‘actively' encouraged to underground lines as quickly as possible along with cable for Broadband to every home.
ROADS AND FOOTPATHS
An ongoing programme of road and footpath improvement should be stepped up. Avondale-Roskill tends to be cared for after more wealthy suburbs.
Every New Zealander should have access to swimming facilities year round. It seems to me that an enclosed year round solar heated complex should be built as part of Avondale College and nearby schools to replace the totally unacceptable facilities there. This should be paid for by a combination of the Education Department, Auckland City Council, and Private Enterprise. It should be open and staffed from 8am to 8pm Monday - Saturday and 2pm -8pm sunday, but use restricted to the local schools between 1pm and 3pm on school days with a fee payable by the public during open hours.
See SUPERMAXX and the separate TRANSPORT section.
I am totally in favour of completing double tracking the Western Rail line as soon as possible and building a bus/rail easy interchange at the new Avondale station.
The line should be electrified as soon as possible.
I am totally in favour of "QE2" Square (renamed Hillary Square with the agreement of the family) and Queens Wharf being turned into a continuous people place as soon as possible.
The inner city should have a ‘free flow' concept for both traffic and pedestrians.
I am totally opposed to the Central Traffic Connector. Khyber Pass Road is the ‘industrial' road that can be ‘free flowed' for traffic and carry the buses. At least 20 million dollars of ratepayers money could be saved and a better outcome achieved.
While on the CBD Residents Advisory group I was advocating inner city "Quiet Zones" where the only heavy traffic allowed was that servicing buildings within that zone. Fort St/Customs St/Queen St was one such zone, Park Rd/Khyber Pass Rd/Symonds St another, with electric or hybrid buses connecting Newmarket shops and rail with Aotea via the hospital.
SEE THE CITY DESIGN SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE FOR AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE CITY COULD BE AND THE TYPE OF SOLUTIONS I WOULD ADVOCATE ON COUNCIL
I AM A PASSIONATE BELIEVER IN A FULLY FUNCTIONING ECO FRIENDLY, EXCITING, QUALITY, SAFE, CITY AND WARD
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APOD Retrospective: April 15
A nostalgic look back at Astronomy Picture of the Day
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Mystic Mountain Dust Pillars
Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive, NASA, ESA; Processing & Copyright: David Forteza
It's stars versus dust in the Carina Nebula and the stars are winning. More precisely, the energetic light and winds from massive newly formed stars are evaporating and dispersing the dusty stellar nurseries in which they formed. Located in the Carina Nebula and known informally as Mystic Mountain, these pillar's appearance is dominated by the dark dust even though it is composed mostly of clear hydrogen gas. Dust pillars such as these are actually much thinner than air and only appear as mountains due to relatively small amounts of opaque interstellar dust. About 7,500 light-years distant, the featured image was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, digitally reprocessed by an industrious amateur, and highlights an interior region of Carina which spans about three light years. Within a few million years, the stars will likely win out completely and the entire dust mountain will be destroyed.
Mammatus Clouds over Nebraska
Image Credit & Copyright: Jorn Olsen Photography
When do cloud bottoms appear like bubbles? Normally, cloud bottoms are flat. This is because moist warm air that rises and cools will condense into water droplets at a specific temperature, which usually corresponds to a very specific height. As water droplets grow, an opaque cloud forms. Under some conditions, however, cloud pockets can develop that contain large droplets of water or ice that fall into clear air as they evaporate. Such pockets may occur in turbulent air near a thunderstorm. Resulting mammatus clouds can appear especially dramatic if sunlit from the side. The mammatus clouds pictured above were photographed over Hastings, Nebraska during 2004 June.
IC 1848: The Soul Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Bob Andersson
Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region called the Soul Nebula can be found in the direction of the constellation Cassiopeia, who Greek mythology credits as the vain wife of a King who long ago ruled lands surrounding the upper Nile river. The Soul Nebula houses several open clusters of stars, a large radio source known as W5, and huge evacuated bubbles formed by the winds of young massive stars. Located about 6,500 light years away, the Soul Nebula spans about 100 light years and is usually imaged next to its celestial neighbor the Heart Nebula (IC 1805). The above image appears mostly red due to the emission of a specific color of light emitted by excited hydrogen gas.
Fata Morgana: A Possibly Titanic Mirage
Image Credit & Copyright: Mila Zinkova
Did this mirage help sink the Titanic? The optical phenomenon called Fata Morgana can make strange shapes or a false wall of water appear above a watery horizon. When conditions are right, light reflecting off of cold water will be bent by an unusual layer of warm air above to arrive at the observer from several different angles. A conceptually comparable mirage can make a setting Sun appear strangely distorted or a distant pavement appear wet. One hundred years ago today, such a Fata Morgana mirage might have obscured real icebergs from the clear view of crew onboard the Titanic. Additional evidence for this distortion hypothesis arises from the nearby vessel SS Californian which reported sightings consistent with Fata Morgana mirages. The above Fata Morgana mirage was taken off the US Pacific coast in 2008.
Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA; Processing and additional imaging - Robert Gendler
Big, beautiful spiral galaxy M101 is one of the last entries in Charles Messier's famous catalog, but definitely not one of the least. About 170,000 light-years across, this galaxy is enormous, almost twice the size of our own Milky Way galaxy. M101 was also one of the original spiral nebulae observed by Lord Rosse's large 19th century telescope, the Leviathan of Parsontown. This mosaic of M101 was assembled from Hubble Legacy Archive data. Additional ground-based data was included to further define the telltale reddish emission from atomic hydrogen gas in this gorgeous galaxy's star forming regions. The sharp image shows stunning features in the galaxy's face-on disk of stars and dust along with background galaxies, some visible right through M101 itself. Also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, M101 lies within the boundaries of the northern constellation Ursa Major, about 25 million light-years away.
NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy
[imghover6=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1004/ngc4651_gabany.jpg]http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1004/ng ... gabany.jpg[/imghover6]Image Credit & Copyright: R Jay Gabany (Blackbird Obs.), Collaboration: David Martinez-Delgado (MPIA, IAC), et al.
Spiral galaxy NGC 4651 is a mere 35 million light-years distant, toward the well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices. About 50 thousand light-years across, this galaxy is seen to have a faint umbrella-shaped structure (right) that seems to extend some 50 thousand light-years farther, beyond the bright galactic disk. The giant cosmic umbrella is now known to be composed of tidal star streams. The streams themselves are extensive trails of stars gravitationally stripped from a smaller satellite galaxy that was eventually torn apart. Placing your cursor over the image will superimpose a simulation of the satellite galaxy's path as it was disrupted and absorbed into NGC 4651. Recent work by a remarkable collaboration of amateur and professional astronomers to image faint structures around bright galaxies suggests that even in nearby galaxies, such tidal star streams are common. The result is predicted by models of galaxy formation, including the formation of our Milky Way.
Jagged Shadows May Indicate Saturn Ring Particles
Credit: NASA, JPL, Space Science Institute
What's causing unusual jagged shadows on Saturn's rings? No one is yet sure. As Saturn nears equinox, its rings increasingly show only their thin edge to the Earth and Sun. As a result, Saturn's moons now commonly cast long shadows onto the rings. An example of this is the elongated vertical shadow of Mimas seen on the above right. The series of shorter, jagged shadows that run diagonally, however, are more unusual. Now Saturn's rings have been known to be made of particles for hundreds of years, but these particles have so far escaped direct imaging. It is therefore particularly exciting that a preliminary hypothesis holds that these jagged shadows are silhouettes of transient groups of ring particles temporarily held close by their own gravity. Future work will surely continue, as the robotic Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn that took the above image will continue to photograph Saturn's magnificent rings right through Saturn's equinox this August.
Sky Delights Over Sweden
Credit and Copyright: P-M Hedén (Clear Skies, TWAN)
This night was a sky enthusiast's delight. While relaxing in Sweden last week, many a cosmic wonder was captured with a single snapshot. They are described here from near to far. In the foreground are nearby trees and more distant snow covered mountains. In silhouette, Clouds can be seen just above the horizon, and a careful eye can even discern the more distant green and red auroras which occur in Earth's upper atmosphere. Red emission nebulas dot the sky, including the Heart and Soul Nebulas, IC 1396 and the North America Nebula. Running diagonally from the upper left to the lower right is the majestic glowing band of our Milky Way Galaxy's central plane.. More distant than everything else, appearing as it did over two million years ago, is the Andromeda galaxy, visible above the horizon toward on the lower left.
M3: Inconstant Star Cluster
Credit & Copyright: J. Hartman & (Harvard CfA) & K. Stanek (Ohio State U.)
Star clusters appear constant because photographs of them are frozen in time. In reality, though, cluster stars swarm the center and frequently fluctuate in brightness. Although the time it takes for stars to cross a cluster is about 100,000 years, the time it takes for a star to fluctuate noticeably can be less than one night. In fact, the above time lapse movie of bright globular cluster M3 was taken over a single night. Most of the variable stars visible above are RR Lyrae stars, stars that can quickly double their brightness while becoming noticeably bluer. Furthermore, RR Lyrae stars vary their light in a distinctive pattern that allows unique identification. Lastly, since RR Lyrae stars all have the same intrinsic brightness, identifying them and measuring how dim they appear tells how far they are, since faintness means farness. These distances, in turn, help calibrate the scale of the entire universe.
Galaxy Wars: M81 versus M82
Credit & Copyright: Johannes Schedler (Panther Observatory)
In this stunning cosmic vista, galaxy M81 is on the left surrounded by blue spiral arms. On the right marked by massive gas and dust clouds, is M82. These two mammoth galaxies have been locked in gravitational combat for the past billion years. The gravity from each galaxy dramatically affects the other during each hundred million-year pass. Last go-round, M82's gravity likely raised density waves rippling around M81, resulting in the richness of M81's spiral arms. But M81 left M82 with violent star forming regions and colliding gas clouds so energetic the galaxy glows in X-rays. In a few billion years only one galaxy will remain.
RCW 79: Stars in a Bubble
Credit: E. Churchwell (Univ. Wisconsin-Madison) et al., JPL-Caltech, NASA
A cosmic bubble of gas and dust, RCW 79 has grown to about 70 light-years in diameter, blown by the winds and radiation from hot young stars. Infrared light from the dust embedded in the nebula is tinted red in this gorgeous false-color view from the Spitzer Space Telescope. A good 17 thousand light-years away in the grand southern constellation Centaurus, the expanding nebula itself has triggered star formation as it plows into the gas and dust surrounding it. In fact, this penetrating infrared picture reveals groups of new stars as yellowish points scattered along the bubble's edge. One remarkable group still lies within its own natal bubble at about 7 o'clock (lower left), while another can be seen near the upper gap at about 3 o'clock (right) from the bubble's center.
Venus and the Pleiades
Credit & Copyright: David Cortner
Venus still rules the western skies after sunset as the brilliant evening star. While wandering the ecliptic with its fellow naked-eye planets earlier this month, it passed near the Pleiades star cluster, providing a striking photo opportunity for earthbound skygazers. Cataloged as M45, the Pleiades stars make for a lovely sight on their own, often shown in long exposure images immersed in hazy blue reflection nebulae. In this picture though, recorded on the evening of April 3rd, brilliant Venus closes with the Seven Sisters and overwhelms the light from the delicate cosmic clouds. The view offers a study in contrasts as Venus appears about 700 times brighter than Alcyone, the Pleiades brightest star. With Venus just over 5 light-minutes from Earth, Alcyone and the other Pleiades cluster stars are about 400 light-years distant. Formed out of the contracting nebula which gave birth to the Sun, Venus is also roughly 4.5 billion years old. The stars of the Pleiades are likely aged a mere hundred million years.
A Crescent Nebula Star Field
Credit & Copyright: T. A. Rector (NRAO), NOAO, AURA, NSF
What caused the Crescent Nebula? Looking like an emerging space cocoon, the Crescent Nebula, visible on the right, was created by the brightest star in its center. A leading progenitor hypothesis has the Crescent Nebula beginning to form about 250,000 years ago. At that time, the massive central star had evolved to become a Wolf-Rayet star (WR 136), shedding its outer envelope in a strong stellar wind, ejecting the equivalent of our Sun's mass every 10,000 years. This wind impacted surrounding gas left over from a previous phase, compacting it into a series of complex shells, and lighting it up. The Crescent Nebula, also known as NGC 6888, lies about 4,700 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus. Star WR 136 will probably undergo a supernova explosion sometime in the next million years.
A New Truss for the International Space Station
Credit: STS-110 Shuttle Crew, NASA
The International Space Station (ISS) is being fitted with a backbone. During the present visit of Space Shuttle Atlantis, astronauts are installing a huge truss on the growing space outpost. The truss is over 13 meters long and about 4.5 meters wide. Dubbed Starboard 0, or S0 (pronounced S-Zero) for short, the truss will route electricity, vent excess heat, and allow for future ISS expansion. Pictured above, the truss was lifted out of the shuttle's cargo bay by the station's robotic Canadarm2.
Diffraction Spikes: When Stars Look Like Crosses
Credit: B. Stecklum (TLS) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA
Unusual appendages around bright stars are commonplace, but never seem to be mentioned. What are they? First, a telescope brings starlight falling over a large area to a small area. To get at this small area, however, one must go inside a reflecting telescope, and one good way to do this is to use support rods, which are right in the view of the telescope. The wave nature of light causes it to deflect when passing near these rods. Light scatters away from the original destination point ending up elsewhere and appearing as "diffraction spikes." These annoying spikes steal precious light from the central image and hide light from fainter, more interesting stars. Above, astronomers are more interested in the half-circled point near the image center, than the cool-looking diffraction spikes from the bright star at the bottom. Apparently, that half-circle is a new stellar system forming in the Lagoon Nebula.
Surveyor Hops
Credit: The Surveyor Project, NASA
This panorama of the cratered lunar surface was constructed from images returned by the US Surveyor 6 lander. Surveyor 6 was not the first spacecraft to accomplish a soft landing on the Moon ... but it was the first to land and then lift off again! After the spacecraft touched down near the center of the Moon's nearside in November of 1967, NASA controllers commanded it to hop. Briefly firing its rocket engine and lifting itself some 4 meters above the surface, the Surveyor moved about 2.5 meters to one side before setting down again. The hopping success of Surveyor 6 essentially marked the completion of the Surveyor series main mission - to determine if the lunar terrain was safe for the planned Apollo landings.
Apollo 17's Moonship
Credit: Apollo 17, NASA (Image scanned by Kipp Teague)
Awkward and angular looking, Apollo 17's lunar module Challenger was designed for flight in the vacuum of space. This sharp picture from the command module America, shows Challenger's ascent stage in lunar orbit. Small reaction control thrusters are at the sides of the moonship with the bell of the ascent rocket engine itself underneath. The hatch allowing access to the lunar surface is visible in the front and a round radar antenna appears at the top. This spaceship performed gracefully, landing on the moon and returning the Apollo astronauts to the orbiting command module in December of 1972 - but where is Challenger now? Its descent stage remains at the Apollo 17 landing site, Taurus-Littrow. The ascent stage crashed nearby after being jettisoned from the command module prior to the astronauts' return to planet Earth. Apollo 17's mission was the sixth and last time astronauts have landed on the moon.
NGC 1818: Pick A Star
Credit: R. Elson and R. Sword (IoA Cambridge), NASA
This is NGC 1818, a youthful, glittering cluster of 20,000 stars residing in the Large Magellanic Cloud, 164,000 light-years away. Pick a star. Any star. Astronomers might pick the unassuming bluish-white one (circled) which appears to be a hot newly formed white dwarf star. What makes it so interesting? The standard astronomical wisdom suggests that stars over 5 times as massive as the sun rapidly exhaust their nuclear fuel and end their lives in a spectacular supernova explosion. With less than this critical mass they evolve into red giants, pass through a relatively peaceful planetary nebula phase, and calmly fade away as white dwarf stars like this one. Except that as a member of the NGC 1818 cluster, this new white dwarf would have evolved from a red giant star over 7.6 times as massive as the sun - which should have exploded! Its discovery will likely force astronomers to revise the limiting mass estimate for supernovae upward.
Hale-Bopp and Plateau de Bure Interferometer
Credit and Copyright: A. Rambaud, IRAM team, France
Comet Hale-Bopp is being observed by many different telescopes. Here the comet is pictured behind the array of radio telescopes which compose the Plateau de Bure Interferometer. These telescopes are being used to detect the presence of different molecules in the coma and tail of Comet Hale-Bopp. Molecules detected in the comet include carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide. The abundance of different types of molecules in Comet Hale-Bopp's coma give clues to its composition and history, as well as clues to the composition and history of our Solar System. Comet Hale-Bopp has now rounded the Sun and is headed back out. It can still be seen by northern observers for several weeks in the northwest sky after sunset.
NASA Mission to MAP the Universe
Credit: MAP Team, NASA
What is our universe made of? How rapidly is our universe expanding? When did galaxies form? These questions, among the most important and baffling to astronomers since the beginning of the modern astronomical era, might well be answered by a new space satellite mission. The Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP) is being designed inspect the universe's microwave background radiation in more detail then ever before. MAP will record the frequency, size and temperature of bumps 20 times smaller than COBE. Astronomers have computed what bumps would be expected from several models of our universe, and comparing these results to MAP's data may yield a new understanding of the composition and structure of our universe. MAP has just won approval as a NASA MIDEX class satellite, and is currently scheduled to launch in the year 2000.
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Posts Tagged: Sabrina Drill
LA's concrete river revitalization unlikey to create habitat for steelhead trout
The city of Los Angeles is preparing to remove parts of the LA River's concrete lining, but that may not be enough to bring back native fish, reported Zoie Matthew in Los Angeles Magazine.
"It's hard to do piece-by-piece restoration projects for things adapted to river and stream systems. And it's impossible for steelhead," said Sabrina Drill, UC Cooperative Extension natural resources advisor in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
It is unlikely steelhead trout will return to the LA River. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
Steelhead need a continuous, rapidly flowing channel to complete their life cycle. Other native fish, such as the Arroyo chub, will need gravel, plants, sediment and pools to be restored.
"Ecological heterogeneity is really important," Drill said. "Fish tend to need different kinds of habitat."
Warmer water temperature is another concern. The river lacks trees and plants to shade the water and concrete soaks up the sun's warmth, creating a habitat unsuitable for natives.
Drill said some of the new fish in the river have favorable characteristics. Mosquito fish help with pest control and carp make for good fishing.
"Part of (the river's) role is to provide low-income, underserved communities with a place to access nature, see native birds, and increase public health by having a safe area to walk and fish," Drill said. "I think there's value there too."
Posted on Monday, September 10, 2018 at 10:18 AM
Tags: Los Angeles River (5), Sabrina Drill (12), steelhead (2)
August 2018 News Clips 8/16-8/31
Enormous wildfires spark scramble to improve fire models
(Nature) Jeff Tollefson, Aug. 31
…“Something is definitely different, and it raises questions about how much we really know,” says Max Moritz, a fire scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
… The problem, Moritz says, is that most of the fire models in use today are based on data from the past two or three decades. But it seems that fire behaviour might be shifting in response to climate faster than anybody expected, and that makes it increasingly problematic to extrapolate from past trends, he adds.
Rodent control critical in subsurface alfalfa systems
(Farm Press) Todd Fitchette, Aug 31,
For alfalfa growers seeking other methods of rodent control, Dr. Roger Baldwin, Cooperative Extension specialist at UC Davis, says rodenticides, fumigants and trapping can be moderately to highly effective, depending on method and means used.
https://www.westernfarmpress.com/alfalfa/rodent-control-critical-subsurface-alfalfa-systems
Deeply Talks: Fire & Drought–The Extremes Become Routine
(Water Deeply) Matt Weiser, Aug. 30,
The American West has entered an era of permanent water scarcity, a marked shift from previous periods of episodic drought. The same can now be said for fire: In California, there hasn't been a month without a wildfire since 2012. Join us for a conversation about the ways in which water and wildfire management intersect, and about the West's adaptation to its new, and far from normal, reality. We'll be joined by experts Crystal Kolden, associate professor of forest, range, and fire sciences in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Idaho, and Van Butsic, cooperative extension specialist at the University of California, Berkeley. Email our community editor with questions for the panelists (lindsay@newsdeeply.com) or tweet us @waterdeeply using the hashtag #DeeplyTalks.
https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/talks/153877805
Deadly poultry ailment, Newcastle disease, reaches Ventura County
(Ventura County Star), Aug. 29
Maurice Pitesky, a veterinarian and University of California extension specialist in the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis, said one of the challenges in keeping a lid on the disease is the continued popularity of raising backyard chickens.
“While people have the best intentions, unfortunately a lack of biosecurity practices in people's backyards is one of the contributing factors of the disease spreading,” Pitesky said.
https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2018/08/29/deadly-poultry-ailment-newcastle-disease-reaches-ventura-county/1140544002/
The longtime head of the UFW is stepping down. His replacement will be the first woman to lead the union
(LA Times) Geoffrey Mohan, Aug. 28
At its heart, the UFW remains torn between whether it can be both a grass-roots union and a broad social movement operating in the halls of power, said Philip Martin, a UC Davis agricultural economist and farm labor expert.
...“It is worth noting that the UFW does not have union locals, and so therefore does not have a system under which current farmworkers are trained in leadership development with the idea that they will rise within the union,” he said.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ufw-president-20180828-story.html
Expert Views: Managing Wildfires to Protect Water Resources
(Water Deeply) Lindsay Abrams, Aug. 28
Van Butsic, cooperative extension specialist at the University of California, Berkeley:
"Managing forest and wildfires to benefit water resources is difficult because there are trade-offs between short-term costs and long-term benefits. In the short term, wildfires can lead to increased erosion and sedimentation in streams and reservoirs. This contributes to lost revenue for downstream power generators and at times even requires water to be treated before it is potable."
https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/08/28/expert-views-managing-wildfires-to-protect-water-resources
Can Angelenos and Coyotes Coexist?
(LA Magazine) Henry Cherry, Aug. 27
…Intrigued by the animals, I stumbled across Coyote Cacher, an interactive website operated by University of California's Dr. Niamh Quinn. A native of Ireland, Quinn has been studying coyotes for about four years. “There are no coyotes in Ireland, but when I came here there was the need for coyote research in Southern California,” Quinn says. “There is a need for professional extension to the cities and the police departments, the people that never managed coyotes before but all of a sudden find themselves needing to do so.”
http://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/coyotes-los-angeles/
Why homes are lost to wildfire — is yours as safe as it could be?
(Mercury News) Lisa Krieger, Aug. 27
…“When you start to understand why homes burn, often through embers igniting fuel in home attics or adjacent to homes, then it is easier to understand these patterns,” said Kate Wilkin, a fire specialist for UC Cooperative Extension.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/26/why-homes-are-lost-to-wildfire-is-yours-as-safe-as-it-could-be
Limiting suburban sprawl can ease the devastation of wildfires
(Mother Nature Network) Matt Hickman, Aug. 27
…But there's a bigger issue at hand. Max Moritz, a wildfire specialist with the University of California's Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources, relays to Martin Kuz of the Christian Science Monitor that inaction from state lawmakers who are reluctant to lead the charge in restricting development in vulnerable areas is only worsening the situation. Presently, local officials, developers and homeowners face few limitations when building in fire-prone wild land urban interfaces. Moritz refers to this as a “political will problem.”
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/blogs/limiting-suburban-sprawl-ease-devastation-wildfires
What are GMOs?
(KYMA 13 On Your Side) Caitlin Slater, Aug. 27
Take a look in your refrigerator or pantry and you most likely find something with a NON GMO label on it.
13 On Your Side reporter, Caitlin Slater received an award at the annual Yuma County Farm Bureau meeting. The keynote speaker at the event was genomics and biotechnology researcher at UC Davis, Dr. Allison Van Eenennaam. She presented on how GMOs are actually better for us and our environment.
https://www.kyma.com/news/what-are-gmos-/786983339
Irrigation Tips to Mitigate Almond Hull Rot & Bark Damage
(Pacific Nut Producer) Aug. 27
The posting of this video is a little belated as almond harvest has already begun, but if you've had hull rot issues this season, be sure to watch this brief video interview with Nut Crops Advisor Mae Culumber as she provides some tips to prevent hull rot and trunk damage through better irrigation practices, as explained at a mid-July Nut & Vine Irrigation seminar at the UC Cooperative Extension office in Fresno. Read more about it in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. Culumber will also be addressing almond growers at the Annual Grape, Nut & Tree Fruit Expo coming up on November 13th at the Big Fresno Fairgrounds, so be sure to attend!
http://www.pacificnutproducer.com/2018/08/irrigation-tips-to-mitigate-almond-hull-rot-bark-damage
Three Tips on Managing Pocket Gophers
(American Vineyard) Aug. 24
Pocket gophers can be very detrimental for growers, especially those with young orchards. So how do you minimize populations of these pesky critters? Watch this brief interview with Julie Finzel from the UC Cooperative Extension as she offers growers three quick tips for effective management. Julie will also be addressing growers on wildlife issues at the upcoming Grape, Nut & Tree Fruit Expo at the BIG Fresno Fairgrounds on November 13th, so be sure to attend. Learn more about it on AgExpo.biz.
http://www.americanvineyardmagazine.com/2018/08/24/three-tips-on-managing-pocket-gophers/
Master Gardeners: gardening in an age of climate change
(Napa Valley Register) Aug 24
This article is a summary of a seminar conducted by Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County, on gardening in an age of climate change.
https://napavalleyregister.com/lifestyles/home-and-garden/columnists/master-gardener/master-gardeners-gardening-in-an-age-of-climate-change/article_0095ca98-e5f2-5604-8fc7-ace5fdfe3f69.html
Idea to Reduce Glyphosate Use with Grapes
(Cal Ag Today) Mikenzi Meyers, Aug. 23
John Roncoroni, a UC Cooperative Extension Weed Science Farm Advisor in Napa County, has made strides toward meeting this challenge. “Many times, growers will do two applications of herbicides during the year … but what I'm trying to do is push it back to post-leaf fall after the season to clean up and come back with a pre-emergent material right before bud break then maybe skip that last glyphosate treatment after bud break.”
https://californiaagtoday.com/idea-reduce-glyphosate-use-grapes/
California Today: The Human Element in California's Wildfires
(New York Times) Tim Arango, Inyoung Kang, Aug. 23
William Stewart, an expert on forestry at the University of California at Berkeley, said that part of the California dream was keeping “nature as it is,” with minimal management of forests.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/us/california-today-fires-humans.html
Editing the Future of Aquaculture
(Hatchery International) Eric Ignatz, Aug. 23
…Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam, a cooperative extension specialist at the University of California, Davis, and a collaborator on the Recombinetics project, says that gene editing in the case of polled cattle is used to address an animal welfare concern. Typically, horns must be burned off to better protect the safety of farmers and other animals.
http://magazine.hatcheryinternational.com/publication/?i=517633&article_id=3159268#
Industrial hemp could be an alternative crop of the low desert
(Imperial Valley Press) Oli Bachie, Aug. 23
Hemp, Cannabis sativa L., is a dioecious annual plant that has not been grown legally in California for many years, due to regulatory restrictions.
https://www.ivpressonline.com/news/local/industrial-hemp-could-be-an-alternative-crop-of-the-low/article_43b7eaf0-a661-11e8-a0e3-17328854cb36.html
UCSB SmartFarm uses cloud computing to help farmers increase sustainability
(Santa Maria Sun) Kasey Bubnash, Aug. 22
"They're basically taking what Google and the internet are doing with information and applying it to ag," said Beth Grafton-Cardwell, a research entomologist at UC Riverside. "And that hasn't really been done."
http://www.santamariasun.com/school-scene/17745/ucsb-smartfarm-uses-cloud-computing-to-help-farmers-increase-sustainability/
The Social Costs of Living in Wildfire-Prone Areas
(East Bay Express) Alastair Bland, Aug. 21
…"But that's so politically contentious — it's a line politicians walk up to but turn away from," said William Stewart, a UC Berkeley forestry and wildfire specialist.
… “People seem to have short memories," said Sabrina Drill, a natural resources advisor for the UC Cooperative Extension, a statewide off-campus division of the university system that focuses on agriculture and natural resources. "I think people might think twice about building a home where there had just been a fire, but people seem to forget after about three years."
… Van Butsic, a UC Berkeley researcher who studies forestry and land use, has closely studied this. In a paper now under review for publication, he and scientist Anu Kramer, from the University of Wisconsin, describe an alarming trend of building homes in known fire-risk areas.
"We studied 30 of the largest fires since 1970," he said. On average, they found that 20 years after an inhabited area burns, not only were most of the destroyed homes rebuilt but many new homes were added — about twice as many homes in total as there were at the time of the burn.
… In 2016, researcher Susan Kocher spent nine months on sabbatical in Provence, the arid region of southern France that resembles much of inland California. Here, Kocher — the Central Sierra Natural Resources Advisor for the UC Cooperative Extension — compared building patterns in high-fire risk parts of California and France.
"In California we often say, 'We should be able to tell people they can't build here,'" said Kocher, whose research, coauthored with Butsic, was published in March of 2017 in the journal Land. "In France, they just tell people they can't build somewhere."
https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/the-social-costs-of-living-in-wildfire-prone-areas/Content?oid=19389439
Cooperative Extension adapts to a less agricultural America
(Washington Post) Dean Fosdick, Aug. 21
In its century of existence, the Cooperative Extension System has been a valuable resource distributing university-driven, science-based information — mostly about farming and gardening — to the public. But in today's less agricultural America, the Extension network is adapting, expanding its rural focus into cities and suburbs too.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/cooperative-extension-adapts-to-a-less-agricultural-america/2018/08/21/2fb1da66-a553-11e8-ad6f-080770dcddc2_story.html
Karuk Tribe And University Expand Food Partnership
(Jefferson Public Radio) Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich & John Baxter, Aug. 20
The Karuk Tribe and the University of California-Berkeley developed a partnership several years ago to rebuild Traditional Ecological Knowledge.
Lisa Hillman from the tribe's Píkyav Field Institute and Jennifer Sowerwine from UC-Berkeley are our guests.
http://www.ijpr.org/post/karuk-tribe-and-university-expand-food-partnership#stream/0
Finding the Sweet Spot for Carb Consumption
(KQED) Forum, Aug. 20
A Summary of the Study (The Lancet)
Lorrene Ritchie, director, Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California
Rick Hecht, professor of medicine, University of California San Francisco
https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101866786/finding-the-sweet-spot-for-carb-consumption
Officials give updates, answer questions at Mendocino Complex virtual recovery meeting
(Lake County News) Aug. 17
After weeks of fire update meetings, on Thursday night local, state and federal officials participated in a meeting focused on recovery from the Mendocino Complex.
Speakers included County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson, Cal Fire Incident Management Team 2 spokesman Jeremy Rahn, Paul Gibbs of federal Incident Management Team 1, Lake County Sheriff Brian Martin, Supervisor Jim Steele, Public Health Director Denise Pomeroy, James Scott of Lake County Environmental Health, Lake County Water Resources Director David Cowan, Rachel Elkins of the University of California Cooperative Extension, Lakeport Mayor Mireya Turner and Lake County Recovery Coordinator Nathan Spangler.
http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php/news/57419-officials-give-updates-answer-questions-at-mendocino-complex-virtual-recovery-meeting
The USDA Is Buying Milk And Giving It To Food Banks
(NPR Marketplace) Mitchell Hartman, Aug. 17
...Agricultural economist Daniel Sumner at the University of California, Davis said the purchase is only a drop in the bucket.
"How much can you move the needle on price buying one-tenth-of-one percent of milk?" Sumner said. "Not very much."
https://www.marketplace.org/2018/08/17/economy/milk-usda-50-million-food-bank
Israel and UC deepen water technology collaboration
(Jewish News of Northern California) Hannah Jannol, Aug 17
S.F.-based Consul General of Israel Shlomi Kofman attended the MOU signing ceremony on July 16, held during a three-day workshop titled, “The Future of Water for Irrigation in California and Israel.” The document was signed by an agricultural division of the University of California, UC Davis and the Agricultural Research Organization of Israel.
… Doug Parker, director of the California Institute for Water Resources, helped put the MOU together. He said California and Israel already work together frequently on water research, but formalizing the relationship could give the two parties more leverage when applying for grants and funding.
https://www.jweekly.com/2018/08/17/israel-and-uc-deepen-water-technology-collaboration/
‘Batnadoes' Can Protect California's Crops
(Atlas Obscura) Anne Ewbank, Aug. 16
… He's likely right, according to Rachael Long, a farm advisor with the UC Cooperative Extension in the Sacramento Valley. She's researched for decades how bats can help farmers control pests. “Armyworms are always a big problem in rice production,” she says. “Bats are predators, of armyworms, cutworms, and other pests.” Bats' nocturnal feasts prevent adult moths from laying eggs that will hatch into hungry, rice-eating caterpillars, and, Long says, their impact cannot be overstated. When pest populations get out of control, “it can be really devastating.”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bats-and-farming
Wildfires Are Inevitable – Increasing Home Losses, Fatalities and Costs Are Not
(KQED) The Conversation, Max Moritz, Naomi Tague and Sarah Anderson, Aug. 16
Wildfire has been an integral part of California ecosystems for centuries. Now, however, nearly a third of homes in the state are in wildland urban interface areas where houses intermingling with wildlands and fire is a natural phenomenon. Just as Californians must live with earthquake risk, they must live with wildfires.
https://www.kqed.org/news/11687042/wildfires-are-inevitable-increasing-home-losses-fatalities-and-costs-are-not
Posted on Friday, August 31, 2018 at 6:38 PM
Tags: Alison Van Eenennaam (25), Beth Grafton-Cardwell (23), hilip Martin (1), Jennifer Sowerwine (4), Maurice Pitesky (12), Max Moritz (30), Niamh Quinn (12), Oli Bachie (2), Roger Baldwin (5), Sabrina Drill (12), Susan Kocher (4), Van Butsic (10)
Wildland-urban interface residents still build after burns
Even after wildfires have burned homes and taken lives, communities allow for rebuilding in wildland-urban interface areas prone to such disasters, reported Alistair Bland in the East Bay Express.
Van Butsic, a UC Cooperative Extension specialist at UC Berkeley, has studied the alarming trend of building homes in known fire-risk areas.
"We studied 30 of the largest fires since 1970," he said.
On average, 20 years after an inhabited area burns, most of the destroyed homes are rebuilt and many new homes were added — about twice as many homes in total as there were at the time of the burn.
UCCE forestry and natural resources advisor Sabrina Drill said people seem to have short memories.
"I (would) think people might think twice about building a home where there had just been a fire, but people seem to forget after about three years," Drill said.
UC ANR scientists say society tends to be concerned about wildfires during and immediately after high-profile catastrophic events. However, the attention is often short-lived and doesn't generate change before the next fire strikes.
Drill, Van Bustic and other UC Agriculture and Natural Resources scientists were sources for the nearly 5,000-word East Bay Express story about the hazards to people and property in the wildland-urban interface and ways to manage the problem in a state where climate change appears to be making wildfires more frequent and intense.
The article said most fire experts and community leaders believe not enough is being done to prevent catastrophic blazes. They want more prescribed burning to reduce fuel loads, increased funding for firefighting and wildfire research, and stricter controls on development in wooded areas.
"But that's so politically contentious — it's a line politicians walk up to but turn away from," said William Stewart, a UCCE forestry specialist at UC Berkeley.
He said society tends to be concerned about wildfires during and immediately after high-profile catastrophic events. However, the attention is often short-lived and doesn't generate change before the next fire strikes.
"It's surprisingly hard to get investments in fire prevention strategies, even after the scale of the fires we just had," Stewart said.
Stewart believes California's government should support more research into fire-safe building patterns and more effective vegetation management. Perhaps most importantly of all, he said, Californians must turn wildfire history into a learning experience.
"If we don't make significant investments in new ways of managing vegetation and building these housing developments in the (wildland-urban interface)," Stewart said, "we're going to be on this hamster wheel forever."
Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 8:37 AM
Tags: Sabrina Drill (12), Susie Kocher (22), Van Butsic (10), wildfire (134), William Stewart (1)
Focus Area Tags: Environment
More people live in fire-prone communities
As the human population on planet earth, now about 7.6 billion people, continues to grow, more will settle in areas prone to wildfire, reported Mary Beth Griggs in Popular Science magazine.
The reporter spoke with UC Cooperative Extension natural resources advisor Sabrina Drill about wildfire preparation.
First, make sure that an emergency kit is up to date and important papers are in a safe place.
“Know that under conditions of mandatory evacuation, you will encounter traffic, frightening conditions, highly limited visibility due to smoke, etc., so being ready and leaving early is really important,” Drill said.
If there is time, there are important last-minute actions that can be taken to minimize potential fire damage. She suggests moving flammable garden furniture and wood piles away from structures, taking down shade cloths or awnings that could trap embers and making sure doors and windows are closed.
"One thing I would not advise is either leaving sprinklers running or hoping that automatic sprinklers will save a structure, as power may be cut, water lines can melt, and the water and water pressure may be needed by firefighters elsewhere," Drill said.
UC Cooperative Extension provides information to guide actions before, during and after a wildfire on its wildfire resources website.
UCCE natural resources advisor Sabrina Drill is a fire science expert.
Posted on Monday, July 9, 2018 at 3:02 PM
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Heavy rains this winter may help native fish in the LA River make a comeback
Biologists believe a high volume of water flowing through the Los Angeles River this winter due to El Niño rain will favor native fish, reported Louis Sahagun in the Los Angeles Times. Native species - who evolved in river systems prone to sudden torrents of water, mud, bolders and debris in winter and pools and damp patches in summer - main gain an edge when the river rages.
Currently, the fish population in the river is almost entirely non-native. Released as bait by anglers, dumped by the city to eat unwelcome species, and aquarium fish set free by their owners now populate the river's waters.
The forecast heavy rains during the 2015-16 winter present an opportunity to determine whether nonnative fish will be washed out of the river and into the Pacific Ocean, giving native fish a new chance to become established.
"If we are ever going to fully understand the ecology of this river, and prospects for the return of species that evolved in it, we have to know first what's in it now, and how well those creatures do in extreme conditions," said biologist Rosi Dagit of the Resource Conservation District.
UC Cooperative Extension natural resources advisor Sabrina Drill was among a group of biologists and volunteers who surveyed the fish in the river in late November with seines, dip nets and rods and reels. After six hours, the team caught about 3,000 talapia, two dozen crayfish, a few hundred mosquito fish, one aquarium species and two Asian freshwater clams.
The research is funded by the Friends of the Los Angeles River.
Posted on Friday, December 4, 2015 at 11:34 AM
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A Story of Slavery in Fishing Industry
A highlight of a two day event held in Sydney at the end of July was the launch of a book – The Dead Eye and the Deep Blue Sea: A Graphic Memoir of Modern Slavery.
The author of this book is Cambodian modern slavery survivor Vannak Anan Prum who has recorded through words and art his experiences of being enslaved first on a Thai fishing boat and then on a palm oil plantation. He spoke at a conference organized by the Sydney Archdiocese Anti-Slavery Task Force as an opportunity for participants to be better informed about modern slavery, the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018 and to consider where supply chains and operations may be at risk of modern slavery.
St Vincent’s Health Australia Senior Procurement Specialist, Genevieve Alexander, and the National President of ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans) Noelene Simmons SM were among the presenters at the Conference. To read a full account of this conference go to:
https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/slavery-survivor-tells-of-ordeal-during-national-conference/
Vannak Anan Prum will be speaking in Canberra and Melbourne in the coming week. His book is recommended for schools and others keen to learn more about human trafficking and modern slavery particularly in the fishing industry. For details re venues and times oat which he will be speaking contact office@acrath.org.au.
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Supporting your kids’ choice of college.
December 27, 2019 Alan Comments 0 Comment
Four years ago, I blogged: I Don’t Care Where My Children Go To College. I was making the point that we should support our children’s choices even if we feel they fall short of their potential, or what WE think they should reach for.
Today, I update my stance by adding, I WOULD care where they went to college, if I felt it was an unnecessary extravagance. MELODY WARNICK makes a great point about the choice to attend a prestigious and expensive college, when more affordable and worthy options exist, in her Slate article I Killed My Teenager’s Fancy College Dreams. You Should, Too. Some excerpts:
Why are we parents so loath to set financial limits on our kids’ college ambitions? Maybe because it seems crass to bring money into their reach-for-the-stars dreams. Maybe because we cling to the hope of generous scholarships and lavish financial aid packages that will make our money worries moot. Maybe because we deeply believe the destiny of smart teenagers is to attend their dream school, and ours is to finance it. To do otherwise is to fail at middle-class parenting.
On the other hand, saying no is part of my job as a parent. Hasn’t it been my role all along to steer my kid toward smarter but seemingly less desirable choices? Carrots instead of Kit Kats, an early bedtime instead of an all-night YouTube binge? Children naturally hate those kinds of limits. They may temporarily hate us. But they’re too young and myopic to see how this one decision could make their lives harder for a long, long time. We can.
Eventually, our prolonged brainwashing attempts seemed to succeed with Ella. She started talking about how reluctant she was to go into debt for college, like it had been her idea all along. She even thanked us for being upfront about the financial consequences of college. This fall she applied to exactly two universities, in the Venn diagram overlap between “schools we can pay for” and “schools where she actually wants to go.” They’re not art schools, but both have stellar art programs. Her guidance counselor, whose only focus is getting in and not paying up, thinks she’s crazy to limit her options like that, but we’re thrilled that the highest tuition at either is around $16,000. Not chump change, but probably doable.
David’s 2019 Jeep Cherokee
Last one to get a new car. We traded in David’s 2011 Nissan Altima (117k miles) for a new 2019 Jeep Cherokee. That makes 3 white cars and 2 black cars in the family. Jane and I wanted to give all of our kids a head start in life with no school debt and not worrying about their car when they start out their lives after college.
December 3, 2019 Alan Comments 0 Comment
Technically, Jane and I are empty nesters. All three of our kids are in college. But they are still dependent on us and not that far away at Texas A&M and Houston Baptist University.
Starting in 2020, Cassidy, our first born will be starting her career as a Labor & Delivery nurse at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Houston Medical Center. After getting her Bachelor of Science in Allied Health at Texas A&M, and graduating this December from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, she will be moving to Houston for her much anticipated first job.
All three of our kids have given us much to be proud of, but this is definitely the biggest milestone for one of them and we could not be prouder! Every decision she has made to prepare for this day, every accomplishment she has received, she has worked so hard for. We are beaming with pride. The cartoon above does not reflect our joy of having our life back, it represents the joy we feel thinking about Cassidy starting her adult life having accomplished exactly what she set out to do after graduating from Lake Travis High School.
You rock Cassidy!
America Is Living James Madison’s Nightmare
The Founders designed a government that would resist mob rule. They didn’t anticipate how strong the mob could become.
…To prevent factions from distorting public policy and threatening liberty, Madison resolved to exclude the people from a direct role in government. “A pure democracy, by which I mean a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person, can admit of no cure for the mischiefs of faction,” Madison wrote in “Federalist ?10.” The Framers designed the American constitutional system not as a direct democracy but as a representative republic, where enlightened delegates of the people would serve the public good. They also built into the Constitution a series of cooling mechanisms intended to inhibit the formulation of passionate factions, to ensure that reasonable majorities would prevail.
…The people would directly elect the members of the House of Representatives, but the popular passions of the House would cool in the “Senatorial saucer,” as George Washington purportedly called it: The Senate would comprise natural aristocrats chosen by state legislators rather than elected by the people. And rather than directly electing the chief executive, the people would vote for wise electors — that is, propertied white men — who would ultimately choose a president of the highest character and most discerning judgment. The separation of powers, meanwhile, would prevent any one branch of government from acquiring too much authority. The further division of power between the federal and state governments would ensure that none of the three branches of government could claim that it alone represented the people.
…Twitter, Facebook, and other platforms have accelerated public discourse to warp speed, creating virtual versions of the mob. Inflammatory posts based on passion travel farther and faster than arguments based on reason. Rather than encouraging deliberation, mass media undermine it by creating bubbles and echo chambers in which citizens see only those opinions they already embrace.
…More recently, geographical and political self-sorting has produced voters and representatives who are willing to support the party line at all costs. After the Republicans took both chambers of Congress in 1994, the House of Representatives, under Speaker Newt Gingrich, adjusted its rules to enforce party discipline, taking power away from committee chairs and making it easier for leadership to push bills into law with little debate or support from across the aisle. The defining congressional achievements of Barack Obama’s presidency and, thus far, Donald Trump’s presidency — the Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, respectively — were passed with no votes from members of the minority party.
…Madison feared that Congress would be the most dangerous branch of the federal government, sucking power into its “impetuous vortex.” But today he would shudder at the power of the executive branch. The rise of what the presidential historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. called the “imperial presidency” has unbalanced the equilibrium among the three branches. Modern presidents rule by executive order rather than consulting with Congress. They direct a massive administrative state, with jurisdiction over everything from environmental policy to the regulation of the airwaves. Trump’s populist promise — “I alone can fix it” — is only the most dramatic in a long history of hyperbolic promises, made by presidents from Wilson to Obama, in order to mobilize their most ideologically extreme voters.
…During the 20th century, the Supreme Court also became both more powerful and more divided. The Court struck down federal laws two times in the first 70 years of American history, just over 50 times in the next 75 years, and more than 125 times since 1934. Beginning with the appointment of Anthony Kennedy, in 1987, the Court became increasingly polarized between justices appointed by Republican presidents and justices appointed by Democratic presidents. Kennedy’s retirement raises the likelihood of more constitutional rulings split between five Republican appointees and four Democratic ones.
For the full article go HERE (PDF)
Google Sheets Tips
November 8, 2019 Alan Comments 0 Comment
To sort a row of columns:
Define the following formula on a blank row:
=transpose(sort(transpose(C3:H4)))
Then just copy the sorted row and copy...special..values only
Delete all but the copied row
Trying to Reboot Baseball
October 4, 2019 Alan Comments 0 Comment
Kristen Pitching 12u
Devin Gordon posted an article on Medium titled The Off-the-Radar Baseball League That’s Trying to Reboot the Game. It describes how too many home runs and strikeouts (“true outcomes,” in baseball vernacular) is taking the fun out of the game. Major League Baseball, is in a three-year partnership with the independent Atlantic League to test out numerous experimental rules designed to enliven the game.
Baseball was my primary sport growing up, and of course I enjoyed immensely coaching David and Kristen in youth baseball. When it comes to watching, however, it’s one of my least favorite sports to watch for all the reasons stated in the article.
Here is my radicle idea: Any ball hit over the fence is an out. It’s not original. I played in a coed softball team that had that rule in place.
grep tips
July 19, 2019 Alan Comments 0 Comment
The following will create a new file with lines removed containing given pattern:
cat file.txt | grep -v "pattern" >filtered.txt
Match two words:
grep -E -i -w 'word1|word2' sourcefile.txt
grep -rl "string" /path // -r recurse, -l output filenames only
Measure of Success
What is the ultimate quantification of success? For me, it’s not how much time you spend doing what you love. It’s how little time you spend doing what you hate – Casey Neistat
From interview with Casey Neistat
Kristen’s 2020 Sportage
Kristen’s heading to Houston Baptist University in 2 months. We decided to finally retire the 2006 Sportage in our family (thank you Mom) and get her a new Kia Sportage with the latest collision avoidance safety features standard in the Sportage 2020. Doesn’t look too bad either!
KRISTEN KLEYMEYER LAKE TRAVIS Volleyball 2018
May 2, 2019 Alan Comments 0 Comment
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Facial Recognition In The Classroom
A school in Hangzhou, capital of the eastern province of Zhejiang, is reportedly using facial recognition software to monitor pupils and teachers.
Intelligent Classroom Behaviour Management System
The facial recognition software is part of what has been dubbed The "intelligent classroom behaviour management system”. The reason for the use of the system is reported to be to supervise both the students’ learning, and the teachers’ teaching.
The system uses cameras to scan classrooms at Hangzhou No. 11 High School every 30 seconds. These cameras are part of a facial recognition system that is reported to be able to record students' facial expressions, and categorize them into happy, angry, fearful, confused, or upset.
The system, which acts as a kind of ‘virtual teaching assistant’, is also believed to be able to record students’ actions such as writing, reading, raising a hand, and even sleeping at a desk.
The system also measures levels of attendance by using a database of pupils’ faces and names to check who is in the classroom.
As well as providing the school with added value monitoring of pupils, it may also prove to be a motivator for pupils to modify their behaviour to suit the rules of the school and the expectations of staff.
Teachers Watched Too
In addition to monitoring pupils, the system has also been designed to monitor the performance of teachers in order to provide pointers on how they could improve their classroom technique.
Safety, Security and Privacy
One other reason why these systems are reported to be increasing in popularity in China is to provide greater safety for pupils by recording and deterring violence and questionable practices at Chinese kindergartens.
In terms of privacy and security, the vice principal of the Hangzhou No.11 High School is reported to have said that the privacy of students is protected because the technology doesn’t save images from the classroom, and stores data on a local server rather than on the cloud. Some critics have, however, said that storing images on a local server does not necessarily make them more secure.
If the experiences of the facial recognition software that has been used by UK police forces is anything to go by, there may be questions about the accuracy of what the Chinese system records. For example, an investigation by campaign group Big Brother Watch, the UK’s Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has recently said that the Police could face legal action if concerns over accuracy and privacy with facial recognition systems are not addressed.
There are several important aspects to this story. Many UK businesses already use their own internal CCTV systems as a softer way of monitoring and recording staff behaviour, and as a way to modify their behaviour i.e. simply by knowing their being watched. Employees could argue that this is intrusive to an extent, and that a more positive way of getting the right kind of behaviour should (also) have a system that rewards positive / good behaviour and good results.
Using intelligent facial recognition software could clearly have a place in many businesses for monitoring customers / service users e.g. in shops and venues. It could be used to enhance security. It could also, as in the school example, be used to monitor staff in any number of situations, particularly those where concentration is required and where positive signals need to be displayed to customers. These systems could arguably increase productivity, improve behaviour and reduce hostility / violence in the workplace, and provide a whole new level of information to management that could be used to add value.
However, it could be argued that using these kinds of systems in the workplace could make people feel as though ‘big brother’ is watching them, could lead to underlying stress, and could have big implications where privacy and security rights are concerned. It remains to be seen how these systems are justified, regulated and deployed in future, and how concerns over accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and personal privacy and security are dealt with.
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« Disaster Relief by a First Responder for the Reservations
Happy Holidays and Thank You! »
Emergency Preparedness: A Community-based Response
By Rafael Tapia, Jr. | Published: December 13, 2016
Floods, fires and winds cause serious threats to Native American communities and when emergencies arise, Partnership With Native Americans is often called as a first responder. As Tristan mentioned last week, in July, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reached out to PWNA; in August, the United Houma Nation did; and in October, the Lumbee Tribe did. PWNA was pleased to provide combined aid of $1.9 million in immediate relief for tribal citizens.
Our reservation partners view PWNA as a consistent and reliable resource and know that, in addition to “disaster” events, PWNA responds to smaller emergencies that are disruptive to local communities. In fact, over the past decade, PWNA responded to more than 55 disasters impacting Native American communities, with our aid benefiting 620,000 people.
Our experience with these kinds of disaster events has led PWNA to expand its role in emergency response, to keep up with the needs of tribal communities.
Today, PWNA is playing a bigger role as an intermediary, essentially connecting outside resources directly to the reservations. For example, in each of the three disaster events Tristan mentioned, PWNA provided aid, but also secured outside support to assist tribal citizens. PWNA has effectively partnered with the American Red Cross, the Walmart Foundation, the National Guard, Natural Resources and Fire management programs, regional food banks and members of VOAD (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster) to provide emergency relief on the reservations.
PWNA is also playing a bigger role in disaster relief by supporting community-based emergency preparedness planning. Through community investment projects funded by the American Red Cross from 2015-16, PWNA is supporting capacity building within four tribal communities that are working to create community-based emergency response plans. The plans involve establishing logistics such as where to store critical emergency supplies within each community, identifying individuals interested in taking a lead for emergency preparedness and disaster response, and training these individuals as first responders and resources for community members in times of emergency.
The four communities are in the Northern Plains, including Cherry Creek and La Plant on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, and Payabya and Wamblee on the Pine Ridge Reservation. So far, more than 40 residents have been trained in CPR and first aid and helped to create an emergency response plan relevant to their respective communities. These communities have taken control of dealing with the unexpected and are ready to respond, immediately alleviating some of the stress and impact disasters can have on a community and its citizens.
Waiting for help to arrive is a stressful and daunting place to be when emergency strikes. All of PWNA’s emergency services are designed to alleviate this stress, from disaster relief, to outside resources, to emergency preparedness. Although PWNA prioritizes disaster relief in our 12-state service area, we encourage all tribal communities to remember PWNA as a first responder in your time of need.
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Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.
"Two years ago I engaged Cameron Macaulay Solicitors to help me with an important matter. The quality of service which I received was excellent. They handled a very difficult situation on my behalf with professionalism and gave me confidence throughout the whole process. I found Mr Cameron to be extremely helpful, friendly and professional. He worked tirelessly on my behalf to achieve an exceptional result. I am grateful that I chose Cameron Macaulay Solicitors to represent me and would have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone."
Ms Jannette Campbell, West End, Glasgow
"My first contact with Cameron Macaulay was when they represented my daughter Tracey at an employment tribunal. I attended the week long hearing and was mightily impressed with Malcolm’s court craft. I was delighted when they achieved a 100% success for my daughter and righted a wrong done to her. When I was affected by a similar misfortune I had no hesitation in hiring Malcolm’s firm. They represented me in what was an intricate case and nothing was be too much effort for them. I too won my case outright. I think there are two things as a layman that I would highlight about the firm. Firstly Mr Cameron sat me in his office and told me the structure of my case, the direction he would take it and the goals we would aim for. On reading the court judgement later granted it was almost word for word what Mr Cameron and I had discussed when he had laid out our initial plans. Secondly, he took my case as if it was his own, and to see the same wording in a judgment year later was uplifting. I would recommend Cameron Macaulay to anyone in bother without a moment’s hesitation. Joanne Threshie who has been helping me more recently is a delightful young woman and very straight forward in her dealings with me. I would say they are lawyers with a human face"
Mr. Patrick Clark, Knightswood, Glasgow
"Malcolm Cameron represented me in a case for unfair dismissal at the Employment Tribunal. I won. I got my old job back and more than a years’ wage loss. I was delighted and hugely relieved by the outcome. It has made such a difference in my life. I will always be grateful for the advice guidance and support not to mention personal kindness shown to me by Malcolm Cameron throughout the long running case. Cameron Macaulay is the "go-to" firm for any one in trouble and needing help. I cannot recommend their services highly enough"
Ms T Clark Knightswood, Glasgow
"I asked Malcolm Cameron at Cameron Macaulay to act for me in an unfair dismissal claim at Glasgow Employment Tribunal. I was very happy with all they did for me. I won about £10,000 compensation I would recommend them to any working man losing their job."
Mr Kenneth Stewart, Breda, Holland.
"Malcolm Cameron and Joanne Threshie at Cameron Macaulay represented me in a claim for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination against the Royal Bank of Scotland. I was dismissed for a ridiculous reason and it ended my promising career as a banker. I won the initial tribunal, lost the first appeal but then won my case at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. When the matter was sent back to the original tribunal I was awarded £36,000 compensation. Cameron Macaulay were the only firm prepared to act for me. All the other ones told me a had no chance and declined to act. I had to raise the claim myself and before Cameron Macaulay took over I was about to ‘throw in the towel’. My case went through every employment court in the country. There were many highs and lows throughout the process. Malcolm was a constant source of support and encouragement throughout. He never gave up. At the end of the day I got justice It wasn’t easy but very worthwhile. Malcolm and Joanne fight your corner every inch of the way."
Mr Christopher Donaghay, Cardonald, Glasgow
"I instructed Malcolm at Cameron Macaulay in my divorce. He obtained a custody order for me after a four day court hearing and an interdict from the court. He worked tirelessly for me. I would recommend the firm’s services to anyone going through a difficult divorce."
Mrs D Conroy, Knightswood, Glasgow
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Category: web2.0
Bye Bye Facebook
As you may have noticed, Facebook has been copping a great deal of flak in the media lately for recent changes to its privacy policy. There is growing evidence that Facebook as a company has few scruples or ethics when it comes to the way they view and use your personal data. The company has continually “baited and switched” the privacy settings in Facebook to the point where they have become so confusing and complex that few people truly understand them. There are something like 50 choices leading to about 170 different privacy variations possible, all needing to made in multiple locations in Facebook, with very little consistency or “expected behaviour” between them… consequently, there could be significant parts of your personal data that is being made public without you realising. Facebook seems to be working on the principle that most users never look at the default settings or take the time to think through their options. The most recent changes made to their privacy policy have made the sharing of your personal information “opt-out”, rather than the previous method of “opt-in”. This means that, unless you wade through the many privacy settings to turn them off, you are probably sharing far more than you realise. Added to this is the recent change to the Facebook Privacy Policy that essentially grants Facebook the rights to give your data to third parties and advertisers in order to target marketing to you. The infographic to the right was created by Matt McKeon, and links to his page where you can explore an interactive version which shows how the default sharing policy on Facebook has changed over time. It’s a bit scary!
Interestingly, the Facebook Privacy Policy –which all Facebook users must agree to in order to use the service – has grown to become almost 6000 words long. Do you know what it says?
Personally, I find this unethical behaviour completely unacceptable and, along with many others across the web, have decided to close my Facebook account. Like many Facebook users, there have been times when I’ve found the service useful in helping me connect to friend and family, but their recent display of unethical, almost fascist, behaviour has left me with little choice but to cancel the service. Although I had taken the time in the past to secure my Facebook account (and I was savvy enough to do so) I cannot, in principle, support a company that shows such a cavalier attitude to the privacy of their user base.
If you are a Facebook user, I would strongly encourage you to check the settings in your account to make sure they are doing what you expect. There is a useful tool at http://www.reclaimprivacy.org/
that will actually probe your Facebook account to show you how it looks to the outside world. I would strongly encourage you to take the time to check yours.
There is also much bigger issues about Facebook. Its disregard for open standards, its walled garden approach that continually borrows steals ideas from all over the web, its willingness to do whatever it takes to keep users within the Facebook environment… I believe in the longer term will be bad for the Internet in general. That’s a much bigger issue and beyond the scope of this particular post, but when you add it all up, I can’t in all good faith continue to support a company that continually exhibits evil motives. Facebook might be a useful service for many, and it might offer a certain convenience factor by bringing things into one place, but there is no doubt in my mind that Facebook will bad for the open web in the longer term.
Many people in the Internet community are so outraged by the continual display of unethical behaviour of Facebook and their CEO Mark Zuckerberg that here is an official “Quit Facebook Day” organised for May 31.
If you feel strongly enough about the approach that Facebook is taking, you may also decide to close your account to send a message to the company that you are not willing to use a service that shows such scant concern for their users privacy.
Here are just a few articles (of many!) about the recent changes that you may want to read if you need more information. It’s worth getting the full story.
The Erosion of Facebook Privacy eff.org
Facebook Privacy Changes eff.org
7 Things to Stop Doing Now on Facebook yahoo.com
Facebook’s Gone Rogue wired.com
Top 10 Reasons You Should Quit Facebook gizmodo.com
The Evolution Of Privacy on Facebook matt mckeon
I realise that many people find Facebook very useful, and many will not want to take the extreme step of deleting their account, but I do hope you take the time to make sure your account is sharing what you think it is, and to even perhaps share some of this conversation with your students.
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The 2012 TIME 100 Poll
Voting for inclusion in the TIME 100 issue is now closed. The final list, selected by our editors, will be revealed on Wednesday, April 18th
By TIME StaffThursday, Mar. 29, 2012
MASSOUD HOSSAINI / AFP / Getty Images
Occupation: President of Afghanistan
Karzai has big problems: he commands limited credible force or political support of his own, and his power depends on a U.S. presence that will end in 2014, and on which much of the Afghan population has soured. The Taliban, meanwhile, has momentum, patience and a declining incentive to compromise. That leaves Karzai caught between challenging the U.S. to burnish his nationalist credentials and working to block any U.S.-Taliban rapprochement in which he is sidelined.
Next Molly Katchpole
The 2011 TIME 100
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Disney, Indiana Episode 196 - Rise and Awaken with the Force
Just the other day, in a theater not too far away, our hosts, Tracey and Scott went to see the newest installment in the Star Wars franchise - Episode 7: The Force Awakens. In today’s episode, they go through some production notes on the film, discuss its marketing and promotional tie-ins, examine the critical and popular response so far, as well as share their own thoughts. Our hosts also review the second Disney Infinity 3.0 playset - Rise Against the Empire, which is based around the events of the original Star Wars trilogy. They also tune into WWED for some holiday-themed Star Wars tunes, present the final installment of Star Wars and Me and wrap up the show with an update on a former Hollywood Studios fan favorite musical act.
Disney, Indiana Episode 194 - Dug the Good Dinosaur
In today’s episode, after a dramatic reading by co-host Scott, he and Tracey present the final Canine Confidential with a look at Dug from The 2009 Pixar film Up. Next up is a Jabba sized Star Wars and Me segment, followed by Scott and Tracey’s coverage of the latest Disney*Pixar theatrical release, The Good Dinosaur. They call over to the Main Street Cinema, and stop by the Neverland Karaoke Cantina before wrapping up the show. Welcome to Disney, Indiana!
Disney, Indiana Episode 193 - Doggin It in the Caribbean
In today’s episode our hosts, Tracey and Scott, continue their Disney Fantasy Halloween on the High Seas cruise trip report, which includes a day at the Port Orleans Riverside resort. They also present November’s Canine Confidential and continue the Star Wars and Me series with segments from Derek M. Koch from Monster Kid Radio; Jeremy and Heather from the Neverland Podcast; Zombie Farmer, Darkwing Mantis and Robert R. Best of the Padawan Cast; and the Main Street Cinema Projectionist, Mortis. Then our hosts call over to the Main Street Cinema and wrap up the show with their thoughts on the limited theatrical re-release of Fantasia.
Disney, Indiana Episode 192 - It Wasn’t So Scary on the Ocean Blue
In today’s episode, our hosts, Tracey and Scott, kick off their Disney trip report with their experiences at the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, a visit to the Kennedy Space Center and their first day of their Halloween on the High Seas cruise on the Disney Fantasy. They also share audio from the Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular show and the Fantasy Sail Away party, and present the third installment of “Star Wars and Me”, welcoming back the hosts of Monster Kid Radio, the Neverland podcast along with the host of the Weird-O-Rama videocast. They wrap up the show with a call over to the Main Street Cinema, and a couple of resident requests.
NOTE: No dianogas were harmed in the making of this podcast.
Disney, Indiana Episode 191 - Zero, Sparky and Ahsoka
After some confusion of exactly when now is, our hosts Tracey and Scott start this show with a look at the Twilight of the Republic Disney Infinity playset. Then they continue two ongoing segments on the program. First is the second installment of "Star Wars and Me" as they welcome hosts of the Neverland and Comic Book Central podcasts to talk about their Star Wars memories. Second is the October segment of the 2015 year long Canine Confidential program with a look at a pair of spooky puppies - Zero from the Nightmare before Christmas and Sparky from Frankenweenie. All that, plus a call over to the Main Street Cinema and some listener feedback. Welcome to Disney, Indiana!
Disney, Indiana - Episode 190 - Disney Fantasy Takeover
In today’s episode, our hosts, Tracey and Scott, start the show with their thoughts on Part II of the recent PBS biography American Experience: Walt Disney. Then they share their plans for their upcoming Halloween-themed Disney trip - where they will take in a Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party as well as a cruise on the Disney Fantasy. Then, in honor of the last performance of Mulch, Sweat and Shears at Walt Disney World, they play a recording of the band from December 2008. Next up is the first installment of the new segment “Star Wars and Me”, which will be a part of each episode through the end of the year. Our hosts then wrap up the show with their review of the Toy Box Takeover add-on for Disney Infinity 3.0, a call over to the Main Street Cinema and some listener feedback. Welcome to Disney, Indiana!
Disney, Indiana - Episode 189 - Copper Joins the Hook and Ladder Company
In today’s episode, Tracey surprises Scott by suggesting they discuss a Kurt Russell film on the show; after he makes several less-than-appropriate recommendations, they decide on The Fox and the Hound for the focus of this month’s Canine Confidential. They then share some part audio from their recent Friends of the Magic Disneyland trip. Tracey and Scott also cover Part I of the recent PBS biography American Experience: Walt Disney and wrap up the show with some thank yous and a mention of what to expect in the next episode. Welcome to Disney, Indiana!
Disney, Indiana Episode 188 - A Short Look at Disney Infinity 3.0
In today’s episode, our hosts, Tracey and Scott share their initial impressions of the latest iteration of the Disney Infinity console video game. They discuss the Toy Box Hub, some of the new features and what they’re looking forward to in terms of characters and playsets. They continue the Disney Infinity fun by chatting with Senior Story Artist Adrian Ropp. Our hosts also review the Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection Blu Ray, sharing production info and their thoughts on each of the short films. Along the way, they call over to the Main Street Cinema, and wrap up the show with a discussion of the 2015 Indy Disney Meet.
Disney, Indiana Episode 187 - A Short (too short) Visit With Friends
Last time on the Disney, Indiana podcast, our dynamic duo of podcasting presenters began their tantalizing trip tale about about their exciting escapades in Southern California. This week they return with more sensational stories, this time describing Disneyland and the fantastic Friends of the Magic wonderful weekend!
Listen for amazing audio from thrilling theme park adventures!
Be regaled by rendezvous with other pleasant podcasters!
And enjoy many meets with fantastic friends and precious podcast patrons!
Disney, Indiana Episode 186 - Universal Friends
Welcome to Disney, Indiana! Tonight, your friends and hosts Tracey and Scott use their story telling skills to create a magical trip report for you to enjoy. Nothing is more wonderful than a trip to Southern California. For, in a moment, you can experience Hollywood and Universal Studios or an exciting adventure in Disneyland! But beware - nothing is more powerful then the imagination. For it can expand your desire of a trip to Disney to an overwhelming craving! Are the powers of Tracey and Scott's storytelling strong enough, and bright enough, to convince you to pack your bags? You are about to find out. For we now invite you to join your hosts and experience Disney, Indiana - a journey to Southern California!
Disney, Indiana Episode 185 - Dodger, Disneyland and the Indy Disney Meet
Why should we worry? Why should we care? We may not have a dime, but we've got show savoire faire! On this episode of the Disney, Indiana podcast, our hosts continue their year long Canine Confidential series with a look at the Dodger from the 1988 animated film Oliver & Company. After talking about this artful dodger, our hosts make their way over to the Ink and Paint Club to sit down with Aaron DelPrince to talk about the 8th Annual Indy Disney Meet coming up on August 29, 2015 in support of Give Kids the World. Then our hosts get ready for their upcoming trip to Disneyland to celebrate its 60th anniversary by looking back to their 2005 trip and Disneyland's 50th anniversary. All that plus a listen to WWED, a call over to the Main Street Cinema and a look at what's coming up on the show!
Disney, Indiana Episode 184 - Ant-Man's Legendary Disneyland Trip
After some issues with a new super suit, Tracey and Scott take a look at the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - Ant-Man! They take a look at the film's journey from the ant hill to the silver screen along with their thoughts on the little guy. Our hosts then preview their upcoming trip to Disneyland to attend the 2015 Friends of the Magic Fan Gathering and review the just announced 2015 Disney Legends Class. All this plus a call over to the Main Street Cinema, a reminder of the newest contest and a look at some listener feedback. Welcome to Disney, Indiana!
Disney, Indiana Episode 183 - American Dog Games
In today's episode, our hosts, Scott and Tracey present the July Canine Confidential with a look at Bolt, the star of the 2008 animated film of the same name. They start with his origins as Henry, an American Dog and discuss how the film's concept changed over time. Our hosts follow that up with a call over to the Main Street Cinema and a replay of a special interview. After tuning into WWED, Tracey and Scott also re-visit the Disney, Infinity 2.0 video game and share their thoughts on the remaining characters and some of their favorite Power Discs. They wrap up the show with the results of the Recast Inside Out contest, as well as a look at some upcoming events.
Voice Mail Line: (260)-3DI-CAST (334-2278)
Disney, Indiana Episode 182 - Slinky Emotions
Today Tracey and Scott sit down and take a long look at the big screen, dig deep within and get in touch with Pixar's newest characters - Joy, Fear, Anger, Sadness and Disgust - as they ponder life, universe and 2015's Inside Out. They analyze the history and production of this Pete Docter and Ronaldo Del Carmen directed film. They will also bring out their feelings on this new film. Will our hosts be able to grow emotionally on this journey or will they have to be placed under observation - listen to find out!
After the meeting of the minds, our hosts turn their attention to this month's Canine Confidential segment with a look at everyone's favorite toy dog - Slinky from the Toy Story series! Our hosts will let you know if he should walk down stairs alone or in pairs!
All this, plus a call over to the Main Street Cinema to check in with the Mortis and then wrap up this episode with some upcoming events in Disney, Indiana!
Inside Out Links
The New York Times (05/20/2015): Inside Out, Pixar’s New Movie From Pete Docter, Goes Inside the Mind
Indie Wire (06/15/2015): Why Pete Docter's Inside Out Was So Tough to Make Into Must-See Pixar
Indie Wire (06/11/2015): Why Pixar Whiz Pete Docter Decided to Enter a Young Girl’s Mind -- and Turn Your Emotions Inside Out
NPR (06/10/2015): It's All In Your Head: Director Pete Docter Gets Emotional In Inside Out
Animation World Network (06/26/2015): Ralph Eggleston Talks Inside Out
People (06/09/2015): Bill Hader Says He 'Kind of Stalked' Pixar Folks to Snag a Role in Inside Out
The Washington Post (06/15/2015): Pixar’s Inside Out: How ‘anxious’ Bill Hader embraced becoming Fear itself
Reuters (06/17/2015): A Minute With: Amy Poehler on singing and crying for Inside Out
Refinery 29 (06/17/2015): Mindy Kaling On The "Beautiful" Idea That Inside Out Is Not About A Princess
Screen Rant (06/17/2015): Michael Giacchino on Making the Music of Inside Out & Jurassic World
Pixar Post (06/07/2015): Inside Out themed Ugg Shoes
Tech Co (06/16/2015): How This Cincinnati Startup Landed a Partnership with Pixar’s Inside Out
USA Today (05/19/2015): Cannes goes crazy for Pixar's Inside Out
The Hollywood Reporter (06/19/2015): Box Office: Inside Out Leaps to $3.7M, Dope Takes $425,000 Thursday Night
Slinky Dog Links
The New York Times (02/21/1996): Talking Toys With: Betty James; Persevering for Family and Slinky
Inside Out Items
The Art of Inside Out
Inside Out Soundtrack
Slinky Dog Items
Toy Story (Two-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Toy Story 2 (Two-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Toy Story 3 (Two-Disc Blu-ray / DVD Combo)
Pixar Short Films Collection 2 (Contains Hawaiian Vacation)
Toy Story: The Art and Making of the Animated Film
Disney, Indiana Episode 181 – Tomorrowland Archaeology
In this episode of the Disney Indiana Podcast, Tracey and Scott visit Tomorrowland as they share some production history and their thoughts on Disney's latest live action film. While in Tomorrowland, at Walt Disney World, they recorded a visit to the Carousel of Progress that they have on tap after the film review.
After the visit to the future, our hosts jump in their DeLorean DMC-12, hot tub, phone booth, time sled, time displacement sphere or Tardis (please choose the time machine of your favorite fandom) and set the controls for the past as they review their visit to the Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology exhibit at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C.
Once back in their own time, they call over to the Main Street Cinema to check in with the Mortis, welcome some new residents into town, and respond to some listener feedback!
Tomorrowland Links
1. Deadline (06/09/2011): 'Lost's Damon Lindelof Makes 7-Figure Disney Deal To Write Secret Sci-Fi Feature
2. Disney Insider (05/30/2015): Tomorrowland Writer Jeff Jensen Reveals the Movie’s Secret History
3. Vulture (10/17/12): Details Emerge on Mysterious Damon Lindelof–Brad Bird Project
4. Variety (11/9/12): George Clooney in talks for Disney’s alien pic ‘1952’
5. The Hollywood Reporter (02/13/13): Hugh Laurie in Talks for Villain Role in Clooney's 'Tomorrowland' (Exclusive)
6. The Hollywood Reporter (07/18/2013): Britt Robertson Lands Key Role in George Clooney's 'Tomorrowland'
7. L.A. Times Hero Complex (08/10/13): D23: Brad Bird, Damon Lindelof explore the secrets of ‘Tomorrowland’
8. VFC Vancouver (08/02/2013): Tomorrowland Prepping at UBC
9. YVRShoots (08/07/2013): YOUR SHOOT: TOMORROWLAND’s 1964 New York World’s Fair Set at the University of British Columbia
10. Huffington Post (05/15/15): George Clooney's Tomorrowland Exists in Spain
11. The Orange County Register (05/03/14): 'Tomorrowland' filming at Disneyland, but Clooney won't be there
12. The Hollywood Reporter (05/11/15): 'Tomorrowland' Premiere: Stars Reflect on Past, Present, and Future of Disneyland
13. Forbes (05/23/2015): 'Tomorrowland' Premiere And After Party Take Over Disneyland
Tomorrowland Videos
Michael Giacchino at Disney's "Tomorrowland" World Premiere
HeyUGuys: Damon Lindelhof Premiere Interview - Tomorrowland (More Lost?)
HeyUGuys: George Clooney Premiere Interview - Tomorrowland
HeyUGuys: Britt Robertson Premiere Interview - Tomorrowland
Episode Pictures
Pictures from the Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology exhibit
Before Tomorrowland
Tomorrowland iOS App
180 - The King, a Lady and a Hillbilly
In this episode of the Disney Indiana Podcast, Tracey and Scott share some park audio from a group that no longer performs at Epcot. After that trip down memory lane, they bring us May's Canine Confidential segment with a look at 1955's Disney classic Lady and the Tramp with a discussion of the film's history and their thoughts. After a call over to the Main Street Cinema, they share some more park audio - this time from a group who no longer performs at Disneyland! All that plus some listener feedback and some coverage of what our hosts have been doing outside of town!
Jesse Stephenson's (5591 Dnal Yensid, Disney, Indiana) Quest for Vault Disney Blog and his coverage of Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow(land):
Kipp Shinabarger’s (1928 Magic Kingdom Drive, Disney, Indiana) Tour de Cure Fundraising Page
The Neverland Podcast: Episode 75 - The Song of South
The Neverland Podcast: Battle of the Disney Bands Poll
Lady and the Tramp Research Links
L.A. Times (Feb 1991): The Lady and the Lawsuit
Entertainment Weekly (Apr 1991): Peggy Lee wins a landmark case
Mouseplanet (Oct 2013): The Story of Lady and the Tramp (Part 1)
Two Guys Named Joe: Master Animation Storytellers Joe Grant & Joe Ranft (Disney Editions Deluxe (Film))
Lady and the Tramp 50th Anniversary DVD
Lady and the Tramp (Diamond Edition Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging)
Scott Crashes into Tony's Ride
Scott meets Ultron
Tracey and Groot
Tracey and Scott with Dum Dum Dugan
Episode 179 - Avenging in the Parks
In today's episode, Scott channels his inner Stark to start the show. Our hosts then share some Streetmosphere park audio from their 2014 trip to Walt Disney World. Tracey and Scott then kick off their coverage of Marvel's latest theatrical release Avengers: Age of Ultron with a discussion of the film's production. After a quick call to the Main Street Cinema, Scott and Tracey continue their coverage of the film with a look at its marketing, the critical and popular response and share their thoughts on the film. Our hosts then meet up with The Ghost Host for a ridethru of the Haunted Mansion, also from their 2014 Walt Disney World trip. They wrap things up with some listener feedback and a sneak peek of the next episode.
Links in Wrapup
Neverland Podcast Episode 74: Assemble the Disney Bands
Neverland Podcast: Battle of the Disney Bands Ballot
The Supermates Podcast
Monster Kid Radio Episode 195: SOMEBODY hasn’t seen Planet of the Apes
Monster Kid Radio Episode 196: It’s Not a Madhouse When we Talk about Planet of the Apes!
Monster Kid Radio Episode 200: Creature from the Black Lagoon Round Table
Avengers: Age of Ultron Links
The Hollywood Reporter (Oct 2011) 'Avengers' Producer Hints at Sequel at New York Comic-Con
NME (Mar 2012) 'The Avengers' director Joss Whedon teases sequel
Crave Online (Sept 2012) TIFF Interview: Joss Whedon on Much Ado About Nothing and ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’
Entertainment Weekly (Jan 2015) EW's Entertainers of the Year: Joss Whedon on how 'The Avengers' exposed his angry inner Hulk
IGN (Mar 2013 Joss Whedon Denies Planet Hulk Storyline For The Avengers
Marvel.com (Jun 2013) Robert Downey Jr. To Return As Marvel's Iron Man
Yahoo! Movies (Apr 2013) Joss Whedon Reveals Status of ‘Avengers 2? … and Resurrection of Agent Coulson
Entertainment Weekly (Jan 2013) This Week's Cover: 'Iron Man 3' plays rough with Marvel's top hero
IGN (May 2013) Joss Whedon Talks Quicksilver, the Scarlet Witch and Iron Man's Roles in Avengers 2
Screenrant (Oct 2014) ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron': James Spader On Playing the Film’s ‘Crazy’ Villain
IGN (Oct 2014) Avengers: Age of Ultron Mark Ruffalo Says There's a Confrontation Coming Between The Hulk and Banner
Comic Book Resources (Mar 2015) "Avengers" Fun Facts Reveal New Scarlet Witch, Hulkbuster Details
Hollywood Reporter (Mar 2015) Joss Whedon: 'Avengers' Sequel Was a "Nightmare" Due to Expanded Superhero Cast
Business Insider (Oct 2014) Marvel Had The Best Response To 'The Avengers' Sequel Trailer Leak
Business Insider (May 2015) Here are the brands that appear the most in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'<
Variety (Mar 2015 ) Marvel’s Merchandise Plan for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron:’ ‘Make the Big Bigger’
Concave Brand Tracking (Apr 2015) Brands in AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (2015)
L.A. Times (Apr 2015) At 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' premiere, Joss Whedon finally exhales
Disney, Indiana - Episode 178 - Red, Gold and Green
After a slight robot malfunction outside of the Main Street Cinema and some breathtaking anger management issues, our hosts Tracey and Scott begin to prepare for the latest chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers: Age of Ultron. To do this, they head back to the start of the MCU by taking a look at the first two films in the series, Iron Man (directed by Jon Favreau) and The Incredible Hulk (directed by Louis Leterrier) - both from 2008. They discuss the production, cast and the public and critical reaction to both films, as well as share their own thoughts. Will loving these films be easy and their colors be like their dream?
After all the superhero fun, our hosts check in with Mortis over at the Main Street Cinema and wrap up the show with some podcast houeskeeping.
Iron Man DVD (Single-Disc Edition)
Iron Man Blu-Ray (Two-Disc Ultimate Edition + BD Live)
The Incredible Hulk DVD(Widescreen Edition)
The Incredible Hulk Blu-Ray
Iron Man Manual
Rick Myers' Fumbling Forwards: Marvelously Disneyfied
Los Angeles Times (09/06/2005): Marvel to Make Movies Based on Comic Books
Ain't It Cool News (07/28/2007): Quint goes one on one with Jon Favreau about IRON MAN at Comic-Con!!!
Comic Book Resources (05/02/2008): Lying in the Gutters Volume 2 column 156
USA Today (04/27/2007): First look: Downey forges a bond with Iron Man role
MTV News (03/17/2008): Iron Man Star Robert Downey Jr. Talks About Incredible Hulk Cameo, Controversial Tropic Thunder Pics
Superhero Hype (04/30/2008): Gwyneth Paltrow Plays Pepper Potts
SciFi Japan (04/30/2008): Iron Man Production Notes
Mania (04/22/2008): Iron Man: Terrence Howard lives the dream
Collider (03/28/2012): Clark Gregg Talks Disney XD Series Ultimate Spider-Man and Viewing a Recent Cut of The Avengers
Superhero Hype (04/29/2008): Exclusive: An In-Depth Iron Man Talk with Jon Favreau
Superhero Hype (06/25/2007): Iron Man Movie Update!
Brandweek (01/07/2008): Tie-ins: LG, BK, 7-Eleven To Pump Paramount's Iron Man
Superhero Hype (02/16/2008): Hasbro Previews G.I. Joe, Hulk, Iron Man, Indy & Clone Wars
USA Today (05/01/2008): Stars make strong showing at Iron Man premiere
Gizmodo (09/30/2008): Which of the EIGHT Versions of the Iron Man DVD Should You Buy?
SciFi Japan (2008): THE INCREDIBLE HULK Production Notes
Variety (2/23/2006): Marvel stock soars on rev outlook
SuperHeroHype (4/15/2007): EXCL: Zak Penn on Norton as Hulk!
MTV News (1/19/2008): William Hurt Says New Hulk Is More Heroic, Reveals Iron Man Crossover Scene
Empire Online (3/2008): Director Talks Incredible Hulk Secrets
Total Film (3/7/2008): Edward Norton talks Incredible Hulk
Wizard Universe (3/27/2008): WIZARD Q&A: Tim Roth
SuperHeroHype (4/20/2008): Exclusive: Letterier, Feige and Hurd on Hulk’s Return
BrandWeek (4/20/2008): BK, 7-Eleven Adding Bulk to Hulk Redux
Business Wire (6/9/2008): A Hulk of a Deal - 7-Eleven Goes ‘Green’ for ‘The Incredible Hulk’ Film Release
LA Times (6/13/2008): New 'Hulk' may be bigger than old one
USAToday (6/18/2003): Busting out: 'Hulk' stars aglow for the premiere
Disney, Indiana - Episode 177 - The Shaggy Show
In today’s episode, our hosts, Tracey and Scott make a visit to the tropics with an audio recording from Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room from their August 2014 Friends of the Magic trip to Disneyland. They then present the April Canine Confidential segment with a look at 1959’s The Shaggy Dog and 1976’s The Shaggy D.A. Our hosts then call over to the Main Street Cinema and wrap up the show with some great listener feedback.
MousePlanet: The Dog Who Was the Shaggy Dog (Jim Korkis)
Silver Scenes Blog: The Shaggy Dog (1959)
MousePlanet: Fred MacMurray: The First Disney Legend
MousePlanet: The Shaggy Dog Story
The Shaggy Dog (Wild & Woolly Edition)
The Shaggy D.A./The Shaggy Dog
Frozen in Ice: The Story of Walt Disney Productions, 1966-1985
Disney, Indiana - Episode 176 - Toying Around with Stitch
In today’s episode, our co-hosts, Tracey and Scott (after a bit of discussion) present March’s Canine Confidential with a look at Experiment 626, aka Stitch. They also sit down in the Ink and Paint Club with Mike Trent, Director of Communication for the Midwest Toy Fest to learn about this brand-new convention coming to Indianapolis on June 6th & 7th. Our hosts then share additional Muppet Music feedback from listeners to the show, and wrap up the episode with a call over to the Main Street Cinema and a preview of the next episode.
Midwest Toy Fest
Stitch Links
Hana Hou: Disney Goes Hawaiian
Passport to Dreams Old and New: Stitch's Great Escape: Ten Years
The Muppet Cast
The Muppet Madness Tournament
The Backstage Podcast
The Neverland Podcast
Lilo & Stitch: Collected Stories From the Film's Creators
Lilo & Stitch (Two-Disc Big Wave Edition)
Lilo & Stitch / Lilo & Stitch: Stitch Has A Glitch Two-Movie Collection (Three Disc Blu-ray / DVD Combo)
Lilo & Stitch: Island Favorites
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
Leroy & Stitch
Disney, Indiana - Episode 175 - Make Mine Music: Muppets Take 2
In today’s episode, our hosts, Tracey and Scott visit the Main Street Opera House (of all places) to take another look at some of their favorite Muppet Music - sharing their choices for positions #12 - #7. A couple of residents of Disney, Indiana share their favorites as well. Our hosts also review a new product to help Disney fans stand out in the crowd at the parks, discuss some upcoming fan events and share info about a possible Disney Lego kit build.
CoverEars home page
CoverEars on Facebook
Midwest Toy Fest home page
Hall of Heroes Museum Upcoming Events
Michael's Pinocchio LEGO Marionette - Please vote!
CoverEars Pictures
Pretty in Pink Style with Packaging
The Golden Pride with Packaging
Pretty in Pink Style on the Glow with the Show Ears
The Golden Pride on Bride Ears
The Muppet Show: Season 1
Kermit Unpigged
The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More! - The 25th Anniversary Collection
Disney, Indiana - Episode 174 - Disney Originals and Crush
In today’s episode, our co-hosts, Scott and Tracey make another trip to Flynn’s Arcade to discuss the latest updates to the Disney Infinity 2.0 console video game. They review some of the Disney originals figures and the two associated Toy Box game discs; and share some armchair game imagineering ideas for future releases of Disney Infinity. Our hosts then head Under the Sea and share a recording of the Turtle Talk show from last August in DCA. They wrap up the show with a call over to the Main Street Cinema, a short tribute to Leonard Nimoy and some listener feedback.
Vinylmation Kingdom: Disney Infinity 2.0 Crystal Sorcerer Apprentice Mickey Review
Karen Hallion's Haunted Mansion/Star Wars mashup
Chip Skelton Art and Storytelling: Big Hero 6 and Metropolis Mashup
Disney, Indiana Episode 173 - So, How Many Spots is That?
In today’s episode, our hosts, Tracey and Scott are seeing spots as they discuss 101 Dalmatians; both the 1961 animated feature and the 1996 live-action remake. They cover some production history and compare and contrast both films, finally sharing their thoughts on their back to back viewing. They also present February’s Canine Confidential: Pongo and Perdita; tune into WWED for some dog-gone good music, call over to the Main Street Cinema and wrap up the show with some listener feedback.
Variety: Disney leashes ‘Dalmatians’ vid to major tie-in campaign
Ultimate Disney: UltimateDisney.com's Interview with Lisa Davis, the voice and model for 101 Dalmatians' Anita Radcliff
Shadlian Airedales - Pictures of Jack and Tex on Set
The Recovering Ubergeek: Marvel Comics and Me
Backstage Pass to 101 Dalmatians at Disney-MGM Studios: Cruella de Vil's Car
Backstage Pass to 101 Dalmatians at Disney-MGM Studios: Cruella de Vil's Office
Backstage Pass to 101 Dalmatians at Disney-MGM Studios: 101 Dalmatians Overhead Sign
Backstage Pass to 101 Dalmatians at Disney-MGM Studios: Poster
Backstage Pass to 101 Dalmatians at Disney-MGM Studios: Scott in Cruella's Car
WWED Listing
1. Cruella De Vil - 101 Dalmatians (1961) Soundtrack
2. Cruella De Vil - Nonsense Version (Demo Version) - 101 Dalmatians (1961) Soundtrack
3. Cheerio, Good-Bye, Toodle-oo, Hip Hip! - Abandoned song from 101 Dalmatians (1961)
4. Don’t Buy a Parrot from a Sailor - Abandoned song from 101 Dalmatians (1961)
5. Dalmatian Plantation - Extended version not used - 101 Dalmatians (1961)
6. 101 Dalmatians: The Series Theme Song
7. Cruella De Vil 2000 - Camara Kambon and Mark Campbell - 102 Dalmatians Soundtrack
8. I’m Gettin’ Good at Being Bad - Susanne Blakeslee - 102 Dalmatians Soundtrack
9. Cruella De Vil - Dr. John - 101 Dalmatians (1986) Soundtrack
101 Dalmatians: Diamond Edition (2-Disc Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD)
101 Dalmatians (Original Soundtrack)
101 Dalmatians (1986) Soundtrack
102 Dalmatians (Full Screen Edition)
101 Dalmatians II - Patch's London Adventure
Bill Peet: An Autobiography
Disney, Indiana Episode 172 - No Princesses Club 2.0
In today’s episode, co-host Tracey invites a couple of fellow podcasters to the Ink and Paint Club to revisit the No Princesses Club concept. Sarah from the Skywalking through Neverland Podcast, and Cindy from the Super Mates Podcast, along with Tracey discuss their top three female non-princess characters, along with some runner-ups. Scott joins back in to wrap up the show with some listener feedback and a sneak peek for the next episode.
Disney, Indiana Episode 171 - Marvel, Inc Laugh Floor with Pluto
In today’s episode, our hosts, Tracey and Scott share their experience at the Marvel Universe Live arena show. They also kick off the 2015 monthly segment: Canine Confidential - with a look at Disney’s Top Dog: Pluto. Our hosts share some park audio with a visit to the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor from March 2011. Along the way, they’ll call over to the Main Street Cinema, and wrap up the episode with a list of Disney’s 2014 Oscar nominations and a sneak peek into the next episode.
Marvel Universe Live! Tour and Schedule
Comic Book Central Podcast
* Comic Book Central Podcast Episode 33 with Shana Sawyer, the director of Marvel Universe Live!
Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters
Disney Dossiers: Files of Character from the Walt Disney Studios
Disney, Indiana Episode 170 - Out of Knowhere and Into the Woods
In today’s episode, our hosts, Tracey and Scott present their coverage of Into the Woods, Disney’s latest theatrical release. They discuss the history of the film, critical and popular response and their own thoughts. (Scott makes his feelings known pretty much from the intro!). They also review the third Disney Infinity 2.0 video game playset, Guardians of the Galaxy. Along the way, they tune into WWED, call over to the Main Street Cinema and wrap up the show with a sneak peek at the next episode.
1. Broadway World.com: Stephen Sondheim Talks Past, Present & Future
2. L.A. Times: Jim Henson's Children Put Together a String of Big Deals to Keep Alive : The Muppet Legacy
3. Mental Floss: The Jim Henson Company and the 'Into the Woods' Movie that Could've Been
4. The Hollywood Reporter: Perverted Wolves, Cheating Wives and a Fired 10-Year-Old: The Dark Path to Disney's 'Into the Woods'
5. Playbill: Sondheim Reveals Plot Changes for Disney Into the Woods Film
6. The Hollywood Reporter: Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick Share the Many 'Into the Woods' Morals for Adult Moviegoers
1. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - Mary Poppins: The Live Cast Recording
2. Step in Time - Mary Poppins: The Live Cast Recording
3. Me - Disney's Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
4. I Want the Good Times Back - Disney's The Little Mermaid (2008 Original Broadway Cast)
5. Higitus Figitus/Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo/Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious/Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee/Following The Leader/Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah/The Dwarf's Yodel Song (The Silly Song)/Hakuna Matata/Mickey Mouse March - Disney's On the Record - A New Musical Revue (2004 Original Cast)
Into the Woods Soundtrack
Disney Infinity: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Play Set
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2.0 Edition) Drax Figure
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2.0 Edition) Groot Figure
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2.0 Edition) Rocket Raccoon Figure
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At Their Mercy...
A wipe-clean interview with Father of Daughters
Meet Father of Daughters, the Instafamous dad who has amassed 840,000 followers with his hilariously honest take on modern parenthood.
Simon Hooper, aka Father of Daughters, is resigned to waking up with a mouthful of glitter, getting hit over the head with a pink stuffed toy and finding mashed carrot in his shoe. But as fans of his Instagram account will tell you, the 35-year-old management consultant (and reformed ‘man-child’) wouldn’t have it any other way.
Since launching @father_of_daughters in 2016, Hooper has been chronicling his chaotic life raising four young daughters with wife Clemmie (aka @mother_of_daughters).
The idea, he says, was to add a much-needed male voice to the parenting conversation and counter some of the “sugar-coated content” posted by yummy mummies. “Dads are often the forgotten ones who carry the luggage, open stiff jars and do the night feeds,” he says. “All too often they shrink into the background.”
Sound familiar? The Book of Man sat down with Hooper to shed some light on the messy, stressful, life-affirming rollercoaster that is fatherhood…
How did Father of Daughters come about?
For a long time, I’d watched over my wife’s shoulder and could see a community of mums talking about parenting honestly. But there was also a hell of a lot of content that was sugar coated, or that depicted perfect homes with no mess. I thought, ‘That’s not real life!’ So I wanted @father_of_daughters to show the other half of the story and give dads a voice in the parenting community. Plus, it’s a kind of therapy for me.
What’s the biggest parenting cock-up that you’ve made?
Ha, there’s so many! I have a whole chapter in my book about this. The first time I was left on my own I thought I could just leave a child in a baby walker, watching Teletubbies until its brain started dribbling out its ears, while I darted into the kitchen. It wasn’t long before I caught a whiff of shit in the air and, upon further investigation, discovered that my daughter had taken off her nappy and was busy putting poo in her face. So, yeah, try not to take your eye off the ball.
What’s the best way to deal with a parenting fail?
They happen on a daily basis – I’ve just got better at covering them up. I did one of these home science experiments where you make a bottle rocket using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar. It’s supposed to explode like a volcano and shoot the bottle into the air. Of course, it didn’t, and the bottle basically just fell over on the table. We were all really disappointed so I did the ‘dad thing’ of quadrupling all the ingredients, causing a violent explosion that sprayed the walls and ceiling with brown vinegar. I could have admitted what I’d done but instead I repainted the entire room in two and a half hours. Only the smell of wet paint gave me away.
You lovingly describe your daughters as ‘clever little buggers.’ What’s the sneakiest thing that they’ve done?
They’re basically thieves. They don’t own any of the food in the house but they go into the cupboards whenever they like. For example, I thought we had a secret stash of crisps and sweets until, one day, I went in there and found it had been stripped bare. Over a period of about a month, they’d taken every single item and created small confectionary store under their beds. Of course, ‘Mr Nobody’ was to blame. If ever I catch ‘Mr Nobody’, he’s in for a hell of a time…
A post shared by Simon, also known as FOD (@father_of_daughters) on Mar 18, 2018 at 1:40pm PDT
Is there a downside to being the most famous dad on Instagram?
This is an interesting one for me because I’m married to someone who has a large online following. My wife has had some rough times on social media, whereas I don’t really get many too many negative comments. I don’t engage with it. My life is my family and I’m comfortable with that. I’m blown away that people not only want to meet me but have actually queued for a selfie! I forget that I have a recognisable face, so it’s lovely when people come up to me and have a conversation about Father of Daughters.
Let’s talk tantrums. What’s the worst thing you can do when a child kicks off?
Start shouting. If you start shouting, it just escalates matters. Suddenly someone is crying, someone is removing clothing and, before you know it, you’re all on the floor crying. I just ask if they’re OK and leave the room. There’s no way a child can explain to you – in the heat of the moment – why they’re upset. Often they just want to get it out of their system. My girls are all relatively hot-headed whereas I’m more laid back. I’m like a UN peace envoy: send me in with a flack jacket and I’ll do my best.
We live in an age of gilded man caves. Is the shed still relevant in the context of modern fatherhood?
I have fond memories of doing DIY with my own dad and I like to hide out in Wickes whenever possible. I’m almost certain that 95% of the men in Wickes are also there to hide out from their family. I’ll go in, spend 30 minutes looking at screws, then buy a circular saw that I don’t need. I do have a shed but I’ve got a basement full of tools and that’s where I go to work on my ‘projects’. Of course, there are no projects; it’s purely so I can say, ‘I’m going downstairs to finish off that thing.’
As a dad, what makes you feel like you’re winning at life?
It sounds simplistic but if everyone around me is happy, that’s winning. The aim of the game is that the kids get the best childhood they could wish for. I’m just bumbling my way through it and, as long as I get the occasional, ‘Thank you’ or ‘I love you’, I don’t need much else.
Forever Outnumbered: Tales of Our Family Life from Instagram’s Father of Daughters by Simon Hooper is out now. Order your copy below…
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Overnight Watermain Work East of Bermondsey/Sloane
Wed, 2019-08-07
WHAT WORK IS TAKING PLACE?
As part of the continued construction of the future Sloane Stop, crews will be installing a new watermain that crosses Eglinton Avenue East, east of Bermondsey Road/Sloane Avenue. Work will occur overnight beginning as early as Thursday, August 8, 2019. Temporary changes to the traffic configuration will occur to accommodate these activities. The work zone is depicted below.
Working hours will be 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., August 8-9 and August 11-15.
The contractor may not always work during the permitted hours, but may do so at its discretion.
Work may be rescheduled due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.
Crews will be removing asphalt, excavating, installing pipe, backfilling and installing asphalt.
Due to the nature of this work, at times there will be noise and vibration around the work area.
Crews will endeavor to complete disruptive activities in the early evening hours, to minimize impacts to nearby residents.
Pedestrians and road users can expect delays when travelling through the work zone.
To complete this work, crews will be closing one eastbound or westbound lane at a time. At least one lane will always be maintained in each direction.
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Construction Updates [2]
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Protagonist, Antagonist and Just Plain Gonist: Part 2
My last post explored seasons 1-5 of Supernatural and which characters represented the protagonist in each season. As discussed last time the protagonist is the person with the most to lose in the story line. The one we, the audience, are expected to most identify with on an emotional level. I’d like to also discuss who the antagonist is this time.
The antagonist isn’t just the villain, they can be anyone who impedes the protagonist from reaching their goal. Their goal can be the same or the complete opposite. They may not even be aware of the protagonist’s existence, yet they prevent them from easily getting what they want. The antagonist doesn’t even have to be another person, it could be nature or the protagonist themself (man vs. nature; man vs. self). As I said, anything that keeps the antagonist from potentially reaching their goal.
So who has which roles when we start season 6?
We start with Dean, having taken Sam‘s advice and given up the hunting life. He is our protagonist. He thinks he is acclimating well to his new life and family. Yet he is going to be faced with the choice he once gave Sam and for him it, as it was for Sam, is really no choice at all. He knows what he was truly meant to do and he leaves his pseudo-family to once again become a hunter. He remains a protagonist for the entirety of the season as they look for ways to get Sam’s soul back and keep one step ahead of Crowley. Crowley is the main antagonist this season with Castiel once again a mirror protagonist to Dean. Both are looking for more power and ways to get that power and both are played by Crowley. At the end of Season 6 it seems as though Castiel has made the jump from protagonist to antagonist, having gained more power than he’s capable of safely wielding and declaring himself the New God.
Season 7 rolls around with our sexy New God in full on cleansing mode. He is the new antagonist that Sam and Dean must find a way to stop. It turns out that Castiel belatedly realizes he’s compromised himself and goes to them to set things right before he loses complete control. Sam and Dean as the protagonists are forced to watch someone they care for and call family implode. After this they must combat the real antagonists, the Leviathan that had been controlling Castiel. They both remain the protagonists for the rest of the season as they each are proactive and aggressive in their hunting. Once Castiel is returned to them he becomes a protagonist once again. As Emmanuel he has to confront what he was and accepts what he did and tries to make amends. Dean and Sam remain protagonists throughout the rest of the season. Castiel for his part ceases to be a protagonist once he takes on Sam’s mental illness. He is no longer proactive, but reactive, a victim as Sam had struggled with previously. It’s not until the last two episodes that Castiel once again becomes a protagonist taking an active, if somewhat reluctant role in combating the Leviathan.
The next season is a bit more complicated. We will break this season down a bit more thoroughly.
Dean is back from Purgatory and pissed as hell (pun intended). Sam is torn between helping his brother and wanting to continue his life with Amelia. Both brothers are protagonists as they are each forced to confront truths about themselves and their relationships. Both have left people they love behind. Sam leaving Amelia and Dean (believing) he left Castiel in Purgatory. Both are trying to come back to an understanding with each other and at times act as each other’s antagonist. We are also introduced to Kevin Tran who will be the primary protagonist in the first several episodes as he is forced to leave his old life behind and become a prophet. He at first may seem like a victim, but his character quickly shows that he is too smart and resourceful to allow this to happen. Crowley remains the main antagonist for the season.
Once Castiel does reappear he is not a protagonist, in fact due to Naomi’s interference he is delicately balanced between simply being a secondary supporting character and becoming an antagonist. He is reactive and unable to make decisions for himself. He goes from helping to hindering the brothers based on how Naomi wishes things to go in the interim. However, from episode 17 on Castiel is once again a protagonist along with Sam, Dean and Kevin, Dean having helped break the mind control. He is proactive and working to keep Dean, Sam and Kevin safe. His decision to trust Metatron is based on Metatron’s status as an angel and the fact that Dean and Sam were prepared to trust him as well.
Sam is a clear protagonist in that he makes the decision to leave behind his life and complete the trials outlined on the Demon Tablet in an attempt to redeem himself for his past sins. Dean remains a protagonist in that he must help Sam and keep him safe while at the same time dealing with what seems to be yet another betrayal by Castiel. He is proactive, finding ways to help Sam complete the trials and also trying to figure out what is wrong with Castiel.
By the last two episodes it’s clear that all three have reached their individual ‘darkest hour’ in the season arc. Sam is dying from the effects of the trials. Castiel is betrayed and loses his most precious possession and Dean is faced with the prospect of losing the two most important people in his life.
So, who will be the protagonist come season 9? It’s a pretty good bet that Castiel will once again join Dean and Sam as the primary protagonists. The changes wrought on him in the season 8 finale demand nothing less. Dean and Sam will have their own major struggles and the new antagonist could be one of several characters. I’m looking forward to seeing how it all works out. Or doesn’t. This show has a pretty good track record of breaking hearts and stomping on feelings.
Oh and in case you didn’t get the ‘gonist’ in the title:
Urban Dictionary: gonist
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gonist
1. one who thoroughly completes every task with the utmost confidence and aggressiveness.
Sounds a bit like Dean or maybe Castiel or could it be Crowley? No, its Naomi or-or Abaddon. Fuck it, I’m done.
Protagonist, Antagonist and just plain gonist. (sorrows-fall.com)
I’ll See Your Agenda and Raise You an Angel (sorrows-fall.com)
What makes a protagonist? (jwtroemner.wordpress.com)
This entry was posted in Characters, Fandoms, Supernatural, Writing FUNdamentals and tagged Castiel, characters, Characters of Supernatural, Crowley, Dean Winchester, fandom, Metatron, New God, Sam, Sam Winchester, Supernatural, writing on July 3, 2013 by Davonne Burns.
Beginnings Always End Something
Or why character backstory is vital to your story.
“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.”
In preparation for NaNoWriMo, I read numerous blogs about plot and structure and how to do both. What I’ve not seen many writers mention is the need for well thought out characters. Plot is after all character driven. Without meaningful characters there will be no plot.
So how do you go about creating a character that is compelling?
My advice; start at the beginning. No wait, let me explain. Start with where you see your character now. Their beginning in your story. Now go back. What lead them up to this point? What decisions did they make? What people influenced them? What outside actions took their toll? How does their upbringing influence their current thinking and actions?
That’s a lot to think about.
Maybe you aren’t sure how your character’s history has influenced them, or maybe you aren’t convinced it matters. Let’s explore a couple of examples to see how this could work. (A note before we continue: writing a character’s backstory is for your information, when writing the actual story you want to keep as much of it as possible hidden from the reader, only revealing what is absolutely necessary. We’ll discuss why later in the post.)
Once Upon a Time . . .
There was a young gladiator. He risked his life for the amusement of others on a regular basis. He trained, he grew and became mighty, fearless and feared. His ambitions did not stop at the arena walls. He wanted to foment change, to start a revolution.
There was a young scholar. He read, cataloged and reported on the goings on of the empire. He learned and within him grew a sense of what is just, what is right and respect for the sanctity of life. He dreamed of a world without corruption, without oppression of the weak and less fortunate.
And one day they met.
“From the greatest love comes the most vicious hate.”
This meeting took place quietly, no grand fanfare, no one really took much notice till later when events started to happen and the revolution was well under way. They fought for the same ideals yet their methods were as different as night and day. Understandably the gladiator turned to force, using his great charisma to sway the masses to his side, and using his sword when words failed. The scholar knowing little to nothing of fighting opened the debate with their ruling council, using his intellect and many years of study to try and persuade them. The gladiator was impatient and took matters into his own hands much to the horror of the scholar. Their friendship shattered as the council bestowed the scholar with the most important title their civilization had to offer. The gladiator, frustrated and feeling impotent now turned his attention from overthrowing the caste system to destroying his onetime friend.
In their current iteration we rarely hear anything about how these two met or why. We only know that they were once friends and are now bitter enemies. Yet their back story is critical to where they are now.
Some of you may recognize the characters I’m speaking of here. I have not named them because I want the focus to be on their back story, not on who they are.
In my novel Sorrow’s Fall little is said of my protagonist’s upbringing outside of a few comments on his training and a random memory or two that is relevant to what is currently happening. He does not dwell on it, yet is shapes his actions, defines him. Without his past he would be a radically different person.
There are many times when a character seems to just appear out of a fog with no back history or explanation of why or how they came to where they are. Sometimes the reader is willing to put aside this in favor of learning about the character. Wolverine comes to mind. He himself did not know his past and it haunted him. His lack of a past drove him forward, dictated his actions and even his friendships and alliances. He was unwilling to trust anyone.
Then there are characters who we are introduced to just as they reach a defining moment in their lives. Peter Parker/Spider Man for example.
In each of these examples, the writer knows exactly where these characters are coming from. Or should. Knowing where your character has been makes determining where they are going much easier. Why is that so?
We are the sum of our experiences. Your character should be too. This might take some in depth research and hard soul searching. But, that is what writing is about, finding those hidden truths about ourselves that others can relate to, those hidden gems are what make outstanding characters.
Happily Ever After . . .
So even though pretty much 98% of your character’s back story won’t end up in your actual prose, it is still a huge part of the story. Without it the characters have nowhere to go and no drive to get there.
Lets look back at my first example of the gladiator and the scholar. Without their past they would have no reason to fight each other now. There would be no sense of betrayal on either side. No one but the two of them truly know the depth of their emotion over what happened, except their writer. You should know these types of details about your character as well. Knowing when to use them in your story is a different beast altogether.
The Battle is Joined
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This entry was posted in Characters, Writing FUNdamentals and tagged back story, characters, creating back story, writing on December 23, 2012 by Davonne Burns.
Kill Me Softly
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This is how I remember first meeting Boba Fett. He was mysterious, dangerous and didn’t back down from one of the meanest villains in any genre. It was love at first sight. Then came the prequels. The utter horror and dismay on my part as one of my all time favorite characters was reduced to a mere clone has stuck with me for years now. I used to collect anything and everything Fett. No longer. His image and his very essence had been tainted. By the man who created him. And why? To satisfy fans.
I’m a fan and I did not ask for this travesty. Yet over and over I see characters get slaughtered by their own writers. The comic book industry is rife with examples. (Deadpool being one of the foremost, more on that in a few.) Literature doesn’t escape it either. I recently finished the Hunger Games series. I was severely disappointed by how Katniss changed over the three books. She went from being a total badass to basically reinstating the very regime she’d fought to take down. How is that character progression? Is it meant to be an ironic statement by the author?
Then there is the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton. I loved the first book. Anita was a total kick ass woman who knew who she was and who she didn’t want to be. I was appalled and disgusted by the end of the series. Anita was no longer kick ass and amazing, she was a whore. She had gone from untouchable to just another bimbo sleeping with vampires. Is it no wonder I rarely read books with a female protagonist?
So what happened? Fans. Fans happened. Fans are awesome. I wish I had fans. But just like the electric kind they can be refreshing or they can blow shit all over the place. Letting your character get caught by fans reduces them to a bloody splatter on the wall, unrecognizable as the person you brought into existence. I’m a fan myself. I’m a huge fan of certain series and characters as you’ve probably noticed. I’m also a writer. (Another fact that I hope hasn’t escaped your notice.) As a writer watching another writer as they let fans dictate how a character evolves puzzles me.
I’m all for fan input, commentary, discussion and whathaveyou, but when it starts to affect how I view my own character it’s time to step back. I know my characters more intimately than I probably know myself. Does that mean I need to let you, my dear, dear reader know all those facts? No. Does that mean I don’t listen when people remark on certain attributes of my characters? No. Does that mean I write to please my readers? No. I write to please myself. If you like it awesome, great, fantastic we’ve got something in common. If not, no big.
So why do some writers get caught up in trying to please fans? Maybe they are afraid of what people will say if they don’t. Maybe they think that appealing to the lowest common denominator will gain them more sales. Which, while sometimes true, I think betrays the core reason for writing. Writers write to entertain, to educate and illuminate. Few single works do all three. Some can barely manage one.
It is my firm belief that writers have a duty to their story and their characters first, readers second. If the story and characters are sound, well crafted and compelling the readers will come. Being consistent when writing a character is paramount. And that point brings me to Deadpool.
Sure there are other comic book characters who have been rewritten by various writers. Each writer for a run has their own take on the character and the universe. A lot like fanfiction really. Look at Batman or Spider-Man. Though they essentially stay the same type of character, their core personalities don’t change. Deadpool aka Wade Wilson has no such luck. In his first appearance nothing is known about him, his actions and his verbage speak for themselves. We didn’t need to know his background at that point. We got it. He was a killer who enjoyed his job very much and also loved to talk. He was quite menacing and very obviously a bad guy.
Deadpool’s first appearance in New Mutants #98 published Feb 1991.
After his first appearance he cropped up a few months later in X-Force #1 but only as a character profile. Slowly but surely he built a fandom and starting getting more appearances. Finally in 1993 he got to be a headliner in his own one-shot series Deadpool: The Circle Chase. That series ended and he was back to making short appearances until 1997 when he got his own title. This started off the Joe Kelly era of Deadpool which is considered by most fans to be the definitive version of the character. Then we come down to 2008 and a new writer by the name of Daniel Way. He’d worked on Wolverine: Origins and Ghost Rider, he’s legit. So why has his take on Deadpool has seen the most virulent derision from the loyal fans who have followed Deadpool from the early 90’s?
Deadpool began as a wise cracking mercenary who shot first and never thought to ask questions and acted as if the fourth wall was merely a suggestion. By the end of the Secret Invasion arc things are very clearly leaning in a different direction. Then came Dark Reign and Monkey Business. The wise cracking is still there but the wise is slipping. Instead of real humor there are inane refrences to (then) current entertainment news/gossip. And Deadpool has lost a whole bucket full of IQ points. He seems to have traded in his quirky talent for being painfully obvious yet obscure for being painfully dimwitted and trite. He’s still mouthy, but instead of being funny it comes across more as though a fourteen year old sat in his room dreaming up one liners and who then creates situations in which to use them.
The progression of Wade as a character has stalled. There is no internal conflict that was present in the earlier series and all the external conflict feels contrived. There is a fixation on being a ‘hero,’ but no real motive for this fixation other than wanting to be liked and this isn’t even explored or exploited as well as it could be. He tries to join the X-Men, of course that fails miserably, he’s not a ‘true’ mutant. So he tries to follow Spider-Man around to learn how to be a hero. He’s been a hero, multiple times in earlier incarnations, albeit never acknowledged by the Mavel Universe as one. Current issues are episodic and have more of a sitcom feel to them with little or no character development.
Sure some issues are funny, most are juvenile and not suited to the more mature audience that Deadpool has garnered over the years. While I am not a Way-nah-sayer, I do find his run to have been more puerile and much less fun than anticipated.
My main issue with him as the writer of Deadpool is that while he did introduce some interesting elements they were not used to their full advantage. He chose flash over bang. It looks like something happened but when the smoke clears, its just that. Smoke. Nothing really happened.
So what can we take from this example? When writing a character, any character you have to fully understand where they come from and their motivations. Once the action really gets going it can be easy to lose those motivations. That’s why it helps to step back every now and then and look objectively at what you’ve written. Is it really working? Is your character staying true to themselves or are you dictating things to make the story work? Author intrusion is going to be noticed by the reader and even those fans who have been begging for something to happen will know that you faked it. Don’t be afraid to write your character as they truly are and definitely don’t listen to fans who blow shit.
Yes, my boy. You are good.
This entry was posted in Books, Characters, Movies, Uncategorized, Writing FUNdamentals and tagged Anita Blake, Boba Fett, characters, Dark Reign, Deadpool, Hunger Games, Laurell K Hamilton, Marvel Comics, writing on August 17, 2012 by Davonne Burns.
I’m Cosplaying a Responsible Adult
This past weekend I attended an anime convention in Tulsa called Tokyo in Tulsa. Official stats are not out yet, be I’m guessing there were at least 4000+ attendees over the three day weekend. For those of you not familiar with Japanese anime, I highly recommend you check it out. There is literally something for everyone in every age group.
At Tokyo in Tulsa (TnT) I saw parents with infants and young children, grandparents dressed as superheroes following around their grandkids who were dressed as anime characters, children dressed as their favorite Pokemon, several Borg and a couple of zombies. The list goes on and on. There were people my age, college students, high school students, industry professionals and more.
Through out the con, the energy was very high. Often I would hear someone randomly shout “Oh my god there is *insert favorite character*” and go running to meet someone cosplaying*. There was lots of hugging. Lots and lots of hugging. Of old friends, new friends, acquaintances, and total strangers. Everyone got hugged at some point. Even me. Actually I got hugged more this past weekend than I can ever remember being hugged in such a short span of time. Pretty epic. Especially considering that only three days ago I’d never met most of them.
Its amazing how having something as simple as a TV show in common with someone can spark a friendship and ignite a relationship that crosses state lines and every other boundary imaginable. Anime and cosplaying is a wonderful subculture that is often mocked for being trivial and ‘weird’. I’d rather spend a weekend with my wonderful geeks in costume than getting drunk at a bar or going to some seedy club. At least at the con there is a focus on culture, being open to new things, applying one’s self to a craft and learning tolerance in all it’s forms. I don’t see that at a nightclub. At TnT I met people from the video game industry, published writers, actors, musicians, costumers, make-up artists, radio personalities, graphic artists, photographers, directors, professional storytellers, and a samurai. I think I might have glimpsed a couple of ninja but they are hard to spot.
It was also my great privilege to give two panels on writing this year. It was wonderful to find other writers to connect and converse with. On Friday I addressed the phenomenon that is fan fiction. Then Saturday we discussed character design and avoiding the Mary Sue*. Both of these panels are great fun to give and I work hard to make sure they are very informative.
For the first time I also gave what is known as a fan panel. Yes, I might be in my mid-thirties but I love anime enough that I want to spend at least an hour discussing my particular fandom with other fans. Honestly, I could spend much longer discussing it. It was quite wonderful to have the opportunity to share my love of the characters and story line with other fans.
The ground breaking anime, Tiger & Bunny
One of my favorite things about anime, and something I stress to those unfamiliar, is that it places great importance on friendship and being selfless. I had a wonderful conversation with a gentleman at the hotel bar Friday evening. He asked me what the con was about and I was more than happy to explain it to him. I do not encourage my children to watch American programming. We watch anime. Through anime, my children learn that helping others and being loyal to your friends and family are what is important. I encourage you to click the above picture and read the blurb about the show. Watch the first episode and you will see themes explored that most American shows rarely touch. And this is something I can watch with my children. Granted not all titles are for children, but that is fine too. There are much darker themes also explored in anime and then there are titles that are just hilarious crazy fun.
Another thing that I enjoyed at the con was the live concert on Friday night. The two opening bands were fun and got the crowd going. However, when the headliner stepped on stage the atmosphere changed. The instant the opening riff rang through the hall you felt the difference. These were pros. The next hour was intense and amazing. I’ve been a fan of The Slants for several years now. Yet I had not had the chance to catch a concert. Boy have I been missing out. Energetic, culturally relevant, technically superb, and amazing artists who truly love their fans, these guys are not to be dismissed just because they choose to remain independent. I think that fact makes them even more relevant. Their message is not watered down by corporate censorship.
And yes, the entire band is comprised of Asian-Americans. They are an amazing group of guys and I feel very privileged to have finally met them in person.
Overall, it was an unforgettable weekend. I can’t wait to do it again. And I don’t have long. I’ll be going to Glitch Con in Bentonville, AR the first weekend in August. Kevin J Anderson is going to be there.
This entry was posted in Anime and tagged Anime, Cosplay, fanfiction, The Slants, Tiger & Bunny, Tokyo in Tulsa, writing on July 23, 2012 by Davonne Burns.
The Victim and the Martyr
The victim is preyed upon, unawares until the deed doth fall. The martyr marches on, head high, sword gleaming, until death wields it’s heavy hand.
When I first started writing Sorrow’s Fall, I had a very clear idea who my protagonist would be, but not what that would mean for the other characters. As I worked through different plot scenarios and wrote scenes, it became clear to me that my protagonist was not the ‘good guy’ neither was he the stereotypical ‘bad guy‘. I’ve always quailed at such polarization’s. In fact the first working title of the novel was Shades of Grey for years since nothing is ever truly black and white. (How glad I am I didn’t go with that!)
Now that I’m into writing the second novel I’m learning even more about him and how he relates to those around him. In Sorrow’s Fall he was more of a victim of his own upbringing. Unable to break free of the burden placed on him. Now he knows he has choices. But the burden of freedom can be even greater than the burden of enslavement. Now he has to fend for himself and that includes deciding who is friend and who is foe and what to do about it.
This brings up an interesting conundrum. Is he an anti-hero or an anti-villain? The two terms are not mutually exclusive and a definitive definition is hard to pin down. Not even Wikipedia can decide. I see them as basically same except for one point; motivation.
Sorrow is intrinsically flawed and has issues with morality. His motives tend to be toward self preservation first and for others a distant third. He knows little to nothing of love or kindness and as such has no idea how to show them. Does this mean he’s a villain? Too a lot of people, yes. He’s a murderer and some people would say a sociopath. To other’s he’s a hero who protects their lively hood and keeps them safe from the threat of war.
So who is right?
The Martyr
As any of you who’ve read my other posts know, I am a huge Loki fan. I do not see him as villainous. Misunderstood and reviled for his actions, yes. But not evil. His actions might be reprehensible but his intentions are based on his need for love and acceptance. Even in the myths he’s the scapegoat, the one punished even when things are not entirely his fault. Time and time again he sacrifices himself to right a perceived wrong on his part or a misunderstanding. Though there are times when he is fully to blame yet he is never saved from the consequences of his actions.
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And then there are times he does things fully knowing he’s going to suffer greatly for it. Yet he goes ahead and sacrifices himself. Much is made of his deviousness, yet little is said about the massive intelligence behind it. He always knows what he’s doing and that makes him less of a victim and more of a martyr.
I find parallels between the two. Both come from troubled backgrounds with contentious family members and deep seated problems. Loki finds out he’s adopted. Sorrow finds out he’s not. Both have older siblings they hate. Loki tried to commit suicide and Sorrow is- well I won’t spoil it for you.
This entry was posted in Characters, Loki and tagged anti-hero, Antihero, Avenger, characters, Loki, Martyr, Sorrow's Fall, Villain, writing on June 21, 2012 by Davonne Burns.
Mystery of You
Driving to work the other day, I had the radio on. This is very normal as is my allowing scenes to flow through my head while listening to music. However what happened the other day took me by surprise. I know my novel is a bit dark with deep themes involving why we allow people to manipulate us into harming ourselves and motivations for such behavior, but watching my main character sacrifice himself brought me to tears.
He is not an overtly sympathetic character but after living with him for so long, I love him like a child. He is a child. And to know that he will reach the point in his life where living is no longer an option troubles me greatly. I do not want him to die. Not by choice, not by violence, not by any means. I want his ending to be happy.
Its not meant to be. I know that. I’ve always known that from the first instant he wandered into my psyche and took up residence. My only consolation is that his death is not without reason but I’m reluctant to continue writing because, as silly as it sounds, I don’t want to lose him.
Oh silly writer is silly, ne?
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged character death, writing on June 15, 2012 by Davonne Burns.
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Dawn Morris
Author: Dawn Morris
Publisher: Reliquum Publishing
Published Date: June 3, 2015
ASIN: B00YVU2E1S
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One Will Be Left
Diabolical evil gains control, promising peace to a devastated world…
After the disappearances of the world’s Christians, hidden powers orchestrate dramatic world events. Natural disasters increase, while wars, and terrorist attacks and disease further threaten the remaining world citizens.
Billings Mason, the miracle working founder of the OneFaith movement, successfully unites the religions of the world. Regarded by many as the last prophet, Mason calls for the world to prepare the way for the deliverer, who will lead the faithful into a new world order of peace and prosperity.
Already worshipped by the few who think he is the “promised one,” Luca Romano Giamo continues to gain political power, even as the one world government teeters on the brink of collapse. While bringing key players into places of power, the diabolically charming young diplomat adroitly succeeds where all other world leaders have failed. He brings peace to the Middle East.
World attention focuses once again on the tiny nation of Israel. The Temple is rebuilt and, with the amazing discovery of the lost Ark of the Covenant, all is ready for the faithful to reinstate Jewish sacrifice and worship. Yet the beleaguered nation is lured into signing a manmade treaty to accomplish what its citizens long for and have always longed for—peace.
Evil veiled in alluring facades deceives many. What will God do? Who will stand against the malevolent evil of these days? Can anyone who trusts in the true God survive the coming onslaught?
“…this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now is already in the world.”
(1 John 4:3, NASB)
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Distribution, Financing, Independent Film, Television
Saturdays With Harvey
Last week’s Entertainment Business symposium at UCLA lacked the usual spark one feels when 500 lawyers gather together in one room. Even so, I live-tweeted a number of the highlights from the two-day event.
#uclaentertainmentsymposiym financing film slates are back
#uclaentertainmentsymposiym interesting nugget: so much money in the film investment space that studios are raising their distribution fees.
Photo: Headline act: Kenny and Harvey Takeaway: TV TV TV mantra (at UCLA Freud Playhouse) http://t.co/qzbG4zSBeI
Yes. “@shericandler: TV or just episodic?" My take is both. One-offs with back door pilot potential are less risky though.
#uclaentertainmentsymposiym advertisers getting squeezed out of TV and making their own content. Case study: LEGO movie
#uclaentertainmentsymposiym Ratner: big brands will go direct to well recognized content creators for longer term deals to use their brand.
#uclaentertainmentsymposiym (cont'd) as opposed to going through studios to talent/content creators.
"We have a theatrical window followed by a piracy window" #goingforthefunny #uclaentertainmentsymposiym
@Dealfatigue So where do we go from here?
— Fay Hauser-Price (@Hauslightsfay) March 8, 2014
Bank discount/spread improved to 90% for state tax incentives (from 80%) #uclaentertainmentsymposiym
Who's banking incentive paper at 90%? I'm asking for a friend. #uclaentertainmentsymposiym
A lot of conversation but very little actual money from China investing in film #uclaentertainmentsymposiym
Sovereign wealth funds are back in film #uclaentertainmentsymposiym
"China's goal is due diligence of Hollywood docs/assets to replicate homegrown industry not to actually invest" #uclaentertainmentsymposiym
Declining European distribution market. #uclaentertainmentsymposiym
Supergap is savior to indie financing but very expensive. "Teen money" interest rates. Lots of mez, P&A funds from hedges/family offices.
Still remember seeing Harvey 5 years (?) ago at #tiff walking alone on the street post-Miramax Disney separation. He rebooted well.
Say this about Harvey: portfolio approach to material/breadth of players/stakeholders in Weinstein projects (inside/outside biz) impressive
You can deliver that if you're Bob and Harvey bc they leverage their substantial track record. Not so much for others.
@Dealfatigue Disney dumped the Weinsteins because their profits weren't good enough – I side with Disney. Admiration smacks of desperation
— Edward Anthony Rayne (@rayne_ea) March 8, 2014
.@rayne_ea don't know enough of the details on that. I think the Weinsteins on a leash as Disney had was a great long game but …. 1/2
.@rayne_ea shareholder value (for many public companies) usually requires shorter-term thinking 2/2
@Dealfatigue Now that's the truth. What about people at no table? Where's the leverage & access?
.@Hauslightsfay need to execute with high production values on work that matters or art with authentic vulnerability. No cutting corners.
Q&A questioner thanked Harvey for his contributions. Harvey said, "thank you, though some of the lawyers in this room may disagree"
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Actors, Notable, Television, The Culture
April 16, 2008 Peter Kaufman 19 Comments
I recently called four actors about a potential gig on a television series.
Only one of them got back to me. Four days later. By email.
All of them, without exception, regularly complain to me about the lack of work in L.A. and now, all of them, without exception, were missing an opportunity to work in their field. Worse still, I might not call them next time.
It’s possible that the opportunity wasn’t right for them.
Or they each had scheduling conflicts.
Or, they each just got in their own way.
Call it audition fatigue. The continuous, consistent rejection inherent to the profession is bound to erode the motivation and enthusiasm of even the hardiest of thespians.
I’ve seen the same self-defeating behavior in lawyers, agents, production executives and other so-called “suits” in the business. Recently, I received a resume by email in response to an opening with my law firm. The resume arrived in a word.doc format which when opened, was covered with very visible, “red-lined” changes clearly revealing that the job seeker’s CV was based on someone else’s resume.
If you’re going to take all the time, effort and expense of putting yourself out there, you might as well follow through by taking just a bit more time and a bit more effort to do it right the first time (in the above case, by removing all the metadata before sending or better yet, attaching a .pdf file to preserve formatting). In the short term, that old saw is true: you never get a second chance to make a good first impression.
Marc Andreesen, co-founder of Netscape and developer of the first widely used web browser recently raised similar concerns in his blog:
Opportunities that present themselves to you are the consequence — at least partially — of being in the right place at the right time. They tend to present themselves when you’re not expecting it — and often when you are engaged in other activities that would seem to preclude you from pursuing them. And they come and go quickly — if you don’t jump all over an opportunity, someone else generally will and it will vanish.
I believe a huge part of what people would like to refer to as “career planning” is being continuously alert to opportunities that present themselves to you spontaneously, when you happen to be in the right place at the right time.
* A senior person at your firm is looking for someone young and hungry to do the legwork on an important project, in addition to your day job.
* Your former manager has jumped ship to a hot growth company and calls you three months later and says, come join me.
* Or, a small group of your smartest friends are headed to Denny’s at 11PM to discuss an idea for a startup — would you like to come along?
I am continually amazed at the number of people who are presented with an opportunity like one of the above, and pass.
There’s your basic dividing line between the people who shoot up in their careers like a rocket ship, and those who don’t — right there.
Marc was lamenting the road not taken; I’m more concerned with the road taken badly. At the end of the day, your success and certainly your capacity to even understand what success is in this business or any business is based more on your motivation than raw talent. Anyone who has watched this season’s lineup of mediocre TV programming or been forced to watch Norbit knows this to be true.
Andreessen continued:
The world is a very malleable place. If you know what you want, and you go for it with maximum energy and drive and passion, the world will often reconfigure itself around you much more quickly and easily than you would think.
To be fair, Andreessen has likely never tried to break into the entertainment business and probably can’t appreciate its unique challenges. But certainly Steve Martin has. In a recent interview on Charlie Rose, Steve Martin waxed philosophical about how to succeed in this business:
When people ask me how do you make it in show business or whatever, what I always tell them . . . and nobody ever takes note of it cuz it’s not the answer they wanted to hear. What they want to hear is here’s how you get an agent, here’s how you write a script, here’s how you do this. But, I always say, “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” If somebody’s thinking, “How can I be really good?”, people are going to come to you. It’s much easier doing it that way than going to cocktail parties.
Hey, it’s worth a shot.
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Actors, Deal Points, Negotiations, Profit Participation, Television
Money For Nuthin’ or Nick’s For Free
March 18, 2008 Peter Kaufman 4 Comments
AFTRA accused Nickelodeon of improperly negotiating talent revenue participation for the cable outlet outside of Nick’s shows. A copy of AFTRA’s purported letter to Nick (I couldn’t verify its authenticity) is here.
More specifically, AFTRA’s letter asserts that Nick requires “that the performer grant to the employer a right to a ‘profit participation’ interest in the talent’s third-party income as a condition of employment” in violation of AFTRA’s collective bargaining agreement and possibly California law.
I don’t think that AFTRA has a leg to stand on or they would have cited the applicable provisions of their agreement and the law chapter and verse. I suspect that Nick’s lawyers came to the same conclusion.
What is clear is that the major studios, networks and cable outlets are looking for the next Martha Stewart or, in Nick’s case, their answer to the Disney Channel’s “Hannah Montana”; building brands on the backs of the talent they break with the goal of cashing in on their success essentially forever.
While it’s difficult to empathize with the big entertainment companies, production costs are rising and viewership is more fragmented. As a result, they’re on a desperate search for new revenue streams.
I posted about this emerging deal point several months ago when the Food Network started asking for similar language in their talent agreements. With Nick now taking up the cause, a trend has developed and it won’t be long before the rest follow suit.
What was once an unreasonable “ask,” will become – if it isn’t already – business affairs policy unless talent reps develop the leverage to collectively reject it. However, with the potential millions to be made by breaking the next Miley Cyrus and a surplus of talented kids (and their parents) hoping to make it big, I doubt that’s possible.
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Awards, Deal Points, Film, Negotiations, Producing, Television
The Oscars, Reposted.
February 22, 2008 Peter Kaufman Leave a comment
Since this year’s Academy Awards are on Sunday, I’m reposting my August 28, 2007 post, “Credit Where Credit Is Due: Is There Enough Room On Awards Night For More Producers?” for Dealfatigue readers.
Two pictures in contention – “Michael Clayton” and “Juno” – each have four credited producers but according to the Academy’s website, only three producers on each of these pictures are eligible to accept the Best Picture award. So if either of these pictures picks up the award for Best Picture, apparently one producer won’t be getting an Oscar but the other three will. This, despite the fact that the Motion Picture Academy’s rules allow for the inclusion of an additional producer under “extraordinary circumstances.”
After five producers received Best Picture Oscars for “Shakespeare in Love” in 1999, the Motion Picture Academy placed a three producer per Oscar limit on any film under contention. The Academy also required the honored three to be fully functioning producers on the pictures; studio execs, personal managers and lawyers (oh, well) need not apply.
Subsequent to enactment, certain producers who were credited on “Crash,” “Little Miss Sunshine” and “The Departed” but eliminated for award contention by this rule made some compelling objections against it. As a result, the Academy is relaxing its requirements, albeit slightly, to allow for the inclusion of one additional producer under certain rare and extraordinary circumstances. Each of the producers must be credited as “producer,” thereby excluding any individuals with executive producer or associate producer credits.
Meanwhile, the Television Academy is tightening its eligibility requirements in an effort to “crackdown on producer credit inflation” by capping the number of individual producers who can receive an Emmy for a comedy series at 11 and a drama series at 10. But even with these higher numbers, exceptions seem to be proliferating with “Gray’s Anatomy” and “House” each having grandfathered eligibility for 13 producer nominations.
Note that neither of these rules limit the number of producer credits accorded to any motion picture or television program. They just limit the number of producers eligible for award nominations. Nevertheless, the academies are right to be concerned with credit dilution. These awards are intended to acknowledge the creative efforts of those responsible for the works in contention. They are also a great way to increase box office gross. As I have said elsewhere in this blog, credits are “the coin of the realm” in the industry and diluting any credit reduces their value just like real currency. However, it is wrong-headed to set arbitrary caps on the number of producers eligible for an award as a means of addressing this capricious credit problem. Mandating that all award eligible producers render meaningful, creative services is a far more equitable way to go.
Until the academies modify their position, reps will need to be creative to increase their clients’ chances. Although the Motion Picture Academy asserts that it is “not bound by any contract or agreement relating to the sharing or giving of credit and reserves the right to make its own determination of credit for award consideration,” I have been involved in several negotiations where reps for producers (myself included) negotiated producer credit order “for all purposes, including award consideration.” Without a more logical approach, it is inevitable that the contractual intent of the parties to producer agreements versus the subjective consideration of the academies will be tested in the near future.
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How Hezbollah evades sanctions in Venezuela and partakes in Maduro’s drug trade
Ahmadinejad and Chávez began developing ties in the early 2000s, calling each other “brothers.” (File photo: AP)
By Dr. Vanessa Neumann Wednesday, 8 May 2019
The international media has been rife with analysis about the events of April 30th and May 1st, when Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaidó, recognized by more than 54 countries, launched a popular uprising (in keeping with Sections 333 and 350 of Venezuela’s 1999 Constitution) to garner the support of the military command and oust the dictator Nicolás Maduro. His # OperaciónLibertad inspired the hopes of many millions of Venezuelans, two-thirds of whom are in a slow-motion famine, while Maduro’s pockets grow fatter by the day.
To be fair, Maduro did not invent the greatest kleptocracy of the modern era, with more than $200 billion stolen, according to conservative estimates. His predecessor Hugo Chávez set the mechanisms in place, but Maduro perfected them. In 2002, in response to an oil strike and a 48-hour removal from power, Chávez militarized the state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, SA (PDVSA). Savvy, internationally-trained oil executives were ousted, and loyalist ideological military commanders – who knew nothing about the oil industry but were tied to narcoterrorist organizations, including Hezbollah – took over.
The transfer of authority enabled grand corruption schemes, with money supposedly designated for economic development flowing through slush funds. With Maduro’s ascent to power, it all got much worse. PDVSA’s finance department became a money laundering mechanism for everyone from Iran to the FARC to Russian organized crime.
How did Venezuela’s relationship with Iran originate? It was via the official policy of Hugo Chávez, which opened up Iran’s financial channels in Venezuela. During 2001 and 2003 visits to Tehran, Chávez signed joint venture accords with then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the manufacture of tractor parts and cars, as well as for banking, including the Toseyeh Saderat Iran bank.
The relationship with Hezbollah developed on a separate track. Latin America received a lot of Lebanese immigrants in the 1980s, during the civil war. In the 1990s, Lebanese Hezbollah sought to deepen its financial relationships with its Latin American diaspora, as the administrations of both presidents Rafsanjani and Khatami had slashed its funding by nearly 70 percent, and sanctions had also had a significant impact on the Iranian economy.
The two tracks came together in 2007, when then-Foreign Minister Maduro and then-Vice Minister for Finance Rafael Issa met with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a Damascus hotel room. From that meeting, Maduro flew to Tehran to join Chávez in his meeting with Ahmadinejad. From then on, many commercial ties were established, and the above-board led to the illicit. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps opened subsidiaries in Venezuela, which then moved money through PDVSA, using it to enter the international financial system and evade sanctions.
But there are much deeper ties that bind Hezbollah to Venezuela: Blood ties. A prime example is former Minister of the Interior and Justice Tareck el-Aissami, a Venezuelan of Syrian descent. El-Aissami was designated under the Kingpin Act in February 2017 for playing a significant role in international narcotics trafficking, while he was Venezuela’s executive vice president. His primary frontman Samark López Bello was also designated for providing material assistance to his activities through an international network of petroleum, distribution, engineering, telecommunications, and asset holding companies to launder the drug proceeds. Many of them had government contracts with PDVSA.
While the # OperaciónLibertad effort did not result in the ultimate goal of ousting Maduro, it did succeed in revealing a lot. The release of long-standing political prisoner Leopoldo López by his SEBIN intelligence captors, and the support of some mid-level military for Guaidó, betrayed the extent of internal fracture within the regime. We also now know that Maduro’s inner circle has been negotiating his exit. US National Security Advisor John Bolton has said Maduro is now “surrounded by scorpions in a bottle.” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asserted Maduro would have gotten onto the waiting plane had it not been for Russian interference. In essence, the Russians are following their Syrian playbook. Their message to Maduro was clear: Trust us, we kept Assad in power; we will keep you in power, too.
The Russians fear they will lose the $17 billion they loaned to Maduro, $10 billion of which is still outstanding, as well as the oil refinery and gas rights they have wrangled, if Guaidó occupies the presidential palace and invokes the “odious debt” doctrine, because the loans did not follow constitutional channels of approval by the National Assembly and were designed to keep an oppressive elite in power.
While Russian interference is likely to be bought off in a repayment deal with a post-Maduro government, Hezbollah will pose a different challenge. The US sanctions on Venezuela have had a secondary effect on Hezbollah’s finances, impacting the salaries of their fighters in Syria and degrading their military and terrorist capabilities. However, they still make a lot of money through the Maduro regime’s drug running, which continues to spike to horrifying proportions, as Maduro’s military-backed cartel scrambles for cash to get around the sanctions. Maduro’s military is making an estimated $8.8 billion a year from the trafficking of narcotics, gasoline, food, gold, and coltan. As we saw this week, they will not easily be moved away from their financial interests, which suits Hezbollah perfectly.
Keeping Maduro in power is therefore in Hezbollah’s best interests, and they will work hard for that. During my visit to Beirut in 2012, they vowed that they would sustain the power of whomever succeeded Chávez. Since then Nasrallah has openly asserted he would like to see their bag man, el-Aissami, succeed Maduro.
The concern is that Hezbollah will seek to keep Maduro in situ through asymmetric or terrorist operations, were Maduro to face a significant military threat to his power. Alternatively, if regime change is inevitable, they would scheme to keep their illicit financing channels open through whatever military remains past the transition, perhaps into Guaidó and beyond, by identifying allies or corruption. This is classic Hezbollah modus operandi.
If a plan is not developed to address how to deal effectively with Hezbollah, now as well as post-transition, my people’s suffering will extend and deepen. We are already projected to surpass the Syrian refugee crisis within the year, destabilizing neighboring countries that have worked hard to overcome their terrorist insurgencies and find peace and prosperity, such as Peru and Colombia. Disrupting Venezuela’s financing of criminal and terrorist groups would help improve security not only in the western hemisphere, but in the Middle East as well.
Dr. Vanessa Neumann is Juan Guaidó’s appointed ambassador and chief of diplomatic mission to the United Kingdom. Prior to her diplomatic appointment, she was a long-standing expert on crime-terror pipelines and the author of Blood Profits: How American Consumers Unwittingly Fund Terrorists.
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==Authors==
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'''Daina Mudimbu''', Geology Department, University of Zimbabwe, P.O Box MP167, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
The area of present-day Zimbabwe has been the site of several organised states and kingdoms since the 11th century, as well as a major migration and trade route. It came under colonial British rule in the late 19th century, declaring unilateral independence in 1965. Over the next 15 years there was internal conflict between guerrilla forces and the predominantly white independent Rhodesian government. A 1979 settlement led to elections and the establishment of a biracial democracy, and following formally agreed independence from Britain in 1980, Robert Mugabe was elected head of state. Zimbabwe continued to experience interlinked economic, social and political difficulties, as well as natural pressures such as drought, and has high levels of poverty and poor health, low life expectancy. A particular issue was land redistribution, which after 2000 radically changed land ownership away from the minority white population who owned 70% of the most productive agricultural land, to black farmers. International sanctions in response to government policies has had significant impact on the country. The effective collapse of the economy was one factor leading to the relatively peaceful ousting in 2017 of Robert Mugabe after 37 years.
'''Dr Richard Owen''', Geology Department, University of Zimbabwe, P.O Box MP167, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
Minerals (particularly gold but also including platinum and diamonds) are Zimbabwe’s main foreign exports. Although the mining sector is very lucrative, corruption means that much revenue is lost to the state. Land distribution damaged the agricultural sector, once a source of export revenue, and today Zimbabwe is a net importer of food products. However, there have been recent improvements in the number of smallholders practising conservation agriculture and in crop yields. Tourism is also important, but has declined since 2000, today contributing around 8% of GDP. Zimbabwe saw hyperinflaction from 2000, and in 2016 the government allowed trade to take place in US dollars and other hard currencies rather than the Zimbabwe dollar.
==Geographical & Political Setting==
With relatively low rainfall and unequally distributed surface water resources, groundwater is the main drinking water source in rural areas. Groundwater is also used for irrigation on some commercial as well as smallholder farms. Groundwater is also used to supply some urban water supply systems. However, despite its widespread use, groundwater contributes not more than 10% of total water use.
[[File:Zimbabwe_Political.png | right | frame | Political Map of Zimbabwe (For more information on the datasets used in the map see the [[Geography | geography resources section]])]]
===General===
'''Emily Crane''', '''Kirsty Upton''', '''Brighid Ó Dochartaigh''', British Geological Survey, UK
'''Imogen Bellwood-Howard''', Institute of Development Studies, UK
{| class = "wikitable"
Please cite this page as: Mudimbo, Owen, Crane, Upton, Ó Dochartaigh and Bellwood-Howard, 2018.
Bibliographic reference: Mudimbo, D., Owen, R., Crane, E., Upton, K., Ó Dochartaigh, B.É. and Bellwood-Howard, I. 2018. Africa Groundwater Atlas: Hydrogeology of Zimbabwe. British Geological Survey. Accessed [date you accessed the information]. http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Hydrogeology_of_Zimbabwe
|Estimated Population in 2013* || 14149648
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|Rural Population (% of total)* || 67.4%
==Geographical Setting==
Most of the country forms part of the central plateau, at an elevation of between 1200 and 1600 m. The east is mountainous, with the highest point at Mount Nyangani at 2592 m.
[[File:Zimbabwe_Political.png | right | frame | Zimbabwe. Map developed from USGS GTOPOPO30; GADM global administrative areas; and UN Revision of World Urbanization Prospects. For more information on the map development and datasets see the [[Geography | geography resources section]].]]
|Total Surface Area* || 386850 sq km
|Capital city || Harare
|Agricultural Land (% of total area)* || 41.9%
|Region || Eastern Africa
|Border countries || Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia
|Total surface area* ||390,760 km<sup>2</sup> (39,076,000 ha)
|Annual Freshwater Withdrawal (2013)* || 4205 Million cubic metres
|Total population (2015)* || 15,603,000
|Rural population (2015)* ||10,732,000 (69%)
|Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Agriculture* || 78.9%
|Urban population (2015)* || 4,871,000 (31%)
|Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Domestic Use* || 14.0%
|Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Industry* || 7.1%
|Rural Population with Access to Improved Water Source* || 68.7%
|UN Human Development Index (HDI) [highest = 1] (2014)*|| 0.5087
|Urban Population with Access to Improved Water Source* || 97.3%
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Source: [http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/data/query/index.html?lang=en FAO Aquastat]
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Source: World Bank
===Climate===
Zimbabwe has a tropical climate, with a dry season in which little rain falls, and a rainy season that usually lasts from late October to March. Local climate is moderated by altitude. Rainfall is lowest (less than 500 mm/year) in the south and southwest; between 600 and approximately 1000 mm/year across much of the centre of the country; and only exceeds 1000 mm/year in the mountains of the east.
Broad description of Zimbabwe – major topographical/geographical features e.g. mountain ranges, deserts, coastal areas etc...
[[File:Zimbabwe_ClimateZones.png | 375x365px |Koppen Geiger Climate Zones]][[File:Zimbabwe_ClimatePrecip.png | 375x365px |Average Annual Precipitation]][[File:Zimbabwe_ClimateTemp.png | 375x365px |Average Temperature]]
Climate classification of Zimbabwe. Spatial variations in annual average rainfall and temperature.
[[File:Zimbabwe_pre_Monthly.png| 255x124px| Average monthly precipitation for Zimbabwe showing minimum and maximum (light blue), 25th and 75th percentile (blue), and median (dark blue) rainfall]] [[File:Zimbabwe_tmp_Monthly.png| 255x124px| Average monthly temperature for Zimbabwe showing minimum and maximum (orange), 25th and 75th percentile (red), and median (black) temperature]] [[File:Zimbabwe_pre_Qts.png | 255x124px | Quarterly precipitation over the period 1950-2012]] [[File:Zimbabwe_pre_Mts.png|255x124px | Monthly precipitation (blue) over the period 2000-2012 compared with the long term monthly average (red)]]
More information on average rainfall and temperature for each of the climate zones in Zimbabwe can be seen at the [[Climate of Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe climate page]].
<gallery widths="375px" heights=365px mode=nolines>
These maps and graphs were developed from the CRU TS 3.21 dataset produced by the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, UK. For more information see the [[Climate | climate resource page]].
File:Zimbabwe_ClimateZones.png |Koppen Geiger Climate Zones
===Surface water===
File:Zimbabwe_ClimatePrecip.png |Average Annual Precipitation
File:Zimbabwe_ClimateTemp.png |Average Temperature
Temporal variations in temperature and rainfall.
Rainfall time-series and graphs of monthly average rainfall and temperature for each individual climate zone can be found on the [[Climate of Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Climate Page]].
|The four largest rivers in Zimbabwe are the Zambezi, Limpopo, Save and Pungwe. These are all transboundary rivers, which flow to the Indian Ocean. Two major smaller rivers are the Thuli and Mzingwane, which are tributaries of larger transboundary rivers.
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority Hydrology Department manages information relating to surface water resources availability.
For further detail on the climate datasets used see the [[Climate | climate resources section]].
|General information about Zimbabwe surface water – perennial/ephemeral – major rivers – discharge points.
Additional information from country authors...
| [[File:Zimbabwe_Hydrology.png | frame | Major surface water features of Zimbabwe. Map developed from World Wildlife Fund HydroSHEDS; Digital Chart of the World drainage; and FAO Inland Water Bodies. For more information on map development and datasets see the [[Surface water | surface water resource page]].]]
| [[File:Zimbabwe_Hydrology.png | frame | Surface Water Map of Zimbabwe (For more information on the datasets used in the map see the [[Surface water | surface water resources section]])]]
| [[File:Zimbabwe_soil.png | frame | Soil Map of Zimbabwe, from the European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Soil Portal. For more information on the map see the [[Soil | soil resource page]].]]
| [[File:Zimbabwe_soil.png | frame | Soil Map of Zimbabwe (For more information on the datasets used in the map see the [[Soil | soil resources section]])]]
|General information about Zimbabwe soils.
|General information about Zimbabwe land cover.
|Most of the country is covered by savannah vegetation, with the wetter mountainous east supporting tropical evergreen and hardwood forests.
| [[File:Zimbabwe_LandCover.png | frame | Land Cover Map of Zimbabwe (For more information on the datasets used in the map see the [[Land cover | land cover resources section]])]]
[[File:Zimbabwe_LandCover.png | frame | Land Cover Map of Zimbabwe, from the European Space Agency GlobCover 2.3, 2009. For more information on the map see the [[Land cover | land cover resource page]].]]
===Water statistics===
| || 1999 ||2002||2007||2012||2014||2015
|Rural population with access to safe drinking water (%) || || || || || ||67.3
|Urban population with access to safe drinking water (%) || || || || || ||97
|Population affected by water related disease || No data|| No data|| No data || No data || No data || No data
|Total internal renewable water resources (cubic metres/inhabitant/year) || || || || ||785.7||
|Total exploitable water resources (Million cubic metres/year) || No data|| No data|| No data || No data || No data || No data
|Freshwater withdrawal as % of total renewable water resources || || || 17.85|| || ||
|Total renewable groundwater (Million cubic metres/year) || || || || ||6,000 ||
|Exploitable: Regular renewable groundwater (Million cubic metres/year) || || || ||1,500 || ||
|Groundwater produced internally (Million cubic metres/year) || || || || ||6,000||
|Fresh groundwater withdrawal (primary and secondary) (Million cubic metres/year) ||||420|| || || ||
|Groundwater: entering the country (total) (Million cubic metres/year) || || || || || ||
|Groundwater: leaving the country to other countries (total) (Million cubic metres/year) || || || || || ||
|Industrial water withdrawal (all water sources) (Million cubic metres/year) || || ||215|| || ||
| Municipal water withdrawal (all water sources) (Million cubic metres/year) || || ||425|| || ||
|Agricultural water withdrawal (all water sources) (Million cubic metres/year) || || ||2,930|| || ||
|Irrigation water withdrawal (all water sources)<sup>1</sup> (Million cubic metres/year) || No data|| No data|| No data || No data || No data || No data
|Irrigation water requirement (all water sources)<sup>1</sup> (Million cubic metres/year) ||836|| || || || ||
|Area of permanent crops (ha) || || || || ||100,000 ||
|Cultivated land (arable and permanent crops) (ha) || || || || ||4,100,000 ||
|Total area of country cultivated (%) || || || || || ||
|Area equipped for irrigation by groundwater (ha) ||20,000 || || || || ||
|Area equipped for irrigation by mixed surface water and groundwater (ha) || No data|| No data|| No data || No data || No data || No data
These statistics are sourced from [http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/main/index.stm FAO Aquastat]. More information on the derivation and interpretation of these statistics can be seen on the FAO Aquastat website.
Further water and related statistics can be accessed at the [http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/data/query/index.html?lang=en Aquastat Main Database].
<sup>1</sup> More information on [http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/water_use_agr/index.stm irrigation water use and requirement statistics]
==Geology==
The following section provides a summary of the geology of Zimbabwe. More detailed information can be found in the key references listed below: many of these are available through the [http://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/index.cfm Africa Groundwater Literature Archive].
This section provides a summary of the geology of Zimbabwe. More detail can be found in the references listed at the bottom of this page. Many of these references can be accessed through the [http://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/index.cfm Africa Groundwater Literature Archive].
The geology map on this page shows a simplified overview of the geology at a national scale (see the [[Geology | Geology resource page]] for more details).
The geology map below was created for this Atlas. It shows a simplified version of the geology of Zimbabwe at a national scale. ''The map is available to download as a shapefile (.shp) for use in GIS packages.''
[https://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/downloadGIS.html '''Download a GIS shapefile of the Zimbabwe geology and hydrogeology map'''].
[[File:Zimbabwe_Geology.png | right]]
[[File:Zimbabwe_Geology3.png | center | thumb| 500px | Geology of Zimbabwe at 1:5 million scale. Based on map described by Persits et al. 2002/Furon and Lombard 1964. For more information on the map development and datasets see the [[Geology | geology resource page]]. [https://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/downloadGIS.html Download a GIS shapefile of the Zimbabwe geology and hydrogeology map].]]
!colspan="4"| Unconsolidated Sedimentary
||Pleistocene
||Quaternary (Pleistocene to Recent)
||Unconsolidated sequence of clay, sand and gravel of varying thickness in the river valleys.
||Unconsolidated sedimentary sequences of alluvial clay, sand and gravel of varying thickness in the river valleys.
||In Sabi Valley reported thicknesses of up to 70-80 m of alluvium are present and 45 m in the Zambezi Valley. Elsewhere the unconsolidated deposits are generally less than 25 m thick.
||There are reported alluvium thicknesses of up to 70-80 m in Sabi Valley, and 45 m in the Zambezi Valley. Elsewhere, the unconsolidated deposits are generally less than 25 m thick.
|Lower Pipe Sandstone and the Kalahari Sand.
|Lower Pipe Sandstone and Kalahari Sand.
||Tertiary and Quaternary
||The Pipe Sandstone is in places unconsolidated or weakly cemented by silica and traversed by numerous hollow pipes. It is composed of buff or pink sands. In places it is cemented into a hard secondary quartzite or silcrete. The Kalahari Sand comprises pink or buff coloured, structureless, aeolian sand with a high proportion of fine silt.
||The Pipe Sandstone is composed of buff or pink sands. It is unconsolidated in places; in others it is weakly cemented by silica, and traversed by numerous hollow pipes; and in some places it is cemented into a hard secondary quartzite or silcrete.
The Kalahari Sand comprises pink or buff coloured, structureless, aeolian sand with a high proportion of fine silt.
||Approximately 44000 km² of western Zimbabwe is covered by unconsolidated Kalahari Sands. In places, the thickness of the sand is in excess of 100 m.
||Cretaceous-Tertiary
||Cretaceous sedimentary
||Mudstone, arkose, grit conglomerate and sandstone bands
||Mudstones, fine grained arkose, grit-conglomerate and sandstone bands
!colspan="4"| Igneous Largely Volcanic
!colspan="4"| Igneous - Upper Karoo Basalt
|Upper and Lower Karoo
|| Carboniferous - Permian
||Carboniferous to Permian
||These arenaceous and argillaceous sequences are conventionally sub-divided into the Upper and Lower Karoo. The Upper Karoo comprises the Forest Sandstone and the Escarpment Grit, while the Lower Karoo consists of the Madumabisa Mudstone, and the Upper and Lower Wankie Sandstone.
This thick series of alternating sandstones, siltstones and mudstone is overlain by the Karoo basalt.
||These arenaceous and argillaceous sequences are conventionally subdivided into the Upper and Lower Karoo. The Upper Karoo comprises the Forest Sandstone and the Escarpment Grit. The Lower Karoo consists of the Madumabisa Mudstone and the Upper and Lower Wankie Hwange Sandstone.
This thick series of alternating sandstones, siltstones and mudstone is overlain by the Upper Karoo Batoka basalts (see above).
| Great Dyke
|Great Dyke
||Late Precambrian
||The Great Dyke is a large linear mafic-ultramafic intrusive feature composed of norite, gabbro and anorthosite.
|| Up to 1000 m thick
||Up to 1000 m thick
!colspan="4"| Precambrian calcareous metasediments and quartzite
!colspan="4"|Precambrian Metasediments
|In the south-east of Kariba, sedimentary, calcareous and metamorphic rocks of the Deweras, Lomagundi and Piriwiri (all part of the Magondi orogenic belt), Sijarira and Tengwe River Groups. The Umkondo Group
|Umkondo Group; Deweras, Lomagundi and Piriwiri formations (all part of the Magondi orogenic belt); Sijarira and Tengwe River groups.
||Mid to Late Precambrian (Proterozoic)
||Phyllites with subordinate quartzite of the Piriwiri Formation. slates and shales with minor quartzite of the Lomagundi Formation, shales of the Tengwe River Group and shales, siltstone and fine grained sandstone of the Sijarira Group.
||These Precambrian metasedimentary rocks include shales, phyllites, quartzites, siltstones, sandstones, conglomerates, limestones and dolomites as well as minor basic metavolcanics. The Deweras, Lomagundi and Piriwiri formations are all part of the Magondi orogenic belt. The Piriwiri Formation comprises phyllites with subordinate quartzites. The Lomagundi Formation comprises slates and shales with minor quartzites. The Tengwe River Group comprises shales. The Sijarira Group comprises shales, siltstones and fine grained sandstones.
These rocks include shales, phyllites, quartzites, siltstones, sandstones, conglomerates, limestones and dolomites as well as basic metavolcanics.
!colspan="4"| Precambrian Craton - Metavolcanics and Metasediments (Greenstone Belts)
!colspan="4"|Precambrian Basement Complex and Metavolcanics
|Greenstones made up of the supergroups of the Sebakwean, Belingwean, Bulawayan and Shamvaian
|Precambrian Basement Complex with belts of metavolcanics and greenstones, including the Sebakwean, Belingwean, Bulawayan and Shamvaian supergroups.
||Early Precambrian / Archaean
||Irregularly shaped bodies of greenstone material (also known as gold-belts). The Greenstone Belts comprise metavolcanics and metasediments.
||The Basement Complex covers at least 60% of the country area, including a large portion of central Zimbabwe. It is characterised by vast areas of gneissose rocks into which younger granite bodies of various sizes have been intruded, including Proterozoic granites, and granodiorites, adamellites and tonalites of the Younger Intrusive Granites.
||Moderate to deep weathering occurs within the Greenstone Belts.
The Basement Complex contains irregularly shaped bodies of greenstone material, making up mineralised greenstone/gold belts, which also contain metavolcanics and minor metasediments. Other linear belts are formed by dolerites and sheets of dolerite composition trending in various directions across the Basement Complex area.
The Limpopo and Zambezi Mobile Belts are zones of deformed and metamorphosed rocks with a SSW-NNE trend in the south of the country, and a NW-SE trend across the north of Zimbabwe and into Zambia. They comprise paragneisses and anorthosite gneisses.
!colspan="4"| Precambrian Craton (Granites, gneisses and mobile belt gneisses)
||Different weathering thicknesses occurs in the Basement Complex, distinguished by different erosional surfaces. Weathering thicknesses range from greater than 30 to 35 m on the African erosional surface, to shallow, less than 30 m on the Post African and Pliocene/Quaternary surfaces.
Moderate to deep weathering occurs within the Greenstone Belts.
|The Basement Complex Granitoids, and Mobile/orogenic Belts (Limpopo and Zambezi).
||Archaean
||The Basement Complex occupies a large portion of central Zimbabwe and is characterised by vast areas of gneissose rocks, into which younger granite bodies of various sizes were intruded. These intrusive rocks include younger Proterozoic granites and granodiorite, adamellite and tonalite of the Younger Intrusive Granites.
The Limpopo and Zambezi Mobile Belts are zones of deformed and metamorphosed rocks which run SSW-NNE in the south of the country and NW-SE across the north of Zimbabwe and into Zambia respectively. They comprise paragneisses and anorthosite gneisses.
There are additional lineaments formed by dolerites and sheets of dolerite composition.
||Erosional surfaces distinguish the general thickness of the weathering in this unit which ranges from greater than 30 to 35 m on the African erosional surface to shallow and less than 30 m on the Post African and Pliocene/Quaternary surfaces.
==Hydrogeology==
This section will contain a broad overview of the hydrogeology.
This section provides a summary of the hydrogeology of the main aquifers in Zimbabwe. More information is available in the references listed at the bottom of this page. Many of these references can be accessed through the [http://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/index.cfm Africa Groundwater Literature Archive].
The hydrogeology map on this page shows a simplified overview of the type and productivity of the main aquifers at a national scale (see the [[Africa Groundwater Atlas Hydrogeology Maps | Hydrogeology map resource page]] for more details).
===Aquifer properties===
Zimbabwe is also covered by the SADC hydrogeological map and atlas (2010), available through the [https://ggis.un-igrac.org/ggis-viewer/viewer/sadcgip/public/default SADC Groundwater Information Portal].
[[File:Zimbabwe_Hydrogeology.png]] [[File: Hydrogeology_Key.png | 500x195px]]
[[File:Zimbabwe_Hydrogeology3.png| center | thumb| 500px | Hydrogeology of Zimbabwe at 1:5 million scale. For more information on how the map was developed see the [[Africa Groundwater Atlas Hydrogeology Maps | hydrogeology map]] resource page. [https://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/downloadGIS.html '''Download a GIS shapefile of the Zimbabwe geology and hydrogeology map].]].
'''Groundwater development potential'''
In the National Master Plan for Rural Supply, Interconsult (1986) classed aquifers by their Groundwater development potential, as follows:
In the National Master Plan for Rural Supply, Interconsult (1986) classed aquifers in Zimbabwe by their groundwater development potential, as follows:
*High: Suitable for primary supply, piped supplies, and small and large-scale irrigation schemes
*Moderate: Suitable for primary supplies, small piped schemes and small-scale irrigation schemes
*Low: Suitable for primary supplied from boreholes.
These groundwater development potential rankings are reflected in the hydrogeology map above, with a description of the aquifer type (hydrogeological environent) of each aquifer.
====Unconsolidated====
|Named Aquifers||General Description||Water quantity issues||Water quality issues||Recharge
|Named Aquifers||General Description||Water quality issues
| Save Alluvial Aquifer, Umzingwane Alluvial aquifer, Grootvlei/Limpopo (transboundary), Kalahari Sand Aquifer
|Save Alluvial Aquifer, Umzingwane Alluvial aquifer, Grootvlei/Limpopo (transboundary)
||The Kalahari Sands and various alluvial deposits across the country form unconfined aquifers.
Alluvial deposits are only locally developed within Zimbabwe with the largest occurrences found in the Save (Sabi)- Limpopo river system and major tributaries, along the Zambezi and along the Munyati and Sessami rivers in the north-west. The alluvial deposits vary in thickness, being generally less than 25 m in most areas, but as much as 45 m in the Zambezi Valley and up to 70 m in the Sabi Valley.
The Kalahari Sands are mainly unconsolidated but also contain the consolidated Pipe Sandstone.
The aquifer properties of the Kalahari Sands and Alluvial Deposits are extremely variable and may range from locally low to locally high average hydraulic conditions. The water table is generally over 20 m deep.
Boreholes in the alluvial deposits are typically 20 – 70 m deep, and provide yields of 100-5000 m<sup>3</sup>/d.
Boreholes in the Kalahari Sands are commonly 70 – 100 m deep, and provide yields of 100-1000 m<sup>3</sup>/d.
||Alluvial deposits are only locally developed within Zimbabwe, with the largest occurrences found in the Save (Sabi)- Limpopo river system and major tributaries; along the Zambezi River; and along the Munyati and Sessami rivers in the northwest. The alluvial deposits vary in thickness, being generally less than 25 m in most areas, but as much as 45 m in the Zambezi Valley and up to 70 m in the Sabi Valley. Where thick and permeable enough, they can form unconfined aquifers with high groundwater development potential.
||These aquifers have high groundwater development potential.
Aquifer properties are extremely variable and may range from locally low to locally high average hydraulic conductivity. The water table ranges from about 5 - 40 m deep, but is generally over 20 m deep.
Boreholes in the alluvial deposits are typically 20 – 70 m deep, and provide yields of 100-5000 m³/d.
||Water quality is generally good. Lenses of brackish water occur in the alluvium of the Sabi river, which may be fossil water and/or water recharging via the adjacent Karoo strata.
|Kalahari Sands
||The Kalahari Sands aquifer is mainly unconsolidated, but also include the consolidated Pipe Sandstone. It forms an unconfined aquifer with high groundwater development potential. Boreholes in the Kalahari Sands are commonly 70 – 100 m deep, and provide yields of 100-1000 m³/d. The aquifer properties of the Kalahari Sands are extremely variable and may range from locally low to locally high average hydraulic conditions. The water table is generally over 20 m deep.
====Consolidated Sedimentary - Intergranular Flow====
====Igneous - Fracture Flow====
|Igneous – Karoo Basalt
||Aquifers in the Karoo volcanic rocks are limited to discrete zones of weathering, fracturing and jointing, and contact zones with underlying Forest Sandstone and interbedded sandstone. Wide sheets of basalt occur in the Victoria Falls and Nyamamdhlovu, and Beitbridge and Chiredzi areas with numerous smaller remnants forming high lying cappings in the Gokwe area. Where suitably weathered, they have moderate groundwater development potential. The aquifers are unconfined, and have variable transmissivity from about 9 to 90 m<sup>2</sup>/d, and specific capacity values of the order of 1 to 10 m<sup>3</sup>/d/m.
|Cretaceous-Tertiary sedimentary strata
The water table is usually less than 15 m depth, and borehole depths average 50 m, varying from about 40 to 60 m. Borehole yields vary from 10 to 250 m<sup>3</sup>/d.
||The aquifer properties of these sedimentary rocks are controlled by primary porosity and permeability. The more favourable horizons are the conglomerates and cleaner sandstones, and in the vicinity of rivers.
Water tables are typically less than 15 m deep, and boreholes are usually drilled to 70 – 100 m depth. Transmissivity is usually less than 1.5 m<sup>2</sup>/d, and specific capacity below 10 m<sup>3</sup>/d/m.
||These aquifers have low groundwater development potential.
||Water quality is moderate to good with total dissolved solids (TDS) concentrations ranging from less than 1000 mg/l to 2000 mg/l. The water poses a potential encrustation hazard.
|| The quality of groundwater in the basalts is good, with total dissolved solids (TDS) concentrations normally below 1000 mg/l. There is no identified fluoride hazard, although it may pose a mild encrustation hazard in places.
====Sedimentary - Intergranular Flow====
|Cretaceous Sedimentary
||The aquifer properties of these sedimentary rocks are controlled by primary porosity and permeability. The more favourable horizons are the conglomerates and cleaner sandstones, particularly in the vicinity of rivers. However, overall these aquifers have low groundwater development potential.
|Igneous – largely volcanic
||Aquifers in the volcanic igneous rocks are limited to discrete zones of weathering, fracturing and jointing, and contact zones with underlying Forest Sandstone and interbedded sandstone. Wide sheets of basalt occur in the Victoria Falls and Nyamamdhlovu, and Beitbridge and Chiredzi areas with numerous smaller remnants forming high lying cappings in the Gokwe area.
These aquifers are unconfined, have variable transmissivity from about 9 – 90 m<sup>2</sup>/d and specific capacity of the order of 1-10 m<sup>3</sup>/d/m.
||This aquifer has moderate groundwater development potential.
|| The quality of the groundwater in this unit is good, with total dissolved solids (TDS) concentrations normally below 1000 mg/l. There is no identified fluoride hazard, although it may pose a mild encrustation hazard in places.
====Consolidated Sedimentary - Intergranular & Fracture Flow (Karoo sequence)====
====Sedimentary - Intergranular & Fracture Flow (Karoo Sequence)====
The hydraulic conductivity ranges from 0.1 to 2.09 m/d and specific yield from 0.02 to 0.11.
|Nyamandhlovu Forest Sandstone aquifers (Karoo)
||The Forest Sandstone is widely developed in the Hwange – Zambezi Basin and constitutes an important regional aquifer, with high groundwater development potential. It is mainly confined, being unconfined only close to outcrop. Boreholes are typically 30 – 100 m deep, with water levels sometimes less than 10 m depth but more commonly greater than 20 m depth. Yields range from 0.1 to 5.9 l/s.
Recharge estimates indicate an annual recharge of 105.5 mm with 38.4%, 52.1% and 9.5% accounting respectively for direct recharge, water mains and sewer leakages (Rusinga and Taigbenu 2005).
||Water quality is generally good with total dissolved solids (TDS) concentration below 1000 mg/l. There is no recognised fluoride threat, although it may pose a mild encrustation hazard.
||The Forest Sandstone is widely developed in the Hwange – Zambezi Basin and constitutes an important regional aquifer. It is mainly confined, being unconfined only close to outcrop. Boreholes are typically 30 – 100 m deep, with water levels sometimes less than 10 m depth but more commonly greater than 20 m depth. Yields range from 0.1 to 5.9 l/s.
||This aquifer has high groundwater development potential.
||Water quality is generally good with total dissolved solids (TDS) concentration below 1000 mg/ l. There is no recognised fluoride threat, although it may pose a mild encrustation hazard.
||Recharge estimates indicate an annual recharge of 105.5 mm with 38.4%, 52.1% and 9.5% accounting respectively for direct recharge, water mains and sewer leakages (Rusinga and Taigbenu 2005).
|Escarpment Grit
||The Escarpment Grit forms a confined aquifer in the Hwange and Save-Limpopo basin. Boreholes are typically 30 – 100 m deep, with water levels about 10 – 15 m and greater than 20 m depth respectively. Yields range from 1.2 to 3.5 l/s.
||The Escarpment Grit forms a confined aquifer in the Hwange and Save-Limpopo basin, with a high groundwater development potential. Boreholes are typically 30 – 100 m deep, with water levels about 10 – 15 m and greater than 20 m depth respectively. Yields range from 1.2 to 3.5 l/s.
|Madumabisa Mudstone
||The Madumabisa Mudstone is associated with shallow weathering, but has low groundwater development potential. Boreholes are typically 30 – 100 m deep, with water levels about 10 – 15 m and greater than 20 m depth respectively. Yields are relatively low in the Madumabisa Mudstone (0.1 - 0.6 l/s); successful boreholes are usually sited in the vicinity of rivers.
||This aquifer has low groundwater development potential.
|Upper and Lower Hwange Sandstone
|Upper and Lower Hwange (Wankie) Sandstone
||The Upper and Lower Hwange Sandstone is widespread in the Karoo basin; it is found at depth and the aquifer is always confined. Boreholes are usually 100 – 150 m deep in the Upper and Lower Hwange Sandstones. Yields range from 1.2 to 5.8 l/s.
||The Upper and Lower Hwange Sandstone is widespread in the Karoo basin and has high groundwater development potential. It is found at depth and the aquifer is always confined. It was previously known as the Wankie Sandstone. Boreholes are usually 100 – 150 m deep in the Upper and Lower Hwange Sandstones. Yields range from 1.2 to 5.8 l/s.
====Consolidated Sedimentary – Fracture flow (including karst development)====
====Sedimentary – Fracture flow (including karst)====
|Lomagundi Dolomite and Tengwe River Formation
|Precambrian Metasediments - Lomagundi Dolomite and Tengwe River Formation
||Some water-bearing horizons exist within the rocks mapped as Precambrian calcareous metasediments and quartzite. Aquifers exist primarily due to karst features in the calcareous rocks of the Tengwe River and Lomagundi Formations (massive dolomites and limestones). Karst features are thought to be developed to an average depth of approximately 60 -70 m. Weathering of shaley horizons in the limestones also increases the potential for groundwater storage and flow.
||Some water-bearing horizons exist within the Precambrian metasediments. Aquifers exist primarily due to karst features in the calcareous rocks of the Tengwe River and Lomagundi Dolomite formations (massive dolomites and limestones). Karst features are thought to be developed to an average depth of approximately 60 -70 m. Weathering of shaley horizons in the limestones also increases the potential for groundwater storage and flow.
The groundwater development potential of the Lomagundi Dolomite is classified as high, and that of the Tengwe River Limestone as moderate.
The Lomagundi Dolomite has high groundwater development potential. Average specific capacity of boreholes is 505 m<sup>3</sup>/d/m. Typical borehole depths are 60 to 80 m . The water level varies from ground level at spring occurrences to 50 m depth, depending on land use (commercial or subsistence farming).
Measurements of the specific capacity of boreholes in these formations have given the following values:
The Tengwe River Formation has moderate groundwater development potential. Borehole specific capacity is 4 to 120 m<sup>3</sup>/d/m. Typical borehole depths are 50 – 70 m. Water levels tend to be generally shallow (about 10 m) in the area of Tengwe limestone/shaley limestone.
*Lomagundi Dolomite: 505 m<sup>3</sup>/d/m
*Tengwe River Formation: 4 -120 m<sup>3</sup>/d/m.
Water levels tend to be generally shallow (±10 m) in the area of Tengwe limestone/shaley limestone, while in the Lomagundi Dolomite the water level varies from ground level at spring occurrences to 50 m depth, depending on land use (commercial or subsistence farming).
Typical borehole depths are 50 – 70 m in the Tengwe River Formation and 60 – 80 m in the Lomagundi Formations. Yields of 500 - >2000 m3/d are possible.
||The water quality is generally very good with a slightly hard calcium/magnesium character.
Yields of 500 - >2000 m<sup>3</sup>/d are possible.
||Water quality in the Lomagundi Dolomite is generally very good with a slightly hard calcium/magnesium character. Water quality in the Tengwe River Formation is generally very good with a slightly hard calcium/magnesium character.
====Basement====
====Basement Complex and Metavolcanics, including the Great Dyke====
|Precambrian Basement Complex
||The gneissose rocks and intrusive granites of the Basement Complex are devoid of any primary porosity, so the aquifer properties of these basement rocks are controlled by the degree of secondary porosity and permeability, often associated with fracturing, jointing, schistosity planes and weathering. Two hydrogeological sub-units are recognized, each with characteristic groundwater occurrence:
- the granite and gneiss below the African erosion surface; and
||The gneissose rocks and intrusive granites are devoid of any primary porosity, so the aquifer properties of these basement rocks are controlled by the degree of secondary porosity and permeability, often associated with fracturing, jointing, schistosity planes and weathering. Two hydrogeological sub-units are recognized, each with characteristic groundwater occurrence: the granite and gneiss below the African erosion surface; and the granite and gneiss below the Post-African and Pliocene Quaternary erosion surfaces.
- the granite and gneiss below the Post-African and Pliocene Quaternary erosion surfaces.
'''Granite and gneiss below the African erosion surface'''
These aquifers have low groundwater development potential. The highest groundwater development potential is found in those areas possessing the deepest and most aerially extensive weathering as in the larger African surface. Chemical weathering along faults, shear zones and dyke contacts may produce equally important water bearing structures.
Rocks beneath the African erosion surface have relatively well developed hydraulic properties resulting from extensive weathering, which generally exceeds 30 - 35 m in depth. Aquifer thickness is about 30 to 50 metres; boreholes are usually drilled to 40 – 50 m depth. Sustainable borehole yields are in the region of 50 - 100 m<sup>3</sup>/d. Here, transmissivity is low to moderate (<10 m<sup>2</sup>/d) and specific capacity is moderate (30-50 m<sup>3</sup>/d/m).
Incorrectly sited boreholes may fail during the dry season.
'''Granite and gneiss below the Post-African and Pliocene Quaternary erosion surfaces'''
|Granite and gneiss below the African erosion surface
||Rocks beneath the African erosion surface have relatively well developed hydraulic properties resulting from extensive weathering, which generally exceeds 30 - 35 m in depth. Aquifer thickness is about 30 to 50 metres; boreholes are usually drilled to 40 – 50 m depth. Sustainable borehole yields are in the region of 50 - 100 m<sup>3</sup>/d. Here, transmissivity is low to moderate (<10 m<sup>2</sup>/d) and specific capacity is moderate (30-50 m<sup>3</sup>/d/m).
||Groundwater in the aquifers beneath the African erosion surface is generally of good quality with a total dissolved solids (TDS) concentration below 1000 mg/l and no recorded fluoride hazard.
The hydraulic properties of the rocks beneath the Post-African and Pliocene-Quaternary erosion surfaces are considerably less well developed. Areas of weathering tend to be patchy and shallow (10 - 30 m). Aquifer thickness is about 10 to 30 m, often less than 15 m. Boreholes are typically 30 – 40 m depth. The transmissivity of these rocks is low (1 – 10 m<sup>2</sup>/d), while boreholes have low to moderately low specific capacity of the order 2 – 20 m<sup>3</sup>/d/m.
|| Areas of granite and gneiss pavement, very shallow bedrock and inselbergs and other features producing positive relief common in the Post-African and Pliocene/Quaternary surfaces are associated with marginal to nil groundwater resources.
|Granite and gneiss below the Post-African and Pliocene Quaternary erosion surfaces
||The hydraulic properties of the rocks beneath the Post-African and Pliocene-Quaternary erosion surfaces are considerably less well developed. Areas of weathering tend to be patchy and shallow (10 - 30 m). Aquifer thickness is about 10 to 30 m, often less than 15 m. Boreholes are typically 30 – 40 m depth. The transmissivity of these rocks is low (1 – 10 m<sup>2</sup>/d), while boreholes have low to moderately low specific capacity of the order 2 – 20 m<sup>3</sup>/d/m.
The highest groundwater development potential is found in those areas possessing the deepest and most aerially extensive weathering as in the larger African surface. Chemical weathering along faults, shear zones and dyke contacts may produce equally important water bearing structures.
Areas of granite and gneiss pavement, very shallow bedrock and inselbergs and other features producing positive relief common in the Post-African and Pliocene/Quaternary surfaces are associated with marginal to nil groundwater resources.
||In aquifers associated with the Post-African and Pliocene/Quaternary surface the groundwater quality is generally good. TDS is usually below 1000 mg/l, however it is higher in the Beitbridge and Nuanesti area (TDS of 1000 to 2000 mg/l) where there is also a fluoride hazard.
In aquifers associated with the Post-African and Pliocene/Quaternary surface the groundwater quality is generally good. TDS is usually below 1000 mg/l, however it is higher in the Beitbridge and Nuanesti area (TDS of 1000 to 2000 mg/l) where there is also a fluoride hazard.
|Greenstone belts, including the Bulawayan Supergroup
||The rocks of the Greenstone belts generally have very low permeability, but groundwater occurs where fracturing and weathering have created adequate porosity and permeability, and consequently this aquifer has high groundwater development potential. The Bulawayan Supergroup can support yields of 1.2 - 2.9 l/s (Interconsult 1986). The average borehole depth is in the range 30 - 50 m, and the water level is typically from 5 to greater than 20 m below ground level.
===Groundwater Status===
'''Groundwater quality'''
'''Groundwater quantity'''
As a general comment to the groundwater development of Zimbabwe all the hydrogeological units are equally suitable for the development of single point primary water supplies either by means of dug wells or by boreholes. Furthermore units classified as possessing moderate or high groundwater development potential are capable of supporting extensive exploitation for piped water supplies and irrigation schemes (Interconsult, 1985).
Overall, all the hydrogeological units in Zimbabwe are suitable for the development of small, single point primary water supplies, either by means of dug wells or by boreholes. Units classified as possessing moderate or high groundwater development potential are capable of supporting more extensive exploitation for piped water supplies and irrigation schemes (Interconsult 1985).
The groundwater quality throughout Zimbabwe is usually good and does not pose any constraint to use for human consumption. Of the constituents that are a threat to health, the few cases of high nitrate are ascribed to poor borehole construction.
The groundwater quality throughout Zimbabwe is usually good and generally does not pose any constraint to use for human consumption. Of the constituents that are a threat to health, the few cases of high nitrate are ascribed to poor borehole construction.
High fluoride is found in isolated pockets in the Gokwe area and appear to be associated with the outcrop area of the Wankie (Hwange) Sandstone. At the regional scale, fluoride concentrations are not a constraint to exploitation (Interconsult, 1985).
High fluoride is found in isolated pockets in the Gokwe area and appear to be associated with the outcrop area of the Wankie (Hwange) Sandstone. At the regional scale, fluoride concentrations are not a constraint to exploitation (Interconsult 1985).
==Groundwater use and management==
=== Groundwater use===
According to the 2012 census, about 38% of a total of 3,059,016 Zimbabwean households fetched their water from boreholes and protected wells (Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency, 2012).
Groundwater is the main drinking water source in rural parts of Zimbabwe. According to the 2012 census, about 38% of a total of 3,059,016 Zimbabwean households fetched their water from boreholes and protected wells (Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency 2012). The total annual abstraction of groundwater in the rural areas, from an estimated 40,000 boreholes, is estimated at 35 x 10 6 m³.
“Groundwater in Zimbabwe forms the main source of drinking water in rural areas where about 70% of the population lives” (Sunguro et al, 2000).
In addition to domestic use in rural and urban areas, groundwater supplies agriculture and industry in Zimbabwe. The total groundwater abstraction for the agricultural sector is estimated at 350 x 10 6 m³. Groundwater is also abstracted for emerging towns known as Growth Points (e.g. Gokwe), urban centres (e.g. Bulawayo) and rural institutions (e.g. schools, health and business centres).
In addition to domestic use in rural and urban areas, groundwater supplies agriculture and industry in Zimbabwe.
Overall, groundwater presently contributes not more than 10% to the total water use in Zimbabwe (Sunguro et al. 2000).
The total annual abstraction of groundwater in the rural areas, from some 40,000 boreholes, is estimated at 35 x 10 6 m3 and the total groundwater abstraction for the agricultural sector is estimated at 350 x 10 6 m3. Groundwater is also abstracted for emerging towns known as Growth Points (e.g. Gokwe), Urban Centres (e.g. Bulawayo) and Rural Institutions (e.g. schools, health and business centres). Overall, groundwater presently contributes not more than 10% to the total water use in Zimbabwe (Sunguro et al, 2000).
'''Groundwater source types'''
Water is mainly abstracted by boreholes with a hand pump fitted in rural areas, due to limited electrification, while electric pumps are more common in urban areas.
In rural areas, water is mainly abstracted by boreholes fitted with a hand pump, due to limited electrification. The standard hand pump in Zimbabwe has traditionally been the unique ‘Zimbabwe bush pump’, which is relatively robust, but a lack of maintenance and support of all water supply infrastructure has led to increasing levels of failure.
Electric borehole pumps are more common in urban areas, although there has been an increase in the number of private urban boreholes where there is inadequate municipal water supply infrastructure.
=== Groundwater management===
The Water Act (1998) established the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA), a parastatal tasked with providing a framework for the development, management, utilisation and conservation of the country’s water resources through a coordinated approach. ZINWA has a groundwater branch tasked with specifically looking into the management of the national groundwater resources.
The Water Act also specifies the establishment of Catchment Councils. Seven Catchment Councils were established in the major hydrological zones of the country with functions that included preparing an outline plan for their river systems, determining applications and granting water permits, regulating and supervising the use of water, supervising the performance of functions by Sub-catchment Councils, and dealing with conflicts over water. Water resources include groundwater resources, though due to the limited capacity and lack of adequate information regarding the quantity of groundwater, the management of this resource poses a challenge to the councils.
The Water Act also specifies the establishment of Catchment Councils. Seven catchment councils were established in the major hydrological zones of the country, with functions covering both groundwater and surface water, including: preparing an outline plan for river systems, determining applications and granting water permits, regulating and supervising the use of water, supervising the performance of functions by Sub-catchment Councils, and dealing with conflicts over water. However, due to the limited capacity and lack of adequate information regarding the quantity of groundwater, groundwater resource management poses a challenge to the councils.
Recent developments in the major cities of a collapse of the municipal water treatment and distribution systems has seen a shift towards the use of groundwater at household and even industrial levels, with a rise in bulk water suppliers abstracting huge volumes of water from the groundwater resource. This has raised new challenges of conflict over lowering groundwater levels in residential areas which the catchment councils have inadequately capacity to deal with.
Recent developments in the major cities have seen a collapse in municipal water treatment and distribution systems, with a shift towards the private use of groundwater at household and even industrial levels. There has been a rise in bulk water suppliers abstracting huge volumes of groundwater. This has led to new challenges in dealing with conflict over falling groundwater levels in residential areas, which the catchment councils have inadequate capacity to deal with.
In addition to the Water Act (1998), groundwater regulations and guidelines were developed for Zimbabwe in 1999 to control groundwater development and management. The regulations and guidelines compliment the Water Act (1998) and have been formulated within a framework of integrated water resources management (IWRM).
=== Transboundary aquifers===
Summary of transboundary aquifers
Zimbabwe has five transboundary aquifers as detailed by UN-IGRAC (2012):
Zimbabwe has five transboundary aquifers as detailed by UN-IGRAC, 2012:
*Limpopo Basin (Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe)
* Tuli Karoo Sub-basin (Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe)
*Tuli Karoo Sub-basin (Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe)
* Eastern Kalihari Karoo Basin (Botswana, Zimbabwe)
*Eastern Kalihari Karoo Basin (Botswana, Zimbabwe)
*Nata Karoo Sub-basin (Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
*Medium Zambezi Aquifer (Zambia, Zimbabwe).
For further information about transboundary aquifers, please see the [[Transboundary aquifers | Transboundary aquifers resources page]]
For further information about transboundary aquifers, please see the [[Transboundary aquifers | Transboundary aquifers resources page]].
=== Groundwater monitoring===
The following summary is taken verbatim from the IGRAC report, “Groundwater Monitoring in the SADC Region” which was prepared for the Stockholm World Water Week in 2013 (IGRAC, 2013).
The following summary is taken verbatim from the IGRAC report, [http://www.un-igrac.org/dynamics/modules/SFIL0100/view.php?fil_Id=242 Groundwater Monitoring in the SADC Region], which was prepared for the Stockholm World Water Week in 2013 (IGRAC 2013).
'''National groundwater monitoring network'''
'''Challenges'''
The main challenges encountered relate to lack of financial resources, logistical support and limited staff. Another challenge is related to vandalism of facilities by local communities. In certain instances, monitoring boreholes are clogged with debris making water level recording impossible. Specialised entrances for data loggers and locking mechanisms are currently being manufactured for monitoring boreholes in the Save Alluvial Aquifer. It is desired to revive both the chloride deposition and chemical surveillance programmes and to have telemetric (real time) data collection for the water level fluctuations.” (IGRAC, 2013).
The main challenges encountered relate to lack of financial resources, logistical support and limited staff. Another challenge is related to vandalism of facilities by local communities. In certain instances, monitoring boreholes are clogged with debris making water level recording impossible. Specialised entrances for data loggers and locking mechanisms are currently being manufactured for monitoring boreholes in the Save Alluvial Aquifer. It is desired to revive both the chloride deposition and chemical surveillance programmes and to have telemetric (real time) data collection for the water level fluctuations.” (IGRAC 2013).
Many of the references below, and others relating to the hydrogeology of Zimbabwe, can be accessed through the [https://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/atlas.cfc?method=listResults&title_search=&titleboolean=AND&author_search=&category=&child_category=&country=ZW Africa Groundwater Literature Archive].
===Online resources===
[https://ggis.un-igrac.org/ggis-viewer/viewer/sadcgip/public/default SADC Groundwater Information Portal]
[http://www.sadc.int/themes/natural-resources/water/ General information on surface water and groundwater resources in SADC]
===Geology: key references===
===Key Geology References===
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Zimbabwe Surveyor General. 1994. Zimbabwe Geological and Mineral Resources Map, scale 1:1,000,000. Surveyor General, Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe Geological Survey Bulletins
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===Key Hydrogeology References===
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Sunguro, S., Beekman, H. E., Erbel, K., 2000. Groundwater regulations and guidelines: crucial components of integrated catchment management in Zimbabwe. “1st WARFSA/WaterNet Symposium: Sustainable Use of Water Resources; Maputo 1-2 November 2000”.
Sunguro S, Beekman HE and Erbel K. 2000. Groundwater regulations and guidelines: crucial components of integrated catchment management in Zimbabwe. “1st WARFSA/WaterNet Symposium: Sustainable Use of Water Resources; Maputo 1-2 November 2000”.
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===African Groundwater Literature Archive (AGLA) references===
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2 Terms and conditions
3 Geographical Setting
3.3 Surface water
3.4 Soil
3.5 Land cover
3.6 Water statistics
5 Hydrogeology
5.1 Unconsolidated
5.2 Igneous - Fracture Flow
5.3 Sedimentary - Intergranular Flow
5.4 Sedimentary - Intergranular & Fracture Flow (Karoo Sequence)
5.5 Sedimentary – Fracture flow (including karst)
5.6 Basement Complex and Metavolcanics, including the Great Dyke
5.7 Groundwater Status
6 Groundwater use and management
6.1 Groundwater use
6.2 Groundwater management
6.3 Transboundary aquifers
6.4 Groundwater monitoring
7.1 Online resources
7.2 Key Geology References
7.3 Key Hydrogeology References
7.4 Other references
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Geographical Setting
Zimbabwe. Map developed from USGS GTOPOPO30; GADM global administrative areas; and UN Revision of World Urbanization Prospects. For more information on the map development and datasets see the geography resources section.
Capital city Harare
Region Eastern Africa
Border countries Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia
Total surface area* 390,760 km2 (39,076,000 ha)
Total population (2015)* 15,603,000
Rural population (2015)* 10,732,000 (69%)
Urban population (2015)* 4,871,000 (31%)
UN Human Development Index (HDI) [highest = 1] (2014)* 0.5087
* Source: FAO Aquastat
More information on average rainfall and temperature for each of the climate zones in Zimbabwe can be seen at the Zimbabwe climate page.
These maps and graphs were developed from the CRU TS 3.21 dataset produced by the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, UK. For more information see the climate resource page.
The four largest rivers in Zimbabwe are the Zambezi, Limpopo, Save and Pungwe. These are all transboundary rivers, which flow to the Indian Ocean. Two major smaller rivers are the Thuli and Mzingwane, which are tributaries of larger transboundary rivers.
Major surface water features of Zimbabwe. Map developed from World Wildlife Fund HydroSHEDS; Digital Chart of the World drainage; and FAO Inland Water Bodies. For more information on map development and datasets see the surface water resource page.
Soil Map of Zimbabwe, from the European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Soil Portal. For more information on the map see the soil resource page.
Most of the country is covered by savannah vegetation, with the wetter mountainous east supporting tropical evergreen and hardwood forests.
Land Cover Map of Zimbabwe, from the European Space Agency GlobCover 2.3, 2009. For more information on the map see the land cover resource page.
Water statistics
Rural population with access to safe drinking water (%) 67.3
Urban population with access to safe drinking water (%) 97
Population affected by water related disease No data No data No data No data No data No data
Total internal renewable water resources (cubic metres/inhabitant/year) 785.7
Total exploitable water resources (Million cubic metres/year) No data No data No data No data No data No data
Freshwater withdrawal as % of total renewable water resources 17.85
Total renewable groundwater (Million cubic metres/year) 6,000
Exploitable: Regular renewable groundwater (Million cubic metres/year) 1,500
Groundwater produced internally (Million cubic metres/year) 6,000
Fresh groundwater withdrawal (primary and secondary) (Million cubic metres/year) 420
Groundwater: entering the country (total) (Million cubic metres/year)
Groundwater: leaving the country to other countries (total) (Million cubic metres/year)
Industrial water withdrawal (all water sources) (Million cubic metres/year) 215
Municipal water withdrawal (all water sources) (Million cubic metres/year) 425
Agricultural water withdrawal (all water sources) (Million cubic metres/year) 2,930
Irrigation water withdrawal (all water sources)1 (Million cubic metres/year) No data No data No data No data No data No data
Irrigation water requirement (all water sources)1 (Million cubic metres/year) 836
Area of permanent crops (ha) 100,000
Cultivated land (arable and permanent crops) (ha) 4,100,000
Total area of country cultivated (%)
Area equipped for irrigation by groundwater (ha) 20,000
Area equipped for irrigation by mixed surface water and groundwater (ha) No data No data No data No data No data No data
These statistics are sourced from FAO Aquastat. More information on the derivation and interpretation of these statistics can be seen on the FAO Aquastat website.
Further water and related statistics can be accessed at the Aquastat Main Database.
1 More information on irrigation water use and requirement statistics
This section provides a summary of the geology of Zimbabwe. More detail can be found in the references listed at the bottom of this page. Many of these references can be accessed through the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive.
The geology map on this page shows a simplified overview of the geology at a national scale (see the Geology resource page for more details).
Download a GIS shapefile of the Zimbabwe geology and hydrogeology map.
Geology of Zimbabwe at 1:5 million scale. Based on map described by Persits et al. 2002/Furon and Lombard 1964. For more information on the map development and datasets see the geology resource page. Download a GIS shapefile of the Zimbabwe geology and hydrogeology map.
Geological Environments
Key Formations Period Lithology Structure
Unconsolidated sedimentary
Quaternary (Pleistocene to Recent) Unconsolidated sedimentary sequences of alluvial clay, sand and gravel of varying thickness in the river valleys. There are reported alluvium thicknesses of up to 70-80 m in Sabi Valley, and 45 m in the Zambezi Valley. Elsewhere, the unconsolidated deposits are generally less than 25 m thick.
Sedimentary Kalahari Basin
Lower Pipe Sandstone and Kalahari Sand. Tertiary and Quaternary The Pipe Sandstone is composed of buff or pink sands. It is unconsolidated in places; in others it is weakly cemented by silica, and traversed by numerous hollow pipes; and in some places it is cemented into a hard secondary quartzite or silcrete.
Approximately 44000 km² of western Zimbabwe is covered by unconsolidated Kalahari Sands. In places, the thickness of the sand is in excess of 100 m.
Sedimentary – Cretaceous-Tertiary
Cretaceous sedimentary Mudstones, fine grained arkose, grit-conglomerate and sandstone bands
Igneous - Upper Karoo Basalt
Upper Karoo Batoka Basalts Triassic The Batoka basalts comprise amygdaloidal lava flows with interbedded tufa horizons.
Sedimentary – Mesozoic-Palaeozoic (Upper and Lower Karoo)
Upper and Lower Karoo Carboniferous to Permian These arenaceous and argillaceous sequences are conventionally subdivided into the Upper and Lower Karoo. The Upper Karoo comprises the Forest Sandstone and the Escarpment Grit. The Lower Karoo consists of the Madumabisa Mudstone and the Upper and Lower Wankie Hwange Sandstone.
Igneous intrusive (Great Dyke)
Great Dyke Late Precambrian The Great Dyke is a large linear mafic-ultramafic intrusive feature composed of norite, gabbro and anorthosite. Up to 1000 m thick
Precambrian Metasediments
Umkondo Group; Deweras, Lomagundi and Piriwiri formations (all part of the Magondi orogenic belt); Sijarira and Tengwe River groups. Mid to Late Precambrian (Proterozoic) These Precambrian metasedimentary rocks include shales, phyllites, quartzites, siltstones, sandstones, conglomerates, limestones and dolomites as well as minor basic metavolcanics. The Deweras, Lomagundi and Piriwiri formations are all part of the Magondi orogenic belt. The Piriwiri Formation comprises phyllites with subordinate quartzites. The Lomagundi Formation comprises slates and shales with minor quartzites. The Tengwe River Group comprises shales. The Sijarira Group comprises shales, siltstones and fine grained sandstones.
Precambrian Basement Complex and Metavolcanics
Precambrian Basement Complex with belts of metavolcanics and greenstones, including the Sebakwean, Belingwean, Bulawayan and Shamvaian supergroups. Early Precambrian / Archaean The Basement Complex covers at least 60% of the country area, including a large portion of central Zimbabwe. It is characterised by vast areas of gneissose rocks into which younger granite bodies of various sizes have been intruded, including Proterozoic granites, and granodiorites, adamellites and tonalites of the Younger Intrusive Granites.
Different weathering thicknesses occurs in the Basement Complex, distinguished by different erosional surfaces. Weathering thicknesses range from greater than 30 to 35 m on the African erosional surface, to shallow, less than 30 m on the Post African and Pliocene/Quaternary surfaces.
This section provides a summary of the hydrogeology of the main aquifers in Zimbabwe. More information is available in the references listed at the bottom of this page. Many of these references can be accessed through the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive.
The hydrogeology map on this page shows a simplified overview of the type and productivity of the main aquifers at a national scale (see the Hydrogeology map resource page for more details).
Zimbabwe is also covered by the SADC hydrogeological map and atlas (2010), available through the SADC Groundwater Information Portal.
Hydrogeology of Zimbabwe at 1:5 million scale. For more information on how the map was developed see the hydrogeology map resource page. Download a GIS shapefile of the Zimbabwe geology and hydrogeology map.
Groundwater development potential
High: Suitable for primary supply, piped supplies, and small and large-scale irrigation schemes
Moderate: Suitable for primary supplies, small piped schemes and small-scale irrigation schemes
Low: Suitable for primary supplied from boreholes.
Unconsolidated
Named Aquifers General Description Water quality issues
Save Alluvial Aquifer, Umzingwane Alluvial aquifer, Grootvlei/Limpopo (transboundary) Alluvial deposits are only locally developed within Zimbabwe, with the largest occurrences found in the Save (Sabi)- Limpopo river system and major tributaries; along the Zambezi River; and along the Munyati and Sessami rivers in the northwest. The alluvial deposits vary in thickness, being generally less than 25 m in most areas, but as much as 45 m in the Zambezi Valley and up to 70 m in the Sabi Valley. Where thick and permeable enough, they can form unconfined aquifers with high groundwater development potential.
Water quality is generally good. Lenses of brackish water occur in the alluvium of the Sabi river, which may be fossil water and/or water recharging via the adjacent Karoo strata.
Kalahari Sands The Kalahari Sands aquifer is mainly unconsolidated, but also include the consolidated Pipe Sandstone. It forms an unconfined aquifer with high groundwater development potential. Boreholes in the Kalahari Sands are commonly 70 – 100 m deep, and provide yields of 100-1000 m³/d. The aquifer properties of the Kalahari Sands are extremely variable and may range from locally low to locally high average hydraulic conditions. The water table is generally over 20 m deep.
Igneous - Fracture Flow
Igneous – Karoo Basalt Aquifers in the Karoo volcanic rocks are limited to discrete zones of weathering, fracturing and jointing, and contact zones with underlying Forest Sandstone and interbedded sandstone. Wide sheets of basalt occur in the Victoria Falls and Nyamamdhlovu, and Beitbridge and Chiredzi areas with numerous smaller remnants forming high lying cappings in the Gokwe area. Where suitably weathered, they have moderate groundwater development potential. The aquifers are unconfined, and have variable transmissivity from about 9 to 90 m2/d, and specific capacity values of the order of 1 to 10 m3/d/m.
The water table is usually less than 15 m depth, and borehole depths average 50 m, varying from about 40 to 60 m. Borehole yields vary from 10 to 250 m3/d.
The quality of groundwater in the basalts is good, with total dissolved solids (TDS) concentrations normally below 1000 mg/l. There is no identified fluoride hazard, although it may pose a mild encrustation hazard in places.
Sedimentary - Intergranular Flow
Cretaceous Sedimentary The aquifer properties of these sedimentary rocks are controlled by primary porosity and permeability. The more favourable horizons are the conglomerates and cleaner sandstones, particularly in the vicinity of rivers. However, overall these aquifers have low groundwater development potential.
Water tables are typically less than 15 m deep, and boreholes are usually drilled to 70 – 100 m depth. Transmissivity is usually less than 1.5 m2/d, and specific capacity below 10 m3/d/m.
Water quality is moderate to good with total dissolved solids (TDS) concentrations ranging from less than 1000 mg/l to 2000 mg/l. The water poses a potential encrustation hazard.
Sedimentary - Intergranular & Fracture Flow (Karoo Sequence)
Nyamandhlovu Forest Sandstone aquifers (Karoo) The Forest Sandstone is widely developed in the Hwange – Zambezi Basin and constitutes an important regional aquifer, with high groundwater development potential. It is mainly confined, being unconfined only close to outcrop. Boreholes are typically 30 – 100 m deep, with water levels sometimes less than 10 m depth but more commonly greater than 20 m depth. Yields range from 0.1 to 5.9 l/s.
Water quality is generally good with total dissolved solids (TDS) concentration below 1000 mg/l. There is no recognised fluoride threat, although it may pose a mild encrustation hazard.
Escarpment Grit The Escarpment Grit forms a confined aquifer in the Hwange and Save-Limpopo basin, with a high groundwater development potential. Boreholes are typically 30 – 100 m deep, with water levels about 10 – 15 m and greater than 20 m depth respectively. Yields range from 1.2 to 3.5 l/s.
Madumabisa Mudstone The Madumabisa Mudstone is associated with shallow weathering, but has low groundwater development potential. Boreholes are typically 30 – 100 m deep, with water levels about 10 – 15 m and greater than 20 m depth respectively. Yields are relatively low in the Madumabisa Mudstone (0.1 - 0.6 l/s); successful boreholes are usually sited in the vicinity of rivers.
Upper and Lower Hwange (Wankie) Sandstone The Upper and Lower Hwange Sandstone is widespread in the Karoo basin and has high groundwater development potential. It is found at depth and the aquifer is always confined. It was previously known as the Wankie Sandstone. Boreholes are usually 100 – 150 m deep in the Upper and Lower Hwange Sandstones. Yields range from 1.2 to 5.8 l/s.
Sedimentary – Fracture flow (including karst)
Precambrian Metasediments - Lomagundi Dolomite and Tengwe River Formation Some water-bearing horizons exist within the Precambrian metasediments. Aquifers exist primarily due to karst features in the calcareous rocks of the Tengwe River and Lomagundi Dolomite formations (massive dolomites and limestones). Karst features are thought to be developed to an average depth of approximately 60 -70 m. Weathering of shaley horizons in the limestones also increases the potential for groundwater storage and flow.
The Lomagundi Dolomite has high groundwater development potential. Average specific capacity of boreholes is 505 m3/d/m. Typical borehole depths are 60 to 80 m . The water level varies from ground level at spring occurrences to 50 m depth, depending on land use (commercial or subsistence farming).
The Tengwe River Formation has moderate groundwater development potential. Borehole specific capacity is 4 to 120 m3/d/m. Typical borehole depths are 50 – 70 m. Water levels tend to be generally shallow (about 10 m) in the area of Tengwe limestone/shaley limestone.
Yields of 500 - >2000 m3/d are possible.
Water quality in the Lomagundi Dolomite is generally very good with a slightly hard calcium/magnesium character. Water quality in the Tengwe River Formation is generally very good with a slightly hard calcium/magnesium character.
Basement Complex and Metavolcanics, including the Great Dyke
Precambrian Basement Complex The gneissose rocks and intrusive granites of the Basement Complex are devoid of any primary porosity, so the aquifer properties of these basement rocks are controlled by the degree of secondary porosity and permeability, often associated with fracturing, jointing, schistosity planes and weathering. Two hydrogeological sub-units are recognized, each with characteristic groundwater occurrence:
Granite and gneiss below the African erosion surface Rocks beneath the African erosion surface have relatively well developed hydraulic properties resulting from extensive weathering, which generally exceeds 30 - 35 m in depth. Aquifer thickness is about 30 to 50 metres; boreholes are usually drilled to 40 – 50 m depth. Sustainable borehole yields are in the region of 50 - 100 m3/d. Here, transmissivity is low to moderate (<10 m2/d) and specific capacity is moderate (30-50 m3/d/m). Groundwater in the aquifers beneath the African erosion surface is generally of good quality with a total dissolved solids (TDS) concentration below 1000 mg/l and no recorded fluoride hazard.
Granite and gneiss below the Post-African and Pliocene Quaternary erosion surfaces The hydraulic properties of the rocks beneath the Post-African and Pliocene-Quaternary erosion surfaces are considerably less well developed. Areas of weathering tend to be patchy and shallow (10 - 30 m). Aquifer thickness is about 10 to 30 m, often less than 15 m. Boreholes are typically 30 – 40 m depth. The transmissivity of these rocks is low (1 – 10 m2/d), while boreholes have low to moderately low specific capacity of the order 2 – 20 m3/d/m.
Greenstone belts, including the Bulawayan Supergroup The rocks of the Greenstone belts generally have very low permeability, but groundwater occurs where fracturing and weathering have created adequate porosity and permeability, and consequently this aquifer has high groundwater development potential. The Bulawayan Supergroup can support yields of 1.2 - 2.9 l/s (Interconsult 1986). The average borehole depth is in the range 30 - 50 m, and the water level is typically from 5 to greater than 20 m below ground level.
Groundwater quantity
Groundwater use and management
Groundwater source types
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate Resources is responsible for the formulation and implementation of sustainable policies regarding the development, utilisation and management of water resources in cooperation with user communities and institutions.
Limpopo Basin (Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe)
Tuli Karoo Sub-basin (Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe)
Eastern Kalihari Karoo Basin (Botswana, Zimbabwe)
Nata Karoo Sub-basin (Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
Medium Zambezi Aquifer (Zambia, Zimbabwe).
For further information about transboundary aquifers, please see the Transboundary aquifers resources page.
The following summary is taken verbatim from the IGRAC report, Groundwater Monitoring in the SADC Region, which was prepared for the Stockholm World Water Week in 2013 (IGRAC 2013).
National groundwater monitoring network
“Groundwater resources management is carried out by the Groundwater Department of the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA). ZINWA is a parastatal under the Ministry of Water Resources Development and Management. Monitoring of groundwater level fluctuation is currently confined to only three major aquifers. These are the Lomagundi Dolomite Aquifer situated in the north western part of the country, the Nyamadlovu Sandstone Aquifer situated in the south western part of the country and the Save Alluvial Aquifer located in the south eastern part of the country.
Water levels are measured using data loggers and readings are collected monthly. Chloride deposition has been monitored in six monitoring stations throughout the country but has been discontinued due to lack of funds. The information was used in the assessment of groundwater recharge rates. The Department also used to carry out chemical surveillance on groundwater and surface water but again the programme was suspended due to lack of resources.
Data management and assessment
Groundwater fluctuation levels are recorded on template sheets during the last week of the month by field observers who send the records to the main office in Harare. The data is recorded in Excel and an initial quality control exercise is performed. The data is then reformatted and importated into a national groundwater database called Hydro GeoAnalyst. The software has proven to be quite versatile and meeting the needs of ZINWA. Hydrographs and groundwater maps are produced which assist in overall groundwater development and management.
Many of the references below, and others relating to the hydrogeology of Zimbabwe, can be accessed through the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive.
SADC Groundwater Information Portal
General information on surface water and groundwater resources in SADC
Key Geology References
Interconsult. 1985. National Master Plan for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation. Volume 22 Hydrogeology. Ministry of Energy and Water Resources Development, Zimbabwe.
Key Hydrogeology References
Chikodzi D. 2013. Groundwater resources of Zimbabwe: An assessment of fluctuations. International Journal of Scientific Reports, 2, 629.
Davies J and Burgess W G. 2014. Can groundwater sustain the future development of rural Zimbabwe?
Derman B and Manzungu E. 2016. The complex politics of water and power in Zimbabwe: IWRM in the Catchment Councils of Manyame, Mazowe and Sanyati (1993-2001). Water Alternatives 9(3): 513-53.
Dube T. 2013. Emerging issues on the sustainability of the community based rural water resources management approach in Zimbabwe: A case study of Gwanda District.
Erpf K. 1998. The Bush Pump-the National Standard Handpump of Zimbabwe. A review by SKAT/HTN to find out what had made this pump so popular in Zimbabwe. Skat, RWSN (incl. HTN), St Gallen, Switzerland.
Hove T, Derman B and Manzungu, E. 2016. Land, farming and IWRM: A case study of the middle Manyame Sub-Catchment. Water Alternatives 9(3): 531-548
IGRAC. 2013. Groundwater Monitoring in the SADC Region.
Morgan P and Chimbunde E. 1991. Upgrading family wells in Zimbabwe. Waterlines, 9(3), 10-12.
Morgan P, Chimbunde E, Mtakwa N and Waterkeyn A. 1996. Now in my backyard—Zimbabwe's upgraded family well programme. Waterlines, 14(4), 8-11.
Morgan P and Kanyemba A. 2012. A preliminary study of training artisans in upgradeable techniques for family owned wells. Aquamor.
Morgan P. 2015. Self-Supply as a means of bringing water to the people of Zimbabwe and its relation to the hand pump program. Aquamor
Water and Sanitation Program. 2011. Water Supply and Sanitation in Zimbabwe Turning Finance into Services for 2015 and Beyond. An AMCOW Country Status Overview.
Zimstat. 2016. United Nations Zimbabwe Water And Waste Statistics Report 2016
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The New Hambacher Fest 2018
Posted by Mad Mitch on UTC 2018-05-08 14:35 Updated on UTC 2018-05-10
Did you read about the 'Day of Freedom' demonstration in London on 6 May? No? Don't worry – very few other people did either.
Or, perhaps you keep abreast of events in Germany, in which case did you read about the 'New Hambacher Fest' on 5 May? No? Ditto.
Perhaps we ought to be grateful that the mainstream media barely report such events, if at all – it saves us from having to put up with their sly misreporting and their lazy prejudices. The silence is telling, because in general the media are desperate for stories to fill their pages. Even a sponsored review of hand-held food mixers will be gratefully taken up.
That a meeting addressing some of the major political and social issues in modern life is ignored is not the result of 'busy talking about more important things' but self-censorship.
In all the censorship systems known to the author the ultimate goal was not censorship itself but the establishment of self-censorship: once the censor has painfully wielded the scissors a few times, publishers get the idea and are forced to collaborate in order to keep their businesses going. The perfect censorship system is one where no censorship needs to take place. Certainly, no food processor has to fear the censor's marker.
The Hambacher Fest
The Hambacher Schloss, near Neustadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, in south-west Germany. Image: Google Maps.
The New Hambacher Fest is a perfect case in point.
The original Hambacher Fest took place at the end of May in 1832. It was a protest by German citizens – 20-30,000 of them, from many walks of life – that took place at a time of coordinated repression and censorship in the patchwork quilt of states that made up the Deutscher Bund, the 'German Confederation'. German patriots wanted freedom from repression, an end to censorship and the re-stitching of the quilt into a single German nation.
The Hambacher Fest marked the beginning of a period in German history known as the Vormärz, the 'Pre-March', sixteen years of subversive rumblings that culminated in the revolution of March 1848, hence the name.
The great procession to the Hambacher Castle (then a ruin) from the assembly point in Neustadt. Image: E. Müller-Baden, 1832.
In the decade before the Hambacher Fest and in the sixteen years until the revolution of 1848 the social, economic and political conditions combined into a perfect storm of misery for a broad swathe of the downtrodden. There was desperate hunger. There was an almost total collapse of cottage industries which led to a phenomenon the historians call daintily 'Pauperism' – meaning in less dainty language that entire families starved in hopeless misery, many of them to death. The worse things got, the more people complained, the more brutal the repression of all expressions of discontent became.
The Hambacher Fest itself triggered one of these reactions: the two principal speakers at the event were arrested and brought to trial in the following year.
Johann Richard Seel (1819–1875), Der Eintritt der Censur in Deutschland / Der deutsche Michel in der Gewalt der Zensur, 'The beginning of censorship in Germany' or 'The German Michel in the power of the censorship', 1842. Image: Deutsches Historisches Museum.
In the centre, appropriately enough, we see the dainty figure of Prince Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich (1773-1859), long-serving Austrian Foreign Minister, architect of the European order after the defeat of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna in 1815. His career was dedicated to maintaining the feudal order in Europe, for which task no instrument of repression was too severe. His system of repression became known as the Metternich System. His closest advisor, Friedrich von Gentz (1764-1832), is depicted showing Metternich a heavily censored book with an image of Martin Luther. Von Gentz is dressed as a Jesuit. The female figure to the left of Gentz is a red-nosed allegory of censorship, bearing the instruments of censorship, a pair of scissors and a pen-kife/scraper. The large figure on his knees behind Metternich is the German Michel, the symbol of the German people (the German 'John Bull'). His mouth is sealed by a padlock. To his right we see the female embodiment of winged Germania. Cutting her wings is Ernst August I (1771-1851) Duke of Cumberland, Brunswick and later King of Hannover, who managed to become famous as an arch-reactionary both in Britain and Germany. Germania's ankles are being shackled, but by whom I have no idea.
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But the most insistent demand at the Hambacher Fest was not for economic reform but for political reform: the unification of Germany. The participants in the meeting, coming as they did from their own little bits of the patchwork quilt, felt – quite rightly, in fact – that the people, the governed, had no say in a political system that was directed by the Austrian Foreign Minister Prince Metternich, operating through the '34 potentates' who ran the individual patches. We read of the '34 potentates' again and again in the works of so many of the politically active writers of the time, Heinrich Heine included. The main demand of the Hambacher Fest was the demand for self-government and a full democratic say in that government. We discussed this movement for the unification of Germany in some depth in our piece on the anthem Deutschland, Deutschland über alles.
Hambacher Fest redux
A replay of the original Hambacher Fest was organized by the finance expert and economics Professor Max Otte from Cologne: the New Hambacher Fest. The ticket-only event attracted something like twelve hundred participants (as usual, the count is in dispute), who assembled in a parking lot in nearby Neustadt and walked up to Hambach castle, just as the participants had done in 1832.
Top: assembly in the car park; middle: the march up to the castle; bottom: the last ascent. Images: PI-News.
There was food, music and speeches – all the indispensable ingredients of German politics – and even the weather god smiled benignly down on them. The speeches – just as in the original Fest – were all in praise of freedom, patriotism and against the modern forms of censorship. One speaker actually read a long excerpt from one of the speeches from the 1832 Fest.
German politics the easy way. Image: PI-News.
The principal echo of the first Hambacher Fest was the demand for the political repatriation of Germany to the German people. Much like the Brexit voters in the UK, many Germans feel that the EU has turned them into political pawns.
The German word Bürgernähe, 'nearness to the citzen' expresses the requirement elegantly, but just inventing a word for the condition does not bring it about.
Their own government is a conspirator in the process of distancing itself from the citizen. They feel powerless to counter remote decisions made without them by an increasingly unaccountable political class which, just to rub it all in, mocks and demeans them. Götz Kubitschek's speech to the demonstration in Cottbus on 24 February this year expressed this nexus of frustrations well.
A remarkable fact is that the speakers at the New Hambacher Fest were politically ecumenical: some were still members of the CDU (the ruling bourgois party), the SPD (the socialist party), the FDP (the liberal party – that is, 'liberal' in the old sense) and of course the AfD (the new patriotic party). However, apart from the AfD, no office holders from the other parties were present – their invitations had all been declined. The speakers were all dressed formally and came from the educated classes in Germany.
Of course the disruptive 'AntiFa' movement – let's not dignify them by calling them left-wing – tried their best to cause trouble but failed miserably. In fact, the illiteracy and errors in the slogans they had sprayed on the approach road gave the participants who walked over them cause for hilarity: if there is one things that educated Germans take seriously it is grammar and spelling.
'Ekelhafd' (recte ekelhaft, 'disgusting'). We assume most participants could take being told that 'You are not cool' in their stride. Image: PI-News.
All in all a cheering, peaceful, even heartlifting demonstration for democracy, patriotism and an end to censorship – well, we all want that, don't we?
Apart from reports on the websites of the usual suspects there was very little written in the mainstream German media. The only account in a major newspaper that I found was in what used to be the German 'newspaper of record', the Frankfurter Allgemeine.
Their reporter Justus Bender had either not bothered to get himself an invitation and so could give no report of the speeches and the events in the castle, or, shamefully, deliberately chose not to report any of this. Bender went to some trouble to invent a political Venn diagram that aligned the participants under the label 'right-wing', despite the diversity of their political origins. He also concentrated his reporting on the few protestors who turned up and their opinions of the event, giving them extended coverage. He concluded that, whereas the participants at the Hambacher Fest in 1832 had to fear repression, the same could not be said for those on either side of the fence.
TV: just a little local event
As far as television is concerned, the ARD, the principal state TV channel in Germany, would have been remiss if it had not produced an account of the event, but the one it produced was only broadcast on SWR, its regional news channel for Rheinland-Pfalz, where Neustadt/Hambach is located.
The title degraded the event to the status of a private party – 'Merkel critic Max Otte invites to the Hambacher Castle' – and gave 30 seconds of its 2:30 airtime to an extremely left-wing academic lady from a Berlin think-tank who told us about the terrible ways in which populists tried to draw attention to themselves. A demonstrator opined that the spirit of the original Hambacher Fest had been 'freedom for Europe' and the 'willingness to accept refugees, of which there were plenty in 1832'. The report concluded with the statement that the 'management of the castle was not able legally to prevent the meeting.'
On its website the ARD also offered us a contribution on the theme from those mad lefties at Deutschlandfunk, a two minute piece wondering whether history had been 'kidnapped by Neurechten, 'neo-right-wingers'. A demonstrator who favoured 'open societies' told us how undemocratic the Fest participants were.
Intellectuals arise!
The ZDF, the second state TV channel in Germany, buried the Hambacher Fest in a very brief section right at the end of its unwatched and unwatchable politics programme Berlin direkt. We sense straight away where this report is going. It does not fail to deliver:
We are first told that Hambacher Castle was the 'cradle of and memorial to liberal democracy', but was now being used this weekend as the backdrop for a rechts-nationalen Schulterschluss, 'right-wing-nationalists closing ranks'. The participants were united in their feelings of 'victim status' and up to now had only met discreetly.
We then heard more about these Hambacher monsters from an 'Extremism Researcher', who told us that they were trying to form alliances with moderate politicians – thus hinting at the events during the Nazi seizure of power in Germany in 1933. Straining to provide some analysis, the editors of the piece use the event as a hook upon which to hang an astonishing conspiracy theory that is retailed to us with a completely straight face: the [AfD]/[neo-right-wing]/[some other shady people] were trying to bring together a consensus of right-wing intellectuals for some unspecified purpose – presumably a second Nazi takeover. We were left wondering why intellectuals by definition had to be left-wing.
Introduced by a clip consciously reminiscent of Hitler inciting his audience to chant slogans, the report then questioned Matthias Matussek, one-time Spiegel Culture Editor, on how he coped with the belly-ache he got from such proximity to the likes of the AfD? He in return took no prisoners, pointing out that he had no belly-ache at all. Indeed, he found the emergence of the AfD an 'unbelievably refreshing' event. In order to neutralise Matussek, a lady came on to tell us that 'authoritarian thinking' was now considered 'chic', trendy in some quarters.
The day after the event, the regional station SWR gave these right-wing thugs another whack for good measure. The 'controversial' event had 'divided opinion' and had been initiated by 'national-konservativen Kräften', 'national conservative forces'. SWR was happy to interview a compliant historian.
Otte and the various speakers from the rechtspopulistischen Lager, 'right-wing-populist camp' missbrauchten das historische Fest für ihre politischen Ziele, 'misused the historic Fest for their political aims'. Many of the demonstrators found the presence of the rechtspopulistische, 'right-wing-populist' AfD at the castle particularly reprehensible – a revelation that does not surprise. Fortunately a large number of police were present to prevent a 'clash' between the participants and the counter-demonstrators.
A newspaper worth reading: Neue Zürcher Zeitung
For the best, fairest and most thoughtful MSM account of the Hambacher Fest we have to go to Marc Felix Serrao in the Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung. He accompanied the walkers up to the castle, experienced the meeting and its speeches and wrote a balanced and completely fair review of the event. In other words he did exactly what good reporters are expected to do.
Unlike Bender in the FAZ, who picked up on the accusations of the appropriation of the symbolism of the Hambacher Fest for 'right-wing' political ends, Serrao, noting the absence of representatives of the major parties, ended with the thoroughly reasonable conclusion that
If there is a place in Germany for political argument, then it is Hambach Castle.
Sooner or later the bigwigs of the other parties in German politics are going to have to recognise this too.
So that, if you happen to read the NZZ you will be well informed by a fair and thoughtful account of the event; if you read the FAZ you will imagine the Fest to have been a propaganda event for right-wing nutjobs; if you watch a politics programme on German TV you may now believe that some 'shady' intellectuals are building a conspiracy aimed at the overthrow of the state (it used to be the Jews – where are they when you need them?); if you read any other mainstream German outlet, you won't even know that this meeting took place. Choose your censorship.
Serrao's key point, that the New Hambacher Fest exposed the deep divisions in German politics, is also perceptive and completely valid: one merely has to review the nature of the treatment of the event by mainstream politicians and mainstream media to see the huge seismic fracture that has opened up in the last few decades. No discourse appears to be taking place across this divide.
The thinking person's riot
Fortunately, unlike 1832, these days we have the internet. We have a wide range of opinion of all flavours. We also have videos that mean we can form our own opinion. The censors are now busy on social media and large websites trying to ensure conformity, just as they did under Metternich. It's not so easy for them these days, though.
We can watch nice, cheerful people who dragged themselves out of their comfortable beds early on a Saturday morning to get themselves to Hambach Castle at eight o'clock and participate in an enjoyable party of patriotism. We can watch relaxed police officers enjoying the atmosphere without needing to dodge the spit, the firecrackers, the urine bombs and the vulgarities they get from the other side. If this is what a conspiracy of intellectuals looks like, let's have more of it. As Serrao said: the perfect place for political discourse.
The powers-that-be tell us that the right-wing forces of darkness must not be allowed to instrumentalise the Hambacher Fest for their own evil purposes of freedom of speech and freedom from censorship. Somehow, though, it is considered fitting to erect a statue to Karl Marx not far up the road in Trier, a present from the lovely Chinese Republic, that model of free speech.
A video review of the New Hambacher Fest is now available on YouTube. It's 42 minutes long and all in German, but even if you don't understand German you can skip around and get some impressions of these deluded, conspiratorial, right-wing-nationalist thugs plotting the overthrow of civilisation as we know it. For the curious, the individual speeches are also available at the YouTube link above.
The single unpleasant incident of the entire day was the farmer who sprayed liquid manure across the road and then with a hosepipe gave a few of the marchers a wetting – before the police arrived and curbed his enthusiasm.
We on this website say again and again that in German politics, nothing ever really changes. Watching videos like this does give a glimmer of hope, however.
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[saturday, february 24, 2018]
Interview: "The Chris Downey Podcast" Host Chris Downey
The "Leverage" co-creator chats about his unique podcasting adventure, plus the future of his former TNT series.
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The former CBS executive chats about his new book, about how to come to Los Angeles and succeed in the television business.
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Plus: Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla and Steve Pearlman talk season two of the ABC drama.
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Interview: Head of MTV Programming David Janollari
The Viacom-owned network chief talks everything from "Underemployed" to "Teen Wolf" to "Jersey Shore."
Interview: "Dexter" Executive Producer Scott Buck
Check out our chat about tonight's season premiere of Showtime's flagship drama.
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The CBS mainstay kicks off its landmark 10th season tonight at 8:00/7:00c.
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The Anson Mount-led drama continues Sunday nights at 9:00/8:00c on AMC.
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The showrunners chat about the show's second season, airing Monday nights at 10:00/9:00c on NBC.
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TNT's hit drama returns with a two-hour premiere this Sunday at 9:00/8:00c.
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TNT's revival of the 1980s staple premieres tonight at 9:00/8:00c.
Interview: TNT, TBS & TCM President, Head of Programming Michael Wright
The veteran Turner executive talks "Dallas," "Cougar Town," "Major Crimes" and more!
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The actor chats about his post-zombie life, including guest starring on this Sunday's "Harry's Law" and toplining the TNT drama pilot "L.A. Noir."
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The Emmy-winning comedy continues its third season Wednesday nights at 9:00/8:00c on ABC.
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The cable channel's latest reality series formally rolls out tonight at 9:00/8:00c.
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Mike Fleiss, Conrad Green, Eli Holzman, Kris Jenner, Brent Montgomery and Bertram van Munster give a state of the reality TV union.
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Plus: Michael Trevino, Candice Accola, Steven R. McQueen and Zach Roerig react to tonight's episode.
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In an exclusive chat, Beers reacts to the major happenings in tonight's episode plus teases what's ahead.
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Dreama Walker and Krysten Ritter star in their new comedy, premiering tonight at 9:30/8:30c on ABC.
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Check out our recap of the event, featuring Michael Wright, Joel Stillerman, David Janollari, Kate Juergens and Carmi Zlotnik.
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Sometimes only a cooked breakfast will do – but is there life beyond the full English?
Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but it’s also a colossal pain in the arse – at least during the week.
Picture this crushingly familiar scene; your alarm explodes like a 50 megaton nuclear device, jolting you out of that beautiful dream about winning the lottery and not having to work ever again. After 12 snoozes, a little sob and a brief mental exploration of the feasibility of pulling a sickie (you can’t, you’ve got that meeting), it’s time to accept the inevitable. You’re going to have to get up.
Staggering downstairs with all the grace and presence of mind of an extra from The Walking Dead, you flick the kettle on and that’s when it hits you.
You absolutely cannot be arsed with breakfast.
It’s understandable. You’ve already got more than enough to deal with in the morning – having a shower, cleaning your teeth, coming to terms with Bill Turnbull’s retirement from BBC Breakfast – how on earth can you be expected to muster the energy for anything more elaborate than a bowl of cereal?
We’ll never forget you Bill. Especially that time you accidentally dropped the C-bomb on air.
But then comes the gleaming beacon of boundless hope and joy that is the weekend.
Suddenly, breakfast is elevated from the level of optional bodily function to The Actual Best Meal. You finally have the time and energy to throw off the shackles of The Kellogg Company and explore the very best breakfasts the planet has to offer, from North African shakshuka to Mexican huevos rancheros. The world is your proverbial oyster.
So naturally you go for a full English.
Now, don’t get me wrong. A truly great full English can be spectacular – for your consideration, here’s Parc Deli‘s, which I rate as one of the best in Cardiff:
I cannot overemphasise the importance of putting your beans in a little pot. Well played Parc Deli.
It’s remarkably un-greasy, the fried egg is masterfully cooked, the bacon is thick and salty and the phonebook-thick wedges of granary toast are made with bread from the incomparable Pettigrew’s Bakery over the road.
But here’s the thing; I’ve had a lot more bad cooked breakfasts than good in my time. There’s also the irritating quasi-mythical assertion that it’s a hangover cure (it’s not), and the fact that it’s almost certainly Nigel Farage’s breakfast of choice (there’s a reason people keep mixing up ‘breakfast’ and ‘brexit’).
I want to adore the full English as passionately as everyone else. I really do. But it’s like Harry Potter; I love a good literary phenomenon, but I just can’t get behind the idea of a series of books about the adventures of magic public school Jesus, no matter how hard I try.
I’m also suffering from bacon fatigue at the moment. We live in an age of bacon jam, baconnaise, candied bacon – even bacon sodding toothpaste for crying out loud.
Ok, that’s it. Between this, brexit and Trump, I’m out.
I love bacon, I really do, but the universal obsession with it is getting to be like those people who constantly proselytize about their favourite box-set. It’s really, really good. We get it. I promise other people already know about it. Like Breaking Bad, Mad Men and Game of Thrones, it will not be consigned to the footnotes of history due to your failure to tell everyone about it. Bacon was here before you. It’ll be here after you.
With that in mind, let’s try something different. Let’s give eggs benedict a bash.
Chapter’s eggs benny with a Welsh accent.
Provided you can secure a table on a Saturday morning, what with all those people with Macbooks ‘working on their screenplays’ and the free-range feral children, Chapter offer an inventive Welsh twist on the New York breakfast staple.
Replacing the muffins with laver bread, it manages to combine Don Draper-esque Madison Avenue cool with the quintessential Welshness of Richard Burton/Uncle Bryn from Gavin and Stacey (delete as applicable). It’s almost certainly just as bad for you as the good old fashioned full English, but at least you’re getting one of your five a day with all that seaweed. Probably.
While we’re on the subject of green stuff for breakfast, let’s not forget the mighty avocado. Yes, it’s the hipster-est of all the hipster-y foods – it’s the fruit equivalent of a beard and a man-bun for god’s sake. It’s also actually sort of bad for you. But sweet Christmas, mashed avo on toast done properly is INCREDIBLE.
While you can make your own at home, you’ve got approximately a one in 50 chance of finding a properly ripe one. And in the interests of public service, I feel like I should warn against the dangers of trying to mash an avocado that is so much as a nanosecond underripe; it’s like wrestling a greased up ferret that’s been dunked in a bucket of swarfega.
Don’t risk it. Just go to The Early Bird Bakery in Woodville Road and get them to make it for you instead.
Their take on the breakfast du jour is the brilliantly named Hulk Smasssshhhh. It combines runny poached egg and garlicky smashed avocado on thick doorsteps of homemade granary toast, all topped with a dab of Cholula hot sauce. Plus, if you’re a bacon obsessive you can add a couple of rashers to it for an extra quid too (I did).
“HULK NO WANT RICE KRISPIES, HULK WANT AVO ON TOAST! Also could I get a decaf soy latte please? Thanks.”
So what’s it like? Well, there’s a folder inside my brain marked ‘perfect breakfast’ and this is what’s in it.
The wonderfully salty bacon (oven cooked to eliminate some of the grease) and hot-sweet chilli sauce balance the rich creaminess of the egg yolk and avocado perfectly, with the thick crusty bread adding some welcome heft to the proceedings – this is a brunch that’ll keep you going all day.
If you’re not awake after a plate of this and a cup of their home-roasted coffee, you must be clinically dead. And if that’s the case then you’ve got bigger fish to fry than where to eat brunch.
The humble flat white. The only thing more Instagrammed than Kim Kardashian’s bum.
Even better, most of the staff at The Early Bird are apprentices, so you’re actively helping to train new culinary talent by eating here, and they serve breakfast till three, avoiding any awkward Michael-Douglas-in-Falling-Down type scenarios. Tidy.
To summarise, the full English is a true classic, but now and then you’ve got to break with tradition, throw caution to the wind and gorge yourself on mashed, oddly savoury fruit. If that’s not a rule to live by I don’t know what is.
There’s only one way to end a blog called The Breakfast Club. Take it away Jim:
Are you a full English fanatic (which frankly sounds a bit UKIP) or an avo apologist? Let me know in the comments or over on Twitter at @fuudblog…
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Education Week - April 20, 2016 - (Page 7)
Studies Affirm Role of Emotions in Students' Transitions Simple steps prevent slide in well-being By Sarah D. Sparks & Debra Viadero Washington As students transition through school-from the elementary to secondary grades, even from school to school-they often become uncertain about their sense of belonging. And that uncertainty can, in turn, translate to poorer cognitive skills and declining gains. Emerging studies presented last week at the American Educational Research Association national conference suggest new ways of supporting students emotionally during transitions-and how badly things can go wrong when students don't feel supported. "Kids who think they have control over their emotions are more likely to use adaptive strategies to deal with stress, and ultimately have higher well-being," said Eric Smith, a Stanford University postdoctoral researcher. Smith and his colleagues surveyed 2,119 students in 10 middle schools across the country, with about 60 percent of students in poverty. The researchers asked how often students used different coping strategies during a stressful situation, Print Ad such as when a friend ignores them. Students who frequently distracted themselves, accepted their emotions, asked for help, and reappraised the situation to change their perspective had higher levels of what the researchers called "school and general well-being." Students who felt they had more internal control were coping in healthier ways. By contrast, students who mentally rehashed the stressful situation- called "ruminating"-fared worse. Unfortunately, the researchers also found that the older students got, the more they suppressed or obsessed over their emotions, and the less they asked for help or accepted their own feelings. Boost for Well-Being To reverse the decline in well-being experienced by transitioning students, researchers from the University of Wisconsin and the University of Chicago sought in a separate study to scale up an intervention that had already been shown to lessen the anxieties of beginning college students. At the start of their middle school careers in 2013, 1,190 6th graders from 11 Madison, Wis., middle schools were randomly assigned to take part in the intervention. The students read three to four pages of made-up quotes from a survey they were told had been given to students like them at the end of the previous year. The reading was meant to convey that their anxiety was typical and transitory. "I felt like I had a knot in my stomach the first four months," read one such quote, which added that the teachers at the school "were there to help you" and that the negative feelings dissipated. The students were then asked to write responses to what they read. When the researchers checked in with students the following spring, they found that: * The students in the experimental group had higher ratings on several measures of academic well-being, including social belonging, school trust, and school identification-and lower levels of evaluation anxiety-than those in the control group. * There were higher GPAs and fewer Ds and Fs in the intervention group. * Participants had missed one less day of school than their controlgroup peers. * And there were fewer behavior referrals for the intervention students. The effect sizes achieved were "really pretty good" for education, said co-investigator Geoffrey D. Borman, who presented the study. "They are the same as the effect sizes for comprehensive school reforms," which cost much more, said Borman, a quantitative methodologist at the University of Wisconsin. The Madison study and others presented at the same session "show how deeply intertwined are cognition and emotion," said Adam Gamoran, the president of the William T. Grant Foundation. "How we think about a stressful situation influences how we feel and how we perform," he added. "It turns out children are better able to cope if they understand what they're going through is normal, that it affects everyone, and that it will pass." He acknowledged, however, that such positive findings have drawn skepticism from scholars outside social psychology, who ask: "How can such a small experience have such big consequences?" But he noted that the interventions, however simple, were "not dreamed up over breakfast" and stem from years of research and development. Feeling Betrayed By contrast, failing to support students emotionally during a potentially traumatic transition can permanently damage their academic trajectory. In a third study at the meeting, Matthew Newman Gaertner, a principal research scientist at the research group SRI International, and his colleagues found that district policies can backfire when leaders don't take students' emotions into account. Gaertner and his colleagues tracked students who were forced to change schools when their own school, a large, unnamed high-poverty school in a Western district, was closed for chronic poor performance and shrinking enrollment. In the study, detailed in the 2016 book When School Policies Backfire: How Well-Intentioned Measures Can Harm Our Most Vulnerable Students, researchers found the school community felt betrayed by the closure-it had been assured the school would not be closed before the school board voted to do so-and students felt blamed for the closure even a year later. One student told researchers, "People label us as bad, stupid, or useless, but people don't know what it feels like to be forced out." The district had dubbed the closure a "rescue mission" intended to settle students into higher-performing schools and boost their graduation chances. Instead, students' academic progress declined. While students had grown on average 20 points per year in math and 19 points in reading from 6th through 10th grade on annual district tests at their previous school, in the years after the closure they lost 2.3 years of typical score growth in math and 3.7 years in reading. Their likelihood of dropping out of high school doubled as their graduation rate fell. Coverage of learning mindsets and skills is supported in part by a grant from the Raikes Foundation, at www.raikesfoundation.org. Education Week retains sole editorial control over the content of this coverage. English-Learners and the Common Core New Instructional Strategies Veteran teachers Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Sypnieski, authors of the forthcoming Navigating the Common Core With English Language Learners, will offer practical guidance on integrating the common-core standards into instruction for English-learners. frEE wEbinar tHurSday, apriL 28, 2016 3 to 4 p.m. Et www.edweek.org/go/webinar/ CommonCoreWithELLs GuEsts Larry FErLazzo is an award-winning English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., and the author of Education Week Teacher's blog Classroom Q&a With Larry Ferlazzo. KatiE HuLL SypniESKi teaches English and English-language development at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., and is the co-author of Navigating the Common Core With English Language Learners. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Education Week - April 20, 2016
Education Week - April 20, 2016
Charters Help Alums Stick With College
Cruz’s K-12 Agenda: Pro-School Choice, Anti-Common Core
National Count of Special Education Students Shows Uptick
New Online Tool Expands Access To School Climate Measurements
Caution Urged on Measuring Social-Emotional Skills
Studies Affirm Role of Emotions In Students’ Transitions
DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: Needs for ‘Resourcefulness,’ Equity Probed in Maker Ed.
Digital Divide Evolves in Fla. Schools, Study Finds
Ind. Scholarship Law Aims to Entice Top Students Into Teaching
Testing Issues Generate Heat in Legislatures
Sparks Fly as Congress Reviews ESSA Rulemaking Process
MATT GANDAL: Are We Serious About the Goal Of College and Career Readiness for All?
ADAM LAATS & HARVEY SIEGEL: Teaching Evolution Is Not About Changing Beliefs
Q&A With StoryCorps’ Dave Isay
CHARLOTTE DANIELSON: It’s Time to Rethink Teacher Evaluation
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The Indictment of G Richard Wagoner (2)
OPENING BRIEF
Statement of the Case
"Rick" Wagoner, at 39 years of age, became Chief Financial Officer of the General Motors Corporation in 1992.
Mr. Wagoner was promoted to head of North American Operations in 1994.
In 2000, he was elevated to Chief Executive Officer.
Upon the retirement of "Jack" Smith, the "fast track" was completed and the heir apparent assumed his current Chairman of the Board position.
During the past FOURTEEN YEARS, this man has been a central figure in the hierarcy of GM management. He has undoubtedly been critically involved in the stategic planning of GM, and additionally has acted repeatedly, even methodically, in it's implementation. That strategy is built upon a goal of significantly reduced headcount in US operations, as well as a coordinated effort to eliminate franchised dealers thereby enabling eventual factory owned distribution channels.
This architect refuses to reveal his blueprint, and has deliberately deceived investors, employees, dealers, and customers. While selling off assets, closing divisions and retail outlets, laying off and paying off thousands of employees, Mr Wagoner has continued the misguided tradition at GM of empty promises and meaningless commitments. Earnings guidances have been withheld, financial statements revealed as improper, credit ratings have sunk well into "junk", long term debt has risen tremendously, losses have grown, and market valuation destroyed.
Under the direction of Mr Wagoner, failed members of management have simply been moved to "special assignment". There is a serious lack of accountability at General Motors, even to the point of Mr Wagoner giving himself a bankruptcy proof pension.
Let's ask ourselves the following:
Why did Oldsmobile go out of business? Was it that poorly managed, or closed intentionally?
Why has Buick been starved of product in spite of promised billions for product development?
Why are Buick dealers being "channeled" into combining with other GM franchised operations?
Why do we have a Jobs Bank, paying employees to do nothing while we employ contracted personnel and pay overtime to different workers?
Why do we continue to close our most efficient and highest quality plants?
Why do we claim to have a price cut while only truly cutting the dealer margin?
Why do we create a VEBA structure to handle expenses for health care, and pay the UAW to administer the program?
A few years ago Mr Wagoner issued a mid-decade earnings projection of $10 per share. When the time arrived and he was questioned as to his failed forecast, the man had the audacity to reply that "It depended on how you define mid-decade". Last year the shareholders of this company lost almost $20 per share. Yet this man remains in place and has received a vote of confidence from the Board.
Again, ask yourself WHY ???
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In public health, it is critical to have a reasonable understanding of an epidemic disease in order to set pragmatic goals and design highly-impactful and cost-effective interventions. Mathematical models of these epidemiological processes can support decision making by forecasting disease spread in space and time, and by evaluating intervention outcomes many times in-silico before spending valuable resources implementing real-world programs. Recent efforts in computational epidemiology have focused on the design and application of detailed stochastic models that capture physical mechanisms through which disease propagates, along with the statistical fluctuations inherent in complex systems. These stochastic models are readily available, and recent work has focused on applying these models to malaria (Eckhoff et al. 2016, Eckhoff 2013, Marshall et al. 2016, Gerardin et al. 2016), HIV (Bershteyn et al. 2016, Eaton et al. 2015), polio (McCarthy et al. 2016, Grassly et al. 2006), and more.
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Figure 2: (a) Comparison of the number of iterations for convergence for conventional SPSA and PSPO.(b) Number of iterations vs. number of parallel computing rounds, M, in PSPO.
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Here we have a great appreciation of the Tea Musicians of old and new--
Thank you Sarita
TEA NOTES
Sarita Dasgupta
Bordubi T.E.
“There is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea,” said Ralph Waldo Emerson…well, he could just as easily have been speaking about music!
The Tea Planter has had to, perforce, be ‘a man for all seasons’. The pioneer planters had to get people to clear jungles full of wild animals and plant tea on the land. They had to mete out justice, keep the peace, give medical advice in an emergency and, generally, build up an image of invincibility. Over the years, the profile of the Tea Planter changed but he still had to be versatile and wear many hats, not always of his choice! One hat that many planters chose to happily wear, however, was that of the Musician.
The Inspiration: Shillong bands
There were many talented musicians among the tea planters in Assam, who formed bands and performed at various clubs in the late 1950s and 1960s. They were inspired by the bands from Shillong who were invited to play at the bigger club ‘Do’s. In the late 50s, a band comprising Mark Fernandez (Piano), Toto Wallang (lead singer and guitar, who later became famous in Calcutta as ‘The Golden Voice of Shillong’) Frank (Clarinet) and Isaac (percussion and saxophone) was much in demand in the Upper Assam clubs. They were followed in the 1960s by other bands from Shillong, the most popular among them being The Fentones, who won the Simla Beat Contest in 1971 and The Vanguards, who were very popular not only in Assam but also in the nightclubs of Kolkata. The band members stayed with planters when they came to perform at the upcountry clubs, so they became friendly, helping and encouraging the planters’ bands.
The Vanguards at ‘Trincas’, Kolkata
Tea Bands:
The BorgangRiver Boys
In the late 1950s, The Borgang River Boys was a very popular planters’ band on the North Bank. The band comprised Hamish Pirie, Mike Dawkins, Tom Saltau, Peter Swer and Jeff Tomlin. They played mostly at the (now defunct) Behali Club after games on a club day, but were also invited to play at East Boroi Club and Bishnauth Gymkhana
Club.In 1959, fresh out of college,Jimmy Pariat was visiting his cousin, Peter Swer, and was asked to join them at a ‘gig’. Jimmy joined Williamson Magor the very next year and along with three other planters, formed PB4.
The Borgang RiverBoys
(L-R) Hamish Pirie (ex Mgr Koomsong T E and Supd Bordubi TE
Jimmy Pariat (Guest Guitarist) Mike Dawkins, Tom Saltau,(behind)
Peter Swer, and Jeff Tomlin
L-R Terry morris, HIP Singh, Peter Baxter, Eric Singh, Jimmy Pariat
The quartet, comprising Peter Baxter (saxophone), Terry Morris (percussion and clarinet), Jimmy Pariat (guitar) and Eric Singh (tea chest bass), played at clubs including Margherita, Digboi, Doom Dooma, Tingri and Panitola for golf and tennis ‘do’s.
PB4 performing at Tingri Club
Mr & Mrs Reg Coomber (Mrs Coomber facing the camera) and others dancing to PB4’s tune
Peter Baxter had bought a saxophone and taught himself to play it; Jimmy Pariat was one of the finest guitarists from Shillong; Terry Morris was an accomplished percussionist and Eric Singh, with great enthusiasm, soon mastered the Tea Chest Double Bass. Combining well to produce good music, they were very popular and in demand for Club dances in the early 1960s.
Appropriately enough, both The Borgang River Boys and PB4 used the Tea Chest Bass – an instrument using an empty tea chest with a broomstick and cord attached. Eric Singh of PB4 became quite a virtuoso on the tea chest bass. So did Alan Leonard of the Broken Pekoes, a Mangaldai-based band comprising him, Sanbah Pariat (guitar and vocals), David Ojha (guitar and vocals), George Barry (saxophone), and David March (percussion, using very effective cymbals made of two Avery scale brass faces!) They were sometimes assisted by Terry Kemble (noises off as required!) The band played at Mangaldai Club mostly but was also invited to play at the Thakurbari Club Meet and at Bishnauth Gymkhana Club on a few occasions.
The tea chest bass, a ‘home made’ instrument, was used by many ‘Skiffle’ bands of the 1960s. Alan Leonard was into ‘Skiffle’ in those “far off days”, as he says. “After a couple of prototypes, the third tea chest I had made was very strong and made a really good bass sound. The ‘stick’ was bendable which could produce quite a variety of notes, and the ‘string’ was a couple of old tennis racquet strings stretched and braided together! A microphone on a small cushion inside the chest, played through the amp, gave it plenty of oooomph!! This ‘buddhi’ saved a lot of wear and tear on my fingers!!”
‘Skiffle’ originated in New Orleans in the 1920s and was a combination of American folk music, jazz and blues. In the 1950s and 60s, it became popular in Britain. The young generation was intrigued with this style of music in which one could create a hit song played on home-made instruments like a tea chest bass! ‘Skiffle’ became the foundation of what was later to be known as the British Invasion (1964-1966). Among the well-known British ‘Skiffle’ groups were the Barber-Colyer Skiffle Band of which Mick Jagger was a member, and The Quarry Men, whose members included John Lennon, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney…later to become famous as The Beatles.
Interestingly, a member of another tea planters’ band actually played with The Beatles! As a teenager, Ron Aston, a member of the Margherita based band, The Mudguards, sat in for The Beatles (then known as ‘The Silver Beetles’) at the Neston Institute at Wirral when he was part of a group called ‘Keith Rowlands and the Deesiders’. The Silver Beetles played about four or five times at this Institute in 1960. Ron Aston’s group was often a back-up for ‘Gerry and the Pacemakers’ and other up-and-coming UK bands of the 1960s.
The Mudguards, formed in 1963, were so named in honour of the Shillong band, The Vanguards, who were their mentors. Bob Powell Jones and Larry Brown, founder-members of The Mudguards, travelled to Shillong as often as they could to learn from the Vanguards with whom they had become good friends.
They met many other talented musicians and singers in Shillong, one of them being the close harmony group, The Bigalsan Trio, named after the trio – Bivan, Gallant and Sanbah. (Sanbah joined Williamson Magor and formed the Broken Pekoes with Alan Leonard and others while at Mangaldai.)
Larry fabricated his guitar at the Namdang T.E. factory, where he was posted! He says, “A copy of my guitar shape was made by the head carpenter at Namdang and he carefully shaped the body and neck from solid pieces of Nahor timber. Radha, the head fitter, who kept Namdang factory always operational, made the stainless steel plate for the neck/body attachment and the string anchor too. Bob and I arranged to get a double pick up from Hong Kong and a fretboard, machine heads and strings from Calcutta. The Namdang carpenter fitted and glued the fretboard after painting. The guitar was completed and thanks to this crafstman, we had a perfect bass guitar!”
Soon, people started asking Bob and Larry to carry their guitars along to parties. The first hosts who did so were Austin and Muriel Rufus at Margherita T.E., asking them to play at their daughter Lesley’s birthday party.
Larry (lead guitar) and Bob (rhythm guitar) were joined by Ron Aston (drums).
The band soon built up quite a decent repertoire of songs but didn’t know how to overcome ‘feedback’ noise when a guitar was close to a microphone so they gave up trying to sing and played only instrumental numbers by the Shadows and Ventures.
As Larry Brown reminisces, “Our first ‘gig’ was in Panitola Club. Ron had been approached by his Superintendent, requesting that we play at a function his daughter and all her friends who were out for the Cold Weather from the UK had planned. I dithered a bit saying that we were perhaps not good enough yet to play in public but Ron came back with “he says if we don’t play he’ll sack me”!! So we played and it was a fantastic night. The Club was beautifully decorated having a Roman theme and I remember the festoons of green balloons hanging from the ceiling formed to make giant bunches of grapes.
Complimentary drinks kept coming to the stage and were lined up on top of the speaker boxes and as these marched along because of the vibration, we had to catch and drink them before they fell! Everyone had a great time and from there we played at Margherita, Digboi, Dibrugarh, Tingri, Panitola and as far afield as Mariani. We were up and running!”
Bob Powell Jones says, “I had pink shirts with black buttons stitched for the band members and proudly presented these during one of our practice sessions, suggesting that the pink shirts would go well with our dinner suit trousers.”
“Indeed they did, and looked quite smart!” avers Larry Brown. Douglas Russell from Margherita TE was later co-opted into the band and given a crash course in playing a bass guitar.
The Mudguards were extremely popular though they played only instrumental numbers. They even played at a wedding reception held at Margherita Club.
Margherita Club circa 1965--The Mudguards --Bob Powell Jones, Larry Brown, and Ron Aston
Ken and Shirley Namey lead the dancing at their wedding reception at Margherita Club. The Mudguards (L-R): Douglas Russell, Bob Powell Jones, Larry Brown & Ron Aston
Fast forward to the 1990s – a different generation of planters and a different kind of music. Mukesh Tandon, Balraj Barman and Munnawar Wahab (fondly called Pappu) all from Warren Tea Ltd, formed a band and decided to christen themselves Warranty. With theencouragement and support of their GM, Mr Ron Sircar, and senior executives, they started playing at Company get-togethers.
Mukesh Tandon says, “The enthusiasm of our audiences made us want to be able to perform larger sets with more variety, so we looked for more musicians outside Warrens. Gold was struck with Manoj Gogoi (Powai T.E.) and friend Sanjay Choudhury (Dehing T.E) followed soon after by Dr Raj Sharma (Nokhroy T.E.). In the meanwhile, Pappu and Balraj bowed out owing to personal engagements and we immediately needed a drummer. We found Prosenjit Chakraborty (Bubu) who was not only a great drummer but also an all round musician, and Parag Borah, a great keyboardist, later fondly called AR (Rahman) for his uncanny resemblance to the great musician himself.
I must recount how each of the members brought with him not only his individual style but also an uncanny flavour or resemblance to some great musicians of our times. Manoj, with his playing style, was our Clapton; Sanjay had Morrisson-esque vocal stylings, Doc Raj was our Freddie Mercury and yours truly was the Mark Knopfler with his Dire Straits vocal style. Planters’ Band had taken shape.”
From 1997 to 2001, Planters’ Band played in almost all the tea clubs from Margherita, Doomdooma, Panitola, Tingri, Dibrugarh, Moran and Naharkatia right up to the North Bank. The Coal and Oil circles also invited them to play at their clubs in Ledo, Digboi, Moran, Zaloni and Kaliyani. “The experience was fulfilling, making so many new friends, even admirers!” says Mukesh.
Be it PB4 or The Mudguards in the 60s, or Planters’ Band in the 90s, what all of them had in common was dedication. After a full day’s ‘kamjari’, the members would drive for miles every evening to practise together, sometimes foregoing dinner just to put in that extra bit of practice, then driving back late at night only to be up at the crack of dawn for ‘kamjari’ again! Music, to them, was not a hobby but a passion.
In MukeshTandon’s words, “It wasn’t just the glamour that kept us going. Every show would mean weeks of intense jamming, sleepless nights trying to get one song right and waking up to a full day’s ‘kamjari’. We had relentless practice sessions, and that’s what passion is all about. But thankfully since it is your passion, even too much effort is still not enough. Being part of a band was all about those long back-breaking pothole-riddled journeys to, sometimes, unfamiliar clubs; getting on-stage in front of hundreds of strange faces, forgetting you were a planter who had to write a monthly report next morning and just being a musician for the time being. Because it’s easy to be what you love. Because you’re living a dream at that moment; maybe even lending one to a couple of kids on the dance floor, watching you do that Knopfler number, in a voice made husky and drawling to get that Mark touch.”
Planters’ Band performing at the Doom Dooma Club Meet (L-R) Dr Raj Sharma, Mukesh Tandon, Sanjay Choudhury and Manoj Gogoi
Panitola Club New Year's Eve, 1997 (L-R) Dr Raj Sharma, Bubu (on drums),Mukesh on lead vocals & guitar, Manoj Gogoi on lead guitar
It is a fact of life in Tea that people are transferred to different estates every few years, so it is difficult for planters’ bands to remain a unit for very long. However, in the time that all the bands I have mentioned were active, they wove magic and left a musical legacy which will live on in the annals of Tea history. Perhaps, in the coming years, talented musicians among the new generation of planters will take this legacy forward and create a magic brew of their own!
Life is one grand sweet song, boys, so start the music…and play on!
Note: I would like to convey my heartfelt thanks Mr Jimmy Pariat, Mr Terence Morris, Mr Robert Powell Jones, Mr Larry Brown, Mr Alan Leonard and Mr Mukesh Tandon for their generosity in sharing their experiences and precious photographs with me. This article could not have been written without their invaluable inputs. I dedicate this article, with immense admiration, to all planter-musicians…Thank you for the music.
Sarita Dasgupta, 7 September 2013.
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The First Chapter Dilemma
I was just moments away from pushing SEND on a group email – inviting friends and family to my book launch – when my mobile rang.
The editor at Harper Collins had a last-minute change-of-heart about the opening chapter to my novel, MAKING HEADLINES. Mary thought it was a little DARK for the type of book that was primarily going to marketed in the chick-lit and romance genre.
It was a tough call for me as I really liked the original opening chapter, but I could see her point. And Mary was very reasonable – ultimately giving me the final say. Being my first novel, I was happy to take her advice, but I still think back to the original version and wonder if I DID make the right decision. So I thought I’d offer up part of the original FIRST CHAPTER here – for you all to read – and I’d love to hear your feedback. Especially if you’ve already read MAKING HEADLINES.
To avoid any SPOILERS, I’ll discuss the reasons about WHY this chapter was ditched – in the paragraphs AFTER the book segment. Can’t wait to hear what you think!
MAKING HEADLINES – by Jennifer Hansen
‘Then whack! He slams that cricket bat smack down on your desk, missing your hand by a whisker!’ Julia slapped her hands under Rachel’s chin.
Rachel jumped, vibrations ringing in her ears. ‘And this is the man you think could be our new boss?’ she said, spinning her chair around to switch on her computer. As she reached for a notebook a growing unease began to fester. Her fellow reporter had an uncanny knack of being spot-on with rumours.
‘Yep,’ grinned Julia, leaning back in her chair. ‘That’s Helmut Becker for you. Bit of a nut job, but they say he gets results. And it is all about the ratings after all.’
Beyond their desks the usual pandemonium reigned. Early morning rush hour — TV monitors blaring, phones ringing and people shouting, and Rachel didn’t want the glue that held it together leaving. She stared towards the news director’s office. ‘I wish I could change Tony’s mind.’ It was like the plates beneath her feet were shifting. Too much change, too soon.
‘We don’t know he’s going yet. And stop looking like that. Anyone’d think you had a boss-crush.’
Rachel turned back to Julia. ‘Don’t be ridiculous. He’s more like an uncle. I mean, he’s just so … well, nice. I mean, he gave me my big break and …’ She paused as a striking man with shoulder-length dirty-blond hair strode past their desks towards the edit suites at the back of the newsroom.
‘And don’t get hooked on him either.’ Julia rolled her eyes. ‘That’s the new head editor, Mitch. Really rates himself, and hates working with juniors, so steer clear.’
‘You crack me up,’ said Rachel, shaking her head. ‘You know I’m taken.’ She turned back to her computer, inhaling deeply. The editor had left a scent in his wake and it wasn’t aftershave. It was like he’d just shaken the surf from his hair after riding a wave into work. A ridiculous thought. Who’d go surfing in the middle of winter? She snuck another look as he walked away, taking in his strong physique. As if feeling her eyes graze the back of his neck, he turned, giving a lopsided grin as he caught her out.
Embarrassed, she smiled back stupidly and sucked in her breath. Damn, he was good looking. She wondered what he was doing at work so early. Surely as head editor he could take his pick of the shifts and leave the early stints for the juniors? She shook her head. She had to stop this. No flirting. That’s what had landed her in trouble in Sydney a month ago and she still couldn’t deal with the emotional fallout.
‘Thought there were problems on the home front,’ said Julia, as if reading her mind.
‘Oh, not really—’
‘Rachel Bentley, get your arse over here.’ Rob Kingsbury’s strident voice cut through the mayhem. As Chief of Staff he sat at what was known as the COS desk, the hub of the newsroom. A misogynist with a mission, Rob carried himself like a boxer. Sporting one of his standard check flannel shirts, he was like a lumberjack ready to swing his axe at anyone in his way.
Rachel scurried across and Rob began to read from his computer. ‘Young girl went on a bike ride yesterday about lunchtime. Never came home, believed abducted. Police doorknocking in Torquay. Get your butt down there and if there’s nothing found by six, we’ll do a live cross. That’d be your first live cross.’ He looked at her directly. ‘You up to it?’
More than six months into her job, Rachel was used to Rob’s verbal shorthand, but still felt she hadn’t won his approval. ‘Aye, aye, sir,’ she said brightly, with an enthusiastic salute.
He glared. ‘Fine. Hope you’ve got an overnight bag on standby because you might need it. Get moving. With News Eight.’
Thank God she did have a bag stashed in her car. All reporters were required to have one handy. News Eight was her favourite camera crew. She’d be working with Gary Bouts, a patient cameraman with a talent for turning the most mundane story into a visual masterpiece. She raced about getting organised before heading to the news car. They had to be there by eleven for a media conference with the parents, and the coastal town was at least two hours away.
It was a long trip and Gary drove quickly. The sky was bleak and the strong wind swept clouds across the sky as if trying to keep pace with the news car. Driving over the Westgate Bridge, the car was buffeted by vigorous gusts. Rachel was glad she’d brought her wool coat. It would be cold by the sea.
She used the time to send her partner, Tim, a text message, letting him know she might be away for the night. No reply. Not surprising given he was probably asleep after a late night.
They bypassed Geelong down a long straight road lined with a sprinkling of country properties and scrubby bushland. Finally the ocean appeared, dark and choppy. They were nearly there.
Torquay felt deserted, just a couple of surf shops, an ice-cream store, and a fish and chip shop that would have been crammed with tourists in the summer months. Police had set up a media briefing at the local scout hall. A swarm of journalists, photographers and cameramen were wrangling equipment and vying for the best position in front of the podium. It was a musty building that looked like it hadn’t been used since the 1960s.
At the entrance, Rachel spoke briefly with a junior police officer, then made her way to where Gary and his assistant were setting up the tripod and camera. Through the chaos she saw a young couple, sitting still on the makeshift stage, waiting for the questions to begin. A picture of their daughter, radiant and smiling, was pinned to the wall behind them. Their eyes darted about the room. The woman wore a denim skirt and crumpled floral blouse, and clutched a tissue. Her fair hair was thin and lank. The man reached to pat her knee and she seized his hand, gripping it tightly. Then looking downwards, she wiped her eyes.
A stocky police officer stood on the stage. He checked his notes and placed them on an old wooden lectern, before coughing into the microphone. ‘Okay everyone, this is the situation. As you already know, six-year-old Daisy Beattie disappeared yesterday after going for a bike ride. She left home at approximately 12 pm and didn’t return. Her parents raised the alarm at five o’clock but despite ongoing efforts to find her we haven’t had any leads. Police began a doorknock this morning and will continue a search of the local district today. Right now, we want to hear from anyone who may have seen Daisy, anyone with any information that may help locate her. And her parents, Bruce and Pauline here, want to make a special appeal for help.’
The officer’s eyes betrayed emotions he dare not voice. The police were locals and would know the family. He motioned to Bruce, a sturdy, unshaven man with the body of a labourer.
Bruce’s shoulders heaved under the weight of it all as he stood. His strong hands grasped the sides of the lectern, his head bowed. Without looking up, he began. ‘Our daughter, Daisy, probably just got lost somewhere …’ His voice trailed off. Pauline rose awkwardly and moved next to him, placing her arm around his waist. She whispered in his ear then moved the microphone towards her, eyes anxious and wide.
‘This is a very difficult time for us. Daisy is our life. She is …’ Pauline paused, blinking rapidly. ‘She is just the sweetest girl you could ever meet. And smart.’ Her mouth lifted slightly. ‘We’re just so worried. She’s probably just got lost somewhere and is probably cold and scared and … We want her back so much. So much.’ Pauline’s voice started to crack. Bruce raised his head and took her hand. They looked at each other, helpless.
Bruce took a deep slow breath and turned again to the microphone. ‘We just want anyone in the area to keep a look out for her and call police if they see anything. She was riding her Malvern Star. A red one. You can see her photo and she’s such a good kid. She wouldn’t talk to strangers or anything and she always rides to the corner shop, so it’s not like her not to come back. If anyone can help, it would mean everything to us. She’s our only child and we just … we just want …’ He looked at Pauline in desperation.
‘We just want our little girl to come home,’ Pauline finished and then turned and sank against Bruce, her body shaking.
Rachel stared at Daisy’s photo — her long, light brown hair and carefree eyes — wondering what the little girl was like. Where might she have decided to go? What could have drawn her away from home? The police officer stood. ‘Righto, so that’s all for now. If you want more pictures, we’ll be doing a line search by the beach and continue with doorknocking in the local area. Thanks.’
Gary switched off the camera and looked at Rachel. ‘Let’s get the doorknock first then head to the beach. Bloody hope they find the poor kid.’
Rachel nodded mutely.
Positioned on a stretch of sandy steps leading up from the beach, the camera crew were filming the search through the dunes when they heard shouting from a group of police. They rushed in their direction. Rachel’s head pounded and the scrub scratched her legs as she ran, struggling to keep up with the camera crew. What were they saying? She couldn’t tell from their tone if it was good news or bad, but as she drew closer, she saw a police officer pointing to a red bicycle in the long grass.
‘Have they found her?’ she asked Gary, trying to catch her breath.
‘No, but it doesn’t look good,’ he replied quietly, as he continued filming. Rachel watched the police huddle as forensic officers moved in for further examination. It was Daisy’s bike. There was no sign of her.
Gary reached for his mobile. ‘Better get on the phone to Rob,’ he said. ‘Looks like you’ll be doing a live cross.’
Rachel’s hands flew up to her ears. ‘Oh no, all I can think of is the parents’ faces.’
Gary frowned. ‘Come on, Rach, it’s all part of the gig. Put your emotions in a box and get on with it.’
Rachel knew he was right. Ditch any feelings. Keep walking. Keep talking.
Three hours later, Gary was setting up his camera in a car park overlooking the beach. The Outside Broadcast truck arrived to establish the link and all was ready. Other crews from rival networks were also dotted along the foreshore, preparing for similar broadcasts for the six o’clock news. The light was fading, and Rachel wondered how it was possible to feel both numb and terrified at the same time. The countdown began to her first live cross. Just five minutes to go.
She shivered and pulled her coat tightly around her. It was colder near the beach, sharp winds blowing across the water. Only half an hour earlier, a flurry of police activity signalled a shocking discovery. Now Rachel’s carefully rehearsed report was useless and she would be the one responsible for delivering this news. She stared down at her scribbled notes, trying to memorise the details. Focus. Focus. Get the facts right and keep the emotions in check. She wondered how Daisy’s parents were. She stamped her feet on the ground, trying to rid herself of the shakes.
‘One minute to go, Rach,’ Gary’s voice came calmly from behind the camera.
‘Sure, all set.’ She checked her earpiece for the tenth time as she tried to brush her hair from her face. This was the lead story, which meant newsreader Jack Nolan would be asking her questions. Rachel was mildly relieved it wasn’t his co-reader Mary Masterson, who seemed to have a set against her. But more importantly, she must do the best she could, knowing what was at stake. She could picture Daisy’s small shining face before her and that was all that mattered.
The sound of the news theme burst into her head through the earpiece. Like a runaway train, there was no stopping the inevitable. Gary started the countdown and she heard Jack introduce the story.
‘And now we cross live to reporter Rachel Bentley, who is at the scene in Torquay. Rachel, what’s the latest?’
‘Jack, just before two o’clock today police found what they believe is Daisy’s bike, near the Torquay foreshore. They continued their search in that area and about half an hour ago, police found the body of a young girl in scrub behind the beach, nearly a kilometre from the bike, not far from where we are standing. Daisy’s parents are yet to identify the body. So we … um … can’t confirm that the body is definitely Daisy’s, but police fear the worst.’ She was on autopilot.
‘Rachel, are police able to say how the victim died?’
‘Again, no official confirmation at this stage, but early reports indicate it was a brutal attack. It’s suspected the young girl was sexually assaulted and a knife was used. It’s believed … well, I’m not quite sure how to say this, but she was attacked severely, making identification quite … ah … difficult.’
‘Rachel, this is potentially such tragic news for the parents. How are they coping?’
What a stupid question. ‘Well obviously, we haven’t spoken to the parents as they are with police identifying the body. It has been a shocking day for them. They spoke with the media earlier at a press conference, calling for help from the public.’
A taped piece of the parents’ appeal was played to air. Rachel watched the TV monitor on the ground before her, saw their faces from a time when they still held some hope that their daughter was alive. Then it was back to Jack.
‘So, Rachel, while we wait for the body to be identified, police will also be hunting for the killer. What action are they taking?’
‘Jack, they’ll be conducting a widespread doorknock of the area, as well as following up on clues from forensic. As you can well imagine, this horrific crime has rocked the local community and the town will be rallying behind the parents, offering their support and stepping up all efforts to help police find the killer. So for now, it’s back to you in the studio.’
‘Thank you, Rachel. We’ll cross back to you if further details come to hand. And now …’
‘All clear, Rach, well done.’ Gary took off his headphones, smiling.
‘Thanks,’ she said quietly, unclipping the microphone on her jacket.
‘Oh, and they’ve confirmed we’re all staying the night. Local hotel on the foreshore. That way we can be up early when the police get going on their hunt again.’
‘Sure,’ she said. ‘I thought as much.’
She wanted to call Tim but thought it best to wait till she was back in the privacy of her hotel room. Not that he’d be overly fussed. They hadn’t spent a lot of time together lately anyway.
The wind whipped across her face and she could taste the salt in the air. She turned to look over the dark sea. The sound of the waves chopping at the shore beat a rhythm that held a murky secret.
Rachel and the crew were back on the beach just after the sun came up, as police and forensic officers gathered to continue their search. Late the night before, police had confirmed the body of the young girl discovered in the dunes was Daisy Beattie. Now they were intensifying their hunt for her killer.
After filming more footage of the police search and doorknock, Rachel’s next job was to approach Daisy’s parents for an interview. They drove past the same quiet shopping strip in Torquay, then another couple of kilometres until they reached the corner store that Daisy had meant to cycle to last Sunday. They turned into the street and quickly spotted the Beattie home. The front picket fence was lined with flowers and tributes. Mourners gathered outside, standing still, wiping away tears and hugging each other. Rachel asked Gary to wait in the car. Put your emotions in a box, she kept repeating to herself as she tapped lightly on the plain timber door. If they don’t want to talk, run away.
A pale older woman with grey-streaked hair in a bun opened the door.
‘Hi, I’m Rachel Bentley from Channel Six. I’m so very sorry about Daisy,’ she said.
‘Thank you, dear. I’m Daisy’s grandmother, Come in, won’t you?’
‘Oh, well, not if you don’t want me to?’ She wanted to go back to the car. She shouldn’t be here. But it was her job. What kind of a reporter was she? Pathetic and emotional.
‘Oh, it’s fine,’ she said, ushering Rachel in. ‘Bruce and Pauline want as much publicity as possible to find that animal.’
The couple sat on a shabby corduroy couch, surrounded by friends and family. Flowers in vases and glass bottles crowded the room, filling the mantelpiece and overflowing on to the floor under the windows. People were milling about with cups of tea and fruitcake. Rachel seemed to be the only reporter.
‘Bruce, Pauline, I’m Rachel Bentley from Channel Six. I can’t imagine how you’re feeling right now and if you’d rather I leave, that’s fine.’
The pair looked up at her, as if trying to work out how to fit her into the picture.
‘I don’t think I can talk on camera … right now,’ said Pauline, her eyes wide and vacant. Rachel hoped she’d been dosed up on Valium.
‘No, I’ll do it,’ said Bruce. ‘I’ll do anything. We gotta catch that fucking bastard …’
But as he stood up, he took a deep breath and shuddered. Then, with a guttural roar, he turned, doubled over and fell to the floor, punching the couch with primal ferocity.
‘Oh, I should go. I’m so very, very sorry …’ Rachel looked on helplessly, the stares from the crowded room burning into her as a middle-aged man took her by the elbow and led her away.
‘It’s alright. You’re just doing your job. But these guys aren’t up to talking. I’m Daisy’s uncle. I’ll do the interview, okay?’
‘Of course,’ said Rachel.
Outside, Gary was waiting with the camera. More people filed past the house, leaving bouquets and gifts. One tribute had a photo of Daisy encircled by a wreath of roses. Rachel looked at the innocence in her eyes, and heard the waves crashing on the beach in the dark and the swish of the long grass in the dunes, sounds that now echoed pain and torture.
After driving back to Network Six and putting her story together, Rachel returned to her desk, weary. There was a note of congratulations on her keyboard from Tony, saying she’d handled her first live cross really well. She didn’t want praise. It felt wrong. She was relieved, however, that it hadn’t been a debacle.
That night, she drove home with mechanical precision. Keeping those emotions in a box was draining. On the outside everything had to be done very carefully to stop an implosion. A catch-up with her girlfriends might be the tonic she needed. She spoke briefly on the phone with Kate, who said the girls were heading to the Dogs Bar in St Kilda for a drink. Maybe she would join them.
She drove down a narrow street, craning to search for a park. She was aching to see Tim and put their world back on an even keel. Not only after the events of the last two days, but also after what had happened in Sydney. Rachel needed reassurance they were going to be okay.
Still no spare car spots. That was one of downsides of inner-city living — the shopping was great but the parking was rubbish. Nor was it the prettiest of locations; dotted with abandoned factories and scrappy tea-trees. Finally she found a park a block and a half from their grey weatherboard home. She walked quickly to cover the distance, jumping over cracks in the asphalt paving.
Bursting through the front door, she called out to Tim. No answer. For a moment she wondered if he’d organised a surprise party for her birthday. It was in four days, and he still hadn’t mentioned any plans to take her out or organise something with friends, which made her suspicious. The house appeared empty but as she neared his study, there was tapping on a keyboard. Of course. Tim was ensconced in front of his computer. Relief washed over her. The last thing she felt like was a surprise party.
A technological genius and a Mensa member, Tim had been retrenched from his programming job two months earlier and had made little attempt to find another. But Rachel wasn’t concerned. She knew how smart he was and the type of job he deserved was often difficult to come by. A recent spate of bills meant she’d had to dip into her savings, but she was confident it would only be short term. In the meantime, he kept himself busy playing online medieval battle games.
‘Hey there, sweetheart, still slaying them dragons?’ She swooped on him from behind, hugging him around the neck.
He lifted his cheek, eyes glued to the screen as she planted kisses over his face. ‘Uh huh … How was your day? Ah shit. I was nearing an all-time record!’ He ran a hand through his wavy brown hair. Overdue for a trim, it reached his shoulders.
Standing behind him, she gently massaged his neck. ‘Hmm. Actually, I’ve been away for two days, in case you didn’t notice?’
‘Of course. How was it?’ he said, eyes still trapped by the game.
‘Tim, for Christ’s sake, do you even care where I’ve been?’ She slapped his hands away from the keyboard and planted herself in front of the computer.
‘Jesus, Rach, you arrived home at a bad time! What the …?’
‘Because you’re playing a stupid computer game?’
‘Well, yes, as I said it was a near record and—’
‘I’ve been reporting on the murder of a six-year-old girl. Shit that happens in the real world.’ She walked off to get her phone. ‘I may as well go out.’
Tim followed her. ‘I’m sorry, Rach. Look, hang on, we can—’
‘I’m going to the Dogs Bar. You can join us later if you want to.’
‘Sure. I’ll come in an hour.’
She walked away to dial a cab. Right now she couldn’t even look at him.
So there you have it. Mary also asked whether one option would have been to change the story so that poor Daisy was found alive. Sadly, in the real world, children who go missing under ten years of age are very rarely found alive. As a journalist, I couldn’t write something – even as fiction – that would seem to me to be so completely unrealistic, so I opted instead for an entirely new chapter.
The final opening chapter is a much lighter story about Rachel Bentley covering a story about a children’s Anzac Day service. There’s more humour, but the emotion of the day also let’s the reader see that Rachel has a big heart and is affected by the stories and the people she connects with on the road.
My eBook, Making Headlines
So if you’re looking for something to read tonight, download MAKING HEADLINES and read how the FIRST CHAPTER turned out in the final version of the book.
And please let me know what you think – DID I MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION?
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Posted on October 9, 2019 by A Cunt Who Cunts Cunts
Ex-BBC director general Mark Thompson is getting antsy that the BBC isn’t able to mind-control the British public to sufficient degree thanks to alternative broadcasters, particularly Netflix and their ilk:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49812965
The fucking cunt! Who the fuck does this controlling little Marxist twat think he is? Who the fuck does he think we are – mindless little automatons that need Big Brother beamed into our living rooms to make us behave like the tyrannical, lefty cuntrags that the Ministry of Truth decree is acceptable?
That organisation is basically already on everyone’s shitlist here. Let’s cheer the fact the worms that use the public broadcaster to further their self-righteous PC socialist agenda are squirming!
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Cunt’s Mate Cunt on October 9, 2019 at 6:23 am said:
Surely if the BBC are as good as they claim to be then they would be able to compete in the free market? Then they wouldn’t have to listen to the government or pretend to be neutral. And on that day Satan will go to work on ice skates.
Watched the British news for the first time in a couple of weeks this morning (got out of the habit during the school holidays) and it was exactly the same shit – twats talking bollocks about Brexit. I’m pretty sure the UK will still be a member when I arrive in less than eight weeks.
I was feeling nihilistic after watching the Joker fillum so I wrote this…
https://mikesplace2017.wordpress.com/2019/10/09/the-depravity-of-the-ruling-class-update/
Guzziguy on October 9, 2019 at 8:33 am said:
Your first sentence sums up the situation perfectly.
Lord of the Rings on October 9, 2019 at 1:56 pm said:
Over-paid, stuck-up, deluded, has-been, shit-smelling fucking CUNT
I rest my case ….
dingly on October 9, 2019 at 10:55 pm said:
Take this cunt organisation of cunts down.
Earl Kravdath of Bumholia on October 9, 2019 at 6:23 am said:
Bald Guardian reading middle class Corbynite.
Off to the tower for this cunt.
Miserable northern cunt on October 9, 2019 at 6:36 am said:
Is that him?
Well in the film about him on netflix hes black?
Oh the irony, oh the infamy,
Infamy,infamy, theyve all got it in for me…
Technocunt on October 9, 2019 at 6:44 am said:
I really do hope the BBC turns to rubble in the next decade – no more public funding to support their Marxist agenda, or giving massive payrises to undeserving cunts like Linecunt; or sending hundreds of staff to far-off places to report on things like the World Cup, the Olympics and all that “expenses paid by the licence payer” bollocks!
The quicker they have the cushy rug pulled from beneath their pampered feet the quicker they will sink in the free-market arena.
Fuck them!
Lana Del Cunt on October 9, 2019 at 8:07 am said:
they also run a ‘charidy’ called BBC Media Action – which is a subversion organisation that sends people into other cuntries to subvert the population by offering ‘western values’ and causing mayhem – see that Nazaneen woman – she was in media action – no wonder she ‘s in gaol – where thay all should be – cunts
I nom’d nazinine ziggy ratface and her soft hugh Grant husband but it never got through.
Yes, the woman has only herself to blame for her situation and yet her husband expects the U.K. Government to move heaven and earth to secure her release. He is aided by the BBC periodically revisiting the story; this week it was sending the daughter to the U.K. for her education. My view is ‘ Step outside of the country and you are on your own’.
Spanky Mc Spank on October 9, 2019 at 8:51 am said:
I know, his whining and protestations of her innocence are sickening.
No doubt when she returns from her little holiday she will get a multi-cultural cooking show or antique hunting series.
Both cunts but that’s just my opinion and I hope she stays there a few more years, maybe a lesson to other harridans who think they can push their big “do good” noses into other peoples affairs.
HBelindaHubbard on October 9, 2019 at 11:47 am said:
Antique-hunting sounds alarmingly like “anti-cunting”…
We need to be alert.
The EU needs lerts, dontcha know ?!
Leave here banged up there, that’s what you get for being an oh so clever busy body in a country that doesn’t take prisoners….well apart for this trollop of course.
Who the FUCK would travel to a country like Iran?
I’ve done a lotta reading of books mate – all for charidy of course.
Unkle Terry on October 9, 2019 at 6:53 am said:
The more the BBCihore fills the squeeze the happier I become.
The sooner their cosy liberal dooshka mooslim bubble is well and truly burst the better.
Everything they do is poison of one type or another.
Complete degenerate cunts.
Get fucked.
Excellent cunting.
Fuck me I can’t type for toffee.
Paul Maskinback on October 9, 2019 at 6:53 am said:
The BBC are doing a great job itself in turning the UK into a ‘cultural airstrip’.
More of a cultural desert in the BBC’s case, complete with goats, bombs, prayers to Allah, transbenders, wimmin and Um Bongo quaffers.
Piss off baldy.
Their recent adaptation of David Copperfield with some Asian bloke playing the lead, is the final fucking straw for me!
Cultural Appropriation only seems to be allowed one way, and now the BBC are opening the floodgates for more classic dramas to be “historically cleansed & reinterpreted”
Cunts to a man (and woman, and all the cunts in-between)
Lord Cuntingdon on October 9, 2019 at 9:09 am said:
Yes – they held out until the last minute regarding the German peaceful truck killer recently. Only at the last moment did they admit it was a peaceful trying to kill people (as usual).
Freddie the Frog on October 9, 2019 at 7:05 am said:
This cunt has got to be joking. The BBC’s shameless attempt to subvert democracy and sell this country to her enemies will never be forgotten. They are cunts, total cunts and they can’t fall quick enough and far enough for me.
Never forgive, never forget.
WokeUpTodayAndRealisedWhatACuntIAm on October 9, 2019 at 7:32 am said:
Just as a neatly tucked away to be inconspicuous story appears in the DM that targets for race, gender, sexuality etc will now have to be met in order to qualify for BAFTAs. It’s never been easier to be a Marxist since the great unwashed have been placated with a 24/7 diet of brain-rotting dross on their hand-held telescreens.
Dick de Pfeffel Foxchaser-Fiddler on October 9, 2019 at 7:35 am said:
Come the revolution,I’m going to take over Countryfile,make endless programmes about huntin’,shootin’ and fishin’ and the correct etiquette for Farmers travelling on single-track roads by tractor (refuse to yield to anything,one indicator permanently on,roar past any spots where you could pull in and let people pass but slow up and drift alarmingly from side to side of the road on any straight sections,always check that your tyre treads are full of shite before leaving base and have a collie in the cab who sits with a mocking look as it watches the queue build up behind)
It’s about time that Auntie Beeb made programmes that instruct without patronising and I’m sure that The Plebs would have more patience if they understood just how many things a Farmer has to remember before taking to the road.
To be fair Dick you cunts drive like that anyway!
Komodo on October 9, 2019 at 8:40 am said:
Perfect. A dedicated edition of the Highway Code might accompany the production, underlining these important points. It could also cover agricultural machine transporters on singletrack roads, partly-unfurled spray rigs, and leaking slurry tanks.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Cunt on October 9, 2019 at 10:09 am said:
I lived in Devon as a kid near a shit ton of farms. I lost about 3 years of my childhood (like Greta, ‘How dare you!’) due to being stuck in the family car behind a tractor. Tractor tailbacks were an every day occurrence back then. I remember it was unlucky to look at the hay bales on the back of tractors. No idea what all that was about, but it had me convinced. I don’t think it was the same tractor holding us up every time though.
Unless it was you, of course?
DCI Gene Cunt on October 9, 2019 at 10:41 am said:
And I’d make it law that any ambulance you cunts call when you drop your wallet on your foot should travel at the same speed a fucking tractor travels when there’s a queue behind it!!!
Bertie Blunt Ubercunt on October 9, 2019 at 12:51 pm said:
I see that farmers are joining the Extinction Rebellion protest. If that’s true, we really are fucked. The NFU say they are going to cut greenhouse gases in farming from 10% to net zero in the next 20 years. This guy shown here is a “buffalo” farmer. He’s obviously seen a business op as buffalos are fartless. What a fuckin’ cunt he is, rearing such a magnificent beast for meat.
Oh, forgot the link . . . .
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-hampshire-49932589/hampshire-farmers-join-extinction-rebellion-climate-protest
Miserable northern cunt on October 9, 2019 at 4:21 pm said:
Yeah saw that on the gnus….
Dick de Pfeffel Foxchaser-Fiddler on October 9, 2019 at 6:00 pm said:
I’m thinking of joining Extinction Rebellion myself, Bertie. Can’t be long until Greta Thundercunt puts in an appearance and I want to see if I can tie her pigtails around my waist.
c/o Sickipedia.
Bertie Blunt Ubercunt on October 9, 2019 at 6:07 pm said:
Can’t see you having much in common with a Hampshire buffalo farmer Dick but I can see the appeal of some fresh young meat!
from the nyt after the bbc for 30 years – what a cunt – has he ever had a real job – cunt
he’s also a common poypuss cunt
Wanksock on October 9, 2019 at 8:16 am said:
At the time of Jeremy Clarkson twatting the little shit who forgot to get his dinner organised there was a story about Mark Thompson biting someone on the arm, and drawing blood, for some misdemeanour in the newsroom when he was BBC news editor. Thompson was promoted and Clarkson sacked. I guess one of them was the wrong side of the political divide.
I wish he’d bitten me on the arm.A splendid excuse to rearrange his sensibilities.
Permanently.
Sixdog Vomit on October 9, 2019 at 8:16 am said:
Fuck the BBC, it doesn’t produce great content, it pushes progressive agenda.
If it can’t cope on 5 billion a year boo fucking hoo.
Netflix etc gained popularity because they offered content people prefer to the ropey old tripe the BBC serves up.
Spoonington on October 9, 2019 at 10:21 am said:
Five billion pounds a year?! Forking heel!
I wouldn’t know what to do if I had that much money.
I’d take out a few contracts, obviously NOT for lunchtime sarnies…
Cuntry Walker on October 9, 2019 at 8:31 am said:
What a bubble all the BBC staff work within – no wonder they themselves call it ‘Auntie’ – so cozy with guaranteed income from its captive customers whether the customers like the deal or not —- — any organisation working on this basis would breed utter fuck wits for this reason alone. One can only wonder at the difficulty a ‘normal’ person would have trying to fit in, the moment the BBC virtue signalling, ‘right on’ leftie liberal turd head employees discover one of their number does not embrace their ‘group think’. Probably be sent to Coventry pretty fast and immediately branded a Nazi. The
BBC, once pretty even handed politically ( ok so about 40 plus years ago) are a complete disgrace and those who contort and slime around working within it are a shower of shit.
As you can imagine I am a big fan of the BBC like most ISAC’s.
Wanksock on October 9, 2019 at 11:35 am said:
Frederick Forsyth wrote his autobiography “The Outsider”, an interesting read. He worked for the BBC during the 1960s and they were at it then. Complete support for any government provided it was Labour. He quit because of the censorship of his reports on the Biafra/Nigeria conflict, which didn’t follow the Labour government’s policy.
Cuntry Walker on October 9, 2019 at 2:27 pm said:
Fair point – perhaps I was being generous to them 30 + years ago!
Cunty Chops on October 9, 2019 at 11:36 am said:
“Probably be sent to Coventry pretty fast and immediately branded a Nazi.”
I’m livin’ that dream. 🙁
Your poor thing Mr Chops — you have all our sympathy . It’s good to know however that some real people reside within the BBC .
Seriously, I agree with him that cultural domination by the US and global media are a threat. He does appear to be saying that. But cultural dilution by the BBC is an equal threat. What sticks in my craw is this: “A society which fails to provide its different communities and groups with the means to listen and come to understand each other’s pasts and presents shouldn’t be surprised if mutual incomprehension and division are the consequence.”
Which is tendentious bollocks, pure and simple. “Mutual incomprehension” (etc) is neatly avoided by insisting that immos speak decent English and are discouraged from living in separate communities. The BBC needs to return to a one-nation outlook and stop pandering to social special-needs cases.
He has been so anti-Trump at the NYT. The global leftist elite look after their own and keep cunts like these living the champagne style to which they have become accustomed. It’s the same with Cram and Ratcliffe and. God forbid, anyone should say that Saint Mo of Farah took drugs, despite his coach being fingered fro it and the head of the GB Athletics resigning. Fuck me – of course Farah is implicated. I hope the moaning plastic Brit goes down and loses his knighthood – then gets deported back to Somalia. That would be better than winning the Euromillions (what’s the chance of the winner being a peaceful or dooshka?).
Marvellous Mechanical Cunting Machine on October 9, 2019 at 9:32 am said:
Spot on cunting. This authoritarian baldy Libturd deserves a public flogging. Since he took over the New York Times it’s become a Brit bashing organ constantly turning out ludicrously Ill informed anti- Brexit propaganda. Hell doesn’t have a cavern deep enough for this cunt.
Cuntflap on October 9, 2019 at 9:37 am said:
This guy is a fucking arse.
He can shut his fucking cakehole whilst his beloved bbc has helped the likes of jimmy fucking saville.
The bbc of today could be as pure as the driven snow, but with that in their past they are as good as criminal and as good as dead.
It’s been 74 years and clear thinking people still eye the germans with suspicion, what fucking chance does the bbc have?
The right thing for British people to do is vote with their money and stop paying the license fee. When they ask for all that cash, all of jimmy’s gold springs to mind. And how many more culturally enriched people are dripping in that same gold?
The bbc are in the business of reducing people and their humanity. When people pay the license so they can watch a bit of football, or a bit of saturday night telly hosted by a drunk driver, or clap like a seal to strictly they are saying “it’s ok for ped os to get all my lovely money so long as I can have a nice time”.
The bbc, those that work for them, those that support them and the people that give them money make me sick as a fucking dog.
Good fucking morning.
George W Bamboo on October 9, 2019 at 9:50 am said:
I don’t know much about this pompous prick but what I read I don’t like.
The problem with these type of people is they think they are super intellectual and above normal folk who they look down on. I have a problem with the BBC in that it’s funded by the license payer ie you and me and these twats are totally unaccountable I don’t want someone like this cunt looking down his nose at me or paying the likes of Linicunt 1.7 million to host match of the day. The BBC the sooner it’s dismantled the better stop wasting our money and get into the public domain sink or swim.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Cunt on October 9, 2019 at 9:58 am said:
Linekunt and co are under threat now. A lady of the peaceful variety now hosts MOTD2.
And she’s fucking awful. Obviously got all her presenting tips off Alan Partridge. Job given entirely on merit, of course.
Let’s see how much Linekunt likes diversity when this bint takes his job off him.
Sent me to Defcon 1, that did.
As you say, she got the job on merit, of course…
I love Alan!
Does she begin the show with “Welcome to Match Of The Day Two, A-HA!” ???
Da wimmins are taking over everything sacred.
They might as well just miss out the games altogether and talk about their dry fannies or how da wimmin players should get the same pay. Then just flash the results of the Premier League games on the screen for a second.
There was absolutely no need for the BBC to send a team on an all expenses jolly to the World Athletics Championship. The IAAF had the whole thing covered live with English commentary and presenters on YouTube. It wasn’t available online in the UK (without a VPN) only because the BBC had paid for the rights, the dickheads.
Absolute waste of license fee money just to send a few dozen out on free jolly, the cunts.
Bertie Blunt Ubercunt on October 9, 2019 at 10:25 am said:
Since when have fuckers like Thompson and his ilk been interested in protecting all other aspects of “British culture?”
You can fuck right off and take your sister Emma with you.
I don’t pay licence fee as I don’t watch broadcast television. I gave up watching ages ago.
I don’t know whether to suggest to others to do the same.
Baron Bastard on October 9, 2019 at 11:31 am said:
Blew the licence out 3 years ago. Never regretted it…
Sheik Yafanni Begum on October 9, 2019 at 10:39 am said:
The answer is simple. Don’t watch their archaic shite. Don’t pay for a license to support the paedophile loving bastards & tell any cunt they send to your house to fuck off cunt.
It was the P word that did it.
You’d simply angered the grammar police by misspelling ‘license’.
Remember it’s a c for a noun and s for a verb.
Admin, why am I in moderation? Every word I said about the BBC is the truth.
You used a trigger word, however the trigger word was in context with the cunting and has been legally proved so crack on.
Cuntamus Prime on October 9, 2019 at 11:38 am said:
How it should be written; ‘Ex-boss admits to BBC’s increasing cultural irrelevance’.
Good riddance to the establishment propaganda arm the BBC. I give it 5 years.
EVENING STAR on October 9, 2019 at 8:20 pm said:
Just looking at his picture tells you all you need to know, self satisfied, conceited cunt, if a picture could paint a thousand words
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More on DeLanda
Some posts pulled from the complexity and pomo thread:
Quoting ISVP: "Besides the avoidance of essentialist thinking, Deleuze's speculation about virtuality is guided by the closely related constraint of avoiding typological thinking, that style of thought in which individuation is achieved through the creation of classifications and of formal criteria for membership in those classifications. Although some classifications are essentialist, that is, use transcendent essences as the criterion for membership in a class, this is not always the case. For example, unlike Platonic essences which are transcendent entities, Aristotle's 'natural states,' those states toward which an individual tends, and which would be achieved if there were not interfering forces, are not transcendent but immanent to those individuals. But while Aristotelian philosophy is indeed non-essentialist, it is still completely typological, that is, concerned with defining the criteria which group individuals into species, and species into genera" (41).
"Species are individuals, not kinds...[and] does not represent a higher ontological category than the individual organisms that compose it.... The relations of individual species to individual organisms is one of whole to parts, much as the relation between an organism and the individual cells that compose it. Moreover, the relation of parts to whole is causal; the whole emerges from the causal interactions between the component parts.... While an ontology based on relations between general types and particular instances is hierarchical, each level representing a different ontological category (organism, species, genera), an approach in terms of interacting parts and emerging wholes leads to a flat ontology, one made exclusively of unique, singular individuals, differing in spatio-temporal scale but not in ontological status" (46-7).
As he said earlier, he uses the science of dynamic systems. From this he explores how undifferentiated, intensive capacities give rise to differentiated, extensive forms. As but one example he uses embryogenesis. When an extensive form is completed we get an idea similar to Bryant's withdrawal. He says:
"But the basic idea is that is that once a process of individuation is completed, the intensive factors that defined this process disappear or become hidden underneath the extensive and qualitative properties of the final product" (59).
Here's more on the virtual, similar to the withdrawn. (Bryant discusses the differences between the concepts in TDOO, particularly chapter 3.*)
"An individual may be characterized by a fixed number definite properties (extensive and qualitative) and yet possess an indefinite number of capacities to affect and be affected by other individuals.... Deleuze, in fact, always gives a two-fold definition of the virtual (and the intensive), using both singularities (unactualized tendencies) and and what he calls affects (unactualized capacities to affect and be affected)" (62).
* For example: "Another way of understanding the concept of virtual singularities or attractors is in terms of Spinoza's concept of affect....[which] links the concept of affect to the capacities of an object.... Tthese affects consist of both an entity's 'receptivity' to other entities and the various capacities an entity has to act" (3.4).
More from TDOO on DeLanda:
"The attractors of a substance....are the generative mechanisms within an object that preside over the events or qualities of which the object is capable. However, while serving as the condition of these events or qualities, these attractors are not themselves qualitative or events. As DeLanda puts it, 'attractors are never actualized, since no point of a trajectory [of an object] ever reaches the attractor itself.' As such, the attractors or singularities inhabiting the endo-structure of an object are radically withdrawn. They are that which serves as the condition for the actual dimension of an object, for the local manifestations of an object, but are never themselves found on the actual side of an object" (3.3).
On 69 DeLanda uses a familiar image, with a twist. Extensive structures are at the bottom, intensive in the middle and the continuous and undifferentiated virtual at the top. However he notes this should not be considered a hierarchical relation. His preferred image is as follows: "A better image here would be a nested set of spaces, with the cascade acting to unfold spaces which are embedded into one another." I'm picturing more the venn diagrams I've used before, since embeddedness in not complete subsumption of one into the other hierarchically but rather in shared spaces, still maintaining their own space(s) apart from such relations.
Also recall TDOO: "This is a variation of Cantor's Paradox. Cantor's paradox demonstrates that there can be no greatest cardinal number precisely because the power set of any cardinal number will necessarily be larger than the cardinal number itself. In a stunning inversion of the ancient thesis that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, the power set axiom reveals, to the contrary, that the parts are always greater than the whole" (6.2).
In TDOO Bryant criticizes Deleuze's virtual, which "seems to consist of a single continuum, such that there is only one virtual, one substance, that is then partitioned into apparently distinct entities" (3.2). Whereas DeLanda's reconstruction of Deleuze in ISVP says: "This virtual continuum cannot be conceived as a single, homogenous space, but rather as a heterogeneous space made out of a population of multiplicities, each with a topological space of its own" (69).
And as I've been suggesting, even given the above, "we need a way of meshing these together into a heterogeneous whole" (69). A whole that is of a different kind though, as we've observed. He discusses how so in the pages following.
Deleuze ...play[s] a big role in a number of the essays in Polydoxy.
I like this from Polydoxy, quoting Deleuze:
"A multiplicity certainly contains points of unification, centers of totalization, points of subjectivation, but these are factors that can prevent its growth and stop its lines. These factors are in the multiplicity they belong to, not the reverse" (2).
Which reminds me of this post in the polydoxy thread, quoting Faber:
"Deleuze deeply honored Whitehead, and precisely because of the...appreciation of the unconquerable wildness of openended becoming over against any systematic derivation of multiplicity from hierarchical unity.... In a rhizomatic world of infinite differentiations and interrelations, 'unity' always appears as finite unification of multiple relations. Nothing is fixed; nothing is perfect; nothing is for ever. The metaphor of the rhizome frees our mind from 'false unifications' that defy multiplicity and, as a political category, empowers resistance against 'oppressive unifications' of hierarchies."
To put the above in language that Bonnie (and Tom) use, there is indeed an asymmetric relation between unity and multiplicity, with the latter being ground instead of the other way around. And of course multiplicty isn't just one side of a one-many pole, as that sort of framing only comes from the formal, hierarchical thinking inherent to unifiers. As stated previously, multiplicity (aka khora or differance to me) is the (an)hierarchic ground within which oppositions take form. Or put in DeLanda's terms above, multiplicity is the undifferentiated (withdrawn) virtual from which oppositions arise in the differentiated actual. And the virtual is embodied, immanent, without essence. I know, a tough, acerbic pill to swallow for a holist. Perhaps take Alanis Morissette's advice and swallow it down? If so you just might, as she says, learn.
Ah, this one in ISVP deals with previous speculations about evolution and complexity:
"Neoteny illustrates that novelty need not be the effect of terminal addition of new features, but on the contrary, that is can be the result of a loss of certain old features.... To Deleuze this aspect...is highly significant because it eliminates the idea that evolutionary processes possess an inherent drive towards an increase in complexity." *
* At this point in the Scribd document the page numbers have been cut off from the bottom so identification is problematic. I'm guessing around p. 98.
This one is interesting, about 10 pages from the end of chapter 3:
“This virtual form of time, involving the idea of absolute simultaneity, would seem to violate the laws of relativity. In relativistic physics two events cease to be simultaneous the moment they become separated in space, the dislocation in time becoming all the more evident the larger the separating distance....[but] in virtual space there are no metric distances, only ordinal distances that join rather than separate events.... Unlike a transcendent heaven inhabited by pure beings without becoming (unchanging essences or laws with a permanent identity) the virtual needs to be populated exclusively by pure becomings without being. Unlike actual becomings which have at most an intensive form of temporality (bundles of sequential processes occurring in parallel) a pure becoming must be characterized by a parallelism without any trace of sequentiality, or even directionality. Deleuze finds inspiration for this conception of time in phase transitions, or more exactly, in the critical events defining unactualized transitions. When seen as a pure becoming, a critical point of of temperature of 0 degrees C, for example, marks neither a melting nor a freezing of water, both of which are actual becomings...occurring as the critical threshold is crossed in a definite direction. A pure becoming, on the other hand, would involve both directions at once, a melting-freezing event which never actually occurs, but is 'always forthcoming and already past.'”
Oh, this gets curiouser in the following paragraph:
"Unlike actual time which is asymmetric relative to the direction of relative pasts and futures, a pure becoming would imply a temporality which is perfectly symmetric in this respect, the direction of the arrow of time emerging as a broken symmetry only as the virtual is actualized."
It seems that DeLanda's presentation "A new ontology for the social sciences" was later included in Intensive Science, in some cases verbatim.
While he accepts that we must “construct an ontology around the basic notion of emergent property, that is, a property of a whole that is more than the sum of its parts, hence irreducible to those parts,” this is not an hierarchical mereological relation. This ontology must eliminate both Platonic essences as well as Aristotelian general categories or abstract classes. There is of course legitimate uses for general categories but the problem comes from their reification. His “flat” ontology therefore doesn't replace the nature of emergent wholes (a kind of hierarchy), just the emergent's claims to an essence and/or reified abstract class, which in both cases subsume the parts in its hegemonic inclusion. Flat in this case means both the constituent elements and the emergent entities retain their individual autonomy instead of one being completely subsumed or “integrated” by the other.
As an example he uses a species, which is neither an essence nor a general class, since “there simply isn't any core set of properties, any essence, which all the organisms which compose a species must have in common.” The difference then between viewing this mereology hierarchically is that it assumes an unchangeable “idea” underlying observed phenomenon, the abstract category within which they must fit nice and tidy. If the mereology is flat then each individual part is never subsumed within an abstract category, since its higher whole is also an individual and they “share” spaces on interaction.
Also see DeLanda's chapter 23 in The Speculative Turn, "Emergence, causality and realism." I like this quote, similar to the relation between multiplicity and unity:
"The terms ‘linear’ and ‘nonlinear’ are not a dichotomy. Rather than being a unique opposite, nonlinear patterns represent a variety of possibilities of which the linear case is but a limiting case" (383).
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A Horrid, Malicious, Bloody Flame: Elegy, Irony and Rose Macaulay’s Blitzed London
K.L. Anderson
In 1849, prominent reformer and liberal historian Thomas Babington Macaulay wrote, “Those who compare the age on which their lot has fallen with a golden age which exists only in their imagination may talk of degeneracy and decay: but no man who is correctly informed as to the past will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view of the present.”[1] A century later, his grandniece Rose Macaulay, renowned novelist, scholar, broadcaster and critic, responded to his epic narrative of humanist progress with a war-weary rebuttal. Her novel The World My Wilderness (1950) and her later treatise The Pleasure of Ruins (1953) together present an a posteriori study of the human condition, as coloured by the physical devastation and rhetorical fragmentation of the Blitz on London. In these works, Macaulay discards any attempts to read British history as progressive or unified, undermining London’s state-sanctioned status as “The New Jerusalem” by instead detailing the “orts, scraps and fragments” (as Woolf would have it) of a very specific, pedestrian, ruinous cityscape. This paper will examine Macaulay’s anti-romantic geographies, suggesting that her mode is at once elegiac and ironic and that her writings together seek a more authentic vision of London’s history, a vision predicated not on bombast and heroism but on lived practice and artefactual record.
Unsurprisingly, Macaulay’s own wartime experience informed her works’ pessimism immensely, particularly the death of her married lover and, more publicly, the 1941 bombing of her flat. The ensuing fire destroyed all of her books and personal correspondence — all, that is, that she deemed tangible of her personal history. “Forgive this dislocated scrawl,” she wrote to friend Daniel George. “I now have nothing. I came up last night … to find Lux[borough] House no more — bombed and burned out of existence, and nothing saved. I am bookless, homeless, sans everything but my eyes to weep with … I have no O[xford] D[ictionary] … No nothing … It would have been less trouble to have been bombed myself.”[2] This same anguish reappears in “Miss Anstruther’s Letters” (1942), Macaulay’s only short story of the war (“unoriginal, but veracious, mainly,” she deems it).[3] Miss Anstruther, who has lost all of her lover’s correspondence in a Blitz fire, finds memory itself incinerated: she recovers one shard of a letter, and from that reconstructs a wholly inaccurate, tragic version of her twenty-year affair. Tearing through the charcoals of her collapsed building, Miss Anstruther becomes a “revenant”, a subordinated haunter of a bygone existence, desperately pawing through the rubble in search of a Rosetta stone with which to unlock a newly inaccessible past. It is a deeply personal story: out of Macaulay’s physical losses arose a need for concrete record, and the integral connections between artefact and history and between place and memory haunted her perpetually.
Scarred by her own experience and realising that such loss was the wartime rule rather than the exception, Macaulay approached the optimistic propagandas of the day with especially incensed cynicism. The Ministry of Information’s media campaigns emphasised the glorious history of England and preached a continuous ancestry between noble Roman Britain, heraldic medieval Britain and the modern age. Bookstores heaved with histories and memoirs which, if they were not invoking sentimentalised images of Old England (that is, the England “worth fighting for”), were detailing modern war-time encounters in the epithetic language usually reserved for Homeric verse and Norse saga. The images in the papers were heroic, showing St Paul’s Cathedral rising unscathed above clouds of Luftwaffe smoke, an image in sharp contrast to the bomb damage visible out of one’s window. A neo-Romantic trend emerged in the visual and literary arts, one which sought its consolation in a “projected past which found its myth of origins in the land of Britain itself” and which sought to remoralise London’s ruins as evidence of a continuous national narrative, a romantic wilderness which might inspire patriotism and pride.”[4]
For Macaulay, myths of progress and unity did not resonate in the wartime world. The line between civilization and barbarism, constantly referenced in her novel The World My Wilderness (1950), is infinitely blurred, and the future of Europe is clouded by its barbaric past. Inasmuch as history can be read as linear or unified, her only collective constant is violence: “Visigoths, Franks, Catalans, Spanish, French, Germans, Anglo-American armies” are all painted with the same despairing brush.[5] One character in The World looks on aghast as “cities and buildings, lovely emblems of history, fell shattered, or lost while Europe dissolved into wavering anonymities, bitter of tongue, servile of deed, faint of heart, always treading the frail plank over the abyss … everywhere cruelty, everywhere vengeance, everywhere the barbarian on the march.”[6]
The World My Wilderness, set in central London immediately post-war, has as its heroine Barbary Deniston, whose forename unsubtly foretells her avoidance of all things “civilized”. Barbary, of English parentage, has been raised by her mother in occupied rural France. She is impetuous, Romantic and “so ignorant she can barely read”, as her erudite, careless mother notes.[7] Barbary has been sent to live in London with her father Gulliver, a barrister and advocate for order and civility, an icon of Edwardian propriety and, in the post-war city, a relic of a more upright and uptight age. For Barbary, her father’s intact London is that of Blake’s “charter’d streets” — a mapped-out, middle-class limbo. “[She] could barely endure the meaningless grey city streets, the dull, respectable, smoke-dark houses,” Macaulay writes.[8] Rather, ever the romantic, Barbary prefers wandering through the areas hardest hit by bombing, finding solace and a home in the gaping shells and twisted staircases, in the haunted, brittle beauty of the bombed out areas of the City’s Square Mile.
Barbary is painted much as Thomas Babington Macaulay’s New Zealander, projecting the romantic aesthetic of the outsider upon the “newly-discovered” ruins of London.[9] For Barbary, London is gothic and sublime, “a wilderness of little streets, saves and cellars, the foundation of a wrecked merchant city, grown over by green and golden fennel and ragwort, coltsfoot, purple loosestrife … and tall nettles, among which rabbits burrowed and wild cats crept”.[10] Macaulay once described an early version of Barbary to Virginia Woolf as a diluted, satirized daughter of Coleridge, one deliberately placed at odds to the traditional (and intact) urban environment.[11] Now, in the ruinous city, Barbary becomes a kind of genius of the place, the hermit of this urban maquis (a term that refers both to the French Resistance and to the complicated metaphor of fecundity and ruin that persists throughout the book).
However, although Macaulay toys with the possibility that naivety and creativity enable survival in gutteral, illogical times and thus that Barbary is well-adapted to her epoch, ultimately Macaulay refuses to let Barbary-as-Romantic-heroine to pass muster. Depicted without genius, agency, or even much self-awareness, Barbary is what Forster might term a “flat” character and survives through no heroism or adaptation of her own. Indeed, there is no heroism in this book — merely circumstance. While Barbary’s is the dominant voice of The World, her Romanticism is, Macaulay suggests, diluted by historical reality, rendered immature and futile by incomprehensible real ruin.
To further undermine and eventually dismantle the Neo-Romantic trope, Macaulay seeks an alternative cityscape to Barbary’s gothic crevasses. Mark Bonham Carter, one of Macaulay’s publishers, recalls her declaring that “all of my novels started with places.”[12] Just so with The World: London is, in a way, its raison d’etre, and her wartime writings establish a cityscape grounded upon a very specific and pointedly realistic history rather than upon the Romanticised mythologies so prominent within the popular press.
A famous haunter of the British Library and a historian by education, Macaulay sported an exhaustive knowledge of London’s economic, geographic and social history, a background that enabled her to document its destruction all the more acutely. Although her prose style (as filtered through Barbary) is often over-the-top Romantic,[13] if Macaulay’s ideology is at all idealistic it is solely in that she places some value — albeit with admitted desperation — in the act of unsentimental historical remembrance. Thus, the demythologized city: her chronicle of London depicts barbarism, civilization, the past and present, the tedious and the grandiose existing side-by-side. The World My Wilderness accordingly serves a threefold purpose: to ironise any sense of redemptive Romantic mythologizing; to taxonomize and elegise a more democratic, realistic London; and to contextualise by historical comparison the destruction of the present.
Barbary’s exoticizing gaze, then, is contradicted by the very local erudition of the narrator, a tension which subverts the depersonalized tendency of nationalistic myth (as outlined by Barthes, et al) by portraying a very specified, everyday geography. Indeed, The World My Wilderness often reads like a lyrical, literary cartography project. Although Barbary may have no London knowledge, the narrator is genuinely omniscient: as with Ulysses, the narrative can be considered geographic, an A-to-Z tabulating of London’s bomb victims and survivors. Here is one example, referring to the area just south of the present-day Barbican complex:
He started, and hurried on, running down Monkwell Street, past Barbers’ Hall, past the Coopers’ Arms at the corner of Silver Street, past St. Olave’s churchyard, past all the ruined halls, down the narrow alley of Noble Street that cut across the jungle to Gresham Street, past the church of St. Anne and St. Agnes with its gardens full of fig-trees, and the churchyard of St John Zachary, and so down Foster Lane into Cheapside, where streets were paved and buildings stood up …[14]
Or again, “They got off in Cheapside, and walked up Foster Lane. Having crossed Gresham Street, the road became a lane across a wrecked and flowering wilderness, and was called Noble Street. Beyond Silver Street, it was a still smaller path, leading over still wilder ruins.”[15] In these passages, there is a sense of preservation in such long lists, a need for a known geography to be remembered as once known and, just as importantly, used. Macaulay even alludes to the cartographic project explicitly, naming the statue of 17th-century mapmaker John Speed, famous for his skyline of the City of Westminster, as prominent amongst the rubble within St. Giles Cripplegate church.
Moreover, in these litanies of place-names, Macaulay leaves very little room for the iconic. Hers is a decidedly quotidian city, a choice that tidily offsets the Picture Post’s love of the stalwart tourist-route classics. Even when describing the most grandiose of the great buildings, she tempers the grandeur by introducing pedestrian detail. Here the “ivory tower of aristocratic culture” is undermined by,
some vagrant, [who] seeking shelter by night, might creep into Barbers’ Hall and burrow in among the bracken of Inigo Jones’s court-room, to find there not the ancient treasures, the gilt cup with bells, the silver cup with gilt acorns dangling, the great silver bowl, the Holbein, the Van Dyck, the plaster fruit and flowers, but the big canvas shopping-bag squatting in a deep nest of marigolds.[16]
However exotic her prose, Macaulay’s settings are everyday ruins, filled with everyday ghosts. Accordingly, although she locates much of the novel in the area around St. Paul’s, she casts a skeptical eye at its totemic status. In one revealing passage, Barbary, “looked out from her terrace over the cold grey tumbled waste…and saw the great dome riding beyond it, pale curve of dove grey against a dove’s breast sky. Mighty symbol dominating ruin; formidable, insoluble riddle; stronghold, refuge and menace, or mirage and gigantic hoax?” A pertinent question, and one that Macaulay’s heroine accepts only in part as the former, saluting it “with a deprecatory sign of the cross”.[17]
Rather, more often than not Macaulay avoids the iconic altogether, eschewing symbolic settings in favour of grittier authenticity. Macaulay’s London is the wrecked commercial rather than intact imperial city, and it is a largely mercantile past she invokes — an accurate portrait of the ruined areas around St Paul’s. “I find it very English, this city, a great habitation of merchants,” comments Barbary’s French stepbrother with tongue-in-cheek allusion to Napoleon’s apocryphal dismissal of une nation de boutiquiers.[18]
Indeed, the proper names of Macaulay’s City — Cheapside, Wood Street, Bread Street (on which Milton was born), Gresham Street, Noble Street — all have their root in the medieval market town, a tradition of individualism, practicality and hand-to-mouth subsistence that is, Macaulay suggests darkly, a human constant. The streets nearby had been filled with “men who had manufactured hats, mats, ties, underwear, account-books, typewriters, fancy goods, gloves and buttons, and busy with general merchants, those more versatile, less creative beings, traders living among makers.”[19] Macaulay’s imagined ghosts are neither statesmen nor the “heroic Cockneys” that Angus Calder details in The Myth of the Blitz (1991). Rather, they are splendidly banal, mere middle-class manufacturers and financiers that continue “manufacturing, trading, warehousing, conferring, drinking, praying, vergering …”[20] Nor do they hint at the Freudian Unheimliche — this Samuel Pepys’ city: dirty, mundane, recognizable, vivacious.
Macaulay’s very precise London, filled with very unremarkable ghosts, functions as a pointed response to the dehistoricising nature of propagandas whose aims were to highlight the extraordinary rather than the ordinary, the national optimism rather than the individual’s trauma. Punctuated as it is by scars, slums and shopkeepers, The World My Wilderness seeks a counter-narrative. For Macaulay, history may be viewed as a continuum of destruction rather than of survival, a belief underscored by her palimpsestic readings of place.
Two locations highlighted in The World merit further scrutiny as palimpsestic case studies: the Adelphi Terraces, just south of Charing Cross station, and the Square City Mile, with particular emphasis on St Giles-without-Cripplegate church and its surroundings (now home to the Barbican complex). As I will argue below, each location for Macaulay symbolises a microcosmic representation of London’s history, but only the financial City — as the more “authentic” — can function unironically in Macaulay’s post-war landscape.
By the end of the Second World War, the London of Edwardian respectability –- as represented (literally) by Barbary’s solicitor father Gulliver -– has ceased to exist (if it ever had, of course). For Gulliver, however, civilization still represents law and order: as Barbary’s mother Helen comments to him, “Gully, you stand nearly alone, my dear.”[21] Macaulay reiterates his archaic Georgian civility in a very literal fashion, describing his house, the patrie of propriety, with satirical precision:
The house of Sir Gulliver Deniston was in the Adelphi; it looked on the embankment gardens and the river with an air of leisurely survival. Inside it Adam elegance was enriched by a coloured Persian luxury which suggested the island of Sybaris (influence of Helen), a chaste masculine comfort (influence of Sir Gulliver), and a refurbishing of gay cretonnes on cushions and curtains, with spring flowers in jars (influence of [trophy second wife] Pamela).[22]
“Leisurely survival” indeed: Macaulay’s choice of location is particularly clever, as the Adelphi Quarter, designed and built by Robert and James Adam in 1768, was a landmark development which mirrored the changes that the city itself underwent in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
Transforming what was previously a swampland deemed unwholesome into luxurious four-storey houses and an extension of the Strand at street-level, the Adelphi Terraces represented an architectural conquering of an unstable geography as well as a paean to London’s burgeoning wealth.[23] Its façade was an elegant neo-classical stucco, and it combined access to trade routes and warehousing vaults (known as the Adelphi Arches) with expensive housing and premium access to the law courts and financial district: a stylish icon of free-market Enlightenment London.
By Dickens’ time it had declined somewhat, and particularly its arcades were recognized as seedy, thus providing Dickens with perfect settings. But the Adelphi was rendered reputable once more after the 1864 construction of the Victoria Embankment, a breakthrough build in London’s history that provided new sewer lines, the District and Circle tube lines, and increased the Thames’ flow, thus making its fumes less noxious. Thereafter, the Adelphi’s “Adam elegance” attracted some of London’s most famous intellectual patrons, including HG Wells, Roger Bacon, Thomas Hardy, Richard D’Oyly Carte, George Bernard Shaw, and The Webbs, of Fabian fame, who helped found the London School of Economics, which was originally housed within the Adelphi alongside the Royal Society of Arts.
With its iconic history and Enlightenment aesthetic, it makes the perfect post-war residence for Gulliver, himself a Swiftian satire of a bygone age. It also makes a sardonically appropriate choice for Macaulay: the Adelphi residences, as she would have known, were almost entirely torn down in 1936. Her characters inhabit either a reliquary shard or a ghostly shell, what Osbert Lancaster might refer to as the crumbled “acropolis of Edwardian propriety”.[24] The current art deco building was erected in 1938 and bears little resemblance to the genteel home described in The World. Serving as a synechdochal symbol of London’s age of progress, Macaulay’s Terraces are part satire and part elegy, a post-war memorial to a questionable and remote past.
In contrast to the Adelphi Terraces, however, is the bombed-out financial city. Hit particularly hard in the same raids that destroyed Macaulay’s flat (a poignant choice, then, surely), the Cripplegate and Aldersgate area of the city serve as a rhetorical counterpoint to the unified aesthetic and progressive archaism of the Adelphi. For Macaulay, the Square Mile represents a more accurate historical palimpsest, evolving haphazardly over two millennia with a sprawling, illogical organicism appropriate to the impersonal, random devastation of the Blitz.
Thus, it is to the City’s less rarefied, more turbulent history that Macaulay turns when seeking analogy. The Blitz, then, evokes constant comparison with another of London’s great crises, the 1666 Fire. Virginia Woolf diaries on Dec. 29th, 1940, “On Sunday night as I was reading about the great fire, in a very accurate detailed book, London was burning. Eight of my city churches destroyed, & the Guildhall.”[25] Macaulay draws the connection even more literally: after one of Barbary’s Romantic fantasies, the narrator editorially derails reverie by introducing painful history, observing, “the garden of a great house of stone and timber anciently belonging to the Nevilles; a great gabled house over against a bastion of the Wall, perished nearly three centuries since in another great fire.”[26] Later, her narrator even quotes Pepys’ account of the Great Fire at length:
Cellars so solid, on foundations so deep dug, that two great fires and more, storming over them, had yet left their bases set. ‘We saw the fire grow … in corners and upon steeples, and between churches and houses, as far as we could see up the hill of the city, in a most horrid malicious bloody flame, not like the fine flame of an ordinary fire … The Churches, house, and all on fire and flaming at once; and a horrid noise the flames made, and the cracking of houses at their ruin.’[27]
Fire, it seems, is the only historical constant. And yet although to invoke such overlap with past events suggests a cyclical history of destruction and rebirth, Macaulay rejects Dryden’s claim in Annus Mirabilis that “a greater and more august London would arise from her fires”. As seen with her shopkeeper ghosts and casual barbarity, the city is a functional rather than a mythical entity: Macaulay establishes historical precedent with emphasis on annihilation rather than regeneration.
Macaulay’s apprehension of the Blitz devastation was, perhaps, all the more urgent for its relevance to her own profession. For one, The World contains a deep, anti-fascist anguish over wartime bücherverbrennung, particularly because the publishing industry was hit particularly hard in the Blitz. Her choice of settings is apposite to this crisis: St Paul’s Yard and Paternoster Row had been the traditional home to the book trade for three centuries and in 1940 was home to twenty-seven publishing firms. Notes historian Robert Hewison, “Five million volumes were destroyed in the fires that followed, and most of the publishers, including Longmans and Collins had their premises destroyed.”[28] As with the 1666 fire, when “Shakespeare’s London disappeared”, a specifically literary commercial landscape went up in the Blitz.[29]
As a charred survivor in the centre of the City, St Giles Cripplegate church features prominently in The World as a central witness to and relic of a thousand violent years of City history. Partly incinerated in the raids, its walls and towers survived the Blitz and serve as Barbary’s primary refuge, her maquis home. Like the Adelphi, St Giles is a particularly useful palimpsest: with foundations stretching to the ninth century, its function as an everyday parish church brought it into contact with both everyday urbanites and some of the founding fathers of the area’s history, including Sir Thomas More, Ben Johnson, William Blake, landscape painter William Turner, seven Lord Mayors of London including Sir William Staines, and most particularly John Milton, who is interred there. It was also the first architectural casualty of the Blitz, struck on 24 August. Photographer Cecil Beaton’s wrote of its interior,
I marveled at…the unfathomable laws of blast. … whole memorial plaques of carved marble had been blown across the width of the church and lay undamaged. The entire frontage of the deserted business premises opposite was wrecked, and Milton’s statue had been flung from its plinth. Yet the lamp-post was standing erect with no pane of its lantern broken.[30]
The statue of Milton blasted from its plinth becomes an appropriate symbol for Macaulay. Although she had praised Paradise Lost in her 1934 biography of Milton, by The World, Macaulay’s view had shifted: while the postlapserian creative wilderness is a constant preoccupation in this book, she thoroughly rejects it, finding no solace in the Felix Culpa or the beautiful ruin. (Understandable, no doubt, given her personal ruin.) As a final dismissal of the consolatory aestheticising, she even resurrects Milton in the guise of a mad vicar who, having been trapped for two days in the rubble of his church, has lost both his faith and his mind. (The other heroes of City history are either ignored entirely or trivialised similarly.)
Indeed, St Giles remains symbolic not for its survival but for its tragedy: its function is, at best, elegiac. Unlike Louis MacNiece or Herbert Read, whose revolutionary glee celebrated “all institutions, … associations and federations” becoming transformed into “so many empty forms, structures with their windows blown out, their walls cracked, their reports and memoranda a heap of sodden ashes,” Macaulay makes it clear that ruined London promises no new world order.[31] Nor does she condone the government’s claims of a “New Jerusalem” being forged in Blitz fires. Her post-war metropolis is far more cynical: as a historian and classicist, she acknowledges cyclical destruction and regrowth but finds no mass deliverance in it. Unlike the consolatory promises of Barbary’s Romantic city, with its creative vitality, or of Gulliver’s Age-of-Progress-style humanism, refreshed anew in post-war social reforms, Macaulay insists on here-and-now realism, approaching the city with a pragmatist’s eye. Thus her cartographic description, detailed commercial and clerical histories, and very democratic geographies. Macaulay’s sole consolation, then, is curatorial: The World My Wilderness itself functions as artefact, a desperate chronicle of a transient age.
Tellingly, then, her novel contains a pervasive fascination with archaeological record, just as her later treatise, The Pleasure of Ruins, interrogates the aesthetic function of contemporary ruin. Uncovered in the bombed-out modern city were huge chunks of its medieval and Roman past; appropriately, these “dusky craters, the broken walls” form, along with ruinous St. Giles, Barbary’s refuge. “Excavators had begun their tentative work, uncovering foundations, seeking the Middle Ages, the Dark Ages, Londinium, Rome. The Wall was being examined, its great bastions identified and cleared, their tiles and brickwork dated. Roman and medieval pots and coins were gathered up and housed; civilised intelligence was at work among the ruins,” observes Macaulay’s narrator.[32] And yet unlike T.B. Macaulay, who projected upon London’s anticipated ruins an aura of essentialised British civility (and certainly unlike Hitler’s architect Albert Speer, whose Theory of Ruin Value was meant to ensure Nazi monumentality throughout the ages), Rose Macaulay finds little in London’s ruins save historical curiosities and portents of future decay.[33]
If lessons can be learned from history, Macaulay implies, it is only through civilisations’ comparative and inevitable declines. In “Miss Anstruther’s Letters”, she writes that “the little burial garden was like a garden in a Vesuvian village, grey in its ash coat” and later that the “Gothic respectability of Mortimer House one with Nineveh and Tyre and with the little public [house] across the street.”[34] Similarly, in The World, Macaulay allies London’s remnants to those of Angkor Wat, a Mayan temple, Pompeii, Rome; there is even the self-punishing hint that, as with biblical Babylon, the destruction was deserved.
This somewhat laboured emphasis on historical comparatives brings Macaulay back into direct confrontation with Romantic ruinenlust, a pursuit of which she remained guiltily fond. She writes in her massive 1953 treatise The Pleasure of Ruins that the apprehension of old ruins is aesthetically and emotionally fulfilling and that, “[o]f all ruins, possibly the most moving are those of long-deserted cities … Such dead cities stir us with their desolate beauty.”[35] The World My Wilderness is filled with images of dead London, deserted and ruined: seen through the romantic, unreflexive Barbary, it becomes an aesthetic object, a perfect canvas for her childish adventures.
No matter how Romantic Macaulay’s heroine and hobbies, however, she rejects Barbary’s ahistorical naivete utterly, again emphasizing a very real material history and an acute awareness of a city’s loss. “New ruins have not yet acquired the weathered patina of age,” she concludes in Pleasure. “The bombed churches and cathedrals of Europe give us, on the whole, nothing but resentful sadness, like the bombed cities … Ruinenlust has come full circle: we have had our fill.”[36]
Appropriately, despite its almost post-modern reliance upon pastiche and irony, The World My Wilderness concludes on a philosophical tone: “So men’s will to recovery strove against the drifting wilderness to halt and tame it; but the wilderness might slip from their hands…seeking the primeval chaos and old night which had been before Londinium was… ‘I think,’” Barbary’s brother Richie murmurs, “‘we are in rats’ alley, where the dead men lost their bones.’”[37] Milton, Coleridge and Great-Uncle Macaulay here yield to The Waste Land at its most pessimistic. As her city begins rebuilding, for Macaulay past ignominies still overwhelm, reducing her meticulous geographies and elegiac histories –- her shored-up fragments –- into portents of an ominous future. Ultimately, in Macaulay’s post-war London, the mythogenic quest fails utterly: the faceless barbarians still threaten the gates, Eliot’s desert still intrudes.
[1] Macaulay, Thomas Babington. The History of England from the Accession of James II, Book 1, Chapter 1, Part 1. Project Gutenberg, 2000 (1849).
[2] Rose Macaulay, letter to Daniel George, 13 May 1941, as quoted in: Smith, Constance Babington. Rose Macaulay: A Biography. London: Collins, 1972, p. 157.
[3] Ibid. 159. “Miss Anstruther’s Letters” was originally published by Storm Jameson in 1942 in an American collection entitled London Calling.
[4] Art historian David Mellor summarises in A Paradise Lost, “Emblematic of…the Neo-Romantic sensibility is ‘the quest’, as portrayed, for instance, by Cecil Collins or John Piper, a search whose object is the shrine, an Eden or Arcadia; a quest made by artists sensitive to the spiritual loss of their day, a society which was to be broken by a tidal wave of war carnage and subsequent consumerism. … This was a projected past which found its myth of origins in the land of Britain itself — the Britain of Arthur and Blake’s Albion, an organic myth of rocks, hills and Arcadia.” (David Mellor, A Paradise Lost: The Neo-Romantic Imagination in Britain, 1935-1955. [London: Lund Humphries, 1987], p. 16-17.) In particular, the maudlin sensitivity of many of the New Romantic artists — Piper, perhaps, excluded — and New Apocalyptic writers would have repelled Macaulay.
[5] Macaulay, Rose. The World My Wilderness. London: Collins, 1950, p. 102.
[7] Ibid. 14.
[9] C.f. Gustave Doré’s 1872 etching entitled “The New Zealander”, from London: A Pilgrimage, wherein a futuristic figure from the New World stumbles upon the ruins of an ancient civilization and sketches from South Bank the ruins of St Paul’s, the financial city and the commercial wharves. For a thorough discussion of the New Zealander figure, originally a didactic creation of Macaulay’s great-uncle T.B. Macaulay, see David Skilton’s “Contemplating the Ruins of London: Macaulay’s New Zealander and Others”, from the March 2004 edition of Literary London.
[11] Macaulay’s literary executor, Constance Babington Smith, claims that Macaulay never wrote this fictional offspring of Coleridge (she was not named in the letter to Woolf). I would stridently argue otherwise. Smith 154-5.
[12] Smith 231.
[13] Along with “Miss Anstruther’s Letters” and The Pleasure of Ruins, The World My Wilderness marks a tremendous break with the light satirical tone Macaulay typically employed in her prose.
[14] The World, 50.
[15] Ibid. 33-4.
[16] Ibid. 124.
[17] Ibid. 129-30.
[19] However unintentionally on Doré’s part, this description dovetails neatly with his “New Zealander”, which (unironically) places commercial properties in the foreground of London’s crumbling, Romantic ruin.
[23] Cf. David C.G. Allan’s The Adelphi: Past and Present –- History and Guide. London: Calder Walker Associates, 2001.
[24] Lancaster, Osbert. All Done from Memory. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1953, p.107.
[25] Woolf, Virginia. “I January 1941.” The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume Five. New York: Harvest Books, 1985, p. 351
[28] Hewison, Robert. Under Siege: Literary Life in London, 1939-45. London: Methuen, 1988 (1977), p. 35.
[29] Bell, Walter George. The Great Fire of London in 1666. Edited and introduced by Belinda Hollyer. London: The Folio Society, 2003 [1920], p. xxi. This is likely to be Woolf’s “very accurate detailed book”.
[30] As quoted in Hewison, 115.
[31] Piette, Adam. Imagination at War: British Fiction and Poetry, 1939-45. Basinstoke: Papermac, 1995, 40.
[32] The World, 177.
[33] Cf. Catherine Edward’s Roman Presences: Receptions of Rome in European Culture, 1789-1945 (CUP 1996).
[34] Reprinted in Smith, 167-8.
[35] Macaulay, Rose. The Pleasure of Ruins. London: Thames and Hudson, 1953, p. 253.
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A Conservative Christmas Carol
by Tomasz Pierscionek
Fri 16th Dec 2011
As the clock strikes midnight at number ten Downing Street, Prime Minister Scrooge stares out of the Georgian windows of his lavish residence, holding onto an expensive glass of aged single malt whiskey, in one hand, and a thank-you letter from his financial friends in the other. Yes, it has been a profitable year- yet more of the assets of the poorest have been transferred into the hands of the super-rich. Scrooge is about to retire to bed, a contented Tory, having sent away all those ‘do-gooder’ liberals and lefties who came knocking at No 10, full of Christmas cheer, with collection tins to raise money for an underfunded state education system, the NHS, the public sector, and all those other impractical institutions that require funds, yet never seem to return a profit.
Scrooge lays is bed, admiring a centre-fold of Maggie Thatcher. As he drifts of to a nice dream about a new Britain in which the entire public sector has gone to auction in a massive ‘fire-sale’, and where there is no such thing as disability allowance or pensions; and where all the proles have to work till they drop or else they starve.
Just as he is starting to enjoy himself, drifting off to his dream-fantasy, he hears a creaking noise coming from the foot of the stairs. ‘Has Boris Johnson managed to lock himself in the coat closet again?’ he wonders. ‘No, it can’t be Clegg either’, he realises, ‘I sent him home hours ago after he’d fulfilled his main important duty of bringing me my slippers’.
But then the noise draws closer and a figure appears in the doorway; stony-faced and imposing. The Yorkshire accent unmistakable, it introduces itself as the ‘Ghost of Struggles Past’, also known as Arthur Scargill. He takes Scrooge on a trip down memory lane, back to coal fields of the wild North, a land once populated by unionised workers, where only a brave Tory minister, or one that took the wrong turning on the way home from his local Conservative Association meeting, would ever set foot. Scargill takes Scrooge back to 1984 to show him the Miners’ Strike, suppressed by thousands of extra police drafted in by Thatcher, and the consequences of the pit closures which destroyed many livelihoods and weakened the bonds of community spirit in many towns across the North of England. Scrooge is also shown glimpses of Britain’s once great manufacturing industry, with its relatively well paid unionised jobs. What a far cry that is from the now impoverished towns containing mass unemployment, low paid lobs, and high rates of alcohol, drug abuse and depression.
Scrooge wakes up in a cold sweat, believing it was all a dream. If the figure of Arthur Scargill appearing over him were not enough to scare him witless, he now sees another figure clad in thick jacket and scarf holding up a placard announcing ‘We are the 99%’. The ‘Ghost of Occupations Present’ takes Scrooge on a tour of the OccupyLSX camp to show him how people from all walks of life have come together to demand the creation of a new society. They lead by example: without a leadership hierarchy they have created a well organised mini-city, containing a library, kitchen and education tent, where ideas can be shared and where freed-minds can come together, having been unbound from the yoke of traditionalist thinking. Everything is organised so that none are cold or go hungry. Each individual is themselves both a leader and a follower. Scrooge is asked to contrast this ‘Big Society’ with the ‘organised chaos’ of the financial sector.
Following a pummelling by the ‘Ghost of Struggles Past’, and a lesson in the concept of society from the ‘Ghost of Occupations Present’, Scrooge comes too yet again. This time he meets the ‘Ghost of Future Tyranny’. Decked out in black kevlar, wearing a ski mask and holding a semi-automatic weapon, the ‘Ghost of Future Tyranny’ shows Scrooge what Britain could dissolve into over the course of the next few decades, should the gap between rich and poor continue to grow alongside a clampdown on peaceful protest. Where once Oxford Street stood, there are now burnt out buildings, in the parts of London still habitable and not consumed by the flames of riots that erupted when food ran out, a curfew exists from dawn to dusk. Trade unionists risk their lives organising workers to demand liveable wages and safe working conditions, doing so under the constant threat of assassination. A tiny minority of super wealthy live behind high walled mansions, their properties patrolled by private security guards, picked from amongst soldiers returning from conflicts overseas. Conflicts that many now believe have become a necessity, as global resources become increasingly scarce.
In the novel ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens, Scrooge relents, makes amends with those he has deprived, and becomes a more kind-hearted human being. Let’s hope the story of A Conservative Christmas carol has an equally happy ending..
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Thursday 7th March 2019 9.30 am
Agenda reports pack PDF 2 MB
To approve as a correct record the minutes of the District Executive meeting held on 7th February 2019.
The minutes of the District Executive meeting held on 7th February 2019, copies of which had been circulated, were taken as read and, having been approved as a correct record, were signed by the Chairman.
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Peter Gubbins, Graham Middleton and Peter Seib.
There were no declarations of interest made.
There were no questions from members of the public present.
Adoption of the South Somerset Leisure Facility Strategy PDF 85 KB
6 Leisure Facilities Strategy Feb 2019 , item 130. PDF 465 KB
That the District Executive formally adopted the new South Somerset Leisure Facility Strategy 2018 – 2036.
To adopt the new South Somerset Leisure Facility Strategy and associated action plan.
(Voting: unanimous in favour)
The Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Culture advised that consultants KKP, had been appointed in 2018 to work on the new leisure facility needs assessment and strategy as part of updating the Council’s planning policy evidence and to look at future funding priorities. There had been extensive consultation with clubs and national bodies and at a Members Workshop in January 2019, the priorities had been agreed.
The Specialist – Strategic Planning advised that at the workshop, Councillors had separated the proposals into those which the Council could support, enable or deliver. She noted that the Scrutiny Committee were concerned that not all sports were listed and they should not be overlooked, but she explained that a range of different sports had been considered in detail within the accompanying Needs Assessment document on the Council website. The Specialist – Strategic Planning assured members that the Strategy would be monitored through Health and Wellbeing Community of Practice and would be reviewed annually.
During discussion, the following points were made:-
· Footpath connectivity between new developments and village or town centres should be planned into the development.
· There were no leisure or sports facilities on the new Wyndham Park housing development.
· A planned cyclepath from Wyndham Park to the centre of Yeovil appeared to have suffered a setback due to loss of external funding.
· The Strategy would be reviewed annually and Members could prioritise new leisure or sports facilities in the future.
· Councillors should be the driving force to ensure footpath connectivity was included in new housing developments.
In response to questions from Members, the Specialist – Strategic Planning advised:
· Aspirations for new leisure facility provision, not included within the current strategy could always come forward through the Council Plan process in response to changes within the broader landscape.
· The Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan for Yeovil (which SCC were leading on with support from SSDC) could eventually be rolled out to other towns in South Somerset.
The Director for Strategy and Support Services clarified that specialist advice and guidance was required on some needs analysis and it was appropriate to buy in that technical advice for a short period rather than employing someone full time.
At the conclusion of the debate, Members were content to formally adopted the new South Somerset Leisure Facility Strategy 2018 – 2036.
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7 Equality Policy March 2019 final , item 131. PDF 161 KB
recommend to Full Council the adoption of a new SSDC Equality and Diversity Policy;
noted the introduction of a new suite of Equality Objectives and accompanying action plan;
noted the implementation of a single Equality Impact Assessment template.
To confirm the new Equality and Diversity Policy and to note the introduction operationally of a new Equalities Impact Assessment template and suite of Equality Objectives.
The Portfolio Holder for Environment & Economic Developmentadvised that the policy had been produced in collaboration with the Somerset Equality Officer Group and it covered both officers, Councillors and customers. The Equality Objectives and action plan mentioned at recommendation B were on the website and the equality impact assessment covered all the protected characteristics. She noted that the Scrutiny Committee had questioned the need for the gypsy and traveller community to be specifically listed but she said this was because they had particular needs.
The Specialist – Strategic Planning advised that the policy had been produced in collaboration because of the reduced officer capacity in this area within each Council. The policy was a pragmatic approach to ensure compliance within the law which would be sustainable in the future.
In response to a question, the Portfolio Holder and Specialist – Strategic Planning advised that the policy was to ensure all people were treated the same and it was not intended to single out any particular group.
At the conclusion of the debate, the majority of Members were content to recommend that Full Council adopt the new SSDC Equality and Diversity Policy, Equality Objectives and accompanying action plan.
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8 Appendix 1Trading Company Structure , item 132. PDF 49 KB
Restricted enclosure 10 View the reasons why document 132./3 is restricted
There are a further 4 documents.View the full list of documents for item 132.
approved the setting-up of a Holding Company & Local Authority Trading Company (LATC) in the manner outlined in this report with delegated authority to the Director for Commercial Services and Income Generation, and S151 Officer in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holders to proceed with the implementation as proposed within the document, following more detailed due diligence on the legal and financial set up of the company;
approvedElleston - landscape management and horticultural services, to be the first traded service within that LATC structure. This is in accordance with the attached business plan (Appendix 2);
recommended that Full Council approve the principle of a working capital loan of up to £132,000 to the Trading Company following the creating of the companies following due diligence as outlined in recommendations (a) and (b) above, and delegate authority to the S151 Officer in consultation with the Portfolio Holder - Finance and Legal to agree final amount and commercial terms. The loan advance to be financed from the Council’s revenue reserves;
noted that the delegated authority sits with the relevant Portfolio Holder to make the initial appointments to the Holding Company and Local Authority Trading Company.
To approve the principle of this Council setting up a holding company in order to take forward the trading of its services.
The Portfolio Holder for Property and Climate Change and Income Generation advised that the report introduced the start of a process to set up a trading company to allow the Council to start commercial trading.
The Income Opportunity Development Manager provided Members with a short power point presentation and advised that the first commercial company proposed to be set up would be a land management and horticultural company called Elliston.
The Director (Commercial Services & Income Generation) provided the following clarification following discussion of the report at scrutiny Committee:
Why propose a trading company?
The purpose of trading services for a Council is to generate business, leading to additional profits/income; and cost reduction to internal services in some circumstances. The council can only ‘trade’ i.e. work outside of council core business and make a profit if it sets up an arms-length company vehicle to do so. Which is why this proposal is coming forward, the proposal is the next step in delivering the already approved Commercial Strategy.
Why is council approval needed at this stage?
Without approval for the principle of setting up a trading company, as per the proposed structure in the report and the set up loan funds, we cannot commission the detailed tax advice and legal company set up documents; as there is no budget to do so.
We seek approval now to proceed further in the setting up of a trading company in order to commission the due diligence and set aside loan funds required to do this, covering early set up costs for trading. We believe that this is the amount needed, having considered all that we can at this stage. These next steps and expert advice will answer the detailed operational outstanding questions preparing for implementation to trade as a company.
What are the Costs of a Holding Company (as separate to the trading co subsidiary)?
We acknowledge that there is a cost to the creation of the Holding Company which will be in addition to the trading entity itself. Example costs could include e.g. Director remuneration, Co. Secretary remuneration, cost of accountancy and other expert/management services etc. This is considered to be nominal amount each year and would be recovered by way of a management charge to each of the subsidiary trading companies. This is built into costs at Appendix 3 for the proposed trading company, Elleston, and contingency sums are allowed for in Year 1 until trading is fully underway.
Where is the reference to Governance, Scrutiny and Audit roles?
Appendix 4 refers to Governance, including elements that the external legal adviser has identified. It is the case that we haven’t yet identified named individuals as client officers, directors, who will be responsible for monitoring, and what the scrutiny and reporting arrangements will be, as this forms a part of the next steps following the provision of more detailed legal documents including a Shareholder Agreement to be commissioned and finalised.
However, having discussed the proposed delegation with our Monitoring Officer ... view the full minutes text for item 132.
9 Forward Plan Appendix A 22Feb19 , item 133. PDF 45 KB
9 Forward Plan Appendix B Current Consultations , item 133. PDF 48 KB
Community Capital Grant Request for Caryford Community Hall Association – April 2019.
The following addition to the Forward Plan was noted:
· Community Capital Grant Request for Caryford Community Hall Association – April 2019.
Members noted that the next scheduled meeting of the District Executive would take place on Thursday 4th April 2019 in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Brympton Way, Yeovil commencing at 9.30 a.m.
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We must understand our news content as data
Posted by Michelle Minkoff on Oct 16, 2010 in Blog, data visualizations | 2 Comments
Building data-driven websites has many different applications, and to say that I’m close to mastering all the needed techniques would be a lie. But if there’s one thing I learned from my “summer” internship at the LA Times, it’s that with some persistence, curiosity and masterful Googling, you can find what you need to know. I’ve learned enough to know it’s not good enough to do data journalism the way it’s always been done. And I know enough to make my visions of pushing things forward start to form into reality.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the type of work we do. If we get a mention on Poynter or Nieman Lab, this is a great thing. But what’s more important is creating projects that mean a lot to the general public. So, while much of past data journalism has been based in politics and investigative work, and that remains a cornerstone, there’s this other part of data journ I think we should pursue. That’s structuring our journalism as data across beats. Creating projects for features as well as hard news. Because news consumers with a variety of interests deserve the interactivity, personalization and cold, hard truth that data can bring to a story. We CAN do this, and we SHOULD do this.
We have control over how we structure and present our own content, and we can do better with linking it up. Background: Started thinking about this as a simple idea when I read Derek Willis’ Rivers of Data, which takes the concept much further. The piece is from 2005, and it’s frightening how much remains true. I also wrote about this a bit for Poynter.
So, while I’m proud of all the work I did at the LAT — from a campaign contributions application to an investigative sidecar that explores how YOUR redevelopment agency is spending its money, my redesign and relaunch of the LA Times’ bestseller list as a data project, that’s kind of my favorite accomplishment of the summer.
If you look at the site, you don’t see the back end that takes a complex formula that was being calculated by hand week after week, and translates it into a function that calculates lists automatically. You don’t see the nuanced details of the internal system I created, which wouldn’t be possible without how easy the Django admin makes these sort of things. I hope it helps reduce the manual calculations for people who enter bestseller lists week after week.
But instead of standalone lists, now we can loop things together. Bestsellers lists come out every week, with the same darn structure. We can, and must, take advantage of that fact. We can, and must, present those lists differently, with better interlinking, on the Web. It can, and must, be different than how we’ve done these sort of things in print. This makes exploring bestsellers specific to the SoCal area easier for the readers/users who care about digging deep. That’s what it’s all about.
Show me the data. It’s a repeatable mantra, and one of my favorites. Don’t just tell me “The Help” has been on the list 71 weeks. Show me how it ranked, and when it ranked, each of those 71 weeks. Let me click on those weeks, and see the ranking in context.
Not because it’s some cool way to tell a story (although, I like to think it is), but because if you’re a lit geek, it matters. More information, the better.
And this project won’t become irrelevant because of stale data. The LAT will keep coming out with its bestseller list, and the database will slurp that structured information into an integrated site. Find the information you want, search for a specific title or author you care about, browse to learn more information about what you never knew existed.
Collaborate with reporters, producers, developers, analysts. Not one set of them, but anyone who’ll give it a shot. The data structure is well and good. But…the person on the books staff who’ll add in links to LAT book reviews associated with each book, that makes it even better. If the computer can’t get it done, enlist the people who really know the subject. Structuring our news as data isn’t the final piece. It’s the beginning. That structure allows us to add pieces to enhance how people can explore information. We used to just access reviews by flipping through the paper. Then, we added search engines. Now, a deep dive page about a given book’s bestseller history can link you to that review. The more ways users can get to our content, the better. How effective is it? We’ll see. But we can’t stick to structuring our news the same way, and failing to give it a shot.
Successful data projects require integration and collaboration across parts of the newsroom, and that’s something we were able to accomplish on this project. Thanks to so many at the LAT for bearing with me, during this and other endeavors, listening to some crazy ideas. Can’t wait to see how the bestsellers site grows with this new framework in place.
So, data projects, what I spend my life on now. Yeah, they’re hot these days. They’re also a way we’ve been doing some parts of journalism for decades. But here’s my philosophy, as someone who’s been dabbling/obsessing about this for a while: Don’t just do it for investigations, don’t just do it for one type of news. Don’t just see it as a technique for one type of project. Data’s not just a specialty, it’s also a way we can structure our sites themselves. All to help people explore their world. All to tell the story.
This is a philosophy I’ve been dreaming about for a while. Haven’t pushed it far enough yet. But bestsellers is a major step toward what can be, integrating data with the general newsroom process. I know it’s not an entirely new idea, but having the skills to put a vision like that into reality, to create this sort of a framework, for someone doing this for about a year, it’s a great “parting shot” (as Ben called it) for my time at the LAT.
Bet I can do even more at PBS, as the learning continues. Less than a week till I get out there. Don’t know exactly what we’re going to put together, but it’s going to be pretty darn cool. And I hope this philosophy provides a decent jumping off point for some discussions, and some of our new content.
Watch out Washington – I’m coming your way soon! Start at PBS on Oct. 25. It’s going to be a roller coaster of a ride!
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November 22, 2010 Using Google spreadsheets as your database
September 28, 2010 Heading to PBS: Dreams do come true
July 11, 2010 Data Delver: Andy Boyle, St. Petersburg Times
September 21, 2010 The power of linkable data apps (my second LAT app)
July 11, 2010 Data Delver: Cheryl Phillips, Seattle Times
May 12, 2010 Spreading the data word…via Poynter
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Mid-State Wine & Liquors Ropes AGAIN THIS YEAR in over 36 medals
Written by Administrator Saturday, 05 February 2011 18:09
Contact: LEON D. SIERRA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
During the Houston Rodeo Bites and Bite competition
Houston, Texas (February 20, 2011)- Mid-State Wine & Liquors a boutique distributor and importer based in Houston, Texas has a portfolio of wines worthy of toasting. The proof was in the glass as Mid-State roped in 36 medals at the 2011 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition on November 14-15, 2010. Medals won included three Reserve Champion and two class champions, of which Riesling from Germany was named Class Champion. You can see the Mid-State’s medal awards listing on their website www.mid-statewine.com under the Houston Live stock rodeo tab.
The eight annual “Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo” International Wine Competition included over 1,800 entries from 500+ wineries and about 20 countries. Judges tasted through the wines blindfolded in search of the Grand Champion. Winning winners are to be showcased during the Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup and Best Bites Competition held on February 20, 2011. Wines will be poured with like cuisine for more than 4,000 food and wine enthusiast to indulge on, as medals, chaps and buckles are awarded to the winning Reserve Champions.
Mid-State wines came into the competition with 64 wines and came out with 36 medals including 3 Reserve and 2 Class Champions. Mid-States portfolio includes wines from around the world. Wines are hand selected and only introduced in the market place after their experienced panel of winologist approves them for distribution. “I continue to give my customers the best of the best,” said Sierra, “my portfolio is a reflection of what I believe and love and I don’t want to tarnish it by introducing wines that are not of the highest standards.”
With so many distributors in Texas, Mid-State strives to standout. “Having over 57% of the entries medal, is a tribute to the effort Mid-State has made to compose a portfolio of wines that are unique, offering great value and great taste, said Justin Gasper, owner of the two Saints in Houston.
Mid-State has plans to grow and expand in 2011. Going into territories such as McAllen, Lubbock, and Tyler Texas as well as venturing into other states like Louisiana, Colorado and Missouri. The growth is meant to happen while still keeping the same philosophy of offering great service, great wines and great value. “We don’t have representatives in the market place, said Dallas Kirkpatrick, Houston Spec’s Account Sales Manger, “we have knowledgably wine specialist that will work with each account to customize their needs, that is why we so lovingly refer to them as wineologist.”
About Mid-State:
Mid-State wine and liquor is currently celebrating its 10th year anniversary and will be hosting some portfolio tasting in each market soon. Leon left the world of engineering, twelve years ago, just after visiting one of the vineyards in Italy. The trip left him with a great love and passion for the world of wine.
Mid-State has offices in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and the Headquarters in Houston, Texas. Mid-State’s portfolio includes wines from around the world including, Argentina, Australia, USA, Chile, France, Italy, Turkey, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain.
Owner Leon Sierra has taken his love and passion for the business to a new level introducing his own private label to the market place “Sierra Estate Private Selection”. Currently featuring a Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley, Oregon. They were awarded Bronze medals on the 2009 Rodeo Competition.
However he is also proud to announce that his NEW Private label is called SENOR SIERRA. The Senor Sierra Tempranillo from de Alicante Spain region was awarded a SILVER medal at the HLSR 2011 wine competition this year. The SENOR SIERRA wines are 100% CERTIFIED ORGANIC and some of the grapes from this private line are indigenous to the Alicante Spanish region so please visit our website for further information about the entire line. There are plans to expand his Private Selection to include other countries.
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Sometimes it's a lonely elephant.
The astronaut just wouldn't stop talking.
The boy waved goodbye to his ghost friend. It was time to say goodbye, they both knew it, but knowing doesn't make it any easier.
(photo provided by the illustrious Mollie Brock)
(photo courtesy of Aaron Barnes)
The Midnight Mailman and Mr. Happy Puppet Head in:
"Price Check on Aisle DANGER!"
(start from the BEGININNG!)
When he’s done pissing on the water monster in the toilet, Mr. Happy Puppet Head says, “It’s all yours,” and bobbles away, leaving me alone in the most terrifying public bathroom I have ever been in. I’m about to follow my friend out when I realize my bladder is suddenly painfully full. Too much tangy lukewarm water fountain, I guess.
I look at the toilet and the angry monster. It snaps its translucent teeth at me and thrashes about. It briefly occurs to me I could just piss on the floor, but I disregard this as totally out of the question. I’m in a grocery store.
I stand a few feet from the toilet, just out of bite’s reach. Junk in hand, I raise it to the demon. My entire body is taut, eyes blinking furiously behind my goggles.
I can do this. I can.
Urinating on a monster sounds easier than it actually is.
Seconds crawl. I strain to listen for anyone else who might come into the bathroom to catch me in my cowardice. If someone were to come in, I’d pretend to finish and leave quickly without making eye contact. But I can’t hear anything over the creature’s insistent splashing.
I can do this. I expel liquid waste through my urethra all the time. Why should it matter if something’s trying to kill me as I do it?
I sigh heavily. I can’t do this.
I zip up and back carefully out the door. It’ll take maybe twenty minutes to get home. I can handle that.
I’ll be happy as long as I never have to go into that bathroom again.
I find Mr. Happy Pupet Head in the Damaged Aerosol Food section. Four severely dented cans of Spray Cheese for the price of one. Amazing.
It's hard to breathe because of the smell.
"Knock yourself out, kid," says the man. "I'll be back in a few minutes to check on you."
Cinder stands staring at the lump of decaying carcass. "Soother? Is that you?" His friend doesn't answer. Things without faces rarely respond when their names are called, as our hero is fast learning.
Despite the stench, Cinder grabs a hug on his corpse friend and cries a little. They had had such great times together.
"Goodbye, Soother," he sniffs. "See you later."
The sun outside burns his eyes. He wipes away his tears and looks up at the man. "I'm ready."
"Hop in then," the door to the van swings open and the pair drives off to meet their destiny at Squiggly Jenny's Packing Plant.
(photo courtesy of Victoria Warren)
photo courtesy of Will Sanders in China (www.willsanderschinaadventure.com)
At the local B&S, items are marked drastically down.
None of the cans in the canned food aisle have labels on them. Instead, they are divided into three sections with signs demarcating which section is which. Our options are "Good," "Edible," and "No."
Bread items are piled onto one large squished, stale, moldy display.
The Vegetables are shriveled and the fruit is bruised. Lettuce looks like Oregano and Pears like Avocados. There are no Tomatos anywhere.
The samples are dumped in a pile on the floor.
A frightened squirrel is somehow tied to my shopping cart.
The woman behind the Deli Counter stares vacantly at me, her hands wrapped in soiled plastic gloves, her hair in a net. I point and ask her what a specific item is, exactly. She shrugs her shoulders and blinks. “It’s fried chicken with Bar-B-Que sauce on it.” I ask her how old it is and she says she doesn’t’ know.
Next to the worst Bar-B-Que chicken ever are various chunks of animals wrapped tightly in shrink-wrap. Some look like whole animals, fur and all. I don’t ask her about these.
Mr. Happy Puppet Head is chewing on something. I ask him what it is and where he got it.
“From the sample pile over there,’ he gestures behind him.
“That’s a trash pile,” I tell him.
“No, it’s pretty good.” He crunches loudly on whatever garbage he’s decided is food. Bits of lint and part of a dirty napkin cling to his mustache. “Where’s the bathroom?”
We find that someone has barricaded the men’s bathroom with a large pile of label-less cans of food. “I guess we’ll have to wait ‘til we get home,” I shrug.
“Yeah right. I have to piss.” He knocks over much of the pile and yanks the door open with his teeth. I follow, fighting for my balance as I make my way over all the cans.
Inside, the air is bitter and chill. There is only one toilet sitting in the far left corner of the surprisingly large, dimly lit room. Six inches of water covers the floor and I can see that the walls are layered with dark mold. A drip drip drip from the sink echoes loudly.
I don't like this room at all.
“This place sucks.” As Mr. Happy Puppet Head bobbles to the toilet, a Water Monster lunges from the filthy porcelain with a WHOOSH! It snaps jagged water-teeth furiously at the air directly in front of my friend, growling and frothing all over the place.
I jump straight backwards, diving for the door. My feet slip from under me and I crash to the floor in a soggy pile of cans and rolls of waterlogged toilet paper. “Mr. Happy Puppet Head!” I shout.
Mr. Happy Puppet Head stops and studies the translucent horror in front of him, miraculously standing inches outside of the monster’s reach.
“Wait your turn, dick-stain,” as he starts pissing his candy-smelling puppet urine all over the snarling Monster. “Hey, you think that girl at the Deli Counter wants me? I like older chicks with braces.”
End Chapter ONE.
from the EXCITEMENT Marble Composition Book Collection.
"Let's go!" says Diego. "Let's go into the jungle right now and wrestle that Computer right out of that Dinosaur's filthy claws!"
Diego Junior blinks rapidly. "I don't know... that Dinosaur said the computer was his, and if we went after him that he'd use the computer to Math us into Infinity."
"Aw, that's just Dino-Talk." Diego grabs Diego Junior and drags him towards the Jungle.
EXT. INFINITY - DAY
The landscape is barren. The dirt and the sky are dull shades of grey, blending smoothly together at the horizon.
"This place is great!" Diego hops around in circles, stomping up little dust clouds.
"There's nothing to do here," mumbles Diego Junior. "I miss my computer games."
EXT. THE EPILOGUE - DAY
Infinity found new friends today in Diego and Diego Junior. As they resign their respectivelly excited and bored selves in the vast wasteland of nowhere, we are reminded of something. This something is more important than video games and computers. Even more important than board games, puzzle games, comic book games, and French Toast.
That thing is Electronic Video French Puzzle Toast Comic Games.
Love is pretty good, too, but just doesn't have the same entertaining sugary crunch.
"I'm not sleeping over anymore if you buy it," Marta his girlfriend had told him.
The salesman had been very good. "It's cheaper than a TV, and that smell prevents infestations of the home."
"Is it dangerous?"
"Only if it bites you. Or gets on top of you and suffocates you. Otherwise no."
That night, alone in his apartment, Leo had first been bitten, then suffocated by his new purchase. The money he saved from not buying a TV was inherited by his adolescent nephew who spent it on his school lunches over the course of several months.
Nephew also inherited the Stink Monster, but kept it in the basement and never even played with it.
He told her a story of avarice and vice,
Of things that should never
Be spoken to mice.
Illicit dealings.
There is a door next to the front door of your house. Outside there is only one, but inside there are two. While one leads to the outside world, the other leads to a confusingly bizzare alternate dimension. It's a funny trick to play on guests.
"Oh, no, that's the closet," lie to the Preacher as he reaches for the real door. He'll apologize quietly and step through the other door. He won't immediately understand that he isn't in the Regular World anymore. He'll stop at the melting mailbox and wave to you, smiling. You'll wave and smile back. He'll make his way down the sidewalk not yet realizing that the trees are spinning slowly around and around.
That night you'll be awoken by his distant, echoing screams. "Stop! I understand the irony! I'll change! I can change! Leave me alone! No! No!" He trails off with hysterical sobbing.
You smile and roll over in your big comfy bed. "I love you, Alternate Dimension," you'll think before falling soundly asleep.
It isn't cheap having one of those doors installed, but it's always been a dream of yours. Ever since you became a big shot in the entertainment industry, you've really tricked out your house. There's a ball-pit room, a hamster-tube maze big enough to fit you and your obese friends, the dining room with lush grass growing where the carpet should be, instead of a refrigerator you have a hamburger vending machine, and of course, the trick front door. The place may have a funny dead-body smell during the summer and terrible plumbing problems, but it's your dream home and you love it.
When the cops come, tell them the preacher left last week. They ask to look around, and when they don't find anything, tell them, "No, that door goes to the basement. That one's the way out."
Send your cartoons to our first ever Animation Attack animated film festival.
We love your cartoons for our festival.
The robot movie I worked on. I did the animations and some other small things. The ingenious Tak Masuda directed.
The jump rope movie I helped rig blood on. The ineffable Blake Myers directed.
this is a still I made for my friend Tak Masuda's new movie "I Stand Alone." It has robots.
These pieces were commissioned by a guy named Milford Thomas, a very talented and nice guy, who is making a movie. Click above to see his MySpace page.
this was my contribution to what I think is a really cool website www.tailsteak.com/arbuckle
This is what the site says:
"In 1978, Jim Davis began a newspaper comic strip called "Garfield". For almost thirty years, this strip has endured, primarily because its inoffensive, storyless humour is immediately accessible. It is, if not quite the Lowest Common Denominator of the comic world, at least as close to it as one can get without being obviously mediocre.
The comic changes dramatically when one removes the thought bubbles.
"Garfield" changes from being a comic about a sassy, corpulent feline, and becomes a compelling picture of a lonely, pathetic, delusional man who talks to his pets. Consider that Jon, according to Garfield canon, cannot hear his cat's thoughts. This is the world as he sees it. This is his story.
As there are over 13,000 Garfield strips, transcribing all of Arbuckle is too great a job for one man. But, as the scripts are already available, I have elected to outsource it. Anyone can make an Arbuckle strip by simply redrawing an existing Garfield strip and rendering it as realistically as possible, given the material. These are first-come-first-served, so check to see if the strip you want to draw is already taken before you start."
(doughnuts courtesy of XTX)
from the "To Do List Notebook That Sits on My Desk At Work" Collection
this is part of a top secret project I'm developing.
from the Notebook I Keep in my Back Pocket Collection.
Happy New Year Time.
The boy waved goodbye to his ghost friend. It wa...
(photo provided by the illustrious Mollie Brock...
The Midnight Mailman and Mr. Happy Puppet Head in:...
It's hard to breathe because of the smell. "Kno...
photo courtesy of Will Sanders in China (www.w...
from the EXCITEMENT Marble Composition Book Coll...
"Let's go!" says Diego. "Let's go into the jungl...
"I'm not sleeping over anymore if you buy it," M...
He told her a story of avarice and vice, Of thin...
There is a door next to the front door of your hou...
Send your cartoons to our first ever Animation A...
The robot movie I worked on. I did the animations ...
this is a still I made for my friend Tak Masuda'...
These pieces were commissioned by a guy named Mil...
this was my contribution to what I think is a real...
from the "To Do List Notebook That Sits on My Des...
this is part of a top secret project I'm develop...
from the Notebook I Keep in my Back Pocket Colle...
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Veldhoven, The Netherlands, 2011, October 15th: the Romantic Challenge goes
Posted on 14 October 2011 14 October 2011 by NeapolitanClub
There are good reasons to so call the Bermuda Bowl, but first needs a nod to the other two events. In D’Orsi’s Seniors Bowl The Italians are Baroni-Mariani, Caviezel-Cedolin, and Mosca-Vivaldi, but it must be said that favourites speak Polish: Kowalski-Jacek, Klukowski-Markowicz, and Lasocki-Russyan. Best wishes to Italians and to the strongest team, Poland, Italy or whatsoever could be.
In Venice Cup any forecast has great chances to be completely wrong: there are many teams by the same strength, less or more: China, France, Germany, The Netherlands, and both the Americans; nothing saying about England and Sweden, which victory would be less probable but by no means surprising. Surprising, on the contrary, would be the Italian success, but the realism never kept an Italian heart from beating at Mameli’s Anthem cadence: go Gabriella and Gianna, go Cristina and Simonetta, go Marilina and Annalisa, go toward the peak!
Usa2, Germany, and France have the strongest pairs, respectively Levin-Meyers, Auken-Von Arnim, and Bessis-D’Ovidio. Catherine Saul D’Ovidio is today probably the strongest in the world. Between Germans plays Cristina Giampietro, a very young championess daughter of Italians living in Germany. Cristina’s partner is Beathe Nehmert, called Pony because her hairs.
The Romantic Challenge started in Bermuda Islands: there the Usa in 1950 defeated England, Sweden, and Iceland. The strongest player of that time missed the historical event: Oswald Jacoby had to play, but gave up the tourney to go volunteer to Korean War just burst. Jacoby already twice had left the cards on table to go volunteer: on December 7th 1940 (Pearl Harbour attack), and in 1915 (lying on age: he was only fifteen).
One year later the Usa went to Napoli, crashing in her home Italy and her new systems – still to be refined – based on two pretty American ideas: Vanderbilt’s Strong Club and Culbertson’s Approach Forcing. Italy avenged the humiliation In New York, 1957, starting an impressing string of successes and, what’s more, starting the tradition of the great matches Italia-Usa, always characterized by great fair play… well, “always” is maybe too much.
The two Countries won 30 of 39 editions, 16-14 for Usa. Many report 18-14, but two victories were of Canadian-US players teams called North America.
In the upcoming Bermuda Bowl there are three great teams: Italy (Lauria-Versace, Bocchi-Madala, Duboin-Sementa); Usa1 Fleisher (Fleisher-Kamil, Levin-Weinstein, Stansby-Martel), Usa2 Bathurst (Grue-Lall, Hurd-Wooldridge, Zagorin-Bathurst). Somebody underrates Usa2, but it’s understandable: they’re young players which names still don’t echo enough to impose the due respect.
Italy is a new team: there are two new players, Antonio Sementa and Agustin Madala, and there are two new pairs. One of the old pair broke up (Bocchi-Duboin); Norberto Bocchi now partners with Agustin Madala and Giorgio Duboin with Antonio Sementa; Fulvio Fantoni and Claudio Nunes were excluded. The first test for the new team was in 2010 April in Ostende’s European Championship; they won, as expected, but not with the usual pace, and Norwegian world champions weren’t there. In the past eighteen months, however, both the new partnerships grew up, and Agustin Madala revealed to be a great champion, so it’s not a so dicey foretelling to say that the pair Bocchi-Madala can become the strongest of all time.
Let’s see now how, knowing the format of the tourney, are possible some inferences on the winner. In Bermuda Bowl will be played play a round robin stage; the best eight will play the knockout stage. In the quarter final (round of 8), the leading four teams have the right to choice the opponents. Being Usa1, Usa2 and Italy the favourites, at least two should be in the leading foursome, and they will not select each other, of course. So, the outsiders to win the title have to beat at least two of the three favourites. If this happens, it means that the winner team wasn’t a lucky outsider but a strong one underrated by forecasters.
Now: how many chances of victory have the three favourites and the unknown outsider? The current odds are 2:1 for Italy (0,33), 4:1 for Usa1 and only 10:1 for Usa2 (exaggeratedly low). Some supporters says Italy on 80% (exaggeratedly high, but the realism never kept an Italian heart… et cetera). As there are three favourites – too many for outsiders’ hopes: cannot have fortune on their side for so many deals – it can be realistically said that the three top teams all together have 90% (say 40 to Italy and 25 to each Us Team), and all others together have no more than 10%, i.e. it exists the 10% of probability that a strong team was underrated.
by Paolo Enrico Garrisi
2011 World Championship, ENGLISH ♣, Events ♣
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Lu: 100 Big Days (and Nights) Out
I realised I have kept a heap of tickets to mainly music gigs & festivals over the years, as well as a lot of sports fixtures, from both here, UK and Europe. So each day there will be a photo of a ticket accompanied by a hazy memory from that gig… and a musical tip to go with it.
As I go, a playlist on Spotify called ‘100 Big Days Out’ will be built up of the tracks I single out from those gigs/artists/events. Check it out http://open.spotify.com/user/1230930937/playlist/68S65odxiGB6v7hz4exHTL
Also visit: 100bigdaysout.tumblr.com/
Sebadoh + Elliott Smith, London Astoria, London, January 1999
Debut as a patron of London’s Astoria (now demolished as part of Crossrail), and it was a quadruple bill for some NME show - you know, bright young things, this week's rock ‘n’ roll saviour. However, the headline act was Lou Barlow’s Sebadoh, a band that (along with his previous band, Dinosaur Jr.) had rocked flat stereos back in NZ since Uni. I loved the 1995 album Harmacy - it was like having a record by more than one band there was so much on there, though this also highlighted Lou’s dilemma of always ending up in bands with more than one songwriter (in Sebadoh’s case, it was sharing duties with Jason Loewenstein). Sebadoh nailed it - the different tempos & vocal duties making for a great set, and when they unleashed the punkier portions of their song library, it was mosh-tastic. I love simplicity in music, it’s the common thread to a lot of what I like, whatever the genre… so having a band like Sebadoh that can do jingle-jangle, country, punk and sheer noise, all so competently is a bloody pleasure. I am gutted I did not get to see them when they played last year in Wellington, but bubba was new born then, and gigs were off the agenda! A bonus of the night, and pleasant surprise, was two other acts playing that night: the introverted Elliott Smith, and the world’s smallest super-group, Portland’s Quasi. (I won't comment on Hefner because I didn't rate them). Smith was mellow, timid, a with pretty sweet voice - this was the first time I had heard him, and since he tragically went the way of Mark Linkous, (apparently) taking his own life, I am pleased I got to see him. It may have been even better to see him in a gig on his own, rather than slotted into a showcase of sorts. He is another sad story and big loss to music. Quasi were very cool, very hip, but uncomplicated… but I’m a Kiwi and we love that shit… good, simple, sloppyish pop. Bloody good night out all up, and I liked the venue - how you could stand downstairs or go upstairs and be so close to the stage on the mezzanine level, even sit at the tables along the front if you wanted. So, to the picks! For Sebadoh it is the first track of theirs I heard, ‘Rebound’, off earlier album Bake Sale. For an Elliott Smith track its the mellow ‘Waltz #2 (XO)’ - I think its suitably melancholy. Poor old Elliott. And if you have never heard any Quasi, try ‘The Poisoned Well’.
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‘Big four’ turbine suppliers install 53% of global market; Pattern, Invenergy sign analytics deals
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As competition drives consolidation in the wind sector, the merger of Siemens and Gamesa saw the group rise to number two in onshore wind installations. (Image credit: Thebroker)
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"Big four" turbine suppliers install over half of market in 2017
The four largest manufacturers of onshore wind turbines supplied 53% of the global wind market in 2017, further consolidating their market share ahead of smaller players, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) said in a report published February 26.
Aggressive price competition continues to spur consolidation of the wind turbine market and new installed capacity fell 12% in 2017 to 47 GW, mainly due to a slowdown in China, BNEF said. New installations are expected to rebound to 55 GW in 2018 "as the Chinese market returns to growth and Latin America continues its expansion," BNEF said.
Denmark's Vestas remained the world's largest turbine supplier, commissioning 7.7 GW of new onshore capacity equivalent to 16% of the global market, BNEF data shows.
Siemens Gamesa, formed in 2016 from the merger of Germany's Siemens and Spain's Gamesa, commissioned 6.8 GW of new wind capacity in 2017. This raised Siemens Gamesa's market share to 15%, up from 11% in 2016 (combined), allowing the company to leapfrog GE and Goldwind in the global rankings. Including offshore turbines, Siemens Gamesa became the largest supplier with a total of 9.5 GW.
China's Goldwind commissioned 5.4 GW of new capacity for a share of 11%, retaining its position as third-largest supplier. GE commissioned 4.9 GW, representing 10% of the global market, which saw it slip from second-largest supplier to fourth-largest.
“We’ve seen a wave of mergers in the wind turbine manufacturing industry in the last few years, including the Siemens-Gamesa deal and Nordex’s takeover of Acciona Windpower," Albert Cheung, Head of Analysis at BNEF, said in a note.
"With a large number of small players outside the Big Four, it would be no surprise to see further consolidation,” Cheung said.
Top turbine manufacturers in 2017
Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)
In 2017, a number of small- and medium-size turbine vendors were either required (China Creative Wind Power), filed for insolvency (FWT Energy and Seawind), entered into receivership (Vergnet) or withdrew from the wind industry (Daewoo and JSW), FTI consulting noted in a separate report.
"In addition, to gain a new strategic positioning, Siemens Gamesa decided to discontinue Adwen turbines, Enercon took over Lagerwey (technology and emerging market opportunity) and most recently Vestas brought Utopus Insights (data analytics)," the consultancy said.
According to BNEF, Germany’s Enercon was the fifth-place manufacturer in 2017, commissioning 3.1 GW. Six other turbine makers from Europe and China commissioned between 1 GW and 3 GW.
In terms of geographical spread, more than 90% of Goldwind's turbines were commissioned in China, while General Electric remained stronger in the Americas than other global regions, BNEF said.
Vestas and Siemens Gamesa both commissioned significant capacity across the three main regions of Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the Americas and Asia-Oceania.
Almost all of Enercon's capacity was commissioned in Europe.
Onshore wind turbine capacities continue to rise, and seven turbine manufacturers have now launched 4 MW models, according to FTI consulting. These include, Enercon, Vestas, Nordex Acciona, GE, Siemens Gamesa, Goldwind and Envsion.
In the offshore wind market, Siemens Gamesa remained the dominant global supplier, commissioning 2.7 GW of projects, BNEF said. Other suppliers such as China's Sewind, internationally-owned MHI Vestas and Germany's Senvion commissioned around 0.5 GW each.
Uptake to supply analytics to Pattern Energy
U.S. analytics supplier Uptake has signed an agreement with Pattern Energy to pilot predictive analytics software at its 200 MW Logan's Gap Wind facility in Comanche County, Texas, Uptake said February 22.
Since 2016, Chicago-based Uptake has been piloting its wind predictive analytics software with MidAmerican Energy Company, an operator of 4.3 GW of U.S. wind capacity. Both companies are owned by Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE).
Uptake plans to complete installation across MidAmerican's entire wind fleet by April, Uptake directors told a New Energy Update webinar in October.
Many wind operators are now using predictive analytics products to optimize maintenance activities and analytics suppliers are expanding system capabilities to tackle the upcoming challenges faced by wind owners.
“Pattern Energy has been impressed with the value Uptake has brought to wind fleets and major companies in other industries,” Ben Rice, a senior engineering manager for Pattern Energy, said.
In just three years, Uptake has expanded into multiple sectors such as mining, oil and gas, rail, aviation, construction and manufacturing.
In the wind sector, the company is developing new functionalities which will increase the sophistication of the system and allow operators to respond to a range of market conditions.
The gradual removal of tax credits for new wind farms and expiry of credits for older turbines will expose more plants to wholesale market prices. In order to minimize costs, wind fleet operators must shape their O&M strategies around wholesale market drivers, as well as system performance.
NarrativeWave signs analytics contract with Invergy
Analytics supplier NarrativeWave is to deliver wind farm software to Invergy, the U.S.'s largest privately-held renewable energy company, under a new three-year deal, the companies announced February 21.
Invenergy currently operates around 8 GW of wind, solar and gas-fired power capacity.
Following a 60-day pilot, Invenergy has agreed to use NarrativeWave’s software to optimize its fleet of wind turbines and other renewable energy assets.
The pilot involved "empowering mechanical, electrical, and turbine performance subject matter experts (SMEs) to rapidly build analytic models and deploy them across a fleet of turbines without the need for data scientists," the companies said in a statement.
In some cases, the new processes reduced return-to-service times by over 50%, the firms said.
NarrativeWave is already active in the Energy, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Mining, Transportation, and Heavy Equipment sectors.
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Schneider Electric Exchange, the world’s first cross-industry open ecosystem dedicated to solving real-world sustainability and efficiency challenges.
Schneider Electric, the leader of digital transformation in energy management and automation, recently announced the launch of Schneider Electric Exchange, the world’s first cross-industry open ecosystem dedicated to solving real-world sustainability and efficiency challenges.
Schneider Electric Exchange is empowering a diverse community of solvers to create and scale business solutions and seize new market value. As digitization revolutionizes the way we work and interact, energy fundamentally becomes more distributed. With Schneider Electric Exchange, individuals gain entry to a vast network of technical tools and resources to develop, share, and sell digital and IoT innovations.
Hervé Coureil, Chief Digital Officer, Schneider Electric, said: “What differentiates Schneider Electric Exchange is that it brings together people across industries and practice areas that share a passion for sustainability and efficiency, enabling collaboration and interaction across ecosystems. While all content, IoT applications, software, datasets, analytics, and tools are available to everyone, we have focused on specific capabilities that fit the needs and expectations of each community.”
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Death By Oranges: Ivrea at Carnival — Natalia Sarkissian
It’s the Sunday before Lent and I’m in Ivrea, a small town in Piedmont, at the foot of the Alps. The forecast predicts snow from Siberia, but right now the sun staves off the chill that I know will deepen with sunset. I stomp my feet while standing on frosty cobblestones waiting to buy a red jersey cap. Although flimsy, it will serve as a badge to show I’m a sympathetic bystander and protect me. In half an hour the streets will run red with the juice of tons of Calabrian blood oranges. Thousands of townspeople, divided into teams, will hurl fruit at each other, commemorating liberation—legend has it—from a medieval tyrant. This is the Battle of the Oranges, a three-day fight that takes place every year during Carnival. It starts on Sunday and terminates on Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) and I’m here to take photographs from the front lines.
According to the legend, in the Middle Ages, when a beautiful miller’s daughter—Violetta—married, a tyrannical lord insisted on exercising his right to spend the first night with her (le droit du seigneur). She gave him so much to drink that he passed out beforehand. Then she chopped off his head, the local populace rose to her defense and tore down the tyrant’s castle.
This act of rebellion is reenacted centuries later by the bare-headed populace (on foot) which battles the helmeted and armored tyrant’s supporters (on horse-drawn carts). They wage a sticky war through the various piazze and streets of town. At the end of the three days of combat, officials declare the winners of the battle. And during lulls in the fighting, a band plays, men, women and children in silken and golden costume parade through town and a Violetta stand-in rides a horse-drawn carriage through the fruity, fragrant mess, distributing candy and flowers.
Ivrea’s curious carnival celebration has evolved through the centuries. The battle with citrus as ammunition is a newer development, the origins of which are murky, but historians have dated its beginnings to the mid-nineteenth century. The fruit symbolizes sticks, stones and arrows; but while less deadly, oranges propelled with force still draw blood.
Hence this lightweight red hat—a stocking cap—which I’ve now bought and am wearing. It’s a Phrygian cap, modeled on the headgear that inhabitants of Phrygia (Anatolia) wore in antiquity. It came to be associated with liberty in the Western regions of the Roman Empire and many centuries later French revolutionaries adopted it. During the reign of Terror, French moderates wore this “bonnet rouge” to advertise their sympathy with the new regime.
And, in the United States, some revolutionary soldiers wore knitted red stocking caps and images of Liberty often included a Phrygian cap. (See: French National Symbols.)
In Rip Van Winkle (1820) for example, Washington Irving describes Rip’s great surprise upon awakening in post-Revolutionary war America with red cap imagery:
“Instead of the great tree that used to shelter the quiet, little Dutch inn of yore there was now reared a tall, naked pole with something on the top that looked like a red night-cap and from it was fluttering a flag on which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes.”
(Washington Irving, Rip Van Winkle, Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1921, p. 56. Pictures and Decorations by N.C. Wyeth.)
Red-capped, camera poised, I’m in good company here, on this old bridge over an icy tributary to the Po River. I’m waiting for the oranges to begin flying. Hundreds of us revolutionary sympathizers jostle each other expectantly, vying for a good spot from which to take pictures. The battle is scheduled to begin at 2 pm and it’s already 2:08. A tv journalist from Norway knocks into me with her plastic-swathed equipment and my camera clatters against the cobblestones, the lens jarring loose. Her bodyguard, a burly local hired to shield her literally with his body from oranges while she shoots, apologizes. No problem, I say, biting my lip. Next to these professionals I feel exposed and unprepared. What if I get orange juice on my equipment? When I ask if they have any extra plastic, the bodyguard hands me a Carrefour supermarket bag. I rip a hole in an end and swaddle my camera with it.
Someone blows a whistle. A group intones words from Ivrea’s traditional carnival song:
A cruel baron
With the rope and the stick
Up at his lair, the castle,
Laughing weirdly
Devoured us, meat and bones ….”
And on the bridge in front, men and boys in kilts and green jackets from the Tuchini di Borghetto faction stuff oranges into cloth shoulder bags. They hop with excitement. Around the bend, behind me, warriors in carts drawn by skittish horses, don their terrifying, football-like helmets.
The first cart surges forward, its black horses whinnying. Oranges sail and thump against the foot soldiers’ upturned faces and, in response, against the helmets of the adversaries above on the cart. Pulp flies through the air when oranges split. Rivulets of red run. The fighters pound each other, their zeal increasing, their accuracy decreasing. The Norwegian lady huddles under the big man she has hired to protect her from errant missiles, her lens peeping out from under his arm. I step away from them, out of the crowd to take a clear shot. Juice splatters when I’m hit in the head—right on my bright red Liberty cap—by a ricocheting orange. This badge offers no protection against the wildly spinning oranges. While I’m reeling, another slams my camera and the lens jars loose again. I struggle to put pieces back together, but oranges bounce off the pavement into my legs and arms. Fun and picturesque? Maybe, I think. But red cap or not, this reenactment hurts.
I step back from the fray into a doorway. I peel off the sticky Carrefour bag and fiddle with the camera. The digital circuitry seems out of whack. I turn the camera off and on, thinking of a Florentine Carnival song, Blessed Spirit (ca. 1513), by Niccolò Machiavelli, the author of The Prince:
Raise then, your weapons high
Against a cruel foe;
But to your own, bring healing remedy.
Lay down that old hostility
Fostered between you since long, long ago.
(Niccolò Machiavelli, Blessed Spirit. Revised Translation by Robert Adams. W.W. Norton & Company, 1992)
Since the Renaissance, carnival celebrations, this version in particular, are about contrast. I came here because I wanted to witness this spectacle, this bloody dramatization of fighting between polar opposites through which reconciliation can be reached. But I didn’t mean to ruin my equipment while doing it.
I stop at a bar and order an espresso. Still fiddling with the camera, I breathe a sigh of relief when the green and red LED lights turn back on.
I follow the show at a distance, down through the narrow passageways of the Borghetto. Then I wind up through other battle-filled squares and streets. Carpeted with peels and pulp, the cobblestones slide under my feet. The battered town reeks of bruised citrus that is already souring.
At the end of the gauntlet, on the loop heading back toward the bridge, combatants put aside their oranges for a few minutes. Men and women on the carts take off their helmets, lean down and shake hands with their adversaries, declaring a momentary truce before they circle around to battle again. A boy’s nose bleeds. A girl massages her shoulder. I mop my face and wipe my camera. And a man, on a cart I’ve photographed, maybe even one of the helmeted men I’ve photographed, quietly has a heart attack. He’s taken to the hospital where later—at age 35—he’s pronounced dead.
But I don’t know this quite yet. I’ll find out when I get home and listen to the news. Right now, while the sun sinks westward and the evening mist rolls in, I’m still red-hatted if damp with the blood-red juice of Calabrian oranges. The battle has started up again and I’m marveling at Ivrea’s rowdy pageantry that for me today continues to unfold.
–Natalia Sarkissian–Natalia Sarkissian
Natalia Sarkissian has an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and has been an editor and contributor at Numéro Cinq since 2010. Natalia divides her time between Italy and the United States.
2013, Art, NC Magazine, Nonfiction, Photography, Vol. IV, No. 3, March 2013
13 Responses to “Death By Oranges: Ivrea at Carnival — Natalia Sarkissian”
Rich Farrell says:
Natalia,
Lovely photographs. Simply stunning. I love how the European towns still maintain deep connections with history and still celebrate them. Something we’ve (mostly) lost in the States. Noticeably absent from view: sponsored by Budweiser or other corporate logos. When we lived in Spain, we’d sometimes stumble upon these little tiny villages holding massive celebrations..nothing as stunning as blood orange-soaked streets, but in the same spirit. (One town in Spain does a tomato throwing celebration but we never made it there.) Thanks for braving the battle and bringing this to us at NC!
Thanks Rich! It’s true, I hadn’t thought about the absence of corporate advertising, but there were no logos advertising one corporation or another anywhere in sight. Maybe you will make it to Spain for the tomato throwing~I’d love to see those pictures.
Marvelous pictures and story! My friend Ashley Gross, radio journalist who recently moved from Chicago to Seattle, swathed her mic and camera in plastic to report a tomato-throwing festival in that town. Not as rooted in tradition as Ivrea, but a start 🙂
Another “bloody” food fight! I’d like to see the pictures of that one!
Natasha, you certainly do suffer for your craft, or is it not art?…that bridge shot is stunning. Great piece–more, more!
Alas, Frankie, suffering is part of the “job” it seems…at least at the Battle of the Oranges!
Natalia, Don’t forget this is why you get paid the Big Bucks at NC. Danger and Suffering are your middle names. 🙂
Yes, all in a day’s work at NC! 🙂
Stunning! You’ve captured a rich sense of this experience, and what a title. Thanks for sharing about this.
Thanks AnnaMaria!
Jeanie Chung says:
Loved the photographs and essay. Seems like a waste of good oranges, though …
There has been heated debate about the waste of fruit, but the oranges are supposedly those deemed commercially not viable—whatever that means. I admit I took one out of a crate before the battle started and ate it; it was pretty good although it wasn’t the prettiest orange in the world.
Miss Molly says:
Wonderful writing and photography. And such a wild tradition – wild, but grounded. Glad to see they haven’t lost those roots. Much to easy to do that in today’s fast world.
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Like George Carlin, Samuel Langhorne Clemens was less concerned with political or cultural correctness than the truth; driven, whether he realized it or not, by compassion for his fellow human beings. Like Carlin, he was relatively unconcerned with being polite. Beginning at the bedrock of the truth he was seeking, which he pursued like the Hound of Heaven, we see it expressed (as he did) in the behavior of his fellow Americans. We are talking about the security energy center of the false-self survival strategy, the elaboration of the pursuit of food, clothing and shelter; we are talking about the collective American unconscious; we are talking about some very complex and ugly behaviors; we are talking about the source of Samuel Clemens’ agony.
Sam Clemens was nevertheless able to look at these essentially self-destructive reactions without flinching or repressing his own personal insights as most of us do, even though his courageous descriptions as a speaker and writer put him at odds with his critics and most of his countrymen at times. Unfortunately, he did not have the comfort that the profound realizations in the context of Simple Reality would have given him.
Most of our suffering is caused by resisting our experience. Samuel Clemens found it hard to accept the behavior of his fellow human beings which can often lead (usually unconsciously) to self-loathing; he suffered grievously because of his inability to let go of his identification with his fellow false selves. This observation goes a long way in explaining the Mark Twain described in the following paragraph.
“The difference in Mark Twain’s work as he aged was less a change than a ripening: his anger at the ways of the world merely grew fiercer as he grew older. Nevertheless, the work of his last years has been called his ‘pessimism,’ and millions of words have been written to explain how, apparently, a flippant young wisecracker became a prophet of doom.”
Simple Reality can explain the evolution of the world’s “smart alecks” in somewhat less than a million words. Nevertheless, we can all be grateful to Twain who had the courage to face the dragon of his false self without fleeing the field of life. His commitment to the truth was lifelong and he was both hilarious and eloquent in wielding his sword. Few of us will give the Dragon of Lies so many wounds and engage it in such a furious struggle until the very end when both dragon and antagonist vanish in the mist of illusion.
We will now contrast True self behavior with false self behavior at the time when Clemens was outraged at America’s imperialistic and inhumane behavior in the war in the Philippines (1899-1901). He had every reason to be pessimistic about the behaviors of his fellow humans whom he called the “Damned Human Race.”
Americans didn’t want to hear about U.S. imperialism and the injustice that their false self was capable of. Clemens had to be patient in his attack on the gap between the professed American commitment to democracy and its treatment of people beyond its borders. He wrote a piece describing the jingoism behind an imperialistic foreign policy and how a people can be led to accept and support war.
His “The War Prayer” was written in 1905 but not published until 1916 because it was felt by his publishers that it would be too painful and shocking for the world of his day. “It was a time of great and exalting excitement. The country was up in arms, the war was on, in every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism; the drums were beating, the bands playing, the toy pistols popping, the bunched firecrackers hissing and spluttering; on every hand and far down the receding and fading spread of roofs and balconies a fluttering wilderness of flags flashed in the sun; daily the young volunteers marched down the wide avenue gay and fine in their new uniforms, the proud fathers and mothers and sisters and sweethearts cheering them with voices choked with happy emotion as they swung by; nightly the packed meetings listened, panting to patriot oratory which stirred the deepest deeps of their hearts, and which they interrupted at briefest intervals with cyclones of applause, the tears running down their cheeks the while; in the churches the pastors preached devotion to flag and country, and invoked the God of Battles, beseeching His aid in our good cause in outpouring of fervid eloquence which moved every listener. It was indeed a glad and gracious time, and the half dozen rash spirits that ventured to disapprove of the war and cast a doubt upon its righteousness straightway got such a stern and angry warning that for their personal safety’s sake they quickly shrank out of sight and offended no more in that way.” The last thing the false self wants to hear is the voice of the True self seeking the truth even if that truth is cloaked in satire.
Clemens further wanted to reveal the hypocrisy and unconsciousness manifesting in Christian churches across the land. He shocked his readers into thinking about what their prayers really meant. He described an aged, robed and ghastly figure ascending to the pulpit as the closed-eyed preacher, unaware of his presence, finished his sermon. “Bless our arms, grant us the victory, O Lord our God, Father and Protector of our land and flag!”
The stranger gently gestured for the preacher to step aside as he began his paraphrase of the true meaning of the prayers they mindlessly uttered upon many a Sunday. “O Lord our Father, our young patriots, idols of our hearts, go forth to battle—be Thou near them! With them—in spirit—we also go forth from the sweet peace of our beloved firesides to smite the foe. O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows with unavailing grief; help us to turn them out roofless with their little children to wander unfriended the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, sports of the sun flames of summer, and the icy winds of winter, broken in spirit, worn with travail, imploring Thee for the refuge of the grave and denied it—for our sakes who adore Thee Lord, blast their hopes, blight their lives, protract their bitter pilgrimage, make heavy their steps, water their way with their tears, stain the white snow with the blood of their wounded feet! We ask it, in the spirit of love, of Him who is the Source of Love, and who is the ever-faithful refuge and friend of all that are sore beset and seek His aid with humble and contrite hearts. Amen.”
Few of his fellow Americans had the courage that Clemens had in opposing the war but Massachusetts Senator George Hoar was one. Referring to the war in the Philippines, Hoar upbraided his fellow senators. “You have wasted six hundred million of treasure. You have sacrificed nearly ten thousand American lives, the flower of our youth. You have devastated provinces. You have slain uncounted thousands of the people you desire to benefit.”
Senator Albert Beveridge, lacking the compassion of his colleague and representing the vast majority who had come to believe in the Manifest Destiny of America, spoke on behalf of the Old Testament God who “has marked the American people as His chosen nation to finally lead in the regeneration of the world. This is the divine mission of America. The Philippines are ours forever. We will not repudiate our duty in the archipelago. We will not abandon our opportunity in the Orient. We will not renounce our part in the mission of our race, trustee, under God, of the civilization of the world.” And so it goes a century later but with no Sam Clemens with the courage to speak the truth to power.
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When Marcia Mayeda, Los Angeles County’s head of Animal Control, hired her friend Pat Claerbout to run the Baldwin Park facility everyone knew she was hiring a ticking time bomb. Anyone with access to Google knew there were multiple allegations that Claerbout was a serial animal abuser and it wasn’t a matter of ‘if’ but only a matter of ‘when’ the bomb would explode.
Last week the bomb exploded. Over 75 percent of Baldwin Park’s employees signed and submitted to the Department of Animal Control’s Human Resources Department a petition demanding that Claerbout be removed. Three quarters of the shelter’s employees were willing to risk retaliation to make their dissatisfaction with the head who is described by Mayeda as being “innovative”. Word of mouth says many other staff members wanted to sign but felt too intimidated.
Also last week a distraught Spanish speaking family showed up at the Baldwin Park Shelter with their beloved Cocker Spaniel. The dog had gone into seizures and was immediately rushed to a private veterinarian who told them any possible treatment would cost between $1,000 and $1,500. Because this was beyond the family’s financial wherewithal, the vet directed them to Baldwin Park where the ASPCA had instituted a program to provide financial assistance for low income families with veterinary needs. The family arrived at Baldwin Park and explained their plight to the shelter’s impound clerk who told them that the ASPCA representative would be arriving shortly and they were welcome to wait at the ASPCA booth in front of the shelter.
Their dog was clearly in bad shape, and the family was crying as they waited for the ASPCA. According to multiple witnesses, this drew the ire of Claerbout who complained loudly to staff members that these people should not be in front of the shelter in this condition because it was bad for the shelter’s image. Claerbout ordered the facility’s impound clerk to impound the dog, even though the family had not legally relinquished their pet. Then Claerbout went out and grabbed the dog from the family telling them she was going to take him to the shelter veterinarian. Claerbout took the dog to the back of the shelter and ordered the veterinary staff to kill him. While Baldwin Park’s medical staff agreed that the dog should be put down, they quickly recognized that the family had not relinquished the dog to the shelter and euthanizing him would be both illegal and immoral, and therefore refused to kill him – apparently unbeknownst to Claerbout.
While this drama was playing out a Baldwin Park officer went out to console the family. The family tearfully said they realized the dog was in bad shape and wanted to take their pet to an outside veterinarian so the pet could die with dignity amongst his loved ones. Claerbout returned and, seeing the officer talking to the family, asked them, “What are you still doing here?” When the officer explained that they wanted to be with their pet, Claerbout replied “It’s just a shot – the same as a veterinarian would give.”
The officer reminded Claerbout that she could not legally kill a dog that hadn’t been surrendered to the shelter. Claerbout, who had already ordered the dog killed, became agitated with the officer and ordered her to secure the relinquishment form. The officer reluctantly informed the family of the dog’s medical situation and persuaded them to sign the form.
Claerbout’s actions were illegal and a violation of department policy. There may have been racial overtones – several people wondered whether she would have treated the family the same way if they were white, educated and spoke English. Her actions were heartless and insensitive and, according to policy and procedure warrant at minimum a 15 day suspension without pay. This case warrants stronger sanctions and possible criminal prosecution.
Marcia Mayeda’s judgment and motives in hiring Claerbout are questionable. Allegations that Marcia Mayeda lied to the Board of Supervisors in open session and instituted a coverup in the fatal Pamela DeVitt mauling have been raised in the case of DeVitt vs Los Angeles County and Marcia Mayeda . This may go beyond Mayeda as there is some evidence that the Board of Supervisors, specifically the office of Mike Antonovich, knew Mayeda was lying and at best did nothing and at worst condoned if not outright sanctioned it.
E-mails and calls to the Board of Supervisors have generated canned responses claiming the Board takes the allegations seriously and cannot comment on an ongoing investigation. Current procedure is that complaints about the Department of Animal Care and Control are sent to Mayeda for resolution. There is evidence of corruption involving Mayeda and we urge the Board of Supervisors to appoint an independent investigator in this matter. We also call on the Board of Supervisors to suspend both Claerbout and Mayeda with pay pending completion of the investigation as there is a real and immediate risk that witnesses will be intimidated and the investigation compromised if they remain actively employed. It is time for the Board of Supervisors to take responsibility and answer to the public.
Meanwhile “Google Me” Claerbout is trying to cut down the number of pets included on the Baldwin Park volunteers’ networking list and also shorten the hold times they are given – despite the fact that historically this networking list has had a 97 percent live release rate – a rate which was even higher before Claerbout arrived. The live release rate for the facility as a whole is down to 79 percent for dogs and only 18 percent for cats – yet Claerbout wants to lower the pets exposure. Anything you can do to help by adopting, rescuing or networking these highly deserving pets is appreciated and urgently needed.
BALDWIN PARK SHELTER EMPLOYEES DEMAND PAT “GOOGLE ME” CLAERBOUT BE REMOVED!
On the morning of May 18th a distraught Spanish speaking family showed up at the Baldwin Park Shelter with their beloved Cocker Spaniel. The dog had gone into seizures and was immediately rushed to a private veterinarian who told them any possible treatment would cost between $1,000 and $1,500. Because this was beyond the family’s financial wherewithal, the vet directed them to Baldwin Park where the ASPCA had instituted a program to provide financial assistance to help low income families with veterinary needs. The family arrived at Baldwin Park and explained their plight to the shelter’s impound clerk who told them that the ASPCA representative would be arriving shortly and they were welcome to wait at the ASPCA booth in front of the shelter.
Their dog was clearly in bad shape, and the family was crying as they waited for the ASPCA. According to multiple witnesses, this drew the ire of Pat “Google Me” Claerbout who complained loudly to staff members that these people should not be in front of the shelter in this condition because it was bad for the shelter’s image. Claerbout ordered the facility’s impound clerk to impound the dog, even though the family had not legally relinquished their pet. Then Claerbout went out and grabbed the dog from the family telling them that she was going to take him to the shelter veterinarian. Claerbout took the dog to the back of the shelter and ordered the veterinary staff to kill him, even though the shelter had not secured his custody. While Baldwin Park’s medical staff agreed that the dog should be put down, they quickly recognized that there was no signed relinquishment form. and to do so without the document would be both illegal and immoral, and therefore refused to kill him – apparently unbeknownst to Claerbout.
While this drama was playing out a Baldwin Park officer went out to console the family. The family tearfully said they realized the dog was in bad shape and wanted to take their pet to an outside veterinarian so the pet could die with dignity amongst his loved ones. Claerbout returned and upon seeing the officer talking to the family asked them, “What are you still doing here?” . When the officer explained that they wanted to be with their pet, Claerbout replied “It’s just a shot – the same as a veterinarian would give.”
The officer explained to Claerbout that Baldwin could not legally kill the dog, without having the dog relinquished first. Claerbout became agitated with the officer and ordered her to secure the relinquishment form, as she had already ordered the dog killed. Reluctantly the officer informed the family of the dog’s medical situation and persuaded them to sign the form.
Claerbout’s creating an impound number for the dog without a relinquishment form was clearly illegal and a violation of department policy. Her actions were heartless and insensitive – and according to policy and procedures warrant a minimum of a 15 day suspension without pay – but in this case should garner far worse sanctions – possibly rising to the level of criminal prosecution.
A petition calling for the Department of Animal Care and Control to remove Claerbout for this and other abuses of the law, her employees, the public and most importantly the pets entrusted into her care, was circulated amongst the Baldwin Park Staff, and over 75 percent of the employees signed. This unprecedented petition has been turned over to the Department of Human Resources at the DACC.
There is no way for the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) to save face here. Pat Claerbout has been publicly labeled a progressive and innovative leader by Marcia Mayeda, the head of the DACC. Claerbout’s two previous employers, the cities of Stockton and Sacramento strongly disagree. Had Mayeda used Google or done any due diligence she would have realized she was hiring a ticking time bomb. The bomb has predictably exploded. Hopefully this will cause the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors to actually perform the job they were elected to and exert some supervisory authority over the DACC and see them immediately remove both Claerbout and Mayeda whose judgement clearly cannot be trusted and whose actions cannot be justified.
For those members of the public who would like to add their voices to those calling for Claerbout’s and Mayeda’s dismissal here is the contact information for the five members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors:
Mike Antonovich: fifthdistrict@lacbos.org
Mark Ridley-Thomas – markridley-thomas@bos.lacounty.gov
Sheila Kuehl: sheila@bos.lacounty.gov
Hilda L. Solis: firstdistrict@bos.lacounty.gov
Don Knabe : don@lacbos.org
As pressure mounted from an angry Baldwin Park staff and the public, Pat “Google Me” Claerbout responded by retailiating against Baldwin Park’s pets! For the last seven years pets included in the Baldwin Park “Shelter” networking list have been given automatic 10 day holds so that they could be adopted. Claerbout has now decreed that only 20 networking pets can receive holds – despite a 97 percent adoption rate since the networking list was instituted (it would be an even higher number if we took out the year Claerbout has been at Baldwin Park) The normal live release rate on dogs at Baldwin is 79 percent and on cats a miserable 18 percent on cats. Why would Claerbout destroy her number one most effective tool at getting pets out of her facility? Please note that the Downey Shelter which also has a networking program which was cloned from Baldwin Park’s has no such restrictions. Pat “Google Me” Claerbout is a serial abuser of animals and needs to be removed from any position where she comes into contact with pets. Please make your opinions heard by contacting your elected Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors;
Downey and Baldwin Park Shelter Pets Need Your Help
It is 20.75 miles between the Downey Shelter and it’s sister facility in Baldwin Park. However in terms of attitude and concern for the pets in their care it may as well be light years. Whereas the philosophy at Downey that radiates from its manager, Danny Ubario and his capable number two, Maria Rosales on down the chain of command is “you need to give me a good reason to kill a pet”, at Baldwin Park it is “you need to give me a good reason not to kill a pet.”
This point was driven home last week when Oliver, A4808314, an eager to please two year old white Pit Bull who had originally been adopted from Downey at the NKLA event was returned to Baldwin Park because his adopters did not realize you had to walk and take care of their pet. At Baldwin Park, Oliver quickly won fans amongst the facility’s volunteers and they chose to include him on their networking list which for the last seven years has given a dog a ten day safety hold for him/her to be adopted. However Oliver is a vivacious and happy dog who wags his tail so enthusiastically whenever he sees people, that within the confines of Baldwin Park’s narrow kennels his tail was injured and started bleeding from striking the wall too hard. Rather than react by going “Wow what a fabulous, highly companionable, highly adoptable dog,” like most people, Pat “Google Me” Claerbout decided this was a reason to kill Oliver and told the volunteers that his hold was being prematurely removed.
Baldwin’s volunteers were outraged and thankfully their Downey counterparts came to Oliver’s rescue and had the amazing dog transferred back to the progressive shelter – from where he will soon hopefully adopted.
Had this been an isolated instance one could perhaps excuse it as “Google Me” having a bad hair day. But unfortunately this is daily life – and death at Baldwin Park. Baldwin Park has 192 dog kennels. Baldwin Park has 197 dogs listed on its website, and over half of these dogs are classified as being small. Small dogs generally share kennels, either two or three to a run and sometimes up to four. There was a plethora of empty kennels, yet “Google Me” was observed by volunteers walking through Baldwin’s buildings and designating dogs for death. At Baldwin, Claerbout apparently kills for sport not for exigency.
Meanwhile in a universe far away at Downey, the shelter was in overdrive trying to save all its dogs. Dealt a body blow by the Heigl Foundations’ decision to abandon transports – the shelter was on the phone trying to solicit replacement transports for their pets – and given Downey’s much deserved reputation as a rescue friendly shelter many of the big transporters are eagerly trying to fill the void.
Unfortunately Oliver and other pets don’t chose which facility they enter when they are discarded or found as strays, but we are sure that if they did, they wouldn’t chose Baldwin Park.
Marcia Mayeda knew exactly what she was getting when she hired “Google Me” Claerbout as manager of her once flagship shelter. We can only assume that Mayeda is proud of Claerbout’s innovatively poor performance, which would make me worry if I was doing my job well – like Downey’s management definitely is.
Baldwin Park & Downey Pets Urgently Need Your Help!
Four years ago former Baldwin Park shelter manager Lance Hunter, brought 100 pets to the two day NKLA super adoption event. Each of the 100 pets was adopted or rescued at the well advertised and attended festival. Every subsequent year Baldwin Park was there for both days, and although they never again matched their record of 100 adopted/rescued pets, each year they were happily able to drive home with empty trucks and over 60 pets adopted or rescued. Baldwin Park, then the flagship shelter of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Control was the subject of jealousy within the DACC, and more than one county shelter manager as well as its incredibly untalented Deputy Director Derek Brown complained that Baldwin Park had unfairly raised the bar too high for the other county shelters and accused Hunter of grandstanding.
This past week there was certainly no grandstanding by Baldwin Park. Despite the facility having 222 dogs and 139 cats listed as being impounded at Baldwin Park, manager Pat “Google Me” Claerbout decreed that Baldwin would skip Saturday and bring only 10 dogs and 10 cats or 5 percent of her facility’s population for the Sunday session. On Sunday Baldwin managed to adopt seven dogs and 10 cats. Meanwhile the well run and rescue friendly Downey Shelter showed up both days bringing sixty of their shelter’s pets – nineteen percent of its shelter population – all of whom were adopted.
When asked why Baldwin was bringing so few pets and only showing up for one day, “Google Me” Claerbout replied that it was due to staff shortages – which was of course, as are most things coming out of Claerbout’s mouth, a lie. There are the same number of employees assigned to Baldwin Park this year as have been toiling there in previous years. The difference is when the facility was well run and deserved to use the sobriquets “shelter” or “Care Center” – terms which cannot ever be applied to a Claerbout run gulag – the shelter’s former manager could rely upon a huge volunteer corps who were more than happy to help out at this landmark event as well as all other mobile adoptions. After having had her volunteers humiliated at last fall’s Nuts to Mutts super adoption event, Claerbout has so few volunteers – most of whom cannot stand being in proximity to her – that she may indeed have had a shortage of people. However from doing many mobile adoptions when I was a Baldwin volunteer, I can tell you that with five volunteers – not to mention three or four staff members, you can easily bring thirty pets to an adoption event.
After months of denying the public access to her facility’s cattery, Claerbout has finally allowed people back in. This welcome news is tempered by Baldwin Park’s stunningly high 82 percent euthanasia rate for its cats. This week there were only four cats photographed for the new Baldwin Park networking list, despite there being 156 felines at the facility as of this writing. The reason? “Google Me” has decreed that Baldwin Park’s volunteers are not allowed to photograph felines who have not been at Baldwin Park for 14 days. Given the fact that the average hold for cats is between the minimum four days and one week before they are killed, not many cats become eligible to have their photographs taken. Since its inception in 2009 the adoption rate of cats featured on the Baldwin Park networking list has been over 80 percent, highlighted by 2012’s performance of a 92 percent adoption rate. We can’t understand what harm would come from photographing the facility’s cats prematurely. Is she denying the cats their best chance to be seen and adopted because of some sort of twisted Kafkaesque rationale revolving around her not wanting anyone to notice she is slaughtering cats in stunning numbers?
The truth is that Pat Claerbout doesn’t care about the animals entrusted in her care regardless of species– as she proved by ordering the death of a volunteer favourite Snoop A4804156, a one year old Pit Bull puppy who had perfect temperament scores and who was supposed to attend NKLA and instead of enjoying Sunday in the sun at the La Brea tar pits was dragged to the back of the shelter and given a Marcia Mayeda cocktail – a lethal injection of sedatives. Snoops body was placed in a barrel of dead dogs inside a freezer and now awaits shipment to a rendering plant where the carcass will be boiled and the fat used to produce lipstick and other cosmetics.
As one Baldwin Park staff member muttered, “at least there will never be a lipstick shortage in Los Angeles – as long as Claerbout keeps her f@cking job.”
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Monday 19th - Friday 23rd August 2019
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Park is for young people wanting to expand their musical creativity.
Bring your instrument along and join the orchestra! During the week we’ll be composing a brand new piece of music which we'll perform in a concert for parents and friends at the Colston Hall on Friday August 23rd 2019.
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"Our children had a fantastic time. Their initial nerves melted away and they felt safe and had a very happy time. The balloon flight story captured their imagination and they were talking about it for the rest of the Summer holidays! Thank you!”
I was hugely impressed with the way in which OMP blended young-person-centred activities with high musical standards to produce enjoyable, varied and emotionally engaging music. My daughter loved it
"It was awesome, epic and amazing because you could make up your own music and eat outside in the play park!" says Charles
Absolutely amazing, well done to the children, fantastic what you all put together within a week. A special thank you to Jo, Charlie and Ben for this wonderful experience for our children. Conor had a great week, meeting new people and making new friends. - Mary
Manuel "Nos gustaron mucho las piezas que tocamos. Muchas gracias por ayudarnos con el inglés" ("We really enjoyed the pieces that we played. Many thanks for helping us with our English.")
Meet the OMP TEAM
Jo Fallowfield GRSM LRSM
Royal Academy of Music (Violin and Piano), Ex BBC TV Producer, Bristol Ensemble Preludes Team, peripatetic & private piano and violin tutor.
Charlie Groves
Community Musician, Composer and Songwriter. Bristol Ensemble Preludes Project, National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) and Private Tuition
Dylan Jones BMus
Freelance music practitioner, Bristol Ensemble Preludes, Bath Philharmonia Creative Learning, choir director and accompanist, brass tutor.
Plus music mentors and musical guests during the week.
St. Barts Church Hall
St Barts Church Hall Maurice Road, St Andrews, Bristol BS6 5BZ
St Barts Church Hall is in St Andrews, opposite the beautiful and tranquil green space of St Andrews Park. There is plenty of parking available on the streets around the park.
Bristol's Colston Hall Foyer Space
Colston Hall, Colston Street, Bristol. BS1 5AR
Colston Hall is Bristol’s largest concert hall, presenting concerts and entertainment by major names in rock, pop, jazz, folk, world and classical music, stand up comedy and light entertainment. Built in 1867 the building remains at the heart of cultural life in the city. The imposing and iconic foyer has made Colston Hall an architecturally significant and striking addition to Bristol’s skyline and befits the many fantastic performers who play here, including the OMP orchestra!
OMP 2019 Early Bird (Available until May 1st 2019)
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Who is OMP for?
Anyone between the ages of 8 and 15 who plays an instrument and is looking to improve and broaden their music making in a creative direction. It is a great opportunity to play in a group/ensemble setting and to gain experience in performing.
Your instrument and a packed lunch.
What sort of music will we be playing?
We will be creating exciting new music based on everybody’s ideas and including a number of styles (classical, pop etc). We will be using our own instruments as well as other instruments and percussion. The piece will have several varied sections, tracks or movements. We will learn and memorise the arrangements rather than using written scores. We are aiming for 30 minutes of music
What is the structure of the week?
The first 2 days we will purely be creating music. The rest of the time will be structuring the pieces properly, rehearsing them and performing them well. We will be based at St Barts church Hall in St Andrews but on the last day we will be at the Colston Hall all day.
What standard do I need to be on my instrument?
Ideally you will have been learning for at least a year. All levels are welcome and we will include everyone at the level they are. Hopefully we will all push ourselves a bit further! It’s less about how good you are at playing and more about listening well and creating an amazing sound together.
Do I need to be there every day?
Yes if possible as the piece will evolve throughout the week from your ideas and input. The final day will be spent at the Colston Hall rehearsing for a 2pm performance in the foyer space.
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New season, new talent: Fall athletics ramping up
A Palo Alto High School varsity girls' water polo player takes a shot against the Menlo Knights at home on Aug. 29. Although Paly fell to Menlo 7-9, Wilburn has high hopes for the rest of the season based on the team's record from last year. "Last year they [the girls' varsity water polo players] went to the Division One Semi-finals, so if they can build on that, obviously the next step would be the championships," Wilburn said. Photo credit: Ryan Wisowaty
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A Palo Alto High School varsity girls’ water polo player takes a shot against the Menlo Knights at home on Aug. 29. Although Paly fell to Menlo 7-9, Wilburn has high hopes for the rest of the season based on the team’s record from last year. “Last year they [the girls’ varsity water polo players] went to the Division One Semi-finals, so if they can build on that, obviously the next step would be the championships,” Wilburn said. Photo credit: Ryan Wisowaty
A month into the 2018-2019 school year, Palo Alto High School fall sports are ramping up with an abundance of young talent and high hopes for the season.
Paly’s football team kicked off its season with a victory against Burlingame High School on Aug. 17, the team’s first win with the new coach, Nelson Gifford, Class of ‘99. Athletic Director Therren Wilburn said he’s looking forward to seeing the team grow and develop under the new leadership.
The cheer team also looks to make a strong showing. Led by second-year coach Lea Santini, the team will enter traditional competition in spring, according to Wilburn.
As cheer looks to rejuvenate an older program, a brand-new one is beginning — girls’ field hockey. Coach Jenny Crane is training students and preparing for the varsity field hockey’s first game, an away match against Saratoga on Sept. 24.
“They [the players] are learning every day,” Wilburn said. “She [Crane] said the team is progressing really well, so I’m definitely excited to see them get that first win ever in the program’s history. Twenty years down the line, that’s what we’ll be talking about.”
Many varsity sports this autumn have received an influx of underclassmen after veteran players graduated.
Girls’ golf, Paly’s only Central Coast Section champions last year, recently finalized its roster, which is brimming with young talent, Wilburn said.
Varsity girls’ tennis is in a similar situation, with many skilled underclassmen playing. The team, which is competing in the El Camino Division this year after dropping down from the De Anza League, hopes to regain their place in the upper league with a successful season.
“We’re looking to get back into the De Anza League and hopefully win that down the road with all this young talent that we have in the program,” Wilburn said.
Varsity girls’ volleyball not only has nine new players, but also a new coach, Benji Saetang.
“I think they’ll be ready for CCS competition when it comes around,” Wilburn said.
Another team aiming for a CCS title is girls’ water polo, which hopes to build on momentum developed in the Division I semifinals last year.
“Coach [Doug] Stotland, he’s in his second year, and I think what he’s built out there on the pool deck is just a great vibe and environment,” Wilburn said.
Boys’ water polo is also optimistic — varsity working with coach Ethan Look, Class of 2014, and junior varsity working with his brother, Brian Look, Class of 2018.
“They [the Look brothers] have been working together out on the pool deck and the boys have really bought into the program vision and their mission,” Wilburn said. “They [boys’ water polo] are going to probably be a force to be reckoned with in their league.”
The largest sport in the athletics program is cross country, with between 130 and 150 members participating on a given day, according to Wilburn.
“Consistently, for the last two years, student athletes have cut their PR’s [personal records] down so I’m looking forward to that,” Wilburn said.
For more information about Paly Athletics, visit the department’s website.
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The retreat houses enumerated in each particular heading are designed to help you find the place for your particular need. You may refer to the retreat guide for further information on the places listed here.
Center for Spirituality & Development, Orange
De Paul Center, Montebello
Caretian Retreat Center, Los Angeles
Holy Spirit Center, Encino
Immaculate Heart, Los Angeles
La Casa de Maria, Santa Barbara
Loyola Institute for Spirituality, Orange
Mary & Joseph, Palos Verdes
Mater Dolorosa, Sierra Madre
Mission San Luis Rey, Oceanside
Poverello of Assisi, San Fernando
Sacred Heart, Alhambra
Sacred Heart Retreat Camp, Big Bear
St. Andrew's Abbey, Valyermo
St. Joseph's Conference Center, Allhambra
St. Joseph Youth Renewal, Rosemead
San Lorenzo Friary, Santa Ynez
Vina de Lestonnac, Temecula
Divorced and Separated
Serra Retreat Center, Malibu
Evening Retreats
St. Joseph's Conference Center, Alhambra
Preached Retreats
El Carmelo Retreat, Redland
La Case de Maria, Santa Barbara
Mount Carmel Retreat Center, Palmdale
Serra, Malibu
Contemplative Retreats
Charismatic: Claretian Retreat Center, Los Angeles
Charismatic, Peace & Justice: La Casa de Maria, Santa Barbara
Ecumenical Retreats: La Casa de Maria, Santa Barbara; Mission San Luis Rey, Oceanside
Family Retreat: Sacred Heart Retreat Camp, Big Bear
Family Vacation: Mission San Luis Rey, Oceanside
Ignatian Spirituality: Loyola Institute for Spirituality, Orange
Girls' (High School & College) Leadership Course: Sacred Heart Retreat Camp, Big Bear
Life's Journey: Vina de Lestonnac, Temecula
12-Step Retreats: Mary & Joseph, Palos Verdes; San Lorenzo Friary, Santa Ynez; Serra, Malibu; St. Andrew's Abbey, Valyermo
Journaling: Serra, Malibu
Summer Workshop: St. Andrew's Abbey, Valyermo
St. Joseph Conference Center, Alhambra
Sacred Heart Retreat House, Alhambra
St. Joseph's Youth Renewal, Rosemead
Vida de Lestonnac, Temecula
The retreat houses enumerated in each particular heading is designed to help you find the place for your particular need. You may refer to the retreat guide for further information on the places listed here.
Center for Spiritual Development, Orange
Holy Spirit, Encino
Sacred Heart Retreat House - St. Joseph Campus
» Christmas and Easter
Retreats conducted for the specific theme of Christmas and Easter.
» College and Singles
Retreats for seniors in their college years and for individuals.
» Days of Recollection
Retreats conducted for a series of days, two to three days or more, depending on arrangement and need.
Retreats prepared by those groups or individuals to suit their particular need.
» Divorced and Separated, Widows and Widowers
A special group of people who chose to live as divorced or separated, for widows and widowers.
Evening Retreats and Preached Retreats
» Evening and Preached Retreats
Retreats conducted in the evenings and those preached by priests and religious or laity.
» Family Retreats, Couples, and Mothers
Retreats for married couples and/or mothers who desire to deepen their role as Christian parents.
» Private and Contemplative Retreats
Retreats for individuals who desire such place conducive to prayer and spiritual exercise. These may not necessarily guided by a priest or religious.
Recovering Alcoholics, Self-Help Groups
» Recovering Alcoholics and Selp-Help Groups
Retreats for those who desire to give up their vice and help themselves grow up in the spirit of faith and become better persons.
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» Retreats in Spanish
Retreats conducted in spanish only.
» Senior Citizens
Retreats for specific group of people like the senior citizens.
» Special Retreats
These are retreats conducted for a specific need of an individual or group. The list provides the names of retreat houses offering such kind of retreat.
» Youth Retreats
Retreats for the youth.
» The Cardinal Timothy Manning House of Prayer for Priests
Offers directed retreats, team retreats, spiritual direction, and days of recollection to priests. Call 323-662-0092 for information or email at houseofprayerforpriests@yahoo.com. Address: 3441 Waverly Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027.
» Center for Spiritual Development
Provides programs for retreats and spiritual development. For information call 714-744-3175. Address: 434 S. Batavia St., Orange, CA 92868.
» Claretian Retreat Center
A unique spiritual oasis for retreats, workshops, and recollections. For information, call 323-737-8464. Addres: 1119 Westchester Place, Los Angeles, CA 90019.
» De Paul Evangelization Center
Staffed by Vincentian Fathers & Brothers in Montebello.
Located in 1105 Bluff Rd, Montebello 90640-6198. Telephone: 323-721-6060. Director: Fr. Philip Van Linden, CM Facilities available: Conference meeting rooms for 15 to 250 day use; overnight: 2 dormitories with 140 cubicles, 4 private, 6 semi-private rooms.
» El Carmelo Retreat House
Facilities for retreats for religious and lay people. For information, call 909-792-1047. Address: 926 E. Highland Ave., Redlands, CA 92373. Email: elcarmelo@juno.com
» Heart of Jesus Retreat Center
Offers retreat days of prayer for children, youth, adult groups. Call 714-557-4538 for information. Or visit at 2927 South Greenville St., Santa Ana, CA 92704.
» Holy Spirit Retreat Center
Located in 4316 Lanai Rd., Encino 91436, the center is conducted by the Sisters of Social Service. Retreat Masters are religious and lay. Capacity is 50 overnight; one-day 100. Youth groups day use and overnight. For reservations call: 818-784-4515. Email address: hsrcenter@earthlink.net
» Immaculate Heart Community Center for Spiritual Renewal
Staffed by the Immaculate Heart Community, this is located in 888 San Ysidro Lane, Santa Barbara 93108. Telephone: 805-969-2474. Email: ihccenter@aol.com Director is Carol Carrig, IHM.
» La Casa de Maria
Interfaith Retreats & Workshops - 2 locations.
Location 1: 800 El Bosque Rd., Santa Barbara 93108 Telephone: 805-969-5031. Director is Jim Villanueva jim@lcdm.org. This is staffed by IHM members and other laity. It has a capacity of 150 overnight. Location 2) is 801 Ladera Lane, Santa Barbara 93108 with telephone 805-565-9062.
» Mary and Joseph Retreat Center
The mission of the center is to provide a nurturing environment of peace and tranquility. The center is an interfaith retreat and conference center founded and supported by the Daughters of Mary and Joseph. For information, call (310)377-4867. Address: 5300 Crest Road, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275.
» Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center
English and Spanish retreats for men, women, married couples,AA/12 step by the Passionists located in the San Gabriel Foothills. For information or reservations, contact the Retreat Center, or call 626-355-7188.
» Mission Renewal Center
Location: 2201 Laguna St., Santa Barbara 93105. Telephone: 805-682-4713, ext 133. This is sponsored by Franciscan Friars, OFM with a capacity of 60.
» Mission San Luis Rey Retreat Center
Center for groups daily, weekly or weekend retreats. For information call 760-757-3659, or visit them at 4050 Mission Ave., Oceanside, CA 92057.
» Poverello of Assisi Retreat House
Available for retreats, workshops, and seminars for Priests, Sisters and Lay Women. Call 818-365-1071 for more information or visit them at 1519 Woodworth St., San Fernando, CA 91340.
» Pro Sanctity Spirituality Center
Weekend retreats (catholic and ecumenical), seminars, workshops, days or evenings of reflection, parish staff meetings.
Staffed by the Apostolic Oblates, the center is located at 205 S. Pine Drive, Fullerton 92833. Email: Apostolic@aol.com. For information call 714-956-1020.
» Sacred Heart Retreat House
The retreat house is staffed by the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart. For more information, call 626-289-1353 Ext. 200, or visit them at 920 East Alhambra Road, Alhambra, CA 91801.
» Sacred Heart Retreat Camp
Located at 896 Cienega Rd., Big Bear Lake, CA 92315, it offers retreats, family camps, and girls' camps. For information, call 909-866-5696.
» San Lorenzo Seminary and Prayer Center
Also known as San Lorenzo Friary.
Located at 1802 Sky Dr., PO Box 247, Santa Ynez 93460, the center is conducted by Capuchin Franciscan Friars. Telephone: 805-688-5630. Pastoral Directors & Vicar: Br. Pius Higgins, Fr. Sebastian War, Br. Bob Edwards (all OFM Cap.)
» Serra Retreat
Serra Retreat provides the space and personnel to assist you in any aspect of your spiritual journey. It offers weekend retreats for men and women, married couples' retreats, 12-step programs, high school leadership retreats, Days of recollection, as well as planning sessions. It is located at 3401 Serra Road, Malibu, CA 90265. You can call them at 310-456-6631.
» Saint Andrew's Abbey
A Benedictine monastery for private, preached, and group retreats. Call Sr. Karen Wilhelmy, CSJ for more information at 661-944-2178.
» Saint Joseph's Salesian Youth Renewal Center
Staffed by the Salesians of Don Bosco, the center offers Days of renewal and workshops, Saturday retreats for Religious Education Programs, RCIC and RCIA retreats and Confirmation Retreats, as well as search retreats for young adults. For information, call (626) 280-8622. It is located at 8301 Arroyo Drive, P.O.Box 1639, Rosemead, CA 91770.
» Vina de Lestonnac Retreat Center
Nestled in the wine country of Temecula, this retreat center is available for retreats, Days of Recollection, workshops, meetings, seminars. For more information, contact the Sisters of the Company of Mary, tel. (909)302-5571. Address: 39300 De Portola Road, Temecula, CA 92592
» American Catholic
Home of the online editions of St. Anthony Messenger, Catholic Update, Millennium Monthly, Youth Update, Scripture From Scratch and other Catholic features.
» Catholic Book Publishers Association
The Catholic Book Publishers Association provides professional information, about those involved in Catholic Book Publishing in the United States and abroad.
» Catholic Book Publishing Corp.
Another main publisher of the Lectionary, in various sizes and editions.
» Ignatius Press
Ignatius press is a publisher of relgiious and spiritual material for more than 20 years.
» Liguori Publications
The mission of Liguori Publications is to effectively communicate the Word of God in the Catholic tradition. It tries to reach out to as many Catholics as possible through print and electronic media.
» The Liturgical Press
Liturgical Press is Exclusive Distributor of Buena Prensa Titles in the United States
» Liturgy Training Publications
The mission of Liturgy Training Publications is to provide materials that assist parishes, institutions and households in the preparation, celebration and expression of liturgy in Christian life.
» Loyola Press
This is a non-profit publisher serving the Catholic community in faith formation, education, and spiritual growth since its founding by the Jesuits. Committed to publishing resources that support children's faith formation, language arts education, catechesis, and the ongoing spiritual growth of adults through books and other resources.
» Our Sunday Visitor
Our Sunday Visitor is the largest not-for-profit Catholic publisher in the country working to help fulfill your parish's mission. They specialize in meeting the needs of the Catholics in the pew while fulfilling the teachings of the Church throguh an extensive line of contemporary and faithful books, periodicals, pamphlets, bulletin inserts, and offering envelopes.
» Paulist Press Online
Paulist Press is a work of the Paulist Fathers. They seek ways to share the gospel of Jesus and the rich traditions of American Catholicism with the people.
» Paulist Press Book Center
Local store in Costa Mesa,CA that offers wide selection of books, cards, educational materials, and other religious publications.
» St. Mary's Press
St. Mary's Press is a contemporary expresion of the Catholic Church's mission to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ and the Lasallian mission to provide a human and Christian education for young people, including those who are economically deprived.
» Twenty-Third Publications
A division of Bayard, Inc., it publishes books, videos, DVDs, magazine, newsletters, and CD ROMs for the continuing educaiton of all involved in parish ministry. Its goal is to inform and empower Catholic leaders, parish ministers, DREs, catechists, teachers, parish councilors, and other parish groups in the spirit of Pope John XXIII.
Ministry Education
» Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
Located in 2401 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709, DSPT offers Degree programs: MDiv, MA in philosophy, MA in theology. Short-term programs: January intercession. Contact Susan mcGinnis Hardie, Director of Admissions at 510-883-2073 or email: admissions@dspt.edu
» Franciscan School of Theology
Degree programs: MA in liturgical studies, MTS. Other programs: lay spiritual formation, sabbatical, continuing education. Contact Sister Mary McGann, RSCJ, asst professor of liturgy and music 510-848-5232. Email: info@fst.edu
» Graduate Theological Union
Degrees offered in art and religion, bibilical languages, biblical studies, Christian spirituality, cultural and historical studies of religions, ethics and social theory, history, homilectics, liturgical studies, Orthodox Christian studies, religion and psychology, and systematic and philosophical theology; PhD and ThD in liturgical studies. Contact Kathleen Kook, PhD, Asst Dean for Admissions 510-649-2460. Email: gtuadm@gtu.edu
» Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
Degrees offered in divinity, biblical languages, theological studies, and sacred theology. Short term programs: Summer Hispanic Institute in Theological and Pastoral studies. Contact Lina A Menes, director of admissions 510-549-5016 or 800-824-0122. Email: admissions@jstb.edu
» Loyola Marymount University Center for Religion and Spirituality
Degree programs: certificates in Bible-study leadership, Christian initiation (RCIA), parish administration, pastoral care, pastoral studies in Spanish and spiritual direction. Also offers short term programs: Cultural Orientaiton Program for International Ministers, Summer Bible Institute, Ministry Leadership Program. Contact Connie Stowe, MDiv, STL, PhD, director 310-338-2799. Email: CRS@lmu.edu
» Mercy Center Institute of Contemporary Spirituality
Conferences, retreats, and spiritual programs.
» San Francisco Theological Seminary
Degree programs: MDiv, MA in theological studies, DMin, diplomas in spiritual formation and spiritual direction. Short-term programs: lectures in the fall and spring. Contact Rev Lauren Chaffee, director of recruitment 800-447-8820. Email: outreach@sfts.edu
» Santa Clara University Graduate Pastoral Ministries
Degree programs: MA in sprituality, pastoral liturgy, liturgical music and catechetics. Short-term programs: pastoral ministries summer session. Contact Ana maria Pineda, RSM, program director 408-554-4831. Email: ampineda@scu.edu
» Meeting Christ in the Liturgy
Weekly reflections on the Scriptures of the sacred Liturgy and the Catechism of the Catholic Church in English and Spanish.
» Bishop's Committe on the Liturgy
The Committee has the responsibility in the bishops' conference for all matters relating to the Liturgy. It reviews all publications in the U.S. which contain excerpts from approved liturgical books. It also provides leadership in liturgical formation and sacramental catechesis, especially by means of its monthly BCL Newsletter and other publications.
» Worship and Liturgical Music
Links and resources provided by the Resources for Catholic Educators.
» Mass in Transit
An interactive website that helps catholics and parishes mutually interact by web hosting services,online parish mapping, and acting as parish medium.
» Center for Liturgy
Praying here and now, as you sit at your computer, with the help of on-screen guidance and scripture chosen specially every day. Resource for Sunday readings, preparing for Sunday Liturgy, and personal reflections on the Liturgy.
» J.S. Paluch Electronic Services
Integrating tradition with technology to serve the Catholic community. It offers web hosting and development, e-publications, e-contributions, church management software, and the Paluch Directory Program. This program creates a parish, school or organizational membership directory with ease.
» Catholic Online
Provides easy access to comprehensive, educational, and timly information about catholicism, and provides range of methods to integrate faith to daily life.
» The Catechism of the Catholic Church
An online presentation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. This gives access to the catechism without the need for the hard copy of the catechism; useful for home-bound people.
» Catholic Answers
Catholic Answers is one of the nation’s largest lay-run apostolates of Catholic apologetics and evangelization. Its mission statement explains its purpose: bringing the fullness of Catholic truth to the world. "We explain Catholic truth, equip the faithful to live fully the sacramental life, and assist them in spreading the Good News."
» Catholic Pages
This site is a personal web site that started as a hobby and still is; However, the website and webmaster submit fully to the authority of the Church. This site is not an official site of the Catholic Church. However, the webmaster takes great pains to ensure nothing which promotes disobedience or dissent is to be found on the site.
» The Catholic Resources
This website contains a variety of materials, mostly related to biblical and liturgical studies intended for scholars, teachers, students, pastors, and others.
» The Catholic Culture
In response to the desire to apply their resources to daily family life, the CatholicCulture.org was released in late 2003. It has 5067 documents and articles in its library, and site reviews; coverage of the Liturgical year on the internet, and Catechism of the Catholic Church.
» The Catholic Resource Center
Website of the Catholic Resource Center which provides access to some of the latest Catholic publications and speaking engagements.
» Christian Foundation for Children and Aging
CFCA is a lay Catholic organization creating relationships between sponsors in the United States and children and aging persons in 25 developing nations around the world.
» The Crossroads Initiative: Resources for Adult Faith Formation, Catholic Bible Study and the Year of the Eucharist
Website that offers some very useful resources for catechists, clergy, and the faithful. It has weekly reflection on the Sunday readings that can be downloaded and duplicated for free. It also has a resource section for the year of the Eucharist.
» Index of Saints
A preliminary list of saints and their biographies.
» J.S. Paluch
J.S. Paluch provides bulletin service to parishes. It also has an amazing desktop publishing resource for parish publications, including bulletins, newsletters, etc. Bulletin Building Blocks is a book and CD-ROM package containing scripture commentaries, lists of readings, calenders items, quotes, and other 'bits of wisdom'.
» Web Gallery of Art
A site that contains over 11,600 digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures created between the years 1150 and 1800. It can be a source of artistic enjoyment; a convenient alternative to visiting a distant museum, or an incentive to do just that. On the other hand, it can serve as a tool for public education both in schools and at home.
» Woodstock Theological Center
A non-profit institute at Georgetown University that engages in theological and ethical reflection on topics of social, economics, business, scientific, cultural, relgious, and political importance.
» Parishioners Federal Credit Union
Parishioners Federal Credit Union is the largest Catholic-affiliated credit union in Southern California, serving select parishes and Catholic-organizations. As a financial cooperative, we return our profits to you, the members, in the form of higher dividends, lower loan rates, and low-or-no fee services.
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Posted on May 1, 2019 May 1, 2019 by protector
Titanium Blockchain: Why It Failed
This article was originally published by Mintdice at
https://www.mintdice.com/blog/titanium-blockchain-why-the-ico-failed
On May 22, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint against Titanium Blockchain, an Israeli start up in the middle of its ICO at the time. According to the SEC, the firm had violated the commission’s registration and anti-fraud regulations in the process of raising funding from investors.
Charged with securities fraud, company founder, Michael Stollaire stands accused of falsifying information. Allegedly, the company was caught claiming false ties to large firms like Boeing, Disney, and PayPal.
WHAT IS TITANIUM BLOCKCHAIN?
According to their official website, Titanium Blockchain is a research, development and consulting company that offers full-scale blockchain development services to enterprises in several industries.
They are focused on exposing corporations to the applications of blockchain technology for benefits such as increased efficiency and speed. The firm claims that it delivers deep insights to its clients, based on a wealth of experience within the field. They follow a comprehensive roadmap which encompasses every stage of operation, from elaborate planning and product architecture to selecting the best technical solutions, product definition, outlining R&D processes and final execution.
Their main services include consulting, private and public blockchain development as well as ICO services.
The Tel Aviv-based firm makes use of several existing blockchain applications including Hyperledger, NEO, Ripple, Waves, Cardano, Quorum, AION, Wanchain, Blockchain as a Service (BaaS), and Ethereum-based decentralized applications among others.
In September 2018, Titanium blockchain announced that it officially became a technology partner of WLTH, a health blockchain platform which rewards users for achieving health goals. Some other significant partnerships include:
Gaby, a community management tool
Millentrix, a cryptocurrency management service
Verv, a smart home energy assistance that provides information on electricity usage
Bidipass, an ID verification solution
The ICO platform
WHAT WAS THE TITANIUM BLOCKCHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE SCAM?
According to a statement by Robert Cohen, head of the SEC Enforcement Division’s Cyber Unit:
“This ICO was based on a social media marketing blitz that allegedly deceived investors with purely fictional claims of business prospects. Having filed multiple cases involving allegedly fraudulent ICOs, we again encourage investors to be especially cautious when considering these as investments.”
In detail, the Titanium fraud involved an inflation scheme that allowed it to profit from deceiving investors. It entailed orchestrating a social media campaign, using fake testimonials and false claims of corporate relationships with over thirty well-known companies, to create the illusion of credibility and expertise to unsuspecting investors.
This generated a high demand for their digital asset during the ICO stage since the brands that were falsely named gave the firm an extra layer of credibility. They also offered incentives and created a sense of urgency leading to FOMO (fear of missing out) which prompted investors to buy into their tokens without analyzing the project properly.
In its complaint against Titanium Blockchain, the SEC has also sued the firm for evading a valid offering exemption and registration. EHI Internetwork and Systems Management Inc., another company linked to Stollaire, was also mentioned in the complaint. Following the initial complaint, regulatory officials successfully obtained an emergency asset freeze which applied to the Titanium ICO in which over $21 million was raised.
The SEC is focused on the retrieval of investor funds with interest and several penalties. The regulator also has plans to ban company founder, Stollaire, from any further participation in future digital offerings. Following the issuance of a temporary restraining order by the SEC, all involved parties have agreed to a preliminary injunction for the status of the firm to become a permanent receivership.
This case can be linked to the recent focus on cracking down on fraudulent misrepresentation within the industry. The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has also increased its efforts to dismantle fraudulent activity carried out by cryptocurrency firms. To this effect, operation Crypto Sweep was launched in April 2018 and is currently investigating more than 50 firms.
This is not the first time an ICO has been deemed fraudulent. In September 2017, the SEC filed charges against Maksim Zaslavskiy when it was revealed that fraudulent blockchain projects, REcoin and Diamond Reserve Coin ICOs only existed on paper. Through aggressive marketing tactics, Zaslavskiy was able to con about 100 investors out of $300,000. Neither coin issued investors’ tokens nor developed blockchain infrastructure as advertised.
Recently, Centra, another budding blockchain startup, along with its three co-founders were accused of a similar case of misrepresentation in which they claimed strong ties to card network giants, Visa and Mastercard.
WHAT LESSONS CAN BE LEARNED FROM THIS SCANDAL?
Now that the cryptocurrency regulatory atmosphere is becoming stricter by the day due to new initiatives by regulators, there will likely be a reduction in fraudulent cases like that of Titanium Blockchain. If one thing is clear, it is that there is a lesson for both firms and investors within the space who either perpetrate fraud or fall prey to it.
Firstly, in any ICO, issuers must adhere to publishing only truthful representations of their business model, promises, and operations in their whitepapers, press releases and any other documents that can be classed as marketing material. This also applies to social media use, since there is a large audience on several platforms who can become investors in future.
Issuers must also check with regulators to see if their marketing tactics are legal and properly placed in a way that does not mislead the public on the nature of products or services being offered. This should be done before any marketing campaign begins, to avoid any problems.
Generally, for issuers who use testimonials as a way to boost credibility and gain trust, extra care should be taken to ensure that they do not contain any misrepresentation, whether intentionally or not. Misrepresentation may lead to complaints and accusations from investors who feel that they have been defrauded.
It goes without saying that the use of information, including logos and names from other companies without permission, attracts a legal consequence. The same thing goes for falsifying records such as certificates and degrees to show a high level of expertise. Any of these acts can invite regulatory scrutiny. The Howey Test may also be carried out, to determine the contract nature of the asset being offered.
Investors who are looking to buy tokens from an issuer must be careful to carry out checks on such companies. These checks should typically include the background information of the company team members, their past companies, and performance. It is also imperative that investors confirm if such a firm is licensed to offer its tokens and which regulator issued the license. As for issuers who use testimonials from companies, investors could contact some of them to find out whether such claims are true.
Regulatory issues have plagued the cryptocurrency scene for a long time and have acted as a blockade for future development. If users are too scared to invest in blockchain projects because they are afraid of being scammed, how is the ecosystem supposed to move forward? Firms such as Titanium Blockchain, while under the guise of building the blockchain industry, have inadvertently contributed to tearing it down.
Blockchain investment can be highly rewarding. However, due to fraudulent parties, it can also be disappointing. While regulators combat these parties and bring them to book, investors must be shrewd when deciding which projects to put any amount of money into.
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SPC manufacturing waiver cannot be derailed by foreign vested interests
Medicines for Europe
Press release on medicinesforeurope.com
Health & Consumers
Date of release: 07/02/2019
Medicines for Europe calls on the European Council, Parliament and Commission to resist pressure from foreign vested interests to derail the adoption of the Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) manufacturing waiver. All parties involved in these discussions are well aware that these foreign vested interests fear the competition from EU biosimilar medicines manufacturers where we have been pioneers and technology leaders in bringing access to biological medicines for patients.
The purpose of the manufacturing waiver is to stop the forced delocalisation of medicines manufacturing outside of Europe while stimulating greater access to medicines at expiry of the SPC. Following thorough discussions with all concerned parties and stakeholders, the Council and Parliament have adopted sound trialogue negotiating mandates to successfully adopt the waiver within this legislature.
The Parliament’s support for EU day-1 launch stockpiling is fully consistent with the data in the Commission impact assessment and related Charles River Associates study and is widely supported by stakeholders in the healthcare community responsible for access to medicines. The same impact assessment and study evaluates the impact on the originator industry to be “0”, as originators would maintain their up-to-five years of extra monopoly after patent expiry granted by the SPC. The impact assessment states: “An SPC manufacturing waiver for export and stockpiling would be the most effective and simplest option” (EC Impact Assessment, p.105).
Medicines for Europe would like to underscore that equitable access to medicines remains a major challenge for Europe. Therefore, all policies like the SPC manufacturing waiver which can improve our economy, our security of medicines supply and more sustainable healthcare budgets should be welcomed.
Commenting on the situation, Adrian van den Hoven, Director General at Medicines for Europe stated “The SPC manufacturing waiver will bring tremendous benefits to Europe in terms of manufacturing, jobs and medicines access with no demonstrable downsides. Foreign vested interests should not be allowed to interfere in a transparent EU legislative process where all stakeholders were consulted and involved. The future of Europe’s medicines supply is dependent on this EU decision and we trust in the resolve of our democracy to do what is right for Europe.”
This table summarises the assessment made by the Commission on stockpiling at pages 46-47 of the Impact Assessment (link to impact assessment: https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/29463)
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LOS ANGELES, CA (JULY 2018) Desde el pasado 14 de
junio, todas las noches y hasta el amanecer —que sucede
alrededor de las 3:30 am— las calles de Moscú se llenan de
aficionados contentos o tristes, o esperanzados según sea
el caso de su selección. Pero esta noche fue diferente. Los
aficionados, miles de aficionados, que no eran mexicanos
festejaban en la Plaza Roja, comentando el partido. Se
mostraban verdaderamente contentos y era en particular
por un asunto: el triunfo mexicano. Sorprendida la Fifa, con
un "Wow" que tuiteó en su cuenta oficial. Sorprendido
México también, sobre todo después de tanto desbarajuste
con la organización y la estrategia del técnico, Juan Carlos
Osorio, durante las últimas semanas con la selección, y
también con la fiesta que se cargaron Memo Ochoa, Dos
Santos, Salcedo y Gallardo, entre otros, la semana pasada
con pretexto de un cumpleaños... pero también sorprendido
el mundo entero…. Continue.
P13Magazine Highlights - Mexican National Soccer Team
Images @ Copa America, L.A. Coliseum, Rose Bowl
& Levis Stadium. | Source: huffpost.mex
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (JULY 13, 2018) With just two days left
at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, FIFA President
Gianni Infantino spoke to the press to wrap-up of the
tournament at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, where the Final
will be hosted on Sunday 15 July.
The FIFA President gave his reflections on the tournament,
giving thanks to all those involved, while declaring Russia
2018 “the best World Cup ever”.
Following his opening remarks, he also went on to discuss
the following:
VAR
The reasons behind expanding to a 48-team World Cup in
2026. The incredible atmosphere among fans at the
Tournament. On-going discussions around planning for
Qatar 2022.
Source: www.fifa.com | Continue …
TORONTO, CANADA (JULY 2018) – Scott Dixon
re-established himself as the driver to beat for the Verizon
IndyCar Series championship and furthered his Indy car
legacy by winning the Honda Indy Toronto on Sunday.
The four-time series champion led 49 of 85 laps on the
1.786-mile temporary street course at Exhibition Place,
including the final 27 laps, to secure his third win of the
season and extend his championship lead to 62 points
unofficially after 12 of 17 races…
Source: www.indycar.com
Continue ….
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (JULY 13, 2018) France have won the
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ after defeating Croatia 4-2
in a thoroughly entertaining Final at the Luzhniki Stadium in
Moscow in what was a fitting end to an outstanding
tournament. Despite Croatia having the majority of
possession in the opening stages, France took the lead in
somewhat fortuitous circumstances. Antoine Griezmann's
lofted free kick from the French right was nodded into his
own net by Mario Mandzukic.
Ivan Perisic levelled with a calm effort from the edge of the
penalty area, but he would turn from hero to villain. A cross
from the French right-hand side was handled by the Croatia
No4, with a penalty awarded after a VAR review. After the
interval, France increased their lead through Paul Pogba,
whose performances in the tournament deserved a goal in
its finale. After Kylian Mbappe stretched the Croatian
Source: www.fifa.com
LAS VEGAS, NV (JULY 2018) The #LifeisBeautiful2018
LINEUP is out! Catch THE WEEKND, Arcade Fire, Florence +
The Machine, Travis Scott, DJ Snake, Odesza, N.E.R.D.,
Death Cab for Cutie, Tyler, the Creator, Justice and more at
this year's Life is Beautiful festival.
About Life is Beautiful: is rooted in positivity, unity,
inspiration and empowerment. Every September, thousands
of inspired “creators” from all over the world come together
for the three-day festival centered in music, art, taste and
ideas. Eighteen blocks in Downtown Las Vegas are trans-
formed into an open-air art gallery and a place of discovery,
cementing imagination and initiative into our DNA. That
gathering, by its very nature, becomes a platform in which
positivity prevails, culture and creativity thrive and trans-
formation occurs….
Source: www.lifeisbeautiful.com
LOS ANGELES, CA (AUGUST 9, 2018) Following an im-
pressive start to the 2018 Tournament of Nations with a
4-2 win against Japan, the USA took the game to Australia,
and then kept its title chances alive with a last-minute
equalizer in a 1-1 draw that set up a thrilling finale vs.
Brazil on Aug. 2 in Bridgeview, Ill. In this episode of
Behind the Crest, presented by Volpi, midfielder Lindsey
Horan and forward Alex Morgan discuss the resiliency of
this squad, which despite going down early vs. Brazil via
an own goal, roared back to tie the game and then scored
three more in a 4-1 victory to claim its first ToN title.
Source: www.ussoccer.com
MONTEREY, CA (JULY., 2018) INDYCAR and WeatherTech
Raceway Laguna Seca announced that the historic Northern
California road course with deep Indy car roots will return to
the schedule in 2019. The three-year agreement, approved
today by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors
overseeing operation of the facility, calls for Laguna Seca
to be the host site of the final race of the 2019 Verizon
IndyCar Series season. Next year’s race weekend will be
Sept. 20-22. The remainder of the series schedule will be
announced later.
Laguna Seca held Indy car races annually from 1983-2004.
The 2.238-mile permanent road course near Monterey,
California, was the site of the season finale from 1989-96.
Mark Miles, president and CEO of Hulman & Company,
which owns INDYCAR and Indianapolis Motor Speedway,
praised the agreement that returns Indy car racing to the
Track.
LOS ANGELES (AUGUST 2018) Los Angeles is a
city bursting with narratives. The cradle of cinema,
our sun-kissed seaside metropolis is famous all
over the world for both manufacturing stories (as
seen in theaters and on your streaming device)
as well as collecting them—in behind-the-scenes
tales of the toil, triumph and occasional heartbreak
experienced on the road to finally seeing one’s
passions put onto the screen. So when you come
to the LA Film Festival, you’re really not there just
for your own entertainment and edification. When
you come, you’re part of an epic, ongoing meta-
story about creativity and cultural evolution. Your
role in this story is to luxuriate in the glow of fresh
voices and shape how those voices will thrive and
survive, based solely on your reaction. Your role
is to be in on the ground floor of what all of our
filmmakers hope will be the start of a long and
exciting career. Exciting!
Source: filmindependent.com
LOS ANGELES, CA (AUGUST 17, 2018) The U.S. Women’s
National Team will face Chile in Southern and Northern
California for late-summer friendly matches, the first on
Friday, Aug. 31 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
(8 p.m. PT on ESPN2) before traveling up the coast for
the second leg on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at Avaya Stadium in
San Jose, Calif. (7 p.m. PT on ESPN2 and UDN).
These will be the first matches after the 2018 Tournament
of Nations and final matches before the USA enters the
2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship in a quest for a
berth to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. The
World Cup qualifying tournament will take place from
Oct. 4-17 with the USA playing its Group A games in
Cary, N.C. The match at StubHub Center at the U.S.
Soccer National Training Center will mark the USA’s 14th
match at the venue, marking the most games at one stadium
for the U.S. Women. The USA last played at StubHub Center
in August of 2017 during a 3-0 victory against Japan to
conclude the Tournament of Nations.
LOS ANGELES, CA (AUGUST 17, 2018) FRESH TASTES
FROM L.A.'S BEST CHEFS This year, we’re taking The Taste
to even greater heights – in addition to bites from L.A.’s
very best restaurants and a lineup of expertly curated
demos and talks, you’ll find some of the hottest pop-ups,
collaborations and pairings from chefs and restaurants
you won’t be able to get anywhere else. Cross off your
2018 restaurant “must” list in one weekend. And come
Hungry: Your admission ticket gets you unlimited tastings.
FRIDAY AUGUST 31 | 7: 30 PM - 10:30 PM
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1 | 7: 30 PM - 10:30 PM
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 2 | 7:30 PM - 10:30 P M
Keep checking back: for the lineup of demos, chats and
restaurants is still growing!
Source: extras.latimes.com
LOS ANGELES, CA (SEPTEMBER 1, 2018) The U.S.
Women’s National Team defeated Chile, 3-0, in front of
23,544 fans on a wild night at StubHub Center in what
was the first match between the countries in women’s
soccer. The USA controlled the game from the start and
got on the board early via an eighth minute set-piece goal
from teenager Tierna Davidson. The U.S. added another
after Chilean defender Carla Guerrero chested the ball into
her own net after Julie Ertz had flicked on a corner kick
Chile’s captain, Christiane Endler, who plays professionally
for Paris Saint-Germain, had a tremendous game in goal to
keep the scoring down, making nine saves on the USA’s 11
shots on goal. As the first half came to a close, Tobin Heath
was taken down on the right side of the penalty box. Los
Angeles native Christen Press, who was honored before
the game for her 100th cap that she earned on June 12 …
LOS ANGELES, CA (AUGUST 2018) |
FRESH TASTES FROM L.A.'S BEST CHEFS
This year, Taste L.A. took it to another level – in addition to
bites from L.A.’s very best restaurants and a lineup of
expertly curated demos and talks, people had an opportunity
to check out the hottest pop-ups, collaborations and pairings
by L.A.'s top chefs and restaurants.
Up next the TASTE OC @ 'The MET' Costa Mesa, CA.
Enjoy this mini 48 sec video @ TASTE L.A. Saturday Night
FT., Actress / Model, Ellen Hancock. Stay tuned for our
highlights video.
Source: www.extras.latime.com
ORANGE, CA (SEPTEMBER 2018) | Viet Film Fest 2018
Celebrates its Tenth Edition With Diverse Films
Led By Female and International Filmmakers:
The Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association
(VAALA) is proud to announce Viet Film Fest 2018 is
coming back for its 10th edition on October 12-14, 2018 at
AMC ORANGE 30. The festival was previously held in April,
but the format has changed this year to a three-day festival
in October to avoid conflicts with other community events.
Despite Viet Film Fest’s brief hiatus in 2017 and change in
formatting, the current festival continues the tradition by
featuring Vietnamese filmmakers and cinematic works
about the Vietnamese experience from all over the world.
Among the 61 films submitted, 30 (13 features and 17 short
films) were selected to screen at this year’s film festival.
The countries represented on-screen this year include
Vietnam, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Czech Republic,
Germany, and Malaysia…
Source: www.vietfilmfest.com
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA (SEPTEMBER 25, 2018) The
King of the Court Crown Series closed out the last stop
of their international invitational four-stop series with US
teams April Ross / Alix Klineman and Jake Gibb / Taylor
Crabb being crowned as Kings and Queens of the Court.
In front of a standing-room only stadium of dedicated and
boisterous fans, the fast-paced competition created by
Netherlands based company Sportworx brought together
the biggest names in beach volleyball from all around the
globe as athletes battled for a piece of the $150,000 prize
purse and the King of the Court title. The weekend wrapped
with a performance by world-renowned DJs Sunnery
James and Ryan Marciano from the Netherlands that kept
fans dancing through the men’s final.
A total of 20 teams per gender were invited to participate in
the competition this weekend. Every team was required to
work and stay in the game until the very end and called for
the utmost endurance. The competition was no less intense
than its traditional format counterpart... Continue
Source: avp.com
LOS ANGELES (OCTOBER 26, 2018) As an amateur boxer,
Khan won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the
2004 Olympics, becoming Britain's youngest boxing Olympic
medallist at the age of seventeen. He is also one of the
youngest ever British professional world champions,
winning the WBA title at the age of twenty-two. Since
turning pro, Amir has been a two-time world champion,
going from lightweight to welterweight and now up to
middleweight. TEAM KHAN follows Amir from 2014 – 2016.
He has recently returned to the ring, winning his last two
fights. He’s confident he can become a world champion
once again. Directors Blair Macdonald and Oliver Clark are
friends who grew up together in Sydney, Australia. They
moved to London at the age of nineteen and started working
in production together in their early twenties. They cut their
teeth making commercials in the UK and worldwide. They
have also made a number of short documentaries.
Source: teamkhanmovie.com
LOS ANGELES, CA (AUGUST 2018) | BETTER ANGELS,
the feature documentary by director Malcolm Clarke,
explores how the world's two largest superpowers are
racing towards economic and political conflict, yet find
themselves undeniably linked and interdependent by the
new reality of global economic rivalries and cultural ties.
The film captures the compelling personal stories and
ideological challenges of why these two countries have
the world's most important relationship.
LOS ANGELES, CA (APRIL 2018) MEXICO VS WALES
SOCCER MATCH The Mexican National Team 2018 U.S.
Tour will host a World Cup Sendoff Celebration in the Los
Angeles area this Memorial Day Weekend. The four-day
event will feature fan and media activities, concluding with
a Sendoff Game on Monday, May 28 at the historic Rose
Bowl against the Top-20 ranked national team of Wales.
Events at the Rose Bowl Stadium include:
Sunday, May 27 – Mexican National Team Open Training
Monday, May 28 – Mexico vs. Wales Match
Soccer Overview Timing:
Parking Lots Open: 12:30 PM
Futbol Fiesta Open: 1:00 PM
Gates Open 4:00 PM
Event Begins: 5:30 PM
More Info: www.rosebowlstadium.com
LOS ANGELES, CA (JAN. 21, 2019) In 2015 our team
produced 50 Feet from Syria - focused on the civilian
impact of the Syrian conflict. This was the first of a triad of
films focused on one of the great humanitarian crises of
our time – the plight of refugees in a global and intercon-
nected world. In a political environment increasingly hostile
to immigrants and refugees, documenting the real-life plight
of those fleeing war and oppression is more vital and im-
portant than ever. LIFEBOAT bears witness to refugees
desperate enough to risk their lives in rubber boats leaving
Libya in the middle of the night, despite a high probability of
drowning. With few resources but certain that civil society
must intervene, volunteers from a German non-profit risk
the waves of the Mediterranean to pluck refugees from
sinking rafts. In a real-life context with dire consequences,
LIFEBOAT puts a human face on one of the world’s
greatest contemporary, global crises and provides a
spark of hope surrounding how civil society can intervene
in the refugee crisis in a meaningful way.
Source: www.lifeboatdocumentary.com
LOS ANGELES, CA (JAN. 4, 2019) “Roma,” Alfonso
Cuarón’s black-and-white childhood remembrance of
things past, opens with a mesmerizing four-minute credit
sequence: the mopping of a courtyard. The flow of foamy
water establishes a rhythm as well as a cleansing meta-
phor about life and memory.
“And that flow started to dictate the other stuff,” said
Cuarón, who served as editor with co-editor Adam
Gough. “We went from one thing to the other, sculpting
as we were going, moment by moment, following the
flow.
Source: INDIEWIRE.com
LOS ANGELES, CA (JAN. 4, 2019) FOR SAMA is both an
intimate and epic journey into the female experience of
war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter,
the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through
five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in
love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cat-
aclysmic conflict rises around her.
Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter
and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible
choice–whether or not to flee the city to protect her
daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the
struggle for freedom for which she has already sac-
rificed so much. The film is the first feature documentary
by Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Waad al-Kateab
and Edward Watts.
Source: www.ForSamaFilm.com
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CHICAGO (JULY 2019) As the country celebrates the
U.S. Women’s National Team winning the 2019 FIFA
Women’s World Cup,
The 2019 USWNT Victory Tour, presented by
Allstate, kicks off on Saturday, August 3 when the
USA hosts the Republic of Ireland at the Rose Bowl
in Pasadena, Calif. It will be the USA’s first game on
home soil after winning the 2019 FIFA Women’s World
Cup in France. The match will be broadcast on ESPN2
and the ESPN App starting at 7 p.m. PT. It will be the fifth
U.S. Women’s match at the Rose Bowl and first in 17
years. It will be the third match at the Rose Bowl since
the USA won the groundbreaking 1999 FIFA Women’s
World Cup at the historic venue two decades ago.
The next four matches of the Victory Tour will be on
August 29, September 3, October 3 and October 6 at
venues around the country. Opponents, venues and
ticket availability for these games will be announced at
a later date… Continue
LOS ANGELES, CA (FEB., 11, 2019) | Alita: Battle Angel -
Mosaic Masterpiece! First and foremost, the next wave of
Latino casting is looking totally awesome. Inspiring to see
Latino's like myself create exciting things on the Hollywood
Big Screen. Folks from all over the world will finally have
the opportunity to follow a Latina action hero. Rosa Bianca
Salazar, Michelle Rodriguez, Eiza González were
spectacular in this movie. Robert Rodriguez, James
Cameron and WetaDigital simply brought the kick a$$ sauce
and created an EPIC movie for everyone to enjoy! I would
definitely watch Alita: Battle Angel again.
From visionary filmmakers James Cameron (AVATAR)
and Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY), comes ALITA: BATTLE -
ANGEL, an epic adventure of hope and empowerment.
When Alita (Rosa Salazar) awakens with no memory of
who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she
is taken in by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a compassionate doc-
tor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg
shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an ex-
traordinary past. …
LOS ANGELES, CA (JULY 2019) Millán Ludeña, a normal
guy with a big dream, embarks on an adventure to do
something that no other human being on the planet has
done and to register a Guinness World Record ®in its
Process. We live each moment of Millán’s adventure
starting from the intense logistical planning to the physical
and mental challenges that he faces throughout this
incredible journey of connecting the two most extreme
points on the planet. He plans to do this by running a half
marathon inside the deepest part of the world, the
Mponeng Mine (3,563M below the earth’s surface) in
South Africa and then traveling back to his home country
to run a half marathon towards the closest point to the
sun on the planet, the peak of Mt.Chimborazo (6,280M).
The plan is to do all of this in less than 80 hours.
FROM CORE TO SUN is an inspirational story that shows
us that when we defy our own limits and break through
them, we achieve the most extraordinary things while
chasing our dreams and never giving up… continue.
Source: levector.com
LOS ANGELES, CA (JUNE., 20, 2019) | Video Features
The Apollo11-Live Show Highlights & Interviews.
Talent Ft., Brianna McClellan, Christian Prentice, Tyler
Marie Watkins & Ken Stirbl.
APOLLO 11 IS A GROUND-BREAKING NEW SHOW WITH
AN ORIGINAL STORY PERFORMED BY A FULL CAST
AND PRESENTED IN THE SPECTACULAR LUNAR DOME
WITH 40K SQUARE FEET OF VIDEO PROJECTIONS. THIS
TRULY IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE TAKES YOU FROM THE
THRILL OF THE COUNTDOWN TO THE ENORMOUS SAT-
URN V ROCKET LAUNCH AND ON AN UNFORGETTABLE
JOURNEY TO THE MOON.
APOLLO 11 makes its world premiere on July 5th live in
the LUNAR DOME at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA.
The Apollo11 Show is scheduled to travel to Costa
Mesa, CA., October 10th, followed by Houston, TX.,
December 2019 … +
Tickets and information available at apollo11show.com.
Interviews by P13Mag.
Photographer Collab / Credit: Albert Wong.
Source: APOLLO11SHOW.com
LOS ANGELES, CA (AUGUST 2019)
The Taste L.A. @ Paramount Pictures Studios:
August 30th - Sept. 1st
The Taste Costa Mesa @ the MET: Oct. 18th - 19th
About the Taste:
The flavors of tomorrow combine with the culinary
traditions of Los Angeles and Costa Mesa at The Taste.
Showcasing the very best from the capital of culinary
innovation: Southern California. Enjoy bites from dozens
of hand-picked local eateries ranging from haute cuisine
to your favorite comfort food with flavors from all over the
globe. Sip, savor, and celebrate Southern California's
most inspired food and drink.
The Food: Taste bite-sized, mouth-watering eats from t
he best of the culinary scene in SoCal. From authentic
thai street food to signature tacos, you’ll savor an endless
variety of noteworthy eats.
The Backdrop: Once again, the Paramount Pictures
Studios backlot will provide the perfect setting for this
only-in-L.A. experience. And don't miss our second
weekend located in the heart of Southern California -
The MET in Costa Mesa… Continue.
Source: events.latimes.com/taste/
LOS ANGELES, CA (AUGUST 2019) TData has surpassed
oil as the world’s most valuable asset. It’s being
weaponized to wage cultural and political warfare.
People everywhere are in a battle for control of our
most intimate personal details. From award-winning
filmmakers Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim, THE GREAT
HACK uncovers the dark world of data exploitation with
astounding access to the personal journeys of key players
on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica /
Facebook data scandal. Academy-Award nominees
Amer and Noujaim (The Square, Control Room,
Startup.com) continue their tradition of exploring the
seismic ripples of social media with this riveting, complex
film. THE GREAT HACK forces us to question the origin of
the information we consume daily. What do we give up
when we tap that phone or keyboard and share ourselves
in the digital age? Continue …
Source: thegreathack.com
LOS ANGELES, CA (AUGUST 2019) There’s no better
way to start the Labor Day Weekend than with a party
and some fun! The San Pedro Business Improvement
District (PBID) will help kick off LA Fleet Week® 2019
over Labor Day Weekend with a Welcome Party Thursday
night, Aug. 29. The entire community is invited to help
celebrate the arrival of visiting active military from the U.S.
Sea Services converging on the LA Waterfront for the
annual Fleet Week event Aug. 30-Sept. 2.
The Welcome Party will be held on 398 W. 6th Street in
the heart of downtown San Pedro starting at 6:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public, the game-themed party will
feature group-based activities, trivia contests and org-
anized lawn games. There will be live music throughout
the evening from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., including performances
by Navy Band, as well as local favorite and 80’s cover
band Identity Theft.
LOS ANGELES, CA (SEPTEMBR 2019) A Mile Away Pro-
ductions / Miracle are thrilled to announce the release
of RAPID RESPONSE, a fascinating documentary about
the pioneering of safety and medical standards in motor-
sports, in selected theaters September 6, 2019. Rapid
Response is a fast-paced documentary that tells the
story of medical and safety professionals who refused
to accept the high mortality rate among American race
car drivers, fundamentally altering the history of motor-
sports. In 1966 Medical student and racing fan Stephen
Olvey gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is asked
to volunteer at the Indianapolis 500 on their medical team.
What started as a fun insider view of a sport he loved
quickly devolves before his eyes as he sees the level
of medical support given to the drivers, whom he has
befriended, is terrifyingly non-existent. Once a doctor,
Olvey set off on a mission to revolutionize motorsports,
taking it from one of the most fatal sports to one of the
safest. Rapid Response traces the roots of safety at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the 60s … Continue
Source: rapidresponsemovie.com
NUEVA YORK & CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (8 de julio, 2019) –
Major League Soccer (MLS) y Liga MX anunciaron hoy
que Univision y ESPN en Estados Unidos y TSN y TVA
Sports en Canadá televisarán Leagues Cup, la nueva
competencia anual entre las dos mejores ligas de fútbol
de Norteamérica, del 23 al 24 de julio. Televisa transmitirá
el evento en México por TUDN, Canal 5 y Nu9ve. Los
socios televisivos del torneo se asegurarán de que
Leagues Cup llegue a millones de aficionados en toda
Norteamérica para la edición inaugural de la com-
petencia.
"Estamos encantados de hacer de esta nueva y
emocionante competencia entre las dos mejores ligas
de fútbol de Norteamérica un pilar durante la semana
del lanzamiento de nuestra marca TUDN", dijo Juan
Carlos Rodríguez, presidente de deportes para Univision.
“Leagues Cup ejemplifica el tipo de fútbol en vivo de
primer nivel que los aficionados del fútbol pueden es-
perar de TUDN y de la cartelera de Univision.
Esperamos apoyar el crecimiento de este evento en los
próximos años para que sea una de las mejores com-
peticiones de fútbol a nivel de clubes en el calendario
cada año".
Source: http://www.leaguescup.com/
LOS ANGELES, CA (JANUARY 2020) The International
Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) Pub-
licists have announced the nominees for the Maxwell
Weinberg Award for Motion Picture Publicity Campaign
to be presented at the 57th Annual ICG Publicists
Awards on Friday, February 7, 2020, at The Beverly
Hilton Hotel. The award honors active members work-
ing on motion pictures whose achievements in publicity
and promotion during the previous calendar year are
deemed outstanding. More than 800 industry leaders
are expected to attend this year’s luncheon, which
traditionally occurs the week leading up to the Academy
Awards®. The announcement was made by Tim Menke,
ICG Publicists Awards Chair. “This year’s nominated
campaigns are diverse and creative, covering the spectr-
um from superhero, comedy, drama, horror and musical.
Congratulations to the teams of publicists who orches-
trated and implemented these exceptional and success-
ful strategic campaigns bringing people into theaters
around the world,” said Menke. NOMINEES FOR THE
2020 MAXWELL WEINBERG AWARD FOR MOTION
PICTURE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN ARE THE LOCAL 600
PUBLICISTS THAT WORKED ON:
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - Marvel Studios
THE IRISHMAN - Netflix
JOKER - Warner Bros. Pictures
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD - Columbia Pictures
ROCKETMAN - Paramount Pictures
US - Universal Pictures … Continue
Source: icg600.com.
LOS ANGELES, CA (JANUARY 2020) A letter to Rams
fans from Chief Operation Officer Kevin Demoff:
Now as we turn the page to prepare for the Combine,
free agency and the Draft, I can assure you that Sean,
Les and their staffs are actively working to improve our
team to ensure a return to the playoffs and chance at the
Lombardi Trophy.
Stan Kroenke’s vision to transform both the fan ex-
perience and our region will come to life this fall, re-
imagining gamedays for Angelenos and the entire NFL.
SoFi Stadium will be a destination that will welcome Rams
fans from around the world and is more than 85% com-
plete, with the roof panel and seat installations underway.
The Oculus, a first-of-its-kind 70,000 square foot double-
sided display board with 4k video, is being assembled
within the stadium. Our culinary experience, which will be
uniquely Los Angeles and feature food made to order in
front of your eyes, is being finalized … Continue
Source: therams.com
COSTA MESA, CA (JANUARY 2020) We had an
opportunity of meeting a few folks from Boathouse
Collective @ the Newport Beach Film Festival 2019, and
scored a cool mini interview/ plug. Check out th attached
Youtube Vid ..
The Story: Clayton Peterson, a native artist of Costa
Mesa and Newport Beach, had a vision to transform a
once boat-building house, by using all reclaimed
materials and vintage objects, into a full service rest-
aurant and live music and art venue now known as
Boathouse Collective. The design maintains the building’s
historical and rustic character while exhibiting an artistic
and creative aesthetic that suits the industrial Westside
Costa Mesa neighborhood … Continue
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14th October 2019 02:16 Link to Post #21
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Re: Incredibly significant presidential statement
Posted by rgray222 (here)
President Trump shows real empathy for the families of the fallen soldiers. He also shows an understanding of why these wars have been dragging on for two decades. I am quite certain that he knows that this stance puts him and his family in imminent danger. There has been a relentless crusade to destroy Trump and his supporters by entrenched politicians and the media and this is one of the fundamental reasons. He has consistently stated that one of his primary goals is to get the USA out of the wars in the middle east, this is precisely why the impeachment talk and action started on his first day in office. Of course, the other major reason is his posture on one world government.
There is not a person on this planet that doesn't believe deep in their hearts that one day of war is one day too many. In our world today millions of people actually believe that 20 years of war is not enough. This thinking is beyond insanity by anyone's definition.
It is exceedingly difficult if not impossible to remain open minded by about Trump given the ferocity of the attacks by both Republicans and Democrats supported and orchestrated by the mainstream media. For those that have made an honest effort, once you get past the flaws and the ego it is hard not to see that his "governance" is good for the USA and the world.
Yes, thank you... as all the alternatives are true nightmares waiting to happen.
and by the way - today...
Trump orders 1,000 troops relocated from northeastern Syria
He's realizing the strength, power and numbers of the deep-state and so he's giving them every reason not just to impeach him but to convict him in the senate. Why would he dare them like this?
To show us, folks... to show us. To also show the Trump naysayers exactly what they are going to get. I feel terrible for our children and there's.
Last edited by Sammy; 14th October 2019 at 14:13.
All the above is all and only my opinion - all subject to change and not meant to be true for anyone else regardless of how I phrase it.
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Any politcian,leader,journalist and public opinion representative who speaks up about the horrors of war (and against the warmongering corporate media)is doing their job as they should do if they have any integrity and still a beating human heart.
I wonder why so much people (specifically americans)have so much hatred towards this one human being (who is far from perfect as he himself has acknowledges more then ones!)that they cannot give any credit to the positive things he is saying (& doing).
Is this a kind of compensating projection of their own failing to choose good leaders in the past(Clinton,Bush,Obama..)and a way to not look to our own responsebility of all this failing regime change wars in the past??perhaps even a way to look away from the blood on our own hands and feel good about ourselves by pointing our finger nonstop to Trump to have a scapegoat for all the misery and injustice ..?
For all you Trump haters ,ask yourself;is Trump really worse then Obama,Bush,is he really worse then Macron,Rutte,Theresa ,Xi or any modern political leader??I wish all these leaders would make anti war propaganda campagne clips.
In the netherlands we have a saying;if you want to beat a dog ,you'll always find a stick...
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Let me say from the outset that I’m not the biggest fan of President Trump. He is a bit crude and does come out with some outrageous stuff at times to say the least. However, when you consider that he is an independently very wealthy individual, (I’m given to understand that he gives away the presidential salary as well) he also seemed to be extremely popular with the American public when he was hosting “The Apprentice” on TV, I have reached the conclusion that he is not doing this for the money.
Let’s face it since the day he took office he has been hammered on a daily basis by the MSM at every turn......no matter what he does. It must be pretty tough having to endure that level of vilification on a daily basis.
As an observer from “across the pond” as it were, he seems to be delivering what he promised during his election campaign as well. This is much more than can be said for our politicians here in the UK (Brexit being a prime example). He said that he wanted to bring home the troops, he wanted to build a border wall, he wanted to put America first, bring back jobs and fix the economy. So far he seems to be doing all of that.
Anyway, that video in the OP was very moving for me on many levels and brought me to the verge of tears.....I hope that it wasn’t stage-managed just for political gain.
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Posted by Pieman (here)
He said that he wanted to bring home the troops
This, to me, is where the great disconnect lays. Can you (or anyone for that matter) point to any evidence that he is indeed bringing the troops home?
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Posted by Gracy May (here)
It's just a campaign speech pandering to "gold star" families. People are making too much of it.
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This video shows Trump using dead service members to demonstrate his own humanity. "It was the hardest thing I have ever done." (repeated several times, to drive home the point that these deaths are about him.) The occasion allows him to demonstrate, once again, just how hard it is to be President, at the same time being the centre of dramatic attention. It's stolen valour.
It also fits neatly with his plan to pull American troops out of Syria and leave the Kurds to die: he buttresses his argument that "It's time to bring our troops home", establishing a moral cover for his outright betrayal of the USs Kurd allies.
Now that he's done the bidding of Putin, (once again), US troops are endangered, Assad wins against Turkey and the rebels, and ISIS is given the breathing room it needed to slither away, regroup, and start over.
A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.
Albert E.
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Posted by TomKat (here)
I would guess Gold star families are not a large enough block to pander to.
Even if this WAS sucking up to some group it was a public anti war message saying bring the troops home and stop the endless wars. Please show me just one instance where Obama or Hillary, or any president since JFK, said something publicly so strongly opposed to the globalist endless war agenda. That is the only point of my original post. This never happens. Any politician who says such things gets shown the door.
"The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self awareness."
- Susan Sarandon in Bull Durham
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Posted by Peter UK (here)
If we take away the frills of the video, that is to say the music, the flags, the imagery, we are left with one president, one parent, one speech. The sentiment of the video is still present which is how traumatic it is to have to experience the return of a loved son or daughter under those circumstances, whether there is a comprehension of the reasons why or otherwise.
Today I visited My Lai Memorial Park in Vietnam and saw the horrors and madness of war.
In the museum I watched a video in which survivors told about their experiences and loss and I’m still shocked.
http://hoianbiketours.com/tours/my-lai
I also feel for the US soldiers, who have to live with their feelings of guilt, which must be impossible to bare.
“The Horror, the horror”, as colonel Kurtz said in “Apocalypse Now”
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKcAYMb5uk4
War is madness and if Trump can stop or prevent war he deserves the Nobel prize of peace.
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I just read the whole thread, and there is one thing that no one has mentioned. Although I have seen President Trump actually giving this speech, as part of one of his recent rallies, the film clip, with all the visuals and music, was made by InfoWars, in other words by Alex Jones. You see at the very end the word "InfoWars", and thus it is not a political ad as such, but might have Trump's approval.
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Posted by mpennery (here)
mpennery,
I agree, but would like to add,
he may be saying those things but have an "in" and when re-elected do their bidding. Also, he may say those things to sway
those who might not be yet on his side.
I think the globalists do not want the Clinton crowd and therefore Trump is more desirable.
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Virginia state senator, Richard Black, gives his take on Trump withdrawing troops from Northern Syria. Richard Black was one of the key officials who helped collapse the “Assad gassed his own people” psyop that Rothschilds ‘white helmets’ tried to engineer in Syria last year. He also comments on Trumps speech, or at least the unedited, untheatrical version of it that started this thread.
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vURANbtEZ80
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RB: (19 min) "Where have we created Democracy? Nowhere, not in a single place. Have we improved Human rights? Nowhere, not a single place. Where have we achieved one significant thing of geopolitical significance? Nowhere, not in a single country where we've intervened."
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AuCo
It was a small part of a long talk the president gave at the rally in Minneapolis last Thursday. There was a lot of cheers and noise among the 20k+ crowd in the arena throughout the entire event. There were also protesters that would shout and interrupt the president every 10 minutes or so. Yet, during the speech in the video in the opening post, there was just absolute silence. The protesters could have taken the opportunity to make their presence but none. Think that!
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At Peace, within the Noise
Some words of wisdom from 'The Seth Material':
Near the end of the book, there was a discussion about the recent assassination of Dr. King during a class of both young and older adults. Seth had this to say:
“You have been given free will. Within you there are blueprints; you know what you are to achieve as individuals and as people, as a race, as a species. You can choose to ignore the blueprints. Now: Using your free will, you have made physical reality something quite different than what was intended. You have allowed the ego to become overly developed and overly specialized. In many respects, you are in a dream. It is you who have made the dream too vivid. You were to work out problems and challenges, but you were always to be aware of your inner reality, and of your nonphysical existence. To a large extent you have lost contact with this. You have focused so strongly upon physical reality that it becomes the only reality that you know.”
“When you kill a man, you believe that you kill him forever. Murder is, therefore a crime and must be dealt with – because you have created it. Death does not exist in those terms.”
“In the dawn of physical existence, in the dawn before history began, man knew that death was merely a change of form. No God created the crime of murder, and no God created sorrow or pain. … Again, because you believe that you can murder a man and end his consciousness forever, then murder exists within your reality and must be dealt with… the assassin of Dr. King believes that he has blotted out a living consciousness for all eternity… but your errors and mistakes, luckily enough, are not real and do not affect reality, for Dr. King still lives.”
At a point in the ensuing discussion during the class in which this excerpt was given, an attendee blurted out, “Well, I’m against violence, too. But sometimes it’s justified…”
She hardly got the words out of her mouth before Seth interrupted her. Everyone jumped due to the booming voice:
“There is never any justification for violence. There is no justification for hatred. There is no justification for murder. Those who indulge in violence for whatever reason are themselves changed, and the purity of their purpose adulterated.”
I have told you that if you do not like the state of your world, it is yourselves that you must change, individually and en masse. This is the only way that change will be effected”
“If your generation or any generation effects a change, this is the only way it will be done. What I am telling you has been said before through the centuries. It is up to you (nodding to the younger people in the class) as to whether or not you will listen”
“It is wrong to curse a flower and wrong to curse a man. It is wrong not to hold any man in honor, and it is wrong to ridicule any man. You must honor yourselves and see within yourselves the spirit of eternal vitality. If you do not do this, then you destroy what you touch. And you must honor each other individual also, because in him is the spark of eternal vitality.”
“When you curse another, you curse yourselves, and the curse returns to you. When you are violent, the violence returns… I speak to you because yours is the opportunity [to better world conditions] and yours is the time. Do not fall into the old ways that will lead you precisely into the world that you fear.”
“When every young man refuses to go to war, you will have peace. As long as you fight for gain and greed, there will be no peace. As long as one person commits acts of violence for the sake of peace, you will have war. Unfortunately, it is difficult to imagine that all the young men in all of the countries will refuse to go to war at the same time. And so you must work out the violence that violence has wrought. Within the next hundred years that time may come. Remember, you do not defend any idea with violence.”
“There is no man who hates but that that hatred is reflected outward and made physical. And there is no man who loves but that that love is reflected outward and made physical.”
In Unity, Peace and Love
P.S.; It is only my opinion, but it seems to me that Trump is up against a Significant set of forces that wish to continue with the 'same ole, same ole', particularly as it relates to the fiat monetary system, and the intelligence/deep state cabal war/money making system. As to the military, I suspect there are many facets - some under the command of the POTUS, and others not so. I also feel that Trump was 'helped' in his election by those who want to save the US from these negative forces, both on Earth, and beyond. The Will of the People is what is important, and, as for me, I want these never-ending wars of convenience to end.
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The video posted by Jayke at post #32 above is very significant and highly revealing from Richard Black who is clearly a person "in-the-know" about the various events that have occurred and the involvement of of the US over recent years in Syria. I thought that when he mentioned the intervention of John Bolton countermanding a direct order from the POTUS on troop withdrawal without repercussion to be highly significant. Maybe this does indicate that there are conflicts and power struggles at the highest levels relating to US Foreign policy.
Perhaps Trump is now free to act more decisively since he removed Bolton from post.
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There was a follow up interview published today with Hussain Askary, who is the Iraqi editor of the Executive Intelligence Review (EIR) for the Asian continent, and who conducts studies for the viability of opening the One Belt, One Road initiative into Syria. With contacts in Turkey, Syria, China and India, the picture he paints of the opportunities that have opened up with Trumps latest manoeuvre is really very positive. Especially towards the end where they show government endorsed plans (for the various territories involved) for blooming the desert and creating major green belt agricultural zones to bring prosperity to areas previously devastated by war.
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf4extC-K5E
Hussein Askary, author of Extending the New Silk Road to West Asia and Africa: A Vision of an Economic Renaissance, and member of the Schiller Institute, discusses the breakthrough developments leading up to and in the aftermath of President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria. Askary lays out the interests at hand, and the consequences of this bold move, which were obviously coordinated with President Putin of Russia and regional players in the Middle East.
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I think Trump's video is Exceptional! Get the idea of being a President on this crazy world. If you go too fast on changes that need to be made you look like an idiot.
I was a vet and served in Vietnam. Stupid wars are the mantra of this planet.
This video is a good start on getting some sanity in on this country and planet.
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"Virginia state senator, Richard Black, gives his take on Trump withdrawing troops from Northern Syria. Richard Black was one of the key officials who helped collapse the “Assad gassed his own people” psyop that Rothschilds ‘white helmets’ tried to engineer in Syria last year. He also comments on Trumps speech, or at least the unedited, untheatrical version of it that started this thread."
As a combat vet who has gone to too many funerals for my friends children in these asinine wars, this is a must watch video. Thank you for sharing it.
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Please show me just one instance where Obama or Hillary, or any president since JFK, said something publicly so strongly opposed to the globalist endless war agenda. That is the only point of my original post. This never happens. Any politician who says such things gets shown the door.
Hi mpennery, I so see the goodness in you, and I so see that what you and I want are the same thing but, again, can you or anyone else actually point to any evidence that the troops are indeed coming home aside from rhetoric?
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The Single Window is an initiative of the European Union introduced by the Reporting Formalities Directive (RFD) that requires each Member State to designate a central point for all shipping-related notifications to Customs, National Competent Authority SafeSeaNet and Border Control.
On 3 November, the ports of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Harlingen and Groningen have connected their Port Community Systems with the National Single Window. All parties can continue working as they used to while taking maximum benefit from the re-use of data. Thanks to this single window, the main Dutch ports have a single point of entry for all shipping-related notifications.
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The Danish ferry operator Scandlines has added a new hybrid ferry to its fleet of hybrid ferries, which is the largest in the world. The company has developed an ambitious environmental strategy, commissioning vessels using a low emission and fuel saving diesel electric hybrid propulsion system powered by an ESS (Energy Storage System) from Canada’s Corvus Energy.
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Antitrust: Commission accepts commitments by container liner shipping companies on price transparency
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the carriers will announce figures that include at least the five main elements of the total price: base rate, bunker charges, security charges, terminal handling charges and peak season charges if applicable;
price announcements will be binding on the carriers as maximum prices for the announced period of validity (but carriers will remain free to offer prices below these ceilings)
price announcements will not be made more than 31 days before their entry into force, which corresponds to the period when customers usually start booking in significant volumes.
More information here (Commission's press release) and here (article in French)
POLICY DEVELOPMENTS : MARITIME AFFAIRS, PORTS & LOGISTICS
Port Package: final vote coming soon
The Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) of the European Parliament has adopted in October the text negotiated during interinstitutional discussions concerning the Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on market access to port services and financial transparency of ports.
This compromise text introduces substantial simplifications to the procedures for the selection of port service providers. A debate is still ongoing as whether the Regulation should liberalise the provision of all port-related services (see ECSA press-release here).
Next step: 14-15/12/2016 – Debate and vote in EP Plenary
Another round of public consultation for the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER)
The GBER allows specific categories of State aid if they fulfil certain conditions, thus exempting them from the requirement of prior notification and Commission approval. The Commission has launched in 2014 a proposal to extend the scope of this Regulation to state aid for ports and airport.
A first public consultation on this proposal took place between March and May 2016, the results of which prompted the Commission to modify its proposal to include in particular new simplified procedures for « small » public investments in ports (under €5 million euros for maritime ports and €2 million euros for inland ports).
A new public consultation is currently underway on this modified proposal. Deadline for contribution: 8 December. The Commission intends to adopt a final version of the draft regulation first semester 2017.
Public consultation on the fitness of EU legislation for maritime transport safety and efficiency
The EU has one of the world's strictest regimes regarding maritime safety in and around EU waters covering the whole chain of responsibility. This public consultation launched by the Commission aims at collecting inputs on the relevant legislative acts, their implementation and the interaction between them. Its objective is also to gather factual information on what works well and where there is room for improvement; and to collect data and knowledge about the impacts of the various acts individually and taken together.
Deadline : 08/01/2017
POLICY DEVELOPMENTS : ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY
IMO CO2 reduction targets and roadmap
At its last meeting (24-28 October), the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) reached an agreement on an initial strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from shipping.
In line with Paris Agreement targets, the text includes the adoption of new mandatory requirements to collect fuel oil consumption data for more informed and targeted policy making. As of 2019, ships of 5000 gross tonnage and above (accounting for approximately 85% of CO2 emissions from international shipping) will have to collect consumption data.
An initial plan is expected to be negotiated in 2017 and adopted by 2018. The IMO should develop a comprehensive GHG reduction strategy between this year and 2023 and thus, provide a long-term vision of the shipping sector.
More information on the outcomes of the MEPC 70 (meeting minutes here; press briefing here).
IMO MEPC obtains mandate to develop mechanisms to achieve reduction of GHG emissions from international shipping
Adoption of mandatory technical and operational measures (EEDI and SEEMP) via amendments to MARPOL Convention: ships built after 2025 at least 30% more CO2 efficient than in 2000s
Global entry into force of MARPOL amendments
Third IMO study on GHG emissions of ships published: over 10% CO2 reduction by entire sector (2007-2012)
Implementation of EEDI Phase One: all new ships10% more efficient
Adoption of mandatory global CO2 data collection system
Adoption of roadmap for reduction of GHG emissions of ships
Start intersessional meetings
Spring: adoption of initial IMO Strategy
Start of global data collection
Initiation Fourth IMO GHG study
Publication of Fourth IMO GHG study
Start of validation process based on real data
Decisions on revised IMO strategy
Formal adoption revised IMO strategy:
short, mid- and long-term measures;
implementation schedules
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES & NEWS
INFRASTRUCTURE - TEN-T – Connecting Europe Facility
€1.9 billion to support key European transport projects
The European Commission launched on 13 October the third round of calls for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for transport, making €1.9 billion available to finance key transport projects. The 2016 CEF Transport Calls for Proposals includes in particular a €40 million call to foster the Motorways of the Sea (MoS - the maritime pillar of the Trans-European Transport Network).
More information here. Find the specific MoS call here.
MARITIME AGENDA
EUROMARITIME 2017 – Paris – 31/01/2017 to 02/02/2017
Euromaritime is one of the major and influential trade events dealing with marine and port technology, shipping logistics and security industry. The event will gather all the prominent professionals of the Ship Builders, Marine Surveyors, Ship Architects, Marine Equipment Manufacturers and Traders, Marine Engineers, Marine Training Institutes, Logistics service providers and the related personnel for showcasing the cutting end marine products and services.
European Shipping Week - Brussels, 27/02/2017 to 03/03/2017
Organised by ECSA, this event gathering the EU shipping community will discuss the way the EU can further foster the competitiveness of European shipping globally. Participants will also be invited to reflect on the issues of digitisation and modernisation of the policy framework for the maritime sector.
2nd International Conference on Maritime Spatial Planning – Paris – 15-17/03/2017
The European Commission and UNESCO are jointly organising the 2nd International Conference on Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) in March 2017 in Paris. Given the rising international interest in Maritime Spatial Planning, this event aims at taking stock of the latest developments and discussing on how to achieve and accelerate successful MSP worldwide.
More information here and here. Registrations are open until 03/02/2017.
14th Annual Green Ship Technology Conference, Copenhagen, 21-24/03/2017
The 14th Annual Green Ship Technology Conference, a leading environmental shipping event for the industry, will be organized from 21 March 2017 to 24 March 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Participants at this major event will discuss key issues such as the latest developments at international level (IMO MEPC70), have look at emerging technologies and innovations in green ship design.
ESPO Annual Report
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has published on 9 November last its 2015-2016 Annual Report. ESPO represents all the ports within the European Union and has observer members from countries that may ultimately join the EU. This report provides an overview of all port-related activities at EU level.
Find the report here.
Guidance for the Implementation of Directive 2000/59/EC on Port Reception Facilities (PRF)
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has published in November two documents aiming at providing guidance to Member States for the implementation of the PRF Directive.
The main objective of the PRF Directive is "to reduce the discharges of ship generated waste and cargo residues into the sea, especially illegal discharges, from ships using ports in the EU, by improving the availability and use of port reception facilities for ship generated waste and cargo residues”.
Both documents intend to provide and support a harmonised approach of the enforcement of the directive through guidance to Member States on ship inspection (Guide for ship inspection) and on technical recommendations to best implement the requirements of the directive (Technical Recommendations).
The PRF Directive is currently being reviewed by the European Commission. Proposal for changes should be introduced next year.
New SOLAS amendment – the Verified Gross Mass (VGM)
Discrepancy between the declared and actual packed container weight has been a risk against transportation safety, causing accidents. To address this problem and increase the safety during container transportation, an amendment has been introduced to the IMO Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention to measure accurate packed container weight.
The SOLAS amendment, which entered into force on 1 July 2016, requires all shippers to submit Verified Gross Mass (VGM) of the packed containers to carriers and/or terminal operators prior to loading. However, there has been uncertainty amongst the industry as regards the implementation of this provision, especially with regards to the documentation process, level of compliance and the degree of accuracy in the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) information provided.
What are the two methods to measure the VGM?
Take a loaded container over a weighbridge, subtract the weight of the truck, chassis, and fuel to get the weight of the packed container. Method 1 is appropriate to be used regardless of container and cargo type.
Cargo items that “do not easily lend themselves to individual weighing of the items to be paced in the container”, method 1 must be used. (e.g., scrap metal, unbagged grain, other cargo in bulk, flexitanks etc.)
Weight all packages and cargo items, including the mass of pallets, dunnage and other packing and securing material to be packed in the container, and add the tare mass of the container to the sum of the single masses of the container’s contents.
No estimation or a information from somebody else is allowed
The method used for weighing the container’s contents is subject to certification and approval as determined by the competent authority of the State in which the packing and sealing of the container was completed.
In case where a container is packed in multiple places, any certification and approval requirements that may be established by the State where the last contents were packed into the container
What are the shippers’ responsibility?
VGM Measurement: shipper has to measure VGM, using method 1 or 2. The shipper of carrier’s bill of lading is the primary responsible party to measure VGM;
VGM Finalization: the shipper has to finalised the VGM. The finally confirmed VGM by the shipper shall be communicated to the carrier and/or terminal operator;
VGM Submission: shipper of the carrier’s bill of lading has to verify and provide VGM to the ocean carrier and port terminal representative prior to it being loaded onto a ship.
How does the information flow?
Find more information here on the IMO Guidelines regarding the verified gross mass of a container carrying cargo
Entry into force of the new Union Customs Code
The Union Customs Code (UCC) was adopted on 9 October 2013 and entered into force on 1 May 2016.
The UCC has been designed to integrate the rules adopted at international level by the World Customs Organisation, in particular the SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (SAFE Framework).
This SAFE framework is based on the need to have a strong partnership between the operators and the customs authorities, which led to the creation of the status of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO). This AEO status has become more and more vital for operators who wish to benefit from custom facilitation. PROMARITIME is in the process of being granted this status of AEO.
Changes brought by the UCC:
improving the simplicity of customs processes and procedures across the Customs Union, it reduces the administrative burden on operators, and seeks an harmonised implementation across the EU.
taking into account the daily needs and existing practices of trade, and it allows for example the use of electronic transport manifests for customs purposes.
facilitating further automation of all exchange and storage of information, through additional IT systems that integrate the new processes and legal requirements (ex: EU portals to trade).
shortening from 6 to 3 years the period of validity of the decisions on tariff classification and origin, to better adapt to a rapidly changing world.
A transition period for the full implementation of the UCC has been introduced in order to allow Member states authorities to develop new IT systems or upgrade existing ones in order to fully implement the legal requirements. Therefore, not all of these systems will be in place on 1 May 2016. This transition period lasts until 31 December 2020 at the latest.
Moreover, changes will be soon adopted to the UCC to cover goods that have temporarily left the customs territory by sea or air on their way to their final destination. This will correct an omission in the current Customs Code that left the national customs authorities without the appropriate legal backing to perform standard customs checks on these goods upon arrival to their final destination inside the Union after transit without stops outside the territory Customs Union (find out more here)
More information on the UCC here.
PROMARITIME AT A GLANCE
PROMARITIME was created in 1993 & is headed by Eric LELIEVRE (founder and shareholder). It had a turnover of 25M€ in 2015.
PROMARITIME qualifications: FONABSA – LVMG – SQAS – AEO
PROMARITIME GALAXY
PROMARITIME ACTIVTIES
PROMARITIME International and his skilled staff is offering tailor made logistics solutions in a wide range of services:
Liner services :
Weekly services to Morocco (containers) and Finland / Russia (multimodal including overgauged). Bi-monthly RORO services to West Africa, MEA and India.
Shipping agency & chartering :
Established as shipping agent in Normandy in the ports of Rouen, Dieppe & Le Havre. Chartering service for heavy lifts and conventional vessels.
Handling & port operations :
Specialized in port operations , including the coordination of port operations for heavy lifts and offshore wind fields.
Agri Agro department :
Managing and transporting food products: warehousing & consolidation shipments, solutions for full dry or reefer containers, bulk chartering...
Forwarding, customs & consolidation :
Full range of services for import and export cargoes (FCL/ LCL). Customs department capable of clearing food and all kind of goods.
Project management & supply chain :
Chartering of different kinds of commodities and offers complete project logistics services, especially in oil and gas activities.
Promaritime International
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E-mail : info@promaritime.fr
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newswire article reporting united states 05.Jun.2003 08:26
actions & protests | imperialism & war
Alert! Private Spy Company Monitoring and Labeling Peace Organizations as"terrorist"
author: PeaceNoWar.net
They have listed a the "6/20-7/5 Los Angeles Peace And Social Justice Convergence: http://www.pjfest.net"
as -- *Planned anti-US activity in Los Angeles* --
Lot's of other crazy stuff on this page as well !!!!
QUOTING DIRECTLY FROM THEIR TERRORIST ALERT PAGE ...
*Planned anti-US activity in Los Angeles
" 6/20-7/5 Los Angeles Peace And Social Justice Convergence
June 20 - July 25, Los Angeles, CA Webpage: http://www.pjfest.net
Organized by: PeaceNoWar.net, ActionLA
http://www.ActionLA.org
http://PeaceNoWar.net
With the war in Iraq now become the occupations of Iraq, and the Bush regime's continue declare the war against the World. Our struggle will be never finished.
We have talking about what will be our long-term strategy for the peace and social justice movements, we'll focus on:
1) The upcoming President elections of 2004
2) No US Occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan.
3) No to Plan Colombia
4) Bring the war money back to the community, we demand: books not bombs, foods not guns, jobs not wars.
Our coalition in Los Angeles has decided to call for a major 2-weeks long Peace and Social Justice Convergence in Los Angeles to focus on how to link global struggles to the community issues, and demand "Take Back the World, Take Back Our Community!" This two-week Festival will include a vast array of cultural-political events throughout the diverse communities of Southern California and will merge art, dance, theater, music, film/video, and photography, with political analysis and action. It will involve and reflect the rainbow of ethnic and racial diversity in our community.
Some events will be big, like Sol festival on June 21 (independent from the convergence but we work together), will attract 10,000-15,000 people in LA's Macarthur Park, the possible major speaker's night will be attract around 1000 people, and film festival, so far, major participate organizations include: Sol foundation, Coalition of World Peace, ICUPJ, SEIU local 434B and many others.
For more Information, or if you are interests to propose your events, please contact: Lee Siu Hin e-mail: PJFest@ActionLA.org Web: http://www.PJFest.net
Included in this Festival, for example, are:
*June 21 Sol Festival at Macathur Park: Major Concert featuring musical and performance artists from diverse communities, organized separate by Sol foundation. The concert will feature music from a wide range of diverse communities: hip-hop, rap, Latin Salsa, rock, performance art, ethnic & folklorico dancing, spoken word, etc.
*June 24 Youth Convergence which will bring young people from all over the Southland to exchange organizing ideas, strategize and share analysis of the current militarism dominating our society while civil and human rights---and human needs----are all jeopardized.
*4th of July Peace & Justice Demonstration -- This mobilization will ask the basic questions: what IS patriotism? is it patriotic to stand by and watch the Bill of Rights gutted? What are our responsibilities when a government begins to represent a small minority of the U.S. population?
*Nights of Teach-In's and Forums on a variety of issues, civil and human rights, immigrants' rights, Healthcare Not Warfare, reprioritizing the federal budget away from militarism to human needs, defense of workers and unions, defense of the gay, Lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender community, and score of other issues.
*Forums and events in the Filipino, Korean, Central American, African American and other communities focusing on the issues those and other communities put on the "front burner" for attention, photo and art exibits.
*Conference on skill-sharing, movement building.
* Film Festival: films in various venues throughout the city focusing on a broad array of issues, including youth, peace, immigrant rights,, workers' rights, GLBT issues, etc.
*June 29 Peace and Social Justice Book Fair.
*Street Theater and Performance Art.
ActionLA will be coordinate with the annual - and highly successful - SOLFEST, at MacAthur Park on June 21.
OBJECTIVES OF THE FESTIVAL: Building a stronger movement through networking and cooperative collaboration, linking issues of war and peace to the issues of the community, building a day-by-day strategy which allows for instant contact between diverse groups and communities and consolidating the often isolated communities into a closer working relationship with others. ActionLA invites your active participation in the planning."
(Presented exactly as received. Look like "English as a second language" to you?)
homepage: http://www.icicompanies.com/ICI_terror_alerts.htm
*New group forming up 05.Jun.2003 08:37
Also on this page is an ALERT about a new group in Portland link
*New group forming up
Portland, Oregon: Two former spokesmen for the radical Earth Liberation Front said Monday they are giving that up to form what they say is a "new revolutionary organization" called Arissa. Their news release said they have concluded "that more direct, strategic and severe action needed to be taken against the political structure itself in the United States." The group's Web site does not specify the origin of the name "Arissa." The FBI labeled the ELF, which carries out sabotage against targets it considers environmentally unfriendly, as one of the nation's more dangerous terrorist organizations. FBI spokeswoman Jane Brillhart said the agency is aware of the new group but declined further comment.
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Computer Science Club Develops New Online Project
Students who go to “blobbattles.herokuapp.com” are able to host and join a game, but will not be able to do much more than that.
Photo by Benji Kim
Benji Kim, Business Team
Computer science club is working on a big project that, when it is finished (which is not yet determined), provide endless entertainment: a video game.
“What we have so far is essentially the groundwork for a full-on game,” club president and sophomore Kevin Du said. “We have some of the basic game engines implemented, such as the server that communicates between player.”
The game is called “Blob Battles.” Two teams of two-to-three players are pitted against each other in a capture-the-flag style mode. Teammates use currency to build or upgrade farms or weapons for their characters. Winning the game requires strategy and resource management.
“So far it’s just Justin Gea and I working on [the game], but we’ve set this aside for now,” Du said. “We might be able to find time to work on it this summer. At this point, we can really go in any direction with this. When it’s done, it’ll be a website people can just join and play games with their friends.”
Instead, other club members are working on individual projects, such as sophomore Arvin Ding, who built smaller games on his own website. Some titles include the iconic single-play game “Jump” and a multiplayer spinoff, and “Bullet,” an original by Ding.
“The website is part of a larger organization called Math at the Library,” Ding said. “In order to get more publicity and to help make the program more known to the public and more consumer-friendly, I created a website. We founded the organization to help kids in need of math.”
Eventually, the club plans to develop an artificial neural network (A.I.). They would code the program to learn top beat the game “Game of the Amazons,” a simplistic board game involving three black and three white queens on a chessboard. They would be using backpropagation, an advanced method for training artificial neural networks via trial and error.
“The leadership has gone above and beyond my expectations in terms of allowing the club to go its own way,” club adviser Eric Graham said. “[Arvin and Kevin have] given students who don’t have a lot of computer science knowledge a place to go and given students with a lot of computer science knowledge a place to go. I’m incredibly proud of the leadership that a sophomore would be able to do in a club like this.”
In the 2019-20 school year, Du said the club hopes to achieve a few goals: bring on more people to create projects and invite lecturers to speak to the club about diverse computer science careers.
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Is Talledega Safe? -- by Sandy Christiansen
Danica . . . Please Say It Ain�t True -- by J. R. Andres
Does Earnhardt Deserve our Pity? -- by J. R. Andres
You Meet the Nicest People in a Hyundai -- by J. R. Andres
Fast Times with a Quarter-Mile High -- by J. R. Andres
The summer was almost over and the waves of Lake Huron gently curled and rolled onto the white sand beaches of East Tawas, Michigan. It was August 31, 1964, and we were planning our next cruise before heading home. Was it going to be the pier or Main Street? We sat there on the shore listening to �The House of the Rising Sun� on our Philco transistor radio talking about girls and cars, swapping lies about our conquests, always trying to outdo the other guy.
Suddenly the music was interrupted by a news flash that said Don Garlits had set a quarter mile record of 200 mph at Island Dragway in Great Meadows, N.J. The announcer seemed out of breath, hardly able to contain himself. We looked at one another and wondered how such a feat was possible. Garlits had gone where no man had ever gone before and it was the stuff of legends as far as we were concerned. It warranted a special news report that was tailor made for a motley group of Detroit 16 year-olds who thrived on a need for speed at a time when the automobile was more than just a means of conveyance from Point A to Point B.
From Ted�s Drive-In at the northern end of Woodward to the Totem Pole in Royal Oak, the story seemed to become larger than life as it was told and retold from Eight Mile to Square Lake Road. For street racers it was an event that rivaled the first man in space. The �quarter-milers� had a hero, someone to look up to, someone to emulate. He was one of us.
It�s difficult to imagine any radio station interrupting their playlist to announce such an event today, the significance to the populace being way down on the list of daily newsworthy happenings to all but a few gearheads who still maintain the lifestyle that has fallen from favor in the �green� world which surrounds us.
The primal excitement of top fuel drag racing continues to this day at strips throughout the country and it was once again evident at the recent FRAM Nationals that fast times and quarter-mile highs are available for the price of a ticket, an E-ticket of sorts that rekindled memories of that day 45 years ago when a simple guy from Tampa Florida accomplished something that others continue to strive for today. It all seemed so important in 1964 and for three days in July 2009 it became important once again.
Photos by J. R. Andres, Nate Jacobsen, Deborah Hepper
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Is Mayfield the Victim? -- by J. R. Andres
Friday, July 3, 2009, 12:12 AM
The ongoing saga of Mayfield vs. NASCAR took another turn when U.S. District Court Judge, Graham Mullen, signed a temporary injunction allowing Jeremy Mayfield to compete in this weekend�s NASCAR race at Daytona after being suspended two months ago for a failed drug test. Funny thing ... Mayfield didn�t enter the race. Sources close to the situation said it had to do with sponsorships but maybe there were other factors that no one�s talking about that made him sit this one out.
The circus atmosphere that has surrounded this matter from the start has polarized a number of factions within the racing community and brought to light some important issues that will surely be addressed when this whole thing is finally in everyone�s rear view mirror. At the heart of the matter is NASCAR, a family owned organization that sets the rules and the policies that everyone has to play by. For sixty years the France�s have guided the sport from humble beginnings to a place of prominence and like it or not, their decisions are final, or so they thought.
Jeremy Mayfield decided to contest his suspension after testing positive for a �recreational� drug and like Don Quixote has committed himself to clearing his name but there are many windmills yet to conquer before he, Rocinante and Sancho can rest easy once again, secure in knowing they fought the good fight for truth, justice and righteousness.
Many believe that Mayfield�s career is effectively over at this point, regardless of the final outcome and several drivers, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Robby Gordon, recently submitted affidavits stating they are not �willing to put my life at risk driving a race car on a NASCAR track with drivers testing positive for drugs that diminish their capacity to drive a race car.� No one can blame them. Others think that Mayfield is the victim of NASCAR demagogues who arbitrarily make decisions without offering any recourse for the accused to pursue the matter any further. These individuals are convinced that Mayfield effectively got the short end of the stick and the decision to keep him off the track was one more example of NASCAR�s excessive iron-handed style of doing things.
At this point, NASCAR has not indicated what its next move will be and the facts remain sketchy as to whether Mayfield did, in fact, have an illegal substance in his system. It�s clear that both sides are committed to seeing it through to the end and have the matter decided in court. When that time comes, one can only hope that something is learned by both sides in order to avoid the possibility of more windmills being built in the future.
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This song line (with a few changes) from the mid 1960�s motorcycle commercial was a portent of things to come when Honda and several other Japanese manufacturers began to promote their two-wheeled products in the U.S. The English were already here at that time with Norton, BSA and Triumph and of course, there was Harley Davidson, a time honored American company that eventually saw their once secure market share slip away with each passing year. It took a while but the populace in North America became accustomed to names like Suzuki, Kawasaki and Yamaha, and that was just the beginning.
Over in the four-wheeled world, VW, Simca and Renault led a similar invasion but their numbers were small and the radar screens of the Big Three hardly even noticed the blips. There was a lot of denial then about the long term impact these brands would eventually have upon the automotive industry in this country and most of the car buying public continued to remain true blue to the Dodges, Fords and Chevys that were made in the good old USA in spite of it all. No harm/no foul or so they thought.
In light of the subsequent inundation of off shore products, it wasn�t surprising that in 2006 Toyota became involved in NASCAR, a racing fraternity of cars and individuals who cut their teeth on name brands manufactured domestically. After all, Toyotas are made here now so why shouldn�t they be allowed to race alongside Impalas, Chargers and Fusions? Don�t you know that they�re built by Americans and they pay taxes and they help the economy?
There are a couple of ways to look at this issue since Toyota is already a part of the scene and the hue and cry against their inclusion in NASCAR has already waned but a larger issue remains that no one seems to notice on their radar screens. Once again, it appears that another door has been opened by NASCAR to the likes of VW, Mercedes, Honda, BMW and Hyundai. Will Daewoo be next? What about Opel and Fiat and Lexus?
Sure, GM and Chrysler need to cut back their sponsorships because it�s hard to justify that kind of expenditure when you�re laying off people and dealerships are rapidly closing, but are the powers that be in NASCAR so misguided that they are willing to (once again) dilute a staple of the American landscape even further with brands so far removed from what this sport is all about? If you do, you might as well align yourself with Formula One, a series without a people and a country to call its own.
He Thinks it's Cool -- by J. R. Andres
This story has been hashed and rehashed over and over again by the media since the recent meltdown in Nashville but it�s something that just won�t go away, sort of like a trick birthday candle that refuses to be blown out. And why is that? It�s because a person of prominence in the NASCAR world continues to demonstrate an inability to recognize that the course of behavior he�s chosen doesn�t make him the hip �happening� leading edge bon vivant he considers himself to be. His boorish and tiresome behavior doesn�t seem to bother Gibb�s Racing, his Mars Candy sponsor or Toyota, either. If they�ve said something, it doesn�t seem to matter. After all, why squeeze a winner? They couldn�t bear the thought of him jumping ship. Think of all the money involved. Think of the lost revenue.
So the ship continues to sail along, undaunted and never wavering with �K the Younger� at the helm, completely oblivious and unaware of the fact that he won�t be able to steer clear of each and every iceberg that looms before him. Convinced that he�s unstoppable and unable to sink why slow down, who cares about the warnings of the navigator? Full speed ahead!!
Setting Records with Only 358.17 Cubic Inches -- by Ira Ostenheimer
Records were set this past Tuesday in Charlotte but they weren�t the ones Carl Long has been trying to set for many years in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Circuit. Long, part-time driver and independent car owner, was tagged with a 12 race suspension and a 200 points penalty along with a $200,000.00 fine levied against his crew chief, Charles Swing, who was recently admitted to a hospital with heart problems on or about the time of the ruling by the National Stock Car Racing Commission.
The saga began on May 15th at Charlotte during practice for the All Star Race when the engine let go, prompting an inspection by NASCAR, who found it to be 0.17 over the maximum of 358 cubic inches. It�s interesting to note that Long, at that point, could have packed things up and left instead of allowing the officials to spec out the engine.
Rules are rules but one has to wonder if Long is a scapegoat, unlucky or merely a person who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. NASCAR is very clear about powerplant size (350 cubic inches with 8 cubic inch leeway to allow for variances) and for the first time in 18 years an engine was found to be over the limit. It�s also the first time a driver was sanctioned in such a way even though some feel he was thrown a bone by the Commission allowing him to still compete in the Nationwide and Camping World Series.
Traditionally, rules are instituted to insure compliance and when necessary, provide guidelines for corrective action. In the view of this writer they are not intended to sentence someone to life imprisonment for a simple assault. Sure he should have checked the engine himself even though long time builder Ernie Elliot certified that it was correct but by no measure of fairness and reality should a ruling, any ruling, be so stiff as to threaten the very existence of a team that had already been struggling just to make ends meet week in, week out.
All of this raises an interesting question. Does anyone really believe the Commission would have enacted the same ruling if the driver had been Jimmie Johnson or Kyle Busch or Jeff Gordon or Dale Earnhardt Jr.?
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